Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Vlad III told Danic that his fate was to die in battle.

Vlad III, however, met his end by being assassinated by nobles.

"Behold, this excellent offering! God has once again given us this rare opportunity! Isn't that right, you bloodstained king!"

As if he were having a conversation with someone, Vlad III spoke to himself with a mocking and angry expression, while Lanlu-kun made no attempt to stop him.

Instead, he stared intently at Shirou Emiya with those sticky, viscous eyes.

At this moment, Vlad III's words were filled with madness, yet incredibly calm, like a berserker with reason.

"Your heroic, noble gaze shines brighter than the moon! It is an honor for this world to have someone like you."

"But I'm going to use this gun to pierce through your strong limbs!"

"If you ask why!"

"Because I love people like you so much."

"The priest said this at the funeral: The deceased was so loved by God that he was called to the Kingdom of Heaven!"

"Love is death, and death is love! Because I love you, I want to kill you, I want to use the gun in my hand to pierce your body."

His fighting spirit surged to its peak at this moment. His frenzied expression and calm words intertwined, making it difficult for Shirou Emiya to tell whether Vlad III before him was truly insane.

Chapter 570 I'll Use Your Blood

As Vlad III finished speaking.

The orange-haired woman dressed as a clown named Lanlujun also turned her head slightly and nodded to Vlad III, who was bursting with intense fighting spirit.

A dark gold spear, resembling a spine pulled from the body of some creature, appeared in Vlad III's hand.

"Then, let your blood complete this blood sacrifice!!!"

As soon as those words were spoken, Shirou Emiya felt as if he were being watched by some other kind of being, and a chill ran down his spine.

Shirou Emiya had experienced this feeling before, when he encountered a vampire named Dracula at Tokyo Butei High School.

"Buzz!"

Crimson magic erupted from Vlad III as he slowly raised the dark gold, bone-like spear in his hand.

His imposing aura began to rise rapidly.

He seemed to be waiting for something. Despite his intense fighting spirit, he still did not immediately launch an attack on Shirou Emiya.

Even if he were to descend into madness at this moment, even if he were to be abandoned by his own beliefs, even if no one could understand him, he would still be a glorious warrior.

Moreover, he was also worried that Shirou Emiya's Servant was an Assassin, who might secretly attack his Master from the surrounding bushes while he was launching an attack.

Only by knowing the location of the enemy Servant can Vlad III fight them with peace of mind.

"Where is your servant? Summon him here!!!"

Vlad III looked at the empty surroundings around Shirou Emiya, where there was no sense of any Servant's presence, and roared at Shirou Emiya with intense fighting spirit.

Right now, I'm moving forward without hesitation.

The evil spirits quickly enveloped Shirou Emiya's entire body, and he gripped the two guns, one black and one white, tightly in his hands.

"He has things he needs to do—!"

Emiya Shirou did not give Vlad III a direct answer, nor did he tell him the fact that he did not have any Servants.

Among all the participants, who are guaranteed to have their own servants, no one would expect that there would be one who doesn't even have a servant.

Even this contestant without a Servant managed to pass one round of battle.

Almost everyone who can't find Shirou Emiya's Servant will subconsciously assume that his Servant is hiding somewhere else, or that he is an Assassin who is not good at direct combat and can hide his presence.

The Holy Grail War has never been one where one cannot fight against the Master.

This struggle is not only a test for the Master, but also a test for the Servant. They need to complement each other and help each other.

Emiya Shirou can also use this information gap to distract his opponent during the battle, giving him a greater advantage.

However, it was only after Rin Tohsaka reprimanded him that Shirou Emiya kept quiet about not having a Servant.

Otherwise, he really intended to explain to his opponent that he had no servants and fight his way up.

However, such things can only slightly affect the enemy's Servants. Without corresponding strength, such petty tricks are simply not respectable.

"You guy!!!"

Vlad III looked at Shirou Emiya, who was walking towards him with an unwavering gaze and no fear whatsoever, and a hint of anger flashed in his heart. He then looked towards the direction of Ranji behind him.

He didn't sense any unusual presence around him; it couldn't be that the Assassin's aura was so concealed that he couldn't detect it.

If that's really the case, then even if one is right next to their Master, that Assassin will still be able to succeed.

Is he bluffing?

Vlad III's mind raced for a short time before he gripped the gun tightly in his hand again.

No need to think so much.

If Shirou Emiya's Servant doesn't appear soon, then don't blame him for taking Shirou Emiya's blood without hesitation. Vlad doesn't believe that there is such an Assassin who doesn't reveal even the slightest trace of his aura.

"You and your followers will pay the price for your arrogance!"

