At this moment, Bell remembered what his grandfather had said to him.
[If there is anyone who is qualified to be called a hero, it is not the one who wields a sword, nor the one who holds up a shield, and certainly not the one who performs healing. Only those who bet on themselves can be called heroes.]
The solid figure protected Bell behind him. The young man, whose hair had been dyed red by blood, waved the blade in his hand very weakly. Facing the countless monsters rushing on, he did not retreat at all. There was only determination in his eyes.
Even though I knew that I might die here.
The monsters seemed to have no idea what fear was. They let out violent roars and rushed towards Shirou Emiya like crazy.
Amid the constant splattering of blood, one corpse after another turned into ashes and dissipated in the air.
Is it really worth risking everything just for a stranger?
But Bell no longer had time to think about these things.
"Tear it————!"
A tearing sound like silk tearing suddenly occurred.
The boy's already bloody chest was torn apart by the sharp claws once again, and the blood seemed to have drained away. Even though such a horrific injury appeared on his body, no blood splashed.
He seemed to feel no pain. He looked extremely weak, but his strength did not decrease at all as he chopped at the monster in front of him.
But how long can the boy last, a few minutes or dozens of minutes?
With such serious injuries, every second could be the last moment of his life.
"Bell, what are you waiting for!?"
"What on earth are you waiting for!?"
"Are we just going to watch him get devoured by the monster like this?"
"Are we just going to do nothing and wait for death to come?"
Looking at the figure fighting in front of him, Bell kept questioning himself in his heart. He understood very clearly why this person always stood in front of him, and why he could obviously move forward but always stayed where he was.
He was waiting for himself, he was waiting for himself to stand up.
He was so weak that even speaking required him to use all his strength, and it seemed as if he would fall to the ground and lose consciousness in the next second.
But he still stayed where he was, waiting for me, even though I was so weak and such a hindrance.
All this was because of myself, because of my arrogance, and because I had no reverence for the dungeon.
If it weren't for me, he would have left here long ago!
No, I can't do this. If I just stagnate where I am when I encounter setbacks and difficulties, how can I respond to God's expectations!
How can you become a hero?
stand up!
Stand up!
Stand up for me!
These useless legs!
These legs are shaking with fear!
Even if it's just to keep up with him.
Even if I can only hide behind him in fear.
And never just fall to the ground and do nothing, and die in such a cowardly way!
Even in this situation, he never gave up hope of living. Bell, how can you give up on yourself?
Stand up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Ah! Aa ...
Fear filled Bell's eyes.
Despair kept lingering around Bell.
A chill gradually crept up Bell's spine.
A wailing sound that echoed throughout the entire floor came out of Bell's mouth.
His legs were shaking.
His body was trembling.
His hand, which was tightly holding the dagger, was also shaking constantly.
Just like an octogenarian, every part of his body was trembling.
He was afraid, afraid of the attacks of these monsters.
He was afraid, afraid of the passing of his life.
"Roar----!"
The roaring monster stomped the ground hard, waving its sharp claws that flashed with arcs of light, and pounced fiercely at Bell in front of it.
The extremely clear sound of breaking through the air echoed in the air.
“Aa ...
The wailing sound echoed at this moment.
"Qiang——!"
With a crisp knocking sound, the blade and the claw collided heavily, causing the impact energy to vibrate from the collision point, rubbing against the air and instantly disturbing the surroundings.
At this moment, the powerful force knocked the dagger in Bell's hand away and bounced it onto the wall beside him.
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, the sharp claws suddenly changed direction in the air, tearing the air and grabbing towards Bell's head in front of him.
He could clearly see the monster's ferocious eyes, its heavy breathing, and the deathly breath coming towards him.
The greatness of human beings lies in their noble attitude in the face of fear——————.
“Ooooo…Aaaaaaah!”
Under extreme fear, Bell couldn't even utter any words and could only keep shouting to calm himself.
The next second————
With a look of horror on his face, Bell used his shaking body and trembling hands to tightly grasp the arm of the sharp claw that was waving towards him.
Without dodging or retreating, he used all his strength to pull the sharp claws that were coming at him to the sides.
Then————
"boom--!"
A heavy impact sound suddenly occurred at this moment.
Bell used all he had to ram his forehead into the opponent.
The wound appeared on Bell's forehead at this moment, and blood slowly flowed out of it.
How can a human's forehead compare to the hardness of a monster's forehead!
But the werewolf groaned and stepped back, staring at Bell in front of him.
"Roar--!"
An angry roar sounded from in front of Bell at this moment.
However----
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"
Bell had no time to care about the wound on his forehead. He shouted and rushed forward at the moment the werewolf let out an angry roar.
At the moment of life and death, Bell burst out with unimaginable power.
At this moment, he suddenly jumped up from the ground, leaped on the werewolf, and grabbed its neck tightly.
Under the unbalanced force, the two men fell violently to the ground.
"Roar--!"
A contemptuous roar came from the werewolf under Bell.
How could it be possible for a mere human strength to strangle oneself to death by strangling the neck?
The sharp claws once again turned into a cold crescent-like light, tearing through the air and pounced towards Bell.
"Pfft!"
The sound of blood splattering was heard at this moment.
The next second, the dagger in Bell's hand flashed across the werewolf's neck and cut open the werewolf's trachea.
The wolf's roar stopped abruptly.
Blood spurted out and splashed on Bell's dull face.
At that moment, when his forehead collided violently with it, Bell saw it, saw the dagger that was bounced off with its powerful claws and hit the wall, then slid behind the werewolf.
Chapter 508: Return of the Hero
Four days. Four whole days have passed since the day Emiya Shirou served as the rear guard.
Although only three days have passed since the expedition team returned to Orario.
But Finn and his crew rested for half a day on the 18th floor, so in fact four days had passed since the day Emiya Shirou left as the rear guard.
Not to mention having to face such a terrifying number of monsters in the dungeon, even if they didn't have to face all of that, just not eating or drinking for four whole days, no one could survive.
Aegina stared blankly in the direction of the dungeon.
How she wished she could see Shirou Emiya coming out of the dungeon safe and sound.
However, such a miracle is almost impossible to happen.
In four days, even the corpse might have been completely carved up by the monsters.
Aegina no longer expects anything.
But she still couldn't help but look towards the dungeon.
But this time, it was different.
Everyone on the street looked at the two people who had become bloody men with surprised eyes.
"Eh, Miss Aina!"
At the edge of the road, a young man named Bell shouted towards Aegina in the distance with a hoarse and weak voice, then quickly fell into a coma and collapsed on the road.
Next to him was Shirou Emiya, who had already been judged dead and had almost no chance of survival.
After Bell fell down, Emiya Shirou supported his body with great difficulty and stood on the ground.
Emiya Shirou didn't have any extra strength to continue walking.
He crawled out of that hell, even though no one could believe it.
"Pa-ta-!"
The sound of documents falling to the ground came from in front of Aina, and she looked at the two people in the distance, totally at a loss.
Tears flowed unconsciously from the corners of her eyes.
She couldn't help but cover her lips to stop herself from crying out loud.
"Be-Beil! And, Shirou--!"
But now is not the time to get excited.
Aegina was only excited for a moment, then she ran towards the guild at the fastest speed in her life.
She had to notify the healer quickly and heal both Emiya Shirou and Bell in the shortest possible time.
"What, Emiya Shirou is back alive!"
At the Loki clan's residence, Finn listened to the news conveyed by the guild members with disbelief on his face.
But the next second, Finn quickly changed his attitude and looked at the people in the guild with great excitement.
