DanMachi: The Epic of the Heroic Spirits of Emiya Shirou

The leader of the Astrea Familia, Aristelle's rapier, Crimson Order.

A cheerful and positive girl with a red ponytail is patting Emiya on the shoulder from behind, laughing heartily.

"Well done, young man. You have half the skill of a perfect beautiful girl like me."

Alexei leaned against Emiya and whispered in his ear.

"...From now on, I'm entrusting Ryu to you."

In Ryu's vision, two red-haired figures overlapped.

[The effect of the skill "Roadless Valhalla" is activated.]

[Temporarily gained the development ability [Fire Flash] I]

Temporarily acquired the magic [Red Flower Bloom]

[Temporarily acquired the skill [Masaka Benisaki]]

Emiya gripped the sword with one hand and thrust the blade down, crimson flames spreading from the blade like blooming red lotuses.

The flames continued to burn, incinerating everything beneath the blade until only ashes remained.

"Ryu, it's over."

Emiya said softly.

The elven girl threw herself into his arms and burst into tears.

On the way back to the surface from the eighteenth floor of the dungeon, Ryu silently retreated to the rear and did not make a move, while Emiya fought alone.

His weapons were no longer the twin swords Gan Jiang and Mo Xie, but instead a series of special equipment—the "relics" of the Astrea Familia.

After Emiya analyzed and projected the swords, staffs, knives, and hammers that Ryu himself had placed on the grave, an unexpected situation occurred.

On the seventeenth floor, after leaving the enormous room where the lone giant Goliath had not yet been born, Emiya and Ryu entered a labyrinth where other monsters would appear.

Ryu, with two katanas, one black and one white, hanging at her waist, stood behind Emiya, who wielded the rapier, Crimson Order.

The sword is silver-white, but because when Alyssa fights, the blade is wreathed in flames from the magic [Red Flower Bloom], giving the impression that the sword is fiery red.

And now, on the rapier in Emiya's hand, Ryu once again saw that long-lost deep red.

The walls of the dungeon cracked, and with the roar of monsters, three Minotaur were born.

Emiya's expression remained unchanged as he gripped his rapier. Fiery crimson flames spread along the blade, dazzling like a blooming red lotus.

A Minotaur let out a deep roar, its heavy footsteps shaking the ground. It raised its thick arm and brought it down fiercely towards Emiya. Emiya neither dodged nor evaded, but instead plunged directly into the monster's embrace, his rapier drawing a fiery trail in the air with his movement.

Before the Minotaur's attack could land, Emiya suddenly accelerated, his rapier aimed straight at the monster's heart.

The sword pierced the thick flesh in an instant, and the crimson karmic fire wrapped around the rapier erupted, injecting the power of the blade and the heat of the flames into the Minotaur's body, directly burning away the magic stone on its chest.

The monster roared in pain and fell to the ground. Its companions swung their fists, trying to retaliate. However, Shirou had anticipated its movements. He quickly drew his sword and retreated, then his figure flashed like a streak of fire, already behind the minotaur.

The rapier swung out once more, this time aiming straight for the monster's leg joint. Blazing flames spread along the blade, instantly scorching the monster's wound and rendering it unable to move.

The Minotaur staggered, its massive body lurching forward. Emiya seized the opportunity, thrusting out the Crimson Order.

Crimson flames bloomed in the air as he thrust his sword into the Minotaur's back with lightning speed. The flames instantly spread, engulfing the monster's head and torso.

As the flames burned out, the Minotaur's struggles gradually subsided, leaving only a charred corpse. Emiya held his sword in one hand, the flames on the blade slowly dying down, leaving only a crimson ember.

The last remaining Minotaur, facing the "monster" that had almost instantly killed several of its companions, almost immediately lost its courage and fighting spirit, and chose to turn around and run away.

This is also the difference between the Minotaur and the Tiger Claw, two powerful Lv.2 monsters in the middle layer. If it's the Tiger Claw, once it sees blood, even if the enemy is a Lv.7 adventurer, it won't retreat an inch; it will only become more frenzied.

