The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

It was precisely because of this ingrained perception, and the mindset of being high-level adventurers who felt they could handle any situation in the upper and middle levels, that Aiz, Ryu, and Aisha all subconsciously underestimated Goliath.

The instant the Black Goliath broke through the rock wall, he shot the magic sword out.

With the blessing of [Pseudo · Hecatoncheir Shot], the magic sword shot into Goliath's mouth at an extremely fast speed.

Wei Gong had a high-grade spirit potion in his mouth and began the next round of projection.

Answer the voice of my foolishness, grant me the blessing of starlight again, and give light and compassion to those who abandon you.

Fly across the sky, gallop across the wilderness, travel at a speed surpassing all things, and conquer the enemy with the light of the stars.

High-frequency explosions rang out on Goliath's face!

Aiz woke up: "Good job, Shirou, Ryu!"

In any case, facing Goliath in this Labyrinth Lone King's room would definitely be the right decision, because at least no other monsters would be born here.

So there was no need to hesitate. From the beginning, they only had one choice—to kill it!

Even if it is a bit taller and has a harder skin, it is still just Goliath. As long as it is still Lv.4, it can definitely be defeated!

—Brave warrior, mighty hero, greedy and violent champion! Prove you deserve the Empress's belt!

"—Now, the distant forest dome, the infinite stars inlaid in the endless night sky. Answer the voice of my foolishness, grant me the blessing of starlight again, and give light and compassion to those who abandon you—Come, wandering wind, wandering traveler. Fly across the sky, gallop across the wilderness, travel at a speed surpassing all things, and conquer the enemy with the light of the stars."

"So amazing," Lefiya couldn't help but exclaim, looking at the backs of her seniors. The fear in the girl's heart seemed to have eased a lot.

Letting Ryu and Aiz chant magic, Goliath directly ignored them, striding forward, his disproportionately long arms swinging, and his heavy fist smashed towards Aisha in the center.

Aiz's magic was super-short chant magic, the advantage of which was rapid release, but the power was not enough to cause effective damage to Goliath.

"Inferno Chaos!" Aisha finished chanting, and a deep red slash was released from her great broadsword.

"Just need to block it for a moment, [Gale]'s magic will be ready soon—"

"The information... is wrong..."

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Aisha despairingly realized the true strength of this Black Goliath.

Compared to ordinary Goliaths, this monster was far more powerful. Its potential ability was definitely Lv.5!

In comparison, she immediately judged that this Goliath possessed an unreasonable level of power.

The biggest threat of the Twin-Headed Dragon Amphibian lay in the limitations of the "water battle" environment, making it difficult for adventurers to exert their full strength, coupled with its deadly "Dragon Breath" attack. But in terms of pure power, this Black Goliath was even stronger!

However, the potential ability of this Black Goliath, especially its strength, reached the upper level of Lv.5.

This meant that Aisha should not have engaged in direct combat from the beginning. She should have used speed and agility, like the elven swordsmen, to adopt guerrilla tactics, harass the giant, and create opportunities for the elves to attack.

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In the original work, a Lv.3 and several Lv.2 members of the Apollo Familia, plus dozens of Lv.1 members, could form a team to defeat a Lv.4 ordinary Goliath.

Chapter 44 [Self-Recovery] and [Monster Summoning]

On the blood-stained face of the Black Goliath, a distorted, malicious smile similar to that of a human appeared. The fact that it hadn't crushed Aisha into mincemeat with one punch seemed to have piqued its interest.

Aiz rushed up. She went around to the side of Goliath and left a shallow red wound on the giant's calf with a sword.

It directly kicked Aisha into the air, while opening its mouth wide.

Magic power condensed in the giant's mouth—

Wei Gong didn't hesitate at all. He shot a magic sword at Goliath and then rushed towards Aisha.

"Tell Haruhime... to use... that magic... otherwise..." Aisha opened her mouth, but she couldn't make any sound, only spitting out a large amount of blood.

Rushing to the enemy's side to cast magic, taking the opportunity to slash fiercely, and then immediately jumping away. In the process of creating distance from it, Ryu's neat eyebrows slightly twisted under her hood.

