The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

"The price, I'm afraid, won't be cheap."

"This sword's specifications are designed according to the standards of a Second-Tier Armament. However, in terms of attack power, it might not be as good as a typical Second-Tier Armament. After all, it wasn't forged as a primary weapon."

However, the people present did not express any disagreement. Even Tione, who was very concerned about the price, had no objections.

It was the straightforward Tiona who first asked, "This sword should be a magic weapon, right? Does it have any special effects, like increasing magic power or something?"

Lefiya subconsciously swallowed. "Does that mean this is a particularly precious weapon?"

"That's right."

Arya Lichia looked at the gorgeous blade and nodded gently.

Although the short sword in its current dormant state didn't have any magical fluctuations, an experienced adventurer could judge its attributes just by looking at its appearance.

Arya Lichia felt that the craftsmanship of this sword had already reached the level of a First-Tier Armament; all that was lacking was high-level materials, and that was a compromise made because the user, Lefiya, was not of a high enough level herself.

He hung the sword on his waist and picked up another, longer sword case.

"This sword doesn't have the effect of enhancing the user's magic power."

The short sword was drawn from its sheath. He held the hilt, and as magic power was channeled into it, the gem at the end of the hilt, the handguard, and the inscriptions on the blade all began to flicker in turn.

Tiona, Tione, and Arya Lichia stood still, not moving an inch, only their hair danced wildly in the wind, while Lefiya staggered and almost fell to the ground.

It was also a surging wind pressure and blast of air made of magic power, but this time, the wind only pressed in the direction he swung the sword.

This so-called 'Magic Release' has many shortcomings, such as not having lethality and having severe magic power consumption—the same magic power, if released through chanting, would be at least several times stronger.

Instant casting is one of the noblest qualities of all magic, especially when adventuring in the Dungeon.

Magic swords with lacking power can still sell for hundreds of millions of Valis because of their instant and non-consuming characteristics.

"Some weapons have special abilities, such as the Freya Familia's [Black Goblin Magic Sword]. His sword is said to have the ability to change its length…"

A sword that can release magic, or a sword with the [Release] characteristic, in short, this is definitely the most suitable weapon for Lefiya.

In the girl's surprised and excited gaze, Emiya handed the sword to her.

"May I ask, does this sword have a name?!"

Emiya said.

"Yes, [Wind's Guardian], I understand."

"Shirou, what about my weapon then?~"

Arya Lichia considered herself very patient, but even at this time, she couldn't help but feel a little excited and nervous.

[Ice Scáthach], this was the third First-Tier Armament he had forged. Although the Goddess Hephaestus had given it a very high evaluation, even thinking that it would be no problem to bestow it with a god's name, even now, she couldn't help but feel her heart beating faster.

At the handguard was an ice flower carved like ice jade, and the color of the hilt was slightly darker than the blade.

Compared to the clear light flashing on the blade of [Wind's Guardian], the edge of this sword bloomed with a bone-chilling coldness, as if an endless winter was sweeping in, carrying a blizzard that blotted out the sky.

Having [Ice Storm], she instead felt comfortable because of the cold, even feeling as if she had sensed the call of the sword.

"This is simply a weapon from mythology."

Arya Lichia held the sword with both hands and chanted softly.

Skill [Elf Bond] is activated.

When fighting together with a teammate who has a 'specific target' or a skill with the 'bond' system, all abilities are increased.

Tiona opened her mouth wide, Tione's eyes trembled, and Lefiya simply collapsed on the ground, pointing at the behemoth in front of her, unable to speak for a moment.

"It seems to be because of that sword…"

Arya Lichia was still standing in place, but at this time, her figure was obscured by ice pillars running horizontally, and semicircular ice pillars on the left and right formed ice rings, while behind her, a thick ice pillar supported all the ice rings.

If there was someone present who understood knowledge of another world, they would probably blurt out the term "Susanoo," but now, what they thought of was "Ice Giant."

