The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

Some adventurers, when encountering monsters they can't handle and attempting to escape, will intentionally head towards other adventurers, using them as a buffer to redirect the danger. This is known as [Monster Delivery].

There are even individuals who make a living from this, entering the dungeon not to kill monsters, but to seize the 'inheritance' of other adventurers.

"Wait a moment, boss, that elf is... Loki Familia's [Garden of Purification], and [Gale]..."

"""As expected."""

This was the shared sentiment of the other three besides the elf girl Lefiya.

Shirou sighed softly, feeling no anger or resentment, only deep sorrow.

"Clang—" This was the sound of Ryu drawing her sword, but she then pressed the katana back into its sheath.

Aisha's ice magic actually helped stop the bleeding.

"It hurts, you bastards, what are you doing!"

"No, let me go, I don't want to die!"

"You elven bitch, let me go, no, I was wrong, I was wrong, I promise I won't do it again, ah—"

"Whoosh!" An arrow pierced his brow, Shirou helping him end his suffering prematurely.

After all, he once had the dream of being a [Hero of Justice]. Although the dream has changed, Shirou is ultimately kind-hearted and dislikes seeing people suffer.

"At least it can alleviate his pain," Shirou said softly.

"That's really decisive... Decisive in a way that doesn't seem like a child..." Aisha said, her tone a mix of surprise and admiration.

"Wh-Why..."

A trembling voice came from the middle of the group, from Lefiya, who was being protected in the center by Shirou and Aisha in front, and Ryu in the back.

"Emotional issues," was the reply of Emiya Shirou, who had crossed through the apocalypse.

"Because I was a hunter in my hometown for a while, I'm very sensitive to the smell of 'beast blood'. They have bloody chunks of meat on them, that bloody smell is most likely to attract monsters," Aisha explained.

"Moreover, the smell on them is indeed wrong; I'm afraid it's not just bloody meat."

"Besides the smell of blood, there's also the smell of alcohol and herbs used to attract monsters. I've seen these people; they're Soma Familia adventurers," Ryu said coldly. "Soma Familia isn't the Dark Faction, but it's not far off."

Because the god doesn't interfere, the actual leader of the Familia is the Lv.2 captain and strongest member, Charnis Lustra. Under his leadership, the size of Soma Familia has expanded to the point where it ranks among the top in Orario. But there are only two Lv.2s, and the rest are all Lv.1 lower-level adventurers, and almost all of them are despicable drunken scum.

In Ryu's opinion, besides the fact that the god Soma isn't an evil god, the only reason Soma Familia hasn't joined the Dark Faction is probably: 'Looking at a breeding pig and drooling—do you even deserve it?'

Not to mention that the core of the Dark Faction is mainly a doomsday cult, at the very least terrorist-level. Would a group of local ruffians from Soma Familia lower their standards? A Familia with so many members, but upon closer inspection, there are only two Lv.2s, weaker than the Demeter Familia who farms the land and the Njord Familia who fishes. Is the Dark Faction so full that they need them?

She just didn't expect that Soma Familia's business had expanded to setting traps in the dungeon and just happened to run into them.

She hadn't even made a move when the elven woman of her own race and the boy acted first.

Aisha, this member of her own race, had personally experienced the Dark Ages. Ryu had witnessed her bloody battles in the Dark Faction's stronghold.

Such as ignoring the hostages used as bait, organizing mages to bombard the Dark Faction's strongholds where traps and ambushes were set.

Whether these things are true or false is no longer distinguishable. In any case, Aisha's awareness as an 'adventurer' is beyond doubt.

"Shirou, is it because of past experiences that you have such awareness...?" Ryu has never forgotten that she initially rescued that child from a Dark Faction stronghold.

"Monsters are coming, stop saying useless things," Aisha directly interrupted her: "Either hurry up and hide, or pick up your staff and fight."

She gave Lefiya a calm look, which was ten thousand times more terrifying than when the girl brought up her age.

The gentle elven sister from usual suddenly became so stern after switching to battle mode, this huge contrast made Lefiya feel at a loss.

The elf woman nodded: "No problem... Shirou-kun can call me Aisha-nee."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Aisha-nee."

"Lefiya, if you want to throw up, just throw it up. This is the first time you've seen a corpse that died at the hands of humans, right?" Aisha sighed softly, looking at Lefiya.

"Ugh..."

