Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

At that very moment, as Shirou Emiya began his second chant, the ground beneath his feet began to change rapidly.

On the barren land, countless swords and blades emerged, rising from the ground at top speed and hurtling towards the oncoming treasure.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

The loud explosions, like a series of fireworks bursting open, echoed throughout the church, sending up bursts of light and shockwaves that swept in all directions.

Chapter 519 Powerful on a completely different level

Inside this elegant church, the original wooden floors gradually turned into barren land.

One flame after another rose up from the barren land.

One after another, sword arrows appeared on the ground, transforming into silver beams that shot continuously towards the sky.

Golden ripples in the sky, like waves of water, illuminated the once dimly lit church.

Within the ripples, weapons in various forms, such as knives, swords, spears, and halberds, which have been widely circulated since the mythological era and exist only in legends, shot out like arrows on a bowstring, like bullets fired from a machine gun, tearing through the air and directly venting into the flames and shockwaves.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

The overwhelming rain of Noble Phantasms and the sword arrows emerging from the ground collided continuously throughout the church, unleashing countless violent flames and shocks, and the entire church was filled with waves of fire.

However, this scene lasted for less than a few seconds.

In the next instant, amidst continuous explosions, the collision of steel against steel, and the mutual engulfment of flames, the world erupted.

"Oh!"

With a deafening thud and a violent shockwave, Shirou Emiya transformed into a crimson bolt of lightning, tearing through the air as he hurtled toward Gilgamesh.

"Seven Rings of Blazing Sky Covering the Heavens—!"

A seven-layered shield shaped like cherry blossoms instantly appeared in front of Shirou Emiya. Surrounded by countless sword arrows, Shirou Emiya held the radiant King's Sword in one hand and maintained the shield with the other. Just like Achilles in battle, he charged forward while holding the shield against the rain of Noble Phantasms.

It wasn't that Shirou Emiya didn't have the opportunity to use the "False* Small World Surrounding the Sky," but under the current circumstances, Shirou Emiya judged that it was unnecessary to use such a powerful Noble Phantasm to protect himself.

Unleashing a Noble Phantasm requires consuming half of the mana needed to complete one Infinite Blade Works chant. Just like the "Eternal Golden Sword," Shirou Emiya would not use it unless it was a critical moment or a situation where projection was absolutely necessary to resolve the issue.

Although his magical power is considered quite good among magicians, it is not enough to support the continuous release of Noble Phantasms.

Furthermore, if Shirou Emiya were to choose to unleash Unlimited Blade Works, he would almost certainly not have enough mana to unlock the true names of his other Noble Phantasms.

Of course, the only thing to be thankful for is that Shirou Emiya's chanting can be stopped, allowing him to halt the chanting of Unlimited Blade Works at crucial moments and choose to unleash the true names of other Noble Phantasms.

Under normal circumstances, the majority of magic power is consumed after the Realm of Boundaries is completed, in order to resist the world's repulsion and maintain it.

In contrast, Shirou Emiya's Reality Marble requires a large amount of magical energy to resist the world's rejection and erosion, but once completed, it no longer needs to be maintained with magical energy.

However, if the process is stopped midway, the incomplete erosion of the world by the inherent barrier will render those barren lands merely as surface, rather than part of Unlimited Blade Works.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

Like raindrops falling on a window, countless collisions brought forth deep yet loud explosions that echoed around Shirou Emiya.

This is the shield of Ajax, used by the hero during the Trojan War. It was a magical artifact with invincible defense against projectiles. Each petal is comparable to an ancient city wall, and it could even withstand countless sword arrows.

But it shattered in just a few seconds.

However, within such a small church, Shirou Emiya only needed a few seconds to reach Gilgamesh.

The crimson knight's sword in his hand erupted with unprecedented power at this moment, slashing down at Gilgamesh.

"Perhaps I should give you some praise?"

A calm voice rang out from in front of Shirou Emiya, and there was not a trace of panic in the eyes of the blond man named Gilgamesh.

His face was calm, as if he had already anticipated how the other person would react.

Then——

"But fakes should stay in the junkyard!"

"call out--!"

A strong sense of danger once again crept into Shirou Emiya's heart.

A golden ripple appeared beside Emiya Shirou without any warning.

The Noble Phantasm that extended from it shot towards Shirou Emiya at supersonic speed.

At this point, it was completely too late to use the arrows on the ground to defend against them.

This Noble Phantasm could knock me away before I could even swing my sword.

He couldn't even touch Gilgamesh.

"Projection begins—!"

Without a moment to hesitate, a jet-black longsword appeared in his other hand, and his figure suddenly shifted as he charged toward Gilgamesh.

