Era of Heroic Spirits: I Was Exposed by Alaya

Merlin, who was watching the video, had been mocking: "Nameless, oh Nameless, back then not a single heroic spirit chose to answer your call? How pitiful!"

But in the next moment.

He suddenly found himself unable to mock.

This guy truly couldn't summon heroic spirits, but how could he summon himself???

"Hahaha, Nameless, you never cease to surprise this king!"

Gilgamesh suddenly burst into laughter.

Without relying on any heroic spirits, simply summoning himself to save his sister and the world.

Truly worthy of Nameless, effortlessly accomplishing what even he couldn't do!

His crimson eyes locked onto the nightmare beside him: "Merlin, don't forget our earlier wager!"

"No, this can't be!"

Merlin was momentarily unable to accept this.

The other party indeed hadn't enlisted the help of any other heroic spirits, but what did summoning himself from another timeline count as?

"Don't rush, I still have a chance—as long as he delays for a while!"

Merlin transformed into a gill-breathing warrior.

I can still turn this around!

The earlier wager was to slaughter through the Holy Grail War in one night.

As long as the opponent delays for a bit, the wager can easily be fulfilled.

Without the King of Heroes' assistance, the nameless one with a shattered spiritual foundation alone couldn't possibly stop him from escaping.

The odds are in my favor!

"Hmph, what a foolish nightmare!"

Gilgamesh scoffed coldly.

Given his understanding of his dear friend, would that guy really waste time?

In the video.

The young Shirou, having ended the Phantasm Summoning, suddenly projected Kanshou and Bakuya into his hands.

Whoosh~

A flash of sword light—the hand with which Matou Shinji had been choking his throat was severed in one stroke!

"No no! I can't die yet, you can't kill me!"

Shinji roared furiously.

From his severed arm emerged countless grotesque tentacles.

In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a terrifying five-meter-tall monstrosity, charging madly at Shirou.

His hoarse, guttural voice bellowed: "I am invincible! No one can defeat me!"

"You... are too weak."

Shirou gazed at him expressionlessly.

Then,

He projected Heracles' massive two-meter-long axe-sword into his hands.

Swinging the axe-sword as effortlessly as a feather.

With one downward slash—

A devastating shockwave erupted, tearing through all defenses like a hot knife through butter.

His massive body was cleaved cleanly in half!

The dignified heroic spirit transformation, further mutated into a grotesque monster—Shinji couldn't withstand his attack at all!

Yet.

Shirou showed no signs of stopping, sighing softly: "Sakura, when you said I focus too much on archery... you were trying to warn me, weren't you?"

Whoosh!

His entire torso twisted, the axe-sword whirling around to slash viciously behind him.

Shinji, who should have been bisected, had somehow reappeared in human form behind him, attempting a sneak attack!

Seemingly lost in frenzied madness, yet it was all just a ruse—using his massive form to distract the enemy.

His true body had long lurked in the shadows, waiting to strike like lightning.

This was the assassin-class heroic spirit's sinister killing technique!

"How... is this possible???"

Shinji's face twisted in shock.

Under the crushing weight of the axe-sword's slash, he was severed at the waist.

His upper body collapsed heavily to the ground, still crawling through the pool of blood: "Damn you, Julian! You lied to me!"

His blood-red eyes fixed on the youth: "Haha, you'll kill even more in the future... I'll be waiting for you in hell!"

"Sorry, but hell won't take me. From now on, I'll never find peace... but I regret nothing."

Without hesitation, Shirou drove his sword through the man's skull, erasing him on the spot.

The first participant of the Holy Grail War—

Dead!

The entire scene seemed to freeze in an instant.

From being cornered to effortlessly turning the tables—no, this wasn't just a counterattack. It was more like crushing an insect!

The barrage of comments exploded—

-[NB! That clean, decisive kill was so satisfying!]

-[666! My mom asked why I was kneeling while watching my phone—I'm bowing to Emiya the Great!]

