Looking at the Akabane Hound that had locked onto him and was rushing towards him, Archer made a helpless sound in his heart.
Only you know yourself best.
Archer knew very well that as long as he projected the Noble Phantasm in front of Shirou Emiya, he would be able to project it against him with just a glance.
It can even be said that the projected treasure is of higher grade than the one projected by oneself.
Archer expressed that he really didn't want to use too many Noble Phantasms in front of Emiya Shirou.
Therefore, during the battle, he always deliberately restrained the use of his treasure.
If they really had to be used, most of them were weapons that Shirou Emiya could project.
Otherwise, Archer would only use it on Emiya Shirou at the right moment when he could kill with one strike.
Kill Shirou Emiya before he can complete the analysis and projection.
Shirou Emiya had no such precautions at the beginning, and Archer diagnosed him as being possessed by an evil spirit.
This makes it difficult for both of them to hurt each other without using a treasure with large-scale destruction.
Although a big reason is that Shirou Emiya doesn't understand Archer at all, but Archer knows Shirou Emiya very well.
This is the gap in intelligence.
But now, if Shirou Emiya does not get rid of Archer here, he will be able to project the [Small World Surrounding the Sky] in the next battle, which will make the battle more difficult.
Although the [Small World Surrounding the Sky] used by Archer may not be as strong in defense as the one used by Emiya Shirou, it is still enough to make Emiya Shirou feel troubled.
The Akabane hounds that were flying towards Archer, as their name suggests, were tracking Archer's scent, constantly flying around him, charging at him again and again.
Even if it misses, it will bite the opponent tightly.
This is a Noble Phantasm that Archer modified himself to be extremely handy for shooting, and it is also the Noble Phantasm that he now finds extremely difficult to use.
Just, following the scent—
“Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!!!!!!!!!”
The next moment, the Akahara hounds that were chasing seemed to have lost their target and power, and hit the wall in front of them heavily, making a loud bombing sound.
At this point, Emiya Shirou could no longer see or feel Archer's voice.
"Has the aura been eliminated?"
Emiya Shirou's figure also slowly disappeared from the spot.
Haunted by evil spirits, it can make it impossible for even Esdeath, who is extremely sensitive to the surrounding environment, to detect its traces. Of course, it can do more than just become invisible, it can also eliminate its own breath.
Of course, it definitely didn't reach Assassin's A+ level of aura concealment.
Basically, as long as you show murderous intent and hostility, you will be easily discovered.
Unlike many Assassins, he does not only reveal himself when attacking.
The Akabara Hound that Archer shot out earlier was also dodged by Emiya Shirou in the same way.
As for why Shirou Emiya also chose to hide.
That was naturally because Emiya Shirou felt that if he revealed himself, Archer would not retreat so easily. It was very likely that he would rely on his ability to conceal his aura and be ready to shoot a sneak attack in the dark at any time.
But if he was also invisible, Archer would have to retreat.
Because in this area, Archer's master, Hakuno Kishinami, can be found here.
It could certainly hide itself and wait for an opportunity, but Kishinami Hakuno does not have this ability and he would be directly exposed to Emiya Shirou's eyes.
Chapter 653: The Soul That Cannot Persist
Under the cover of night, the entire Tsukiumihara Academy was filled with silence, and the earth had fallen into a deep sleep.
There was no sign of student activity in the corridors any longer.
Except for the gentle breeze blowing in gusts.
Except for the occasional barking of a dog, the cold and quiet school was silent.
The sky is dotted with sparkling stars, and the Milky Way, like fine sand, lies obliquely on the blue sky.
A faint light slowly sprinkled down from the bedside, slightly illuminating the originally dark health room.
"ha--!"
The sound of exhalation came from a bed somewhere.
"Senior, are you awake again?"
Sitting beside the bed, Sakura Matou looked at Shirou Emiya who suddenly opened his eyes with an extremely worried expression.
"Thank you, Sakura."
When Emiya Shirou woke up again, the familiar pain once again swept through his body.
His body felt like it was being burned by flames. The temperature on his body surface kept rising and sweat kept pouring out of his body.
Lying on the hospital bed, Shirou Emiya frowned deeply.
My physical condition is getting worse and worse.
feeling of pain.
Powerlessness.
Feeling of weakness.
Feeling of fatigue.
All of this continued to burst out from the depths of Emiya Shirou's soul, making Emiya Shirou sigh.
"It's okay, Senior. My duty is to manage the health of the Masters. This is what I should do."
Having said this, Matou Sakura asked Emiya Shirou to sit up and slowly removed the bandages tied around his body.
The sticky sound continued to sound from Emiya Shirou.
Under the moonlight, one can clearly see that the shocking wounds on Shirou Emiya's body are still oozing with blood, and the bandages that were untied by Sakura Matou have been stained with scarlet.
With an extremely distressed look on her face, she took out a towel soaked in warm water, wrung it dry, and carefully wiped his body with it.
