Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

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Following behind Shirou Emiya, Finn and the others arrived at the passage at top speed.

"A monster from the 51st floor has reached the 50th floor. I remember the intelligence said that the monster on the 51st floor was a level 4 black rhinoceros, but what appeared from the passage was the larvae of some kind of creature. It should be a new species of monster."

Bert rested his hands on the back of his head and responded to Finn.

"Yes, I saw with my own eyes that this monster devoured all the escaped LV4 black rhinoceroses."

"It seemed to sense us standing at the entrance of the passage, so it rushed out!"

While enduring the pain of receiving healing potions from Emiya Shirou and recovering rapidly, Lauder told them all the information he had gathered.

"That larval-like monster had some kind of purple liquid inside its body, which was highly corrosive. I was only slightly grazed, and a large part of my entire arm was corroded away."

As he spoke, Lauder was also startled. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he probably would have died directly under this monster.

However, it's not that Lauder, being a level 4, is unable to defeat that monster.

The monster was attacking his Level 2 support member, and he accidentally came into contact with your corrosive liquid while trying to protect them.

"Yes! Yes! My double-edged sword, worth 1.2 million fali, was so easily corroded!!"

Tiona looked at her weapon, now turned to air, with immense heartache and constant regret.

Although 1.2 million Fali is not much to her, she can simply ask the artisans of Orario to make another one.

But without her weapons, her combat effectiveness plummeted.

It's difficult to effectively suppress those monsters.

"Even a weapon like the Great Double Blade can be corroded?"

Loki lowered his head, deep in thought.

If that's the case, only ranged archers like Shirou Emiya and mages like Rivera and Lefia can inflict effective damage on him.

Only Ais's rapier was imbued with the "Indestructible" attribute.

The weapons of the others would likely suffer the same fate as the Great Double Blade after coming into contact with the purple liquid.

Finn never fights a battle unprepared, and if they continue exploring like this, it will probably limit the combat capabilities of most of the group.

"Tiona, has your weapon been corroded?"

After finishing the healing potion, Shirou Emiya turned around and asked the question.

"That's right, if those new types of monsters take over the entire 51st floor, it will be very difficult to find a way to defeat them!"

Tiona answered Emiya Shirou with great concern.

"Projection begins. Identify the creative concept, define the basic framework, replicate the constituent materials, imitate the manufacturing techniques, empathize with the growth experience, reproduce the accumulated years, modify the forging techniques, recast the weapon craftsmanship, and the entire project is complete."

As Shirou Emiya finished speaking, a large pair of blades identical to the one Tiona had previously held appeared in his hands.

The others looked at the large double blades in Shirou Emiya's hand with shock and confusion.

Shirou Emiya did not mention to them that the magic he possessed was projection magic; last night, he only mentioned that he had the weapons of those ancient warriors.

As Finn and the others knew, Shirou Emiya's night hat had a storage function.

At the beginning, Finn even asked Shirou Emiya if he could use the Night Hat to carry supplies.

However, the night hat cannot carry food, cannot clearly categorize supplies, and will accumulate weight.

Considering that Shirou Emiya would have to carry so many items by himself, Finn abandoned the idea of using the Night Hat to carry the supplies.

Of course, he didn't know that Shirou Emiya could project even more Night Hats.

This is also the reason they explained in their minds why Shirou Emiya was able to suddenly pull out a weapon.

Isn't it because they stored the weapon in the night hat beforehand and then took it out later?

"I've added the attributes of [Undamaged] and [Cutting] to it. Although its quality may not be as good as your previous one, Tiona, it should still be usable."

With that, Shirou Emiya threw the large double-edged sword in his hand toward Tiona.

Chapter 480 Moving Deeper

The so-called "indestructible" attribute, as its name suggests, is a unique attribute of weapons that are absolutely indestructible.

The same applies to [Cut], which increases the weapon's ability to cut things. Although it feels similar to sharpness, it does not improve sharpness but rather enhances the ability to cut.

With the [Cut] attribute, even if their weapon loses its sharpness, they still have a strong ability to cut objects.

These are the works of blacksmiths who possess the development ability of 'forging' and can create weapons with various attributes, effects, and even abilities.

Moreover, to create this attribute, one needs a certain level of forging skill; simply having the ability to develop "forging" skills is not enough to succeed.

Weapons that can be imbued with attributes are extremely rare in Orario.

Aside from those forging gods, there are only a handful of people in the entire Orario who can imbue weapons with attributes.

Tsubaki, the leader of the Hephaestus Familia, a level 5 adventurer known as the "Cyclops," is also one of the blacksmiths with such forging abilities.

