Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

In just a moment, Shirou Emiya took in the battle unfolding around him, and to his very east, the circular Free Magic was shimmering with a dazzling blue light.

The torches in the city have already begun to fade away.

If it is not stopped, the entire city may indeed be swallowed up by the powerful twisting force, just as Kamsin said.

We must do something now; we can't let ourselves be entangled with that bastard any longer.

During the brief respite after being knocked away, Shirou Emiya's outermost armor dissipated.

He couldn't wear the two evil spirit possession items for extended periods; he could only wear them in critical moments and try to remove them at other times.

Wings also extended from Shirou Emiya's back, and with a sudden flap of the wings, he flew violently upwards once again.

At that moment, the ground beneath Badblade's feet instantly turned into ruins, and the terrifying power propelled Badblade to chase after him at a speed several times faster than Shirou Emiya.

It's likely that within a few seconds, the Blade will catch up with Shirou Emiya.

There's no time to hesitate!

Emiya Shirou took a deep breath.

The twilight-colored sword energy erupted from his hand.

All the Flame Haze warriors, Phosphorus, and Crimson World Apostles around felt the immense power contained within.

"Are we going to do it again!?"

The Blade did not stop its movement. Unlike last time, this time the Blade was well prepared. How could it not have expected that Shirou Emiya would use that Noble Phantasm to attack again?

The speed of the broken blade suddenly increased dramatically in mid-air.

"The evil dragon will eventually fall"

"The light and shadow that cuts off everything"

"The world has now reached sunset"

"I'll shoot you down—Fantasy Greatsword: Devil's Fall!!"

At the very moment Shirou Emiya released his weapon, the blade in the Blade of the Wicked Blade pierced through Shirou Emiya's abdomen.

The terrifying silver light directly engulfed the blue ring-shaped Free Law that was suspended in the air.

Upon seeing Shirou Emiya pierced through the sky, Shana paused in her actions, her heart filled with worry.

"finished!"

When Xiudenan saw that the Dharma of Freedom had been destroyed, he did not show any sign of failure; on the contrary, he seemed to think that his plan had succeeded.

"Boom--!"

The terrifying aftershocks of the light cannon quickly dissipated.

Unable to withstand such a massive torrent, the free-form aircraft in the air began to shatter.

It was also at the moment of its free-flowing shattering in mid-air.

An enormous palace appeared above Misaki City as if it had teleported.

An indescribable sense of oppression surrounded everyone's hearts.

Chapter 281 Crisis in Every Aspect

【Exploration and Inquiry】is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of many Flame Haze warriors and Crimson Denizens.

He was a guy whose desires and way of thinking were completely incomprehensible, and he did a lot of extremely strange research.

He didn't even care who his research served; he researched the King of Destruction and strengthened the Noble Phantasms of the Flame Haze and Crimson Denizens.

He was even willing to risk his life for his research, and almost no one wanted to be on good terms with him.

Because there is no logic in his world. One second you might be having a friendly conversation with him, and the next second he might capture and imprison you because he lacks experimental material, turning you into experimental material.

He even went so far as to force a Crimson Lord to form a contract with a human and become a Flame Haze. It can be said that in his eyes, research is everything.

Despite such madness, he truly deserves to be called the number one inventor and scientist among all the Crimson World Apostles.

It was precisely because of his great talent that he was valued by the "Judgment of Logic" Bellpeor and invited to stay at the "Masquerade Ball".

Naturally, the Noble Phantasm projected by Shirou Emiya was subjected to various experiments by Dantario, whose true name was "Pursuit of Truth".

He also discovered how to use the two Noble Phantasms: [Possessed by Evil Spirits] and [The King's Sword of Radiant Brilliance].

Although the magical power within those Noble Phantasms was extremely stable and almost non-flowing due to the nature of the projected objects, Dantario, a genius among geniuses, still discovered an energy within them that was different from the power of existence.

He confidently told Bellpeor that Shirou Emiya could not possibly unleash such a terrifying beam of light indefinitely.

The purpose of this weapon is to amplify, that is, to release the energy within Shirou Emiya's body in a form that is dozens of times greater. Although there is an upper limit to the amplification, it still requires a lot of energy to reach a certain level of power.

If fired in succession, even the Crimson World Demon King would find it difficult to sustain such a massive drain on his existence power.

Based on Dantalio's research, Bellpeor naturally had some inferences about why Emiya Shirou released such a Noble Phantasm.

