Chapter 527: One Against Many, Formidable Enemy Mercenary Tao
Saber, who was about to release her Noble Phantasm, saw the white-haired Archer thrown like a cannonball. She could only give up releasing her Noble Phantasm.
While dodging sideways, she dragged her sword and sprinted wildly towards Mercenary Tao.
At this time, the others finally realized that this was an asymmetrical battle.
Sizzle!
Abruptly, a terrifying thunderclap exploded. In the sky, dark clouds had begun to gather at some unknown point, and thunder surged.
Being besieged simultaneously by Saber and Archer, Mercenary Tao still had strength to spare and used some new ability.
Standing in the rear, Illya frowned slightly. A massive amount of magical energy was constantly being extracted from her. Assassin's performance exceeding the ordinary was also accompanied by massive magical energy consumption.
If Kaito Shirogane didn't have Illya as his Master, the Class would actually be a constraint on him.
The same was true for other Heroic Spirits; the Class would limit the abilities of the Heroic Spirit.
The pitch-black giant Berserker looked at Illya standing behind Mercenary Tao from afar. The red light in his eyes flickered continuously, like a malfunctioning robot.
As the most powerful Heroic Spirit in close-quarters combat here, he was the one truly possessing the ability to fight Kaito Shirogane in close quarters.
But because of Illya's existence, this pitch-black giant was constantly suppressing his manic fighting spirit.
Tap tap tap...
Footsteps sounded quickly. Sasaki Kojiro's footsteps couldn't be considered swift, but his gait was light. His figure leaned so far it was almost parallel to the ground, rapidly stepping on the ground as if flying low.
Monohoshizao abruptly slashed horizontally.
Sword light lit up in an instant.
Kaito Shirogane turned his head, his left index finger erecting.
Clang!
The sword light vanished on his left hand. He then curled his fingers into a palm, took a step, and his left palm, wrapping a terrifying airwave, struck directly from hundreds of meters away.
[Cloud-Dispersing Palm · Overturning Mountains and Seas]!
Boom!
The violent airwave was like a wall. The force, together with the air wrapped into the shape of white waves, violently smashed towards Sasaki Kojiro.
Sasaki Kojiro's eyes were sharp. He neither dodged nor evaded. The instant the air wall hit his body, he stepped down heavily, the overly long nodachi slashing from top to bottom.
A streak of silver thread cut through the air wall.
Rumble!
Airflow and force frantically agitated towards the surroundings. Sasaki Kojiro's dark blue long hair was hit by a wisp of force, the hair tie coming undone, his hair scattering.
However, he revealed a satisfied smile. While twisting his body, Monohoshizao changed its sword momentum again. At this time, having already arrived a dozen meters in front of Kaito Shirogane, he twisted his body and slashed with a sword.
The intense sense of sharpness stimulated Kaito Shirogane's skin to the point that dragon scales began to appear before it even touched his body.
This was a duel between a Kendo Grandmaster and a Martial Arts Grandmaster, and at the same time, a duel between the True and False Assassins.
Kaito Shirogane also became interested. After striking out with one palm, he clapped his palms consecutively.
[Cloud-Dispersing Palm · Turning Clouds and Rain]!
The palm wind was like huge blazing white palm prints, continuously slapping towards Sasaki Kojiro from across space.
Sasaki Kojiro's breath caught slightly. Before he could act, a purple aurora had already lit up.
That was a figure that could be called extremely fast. From a position about four thousand meters away, it arrived with a boom in an instant.
The speed was far beyond any Heroic Spirit present.
Kaito Shirogane's [Sen no Sen] and [Mantra] were fully equipped. In an instant, his body became illusory like a bubble.
The speeding Medusa had her eyes completely hidden under her blindfold. The stake connected by a silver chain in her hand pierced into the bubble.
At this time, she was completely certain that this Assassin not only possessed strength rivaling Berserker but also speed and neural reflexes comparable to her, a Rider.
Bang!
Medusa plunged her feet into the ground. Amidst exploding gravel, she dissipated her inertia in an instant and sped off in another direction.
Sasaki Kojiro's sword momentum was also interrupted by Medusa's attack. The hands holding the sword hilt dissipated the stance of the [Secret Sword · Tsubame Gaeshi].
Buzz!
But a figure appeared in front of him again. Sasaki Kojiro's expression changed. Just as he was about to raise his hand for the Secret Sword, a sky full of leg shadows had already appeared.
[Wind God Kick · Tempestuous Storm]!
Bang bang bang bang...
