Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

Terrifying magical cannon fire erupted from all directions, aiming precisely at Shirou Emiya's position.

The beam of light, as thick as a pen, unleashed countless explosions the moment it touched the ground, creating astonishing waves of fire that spread outwards with a surging, powerful wind.

The earth was instantly burned black.

The streets and houses were ruthlessly destroyed.

The terrifying heatwaves generated even made Astolfo, who was in the sky, feel uncomfortable.

But the scene on the screen stirred a hint of emotion in Semiramis's cold and beautiful face.

"Varied--!"

Before the smoke from the terrifying light cannon had even dissipated, a silver figure shot out of the smoke like a missile, at almost twice the speed of before.

The magical light cannons set up in the town do not require Semiramis to manually operate them in real time; each light cannon has an automatic target acquisition function.

The instant Shirou Emiya burst out of the smoke, all the magic circles quickly adjusted their positions and fired at Shirou Emiya's location once again.

The silver figure that burst out of the smoke now wore an even thicker set of silver armor.

The moment Shirou Emiya saw the magic circle light up, without any hesitation, a sword with chains appeared in his left hand while he was in the [Possessed by Demons] state.

This was his first time trying to wear two "Evil Spirit Possession" items at once, and he didn't know what kind of effect wearing two "Evil Spirit Possession" items would have on his body.

But he knew that at his current speed, it was impossible to dodge the light cannons released by these magic arrays.

Emiya Shirou could only be thankful that these beam cannons were not the ones from the Sky Garden; otherwise, even if he were wearing two sets of [Demon Possessed], he would not have had a chance to dodge the EX-level beam cannons.

They will only become innocent souls under the beams of light, just like those androids.

Emiya Shirou, who had already emerged from the smoke, was not in a good mood.

He felt his heart pounding at an alarming rate, and sweat was emanating from his skin like steam.

An indescribable force pressed down on Shirou Emiya's heart, and he felt his body begin to crumble under the weight of two sets of [Demon Possession] armor.

Blood began to seep from the skin.

Two minutes, or three minutes?

Shirou Emiya couldn't make an accurate estimate, but given the current situation, he definitely couldn't hold out for more than two minutes.

Although Shirou Emiya's speed increased for a moment, it didn't mean that he could dodge all the beam cannons fired at him as if he were walking through a field of flowers without getting a single petal on him.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya's armor was in some places torn and blood was flowing from inside the armor onto the ground. Although Shirou Emiya broke through the largest encirclement, he had also suffered a lot of injuries.

Even his shoulder was pierced by a beam of light that came from an unknown direction.

Given his current physical condition, coupled with the Hydra poison that is constantly eroding his body, two minutes? Shirou Emiya would be thankful if he could even last one minute.

However, compared to the previous critical situation, the beam cannons that were being fired at them were now having a hard time keeping up with Shirou Emiya's speed.

Although the emitted ray traveled at a speed far exceeding Shirou Emiya's movement speed, Shirou Emiya had already moved out of range during the time it took for the magic circle to prepare and fire.

In just a few seconds, Shirou Emiya crossed the entire street made up of magical light cannons.

“Bang!”

Semiramis angrily slammed her chair down. She hadn't expected that the defense she and Amakusa Shirou had designed would be so easily breached by Emiya Shirou.

All of their defenses, which had taken them an entire day, were breached in just a few minutes.

If it were a hero like Achilles who broke through these defenses, Semiramis would not have felt such anger.

After all, everyone knows that such defenses are no match for those heroes; in their eyes, these defenses are as fragile as paper.

Even so, these defensive structures are enough to defeat most ordinary heroic spirits. Only heroic spirits that have reached the first-class level can possibly break through such defenses in a short period of time.

Moreover, as a Greek hero, Achilles' poison level would rise from B to A, making it almost impossible for those Greek heroes to resist.

But now, this defense, which would defeat even ordinary heroic spirits, has been breached by a mere underage boy, a magician.

Isn't this enough to enrage Semiramis?

However, this only made Semiramis even more interested.

"Next up is someone even Hercules would find troublesome."

Perhaps humans are such strange creatures. Semiramis was furious that Shirou Emiya could pass through her defenses so easily, but at the same time, she was excited that such a miracle could happen to a human like Shirou Emiya.

She wanted to see Shirou Emiya die helplessly at the hands of his pet, and she also wanted to see if a miracle could happen to this man—a miracle of a mortal overcoming a myth.

At this moment, beneath the Holy Church, lies an existence that instills despair in countless heroic spirits; this is the last line of defense set up by the entire Red Team.

There was no magical defense array, no Dragon Tooth Soldiers to interfere, only a giant beast that was constantly releasing poison gas from its entire body—the Hydra.

One of the twelve trials Hercules faced was defeating the Hydra, a swamp serpent with various legends, including having nine heads or a hundred heads, in the Lerna Swamp.