The power that Lv.3 Aisha couldn't resist at all, the defense that would numb even Ryu's hands, the originally impossible remote weapon [Roar], and the most troublesome thing was its attack speed and reaction speed that were completely disproportionate to its massive size.

—The enemy's potential ability has reached Lv.5.

Ryu made this judgment. At the same time, she cast aside all pessimism and despair, and began to try to find a breakthrough in how to defeat it in this situation.

"Magic, I can't release it again for the time being. I can't have any mental lapses right now."

Ryu's magic had a long chanting time and great power, and correspondingly consumed more mental power. If she used it a third time, she would definitely start to feel tired.

Aiz also realized this and reduced the use of magic. The two elves, one on the left and one on the right, used their swords to maneuver around Goliath.

However, both Ryu and Aiz were constantly sweating. Their slashes could only barely cut through the giant's skin and flesh. However, any attack from the Black Goliath was unbearably heavy for them.

The magic sword accurately pierced the bloody wound and then exploded.

However, the giant just closed its eyes and slightly turned its body. The arrow exploded on its skull, but failed to break through the black hard skin.

"Shirou, keep shooting!"

Gritting his teeth, forcibly resisting the fatigue caused by excessive mental power consumption, Wei Gong's hands produced arrow after arrow and magic sword after magic sword.

There was only one target, the eyes of the Black Goliath!

Faced with the suddenly dense shooting, Goliath raised its right arm to block in front of it, and this was the opportunity Aiz was looking for.

Soon, all six magic swords pierced the same location. As the last fire magic sword pierced in, Ryu triggered the magic power.

"Boom!!!!"

"Awwwww!!!!"

The Black Goliath let out an unprecedentedly furious roar. This time, the injury it suffered was the most serious since the start of the battle.

Ryu rolled several times in a row on the ground. Her originally clean hood was covered in dust. She struggled to get up, kneeling on one knee, and heavy gasps came from her mouth.

Her left hand hung limply by her side, and the skin below her elbow was all burned dark red, overflowing with blood.

The maneuverability of the Black Goliath, whose right leg had been blown off, was greatly reduced, and the difficulty of maneuvering around it would be much lower. More importantly, they had finally found an effective means of inflicting damage.

The scales of victory seemed to be beginning to tip in a direction favorable to the adventurers.

“Boom—”

Just at that moment, as Goliath landed, and as Aricia faltered due to the unexpected strength of the enemy, a powerful explosion erupted.

Flames burst on Goliath's face; the one who attacked was Shirou Emiya.

Long before Goliath was born, he had projected a magic sword, then raised [Fake · Hrunting], and began to charge it with power.

“Aooooo—” Goliath let out a terrifying roar that stirred the blood.

It wasn't just Shirou who was charging up in advance.

«—O distant forest canopy, infinite stars inlaid in the boundless night sky.

—Come, wandering wind, vagrant traveler.

Luminous Wind!»

Ryu activated the magic she had been chanting in advance, and a large number of light bullets rushed towards the enemy accompanied by a gale.

“Aisha, let's go!”

“Oh!!!” Aisha responded, and with a war cry, the lithe figure of the Amazon warrior darted out.

If this giant were allowed to charge into other rooms and cooperate with more monsters, that would be a true disaster!

Aricia and Aisha rushed out, and Ryu, having completed her magic, also rushed out; the three of them began chanting simultaneously.

«Freeze, chains of winter!»

«Come, Lord of Brutality!

Satisfy me, pierce me, slay me as proof! My thirsty blade is named Hippolyta!»

All three superior adventurers possessed magic and had mastered the advanced technique of "Parallel Chanting."

Compared to Ryu and Aricia, Aisha's "Parallel Chanting" wasn't as smooth, but it was still at a very skilled level.

If the enemy were just a normal Goliath, they could probably defeat it easily with their full strength.

However, the next moment, the dust settled, revealing Goliath's blood-soaked, hideous giant face.

It had taken the magic sword and Ryu's magic head-on with its relatively fragile face, but for Goliath, it didn't even count as a serious injury.

An ice hail cloud formed above Aricia, and then countless frozen missiles shot out from it; Goliath raised his other arm to protect his head, the ice bullets leaving gray-white marks on his arm.

