Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Chapter 237 Terrifying Flames

"Qiang! Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!"

Intense collisions continued to occur in the air, not only scattering sparks but also causing the air around them to tremble.

Clearly, Shana, as a Flame Haze, is stronger than Shirou Emiya; the impacts and vibrations are enough to prove her strength.

However, he was easily stopped by Emiya Shirou.

Even Shirou Emiya didn't have to expend much effort to stop it.

Shana has never systematically studied swordsmanship, nor has she, like Shirou Emiya, gathered sword techniques from various schools to hone her skills and thus comprehend the moves most suitable for her.

Shana's attack style is straightforward and without any finesse, but it's not simply about wielding her katana.

Because Shirou Emiya could see that the direction and trajectory of Shana's swings were the most effortless and swift, full of power and decisiveness.

She is remarkably similar to a certain straightforward red Saber, relying solely on her intuition for all her attacks.

But the difference in their strength lies in this: a certain Red Saber, who wishes to remain anonymous, does not simply attack based on intuition. She also constantly summarizes and improves her attack methods, forming a unique fighting style, a fighting technique that only she can use.

Shana, however, has not reached that level; she is still fighting solely based on intuition.

But compared to intuition, Shirou Emiya's combat intuition is by no means inferior. Moreover, Shirou Emiya has so much experience in life-and-death battles that he saw through Shana's attack pattern in the brief moment of the exchange.

"Sword Breathing: Flame Form - Flame Demon"

Suddenly, Shirou Emiya spun around, and an extremely strong gust of hot air surrounded him, the terrifying shockwave pressing against the reverse blade in his hand.

Even though there were no flames, it was still so scorching.

This is a move that Shirou Emiya learned from Kyojuro Rengoku and modified himself.

"Sizzle—!"

The instant Shana slashed down, Shirou Emiya, using his reverse blade, pressed it against his shoulder, grazing Shana's Nietono Shana. Using the force of the downward strike, he unexpectedly lunged forward and arrived at Shana's side.

The reverse blade in his hand, radiating a scorching heat, was aimed at Shana's neck and slashed down.

"not good--!"

Shana, seeing the extremely close blade, knew something was wrong, and a violent flame suddenly erupted from the blade of the Nite-dono Shana.

The intense heat emanating from his hand forced Shirou Emiya to retreat rapidly backward.

The reverse blade in his hand was instantly heated to a bright red by the high temperature generated by the flames.

One after another, wisps of black smoke emanated from the reverse blade in his hand.

Before Shirou Emiya could react, the reverse blade in his hand suddenly transformed into a dazzling display of magical power.

It could no longer maintain its form, which did not conform to Shirou Emiya's perception, and shattered.

"What powerful flames—"

Emiya Shirou's eyes turned serious. Even if the reverse blade didn't melt, his hand would be scorched if he continued to touch it.

The difference in strength between Shana without using her special abilities and Shana with them is self-evident.

Although her swordsmanship is not up to par, with such flames providing cover, her strength should not be underestimated.

In abstract terms, Shirou Emiya has now knocked Shana into the second stage.

Shana initially believed that she could defeat this human with her swordsmanship alone, since Flame Haze warriors generally have physical abilities far superior to humans.

But she never expected to be defeated so quickly, and she had no choice but to use the Flame Haze's flames to fight him.

This was no ordinary match; Shana wanted to fight with all her might.

Keep in mind that Shirou Emiya hasn't even taken out the armor he wore when fighting Fariagne.

The use of flames was also a message Shana was giving to Shirou Emiya: she was about to unleash her full power.

Otherwise, Shana would have continued her pursuit the moment she blocked Shirou Emiya's slash.

Instead of staying in place after withstanding Shirou Emiya's attack.

This is a signal: if you don't fight with all your might, you won't be able to withstand your own attack.

At this moment, the deep black clothes, billowing in the wind, swayed and fluttered as Shana moved them.

With her fiery hair also fluttering in the wind, the Flame Haze warrior was like a valiant female knight on the battlefield, exuding heroic spirit.

Terrifying flames erupted from Shana's body, instantly transforming into a gigantic hand that reached out to grab Shirou Emiya, moving faster than expected.

This is Shana's Free Power, materializing the "Heavenly Calamity Fire" Alastor's claws, using a giant hand formed from crimson flames to attack the enemy.

A terrifying shockwave erupted in front of Shirou Emiya; if someone were caught in such flames, they would likely be torn to pieces.

However, the demonic claw formed by the flames was not that fast. If one were to project the [Evil Spirit Possession], one could easily escape such an attack.

