At the Pinnacle of the Sword, Proud Before the World: Where I, Su Emiya, Stand, There Is Heaven

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Countless tentacles burst from the earth. A sea of stars surrounded them, and a gigantic eye gazed at that "human" through a keyhole.

Noble Phantasm: [Imaginary Tree of Light-Shell Overflow]

A sliver of the doorway opened by the Humanoid Silver Key's connection to "Yog-Sothoth."

Just as Shirou Emiya's reason was about to evaporate, a faint white glow rose from his body. The Light God's blessing activated.

Shirou Emiya's own cultivation was not enough. Power of that order bypassed the White Jade Shield. No—rather, his divine power was insufficient to bring out the shield's full effect.

"Loading complete."

A spear of gold and black appeared in his hand, and Zhongli's martial prowess was temporarily loaded into his body.

In that mental chaos, where time barely had meaning, darkness shattered the instant he thrust his spear.

Without a word, the God-Beating Whip in his hand twisted the void, smashing the ethereal tentacles and their master to pieces.

They were Spirit Origin Shadows of Heroic Spirits. Weaker than their originals, they were generally temporary existences with no ability to communicate.

This was the power Ritsuka Fujimaru had summoned. Through the bonds she shared with her Servants, she called down Servants recorded by Chaldea from the Throne of Heroes, free of any restrictions.

It was like plugging a USB drive into a computer and copying its data elsewhere for use.

"So the greatest threat here isn't that crowd of Servants. It's you, who can summon all kinds of Servants beyond the norm." Shirou Emiya drew a ragged breath. Fortunately, he had trained to resist the effects of looking directly at Mythological Creatures.

He pressed the attack with the God-Beating Whip, only for another black whip of a slightly different shape to block it. Taigong Wang's Phantom Spirit Origin formed hand seals,