The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

“Actually, I'm better at swordsmanship.” Shirou, knowing that the projection magic of 【Unlimited Blade Works】 couldn't be concealed, simply admitted, “But I have a magic that can project weapons, so I practiced archery as an extra skill.”

The dwarf Koni opened his mouth wide: "He paused for a moment, then said, "Okay, a mage with super-range firepower, an archer with unlimited arrows, what about you... we're from the same familia."

"......"

Indeed, very ordinary... not really. Skills like 【Berserk】, which increase stats when injured, and 【Recovery】 skills are indeed relatively common, but putting them together isn't as simple as one plus one, especially since this girl's race is Minotaur, known for their strong bodies, high health, and high defense.

Admiration for Finn is the truth, and it's also the driving force behind his becoming an adventurer. Besides his Lv.6 【Hero】 status, Finn's other famous identity is that he is recognized as the most outstanding commander of the expedition in the labyrinth city.

Reefia complained: "Strategic-level magic that surpasses vision, it can only be said that you are not simple either... is this the gold content of the top salesman?"

Raul: Please, stop showing off!

This group of newbies has eight hundred skills and magic combined, but Raul, as a dignified Lv.4, doesn't even have a single magic or skill!

“Be careful, there are enemies!” Koni suddenly shouted. Reefia was startled, and the magic wand almost slipped from her hand.

In the distance, a goblin pounced from around the corner, maintaining an attacking posture, but an arrow pierced its neck.

The first wave of enemies encountered by the newbie team, three goblins, were instantly wiped out.

In his previous life, Shirou Emiya traveled the world with his adoptive father, Kiritsugu Emiya, for a long time, in search of a way to save the world.

Drug lords, warlords, cults, terrorists, and so on, all kinds of "heroes" were "celebrating" around the world, and there were even many top-level figures with quadruple identities.

He didn't feel anything for taking the lives of others. Maybe it affected many innocent people, but it didn't matter. Every time an operation was completed, Shirou Emiya could only feel a faint emptiness mixed with joy.

Swords are necessary. Some special existences related to the occult can only be solved with swords.

If it can be solved with a pistol, there is no need to use a knife. If it can be killed with a sniper rifle, there is no need to risk getting close.

Therefore, swords must be used, and guns must also be used. Only then can it be considered complete.

Shoot to kill with an arrow if possible, and draw the sword when enemies rush close. Maximizing output is Shirou Emiya's fighting style.

Humanoid monsters resembling ugly gnomes have strength even lower than that of strong adult males without Grace. The threat mainly comes from siege, sneak attacks, and the mental impact their ugly appearance has on new adventurers.

However, being slapped to death by a vanguard warrior's greatsword, stabbed to death by a lancer after a battle, and being dealt with so lightly, before even entering the battle, are completely different in terms of perception.

“Goblin magic stone shards are not worth collecting. Crush them or leave them to the scavengers. Let's continue moving forward.”

Goblins don't even have complete magic stones in their bodies, only very small magic stone shards. The cost-effectiveness of breaking open corpses to dig out magic stone shards is too low.

The team continued to move forward, following the path marked by the guild towards the second level. During this time, they encountered another goblin attack, but the result was the same.

“Archery in the upper levels of the dungeon, especially from the first to the fourth level, has an overwhelming advantage against monsters like goblins and kobolds.” Shirou put down his longbow and explained casually.

At this stage, the adventurer's attack power is overflowing, so the disadvantage of bows and arrows, that "power decreases with distance," is not a problem.

To deal with that kind of monster, you still have to rely on powerful slashes and magic.

“No, um, even in the upper levels, ordinary adventurers can't do it to this extent, right!” Reefia couldn't help but shout, “Your rate of fire and precision are too abnormal!”

This kind of weapon that can kill distant enemies with one blow is also regarded by the elves as an "elegant" fighting style, in line with the noble aesthetics of the children of the forest.

Although she herself is not an archer, she can't help but feel that the most powerful archer must come from the elven race.

However, Shirou's archery skills far exceeded her imagination.

“He must have archery-related skills!” The elf girl judged.

Shirou had only inherited the skills of an Archer-class Heroic Spirit.

Shirou shot an arrow through the eye socket of the last kobold, ending the battle.

“Pay attention to finishing blows. Shooting the eye doesn't necessarily kill them immediately.” Shirou reminded.

“Understood.” The dwarf lancer immediately stabbed the kobold's corpse in the neck, “Too bad, there’s still no ‘drop’.”

“The value of drops is much higher than magic stone shards, but the probability of them appearing is also low.” Raul said regretfully.

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PS. The original work does not explicitly state what Shirou did while traveling with Kiritsugu. This is some expansion and secondary creation based on Shirou's proficiency and calm mentality when using firearms in the manga.

Raul watched the newbies' battle from the rear and spoke.

