Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Emiya Shirou swiftly spun his body, deflecting the surrounding blades, then crouched down and vanished from his spot in an instant.

Those people looked around with blank expressions and seemingly panicked, trying to find Shirou Emiya.

"Boom--!"

A thud came from behind someone.

With incredibly fluid movements, Emiya gripped the reverse blade, moving with the speed and agility of water as he darted past them.

Those people frantically waved in all directions.

But only a few knocking sounds could be heard.

Immediately, those people lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

The whole scene was like seeing a demon; everyone was struck by some non-existent creature.

This is another ability of [Possessed by Evil Spirits] - invisibility.

But before Emiya could even conceal himself and deal with the statues, extremely heavy footsteps sounded behind him.

Emiya stood with his back to the stone statue, tilting his head slightly to one side.

"call--!"

The wind whistled in his ears, and Emiya spun the reverse blade in his hand, following the surging air currents.

A moment later, Emiya appeared behind the stone statue, twirling his reverse blade in a perfect flourish.

"boom--!"

A violent impact rang out from its body, and the stone golem's incredibly hard body slowly crumbled into pieces.

They are not merely puppets made of rock; they contain magical cores that continuously provide them with magical power.

It not only provided it with power, but also made the rocks on its body even harder than steel.

Because they are magical creations, they do not rely on their own vision to find enemies; rather, as magical creations, they do not have eyes capable of observing the world.

Therefore, they were able to pinpoint Emiya's location directly by tracking the traces of magic.

However, this stone golem with extremely high defensive capabilities was as fragile as paper in front of Shirou Emiya and was easily dealt with.

From defeating the people to smashing the statue, the entire process took less than a few seconds.

Emiya quickly eliminated the small squad.

It didn't even make a loud noise.

"We cannot stay here. The longer we stay, the lower the chances of the person calling for help surviving!"

Emiya felt a growing sense of unease. He stepped over the fallen people and continued running in the direction he had determined to be.

A very ominous feeling arose from the depths of Emiya's heart.

The more you head in the direction you're certain of, the more intense the stinging pain you feel on your skin becomes.

Shirou Emiya's body was telling him about the danger before him; even when facing Esdeath, Shirou had not felt such intense pain.

"That is--!"

Emiya stopped in his tracks. Before him stood a forest of iron spikes.

And hanging from those iron spikes were corpses.

Their blood dripped down the iron spikes onto the leaves, gleaming eerily in the moonlight.

"There is no life left."

Emiya looked at the corpses whose eyes were filled with fear, and he gripped his reverse blade tightly.

Suddenly, he seemed to feel an extremely strong stinging sensation coming from his side.

Without any hesitation, Emiya stomped his foot on the ground and dodged to the side.

"Zheng——"

A pure black iron spike shot up from the ground at such a speed that Shirou Emiya didn't even have time to blink.

If he hadn't already made a dodge move, Emiya would probably have been stabbed through like those other people.

"What is this thing?!"

Before Emiya could finish speaking, a series of earth-breaking sounds came from all around him.

"boom--!"

"boom--!"

"boom--!"

The black spikes that shot up from the ground pierced the air with incredible speed, their terrifying speed even surpassing that of bullets. They instantly blocked all of Emiya's escape routes with a triangular formation.

"boom--!"

"Qiang——!"

The sounds of impact and turbulent air currents echoed once again in the once-silent forest.

The three iron spikes that were aimed at Emiya collided violently, producing a loud, resounding vibration.

Meanwhile, Emiya, who should have been surrounded, somehow developed a pair of wings on his back and stopped in mid-air.

Emiya stared in shock at the iron spikes beneath his feet.

If he couldn't fly, he should have been completely pierced by now.

"We have no way of knowing the enemy's location, so we can't stay here!"

Emiya quickly made a decision, even though he couldn't determine the enemy's location through attacks.

However, as Emiya headed towards the direction of the distress call, he was attacked, making the enemy's location quite obvious.

That's the direction Emiya initially decided to go.

Staying here to guard against the Black Thorn's attack is extremely unwise. Emiya is not good at defense, let alone that he might not be able to defend against such an attack at all.

Emiya could clearly sense that his armor was probably as fragile as paper in front of Black Thorn.

With that thought in mind, Emiya didn't linger. He flapped his wings, and a terrifying vortex appeared behind him.

Emiya shot out of the air with tremendous speed, like an arrow released with full force, creating a series of vibrations in the air.

However, in order to gain a better view, Emiya did not fly directly out of the area surrounded by the trees, but simply moved forward rapidly under the trees.

He saw two figures standing in the distance among the black thorns.

"Pfft——!"

Emiya stared in utter shock at his pierced abdomen.

"when!?"

Emiya was not allowed to react at all.

One after another, black thorns grew violently from the ground; this time, their speed was so fast that they became afterimages in Emiya's eyes.

This couldn't possibly be a speed he could react to.

Shirou Emiya stared intently at the black spikes in mid-air, rapidly twisting his already restrained body in a very short time.

Crimson liquid, like spring water, flowed from the shattered armor on his body, soaking the ground beneath his feet in just a few seconds.

"Zheng——!"

The armor on Shirou Emiya could no longer bear the weight and disappeared from his body.

"Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!"

Another round of applause followed, as if all those in power held a stellar admiration for warrior-like figures like Emiya.

Emiya, pierced and suspended in mid-air, could barely make out the two figures approaching.

A blue-haired man dressed in a suit similar to the one he had fought before sat on a horse that looked extremely fierce, while a white-haired man looked extremely elegant like a gentleman.

Chapter 108 Command Seals? Master?

"This is my praise for you. It is a blessing for this era that such heroic talents as you have emerged."

With just one glance, the white-haired man determined that the boy with the white hair in front of him would definitely become a hero in the future.

Whether it's Emiya's extremely swift dodges or his ability to avoid fatal wounds in a very short time even when he's hit, Emiya's skill is remarkable.

He may not have used his full strength, but he showed absolutely no mercy to him.

Being able to talk to them like this was the result of Emiya Shirou's efforts.

He didn't include the initial stab in his attack; it was just something he released randomly.

Even members of the magician squad he had previously defeated were able to dodge such an attack.

Not every black thorn that grows from the ground has a corpse standing on it.

It wasn't a very strong attack; at most, it only met the minimum requirements to be considered worthy of his attention.

Those three black spikes were his first attack.

Shirou Emiya managed to dodge this fatal attack by using his flight ability.

However, not everyone who has the ability to fly can dodge such an attack.

Therefore, he had high praise for Emiya Shirou.

Of course, he did not reveal any intention to cherish talent or recruit him.

Even though he has the potential to become a hero, Emiya's current strength is something he completely looks down on.

If Emiya were to become his subordinate at this stage, he would only be a high-level cannon fodder.

"Pfft——!"

The black spikes that had pierced Shirou Emiya instantly retracted, and Shirou Emiya fell heavily from the sky.

He doesn't like to look up when talking to people.