Almost at the same time, a plain yet sacred knight's sword appeared in Archer's hand.
"clang----!"
Amid the deafening sound of collision, strong wind exploded like a blast.
However, before Emiya Shirou could make any move, a knight's sword with various colors but shining golden light suddenly appeared at his side.
“Puff——!”
With the sound of flesh tearing and sparks bursting out, the knight's sword that was flashing with golden light in various colors tore apart the evil spirits and instantly cut through Shirou Emiya's flesh.
Feeling the pain in his abdomen, Emiya Shirou turned the sword without any hesitation and chopped it down fiercely, blocking the long sword that had already cut through his armor and cut into his body.
At this moment, Archer's third attack arrived.
A strange long sword burning with flames, as red as the sun, appeared in Archer's hand the moment the sword pierced his body.
"boom--!"
The strange long sword burning with flames also cut through the sky and slashed towards Shirou Emiya fiercely.
Moonsea Sword (Extra Link)
A powerful triple attack using the continuous projection of the three swords Durandal, Juvayus, and Bellows of Meteor.
It should be a powerful three-hit combo performed by continuously projecting Durandal, Joyeuse, and Excalibur, the three great holy swords of Europe.
But Archer's speed in projecting Excalibur was not that fast, and he could not complete such a powerful three-hit combo in a very short time, so he replaced the third sword with the weapon made by Nero himself, the Meteoric Bellows.
Chapter 656: Difficulty Obtaining the Code Key
The weapon that broke through Shirou Emiya's armor was called Giovaius, one of the three great holy swords in Europe, and the sword worn by Charlemagne, king of the Carolingian dynasty of the Frankish Kingdom in the epic narrative poem "The Song of Roland".
It is said that the color of the sword changes 30 times a day. It is said that its blade is the tip of the spear of Longinus that pierced Jesus Christ's body after his death.
"boom--!"
The meteorite bellows, burning with intense flames, slashed heavily on Shirou Emiya's armor. In an instant, a circle of storm rose up around Shirou Emiya.
Under the instant explosion of moves brought about by these three treasures, Emiya Shirou instantly turned into a missile and flew backwards at an extremely fast speed.
"Trace on"
Archer's eyes were full of calmness. To be honest, fighting like this without any restrictions on Noble Phantasms was his true strength.
As he spoke, a huge blade, one black and one white, instantly appeared in his hands.
It can be clearly seen that these two weapons are extremely similar to Gan Jiang and Moye, but they are also very different.
It's not just about the body shape, it seems like it has gone through multiple layers of transformation to reach this form.
Facing Shirou Emiya flying backwards in front of him, Archer swung the two swords in his hands forward without even the slightest hesitation.
The moment Emiya Shirou crashed through several walls and came to a stop, the two giant blades that were chasing him immediately arrived and chopped him down heavily.
Then——
"boom--!"
Violent explosions accompanied by thick smoke came from a distance.
【3】
The third round came to an end.
The moment he saw this number, Archer stopped his hands from launching an attack, and his body turned into a red phantom, rushing towards Kishinami Hakuno and Toosaka Rin who were fighting in the distance.
“How difficult—!”
Seeing Archer running towards her from a distance, Toosaka Rin immediately stopped what she was doing and retreated towards Emiya Shirou's position.
"so close--!"
Watching Toosaka Rin leave, Kishinami Hakuno covered his injured right arm and looked at Archer with a thankful expression.
"You are already very good to be able to hold on under her for so long!"
Archer expressed his admiration for Kishiba Hakuno without reservation.
From the initial confusion to now being able to face Toosaka Rin alone, Archer has always seen the growth of Kishinami Hakuno.
As for the reason why Toosaka Rin felt a little tricky, Archer also had some guesses.
Under normal circumstances, normal magic can be performed through constructed magic circuits, but in this computer world, magicians will design and create codes in advance, and design some computer spells that can be directly activated by magic power.
However, each magician has a limited number of pre-designed computer formulas based on his or her own abilities, and there are basically only 2-3.
However, Hakuno Kishinami has the ability to use a variety of computer techniques.
Under such circumstances, Kishinami Hakuno used the various computer techniques he had learned to barely resist Toosaka Rin's attack.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that Toosaka Rin's injuries haven't recovered yet, just like Emiya Shirou.
"We have already obtained the second code key. Now we just need to go back and rest, waiting for the decisive battle—"
Following Archer's words, he and Hakuno Kishinami quickly left the place.
"Pa-ta-!"
In the hall that had turned into ruins, amidst the continuous piles of rubble, a man in silver dragon-shaped armor lifted the rubble around him and slowly stood up.
The armor was quickly removed.
At this time, Shirou Emiya's entire body was almost covered with bright red blood, and his body became tattered and horrible.
With the help of the breathing technique, Shirou Emiya quickly stopped the blood oozing out of his abdomen.
“Emiya!!!”
And in front, Toosaka Rin came running over with a worried look on her face and quickly supported the somewhat shaky Emiya Shirou.
