Hundred Head Slayer

"Roar!"

The violent roar rang out incessantly through the chamber.

Goliath furiously responded to the weak adventurer who had challenged it, repeatedly attacking the tiny enemy with its fists.

But it achieved nothing.

The enemy seemed able to read its thoughts, dodging its attacks time and again.

And striking back.

They were divine Noble Phantasms—one Divine Weapon after another flew through the air and shot toward it.

Unlike the magical attacks of Illusionary Collapse, the sharpness of the projected Noble Phantasms quickly left countless wounds across Goliath's body.

Scarlet blood continuously streamed down its body.

But its movements showed no sign of slowing.

"Bang!"

Feeling the pressure of the wind beside his ear, Shirou Emiya glanced at the iron fist that had once again brushed past him, rolled across the ground to one side, and used the momentum to project several more weapons and fire them.

The gap in their levels was simply too great.

No matter the attribute, the enemy was far superior to him.

Its speed was especially overwhelming. If he hadn't been able to predict its attacks and dodge in advance, he would probably have been hit long ago and left bleeding profusely.

But there was no "if."

A miss was a miss. Swinging the greatsword in his hand at the iron fist beside him, he slashed with all his strength and once again carved a huge wound into Goliath's body.

Although his attacks couldn't be fatal, a wound was still a wound.

No matter how small, enough wounds accumulated together would become fatal damage.

"Let's see how long you can keep going!"

With that, Shirou Emiya charged forward again, accompanied by more than a dozen newly projected Noble Phantasms.

"He's so strong! Shirou is so strong!"

Watching Shirou Emiya's heroic battle, Tiona kept shouting excitedly.

But no one around her found her noisy. Instead, they unconsciously nodded along with her cries.

"If his enemy weren't a large species like Goliath, but an LV.4 adventurer, he would probably have won already."

Anakitty spoke with a worried expression.

As one of the foremost second-tier adventurers of Loki Familia, the catgirl known as the "Cat Noble" felt a lingering fear.

What terrifying attacks.

She hadn't been present the last time Loki Familia's main force encountered Shirou Emiya. As a core member of the second squad, she had gone with Gareth, alongside Lefia and the others, to the other side.

Although she had heard her companions describe Shirou Emiya's heroic performance afterward, she hadn't truly felt it herself.

After all, seeing something once was worth hearing about it a hundred times.

Now she had seen it for herself, and had consequently fallen deeply under his spell.

"Effortlessly" dodging Goliath's attacks, he fired dozens of Divine Weapons toward Goliath while charging forward.

That heroic display in battle deeply captivated her.

It wasn't just her. The other girls of Loki Familia also gazed at Shirou Emiya's figure with admiration. Each of them found something about him that attracted them, and they became deeply fascinated.

Perhaps this was the fate of being surrounded by women.

Shirou Emiya, who was still fighting nonstop, had no idea that he had unknowingly attracted a large group of admirers.

"At LV.2, you're overwhelming an LV.4 Floor Master. Finn, could you do that?"

"No!"

In response to Riveria's question, Finn openly admitted his inferiority with the corners of his mouth raised.

Stimulated by Shirou Emiya's heroic performance, he himself almost wished he could find a powerful enemy and fight to his heart's content.

"Indeed. Who could have imagined something like this? Shirou Emiya is a true hero!"

Even Riveria's eyes shone brightly as she watched Shirou Emiya's heroic figure.

The other girls standing beside her were even more infatuated.

Clutching her staff tightly to her chest, Lefia stared excitedly at her brother with starry eyes. This was the first time she had seen her brother fight with all his strength.

The sight was deeply engraved in her heart.

Ais, standing beside her, gripped the sword in her hand even more tightly.

She wanted to become this kind of strong warrior too.

"Shirou is so strong!"

"Roar!"

The roaring giant, the boy wielding a greatsword, and the weapons flying through the sky.

The scene formed by these three elements was deeply imprinted in the hearts of Loki Familia's members.

Unaware that everyone now worshipped him, Shirou Emiya continued projecting weapons while constantly observing Goliath's condition.

"To be honest, this giant and I aren't a very good match. My fighting style is better suited to humanoid opponents. After all, I don't have an ultimate weapon capable of deciding the outcome."

Shirou Emiya's Projection Magic was incredibly powerful. Aside from Divine Armaments, he could project nearly every Noble Phantasm.

But his magic power didn't allow him to do that freely.

Even though his magic power had multiplied under the enhancement of Divine Blessings, projecting Anti-City Noble Phantasms was still somewhat taxing.

However, he had a better choice against a giant.

"Graaaah!"

"Watch closely, Goliath. This is my full strength."

"Come forth, Verdant Horizon that Opens a Thousand Mountains!"

Endless magic power formed the Noble Phantasm itself. Though it was merely an empty shell, a sword more than ten meters long appeared out of thin air in Shirou Emiya's hand.

"What is that?"

The members of Loki Familia were all horrified as they stared at the greatsword in Shirou Emiya's hand. A sword more than ten meters long was completely beyond what a human could wield.

That was right. This was not a weapon humans could use. It was an armament of the gods.

Although Shirou Emiya's analysis ability had been enhanced by Divine Blessings, he still couldn't analyze Divine Armaments.

This was a miracle projected from a template within his memories.

Though it was only an empty shell, it was enough.

Manipulated by magic power, the greatsword floating in Shirou Emiya's hand shot straight toward Goliath.

"Roar!"

Amid a miserable howl, Verdant Horizon that Opens a Thousand Mountains pierced straight through Goliath's body and pinned it to the chamber wall.

Desperately struggling, it gripped the blade with both hands, seemingly trying to pull it out.

But Shirou Emiya would not give it the chance.

"Projection start!"

As magic power flowed, an ax-sword resembling a stone axe appeared in Shirou Emiya's raised right hand.

This sword was nowhere near as large as Verdant Horizon that Opens a Thousand Mountains, but it was still as tall as a person.

He extended his left hand and gripped the hilt as well, switching from one-handed to two-handed use. Shirou Emiya stamped down with his foot and shot toward Goliath.

"Can your formidable endurance withstand this blow?"

With fierce fighting spirit burning in his eyes, Shirou Emiya swung the ax-sword at Goliath, which was pinned against the wall, with all his strength.

"Hundred Head Slayer!"

Amid the sound of air being cut apart, nine sword marks were firmly carved into the wall behind Goliath.

Extending from the floor to the wall behind Goliath, the nine enormous sword marks displayed the might of that strike.

"Clang!"

As Goliath's enormous body turned to ash, a giant Magic Stone fell in front of Shirou Emiya.

But he paid it no attention. He simply turned toward his companions and shouted, "Everyone, I did it!"