Aisha in the front, Ryu in the back, these two elves who personally crossed through the dark period of Orario allowed the young elven girl to kneel on the ground and retch.

Chapter 37: Hrunting

When the first sword struck the silverback ape's arm, only slightly piercing the white ape's fur and muscle, Shirou knew that his battle would not be so simple.

The racial difference between monsters and humans was clearly revealed, especially at this moment, when Shirou used his weakest [Strength] and [Agility] to challenge the monster's advantages in [Defense] and [Endurance], which were among the strongest of Lv.1 monsters.

Dodging the silverback ape's furious blow, he simultaneously threw the longsword in his left hand, piercing a goblin that pounced on him.

The silverback ape roared in pain, while instinct made it feel joy, because the adventurer in front of it would be forced to abandon his weapon.

Shirou's expression was calm; he didn't let go but instead twisted it fiercely.

Directly abandoning two weapons was a luxurious battle tactic that only he, a [Projection] mage, could use.

But to kill the silverback ape in close combat, he needed a more powerful weapon.

Projecting two more longswords, Shirou began to chant while dodging the silverback ape.

Simultaneous combat and chanting, considered a 'high-level skill', 'Parallel Chant' was used by him naturally.

"Set the basic framework."

"Copy the constituent materials,"

"Imitate the manufacturing technique,"

"Empathize with the growth experience."

Taking advantage of the silverback ape's injured arm and greatly reduced threat, he dodged the attack of another one.

Shirou swung a dim black sword light, black-red blood flowers blooming with the monster's wail.

[Fake Hrunting II], projection successful.

"The current me can only project the empty shell of the Noble Phantasm," Shirou swung the longsword, but the blood on it wasn't shaken off; instead, it merged into the blade, causing the longsword to bloom with a dark red glow.

Beowulf, the most famous monster hunter and dragon slayer in mythology.

"That feeling is coming again—"

Only once, when he first projected [Fake Ariadne Apólito Adis II], had he experienced this unique state, and no matter how Shirou tried afterward, he couldn't reproduce it. It appeared once again.

The blood in his entire body accelerated, the fatigue caused by the massive consumption of magic power was replaced by the excitement brought by the battle, Shirou opened his mouth, exhaling a hot breath.

Under normal circumstances, offering up monsters is a desperate measure to survive.

If that's the case, adventurers like those from the Loki Familia wouldn't mind lending a hand.

But sometimes, some despicable adventurers will deliberately use this method to frame others.

[Monster Offering] is exactly the trick these people are best at.

"Hehehe, little beauties, these gifts are for you, work hard to protect us..." the man shouted as he rushed towards them.

"What, [Gale]? ! Damn it, run—" The leading man's face changed drastically, his fear visible to the naked eye.

"Freeze, Chains of Winter."

"Projection, start (Trace, on)."

The three male adventurers were completely buried in solid ice from their knees down to their feet. The leader's knees were shot through with arrows before he was frozen.

"Why, why are you doing this?!"

The Silverback Ape, catching up, slapped one of the adventurers into mincemeat with one paw.

"It hurts, it hurts so much! You damn bitches, I curse you to die horribly—" Another man's abdomen was pierced by the Goblin's claws. He spewed blood and wailed, his face like that of a vicious ghost.

Arya looked at the boy in disbelief. She was already surprised by his unhesitatingly shooting the opponent's knees. This arrow was even more shocking.

The last man also fell into the hands of the Silverback Ape. Compared to the Goblin, the Silverback Ape was good in this respect. A punch to the head at least ended the suffering.

"Why, kill them..." Lefiya asked in disbelief.

"The smell is wrong." This was the answer from Arya, a veteran adventurer and executive of the Loki Familia's Elven Magic Unit.

"The people are wrong." This was the answer from [Gale], a first-class wanted criminal of the Dark Faction.

"When encountering high-level adventurers, their first reaction isn't relief at escaping death, but annoyance at their plan failing and the guilty fear of someone caught red-handed."

Wei Gong said as he projected his twin swords: "You could say that from the beginning, their malice was too obvious."

In dealing with the Dark Faction, this person is the real expert. Ryu is too familiar with the Soma Familia.

The Soma Familia is the Familia of the wine god Soma. Soma is a shut-in god who doesn't care about Familia management at all and only focuses on researching brewing. The members of the Soma Familia also live up to the wine god's divine duty and are completely a group of drunken revelers.

