It's normal for an evil god to raise an Abyss.

Archer was briefly surprised, then immediately understood.

Ten years ago, Emiya Kiritsugu buried Avalon inside a dying boy in order to save his life. It was no coincidence that Saber was summoned again.

"【As a... sword-born】!"

Shirou Emiya re-projected Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, and chopped off the blade thrown by Archer.

"I will never lose to you! I can lose to anyone, but I can never lose to myself!"

Archer easily discovered that Emiya Shirou's projection had made a qualitative leap compared to before, but he still didn't care:

"Oh, you finally got the hang of it, but what can I do about it? You should be aware of the difference in strength between us."

"My hands and feet can still continue to fight, but it is my heart that has given up. It is precisely because of my inner weakness that I will accept that you are right. Your so-called right is just a simple "right", which I don't need."

Emiya Shirou raised his sword and pointed it at Archer, declaring,

"I must become a [partner of justice]. Just as you denied me, I will also do my best to defeat the me called [you]!"

Chapter 163 Fighting

Outside Einzbern Castle.

"Huh... Not bad, your sword skills."

Cu Chulainn was gasping for breath. There was a wound on his left arm, which occupied the outside of his arm and was bleeding.

"What a pity! As expected of someone with divine blood, he still failed to defeat the opponent with one strike in the end. Ugh..."

Due to his weak nature, Okita Souji coughed up blood again, regretting that he could not kill Cu Chulainn with one blow.

Okita Souji's [Muriant Three-Stage Thrust] is a three-stage horizontal thrust that is launched all at the same time. It is a secret sword that is born with unparalleled skills and speed. At the moment when the three-stage thrust is launched, the first thrust, the second thrust, and the third thrust exist at the same time and in the same position. Even if the first thrust is blocked, the next two thrusts will penetrate the enemy. Because of this contradiction, a local "collapse of the phenomenon" is formed at the tip of the sword.

This also means that [Three-stage Innocent Strike] is actually a sword skill that cannot be defended by ordinary means. When Cu Chulainn realized this, it was too late to change from a defensive posture to an evasive action. Fortunately, his high agility allowed him to avoid fatal damage in the end, but instead his left arm was seriously injured.

Although Okita Souji, who failed to defeat his opponent with one blow, could still release [Innocent Three-Stage Thrust] again, he thought that it would be difficult to achieve good results again after Chujian's sword skills were dodged, and his own weak attributes were getting worse. He relied on various buffs to be on par with Cu Chulainn, and these effects would gradually weaken as the battle progressed, and the opponent would also be familiar with his rhythm. If it dragged on any longer, he would be at a disadvantage.

Okita Souji also lacks a Noble Phantasm that is deadly enough. For example, he does not have the means of launching large-scale attacks with magic power like some other Servants. This also means that although Okita Souji had abundant magic power before, he could only use it to increase his speed, etc., and could not make full use of the overflowing magic power.

(If only I could fire a flare cannon...)

Okita Souji couldn't help but think so.

But Cuchulainn had a different view of the current situation.

Both Cu Chulainn and Okita Souji were Servants with extremely high agility, and both were good at hand-to-hand combat. In this situation, a minor injury was enough to determine the outcome. Cu Chulainn's left arm could not be used intensively for a short period of time. Although Cu Chulainn could use the spear with one hand, the threat to Okita Souji would definitely be greatly reduced.

Of course, in a hand-to-hand combat, as long as [Piercing Deaththorn Spear] is released, Cu Chulainn will have a high probability of winning, but releasing the treasure also requires a little advance swing. In such a fierce attack and defense, Cu Chulainn is not sure that he can successfully use the treasure during the interval of the battle. Therefore, Cu Chulainn also believes that if he drags on, the gap caused by his injuries will lead to his defeat.

By some strange coincidence, Cu Chulainn and Okita Souji made similar choices at the same time.

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On the other side of the battlefield, Rider threw his dagger and nailed it into a tree, uprooting the tree and smashing it towards Mash.

Using a continuous attack of trees, they tried to create a gap in Mashu's defense.

But Mashu was still good at defense, even though she was shocked by all the trees falling on her at once.

"Don't panic, feel the other person's magic and aura."

After Fujimaru Ritsuka's reminder, Mashu quickly calmed down and stabilized her position.

A tree that was falling down suddenly broke in the middle, and Medusa's dagger appeared from it.