"How long can I hold on?"
Feeling Sakura Matou wiping him, Shirou Emiya looked at his already broken body and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Even if Emiya Shirou really didn't care about the condition of his soul, he couldn't keep bearing such an increasing price.
There is a limit to the price the soul can bear, and Shirou Emiya cannot overdraw forever.
"How many times have I woken up in the night in the past few days? Has my health gotten worse?"
Hearing this voice, Emiya Shirou was slightly startled, then looked towards the source of the sound.
I saw that on another hospital bed not far from Emiya Shirou, Toosaka Rin, lying in the quilt, rubbed her eyes and looked over with a little sleepiness.
"yes----"
At this time, Emiya Shirou could only nod helplessly.
Living in the infirmary was not Emiya Shirou's idea.
There were only two people who knew how bad Shirou Emiya's physical condition was right now.
Matou Sakura and Toosaka Rin.
Sakura Matou was originally the advanced AI responsible for examining Shirou Emiya's body. Naturally, she knew Shirou Emiya's physical condition most accurately.
As for Toosaka Rin, she simply and roughly got the report on Emiya Shirou's physical condition from Matou Sakura.
Sakura Matou is just an advanced AI, so it is impossible for her to suggest to Shirou Emiya that she live in the infirmary.
The only one who could do such a thing and get Emiya Shirou to agree was Toosaka Rin.
"Given your current physical condition, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold out until the end of this Holy Grail War."
With a somewhat heavy tone, under the light moonlight, Toosaka Rin looked straight into Emiya Shirou's eyes.
"But there's no other way, right?"
Enduring the severe pain in his body, Emiya Shirou didn't know what to say.
Apart from continuing to move towards the Holy Grail, Shirou Emiya could not think of any other solution.
The existence of Avalon should allow Shirou Emiya to simply ignore Mooncell's deletion mechanism.
But its remaining magic power is very little, and it no longer has the powerful effect it once had.
At the beginning, after each battle, the injuries on his body would basically be healed by the next day, and all the deletion programs attached to his body would be dispelled.
And now, so much time has passed, and those shocking wounds have not shown any sign of improvement, and the deletion programs in various parts of the body still exist.
If I enter that deleted world again, I will never have a chance to survive.
However, there is a greater possibility that he will be defeated directly by Kishinami Hakuno.
If at the beginning, Shirou Emiya ignored everything and did not participate in this Holy Grail War, with Avalon's ability, it is almost certain that Mooncell's deletion program would be powerless against Shirou Emiya.
He will survive like Ginako.
Just saying, even if I give Shirou Emiya a chance, let him make a choice.
He would still choose to participate without hesitation.
Shirou Emiya wanted to save everyone involved in this Holy Grail War, but he couldn't.
He could only try his best to save whoever he could.
“Having said that, Emiya-kun himself can be called a miracle. I believe, I believe that Emiya-kun can reach that goal—!”
Calm and elegant words came from the hospital bed on the other side of Toosaka Rin.
At some point, Leo also woke up and intervened in the conversation between Emiya Shirou and Toosaka Rin.
Leo is not like Toosaka Rin. Like Emiya Shirou, he is a real patient in this health room.
Now I can only walk with difficulty.
Otherwise he wouldn't be here.
The reason why Leo has not recovered from the injury until now was not the deletion program attached to his body, but the mental world that Shirou Emiya had detonated previously.
"I know, but we still need to be prepared. We can't leave everything to miracles, and miracles won't always favor a person."
Toosaka Rin didn't look back, but looked at Emiya Shirou and sighed.
Miracles cannot be triggered just by wanting to. At least in Toosaka Rin's opinion, the occurrence of miracles is the inevitable result of various factors.
"HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!!!!!!"
At this moment, an extremely strange laugh came from the opposite side, breaking the silent atmosphere.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the orange-haired woman sitting on the bed opposite.
"I was just staying up late playing games! I wasn't doing anything else! Why are you all looking at me? Go ahead and discuss your own things!"
As if she could sense the gazes coming from all around, Gina, who was sitting on the bed opposite and playing on the computer, looked at them with a puzzled look.
Chapter 654: How to deal with Emiya Shirou
"Archer, are you okay now?"
Back in the room, Kishinami Hakuno asked Archer with some concern.
She believed that her Servant would not be defeated so easily, and she was also concerned about her Servant's injuries.
"It's nothing serious, but the opponent's situation may be more difficult than I thought."
Archer shook his head slightly, indicating that he was fine.
It just looked like he had suffered a lot of damage, and his clothes were almost destroyed.
But in reality, the damage suffered was not that much, most of it was absorbed by the Seven Rings of Blazing Sky (Rho Aias) and the evil spirit.
What's more, he also received treatment from Hakuno Kishinami's computer technique, and his injuries have almost recovered.
Hearing Archer's words, Kishinami Hakuno's expression softened.