"One-Sword Asura—!"

With just a thought, Shirou Emiya's aura surged once more, and he wielded a black longsword to deflect a Noble Phantasm that was being fired from the side.

With his other hand, he gripped the crimson knight's sword tightly and swung it at Gilgamesh.

But, at this very moment...

"choke!"

A melodious chanting sound rang out, and the golden giant axe appeared in his hand without him even noticing, transforming the sharp blade into a deadly weapon, shimmering like moonlight.

"Pfft!"

Amidst the sounds of slashing, copious amounts of blood sprayed into the sky.

Even if Shirou Emiya reacted in that instant, he didn't have time to adjust his posture to defend against the sudden attack.

At this moment, an extremely vicious crack appeared on the armor called "Demon's Embrace" in front of him, and an extremely ferocious wound ran across his entire body, causing Shirou Emiya to fly backward like a missile under the force of such a slash.

If it weren't for the fact that the [Evil Spirit Possession] skill resisted a significant portion of the force, such a strike would have been enough to instantly cut him in half at the waist.

The man named Gilgamesh doesn't like melee combat, but that doesn't mean he's completely incapable of it.

On the contrary, his close combat ability is also extremely outstanding. With the help of his Noble Phantasm, armor and various weapons, he can even easily suppress his opponents in close combat.

A sharp pain suddenly struck Shirou Emiya's body at that moment.

"Bam—"

With a dull thud, Shirou Emiya fell to the ground.

However, the attack did not end there.

Countless golden ripples appeared around Shirou Emiya at that moment, and before Shirou Emiya could even finish rolling, the golden ripples had already surrounded him.

Weapons, whose appearance had become somewhat more antique than luxurious, emerged from the group. Shirou Emiya could sense that they were Noble Phantasms of a higher level.

Even the Sevenfold Ring of Blazing Sky could only withstand the attack for a few seconds before shattering, let alone the [Evil Spirit Possession] on his body.

Under the weight of these powerful artifacts, his armor felt as fragile as paper.

It wasn't until this moment that Shirou Emiya realized that the blond youth hadn't even used his full strength.

Those golden ripples weren't just visible behind him.

The character 丨 is like a projection of oneself, which can appear within a certain range around oneself under one's control.

Throughout, this man approached Emiya Shirou with a playful attitude.

As for why, the man named Gilgamesh didn't even use his favorite Noble Phantasm—Chains of Heaven—to restrict Shirou Emiya's movements, but instead used his least favorite skill—close combat—to counterattack.

Because in his eyes, Shirou Emiya was not worthy of using the Chains of Heaven.

If it weren't for the partial Reality Marble that Emiya Shirou displayed, which helped him withstand a large number of Noble Phantasm attacks, he probably wouldn't have been able to even get close to Gilgamesh.

But that's why Gilgamesh asked whether he should praise Shirou Emiya.

Those who can withstand the rain of Noble Phantasms and reach him are few and far between; even among the legendary Heroic Spirits, very few can do it.

In a sense, he is someone who stands at the pinnacle of heroic spirits.

Having the prototypes of all Noble Phantasms, it can strike at the weaknesses of any enemy.

"cough…!"

Emiya Shirou gushed out a large amount of blood from his mouth, which, along with the blood flowing from his body, stained the earth red.

The golden ripples surrounding Shirou Emiya gave him no time to recover, tearing through space and shooting away.

Chapter 520 The Girl Who Came to Provide Support

Gilgamesh did not give Shirou Emiya enough time to unleash the Infinite Blade Works.

His goal was to kill Shirou Emiya, not to appreciate Shirou Emiya's fighting style.

Since Shirou Emiya was unable to unleash his Reality Marble under his own offensive, it proves that his strength is only this much.

Some Servants were killed by the enemy before they even had a chance to unleash their Noble Phantasms.

They even often devise tactics that prevent the enemy from successfully using their Noble Phantasms.

While a bounded field is powerful, it is only effective if it can be cast.

Clearly, Gilgamesh, as an enemy, would not give Shirou Emiya that opportunity.

In a life-or-death battle, opportunities are not given by the enemy, but must be earned by oneself.

"[A small world surrounded by pseudo-*]!!!!"

The instant Shirou Emiya finished speaking, the time and space around him began to rapidly reconstruct, and a crimson light flashed from the shield in his hand.

The world made up of countless swords completely enveloped Emiya Shirou in an instant.

"Boom!"

The earth-shattering roar resounded through the sky, transforming into sound waves that vibrated outward like a shock wave.

The intense flames engulfed everything around them in an instant.