Although recognized by the Guild as a legitimate Familia, its reputation in Orario is notoriously bad. There are more petty thieves, illegal merchants, and local ruffians from the Soma Familia than any other.

However, even when the Dark Faction was at its peak, the Soma Familia did not openly join them. In addition, they were very generous in paying money to the Guild with the profits from selling wine, so their status as a legitimate Familia was never shaken.

It's better to treat the Soma Familia as livestock to be harvested regularly. During the chaotic period of Orario, whether intentionally or unintentionally, whether it was really robbed or a tacit understanding, the Soma Familia provided a lot of money to the Dark Faction. Often entire warehouses of fine wine were robbed by the Dark Faction and then sold outside of Orario, converted into funds for the Dark Faction.

The reason why Ryu didn't just wipe out the Soma Familia was because, although the Soma Familia was disgusting, there was no concrete evidence to prove that they had committed any great evil, and in principle, they were still victims. Secondly, this Familia was indeed too weak to arouse any interest.

There were even rumors in the Orario Elven community: During the "Great Struggle," Arya, as an executive of the Loki Familia's Elven Magic Unit, made many controversial decisions "behind the back" of Lady Riviria.

In comparison, Wei Gong's decisiveness completely exceeded Ryu's expectations.

While she was surprised by this, she also felt a little worried and distressed.

In fact, considering her age, the reaction of that Elven girl named Lefiya was more normal.

"Why, why are you doing this..." Lefiya looked at Shirou and Arya in disbelief: "Even if they brought monsters, they wouldn't be a threat to us..."

"In this situation, how could I possibly have the will to fight..."

Lefiya didn't dare to say these words out loud.

"Wei Gong-kun, will you take the lead?" Arya's tone was gentler towards Wei Gong, who was not of her race.

"Yes, this group of monsters is a rare and valuable 'experience point' for me. Arya-senpai, please cover me."

Wei Gong raised his twin swords and rushed towards the monster group.

In fact, before Arya spoke, Lefiya didn't clearly realize anything, she just vaguely felt some discomfort in her abdomen. However, after hearing Arya's words, she instantly felt something surging up with a sense of dizziness.

All she did was protect the girl closely and watch the boy charging into the monster group ahead.

He could easily shoot through the Silverback Ape's eyes with archery, and the projected magic swords could also break through its hard fur. But if he only used ordinary swords for close combat, Wei Gong would have to face the problem of having too little time to obtain God's Grace and low basic ability values.

If it weren't for the two Level 4 Second-Class adventurers behind him, Wei Gong wouldn't have taken such a risk and directly used this dangerous battle to hone himself.

He swung the long sword in his right hand, the blade smoothly cutting across the Silverback Ape's arm.

The blade cut into the solid fur but was stuck by the tough muscles and bones.

The general common sense is that an adventurer who has lost their weapon will have their combat power greatly reduced.

The long sword shattered, the fragments completely stuck in the ape monster's Achilles tendon and bones.

"In close combat, it's even harder to hit the vital points than with a bow and arrow..."

Goblins were not a problem. This group of monsters had limited individual combat power and low defense. They were good at relying on numerical superiority and individual sacrifices to besiege clumsy vanguards, but they were most afraid of skilled swordsmen like Wei Gong.

"Analyze the creation concept."

He parried the Goblin's attack and stabbed out with his backhand.

The twin swords were waved together, forming a silver halo, killing the bat monsters that tried to get close.

"Reproduce the accumulated years—"

"Surpass and complete numerous projects—"

"At this very moment, complete the sword that has gathered fantasies—"

This time, his slash cut off the Silverback Ape's solid arm.

It was a treasure sword with a wild and magnificent shape, full of power and sharpness. The sword was more than one and a half meters long, and the whole sword seemed to exude a demonic frenzy.

"But for these monsters, even an empty shell lacking content is completely enough."

The owner of [Hrunting] is Beowulf, the protagonist of the oldest narrative poem in English literature, 《Beowulf》.

"Boom!" Wei Gong's heart beat violently.

「The effect of Skill 【？？？？？？ (Roadless Valhalla)】 is activated.」

「Temporarily gain Development Ability 【Hunter】 I」

「Temporarily gain Development Ability 【Madness】 I」

「Temporarily gain Skill 【Pseudo · Dragon Slayer (Dragon Slayer Ⅱ)】」