Because of its deadly poison that is said to kill any human who touches it, and its exceptionally high regenerative ability that allows it to regenerate two heads even after being decapitated, it is a monster with top-rank reputation even among the Twelve Trials.

Beside Hydra was an incredibly dense purple mist.

The intense sense of crisis he felt biologically caused Shirou Emiya to stop in his tracks.

The concentration of the poisonous fog here is many times higher than the poisonous fog that Shirou Emiya had encountered before.

But now was not the time to back down. Shirou Emiya hesitated for only a moment before stepping into the incredibly dense purple mist.

"laugh…!"

An unimaginable pain and weakness immediately spread throughout Shirou Emiya's body. Just the moment he stepped inside, Shirou Emiya seemed to see Kiritsugu waving to him from the other side of the river.

Shirou Emiya knelt on the ground with great difficulty, his eyes narrowing instantly.

These poisonous gases entered his body through his facial features and were relentlessly invading him.

Emiya Shirou's trachea began to heat up, and his eyes felt like they were being burned.

Chapter 200 The End

"Aaaaaah! Projection started (Trace on)!!"

"Pfft——!"

The cold, sharp light of the blade flashed like a crescent moon across Shirou Emiya's face.

All that could be heard was the sound of flesh being slashed; a perfectly standard-looking samurai sword sliced ​​through his arm and plunged into the ground.

Fresh blood dripped down Emiya's arm, drop by drop.

Black stripes, like venomous snakes, climbed upwards from the wound on Shirou Emiya's arm, trying to devour him.

"Ugh!!!!"

The intense pain caused Emiya Shirou to have a splitting headache and eyes.

Purple venom and jet-black stripes collided all over Shirou Emiya's body.

The two poisons were tearing at each other inside Shirou Emiya's body, neither willing to give in, resulting in a stalemate.

However, if the Hydra serum hadn't reduced the Hydra's toxicity to some extent and if [Haunted] hadn't also isolated some of the poison gas, it would probably have been quickly devoured by the projected [One-Hit Kill Murasame]'s toxicity alone.

Of course, something within Shirou Emiya's body was also repairing him; otherwise, he would have already collapsed in such a dense toxic fog.

However, thanks to the struggle between the two poisons, aside from the excruciating pain that was almost unbearable for humans, Shirou Emiya felt the weakness in his body gradually disappear.

Emiya gradually regained control of his body. As long as he could withstand the pain, he would be able to move around in the dense poisonous fog.

pain?

“Ugh!!!!!!!!!”

Emiya Shirou shouted and stood up from the ground.

However, at that very moment, an enormous black shadow appeared in the poisonous gas behind Shirou Emiya.

This poisonous gas field is its territory; it won't wait for enemies to come and deal with it.

"Roar----!"

With a deafening roar, the shadowy figure's lower body, like a giant whip, ripped through the air and fell straight down at Shirou Emiya below.

"Boom!"

Amidst the deafening roar, the steps, which resembled those of Ryudong Temple, were not as sturdy. With just one blow, the steps at the entrance of the church suddenly collapsed.

The gravel and mist scattered in all directions.

"cough----!"

Emiya Shirou lay on the ground to the side, then struggled to get up once more.

At the critical moment, Shirou Emiya quickly rolled to the side, barely dodging Hydra's attack. He was knocked away by the powerful impact of Hydra's attack, tumbling several times on the ground before finally landing safely on the side.

Emiya Shirou gripped his heart tightly with his left hand, and raised his katana with his right hand, which was formed using the "Thousand Transformations" technique, pointing it forward.

The poisonous fog slowly dissipated, revealing an enormous monster with nine heads standing before Shirou Emiya. It looked down at Shirou Emiya, who was panting heavily, with an expression of utter contempt and eyes filled with ferocity.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya was once again on the verge of life and death.

It should be noted that even serum is something a normal human body cannot withstand.

In the original storyline, although Shiki-kai Ri injected Hydra serum and withstood the extremely potent Hydra poison, he was unable to withstand the impact of the Hydra serum and ultimately died.

Therefore, what Shirou Emiya's body is currently enduring is: first, the physical breakdown caused by double [Demon Possession]; second, the struggle between the Hydra poison and the [One-Hit Kill Murasame] poison; third, the damage to his body from dodging the magic beam cannon earlier; and fourth, the impact of the Hydra serum on his body.

However, because the "Demon Possession" not only causes Shirou Emiya's body to break down, but also greatly enhances the user's physical abilities, Shirou Emiya's body is only able to barely reach a state of dynamic balance with the support of Avalon.

His body could break down at any moment due to the things inside him.

"aaaaaaa!"

Before Shirou Emiya, a deafening shriek erupted from the mouth of a nine-headed monster.

That hiss filled Shirou Emiya with a deep-seated fear that resonated deep within his soul.

This is a monster that humans simply cannot defeat.

Even when faced with so many battles and so many situations where death is imminent, Shirou Emiya still feels fear and timidity.

Emiya Shirou never denies his desire to live, nor his fear of powerful enemies.