Jobless Reincarnation: Emiya the Great Hero Must Show His True Skills

"..."

In response to Rudius's question, Paul stiffly opened his mouth, as if to say something, but was completely unable to utter the words he had prepared.

His reaction almost says it all.

Rudius's expression suddenly turned terrifying. He immediately looked at the ruins scorched by flames, trying to find a familiar figure, or at least a corpse. However, the flames and thick smoke completely blocked his view.

Meanwhile, the red dragon not far away clearly did not give these ant-like humans a chance to escape.

It suddenly spread its wings and began to circle in the air, watching everyone as if admiring a delicious meal on a plate.

"!!"

Witnessing all this, Rudeus immediately took out his staff, but he didn't even have the courage to cast a spell.

The moment he was stared at by the dragon, the fear that surged from the depths of his heart threatened to devour him and annihilate his soul.

Rudeus's twisted madness had ravaged his will, rendering him incapable of any resistance.

Rudius was relatively fortunate; the villagers of Buena who had followed him were either at a loss and fled in disarray upon seeing the terrifying red dragon, or knelt on the ground in despair, lacking even the slightest will to fight it.

After all, the Crimson Dragon is the overlord of the sky and the earth.

Not only do they possess strong limbs, but they are also born with the ability to use powerful magic. Whether in the sky or on the ground, dragons are creatures so powerful that humans cannot fight against them.

Although the villagers who came with them generally had experience hunting monsters with Paul, they had absolutely no courage to resist this kind of monster that was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people and was simply the embodiment of supernatural beings!

"I'll hold off the red dragon, you all run away!"

Paul took a deep breath.

After recovering from Shirou's death, he immediately realized what he had to do. Whether as a man or as a lord, he had to fight the monster in front of him with his sword to the very end!

"I...I'll help..."

Rudius spoke in barely audible words, though he tried to utter courageous words, the fear he felt made his teeth chatter and his hands and feet tremble.

"Come on!"

Seeing this, Paul didn't blame anyone. He simply gave Rudius a push, causing him to stumble and run away in the opposite direction. He then gripped his longsword tightly and used his remaining strength to confront the red dragon in front of him.

Seeing this, the villagers of Buena had mixed feelings. They wanted to help Paul, but their instinctive fear prevented them from doing anything. They could only flee, driven by an overwhelming sense of despair.

So the crowd began to flee back the way they had come.

"Roar!"

The red dragon was a creature with keen observation skills. It had clearly noticed these ants who had suddenly arrived just now, and a distinct hint of mockery appeared in its eyes. It did not want anyone to escape.

"Boom!"

The red dragon spread its wings, stirring up a storm. The howling wind tore everything apart, stirring up countless snowflakes and dust. The huge monster once again occupied the sky and charged towards the fleeing people of Buyena Village!

Clearly, the Crimson Dragon doesn't want to let any human leave this place; it wants to wipe out all these ants here!

"...Damn it!"

Paul panicked when he saw this!

He had already lost Shirou and never wanted to lose Rudeus as well. As a father, he could not accept losing two sons in one day!

That would be unspeakable pain for him!

However, no matter how agile Paul was, he couldn't keep up with the Red Dragon's movements. Moreover, after a day of fierce fighting, Paul's physical strength had long since reached its limit.

He ran unsteadily, nearly falling several times.

Meanwhile, the enormous beast in the sky had already rushed up to the people of Buena Village. Terrifying magic power once again gathered in the mouth of the crimson dragon, and raging flames ignited!

"boom!"

In an instant, the breath of fire erupted once again.

If hit directly, any creature will be burned to ashes.

In this desperate situation, Rudeus was finally driven to desperation. He was unable to react at all, and all he could remember was to gather all his magic power and create a huge wall of water!

"Waterfall!!!!"

In an instant, Rudeus unleashed the full potential of his Water Saint-level magic.

Amazing water droplets shot into the sky, colliding with the red dragon's breath, and finally canceling each other out!

"Ha ha"

Rudeus collapsed to the ground, exhausted. Although the magic he had just used had not depleted his magic power, it had brought his physical and mental strength to their limits.

After a long period of training, Rudeus's total magical power far exceeded that of ordinary mages. Even if he used magic continuously for a whole day, his magical power would not be exhausted.

But in the end, he was just a seven-year-old boy. Even if his magic power would not run out, his physical strength still had its limits, and it was impossible for him to use magic power for a long time.

The red dragon is an intelligent creature. After noticing that its breath had been blocked, it immediately focused its attention on Rudeus.

"Roar!"

It circled in the sky for a while, its massive form like a streak of light, charging straight toward Rudeus!

Even if it cannot use its breath attack continuously for a short period of time, the Crimson Dragon's enormous body alone is comparable to a high-speed train.

No one could withstand the Red Dragon's impact head-on; they would be turned into mincemeat in an instant!

"Rudy!!!"

Paul panicked when he saw this, but he couldn't catch up with the speed of the red dragon. He could only let out a desperate scream and feel the pain of his pupils being torn apart.

Rudius, on the other hand, stood there dumbfounded.

The scene before him instinctively reminded him of the truck that killed him in his past life—so desperate, so fatalistic, as if mocking the meaninglessness of his efforts.

No matter how much he gives, his life is nothing but emptiness.

No matter how many times you start over, you'll reach the same end.

"..."

For a moment, Rudius even gave up struggling.

He had accepted reality, accepted that a weakling like himself was destined to never start over or create miracles. Fate would only bring him endless punishment, never any favors.

But why?

I've already vowed to change myself!

I've already tried my best to change everything!

