Chapter 353

Her spirit core was on the verge of shattering, and her whole person was like a bucket leaking from all sides; it was a miracle that she hadn't disappeared yet.

It should be because of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon that she could continue to hold on.

Mordred: "Tch, you old hag are quite tenacious too."

Empress: "There are more than just you in this world who have a strong will."

Rin Tohsaka: "Old, weak, sick, and disabled, you guys really gathered together neatly."

Waver: "With this lineup, no wonder the final winner was Astolfo."

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou: "Assassin..."

Semiramis: "Fool, don't dawdle, use a Command Spell on me quickly!"

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou: "By Command Spell, my Assassin, bind the Black Rider with your power!"

He was smart and didn't give an impractical order like defeating Astolfo.

What he needed to do now was to delay time.

At the same time, he also wanted to ask clearly, why did she insist like him?

But the most important thing now should be to kill that homunculus.

But, he didn't need to wait for him to make a move.

Sieg placed Laeticia far away, turned his head, and approached step by step.

His eyes carried clear hostility, as well as indescribable coldness.

"—I have no resentment toward you."

"But I do."

Sieg, who had lost Siegfried's power, was now going to challenge the heavily wounded Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou.

Waver: "Command Spell, huh? I'm afraid Astolfo won't be able to get away for a while."

Kayneth: "This kid is actually going to challenge Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou one-on-one. How stupid, because he defeated Karna, he can't see his own strength clearly?"

Karna: "No, I can see that he is very clear about his own strength."

Siegfried: "That's right, there are some things that one doesn't stop doing just because one lacks strength."

"Homunculus, won't you surrender?"

"Even if I surrender, the result won't change, right? I will be killed by you."

"... f you surrender, I won't Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take your life. You no longer pose a threat; bullying a creature forced into a dead end will cause nightmares. But of course, I have to ask you to make that Servant disappear."

"I can't let you kill Rider; this is equivalent to the death of my existence. And even if Rider is gone, I have already chosen to join the battle."

"You are clearly no longer Black Saber Siegfried."

"On the way here, many Servants and Masters were defeated and left; whether they were opponents or partners, everyone joined the battle and ended their lives. So, I also decided not to avoid the battle."

Sieg touched the part where the Command Spell was lost, leaving only a black scar, and said firmly: "Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou Tokisada, for the sake of competing for the Holy Grail, I hope to fight you."

The smile on Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou's face disappeared, and he said seriously: "I understand... please come here; it won't be easy for you to perform over there because you have to worry about her."

In order not to implicate Laeticia, they came to the area directly below the Greater Grail, which was the stage for the final duel.

The two faced each other, and the killing intent stung their skin like sharp needles.

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou: "I, Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou Tokisada, will use this Miike Tenta as your opponent."

"..."

Sieg didn't know what to say, so he could only silently draw the sword Astolfo gave him and set his stance.

"No! Run, I said run!"

Astolfo wanted to go over to stop it, but the chains blessed by the Command Spell made him unable to break free for a while.

Waver: "Sieg is not just doing this for himself, but also to fulfill Jeanne's wish."

Jeanne: "This kind of behavior is really too reckless."

Sieg: "But, it has to be done, right."

Sieg: "And, even if I don't make a move, they won't let me go, right."

Jeanne: "..."

That's right, they were unable to kill Astolfo, but they could kill Sieg, the Master, to make Astolfo exit the stage indirectly.

This battle was unavoidable from the beginning.

To be honest, Sieg's chances of winning this battle were really not high.

Even if Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou lost an arm and was heavily wounded, he was still a Servant, while Sieg, who lost Siegfried's power, was just a weak homunculus.

But even so, he didn't shrink back at all.

Jeanne bet her own life, and that was enough for him to bet his life too.

His body suddenly became very hot, and his heart was like a running engine; this was his only hope now.

"The winner of this battle will get everything. So that's how it is; it's indeed a finale with a Holy Grail War style!"

A one-armed Servant who lived for sixty years, fighting against a homunculus born less than a month ago.

Battle, start!

Waver: "This is the true final battle."

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou: "The result of this battle is already doomed, unless something unexpected happens again."

He wouldn't be surprised even if something else went wrong. After all, there had already been too many reversals in this Great Holy Grail War.

Sieg desperately recalled Siegfried's fighting style; as long as he could imitate 30%, no, 20%, it would be enough for a fight.

Unfortunately, he was too naive.

"Homunculus, don't look down on me just because I'm one-armed. My true name is Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou Tokisada; I've walked through this level of Shura field so many times I don't want to anymore!"

The sword Sieg swung was easily blocked by Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou with one hand, then the opponent hit him back with a shoulder strike, and the long sword slashed horizontally.

His chest was cut open, and the sharp pain made Sieg a bit afraid, but he suppressed it and continued to fight with his sword.

The full-force slash was easily dodged, and Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou circled behind Sieg and kicked him in the face.

Sieg's consciousness began to blur, and Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou took the opportunity to stab out with his sword, piercing his abdomen.

He had already tried his best.

Speed, strength, physical function, he was too far behind the opponent.

Shishigou Kairi: "Sure enough, the gap between the two sides is too big."

Celenike: "Heh..."

Astolfo: "Come on! Sieg!"

"Hahaha—"

Although the situation continued to deteriorate, Sieg still didn't shrink back and continued to choose to fight.

This was a battle for survival, a battle to grasp something unknown, and at the same time a battle to confirm his inner heart afterward.

However, it was of no use.

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou neutralized Sieg's slash and slashed toward the opponent's neck; Sieg hurriedly raised his sword to block, but didn't block it completely.

His cheek was cut open, leaving a deep wound.

Even so, Sieg was still continuing to fight.

Astolfo: "Yes, that's it, come on!"

Gordes: "This kid, clearly looking like he's going to fall down at any moment, yet he can still continue to swing his sword."

Kayneth: "... o, this kid is a bit wrong."

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou gradually felt that something was wrong.

Although he was one-handed, he had been suppressing the opponent since the beginning of the battle; the gap between the two sides was too big.

He was very sure that he didn't hold back at all, but—why couldn't he finish him off!

Was it because anxiety caused him to make mistakes—no, absolutely not.

So that's how it is; is it because of the Shroud of St. Martin that the opponent is carrying?

That Shroud of St. Martin was a product after Jeanne's enchantment, which could automatically treat the holder.

No, in the end, that Shroud of St. Martin was just a mystic code and shouldn't have the power to compete with a C-rank Noble Phantasm.

Then did he originally possess magic cultivation? Did this cultivation bloom under the circumstances of his continuous battles?

Kayneth: "Where exactly is it wrong—damn it, across a screen, I can't see it just by looking."

Waver: "I always feel that this is not the strength a homunculus should have."

Kayneth: "Right! That's it!"