However, Kotomine Kirei seemed not to care about the outcome at all. He opened his closed blood-stained book and, while chanting, dragged the boy's body towards the interior of the church.
"call out--!"
The sword arrow shot out from the thick fog, but was easily cut off by the weapon that burst out from the golden ripples.
The thick fog slowly dissipated.
Under the violent explosion, even the ground had turned black.
Shirou Emiya raised his right hand and looked at the blond young man in front of him, his face full of solemnity.
And on his cheek, blood slowly flowed along with the scratches that appeared.
"So fast--!"
Emiya Shirou couldn't help but be shocked.
At that moment just now, Emiya Shirou projected the weapon that burst out from the golden ripples at his fastest speed.
However, the speed at which weapons appeared from the golden ripples was too fast. Even if Shirou Emiya reacted the moment the golden ripples appeared, the projection speed could not keep up.
What's more, the weapons that were launched violently were not just swords.
"A miscellaneous cultivator should behave like a miscellaneous cultivator—!"
Without further ado, the blond young man looked at Emiya Shirou with disgust. He didn't even have the mood to explain. He just raised his hand and suddenly waved it down.
Golden ripples, which had doubled in number, rose from behind him, and weapons continued to emerge from them. Knives, swords, spears, halberds and other various treasures suddenly stopped and aimed at Emiya Shirou.
Then, like a bullet fired from a gun, bursts of golden light once again tore through the space and shot towards Shirou Emiya.
Shirou Emiya's eyes flashed, and the dragon-shaped armor climbed onto his body in an instant.
Swords that Emiya Shirou had seen or forged before appeared one after another in the space around him.
Immediately, with the sound of space shaking, the weapons suspended in the air burst out, cutting through the air, flashing silver or golden light, and suddenly faced the incoming treasures.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
It was clearly the collision of steel against steel weapons, and the weapons from the sky and the earth, which were fired at each other, were like bombs ready to explode at any moment. At the moment of collision, a low and loud explosion sounded, echoing in the air.
The flames sparked by the collision spread out like a wave of flame, illuminating the entire space covered by darkness in red.
The temperature in the air also soared suddenly, causing the atmosphere to distort.
The blond young man looked at Emiya Shirou who was struggling to resist the attack with a disdainful smile.
The torrential attacks tore into pieces the weapons projected by Shirou Emiya like a ferocious beast, and shot at Shirou Emiya continuously.
Dilemma.
If he directly projects the Noble Phantasm shot out by the blond young man, Emiya Shirou's projection speed will not be able to keep up with the speed of the Noble Phantasm he launches, and a considerable part of the attack will hit him directly.
If you give up projecting the attacking weapons and instead directly project the weapons you have used or forged, you will be able to keep up in speed.
But it was extremely obvious that most of the weapons he projected were not capable of one-on-one confrontation.
When facing the incoming weapons, some people need two or even three swords projected by themselves to resist.
And he couldn't project so many swords in an instant.
Then, there is only one answer————
"This body is made of swords!"
After just a little thought, Emiya Shirou came up with the only answer that could get him close to the blond young man.
That is a speed even faster than his, and it is in the stage of progress at the moment he launches the attack.
Only in the Infinite Sword System could Emiya Shirou cut off his attacks at the fastest speed.
After all, the weapons in Infinite Blade Works are already projected or forged, and are ready-made weapons. There is no need to consume more of Shirou Emiya's magic power for projection.
"laugh--!"
Scarlet lightning suddenly burst out from Emiya Shirou's body.
The explosive force directly shattered the ground beneath Shirou Emiya's feet.
At this moment, Emiya Shirou turned into a red lightning and a figure that was almost invisible to the naked eye, moving back and forth throughout the church.
Sometimes it stomps on the ground and runs across it like a wild beast.
Sometimes he ignores gravity and runs along the wall like a gecko.
At this moment, the entire floor and walls of the church became Emiya Shirou's foothold. His figure was like lightning, flying back and forth at an astonishing speed.
While projecting weapons to defend against attacks, he also dodged the continuous pouring attacks.
Countless bombing sounds came continuously from in front of, behind, and even on Shirou Emiya.
He wanted to find an opportunity to launch an attack.
But the airtight attack didn't give Emiya Shirou any chance at all.
Just dodging and defending consumed all of Emiya Shirou's energy.
The projected [Evil Spirit Haunted] he was wearing only collided head-on with the treasure a few times, and an indescribable strong wind appeared.
"Like an annoying bug!"
The tone of the blond young man gradually became impatient, and the golden ripples surged again. The treasures shot out one after another, like beams of light, with the momentum and speed of thunder. In a flash, they swept across the sky and covered the direction of Emiya Shirou like raindrops.
"Forge his bones, burn his soul--!"
At this moment, as Emiya Shirou began to chant the second part, the ground began to change continuously in an instant, with his feet as the center.
On the barren land, countless swords continued to appear, flying up from the ground at the fastest speed and shooting towards the flying treasure.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
Loud explosions echoed in the church like a series of fireworks, setting off waves of fire and air that swept in all directions.
Chapter 519: Not on the same level of strength
In this church full of elegance, the original wooden floor began to be gradually assimilated into barren land.
Balls of flames continued to burn up from the barren land.
Sword and arrow appeared on the ground one after another, transforming into silver beams of light that kept flying towards the sky.
The golden ripples in the sky, like water waves, made the originally dim church appear extremely bright.