At this time, they had already arrived at the fourth level. The first to fourth levels can all be called the "Newbie Area." The monsters in this area do not have much ability or threat.

A monster group composed of ten goblins rushed up, five of which were dealt with by Shirou along the way, and the rest were handled by the vanguard warrior and lancer.

Once he entered close combat, Shirou immediately switched to sword mode, but he would not rashly step forward to kill the enemy, but would stick close to protect the important mage.

After killing the monster, they rested in place and picked up the dropped items. This time, "Goblin Fangs" dropped, which were collected by the supporter Raul.

“Everyone is so amazing.”

At this time, Reefia, the mage in the back of the team, couldn't help but think.

She originally thought that she, as a Lv.2 with powerful magic, would be the core, but until now, there was no room for her to play.

The Minotaur warrior relies on his physique and racial advantages. Both his endurance and attack power are subtly beyond the level of the same level. The dwarf is limited by racial disadvantages, and his basic attributes are very low, but he works very hard and memorizes all the information about monsters and the dungeon that he can find. His spearmanship lacks the genius's spirituality, but it is very solid and steady.

From the fifth level onwards, the walls of the dungeon turn light green, and the structure of the dungeon begins to change. Stronger monsters such as War Shadows and Killer Ants appear, and monsters are born faster. This is why these floors are where many novice adventurers begin to die. It is recommended that a Level 1 adventurer have a basic ability of at least G to explore these floors.

“Because I graduated from 【Academy District】 and then joined the Loki Familia. I leveled up to Lv.2 when I was in 【Academy District】.” Reefia explained.

“【Academy District】 is built in a huge sea fortress that travels around the world. It returns to Orario, the labyrinth city, every three years, and docks for a year for repairs, while allowing students to accept recruitment from various familias in Orario. I only recently joined the Loki Familia.”

“Eh? Nilan too? No wonder, I feel like Nilan's ability value doesn't seem like a newbie...” Reefia was a little surprised, and also a little embarrassed, because she really didn't know Nilan.

“Reefia is a famous person, a famous troublemaker known as 'Magic Idiot' in the Academy District.” Nilan said with a smile.

Shirou said with a smile: "I feel that it is a very powerful title."

Obviously, the hidden meaning of this title is that Reefia possesses exaggerated magic power, just as she said, terrible firepower across two levels.

Reefia: “What's wrong?”

“Ah, some elves are like that, with a bit of 'cleanliness' about contacting other races, but not everyone is like that. I don't have that habit.” Reefia said.

He looked at Lefiya: "I will guard the rear of the team and won't let any enemies get close to you."

The elven girl was stunned for a moment: "Um, thank you..."

Emiya's statement was correct, and it was also his duty in his tactical position, but considering the difference in their levels, Lefiya was actually somewhat unconvinced in her heart.

"Ah, I'm very ordinary." The Minotaur girl, Nilan, said somewhat embarrassedly: "My endurance stat is just particularly high, and then I have a skill that increases attributes after being injured, and a skill that restores stamina and injuries."

"...Okay, I understand." Koni thought for a while: "My only magic is that it can only be used in cities or streets. It consumes a lot of magic power and briefly grants a transcendent view from the sky. Although this magic cannot be used in the dungeon, I have confidence in my sense of space and command ability after training. If possible, I hope to be in command."

Since that was the case, everyone had no objection to Koni's command position. He was indeed the most suitable.

While everyone was exchanging information, one person was seriously injured, and that was Raul, who had initiated this conversation.

"I'm quitting, I must quit. I'm never going to the Pleasure District again, I'm saving money to buy magic books..." Raul made up his mind, but whether he could do it was another matter.

Nilan immediately raised the sword and shield in her hand, followed by the sound of a bowstring vibrating and a whooshing sound.

Then came a series of bowstring sounds, whooshing sounds, the sound of arrowheads entering flesh, and the sound of monsters falling to the ground.

Chapter 14: Emiya's Fighting Style

In their world, the source at the core of the planet had dried up, the world was on the verge of destruction, and the entire world was gradually falling into insane chaos.

These people were obstacles on the path of "salvation" for Emiya and his son.

Therefore, Emiya Shirou had seen his adoptive father holding a submachine gun and sweeping through the scene of a cult gathering at a young age, and he had also personally used a rocket to bomb a passenger plane carrying a major drug lord.

It seemed a little unbelievable, but this was probably a facet of the Age of Dharma Decline.

During his travels and battles in his previous life, Emiya Shirou had formed his own fighting philosophy.

If it wasn't necessary to use swords, some methods were more direct than close combat.

High-powered explosions were an effective means of breaking through defenses, and making good use of heavy transportation often had miraculous effects.

The dungeon adventure was also the same.

"Just...like that?" Looking at the corpses of several goblins in front of him, the halfling lancer was a little dazed.

