Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

"This self-existent law can transfer living beings spatially."

Marjorie's expression also turned serious. Such a move was not something an ordinary Crimson World Apostle could do.

But what puzzled Margery even more was that she could easily deduce from Shana's words who this teleportation array was targeting.

"It's just a human being, why go to such lengths?"

Margery thought to herself, but Shana, who was standing in front of her, immediately asked.

Where does the teleportation array ultimately teleport you?

"The city I just came from."

Chapter 254 The Second Kill

Meanwhile, in another city, the battle between Shirou Emiya and [Broken Blade] was not over.

The raging dark red flames enveloped Shirou Emiya, but the barrier created by [Azure] allowed him to completely ignore the terrifying flames and focus solely on the terrifying storm of blades.

Just as he was about to be swallowed up, Shirou Emiya suddenly remembered that the ring Fariagne wore had the ability to resist flames, so he quickly projected it at the critical moment.

With Shirou Emiya's clairvoyance, he was able to observe Fariagne falling from the sky with great clarity, and naturally noticed Fariagne's glowing ring when Shudenan enveloped Fariagne in flames.

It was around that time that Shirou Emiya completed the analysis and learned the function of the ring.

However, the sneak attack by [Broken Blade] was too sudden. Before Shirou Emiya could even project [Azure], the successive changes left him overwhelmed.

Furthermore, Shirou Emiya was more proficient in using [Demon Possession] in battle, so he didn't immediately think of a Noble Phantasm that could block the flames.

"A very bad situation."

Looking at the [Broken Blade] in front of him, Shirou Emiya's thoughts were surging wildly.

"escape?"

This situation is beyond Shirou Emiya's ability to resolve, not to mention the four Crimson Denizens watching the show.

The [Broken Blade] alone is something Shirou Emiya cannot handle.

Their battles will also lead to the destruction of more buildings and streets, and the deaths of more humans from unknown area-of-effect attacks.

Regardless of whether Shirou Emiya could bring those humans back to life, he was not a Flame Haze and could not even sense the power of existence.

They couldn't even repair the damage caused by their battle.

From any perspective, it seems that retreat is the best course of action.

"No, that's precisely why I can't just leave like this."

Would those Crimson World Apostles really be willing to expend their own existence power to repair such destruction?

Will they be able to bring back the dead?

These are clearly impossible.

If I leave and the seal is broken, then all the damage they caused in their battle will become a fact, an unchangeable fact.

Shirou Emiya cannot allow such a thing to happen. If the dead are turned into torches, at least Shirou Emiya has a direction to strive for.

But as they turned into one dead corpse after another, in this world without miracles like the Holy Grail, Shirou Emiya could do nothing more for them.

"Oh!"

Before Shirou Emiya, the dark red torrent of flames that had been like a raging torrent suddenly exploded, transforming into an incomparably powerful destructive shockwave that swept outwards.

The vibration of the air has already begun to act like combustion.

An incredibly intense, dark red wave of fire swept towards Shirou Emiya, engulfing the entire area once again. As always, [Broken Blade] Sabrac stood atop the raging torrent of flames, charging towards Shirou Emiya.

Without the threat of flames, the oppressive feeling of the [Broken Blade] was not as intense for Emiya Shirou.

This at least gave Shirou Emiya a chance to catch his breath amidst the series of battles.

Shirou Emiya only needs to focus on facing those sword arrows.

"Projection started (Trace on)"

A perfectly standard-looking katana appeared beside Shirou Emiya, turned in mid-air, and shot towards the direction of the [Broken Blade].

Although its power is not as great as when Emiya Shirou shoots with a bow, the speed it contains should not be underestimated.

It would be very difficult for a normal person to dodge it.

But for Evil Blade, who is among the most renowned Crimson Lords in the world, it was just like a toy that a child would casually throw away.

Just like the arrows Emiya had previously shot out, [Broken Blade] manipulated flames and devoured the arrows Emiya Shirou had fired.

"call--!"

As if afraid of something, just as the flames were about to touch the katana, a blue light shone from its hilt.

The rapidly activated barrier shut out all the flames, leaving only the swords that resembled a meat grinder.

Clearly, [Broken Blade] was unaware that the Noble Phantasm possessed by Shirou Emiya could be continuously replicated.

As a matter of basic common sense, [Bad Blade] would naturally not believe that Shirou Emiya possessed multiple Noble Phantasms.

Moreover, the Noble Phantasms on Shirou Emiya are mostly unfamiliar to [Broken Blade], whether it's those threads or the short sword with chains that can transform into armor.

Noble Phantasms capable of self-replication do exist, so most of the Crimson Denizens present, including Fariagne who had seen it multiple times, immediately assumed that the armor was nothing more than a Noble Phantasm capable of self-replication.

