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A blue light instantly engulfed the sword arrow that had blocked all of Esdeath's escape routes.

"what is that!"

Emiya Shirou's expression suddenly hardened, and before the unbelievable event before him could finish unfolding, a crimson knight's sword swiftly appeared in his hand.

The sword arrows that were about to approach Esdeath froze in mid-air.

As if the impact of Shirou Emiya's shot had vanished in an instant, the arrow fell heavily to the ground under the influence of gravity.

Shirou Emiya couldn't even cause it to experience a fantasy breakdown through his own connection with it.

Everything will be frozen, whether it is the sword and arrow itself or anything else attached to it.

Without pausing, Esdeath transformed into a blue figure and vanished the instant the sword arrow froze.

Without any concealment or hesitation, carrying overwhelming fighting spirit, they sped towards Shirou Emiya's location.

At this terrifying speed, she would appear in front of Shirou Emiya within seconds.

"Roar----!"

A sound like a dragon's roar erupted from the crimson sword arrow in Shirou Emiya's hand, and scorching flames appeared on the crimson sword arrow.

The ground beneath Shirou Emiya's feet cracked from the terrifying flames, and waves of heat even caused the surrounding air to distort.

"call out----!"

"Roar----!"

With a dragon's roar, Shirou Emiya's sword arrow flew out like a fire dragon, heading straight for Esdeath as she charged.

At this moment, Esdeath was only a few hundred meters away from Shirou Emiya. At such a short distance, and with Esdeath maintaining her charge, she had no way to dodge such a wide-ranging attack.

Esdeath's pupils suddenly contracted, but a smile of disbelief appeared on her lips as she looked at what had happened to her.

"fear?"

How long has it been since she felt this way? After standing at the top for so many years, she didn't know what fear was.

No, rather, I would say that after I truly became a warrior, fear was something I abandoned.

Even in the face of a huge gap in strength, she would never feel any fear.

Tell me why.

Because she is Esdeath.

But she quickly realized what was conveying this message of fear to her.

"Quiet!!!!"

With her low, angry roar, the boiling blood instantly froze.

"It's nothing more than a mere wild beast!"

It's important to know that this sword represents the dragon, which occupies the highest position among fantastical creatures.

Its oppressive aura is something that no living being can avoid, no matter what.

Those creatures beneath it can only feel fear.

Even though Esdeath no longer knows what fear is, the blood of the dead Dangerous Species within her still evokes a fear of the being standing at the pinnacle of fantastical creatures.

Esdeath stared intently at the incoming sword arrow, enduring her physical discomfort as the surrounding temperature plummeted.

An icy blue magic manifested in her hands.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

That was the sound of dozens of ice walls appearing in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, the sword arrow, burning with scorching heat and imbued with the power of the dragon, easily devoured dozens of ice walls, instantly piercing through them.

It flew toward Esdeath's chest at an extremely high speed, seemingly without any obstruction.

Shirou Emiya showed no mercy. If he had let Esdeath go because of his kindness, who knows how many more innocent people would have died because of Esdeath.

"Is that all?!"

Seeing her defenses being easily swallowed up, Esdeath did not back down at all. Instead, she burst forth once more, radiating extreme cold and her eyes blazing with unparalleled excitement.

The threat of death constantly loomed over her; if she were to be engulfed by this flame, she feared she would have no chance of survival.

But isn't that precisely why the challenge is necessary?

The pinnacle of fantasy creatures, the suppression of oneself—these were not questions Esdeath pondered.

She didn't understand why her blood felt fear.

Esdeath now only knows one thing: to crush the enemy in front of her.

A crystal-clear Imperial rapier appeared in Esdeath's hand.

Without any hesitation, she charged head-on into the sword arrow that was burning with scorching flames.

"boom----!"

The storm swept out from Esdeath's location at that moment.

The raging flames, carrying an aura of all-consuming destruction, spread outwards.

Several trees behind Shirou Emiya couldn't withstand the terrifying impact and broke off, falling to the ground.