Mashu was obviously prepared, and she used her cross shield to block the dagger's thrust, causing a loud collision sound.

The dagger that missed the target was quickly retracted along the chain, and a few more trees came to meet it again.

This repeated several times, but Medusa still failed to break through Mashu's defense.

But Mashu could basically only defend passively. Medusa was fast to begin with, and with the cover of the woods, it was already great that Mashu could block the dagger that flew from nowhere. As for counterattacking, she couldn't do it, really couldn't.

Another attack came from the jungle, but this time it was not a stabbing dagger, but an attack with chains tied behind the dagger. Several chains entangled Mashu's arms and shield, and then a huge pulling force came, which seemed to want to forcibly take the shield away from Mashu's hands.

Of course, Mashu would not let this plan go as she wished. She slammed her shield into the ground and used all her strength to resist the pulling force from the chains, and finally managed to stabilize her body.

Mashu also grabbed the chain and pulled it, trying to pull Medusa over.

In fact, according to the data, even if Mash has the blessing of Fujimaru Ritsuka's Command Spell, Medusa also has it. Moreover, Medusa also has the skill of "Super Strength" which can increase her strength for a short period of time. In this tug-of-war-like power confrontation, theoretically Mash should be at a disadvantage.

But unexpectedly, the pulling force from one end of the chain suddenly weakened, as if the other side suddenly gave up the chain, but there seemed to be something heavy still tied to the chain.

It was unclear what was tied to the other end of the chain. If it was a tree or something, she could smash it. If it was Medusa herself, she could just use her shield to hit her. Mashu thought so and pulled the chain over without hesitation.

The thing at the other end was easily pulled over and rapidly approached Mashu. When it was dozens of meters away, Mashu finally saw clearly that it was Medusa herself.

Mashu turned sideways, grasped the shield tightly, and prepared to use the power of her waist and hips to hit a perfect home run with the shield.

Medusa, who was dragged over, had a smile on her face as if her plan had succeeded.

Mash swung her shield, but happened to meet Medusa's eyes, and then saw the glowing, ominous purple demon eye.

"?!"

Although Mashu has A-level magic resistance and will not be petrified by the Mystic Eye, she will still be suppressed by it.

Because of the magic eye, Mash's movements suddenly slowed down, and the original attack rhythm was directly disrupted. Naturally, there was no time to organize the defense against Medusa's attack.

Medusa bypassed the shield's defense and kicked Matthew directly in the waist and abdomen with a side kick.

Mashu was kicked to the side, but she reacted quickly and used her shield to block the next dagger thrust.

Seeing that the dagger attack did not work, Medusa immediately disengaged to prevent Mashu from counterattacking with her shield, and continued to look for the next opportunity.

Chapter 164 Archer Exits

Within the inherent barrier [Infinite Sword System].

In the empty wasteland, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of the clashing blades.

"Boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, I don't want to watch it anymore! This is simply stupid! Emiya Shirou, you want to be a partner of justice? Just simply right? Since you have understood it so thoroughly, why can't you see the error in it?"

The more Shirou Emiya fought, the more irritated Archer became.

"So-called justice is to show order. Saving everyone is different from saving one person. The two can never coexist. The more you pursue the right salvation, the deeper you will sink into the quagmire of self-contradiction, and finally become a simple murderer! If you don't even understand this, then die, and let your childish ideas fall apart, and die without accomplishing anything!"

(The death battle begins. Shirou will eventually catch up with him, but...)

Saber watched quietly from the side. As a veteran of many battles, she could see that the two had already gone beyond the realm of testing and entered a state of complete life-and-death combat. As a result of this battle, only one person could survive.

"Ah, these two are so difficult to deal with. One of them must fall!"

Toosaka Rin naturally knew that the conflict between the two could not be resolved with words, but seeing that the two of them were seriously trying to kill each other, she still scratched her head in distress.

However, Toosaka Rin only complained briefly. She knew deeply that neither she nor Saber could interfere in this battle, because this was Shirou Emiya's own battle, and must be fought by Shirou Emiya himself.

(Shirou wants to kill the self that is blocking him, in order to protect what he once believed in and will continue to believe in; and Archer wants to destroy the self that gave birth to him, in order to eliminate the regret that was born here and will continue to cycle endlessly...)

Watching the two fighting, Saber had already noticed before, and now understood more deeply that even without the so-called holy relic, Emiya Shirou would still summon her, because the two of them were too similar to each other in some way...