As someone who has always been guided by Hephaestus, Shirou Emiya has long since mastered this forging technique.

Without the stimulation of potential from the [Forging] ability granted by a gift, Shirou Emiya mastered this forging skill in just one month.

His talent in forging can be described as terrifying, to the point that Hephaestus couldn't help but exclaim in admiration to Shirou Emiya every time.

Of course, it's also a pity that Shirou Emiya didn't have such talent in forging armor.

Hephaestus had never seen anyone with such a unique talent for forging swords and blades before, even after living for so long.

Because of the forging process, Shirou Emiya has further enhanced his ability to project his own image.

His own projection can modify weapons, and now that his forging skills have improved, Shirou Emiya can more quickly modify the projected weapons and add forging attributes.

"Aside from the slight difference in quality, there isn't much other significant difference. In fact, it feels exactly the same as the one that was corroded before."

After swinging her weapon slightly, Tiona shared her thoughts.

Finn and the others were not surprised that Shirou Emiya could imbue weapons with attributes.

It was no secret in Orario that Shirou Emiya had been receiving instruction from Hephaestus.

The fact that Shirou Emiya could receive guidance from Hephaestus even when he wasn't part of the Hephaestus Familia suggests that he must possess an astonishing talent for forging.

Otherwise, no matter what kind of weapon Shirou Emiya provides, Hephaestus will not be willing to teach him.

If one lacks talent, Chun alone is enough to guide them, and there is no need for Hephaestus to personally teach them.

The fact that Shirou Emiya was able to receive instruction from Hephaestus actually shows that, to some extent, he surpassed Hephaestus, the leader of the Familia.

"Wait, Emiya, could you use your ability to forge a weapon for each of us?"

"It should be possible, depending on what kind of weapon you need. In fact, I can directly add attributes to your weapons."

Emiya Shirou nodded in response to Finn.

At this moment, everyone's thoughts were echoing Tiona's words.

He truly is the most reassuring man, in every respect.

There's almost nothing Shirou Emiya can't do; at least in all aspects of exploring dungeons, he's capable of doing almost everything.

If Shirou Emiya were to be able to cast healing magic one day, they probably wouldn't be surprised.

The longer you spend with Shirou Emiya, the more you realize how incredible this man is.

"However, imbuing a weapon with attributes is much more difficult than forging a weapon with attributes. I have never heard of anyone directly imbuing a weapon with attributes."

Tione also looked at Emiya Shirou with a puzzled expression.

Because she often throws her recurve sword directly when facing monsters, she has a deep connection with the blacksmith.

Although she was constantly blamed by the blacksmith, she was indeed very rich.

However, if it is true, as Shirou Emiya said, that it is possible to directly attach attributes to weapons, then there would be no need for blacksmiths to forge new weapons; they could simply have the blacksmiths attach the attributes directly.

The reason we won't do that is because it's practically impossible. To achieve that level of sophistication would essentially mean forging a completely new weapon.

"Yes, I have a special method—"

Emiya Shirou responded to Tione.

In essence, the special method is basically to reforge it.

If projection is not used, Shirou Emiya would usually use the high temperature of the projection [Lae vateinn] to melt the weapon and then reforge it and add attributes.

Emiya Shirou essentially replicated the process by which the blacksmith, or several blacksmiths, forged the weapon, and then added his own weapon-forging skills.

When combined, they become weapons with added attributes.

It is basically no different from the original weapons.

Shirou Emiya had tried this in Hephaestus's workshop and succeeded. Hephaestus was amazed that Shirou Emiya could completely replicate a blacksmith's forging process, and sometimes even optimize the blacksmith's forging of the weapon.

"Except for Ais, everyone else's weapons will be given to Emiya. We'll explore the dungeon once all the weapons are imbued with the [Indestructible] attribute!"

"Yes, Commander!"

Since Shirou Emiya was so confident in his words, Finn naturally trusted him completely, and the others had no objections either.

As time slowly passed, Shirou Emiya quickly reforged weapons for everyone.

Once again, we arrived at the entrance to the 51st floor.

The pitch-black entrance, like the deepest darkness, silently opened beneath the rock wall.

At the inner end of the cave entrance, an extremely steep slope descends, leading to a maze that exudes an aura of danger.

"call----!"

A chilling wind blew out of the cave entrance, sweeping in all directions like the breath of the underground city itself.

Standing in front of this eerie cave entrance, everyone could feel the wails coming from the monsters inside the 51st floor.

It was as if some kind of creature was devouring the monsters in the dungeon.

Painful screams continued to emanate from within.

What exactly happened on the 51st floor?