In the ripples, weapons in various forms such as knives, swords, guns, and halberds, which have been widely circulated since the mythological era and only exist in legends, keep shooting out like arrows on bowstrings, like bullets fired from a gun, and like machine guns, cutting through the air and directly venting into the fire and air waves.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
The overwhelming rain of treasures and the sword arrows shot out from the ground constantly collided in the space around the church, setting off countless violent flames and impacts, and the entire church was constantly filled with waves of fire.
However, this scene only lasted for less than a few seconds.
In the next moment, amid the continuous explosions, the collision of steel and steel, and the mutual devouring of flames.
"Oh!"
With a crackling sound and a violent shock wave, Shirou Emiya's figure turned into a scarlet lightning, tearing through the air and rushing towards Gilgamesh.
"The Blazing Sky Covers the Seventh Ring——!"
A seven-layered cherry blossom-shaped shield instantly appeared in front of Shirou Emiya. Under the protection of countless swords and arrows, Shirou Emiya held the shining royal sword in one hand and maintained the shield with the other. Under the rain of Noble Phantasms, just like Achilles in battle, he kept advancing with the shield.
It's not that Shirou Emiya has no chance to use [Pseudo Small World Surrounding the Sky], but under the current circumstances, Shirou Emiya judged that there is no need to use such a powerful treasure to protect his own safety.
It takes half of the magic power required to chant Infinite Sword Art to release a Noble Phantasm. Just like [Eternally Distant Golden Sword], Shirou Emiya will not use it unless it is a critical moment or a situation that can only be resolved by projection.
Although his own magic power is considered to be at a good level among magicians, it is unable to sustain the continuous release of Noble Phantasms.
It can even be said that if Shirou Emiya chooses to use [Infinite Sword Works], he will hardly have any more magic power to release the true names of other treasures.
Of course, the only thing to be thankful for is that Shirou Emiya's chanting can be stopped. At the critical moment, he can stop the chanting of Infinite Blade Works and choose to release the true names of other treasures.
Under normal circumstances, the bulk of magic power consumption comes from the completion of the inherent barrier, which requires continuous consumption of magic power to maintain in order to resist the rejection of the world.
However, Shirou Emiya's inherent barrier is the opposite. He needs to consume a large amount of magic power to resist the erosion of the world's rejection, but after completion, he no longer needs to use magic power to maintain it.
But if it stops halfway, the inherent barrier will not completely erode the world, and the barren land will just be simple ground, not part of the Infinite Sword System.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
Just like raindrops falling on the window, countless collisions brought about low and loud explosions that rang around Emiya Shirou.
This shield of the hero Ajax was used in the Trojan War. It is considered a barrier treasure with invincible defense against thrown weapons. Each petal is enough to rival the ancient city walls, even with the help of countless swords and arrows.
But it shattered in just a few seconds.
However, in such a small church, Shirou Emiya only needed a few seconds to reach Gilgamesh.
The red knight sword in his hand burst out with unprecedented power at this moment, slashing down at Gilgamesh.
"Perhaps, I should give you some praise?"
A faint voice sounded from in front of Shirou Emiya, and there was not a trace of panic in the eyes of the blond man named Gilgamesh.
There was a calm expression on his face, as if he had already anticipated the other party's reaction.
Then————
"But, fakes should be left in the trash!"
"call out--!"
An intense sense of danger once again crept into Emiya Shirou's heart.
A golden ripple appeared beside Emiya Shirou without any warning.
The extended treasure shot towards Emiya Shirou at a speed several times the speed of sound.
At this moment, it was completely too late to use the sword arrows on the ground to block.
This treasure is fully capable of knocking him away before he can swing his sword.
I can't even touch Gilgamesh.
"Projection begins--!"
Without any time to hesitate, a pitch-black sword appeared in his other hand, and his figure suddenly changed as he rushed towards Gilgamesh.
“One Sword Shura——!”
With just a thought, Shirou Emiya's aura surged again. He waved the pitch-black sword in one hand to block the treasure that was shooting at him from the side.
In his other hand, he tightly grasped the scarlet knight's sword and swung it at Gilgamesh.
But, also at this moment.
"choke!"
With a pleasant and clear chanting sound, the golden giant axe appeared in his hand at some point, and the sharp blade turned into a sharp weapon, flashing like a ray of moonlight.
"Pfft!"
Amid the sound of slashing, a large amount of blood spilled into the sky.
Even if Shirou Emiya reacted at this moment, he had no time to adjust his body to resist the sudden attack.
In front of him, an extremely ferocious crack appeared on the armor named [Evil Devil] at this moment, and an extremely hideous wound spanned his entire body. Under the power of such a slash, Shirou Emiya's body flew backwards like a missile.
If it weren't for the fact that [Evil Ghost Haunted] was resisting a huge amount of force, such a blow would be enough to cut him in half instantly.
The man named Gilgamesh does not like close combat, but that does not mean that he has no close combat ability at all.
On the contrary, his melee combat ability is also extremely good. With the help of his Noble Phantasm armor and various weapons, he can even easily suppress his opponents in close combat.
Severe pain suddenly attacked Shirou Emiya's body at this moment.
"Bam—"
With a dull thud, Emiya Shirou fell to the ground.
However, the attack did not end at this moment.
At this moment, countless golden ripples appeared around Shirou Emiya. Even before Shirou Emiya finished tumbling, the golden ripples had already surrounded him.
Weapons that had changed from luxurious to simple in appearance poked out from there, and Shirou Emiya could feel that they were Noble Phantasms of a higher level.
Even the seven-layer rings of Seraph could only hold out for a few seconds before breaking, not to mention the [Evil Ghost Haunting] on his body.