Why did it end up like this?

If gods exist in this world, then what did they do wrong?

Rudeus questioned the cruel and unreasonable god in his heart, while his body felt a familiar tearing sensation as the dragon approached at high speed.

In the final moments of his past life, when the speeding truck was about to smash his body, he experienced a similar feeling.

In the end, he met his demise, his body shattered to pieces, thus summarizing his wasted thirty-plus years of life.

Now, he has traveled to a new world, and since birth, he has been constantly striving to overcome all his shortcomings and try his best to be a good person.

But even so, why did I still get the same result?

Rudius sighed inwardly and closed his eyes in despair.

He didn't know if his death was the end, or if he would have a new life. But even if he did, with such a bleak ending, he probably wouldn't have the energy to try as hard as he did this time.

After all, no matter what you do, the outcome will be the same.

Then what is the meaning of hard work...?

"!!"

The ever-expanding thoughts are about to be interrupted; death is imminent.

But the next moment, Rudeus did not feel that familiar pain of being shattered to pieces.

On the contrary, a familiar warmth was emanating from him.

"It's too early to give up now, Rudy."

Shirou's voice, as if from a dream, rang in my ears, "I told you before, don't be afraid anymore, because I'm here!"

"Shiro-san?!"

Rudeus turned his head in shock, and there stood the familiar red-haired boy.

Compared to the past, the other party's current situation is extremely peculiar. Blue patterns are spreading continuously from the other party's right hand, like strips of glass light, covering the part above the other party's neck.

But this power was clearly not without a price; it seemed to be an overdraft of life force, causing a corner of the other person's hair to turn grayish-white!

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Shirou's sudden appearance surprised everyone, especially Paul, who had thought that Shirou had been mercilessly burned to death by the Red Dragon's fiery breath and felt that he had lost him forever.

Unexpectedly, Shirou not only did not die, but reappeared in a strange form, and even saved his other child, Rudeus.

For Paul, the word "happy" doesn't even begin to describe his emotions at this moment.

Having experienced the ups and downs of life, he is now somewhat numb.

Of course, although Paul's feelings were extremely complicated, his thinking did not stop. After a brief period of excitement, he immediately realized that the current crisis was not over. The existence of the Red Dragon was still a huge crisis. If it was not handled properly, everyone might die here.

So he rushed to the villagers of Buyena and, in a loud voice, directed all the distraught villagers to retreat.

He then came to Shirou and Rudeus's side.

Seeing Shirou's strange appearance, Paul was slightly taken aback, not understanding what was going on with this state that seemed to be burning with life force.

But he didn't have time to ask too many questions. He immediately said, "Shirou, you take Rudy and run away. Although the Red Dragon is powerful, I can still hold it off to some extent. As soon as you get back to Buena Village, take the villagers and Senis and the others and leave. If you can survive..."

Paul spoke anxiously, no longer wanting to endure the pain of losing his son, so he was willing to sacrifice himself to give Shirou and Rudeus a chance to escape.

"Father..."

Rudius looked distressed at Paul's decision. He felt increasingly pained, pained by his own powerlessness, and even lacking the conviction to do everything to protect his family.

On the other side, Shirou's expression remained unchanged. He glanced at Paul and slowly took a step forward:

"If anyone should be covering the retreat, it should be me, Paul. You're too exhausted to fight, aren't you?"

"This……"

Unexpectedly, Shirou exposed that he was completely exhausted and had no strength left to fight. Although Paul's expression was complicated, he remained resolute. "It is only natural for a father to protect his son. And don't be fooled by my apparent lack of strength. I've encountered this situation countless times when I was an adventurer. Believe me, I will definitely hold off the Red Dragon!"

"Father……"

Rudius felt even more distressed upon seeing this, but he didn't know what to say.

Shirou looked at Paul's face, slowly walked up to him, and gently pushed him.

Paul, already exhausted and as fragile as a candle in the wind, swayed violently, barely managing to stay upright.

"That's enough, Paul. You've protected us more than enough."

Shirou slowly took off his coat, letting the cold wind hit his chest. "So, it should be my turn next. Just like you said, it is only natural for a father to protect his son, and it is only natural for me, as the older brother, to protect my family."

"Shirou-kun...you, you're going to die."

Rudius finally lost control of his emotions. Paul and Shirou's successive interventions and their eagerness to cover the rear made him realize his cowardice, and he lost control of his emotions.

Shirou smiled at him and shook his head: "No, I won't die. It's precisely because I don't want to die, and I don't want anyone else to die, that I'm going to fight!"

"Why...why did you go to such lengths?"

Paul fell silent for a moment. He never imagined that the child he had accidentally picked up from outside the village would go to such lengths for his family.

Even though the other party wasn't strictly speaking a member of the Greirat family.

Shirou simply smiled calmly and slowly said, "It's simple, because I consider you all my family, Paul, Rudy, so thank you."

After saying that, Shirou didn't say anything more. He turned around and walked towards the red dragon without looking back.

At this moment, in the raging battlefield, the Crimson Dragon was already in a state of frustration due to its continuous setbacks. Despite being a group of weak ants, it had failed to succeed time and time again.

In Chilong's eyes, the one who caused all of this was undoubtedly the red-haired boy. It was the boy's obstruction that prevented him from eliminating all these ants.

"Roar!"

In an instant, the red dragon set its sights entirely on Shirou. Even if Paul had wanted to stay behind to cover their retreat, the red dragon probably wouldn't have cared about Paul and would have been determined to completely destroy Shirou.

On the other side, Shirou was moving forward step by step in the opposite direction of the crowd's escape.