"Projection begins (Trace, On)"

The rapier [Crimson Order] disappeared, and two small blades appeared in Emiya's hand.

This is Lyra's weapon, the dagger [Reverse Tooth Flying Sword].

[The effect of the skill "Roadless Valhalla" is activated.]

[Temporarily acquired the development skill [Abnormal Resistance] I]

Temporarily acquired the magic [Lightning of the Muse]

[Temporarily acquired skill: [Slightly Agile and Quick-witted]]

Emiya's steps became more agile and light. He quickly caught up with the Minotaur, which was trying to escape, and leaped up, stomping heavily on the minotaur's shoulders. Two daggers pierced its neck from both sides.

The blades clashed, and a huge bull's head rolled down.

Emiya landed smoothly, and the two short swords disappeared with him.

The walls surrounding the underground labyrinth began to crack extensively.

"It's [Monster Feast]!"

Liu spoke softly, but didn't seem too worried, simply placing her hands on the hilt of the sword [Gan Jiang Mo Xie].

"Projection begins (Trace, On)."

Emiya chanted softly, projecting a sharp katana.

[The effect of the skill "Roadless Valhalla" is activated.]

[Temporarily gained development ability [Night Struggle] I]

Temporarily acquired the magic [Five Lights]

Temporarily acquired the skill [Sword Bloodline of Assassination]

On the seventeenth floor, Emiya, wielding Kaguya Gojou's katana "Higanbana," traversed the maze, the blade flashing through the air like lightning, unleashing a chilling glint of light.

The katana became a black blur in his hand, precisely slicing into the monster's vitals. As the blade retracted, dark red blood gushed out, and the minotaur's roar abruptly ceased.

The moment the tiger's claws pounced from behind, Emiya had already turned around. His katana drew an elegant arc in the air, like a night-blooming cereus blooming in the night, instantly cleaving one of the tiger's claws in two. Each swing of the sword was a sure kill, cold and deadly.

On the sixteenth floor, Emiya changed his fighting style, engaging in frenzied close combat with the monsters, and his weapons were replaced with sharp claw spikes—the [Frosty Wind Rift Blade], the weapon of the werewolf girl Niz.

The claws seemed to come alive in his hands, whistling through the air with each swing. The hellhound's not-so-strong body was utterly defenseless against the claws; the swift, wind-like attacks left the monster no time to react.

When the claw spikes reached their maximum slashing speed, they actually created a powerful magical wind blade that sliced ​​the monster in front of them into pieces.

On the fifteenth floor, facing the Crystal Mantis, Emiya projected the Amazon warrior Ishtar's gauntlets, the "Berserker's Grip." Although he wasn't skilled with this type of close-combat weapon, the enhancements from magic and skills still granted him considerable power.

Emiya swiftly closed in on the mantis, bracing himself against its scythe-like forelimbs as it swung its fists. The first punch struck the monster's abdomen, causing large cracks to appear on its crystalline shell.

The second punch followed immediately, accompanied by a burst of magical power, slamming heavily into the same spot. Cracks rapidly spread, and with a deafening roar, the crystal mantis's shell shattered completely. The monster let out a final, mournful cry before collapsing helplessly, transforming into countless shards of light.

On the fourteenth floor, Emiya swung his heavy spiked club and shield, smashing the dungeon worm in two.

On the thirteenth floor, Emiya thrust the staff, which had the worst compatibility with him, entirely into the body of a hard-shelled armadillo, detonating it as a demonic sword.

……

Ryu always stayed behind Emiya. She rarely took the initiative to attack, only intervening when there were too many monsters, and using healing magic to treat Emiya when he was injured.

The elven girl's eyes were always glistening with tears, but she tried her best to hold them back and finally prevented them from falling again.

Emiya Shirou.

Lv.2.

Strength: i0-i51.

Endurance: i0-i29.

Dexterity: i0-i98.

Agility: i0-i23.

Magic: i0-H194.

Development Abilities: [Mysterious] I, [Fire Flash] I (Temporarily Acquired)

magic.

