One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

"Wind King Hammer!"

The Wind King's Barrier immediately erupted, transforming into a storm that deflected all attacks, creating an excellent opportunity for the close-range Hero King.

Chapter 865 Tearing Off the Pretense, Making a Powerful Debut!

"ended."

puff!

In terms of combat, Kirei Kotomine seems to be slightly stronger.

Four sharp blades pierced directly through Kiritsugu Emiya's heart.

A person pierced through the heart will almost certainly die.

So Kirei Kotomine simply shook his head, drew his weapon, and let Kiritsugu Emiya's body fall to the ground.

But when he turned to leave and took a few steps, a miracle happened.

boom!

A gunshot suddenly rang out from behind him.

Kirei Kotomine, relying on his instincts honed through years of martial arts training, turned around as quickly as possible and then used his right hand to block in front of him.

Snapped……

The bullet pierced his palm, but the next moment, Kirei Kotomine's eyes widened as if he had suffered a severe blow.

His entire arm hung down like a noodle.

He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Origin Bullet!

Emiya Kiritsugu, who had been resurrected from the dead, held back until the very end before unleashing his true trump card.

Unfortunately, Kirei Kotomine blocked it with his right hand instead of other parts of his body, and he didn't use a lot of magic circuits.

This resulted in the Origin Missile failing to achieve the same devastating effect as it had on Kenneth.

But it's enough.

Kirei Kotomine lost an arm, and some of his magic circuits were also damaged.

Their strength has plummeted by more than half!

Looking at Kiritsugu Emiya, despite having his heart pierced, all his injuries were healed thanks to the conceptual weapon sealed within his body—the distant ideal world (Avalon).

【The Distant Ideal Land】is actually the scabbard of Excalibur in Artoria's hand, and also the medium through which she summoned it.

The bearer will recover from any injuries and even stop the aging process.

It was precisely because of this trump card that Kiritsugu Emiya was able to devise the 'faking death' operation plan!

Now the advantage is completely on his side, and he has begun to dominate Kirei Kotomine.

But Kirei Kotomine lived up to his reputation as the strongest opponent, managing to hold his own even with only one arm remaining.

Instead, they capitalized on Kiritsugu Emiya's eagerness to achieve quick results, almost launching several counterattacks.

Kiritsugu Emiya only managed to evade the attack thanks to his magic [Time Control], and he also left several wounds on Kirei Kotomine.

Kiritsugu Emiya can accelerate blood flow, hemoglobin burning, and the time required for muscle movement from start to finish, demonstrating physical abilities that are impossible for ordinary people.

The downside is that it puts a huge strain on the body.

Magic that adjusts time will inevitably cause errors in the flow of time inside and outside the barrier.

After the barrier is broken, a natural force will emerge to mend the gap, which is called the "world's correction".

This restorative force will naturally be applied to the 'altered side', referring to Kiritsugu's barrier, which means that his physical body will be compressed and distorted to match the original flow of time.

Simply put, it's like entering 'bullet time,' where your own movements are accelerated and the movement of surrounding objects is slowed down.

However, after use, it will be subjected to tremendous pressure all at once.

Relying on his [Time Control] and previous tactics, Kiritsugu Emiya successfully killed Kirei Kotomine with a single shot before his body collapsed!

However, he himself had almost reached his limit.

The King of Heroes immediately sensed Kirei Kotomine's death.

"Kiri, it seems that even you can't accompany me to the end."

At this point, in order not to disrupt the Holy Grail's descent ritual, his battle with Saber had moved outside.

"Saber, I'll ask you one last time, are you willing to become my woman?"

"If you agree, I will withdraw from the struggle for the Holy Grail and hand it over to you."

Despite being covered in wounds, Artoria gritted her teeth and said, "The Holy Grail is mine. I don't need anyone to give it to me. If you're so capable, defeat me!"

boom!

She knew that under the enemy's [Gate of Babylon] fire, she would have no chance to get close again.

They simply opted for a decisive strike.

She dispelled the Wind King's barrier, revealing the true form of Excalibur.

She was determined to defeat him in one blow!

Seeing this, Gilgamesh's expression also turned serious.

Faced with the sword of victory of the vow to unleash the power of liberation, he had no choice but to take it seriously.

"Unfortunately, since I can't have you, I'll just have to destroy you."

"Because there is nothing in this world that I cannot obtain!"

After being rejected repeatedly, Gilgamesh gave up being a sycophant and instead became a wolf in sheep's clothing.

The sword of discord floated directly from the golden vortex to his front.

After all, this is the only weapon that can rival it.

Once the sword of discord is used, even the King of Heroes cannot hold back.

"The star that opened up the sky and the earth!"

"Excalibur!"

Both sides unleashed their ultimate Noble Phantasms simultaneously!

The sword lights that pierced through the heavens and earth collided fiercely, and then exploded with a bang.

All the surrounding buildings were instantly flattened.

If the Holy Grail descent ritual hadn't been performed underground, it would have been disrupted immediately.

When the explosion finally ended, Artoria could no longer hold on, vomited a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground.

In the clash between the two Noble Phantasms targeting cities, the King of Heroes' Ea had a slight edge in power.

Lost...

Artoria, lying on the ground, wore an expression of extreme resentment.

They were so close to obtaining the Holy Grail.

But they lost before the finish line.

So unwilling!

"It seems that I have won this war in the end."

Although Gilgamesh had also suffered considerable injuries in the previous exchange of blows and looked somewhat disheveled.

But compared to Artoria, who was already lying on the ground, he had performed perfectly.

Without his Master, relying solely on his remaining magical energy to unleash Ea was indeed too much of a strain.

His remaining time has been greatly shortened.

This left him somewhat disappointed.

However, perhaps a wish can be made through the Holy Grail...

"No, the real winner of this Holy Grail War is me."

A voice suddenly sounded.

Gilgamesh felt the crisis between life and death once again, but this time, no one could save him.

"Mokobo Temo!"

Abel, who had been posing as the "Arbitrator" and biding his time until now, has finally revealed his true colors.

And every move they make is a guaranteed kill!

He first swapped positions with [Shadow Requiem] to avoid the full power of their Noble Phantasm clash, then swapped back to get as close as possible to the King of Heroes.

Finally, in order to ensure stability, they simply froze the entire spacetime!

Two ice blades, one to seal the throat, the other to pierce the heart.

The next moment, time and space resumed their normal flow.

Gilgamesh was about to make a move when he revealed an expression of extreme shock and surprise.

"you……"

puff……!

Visible blood gushed from his chest and throat simultaneously.

At the same time, his perspective began to spin.

As Gilgamesh's head fell to the ground, his headless body also collapsed with a thud.

But his eyes remained fixed on Abel.