"I'm fine—"
As soon as I finished speaking, a sweet taste rushed up my throat.
"Ahem—!"
Blood coughed out of Emiya Shirou's mouth.
At this moment, severe pain struck Emiya Shirou's nerves.
It's not just pain from the body, but also pain from the soul.
The injuries on his body were not simply caused by Archer's attacks in the past few days, but more of a backlash from being haunted by evil spirits.
This armor can provide the user with great strength and even have a defense as strong as an iron wall, but it is a huge burden on the wearer and ordinary people will die if they wear it.
And now that this set of armor has evolved so many times in succession, the burden it places on the wearer is no longer comparable to before.
Shirou Emiya has never tried wearing two evil spirits because he knows that if he dares to wear two, he will die in less than a blink of an eye.
Previously, under Avalon's terrifying healing ability, Shirou Emiya could almost ignore the side effects of this equipment, not to mention that his physical fitness was also sufficient to support the use of this equipment.
But the current situation cannot be the same.
The body is already injured to this extent, and being haunted by evil spirits is tantamount to seeking death.
Those horrifying wounds will only be torn open again and again by the evil spirits.
After each battle, Shirou Emiya would become a bloody man.
"Thank you, Toosaka."
Looking at Toosaka Rin who quickly trotted over to his side and put her arm around him, Emiya Shirou couldn't help but express his gratitude to Toosaka Rin from the bottom of his heart.
He was not so weak that he could not fight. In fact, if Archer attacked again, Emiya Shirou still had the ability to continue fighting him for several rounds.
If the opponent was just at the level of the monsters in the arena, Emiya Shirou felt that he could even fight for several days in a row like the Servants.
The decisive battle is about to begin, so it is natural to save as much energy as possible.
His current recovery basically depends on the Holy Relics, Sakura's information, and the unlicensed magician who flies around.
"Luckily, we finally got the second code key!"
Looking at the somewhat weak Shirou Emiya, Toosaka Rin couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
This wasn't the second time they had fought Archer, but the third.
Hakuno Kishinami thought about this problem, and Toosaka Rin instantly realized that she couldn't treat Shirou Emiya the same way she treated her own Servant.
She had to consider Emiya Shirou's injuries.
So after discussion, they gave up the idea of seizing the initiative, in order to avoid further fighting which would worsen their injuries and lead to their lives being lost before the decisive battle.
Because of this, when he first went to look for the second code key, it was found by Archer and he did not get the case number key.
This triggered the third conflict.
And with Archer having made preparations in advance, Emiya Shirou had no way to avoid such a battle, nor was he able to distance himself in advance.
Chapter 657 Kiss
The night gradually began to pass.
At one end of the sky, dawn slowly descended, and a ray of white light appeared on the horizon, slowly dispelling the night sky.
Soon, when daylight fully arrives, the decisive battle will officially begin.
On the rooftop of Tsukiumihara Academy.
Two figures stood quietly behind the fence, taking in the entire academy's scenery.
Under the reddish light in the sky, the empty playground reflected a faint light, making the originally quiet school seem mysterious.
"Before I knew it, it's already the fifth round of battle."
Standing in front of Emiya Shirou, Toosaka Rin looked at the empty playground below and spoke slowly.
"You only need to win three more games, Emiya, and you will get the Holy Grail."
“It feels so close yet so far away.”
As she spoke, Toosaka Rin slowly walked forward, her hands lightly clasped on the wire mesh fence in front of her.
At this time, a breeze slowly blew in from afar, gently caressing Toosaka Rin's face.
She knew exactly what she was worried about.
Leo has been defeated, and her purpose of participating in this Holy Grail War has been achieved.
Toosaka Rin doesn't care about the so-called omnipotent wish-making machine. The only thing that matters to her now is that one thing.
"Time moves forward. No matter what the final result is, we have to accept it."
Listening to Toosaka Rin's words, Emiya Shirou, who was standing behind her, also responded.
"You are really open-minded. It would be better if you could value your life more."
Toosaka Rin couldn't help but smile bitterly. After only being with him for more than a month, she had already understood Emiya Shirou's personality thoroughly.
He is honest, simple, serious, and consistent in his work. He is foolish, clumsy, and an idealist.
"To be honest, I haven't asked you yet, what is your wish?"
Seeing Shirou Emiya remaining silent, Toosaka Rin certainly understood Shirou Emiya's stubbornness, and also knew that it would take time to make Shirou Emiya value his life.
He just coughed slightly and changed the subject.
"A wish? To become a partner of justice."
Emiya Shirou did not choose to avoid it. This was his wish and also the weight he carried.
"No, no, no. Although your wish is indeed surprising, what I mean is, if you really obtain the Holy Grail, what wish would you make?"
Toosaka Rin shook her head in surprise.
But a partner of justice?
It is indeed suitable for the man in front of him named Emiya Shirou.
Toosaka Rin nodded in approval.