Such a Noble Phantasm is not only powerful, but also has a wide range, which is why they did not go to Misaki City immediately, and did not choose to directly send the members of the [Masquerade] to deal with Emiya Shirou.

What they need to do is be absolutely certain.

This Freedom Technique was also completed by Hecate in Misaki City with the help of Dantario.

If this free law is not broken, the entire city will be swallowed up.

If this free law is broken, then the Star Palace will be teleported to the skies above Misaki City.

Amidst that chaotic situation, Shana and Wilhelmina were entangled with Shudnan, Madan Jonlin was entangled with Bellpeor, and Kamsin had to deal with the Crimson Denizens, Rinko, who had already flooded into Misaki City.

Although Shirou Emiya was also entangled by the broken blade, among all those who could break this Free Magic, only Shirou Emiya had the ability to quickly destroy the Free Magic from a distance.

So Bellpeor had been waiting for this moment, the moment when Emiya Shirou would unleash his Noble Phantasm.

Such an attack consumes a considerable amount of energy. Regardless of whether Shirou Emiya can unleash it a second time, he will consume it once if possible.

Moreover, Shirou Emiya is in a bad situation now because he intended to destroy the Free Style.

"Ahem——!"

Fresh blood gushed from Emiya Shirou's mouth, and at that moment, blood in his abdomen gushed out like a spring.

In this situation, Shirou Emiya had no way to stop the blood from flowing out using breathing techniques.

The broken blade that pierced Shirou Emiya's abdomen will not let go so easily.

He gripped the double blades tightly in his hands and pulled them to both sides.

They attempted to cut Shirou Emiya in half at the waist.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!!!"

Ignoring the blood gushing from his mouth, Shirou Emiya clenched his teeth, gripping the broken blade tightly with both hands and pressing it down hard.

The second curse, the Demon Possession, was applied the moment Shirou Emiya was pierced by the broken blade.

Even with such force, the double blades in Bad Blade's hand still slowly moved to both sides of Emiya Shirou's abdomen.

Waves of blood gushed from Shirou Emiya's abdomen, instantly soaking the broken blade and Shirou Emiya's hands.

The intense pain kept Shirou Emiya completely focused, and he poured all his energy into the task.

The veins on his arms bulged wildly, but they could hardly stop the bad blade from moving forward.

"If this continues—"

Without needing to think further, Shirou Emiya knew that once he was cut in half at the waist, no matter how tenacious his life force or how strong his willpower was, there was no way for him to continue fighting.

Emiya Shirou's bones seemed to be unable to bear the pressure and began to crack, and blood gushed from all parts of his body.

While the two demonic possessions granted Shirou Emiya immense power, they also continuously pressured his body.

"Zheng—!"

A sharp, clanging sound suddenly rang out in this space.

"Qi!"

Seemingly sensing something, Bad Blade let out an extremely displeased snort, and a crimson thread slowly appeared from his chest.

His hands also lost their strength at that moment.

"call--!"

The body instantly dissipated into pure existence power.

Emiya Shirou, as if exhausted, fell toward the ground.

Beneath Shirou Emiya, Shana held a large katana several meters long, engulfed in crimson flames, her expression filled with anxiety.

With a sudden flap of its crimson wings, the great katana in its hand, surging with intense crimson flames, slowly shrank and covered the Nite-dono Shōna.

After gaining a more proficient grasp of fire manipulation, Shana was able to freely control the size of the flames covering the Nite-dono Shana.

"Shirou!!"

Shana rushed toward the falling Shirou Emiya with great concern and quickly caught him.

At that moment, a steel spear pierced through space and hurtled toward Shana's head.

"Qiang——!"

The sound of metal clashing against metal echoed through the air as the steel gun was struck with tremendous force, its attack direction veering to the side.

In Shana's arms, Shirou Emiya held a brown bow and used his sword arrows to accurately hit the steel spear that was attacking him.

Emiya Shirou was simply exhausted, not unconscious, and he would recover in no time.

"Wilhelmina!"

Shana looked at Wilhelmina, who was entangled with Shudenan and wearing white clothes that were already stained with blood, with a look of extreme panic.

It would be far too much of a stretch to put Wilhelmina alone against a Crimson Lord who has lived for thousands of years and possesses immense power.

Moreover, that Crimson World Demon Lord was at full power, wielding a Noble Phantasm. Even if all the Flame Haze warriors here joined forces to deal with Shudenan, they would hardly gain any advantage.

Not to mention Wilhelmina, who was facing Shudnan alone.

She could only do her best to restrain Xiudenan.