Shinji's sudden attack was sudden enough, with incredible speed and tricky angle, which even the most professional assassin would give high praise to.
But for Shirou, who has reached the highest level in both sword (katana) and body skills, this raid is still just a little short of success.
The young man in black monk's robes was shocked but remained calm. He instinctively took a step back to escape the range of the sickle. While dodging, he even had time to comment:
"Great, great, I didn't expect you to be able to launch such an attack. If you do it a few more times, you might really be able to hurt me. But, how many times can this body of yours last?"
"Until you die!"
While Shirou was talking, Shinji didn't stop at all, swinging his sickle blade and chasing after him, while the "Blue Cloud Sword" above his head continued to emit black wind and flames. Just as he said at the beginning, he wanted to kill the bastard in front of him and avenge Yustisa.
"Oh? Then I'd like to see how your tattered body performs - huh?"
Shirou couldn't continue talking because he saw that the wound on Shinji's body had stopped bleeding and the skin around the wound had turned purple and darkened. The scar from his back to his chest also became smaller and smaller as the purple deepened, and finally disappeared.
"Is this—self-recovery?"
Shirou's eyes flashed with deep curiosity.
The mysterious world is full of wonders, and many special magics and talents can do this, the most famous of which is vampires. But even among vampires, there are only a handful of them that can recover so quickly.
"Interesting. How did you do it? Did you gain some ability when you took on the body? Or a special gift? Or some secret technique that requires a huge price?"
Whether it was a question or a monologue, Shirou's movements were not affected. Without the suppression of the "Medusa Gaze", his sword swinging and movement returned to their original level. His mind, skills, body, eyes, hands, and body were highly unified, making each of his movements as smooth as flowing water, exuding a wonderful sense of harmony.
He either stepped back to dodge, moved sideways, or raised his sword to block, taking all of Shinji's fierce attacks.
Not only that, between the extension and retraction of the sickle, Shirou's sword could always pass through the extremely brief gap, and soon added a few more wounds on Shinji's body.
Shinji didn't care about it at all, as if he was just bitten by an ant. He continued his offensive and focused on killing the target in front of him.
On the contrary, Shirou's face became more and more solemn, and judging from his expression, he was the one who was at a disadvantage.
"No, it's not as simple as self-recovery."
Shirou could clearly feel that as the battle progressed, Shinji's magic power, as well as his attack power and movement speed had increased significantly, especially after he was injured, the speed of this increase would increase significantly.
This completely subverts common sense. Any self-recovery ability requires a certain price, such as magic, vitality or some other power, even the perfect vampire "True Ancestor" who possesses the so-called immortal body of the dark night is no exception.
But Shinji was different. Not only did his recovery not drain his strength, but it actually amplified his power in all aspects. Shirou could only think of one "ability" that met this condition.
"'The Roar of the Beast';?"
The reason why it is a question rather than a confirmation is that Shinji is no longer a Servant after "reincarnation", and Shirou's Judge privilege cannot see his information.
Shinji said nothing as his offensive became stronger and stronger, each strike infusing a powerful force exceeding A-level. Even though Shirou's "stacking power" technique had become an instinct, his arms felt numb, and the number of blocks and counterattacks began to slowly decrease.
"Secret Sword: Swallow Returns."
Once again, he used his amazing footwork to get around Shinji's side. The dimension was twisted at this moment, and the same knife slashed at Shinji's body from three different directions at the same time, leaving three wounds that penetrated his entire back and thighs.
However, this time, Shinji did not fall down. As soon as the blood spurted out, the surrounding muscles began to wriggle rapidly, almost instantly sealing the cut blood vessels. After carefully sensing the magic power flowing out of the wound, Shirou finally confirmed his judgment.
"It is indeed Spartacus's Noble Phantasm, but he has already left the battlefield. How could you-? No, it is enough to see through the true form of your recovery ability."
As the mastermind behind that shocking explosion, how could Shirou not know how to deal with Spartacus
The best way to deal with this kind of humanoid bomb that gets stronger as it grows and can self-destruct is to kill it quickly and not give it a chance to accumulate and evolve.
Taking a deep breath, Shirou's figure instantly became blurred.
The next moment, he was already behind Shinji, holding the sword in both hands and taking a "flat eyes" stance while starting to step forward.
At this moment, the picture and breath that Shinji can capture still stays at the moment when Shirou takes a breath. This is the highest realm of "Shrinking the Earth" - "Dimension Jump", and what follows is the ultimate fusion of sword (Tachi) and "Shrinking the Earth".
The first step was very light, just a tiny movement, but after the second step landed, the first step sounded.
After the second step, Shirou is only one step away from Shinji, and the third step that follows will completely shorten the distance to zero, and the katana will also stack three stabs at the same time, causing local "matter collapse", destroying Shinji's heart before the recovery ability reaches the level of instant repair.
This is exactly what the name means—"One step beyond the sound, two steps without a break, three steps to the ultimate sword!"
However, just as the third step was about to be taken and the terrifying murderous sword was about to be handed out, something strange happened again.
A dense mass of black shadows suddenly appeared at the place chosen by Shirou as the landing point for the third step, and they quickly grew and turned into sharp spikes as he stepped down.
At the critical moment, Shirou forcibly interrupted the thrust and tapped the ground with his sword, thus avoiding the disaster of having his feet pierced by the spikes.
After landing, the young priest's eyes became more serious than ever before.
"'The King of Capital Punishment'; no, it's the 'Bloodstained King Ghost';!"
With the precedent of "The Roar of the Beast", Shirou could easily identify the true form of these spikes.
Seeing that the enemy had seen through his tactics, Shinji stopped hiding it, slammed the long handle of the "Snake Hunting Scythe" into the ground, and called out the true name of the treasure.
"The Blood-stained King Ghost (Kazikli Bey)!"
All physical places within sight were covered by black shadows, with rafters growing out of them, completely blocking the escape space around the altar.
PS: Some readers said they didn't understand the last chapter. Actually, Shinji rushed into the altar through the hole made by the giant and was discovered by Shirou. But since some people didn't understand, it's my responsibility - the last chapter has been revised. If you are interested, you can go back and read it again.