(Whichever side is right, the result is different from what they expected. Even if there is no regret, if most of the ideals can be achieved in the process...)

In a trance, Saber seemed to dream back to that sunny afternoon. At that time, Altria was still an ordinary 15-year-old country girl. Under the witness of the flower magician, she pulled the sword out of the stone and her body stopped developing.

On that day, a country girl named Altria died, and the story of King Arthur began. Many years later, on the hill of Camlann, the Knight King also thought that if everything could be done over again, even if the predetermined ending could not be changed, at least it could be...

In the clash of the two [Emiya Shirou]'s ideas, Altria felt that she seemed to have found some answer.

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(Why do I have to play with him stubbornly? If I just take a few steps back, I can end the battle. However, I always have a feeling that if I take a step back, I will lose the decisive battle...)

Archer cursed silently.

(No, that’s it. That guy is as good as dead…)

But when Archer saw the determined look in Shirou Emiya's eyes, he denied his thoughts and replaced them with an inexplicable feeling that seemed like indignation.

(This guy won’t stop, won’t reach the limit, he’s already crossed that point, it’s not me he wants to kill anymore… Of course I know, I’ve seen that tragic scene clearly, I know very well that he’s a man who never gave up after any defeat. He struggled to save tens of thousands of people, but no one could understand that ideal, that ugly attitude of justice, I know it all too well!)

Unlike the previous situation, as Emiya Shirou's will remained steadfast, a crack slowly began to form in Archer's heart.

"You will sooner or later fall into despair like me! That's it! Emiya Shirou's battle ends here!"

Archer projected dozens of sharp blades and shot them towards Shirou Emiya, who barely blocked them and looked very embarrassed.

But his eyes were still very firm in his rebuttal:

"Your idea is indeed correct, while mine is just for show, but I can feel its beauty. I already know that caring about others more than yourself is hypocrisy. Even so, it's not bad to live like this. Even if my life is hypocritical, the wish that everyone can live happily is beautiful after all. Even if it's stupid, I won't give up. This dream is definitely not wrong!"

Following Emiya Shirou's declaration, his mental world gradually began to erode Archer's [Unlimited Blade Works].

It was a bright blue sky with white clouds and full of hope.

"...?!"

The memory that had been completely forgotten surged in Archer's mind again.

During this gap, Emiya Shirou rushed forward with a roar and stabbed straight at him with his broken blade.

Archer raised the blade high, but hesitated.

"This kind of man really existed..."

He murmured quietly.

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[Infinite Blade Works] gradually dissipated, and everyone returned to the hall of Einzbern Castle.

Archer didn't stab with the blade after all, allowing Emiya Shirou's broken blade to pass through his body.

"I win, Archer."

"Yes, that means my defeat."

Archer admitted defeat calmly.

Shirou Emiya fell to the ground as if all his strength was drained away. After using the projection for such a long time, his body was not yet used to it and was filled with needle-like pains.

After finding his former self again, Archer also understood why he had such emotions before.

It was a regret made up of envy, jealousy and regret. He envied his unshakable belief after seeing hell, he envied the light shining in his eyes that he had never seen before, and he regretted that he had forgotten his ideals in the endless obligations.

Now, Archer is relieved...

"Well, since I agree with you, hero Emiya doesn't have to stay here. The loser should leave early~"

Archer showed a familiar smile similar to Emiya Shirou's.

Chapter 165 Double Conflict

"Shirou Emiya, if you are determined to protect something, you should protect it until the end."

After Archer said this, his body turned into a golden point of light and disappeared.

"Archer..."

Toosaka Rin quietly watched the golden light rise and dissipate.

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On the Kunlun Mountain.

"The confrontation between the future and past selves is quite interesting. Shirou Emiya has finally found his own path, different from Archer's~"

Xueyue, who watched the whole process, commented like this.

"Foulou feels that the red archer is holding back. Judging from the strength, ten teenagers are not enough to defeat the red archer. Is it because he showed mercy to his past self?"

Fanlou asked.

Tamamonomae, who turned into a stone statue, is now temporarily placed in the Shadow Garden. With nothing to do for the time being, Houlou and Miyu stay here for the time being.

"He did hold back a little, but his killing intent was real. Even if killing Shirou Emiya of a world would be futile, Archer had a complicated mentality. On the one hand, he wanted to save the situation, not to kill Shirou Emiya's body directly, but to dissuade his ideals, that is, to kill his [heart];"