Goblins were monsters that spawned in the upper levels of the dungeon, and were also the weakest and lowest-stat creatures in the dungeon.

But even the weakest monsters, when they came in groups, were quite dangerous for rookie adventurers. Of course, for a well-configured team like theirs, a few goblins were not to be feared at all.

Even Raul, who was Lv.4, couldn't help but marvel. Although he could kill hundreds of goblins if they rushed up, the unique beauty displayed in Emiya's battle still surprised him a little.

After a brief surprise, Koni, as the commander, gave the order.

In the upper levels of the dungeon, there were "scavengers" who specialized in picking up goblin corpses that others didn't want to dig out magic stone shards. These people were mostly low-level adventurers who didn't have the courage or ability to fight, such as the drunken revelers in the Soma Familia.

The goblins didn't even get close to the vanguard, and the battle ended in the sound of bowstrings.

"Because the monsters at this stage have too low defense."

Goblins were monsters that farmers could kill by teaming up with pitchforks and spears. Even Lv.1 rookie adventurers could easily take care of a goblin with a heavy blow.

When they went deeper into the lower floors, the disadvantages of bows and arrows would begin to show against monsters with strong bodies and tough defenses, such as Hobgoblins and Minotaurs.

In this world, the weapon of bow and arrow was often associated with elves. Elves, who were born with excellent physical qualities, strong balance, and agility, could easily become excellent archers.

Therefore, when a human said he was an archer, Lefiya didn't react on the surface, but in her heart, she was a little unconvinced.

This human was probably the type who picked up a bow and shot a few arrows randomly, and then picked up a sword and hacked away.

If Emiya understood the girl's thoughts, he would probably only think, how could the archery of elves compare to the archery of heroic spirits?

The third wave of enemies the team encountered were Kobolds, human-shaped monsters with dog heads, as the name implied. They also didn't have any strengths or special abilities, and were the lowest-level monsters in the same position as goblins.

In addition to obtaining magic stones, there was also a chance to obtain drops from killing monsters in the dungeon.

The goblin's drop was "Goblin Fangs", while the Kobold's drop was "Kobold Claws."

Kobold magic stone shards also had no value to dig up. The team continued to move forward and soon arrived at the entrance to the second floor.

Chapter 15: Lefiya's Loss

"I originally thought that the greatest significance of 'Projection' was the endless supply of arrows, but now it seems that my understanding was shallow."

"Eliminating the action of taking arrows makes shooting at least twice as efficient."

However, compared to the first floor, the increase in the number of monsters was very obvious. At least, Emiya was no longer able to eliminate all the monsters before engaging in battle.

The Minotaur female warrior was also very efficient at killing enemies. Her greatsword could split two or three enemies at once, and the halfling lancer took the opportunity to finish them off.

Although Lefiya was Lv.2, one level higher than him, since it was his task to protect the magi, Emiya would carry it out meticulously.

The arrows remaining on the bodies of several goblins that were shot dead also began to dissipate.

Shirou could reduce the time to maintain the projection to reduce magic consumption. The arrows he projected were also designed and built by himself. Because of his high understanding of their structure, the consumption was further reduced.

The killing efficiency was too high, so much so that she didn't even have time to finish chanting before the battle was over.

As for Emiya, his superb archery skills shocked Lefiya even more.

"Only myself, I haven't played any role at all..."

Lefiya gradually felt a trace of loss.

"Let's rest here for a while and then enter the fifth floor." Raul found an empty room and moderately damaged the walls of the dungeon to prevent monsters from spawning, which could be used as a temporary resting place.

After the previous battle, except for Lefiya, who hadn't taken action, the team members had shown reliable combat power. The one with the highest stats should be the Minotaur girl Nilan. Her stats had reached the level where she could level up, but she lacked the necessary feats for leveling up.

"Speaking of which, is Lefiya also a rookie adventurer? Lefiya is Lv.2, right?" Emiya asked.

【Academia】 is an institution focused on cultivating young talents. In addition to adventure familias, production familias, commercial familias, etc., there is also a special type of academy-based familia. These familias are concentrated in 【Academia】.

So that was it. No wonder Lefiya, who was Lv.2, still needed to learn dungeon strategies with them rookies.

"During its world tour, 【Academia】 accepts requests from various countries to deal with monsters and various crises on the surface. Lefiya must have accumulated feats during this process and completed her level up," Nilan said. "I'm also from 【Academia】. Lefiya probably doesn't know me, but I know Lefiya."

"Ah, ah, ah, please, don't talk about that!" Lefiya held her head: "I'm risking my life now to get rid of that title!"

"Don't laugh at me." Lefiya gently tapped Shirou's shoulder.

"Huh?" Shirou was stunned for a moment.

"Lefiya is not good with physical contact..."

"Lefiya, what a good child."

"No way... Besides, you're younger than me, right, Emiya-kun?"