It wasn't until Shirou Emiya produced his unique Noble Phantasm that they realized just how incredible he was.

[Bad Blade] was unaware that [Azure] was in Fariagni's hands. Who would reveal their Noble Phantasm information for no reason?

Furthermore, [Bad Blade] had no interest in gathering information about other Crimson Lords, so only Crimson Lords who enjoyed collecting information could know what kind of Noble Phantasms Fariagni possessed.

For example, Shudnan, who never worried that his flames could harm Fariagni, was one of them.

However, [Bad Blade] was unaware of this, but he knew of the existence of the Noble Phantasm [Azure]. Therefore, based on common sense, [Bad Blade] could not possibly imagine the existence of a second [Azure].

Shirou Emiya knew that such weak and ineffective shots could not penetrate the barriers made of swords.

But his goal was simply to get closer.

"[Fantasy Collapse]!"

"boom--!"

The explosion rang out again in front of [Bad Blade]. This time, the explosion was not as violent as before, but rather like a small string of firecrackers exploding in front of [Bad Blade].

[Bad Blade], of course, did not stop in his tracks just because of the sword that resisted the flames.

Even an explosion like the one before was not enough to completely destroy the barrier made of swords and blades in one strike, thus killing [Broken Blade].

At most, it will only cause some minor damage, which [Broken Blade] doesn't care about at all.

Besides, even if Shirou Emiya were to break through the defenses and kill him, so what?

"!"

A wave of weakness washed over [Bad Blade], and before he could make a move, he collapsed to the ground, his body covered in dark lines.

Within seconds, the man with the gloomy aura lost his life.

Shirou Emiya didn't check the condition of the body beneath his feet. Instead, he flapped his wings rapidly in the air and charged toward Fariagne's location at an incredible speed.

Even though he had seen the body of [Bad Blade], his intuition told him that the man was not dead, but was still hiding in the shadows, ready to deliver a fatal blow.

Continuing to fight him in this pointless way will only exhaust his strength, and he will eventually die at the hands of these Crimson World Demons.

Shirou Emiya wanted to confirm one more thing—was it really true that only Flame Haze could kill the Crimson Lord?

Chapter 255 1v3 (Edited)

"That's really audacious. They haven't even dealt with the [Broken Blade] yet, and they're already planning to attack us?"

Fariagni quickly activated his own power of existence, and bursts of pure white flames lit up around him, unleashing a powerful aura.

He only fought Shirou Emiya twice, and lost both times in a very fast manner.

Fariagne was well aware of just how powerful Emiya Shirou was.

At least with his own strength, he simply has no way to fight Shirou Emiya.

Ultimately, it was because he relied too much on his Noble Phantasm that its failure caused him to lose almost half of his combat power.

"I still admire his courage and decisiveness. The moment he realized that he could not kill [Bad Blade], he decided not to continue fighting him. Instead of running away, he chose to launch an attack on us."

"You've accepted our commission, so you're capable of protecting us, right?"

Beside Xiudnan, the sweet, blonde, Gothic-style girl looked at him reproachfully.

She was naturally aware of her own strength; facing a human like Emiya Shirou, she was utterly powerless to fight back.

They were just ordinary Crimson Lords. Although Fariagni's strength was far too weak compared to Shudnan and Evil Blade, he was still a genuine Crimson Lord.

At least in terms of the strength of the Crimson Lords, there is no exaggeration. Even such a Crimson Lord could be easily defeated by Shirou Emiya, let alone the weaker Crimson Apostles.

However, Shudnan was not as cautious as Fariagni. This was partly because he himself, like the Blade of Evil, was a Crimson Lord who preferred close-range combat, and his skills were undoubtedly exceptional.

On the other hand, Bad Blade mostly takes on assassin-related jobs, while Xiu Denan mostly takes on bodyguard jobs, and he is extremely confident in his own defense.

However, before Shirou Emiya could reach Shudnan and Fariagne...

A shadow of terrifying speed shot out from the ground, carrying an incomparably majestic dark red flame, like a meteor, shooting straight towards Shirou Emiya in the air.

"Pfft——!"

Blood, splattered on the ground as swords pierced through the ground.

That was the sound of Shirou Emiya's abdomen being mercilessly pierced.

This figure was even faster and more ferocious than the one who had previously pursued Shirou Emiya.

It wasn't that Shirou Emiya didn't notice the surging underground.

The speed at which it suddenly erupted was so fast that even if Shirou Emiya reacted in time, he could only barely dodge.

Otherwise, the slash from the broken blade would have hit Shirou Emiya's heart instead of his abdomen.