Outside the ribs, a huge ice arm was slowly forming, the bones made of solid ice were slightly狰狞 (zheng ning, fierce-looking), while revealing a sense of absolute power.

"Shirou, you really did it!"

A red and black shadow fell from above and crashed into the training ground.

"From the sky?"

Lefiya was startled.

Tsubaki said excitedly, "Shirou, you did it! You created an unprecedented weapon!"

"Yeah, I was lucky to achieve it."

Emiya said.

At this time, Tsubaki had already deftly drawn her own weapon, the First-Tier Armament she had personally forged, the Tachi [Crimson Rain].

The object of the test was, of course, the strength of the "Ice Skeleton," and the method of testing was to bombard it with the weapon in hand.

Tiona shouted, hugging her head.

"But, using fists is also no problem, hey, hey, ho!"

Tiona excitedly swung her fist, and her seemingly slender arm directly smashed out a terrifying sound of wind breaking.

"First come, first served, let me try it out first, [Great Severance]"

Tsubaki said, she gently licked her lips, and at the same time, she had already raised the long sword in her hand, posing in an iaido stance.

Tsubaki deeply exhaled a breath of hot air, and then, everyone saw a deep red flash, like a thunderstorm in blood rain.

"It's cracked."

Lefiya said softly, while Tiona and the others exclaimed something completely different:

"It only cracked?!"

"This is [One-Eyed Blacksmith]'s fully charged strike!"

[One-Eyed Blacksmith] is a veteran adventurer who has honed his skills at the Lv.5 level for a long time, and Arya Lichia had only just leveled up not long ago, and there was a huge gap in their ability values.

The former's excited strike, and after charging up, only cracked the Ice Skeleton without directly penetrating it.

Not only that, it could be seen that as Arya Lichia channeled magic power, the crack that Tsubaki had smashed out was slowly recovering.

Arya Lichia also didn't expend any more magic power to restore the Ice Skeleton, but instead walked out of it, and the skeleton, having lost its magic power support, began to melt naturally.

Wei Gong's fingers gently tapped the sword's body, producing a crisp sound.

Wei Gong spoke truthfully, first pointing out the shortcomings of this weapon.

The limitations of length, shape, and weight are here. As a secondary short sword used by a mage, its destructive power naturally cannot compare with main weapons like longswords, katanas, or heavy axes.

The only one feeling puzzled was Leffiya, but seeing that her Loki Familia companions didn't say anything, she was too embarrassed to ask.

"Eh? A magic weapon?"

Leffiya voiced her confusion.

"Yes, a non-staff weapon with magical properties. This is a very rare piece of equipment. To forge such a weapon, you either need special materials or a blacksmith with extremely high forging skills or even special abilities… or both."

"The steel used to forge the sword is mixed with mithril, which has magical properties—this forging method is Chun's specialty. The gems on the guard and hilt are obviously magic stones, and there are special magic runes on the blade… truly, a remarkable work."

"This sword does indeed have special properties."

Wei Gong said, "Let's go to the training ground to test it out."

The group left the workshop and went to the nearest training ground, or rather, a sword-testing ground.

Wei Gong walked to the center of the training ground: "However, it has a fixed magic, or rather, a magic output effect, which I call 'Magic Release'."

The flow of magic was very fast. In the next instant, a violent wind pressure spread outward from the position where Wei Gong stood.

"For users who are skilled at controlling magic, it can achieve such an effect."

Wei Gong said as he swung the sword forward.

"So amazing…"

Tiona, who was not shaken by the magic release in the slightest, murmured in admiration.

There is also a disadvantage that Leffiya and the others are not yet aware of: the consumption of magic gems. The gems inlaid on the short sword have a limited lifespan. As the number of magic releases increases, the risk of cracking increases.

However, all of the above disadvantages are outweighed by a crucial advantage—this is a key defensive magic, and it's instant-cast.