However, Shirou Emiya did not relax at all; instead, he remained tense, staring intently at the thick fog in front of him.

He could feel it; he could feel that the icy blue magic had not dissipated, but had instead become even colder.

At such close range, Shirou Emiya could clearly sense that the energy emanating from Esdeath was completely different from that of Dr. Fashion and the android who looked exactly like him.

Just like a true magician, just like myself, Rin Tohsaka, Kirei Kotomine, if I release my magical aura, I will have my own unique magical fluctuations.

Emiya Shirou could even sense a familiar aura, an aura that felt familiar to him, yet he couldn't quite recall it at the moment.

He frowned, and the bow in his hand turned into a golden light and disappeared into the air. The reverse blade appeared in Shirou Emiya's hand, which he gripped tightly.

A gentle breeze swept in from the distant sky, brushing across the barren land and the verdant trees.

The rustling sound made the battlefield between Shirou Emiya and Esdeath seem quiet.

The thick fog slowly dissipated, revealing a blue figure wielding a crystal-clear, ice-blue rapier.

Even the severe burns couldn't conceal her aggressive, fiery aura.

She did not immediately rush to Shirou Emiya and engage him in battle.

He simply gripped the sword and arrow tightly, staring intently at him.

On the desolate land, Shirou Emiya and Esdeath stood facing each other, swords in hand.

However, this time, it was as if the roles had been reversed.

The last time Shirou Emiya faced Esdeath, he was covered in injuries and even lost an arm.

This time, however, Esdeath stood before Shirou Emiya, her body covered in incredibly severe wounds.

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"Just as it said, you have indeed returned."

The cold spread outwards from Esdeath.

In just a few breaths, the biting cold began to seep into Shirou Emiya's body.

The surrounding trees were already beginning to frost over, and the ground, centered on Esdeath, was covered with ice blocks of icy blue.

"it?"

Emiya Shirou frowned deeply; he had no idea who "it" Esdeath was referring to.

However, before Shirou Emiya could even utter a question, an overwhelming fighting spirit pressed down on him from Esdeath.

"Buzz!"

A layer of icy blue magic immediately began to surge rapidly across the crystal-clear rapier in Esdeath's hand.

A chilling aura, visible to the naked eye, surged from the rapier and rose outwards.

"Let us finish that unfinished battle!"

As Esdeath said this, with a genuinely pleased smile, she slowly raised the crystal-clear rapier in her hand, exhaling a very regular and cold breath.

Gazing at Esdeath, who wielded an endless chill, and feeling the aura emanating from her, a solemn expression slowly appeared on Shirou Emiya's face.

Blue-green magic also surged from Shirou Emiya, and a faint, thunderous sound rang out from the corner of his mouth.

Shirou Emiya was seen bending down slightly, gripping the reverse blade tightly in his hand.

His gaze was piercing, fixed intently on the icy blue figure before him, and time seemed to stand still for a moment.

Even the sound of the breeze rustling the leaves could be heard with unparalleled clarity.

The next second, Esdeath's figure disappeared from the spot.

Shirou Emiya, gripping the reverse blade tightly, reacted in an instant, transforming into a roaring bolt of lightning and slashing towards a certain point in the space.

"Qiang!"

With a loud clang, thunder and ice collided, and a terrifying gust of wind erupted between them, shattering the earth.

"Boohoo!"

Amidst the howling wind, the rapier tore through the air, transforming into a ferocious slash, mixed with bone-chilling ice, sweeping out like an overwhelming storm.

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss!"

Amidst the cutting sound of the air, the reverse blade transformed into afterimages. Amidst the howling thunder, golden magical power continuously manifested from Shirou Emiya's body, enveloping the area in a storm.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang!"

In the next instant, the crystal-clear rapier and its reverse blade collided countless times.

It stirred up countless crisp sounds of impact and unleashed wave after wave of surging shockwaves.

Sparks flew directly from the two of them.