It wasn't that Shirou Emiya couldn't escape at his current speed, but rather that the terrifying temperature would have caused varying degrees of burns to his body if he hadn't been wearing the [Demon Possessed] armor.

Therefore, projecting "possessed by evil spirits" is the optimal solution.

However, Shirou Emiya did not want to do that.

He wanted to know what his strength was like without using [Evil Spirit Possession], and he wanted to test whether he could defeat her without using [Evil Spirit Possession].

If he uses the double-layered [Demon Possessed] stance, Shirou Emiya could even finish the battle in 3 seconds and defeat Shana, but that would be far too boring.

At least in Shirou Emiya's view, Shana couldn't possibly keep up with the speed of the double-layered [Demon Possession] in Thunder Breathing state, nor would she have any chance to react or resist.

"Projection started (trace on)"

The moment a pair of scissors appeared in front of Shirou Emiya, he threw them away.

The "Soul-Severing" scissor-shaped Imperial Arm can cut through anything in the world, whether it's armor or not.

"Sizzle—!"

The fiery claw was easily sliced ​​in two the moment it touched the scissors, flying off to either side. Powerful shockwaves emanated from both sides of Shirou Emiya, and the scorching sensation was anything but comfortable.

Fortunately, Shirou Emiya was not too close to the two flames, and his body was not severely burned.

Thick fog burst forth on either side of Emiya Shirou.

"What--!"

Seeing her spell so easily broken, Shana was shocked, but she didn't stop what she was doing.

She's not the type of person who gets easily stunned just because her moves have been countered.

If you just stand there spacing out, Wilhelmina will scold you.

The moment Shana's spell was broken, she stomped the ground, creating a powerful storm. The sword in her hand, Nite-dono Zena, carrying intense flames, shot towards Shirou Emiya once again.

Chapter 238 End

Despite Shana charging towards him with such terrifying momentum, Shirou Emiya's expression remained unchanged.

It was as if they already knew Shana would attack like this after that fiery claw was severed.

His entire face showed an indescribable calmness.

A surge of magical power erupted from Shirou Emiya, and a brown bow appeared in his hand.

I am not very skilled; swordsmanship is the fighting style I am least proficient in.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The instant Shirou Emiya raised his bow, the silver arrow transformed into a streak of silver light, instantly unleashing a powerful storm in front of him.

That speed... it was like lightning.

"!"

Faced with such a terrifyingly fast sword arrow, Shana's pupils suddenly contracted, and she reacted with extreme speed, plunging her greatsword into the ground and sliding across the ground like a shovel.

As a warrior, Shana also has unique advantages. Being able to make such a fast reaction in such a short time is something that ordinary Flame Haze warriors cannot do.

Although archers have always been the epitome of long-range attacks, that doesn't mean they can't use bows at close range.

From seven paces away, the gun is fast; within seven paces, the gun is both fast and accurate.

This statement also applies to archers. At such close range, archers don't even need to aim; they can accurately hit the enemy with a simple shot.

Just as Gan Jiang and Mo Xie in Archer's hands would shatter when they collided with Cú Chulainn's spear, Shirou Emiya's projected reverse blade, while reaching the level of Noble Phantasms in terms of hardness, is far inferior to those Noble Phantasms overall.

The only advantage it has over other Noble Phantasms projected by Shirou Emiya is that it doesn't lower its own Noble Phantasm level; its various strengths have been steadily increasing.

Therefore, the reverse blades that Shirou Emiya fired all turned to ashes the moment they were about to touch Shana.

If all those projectiles were replaced with Noble Phantasms, Shana's flames would have a hard time destroying them.

Not to mention, Shirou Emiya's Noble Phantasms, which he launches, can also be used in another way.

However, this was merely a friendly sparring match, not a life-or-death duel.

Moreover, for Shirou Emiya, there is more than one way to defeat Shana in her current state.

Even without using [Demon Possession], Shirou Emiya still has many ways to defeat Shana, who is engulfed in flames.

It's important to know that Shirou Emiya has experienced countless life-or-death battles, both big and small, throughout his journey. In terms of combat experience alone, he far surpasses Shana's.

If Shana hadn't possessed the special ability to control fire, she would have been defeated in such a battle long ago.

If Shirou Emiya truly wanted to defeat Shana this way, Shana wouldn't have been able to dodge those shots so easily.

Just as Shana glided forward along the ground, a flash of silver light slashed swiftly toward Shana's face.

"Qiang————!"

A tremendous echo reverberated through the crimson space.

"Well--!"

Shana quickly regained her balance and drew her katana, holding it in front of her.

She felt an extremely heavy force strike her erected Nie Dian Zhe Na, causing her hands holding the sword to go numb.

"So heavy...!"