Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Both Esdeath's rapidly depleting magic power and her rapidly depleting stamina indicated that this reckless attack method would lead to her defeat in a very short time.

If Shirou Emiya just needs to stall for time, Esdeath will naturally reveal a weakness, making her easy to defeat.

However, he doesn't seem to intend to do so.

Keep in mind that Akame and Tatsumi are on their way to provide support.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they have no chance of surviving Esdeath's clutches.

Shirou Emiya needs to take care of Esdeath as quickly as possible.

"This body is made of the sword—!"

"call out----!"

Years of combat instincts made Esdeath suddenly veer to one side, and the flying sword arrow pierced her shoulder and arm with extreme ferocity.

It was a seemingly ordinary longsword that suddenly appeared beside Shirou Emiya and flew through the air.

If Esdeath hadn't reacted quickly, her heart would probably have been pierced at that moment.

The arrow pierced Esdeath before being frozen and losing its power.

If Esdeath had focused all her attention on the arrows Shirou Emiya had shot, as she had done before, she could have easily frozen them, making them unable to harm her at all.

However, her entire focus was now on fighting Shirou Emiya head-on, and the frozen weapon she had created had not stopped moving, making it difficult for her to notice the sudden flying arrow.

At that moment, the ground began to surge violently, centered on Shirou Emiya.

One sword after another appeared from the ground and shot up at incredible speed toward Esdeath's location.

"Forge your bones to the core, burn your soul to the core—!"

"Fight to the death in dire straits, never to yield!"

A deep voice echoed around Shirou Emiya.

Esdeath had no way to continue using her abilities to attack him.

Countless sword arrows appeared from the ground, some exploding, others soaring into the air and shooting towards Esdeath at incredible speeds.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Dozens of ice walls appeared from the ground, surrounding Esdeath.

However, it was easily pierced by countless sword arrows.

"freeze"

The icy blue magic surged violently, and countless sword arrows lost all momentum and froze, falling to the ground.

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

Despite the countless sword arrows, several still managed to break through the defenses and pierce Esdeath's body.

She had initially suppressed Emiya Shirou with a series of attacks, but now she has reversed the situation in just a few seconds.

There's no time to hesitate anymore!

As she felt her physical strength and magical power steadily declining, Esdeath's gaze grew even more somber.

The cold intensified once again at this moment.

It was like a vow that something needed to be released, uttered from Esdeath's lips.

Hate me! Fear me!

"Submit to me in hell!"

"Ice serves me"

"Blood dances for this."

"Even the soul trembled at this."

"I am the strongest."

"Beg for mercy from me here!"

"Everything in the world will be frozen at this moment—"

"Mahapadma!!!"

Chapter 374 Death

The sky turned ice blue at that moment.

The earth was frozen in the blink of an eye.

The countless swords scattered on the ground resembled exquisite ice sculptures, and extreme cold covered them in an instant.

Even the flames that burned fiercely, belonging to the pinnacle of the fantasy species, were frozen by this extreme cold.

You can see with perfect clarity the two crimson flames that are no longer flickering beneath the ice.

This is not simply a matter of freezing and cooling.

Just as Esdeath said, everything was frozen at this moment.

Not just time, but space, everything, at this moment, loses all ability to move.

Even the burning flames were completely frozen.

It did not go out, nor did it freeze a shell on the flame.

It truly freezes the flames.

Whether it was wind or thunder, everything was completely frozen.

Everything in the world that Esdeath can perceive will be frozen.

This is the ultimate evolution of Mahapadma.

Everything in the world has an inherent directionality from birth. This applies not only to magicians, but to everyone and everything, which has its own origin.

From a magical perspective, origin is the essence of the soul's deepest foundation.

Esdeath's origin is not simply ice, but rather a state of being frozen.

It can even freeze the concept of time itself.

"Crack, click, click!"

Esdeath moved forward slightly, and the countless swords scattered on the ground, like sandstone, turned into ice crystal dust and scattered on the ground due to the slight tremor.

"where!?"

However, Esdeath's brows were tightly furrowed at this moment. Shirou Emiya, who should have been standing in front of her, had disappeared without a trace, leaving only swords scattered all over the ground.

She gripped the rapier that had materialized in her hand tightly, frantically scanning her surroundings, searching for Shirou Emiya.

With the support of magic and Esdeath's continuous development of her magic, Makopotmotmo was used to its fullest potential, but it still had weaknesses.

That is the same as the Makopotama that Esdeath used at the beginning, which can only be maintained for a few seconds.

Of course, under such terrifying freezing conditions, even for a few seconds, no living thing could survive within this range.

This involves a conceptual freeze; the concept of life itself will also be frozen in this area.

There is almost no means that can withstand such an attack.

"Crack—!"

The sound of shattering came from this space.

The domain of Mahapadma dissolves at this moment.

Esdeath was on edge, looking around and taking in everything around her.

She knew exactly how powerful her move was; almost no one could survive it.

However, Esdeath did not see Shirou Emiya, who was frozen in place, nor could she find any trace of him within this area.

"Bang————!"

The ground shattered at that moment.

With a few words in his mouth, Shirou Emiya transformed into a streak of lightning, shooting towards Esdeath's location.

I did not initiate anything.

"It doesn't mean the end of everything."

"Standing atop Sword Hill, bearing the aspirations of all things."

"A lone craftsman forges countless knives."

Therefore, this body is destined for Unlimited Blade Works!

Within the frozen area, even sound cannot travel.

At that moment, Shirou Emiya's chanting was also transmitted to Esdeath.

Esdeath never expected that Shirou Emiya would still be in the same spot.

As the one who released Mahapadma, Esdeath naturally understood that this ability also had some weaknesses.

The release of Makopotmo freezes everything around Esdeath.

If one has enough speed, one can escape before she finishes chanting.

If Achilles were here, Esdeath would have no way to keep him here.

Her first thought was that Shirou Emiya had left the area she had created, not that he had withstood her attack.

His gaze was fixed on a more distant place, preparing to dodge the sword arrows fired by Shirou Emiya.

I never expected that he would not leave his original position.

Even so, Esdeath managed to react and raised her rapier to block.

With a whooshing sound, the figure that had transformed into lightning appeared in front of Esdeath.

"Qiang——!"