Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Tatsumi struggled to his feet. In his memory, he only felt someone kick him hard before he quickly lost consciousness.

Once again struck, he felt only excruciating pain all over his body.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock—!"

The sound of dripping blood rose from the dust and mist.

"call out----!"

A long spear with a crimson spearhead fell from the sky once again and embedded itself in the deck.

Without the support of the armor's power, the spear eventually dissipated into the air.

The next moment, Brand's expression changed drastically, his pupils contracted, and his face was filled with disbelief.

"How can it be?"

The fog was blown away by the wind, and a figure stood firm in place.

That was Emiya, whose entire body was soaked in blood.

At this point, there wasn't a single patch of skin on his body that was intact.

In the terrifying impact, the extremely powerful pressure completely destroyed all of Emiya's skin, leaving his entire muscle exposed to the air.

Brand couldn't believe that his full-force attack had been blocked by such a young boy.

Even Esdeath couldn't withstand such an attack head-on.

"cough--!"

A mouthful of bright red blood gushed from Emiya's mouth, turning into a bloody spray that spread towards the sky.

He then plunged the knife into the deck and knelt on the ground with great difficulty to support his body.

Emiya had almost exhausted all his strength.

In that instant, he exhausted all his strength.

"Big brother!!!!"

Tatsumi looked at Brand, who was lying on the ground in a panic, and quickly helped him up.

"Heroes come from young men!"

Looking at the blood-soaked Emiya, Brand felt a deep admiration for him. He greatly appreciated Emiya's courage, character, and strength.

Unfortunately, he doesn't belong to Night Raid.

Thinking this, Brand looked at Tatsumi, who was still able to move.

As for Niu, who also woke up, he suffered two blows in succession, and the intense pain in his body made him not want to move his body at all.

Unlike Tatsumi, he had never trained his body and couldn't withstand a kick from Emiya while still being able to move freely.

Right now, only Tatsumi can move around the entire field.

"Kill them!"

Brand greatly admired Emiya, but they were ultimately enemies. To be merciful to one's enemy is to be cruel to oneself, a principle Brand understood well.

Not everyone can be like Emiya, who holds back even when facing an enemy who wants to kill him.

Tatsumi looked at the sword in his hand, somewhat at a loss. He gritted his teeth and prepared to step forward and cut off Emiya's head.

But before he could take any further action...

"it's over!"

Riva, who had been slammed against the wall by the impact, smiled slightly. As if he had no strength left, he stared blankly at the sky and uttered his last words in a hoarse voice.

"call out----!"

It sounded like something was falling from the sky.

Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Unrivaled Water Sword

"Bang————!"

Amidst the muffled thud that made one's eardrums throb, Tatsumi felt an extremely powerful pressure emanating from the sky.

As if something terrifying was about to fall, a terrifying pressure swept over everyone.

"This is my final blow. If you can withstand it, then give it a try!!!"

Riva laughed wildly with his last ounce of strength; he no longer cared about what happened next.

That potion would not only strengthen his body, but would also cause him to die rapidly in a very short time.

Using that can of enhancer was a last-ditch effort; Leva would only resort to it when there was absolutely no other way to complete the mission alive.

He never intended to kill Brand without paying a price, whether through a direct confrontation or a sneak attack, Leva knew that.

He knew he had little ability to defeat the Imperial Arms, so from the very beginning he had already decided to use the enhancement agent.

Darkness surged into him like a tide. Riva had stopped breathing; the poison had permeated his entire body. He could not see how his final attack would unfold.

Amidst the sonic booms, everyone present could sense that something terrifying was falling from the distant sky towards them.

Falling from such a height, the entire ship would probably sink in an instant.

Falling into the sea on such a vast ocean is hardly something to be thankful for.

Those inside the cabins were still unconscious, and if the ship was destroyed, they would have no choice but to die.

Although the empire is not far away from this ship.

But to swim back to the Empire from here, at least in their current state of mind, none of the people on deck could do it.

Brand has lost all his strength, Niu is unable to move due to pain, and Riva and Daidas are dead. Only the two of them are still standing on the deck.

Besides Shirou Emiya, who was covered in blood, there was also someone with a solemn expression and an extremely tense demeanor.

"Tatsumi!!!"

A roar brought Tatsumi back to his senses, and he turned to look at Brand, who was lying on the ground.

"Take this Imperial Arm!"

Brand lay on the ground and swung a sword attached to a chain from his hand.

"Big brother!"

But before he could finish speaking, Brand shouted angrily.

"Now is not the time for you to hesitate. The only one who can stop Riva's attack is you. If you don't want those innocent people to die here, use it!"

Brand roared with all his might. He wasn't actually in mortal danger, but because of the previous attack...

He was exhausted and could only make some simple physical movements; he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

"Big brother!"

They watched as the enormous water sword, like an intercontinental ballistic missile, plummeted downwards at an terrifying speed from above.

Tatsumi knew he couldn't hesitate any longer!

"【Possessed by Evil Spirits】!"

With Tatsumi's roar, an extremely imposing suit of armor covered Tatsumi's body, and a terrifying aura emanated from it.

If anything, Tatsumi at this moment could easily slaughter Niu, who had previously suppressed him so fiercely. He wouldn't even need to make many moves; a single slash would be enough to kill her.

"I will stop this attack, so that my brother, so that these innocent people can live!!!"

Tatsumi gripped the long spear with its suddenly appearing crimson tip tightly in his hand, and kicked his legs off the deck.

"boom--!"

The wooden plank shattered into pieces in an instant, and the terrifying impact almost made Emiya, who was crouching to the side, lose his balance.

Tatsumi shot out like an arrow, heading straight for the water sword that was falling from the sky.

This is different from the water dragon that Liva used before, which only had a strong impact.

If it is hit, it will be like being hit by a ten-thousand-ton weight, and its attack range and attack power will be dispersed.

But Riva, in order to ensure that his attacks would remain terrifying even in his death, deliberately raised the water sword he had created into the sky and used his last strength to fix it in place.

Furthermore, compared to a water dragon, a water sword carrying such energy is more likely to break through the defenses of an evil spirit.

The main reason he chose to attack Brand with a water dragon instead of a water sword was that he couldn't provide the small water sword with the power to pierce through the demon's possession.

Wearing the armor of "possessed by evil spirits" does not mean he is immune to external attacks, which is why he chose the water dragon, which has a wider attack range.

A pair of jet-black wings unfurled from Tatsumi's back as he shot out, and once again hurtled towards the water sword at an incredibly terrifying speed.

"Evolved!"

Brand never imagined that Tatsumi would be able to evolve this armor. Even his constant efforts to strengthen himself could only help him resist the [Possessed by Evil] consciousness, rather than evolve it.

"Perhaps it's because of its survival instincts."

Brand felt a deep sense of joy for Tatsumi, but now was not the time to be happy, as the terrifying Sword of Damocles still hung over their heads.

That was the move that Riva unleashed after using the enhancement agent and sacrificing all his life force.

Brand knew that even he at his full strength might not be able to withstand such an attack, let alone Tatsumi who had just changed his God Armor.

Besides being happy, Brand also had deep concerns about Tatsumi.

"Bang————!"

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Holding a long spear and clad in armor, Tatsumi charged forward to meet the attack head-on.

A muffled thud reverberated across the sea.

The immense force of the fall propelled Tatsumi ever closer to the ship's deck.

Tatsumi did not manage to slow down the water sword even slightly.

"ah------!!!!!"