Dense striking sounds appeared. Sasaki Kojiro held the nodachi horizontally, his figure instantly blasted flying. After landing, there was no more breath of life.
Heroic Spirit Emiya watched as the Servant covered in wounds, but unable to judge where exactly the fatal wound was, slowly disappeared.
He frowned.
"Careful, he might have some kind of special ability!"
Saber once again blocked in front of Kaito Shirogane at this time. The Sword of Promised Victory waved constantly, but Mercenary Tao continuously disappeared and reappeared like a phantom.
"It's an instant-death attack."
A female voice rang out, purple long hair flying in the wind. Rider · Medusa, having obtained the Master's magical energy blessing, displayed intense confidence.
Even under the effect of [Breaker Gorgon · Self-Sealing Dark Temple], she still keenly perceived that within that tempestuous kicking technique just now, several dense auras of death appeared.
That swordsman Servant was precisely obliterated directly by that aura of death, without any resistance.
[You contained a new soul, Heroic Spirit · Sasaki Kojiro]
While speaking, the purple blindfold on Medusa's face had already disappeared. Her whole body began to bloom with a faint purple luster. That appearance was very familiar to Kaito Shirogane; it was exactly the posture of a Servant's strength being enhanced by Command Spells.
He raised his eyes and saw that several kilometers away, the girl named Matou Sakura had already stood up, standing on the highly uplifted broken ground, her long skirt dancing with the wind, a weird smile actually appearing on her face.
"Ha~ So it's like this. You also received instrumentality..."
Kaito Shirogane almost instantly guessed the development of the matter. The purple aurora appeared. After obtaining a complete magical energy supply, the most powerful Servant here had changed.
Compared to Berserker, who was polluted by black mud and lacked rationality and a continuous magical energy supply, and Saber, who had always been in a mana-depleted state,
This Medusa, possessing the essence of a Divine Spirit, had substantially become the strongest.
Medusa's figure was like lightning, once again piercing through Mercenary Tao's phantom with a kick. She stepped on the chain behind the stake she shot in mid-air, as if freezing in front of Kaito Shirogane out of nowhere.
Those [Mystic Eyes of Petrification · Cybele], which were extremely terrifying even in the Age of Gods, opened in an instant.
But Mercenary Tao, as if having foresight, had already closed his eyes.
Buzz!
Like teleportation, Medusa's highest-grade Mystic Eyes of Petrification very easily captured Mercenary Tao's action of stepping on the air dozens of times in an instant. In the next moment, the other party appeared from the wind.
Terrifying force accompanied by the whistling of the air, the pitch-black fist smashing towards her head.
Medusa instantly lowered her body, her body flexible as if lying on the ground. Amidst the sound of air exploding above her head, Medusa took a step and had already appeared behind Mercenary Tao.
The Nameless Dagger in her hand abruptly thrust towards the other party's temple with a backhand grip.
Clang!
Fair fingers appeared right at this moment by the side of his head, steadily catching this sword.
Whoosh!
Medusa, like a streak of purple silk, missing a single hit, instantly retreated hundreds of meters.
She was now certain that this Mercenary Tao was indeed tricky, actually possessing quite brilliant blind-fighting skills, using this method to evade her Mystic Eyes.
"I am the bone of my sword."
"Steel is my body, and fire is my blood."
...
The sound of incantations appeared by Kaito Shirogane's ear. Kaito Shirogane turned his head and sure enough saw Heroic Spirit Emiya opening one hand towards him.
And in the distance, Kuzuki Souichirou had his arms hanging behind him, his figure rushing towards Illya like a sharp arrow. Medea floated above Kuzuki Souichirou, holding a weirdly shaped short knife in her hands.
Further away, a black-haired man crawled in the shadow of an uplifted landmass. Within the scope, the crosshairs once again aimed at that terrifying Mercenary Tao.
Kaito Shirogane felt that everyone had finally seriously started this war, incomparably joyful.
No conspiracies, no human favors, completely head-on slaughter. This was the Holy Grail War he wanted.
Kaito Shirogane ignored Heroic Spirit Emiya, who was deploying [Unlimited Blade Works], and raised his right index finger high.
In an instant, the rolling thunderclouds in the sky seemed to approach the ground in a flash. That terrifying oppressive feeling made people feel uncomfortable in their hearts.
[Thunder Arrow of Destiny]!
Perhaps because Kaito Shirogane had just acted as a true "Savior" and saved the world in this world, and obtained the trust of Gaia and Alaya,
This time's [Thunder Arrow of Destiny] was incomparably terrifying.