Vlad III lowered his stance slightly, then suddenly let out a low shout, stomped the ground, and brandished his spear, bursting forth like a missile as he charged towards Emiya Shirou.

Wearing heavy armor, Vlad III was not that fast, and was far less agile than Drake, whom Shirou Emiya had fought earlier.

At least in terms of running speed, Drake was far superior to Vlad III, who was wearing armor in front of him.

He was able to unleash missile-like speeds by stomping on the ground with his own powerful strength.

Rather, this method of rapidly advancing on the enemy is a skill that most people can master, and Shirou Emiya often approaches the enemy in this way as well.

No one will give you time to prepare for the final sprint; the outcome of a battle often happens in an instant.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The bullets shot out from the muzzle of Shirou Emiya's gun the moment Vlad III charged at him, engulfing him in a very short time.

However, speed does not equate to speed of action, nor does it imply skill or technique.

Even Achilles, who possesses the fastest speed and agility among all human heroes, even reaching an A+ level, would find it difficult to effectively suppress Arthur in close combat.

They might even find a weakness to exploit and launch a counterattack.

Similarly, this gave Drake a huge headache; the spiderweb-like barrage of bullets was nothing to Vlad III.

Faced with attacks from all directions, seemingly all-encompassing and leaving no blind spots, Vlad III's spear trembled slightly, and several spear flashes appeared in front of him.

“Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!”

The sound of bullets bouncing off echoed continuously around Vlad III.

Bullets fired from normal firearms pose no threat to beings of Servant level.

Even magicians can block bullets in some way, let alone Servants with even greater abilities.

But those were just bullets fired from normal firearms.

Just like the arrows Archer fired, which are quite different from those fired by a normal person.

The vast majority of arrows fired by Archers can hit enemies thousands of miles away, and their power is even more terrifying than that of some sniper rifles.

Chapter 571 Piercing the Duke {Edited}

In reality, the effective range of an arrow shot by an ordinary person is generally 100 meters. If the bow and arrow are of good quality and a strong soldier with amazing strength is used, the maximum killing range of the bow and arrow can even reach 300 meters.

Compared to the arrows fired by the Servants, this kind of destructive power is insignificant, not even worth mentioning.

Firearms can be considered an extension of bows, using machinery to replace human power in order to achieve what human power cannot.

Those Servants who can use firearms to fight are not weak at all; in fact, they can easily kill other Servants with their own firearms.

Just like Drake, when she was a Servant, the power of the bullets fired by the flintlock pistol in her hand was naturally incomparable to that in front of her.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to collide with the bullets fired by Shirou Emiya amidst such a hail of bullets.

Instead, it was easily torn apart by the bullets fired by Shirou Emiya.

It's important to know that the dual pistols in Shirou Emiya's hands are not simply modern weapons with reverse blades.

However, it was modified from the Romantic Turret, which can increase its power according to the level of crisis the user encounters. With some improvements made by Shirou Emiya, the power of the bullets it fires should not be underestimated.

Furthermore, the bullets forged by Shirou Emiya were no ordinary items; their quality and penetrating power were top-notch.

Even so, the bullets fired by Drake and the bullets fired by Shirou Emiya were able to collide violently in mid-air, changing their trajectories or causing an explosion.

This is enough to show that the flintlock pistol in Drake's hands, as a Servant, is not to be underestimated.

If Drake's own conditions allowed, she might also be able to do what Shirou Emiya did, accurately hitting enemies thousands of miles away with just her dual pistols.

If most Servants can completely ignore firearms and easily deflect all incoming bullets, then Servants like Drake who wield firearms have almost no ability to directly confront other Servants, except for their Noble Phantasms.

Now, the bullets in Shirou Emiya's hands are not only several times more powerful than those fired from normal firearms, but they also possess a skill that makes people applaud.

Vlad III was simply not capable of deflecting all the bullets fired at him from all directions.

But he doesn't need to block all the bullets; he only needs to deflect the bullets that are heading straight for his head.

Except for his exposed hands and head, Vlad III was completely covered in black armor.

The barrage of bullets, resembling a spiderweb, posed no threat to Vlad III.

The sounds that seemed to hit something and then bounced off mostly came from Vlad III's armor.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Faced with Vlad III's barrage of shots aimed at him, Shirou Emiya retreated sharply, his gun firing motion continuing without pause.

The bullets that Vlad III had deflected also hit Emiya Shirou in an instant. The bullets that continued to fire at Vlad III formed an even more complex barrage, constantly encroaching on Vlad III.

In less than the blink of an eye, Shirou Emiya replaced the magazine in his dual pistols with a new one.