Unlimited Blade Works

【Red Chickweed】(Temporarily Obtained)

Additional magic.

By wrapping flames around the limbs and sword, the speed and melee combat effectiveness are greatly enhanced.

This spell is temporary, its effects are weakened, and its mental energy consumption is increased.

skill.

【Oath Under the Snow】

Knights Never Die Bare Hands (Knight of Owner)

【Masaka Kurosaki】(Temporarily Obtained)

Rare skill.

During combat, [Strength] receives a high bonus.

In adversity, [Durability] and [Agility] receive high bonuses.

When fighting against powerful enemies, Agility and Magic will receive high bonuses.

If all three conditions above are met, [Strength], [Agility], and [Magic] will receive a small bonus proportional to the duration.

This skill is temporarily acquired, its effects are weakened, and its stamina consumption is increased.

Roadless Valhalla

Based on the equipped weapon, temporarily gain related development abilities, magic, and skills (development ability [Divinity] is temporarily sealed).

The skill effect can only be applied to one weapon at a time.

Currently obtained: [Fire Flash], [Red Flower Bloom], [Masaka Blossom]

After paying respects to the former companions of the Astrea Familia with Ryu, Emiya and the others left the dungeon and immediately went to the Hephaestus Familia's residence to find the goddess.

Because of an unreasonable phenomenon occurring in Emiya—he, who only possesses the magic [Unlimited Blade Works], used other magic, such as the fire-enhancing magic that should belong to Alysserofier.

Under the "God's Grace" system, the number of spell slots each person can hold is fixed, with a minimum of one spell slot and a maximum of three spell slots.

The discovery of magic is a matter of chance, and many advanced adventurers have not yet filled all the empty slots in their magic bar.

For example, Alicia has three magic slots, but only has one spell, [Ice Storm], leaving two slots empty.

Ryu is the same; she has three magic slots, but currently only possesses two spells: [Light Wind] and [Noah's Healing].

Unlike elves who generally have multiple magic slots, Emiya only has one magic slot, which is already occupied by the unique spell [Unlimited Blade Works]. Theoretically, he has no possibility of awakening a new spell.

After finding the goddess Hephaestus and updating her stats, the truth finally came to light.

The specific effects of the skill "Roadless Valhalla," which Emiya has possessed since the beginning, have finally been revealed.

Its effect is that Emiya may temporarily gain corresponding development abilities, magic, and skills depending on the weapon he is equipped with.

Meanwhile, Emiya was equipped with the projected [Crimson Order], and thus temporarily gained Alysserol's special abilities.

【Fire Flash】is a unique development ability of Alyssa, which increases fire resistance, enhances the power of fire magic, and increases agility.

【Red Flower Bloom】 and 【Masaka Red Blossom】 are Alisha's exclusive magic and skills. The former is a powerful enchantment magic, while the latter is a super-powerful amplification skill that comprehensively improves her stats, and the trigger conditions are very simple.

Alexandra's final level is Lv.4, but she has the ability to fight and even defeat a Lv.5 first-level adventurer.

It sounds incredible, but after seeing her magic and skills, it's not hard to understand.

While the overall effect of [Red Flower Bloom] is not as good as the magic [Wind Spirit Strike] bestowed by Ais Wallenstein, it can ultimately unleash tremendous power because it can be combined with Alexie's own skills.

In addition to [Masaka Kurosaki], Alisha also possesses a skill called [Masakado Sasaka], which amplifies skill effects in close combat and magic effects when casting spells.

In short, every single one of Alisha's skills is so powerful that it would make an ordinary adventurer cry.

The goddess Hephaestus said in a deep voice, "Shirou, try out the other weapons."

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Chapter 71 The Astrea Familia's "Dowry"

The goddess Hephaestus was extremely surprised.

From the very beginning, she was filled with curiosity about Emiya's special hidden skills. After all, it is very rare for a skill to have an effect that even a god cannot analyze.

Moreover, that skill appeared alongside magic and skills like [Unlimited Blade Works] and [Oath of Protection], so Hephaestus had already concluded that the effect of this skill couldn't be weak.