The thunder in the sky swam in the clouds like a giant dragon, then followed Kaito Shirogane's finger and suddenly fell from the sky.
Sizzle!
The sky first darkened, and in the next moment suddenly turned extremely bright, the light swallowing everything.
Only a miserable scream was heard. Medusa's expression changed, and she turned her head, sure enough seeing that the highly uplifted rock where Matou Sakura stood had already turned into curling blue smoke.
Whether it was that nearly ten-thousand-meter-huge rock layer, or Matou Sakura, or Tohsaka Rin who was specifically brought there by Archer, they had all vanished without a trace.
"You... you guy..."
Emiya Shirou's eyes were dull, then his face instantly twisted. He climbed up from the ground, rapidly charging towards Kaito Shirogane.
Faster than him was Medusa. The purple aurora instantly passed by Kaito Shirogane's side, and the dagger had already pierced onto Kaito Shirogane's neck.
This time, she was certain the other party didn't close his eyes. Terrifying magical energy passed through the Mystic Eyes of Petrification, instantly acting on the other party.
Buzz!
Kaito Shirogane shuddered all over. In his four limbs, cellular activity immediately disappeared. Not just activity, even vitality was being lost.
The smile on his lips grew increasingly greedy. The white long hair behind his back danced. He closed his eyes, beginning to try to understand the nature of those Mystic Eyes.
But when he opened his eyes, the world had disappeared, leaving only Heroic Spirit Emiya's final incantation sound.
"So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works."
Huge gears rolled in the sky, flames were everywhere around, and various weapons were planted on the ground.
"Unlimited Blade Works, is it..."
Kaito Shirogane looked up. Several streaks of flowing light exploded. He didn't retreat but advanced, rapidly approaching Heroic Spirit Emiya.
[Broken Phantasm]!
Boom!
The terrifying power of directly launching and detonating a copied Noble Phantasm as a one-time consumable violently blew apart all the air in front of Kaito Shirogane. That impact force interrupted Kaito Shirogane's forward momentum.
The smoke scattered, and a figure rapidly charged over. In his hands, a pitch-black greatsword was impressively gripped. Dragging the sword with both hands, he violently slashed amidst the charge.
In this instant, behind Heroic Spirit Emiya, the figure of a muscular, robust man seemed to appear.
This is... Guts's technique?!
Heroic Spirit Emiya saw him using the Black Sword · Dragon Slayer to clash with Heracles. At this time, he copied this sword and possessed the martial arts skills and strength of the sword's original owner...
"Ha... I didn't expect an ally of justice could also perform such techniques..."
Heroic Spirit Emiya was completely too lazy to talk nonsense with Mercenary Tao. He already had resolve. At this time, he felt his physical strength massively enhanced.
Although he didn't expect the owner of this sword not to be Mercenary Tao, this original owner was equally powerful!
He slashed with a sword, and a pitch-black shockwave radiated from the sword body, the air instantly torn apart.
The huge sword light instantly spanned nearly a thousand meters, completely slicing open the ground.
This was swordsmanship from the One Piece world. From this, Kaito Shirogane confirmed that Guts indeed underwent some strengthening after becoming a Reincarnator.
Kaito Shirogane suddenly had a flash of light in his hand, and a pitch-black greatsword appeared. It was exactly the main body of the Black Sword · Dragon Slayer.
He grabbed this sword and violently smashed it towards Heroic Spirit Emiya.
Completely devoid of any swordsmanship, but the force was terrifyingly massive.
Clang!
The twin swords clashed, and a blazing white shockwave exploded from it. Kaito Shirogane realized that Heroic Spirit Emiya at this time actually possessed force no less than his own.
Heroic Spirit Emiya also realized this. In his hand, Projection Magecraft copied another Noble Phantasm again, directly throwing it at Mercenary Tao from close range.
Boom!
Flames exploded, but a man completely enveloped in pitch-black Haki directly crashed through the smoke, tyrannically appearing in front of Heroic Spirit Emiya.
Heroic Spirit Emiya gripped his sword again and was about to slash down, but met the other party's eyes a step ahead.
In those purple eyes, a terrifying power seemed to instantly plunge into his body.
"This is..."
Heroic Spirit Emiya instantly felt his body stiffen, and his four limbs began to petrify. In the next moment, a pitch-black heavy sword violently swept across.
Pfft!
[You defeated Servant · Emiya Shirou. Main Mission · Flower of Evil progress updated]
[You contained a new Heroic Spirit]
[You suffered the influence of Special Property · Lesser Grail. You possess the ability to perceive the Greater Grail]
(End of Chapter)
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