A thin line of blood appeared on Goliath's incoming fist, and Aisha braced her blade.

“Boom!”

Under Goliath's heavy punch, Aisha knelt directly on the ground, her arms and the one knee that bore all the pressure emitting cracking sounds, and the great glaive in her hand was already bent.

“This power... is even greater than the Double-Headed Dragon's... ugh...”

Aisha recalled that she had teamed up with [Man Slayer], a Level 5 first-class adventurer from the Ishtar Familia, to subjugate the Labyrinth King of the 27th floor of the dungeon—the Double-Headed Dragon Amphibian.

Their tactics had a serious deviation from the start.

The original plan was for the Amazon warrior, a Level 3 with outstanding strength and endurance, to hold the front, while the two Level 4 elven swordswomen attacked from the flanks, making full use of their speed attack skills and magical firepower. This was the most effective tactic against a Level 4 Goliath.

But it was too late to think about these things now.

Aisha, who had taken Goliath's full blow head-on without clear information, became the first adventurer in the team to lose her combat ability.

A Level 5 from the Ishtar Familia teaming up with a group of Level 3s could subjugate the Level 6 difficulty Double-Headed Dragon Amphibian.

Information has a great impact on the difficulty of subjugation; relying on information and strategies can challenge higher-level enemies.

The huge fist was raised, and Aisha wanted to stand up, but her knees were pressed into the floor, and she couldn't muster any strength at this time.

“Tch, tough hide.”

Goliath waved his arm, trying to grab Aricia, but the agile elf dodged.

Having forced Aricia back, the giant's next move was to suddenly raise his foot.

“Boom!”

Gales and light bullets bombarded the giant's side, causing Goliath's [Roar] to go off course.

“Quick, drink the healing potion!”

Aisha was like a broken doll, her right hand drooping limply as if it had lost its bones, and her left leg was completely twisted.

Aisha lost consciousness and fainted.

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“Very tough... and fast too. As expected, it's different from the usual Floor Boss.”

The standard Goliath that appears on the 17th floor has abilities equivalent to Level 4. In the past, Ryu and her companions had defeated similar monsters several times. Based on those experiences, the individual confronting her now was simply incomparable to ordinary Goliaths.

Just now, realizing that Ryu's magic could cause effective damage to it, the black Goliath immediately raised its arm to block Ryu's attack. The light bullets only left some wounds on its arm and did not hit its head again.

Escape was meaningless. As long as she turned her back to this giant, as long as a trace of fear arose in her fighting spirit, from that moment on she would become the monster's prey. Her battle-hardened experience and instinct clearly conveyed this to Ryu.

Fighting such a monster, any distraction was fatal.

Even if it was more agile than ordinary Goliaths, its massive size still limited its agility. The black giant frantically waved its arms, but it couldn't touch the two nimble elves.

“Whoosh!”

After Ryu left another wound on the giant's leg, the sound of an arrow piercing the air came again.

Shirou, who had transported Aisha to a safe place, began to attack.

“Aooooo!”

Shirou shot another arrow, aimed directly at the giant's eyes.

Shirou's method of attack made Aricia's eyes light up: “Ryu! Concentrated blast!”

“Understood!” Seeing the magic sword in Aricia's hand, Ryu immediately understood her intention.

More magic power was poured into [Fake · Hrunting]. With the blessing of this bow, the power of his arrows completely reached Level 2.

Emerald and gold, the figures of two elves intertwined.

Ryu slashed a sword behind Goliath's right knee, and Aricia immediately followed, stabbing the magic sword into the wound and adding a second strike, then swapping positions with Ryu again and stabbing in the second magic sword.

The overlapping magic swords detonated simultaneously, and the fire and lightning attributes of magic power formed a chain reaction. The violent magic power blew Ryu away.

The solid black hide was torn apart by the magic power riot from within, and the rough, strong muscles were burned into coke by the frenzied flames. After the explosion ended, only the pitch-black, hard bones of the giant's right calf were exposed, barely supporting its heavy body.

“I overestimated my speed. I should have let Shirou detonate the magic sword remotely...” Ryu subconsciously replayed the events: “But, fortunately, it was the left hand, it doesn't affect using the sword. Trading one hand for a Goliath's leg is worth it!”