"Atalanta? An ally?" Hearing Shirou's sudden declaration, everyone felt a touch of confusion. Although the outcome was clear, everyone was incredibly curious as to how things had developed to this point.
"Tsk!" Noticing the gazes directed at her, Atalanta clicked her tongue in annoyance. While she had no fondness for Shirou Kotomine, Shirou's ambush had caused her to betray her faction. Such an action truly displeased her, even if she had no sense of honor.
Looking at Atalanta, who was filled with murderous intent, the surrounding Masters and Servants were sensible enough not to provoke her further. However, they were extremely excited about Shirou's return.
"Shirou, you're finally back! If you waited any longer, this giant would have become invincible!"
"No, I feel this guy already is invincible!" Jeanne, finally able to rest a moment, couldn't help but exclaim as she gazed at the towering giant. Indeed, in the few seconds they had been talking, the damage caused by Atalanta's Noble Phantasm had completely disappeared, and the giant had returned to its original state.
"Indeed, this guy already possesses an invincible form!"
Even Chiron agreed with the current situation. The giant was extremely troublesome now.
"An invincible form, you say?" Shirou's lips curved as he looked at the incredibly massive golem before him.
Different from the original story, the golem was summoned a few days later than in the original, meaning Avicebron activated his Noble Phantasm much farther away.
Therefore, it took Avicebron nearly two hours to arrive here from a great distance. It was during this time that the golem underwent two transformations, from a basic 15-meter giant to a super-large giant towering 60 meters high. Moreover, the surrounding environment had been almost completely transformed into a different dimension, making the opponent virtually immortal. At this point, the giant could absolutely not be defeated by an ordinary Servant acting alone. But an extraordinary Servant might be able to.
If there was anyone in this Holy Grail War who could single-handedly defeat a 60-meter-class "Golem Keter Malkuth" (Crown of Light, Wisdom of the Earth), it would probably be Shirou and Karna! Karna's Anti-Divine Noble Phantasm, Vasavi Shakti (O Sun, Obey Death!)! Shirou's Anti-World Noble Phantasm, Unlimited Blade Works: Only for that Oath Under the Snow! Only those two!
"Leave this to me! All of you, retreat!" Hearing Shirou's casual voice, Chiron and the others were momentarily
stunned.
"Shirou, do you intend to defeat it alone?" Looking at Jeanne's somewhat worried eyes, Shirou said confidently, "Please trust me, everyone. I never do things I can't accomplish!" Patting Jeanne's shoulder, Shirou suddenly thought that perhaps Jeanne's second Noble Phantasm could also defeat the giant! But he would absolutely not allow her to release that Noble Phantasm. Because the release of that Noble Phantasm would signify Jeanne's
death.
Looking at the confident and high-spirited Shirou, Chiron and the others nodded and retreated. They trusted Shirou implicitly!
"Go, Shirou! Destroy that guy!"
"We're counting on you, Shirou!"
"Be careful, Shirou!"
Smiling at the people behind him, Shirou turned his head and looked at the massive golem opposite him.
"Avicebron's masterpiece, the Original Human, Adam, is it? Truly worthy of him!"
Noticing Shirou's scrutinizing gaze, the giant swung the greatsword in its hand, striking at Shirou with terrifying speed and power.
"Clang!" Facing the obsidian sword, whose width almost matched the length of his own sword, Shirou parried it, feeling the storm raging around him, and excitedly said, "What a fierce strike!" At this moment, Shirou, having received the giant's blow, was already deeply embedded in a huge crater. Shirou could withstand this strike, but the ground could not.
"What terrifying power! But even more terrifying is that despite having such a massive size, its speed is incredibly agile. Truly worthy of Avicebron's hope."
"Combined with the recovery ability brought by the??? (otherworld transformation) and the endless magical energy from the ground, no wonder even Chiron praised your invincible form!"
"However!" Enduring the opponent's attack, Shirou took a step forward, using all his strength to swing his long sword and push it back. Looking at the retreating giant, Shirou held his sword before him and began to gather
magical energy.
"Regardless, you will meet your end here!" Terrifying magical energy entwined around the long sword in Shirou's hand, then pierced through the sky via the sword blade. The enormous pillar of light twisted the celestial phenomenon, finally transforming into falling snow.
"I was once a hero of justice, but I did not persevere, betraying my ideals. I became an enemy of the world, an evil of this world, solely for her salvation." This was Shirou's Noble Phantasm, and his ultimate resort. Facing the already transformed realm, Shirou vowed to shatter both the otherworld and reality with this one strike. This was an Anti-World Noble Phantasm! "I prayed for countless heroes to save me, yet none answered. Only I answered my own prayer!"
Unlike when he wielded a staff in the DanMachi world, this time Shirou used his Murasama (Doumakari Muramasa), his innate spiritual equipment. Unlike the Noble Phantasms of other Heroic Spirits which are limited to specific weapons, this Noble Phantasm of Shirou does not describe any specific weapon, but rather the story of Shirou himself! Therefore, no matter what weapon he uses, he can unleash it.
"Wielding a forged blade, fighting against the saving hero, even if my body is covered in wounds, I will never let go, solely for her happiness!" This sword that pierced the heavens had stirred countless winds and clouds. In all the land covered by this realm, heavy snow began to fall.
The ferocious snowflakes completely obscured everyone's vision; in a single instant, the surrounding world had turned white. Everything visible was white, the only different color being the terrifying sword in Shirou's hand!
"O World, curse me!"
"Unlimited Blade Works: Only for that Oath Under the Snow!" Facing the giant before him, Shirou rotated his blade and unleashed this horizontal slash. The magical energy blade instantly pierced north and south; the entire world seemed to be cut in two by this sword, divided into upper and lower halves. Beneath this one sword, the otherworld, the golem, and even reality were all torn apart!
Before Shirou, behind where the giant once stood, the continuous mountain range was now severed, and countless amounts of earth and rock were vaporized by the magical energy beam. The world seemed to have been torn apart! As for the giant, the target of the slash, it had completely vanished from everyone's sight. Whether it was its core or its Spirit Core, everything of the giant had been reduced to ashes by that single blow.
Looking at this blow that changed the sky and the land, the Masters of the Yggdmillennia family stared blankly at the marks of Shirou's slash. They couldn't imagine how a Servant could achieve such a feat. Even the Servants around them fell silent! It wasn't until Shirou walked up to them that everyone awoke from their shock.
"You're too strong, Shirou!"
"What a terrifying blow!"
"Well done!" Shirou smiled, listening to everyone's praise.
Then he asked Jeanne beside him, "Well, I wasn't lying, was I?"
"Mhm, you're the best!" Jeanne responded with a smile.
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