Tiona: "【Absorption】, 【Amplification】, 【Indestructible】, 【Curse】… I always thought that blacksmiths could only imbue weapons with these properties. Is it possible to create weapons that can release magic?!"

Tione said in a deep voice: "Or rather, did Wei Gong give the weapon a 【Release】attribute opposite to 【Absorption】?"

At least at this stage, a mage girl with overflowing firepower but lacking the ability to protect herself needs such a weapon the most.

Leffiya asked.

"【Wind Guardian】, is that its name?"

Leffiya solemnly accepted the sword with both hands and said seriously, "From now on, please guide me, my partner."

"Yes, Alicia-neechan's weapon is in this sword case."

Wei Gong said, his mood also somewhat restless at this moment.

The sword case opened, and the chilling air that rushed out caused Leffiya to shiver involuntarily. A faint frost also appeared on the ground of the training ground.

A long, ice-blue sword lay in the sword case, its entire body the color of pure ice. The blade was more than three feet long and was shaped like a straight-edged, eight-sided sword, which was longer than the Western swords Alicia had used in the past.

Tiona and Tione subconsciously took half a step back. A warrior's instinct made them feel a strong threat, while Alicia took a few steps forward instead.

Alicia stepped forward, grasped the hilt, and lifted the ice-cold longsword.

She felt the magic power in her body flowing naturally, forming a resonance cycle with the longsword. Alicia gently swung the longsword, and the cold air permeated the air. A shadow of a giant faintly appeared in her mind.

An unprecedented great magic was activated.

117

Chapter 117: Pure Ice Skeleton.

"This is, what is this…"

"It seems to be, a rib cage?"

"I can tell it's a rib cage, but why would something like this appear…"

Before their eyes was an existence that was enough to challenge their worldviews. Even as first-class adventurers with extensive knowledge, they were deeply shocked at this moment.

【Ribs and spine】—anyone would make such an association. It should be said that this was originally an upper body skeleton made of ice.

The height was close to two and a half meters. This was only the case with the spine and ribs. If you add a complete head and legs, it would probably be six or seven meters tall.

However, Alicia could only construct such a form, at least for now.

Inside the ice skeleton, Alicia breathed softly. She realized that she had consumed a lot of magic power, but the excitement in her heart was hard to calm down.

"【One-Eyed Blacksmith】!"

Tione shouted the person's title.

"Ah, I just saw the commotion here from headquarters, so I jumped over directly!"

Leffiya glanced at the Volcano Manor. This tallest building in the surrounding area was not too close to this place. To be able to jump over directly, as expected of a first-class adventurer…

"I can't wait to test it out, is it okay, Shirou?"

"Ah, ah, ah, I want to hit it and try it too, but I forgot to bring 【Great Twin Blades Urga】!"

【Great Twin Blades Urga】is 【Great Cleaver】Tiona Hiryute's weapon, a twin-bladed greatsword that doesn't skimp on using precious materials and was forged tirelessly by the craftsmen of the Gniute Familia. In a sense, it matches Tiona's title very well.

Deep red, like a viscous dark light flowing on the blade of 【Red Rain】. Obviously, this weapon of the city's number one blacksmith also has special properties.

Boom! ! !

The deafening collision sound impacted everyone's eardrums. Under everyone's gaze, the ice skeleton retreated a long distance before stopping, and in front of it, at the location where Chun's 【Red Rain】hit head-on, several deep cracks appeared in the ice pillar ribs.

Not only that, Chun herself is a power-type adventurer. Each time she levels up, her strength and endurance reach at least A-rank, while Alicia is a magic swordsman who focuses on agility, dexterity, and magic power.

Although it was visible to the naked eye that another attack might break it, in the end, it was defended against.

Tiona looked at her fist. Although she had the development ability of 【Punching】, she still felt that it would be better to go back and get 【Great Twin Blades Urga】before trying to attack this ice skeleton.

"Shirou～"

Alicia pounced on him, and the speed of a Lv.5 magic swordsman exploded with full force. Wei Gong couldn't avoid it at all.