-[Come on, Emiya the Great, forge your legend—seven in one night!]

-[Wuhu, takeoff! No matter who stands in your way, just slash them down—one man tearing through the Holy Grail War!]

-[Is this the legendary siscon? Too overpowered!]

...

The first participant of the Holy Grail War was effortlessly erased.

The entire battle lasted less than a minute!

Emiya the Great—this title was now firmly his.

So strong it was outrageous, so cool it took your breath away.

Countless people were captivated by his heroic figure, forever etched into their DNA, impossible to forget!

In the video.

After slaying his first enemy.

Shirou approached the girl: "Once I finish this battle, you can enjoy a peaceful future."

"Senpai, you really are the strongest!"

\Sakura gazed at him with sparkling eyes.

As for her dead "brother," Matou Shinji—

He was never her brother to begin with!

His corpse had transformed into a puppet, a mere marionette controlled by someone else all along.

This was the terrifying Displacement magecraft of the Ainsworth family.

Even human memories and souls could be replaced!

Sakura waved at him, reluctant but without hesitation: "Senpai, you can definitely end all of this!"

Before this man who had faced hell and returned triumphant—

Death itself was a joke!

"Yeah, I'll end it."

Shirou's red cape billowed behind him as he stepped onto the brutal battlefield under the night sky.

But this time.

He was no longer the weak one!

The second opponent appeared.

Dressed in a sleek suit, he held a card for a Phantasm Summon.

"Hmph, just some nobody unqualified for the Holy Grail War. The Heroic Spirit you summoned doesn't even exist in human history."

The man sneered.

He was Atrum, a powerful magus who had obtained a witch's card from the Age of Gods—

Medea!

Hum~

The Phantasm Summon card activated once more.

Atrum's form was suddenly clad in a black witch's robe, swirling vortexes of dark magical circles manifesting behind him.

Soaring through the sky, countless spells glittered like stars as he transformed into a mobile artillery platform, unleashing a relentless barrage.

Yet.

Shirou's figure flashed forward, enduring the bombardment as he closed the distance in an instant.

The once-arrogant magus was suddenly gripped by panic.

He realized none of his attacks could harm his opponent!

Why was this guy so strong?

"It's over."

Shirou stood on the ground, drawing his bow as if hunting prey.

Whoosh!

The spiral sword blazed with dazzling brilliance, trailing a radiant arc as it pierced through Atrum.

Boom~

The proud mage crashed to the ground!

-[Damn, double kill!]

-[This is way too easy! Emiya the Great is OP—he really can end the Holy Grail War in one night!]

-[Don't speak too soon. Don't forget Angelica can transform into a female Gilgamesh!]

-[Damn, who are the remaining five Heroic Spirits gonna be?]

...

As the audience buzzed with speculation.

The screen cut away.

The third enemy appeared.

This enemy turned out to be Matou Kariya, who had obtained the summoning card of the petrifying snake woman, Medusa!

"It's actually him?"

The sisters Rin and Sakura, who were watching the video, were completely stunned.

Never did they expect that the two familiar faces were also enemies in the video!

Under the complex emotions of the sisters' gazes, the battle commenced.

Matou Kariya roared as he removed his eye patch: "I must reclaim Sakura!"

"Petrification!"

Buzz~

As he recklessly sacrificed his life to unleash his magical power, a terrifying beam of petrifying light erupted, sweeping towards the boy.

[Petrification]

This was the most formidable and terrifying attack of Medusa from Greek mythology.

Anyone who met her gaze would instantly turn to stone, instilling fear in countless hearts.

However.

The most unbelievable scene unfolded.

The eerie and terrifying petrifying gaze fixed upon the boy, yet it could not petrify him in the slightest!

"Useless, useless, useless! Your petrifying light has no effect on me!"

Shirou calmly stepped forward.

The petrifying gaze could indeed turn people to stone.

However, the higher the target's magical power, the harder it was to take effect.

Emiya, embodying countless parallel worlds, possessed an immense magical power.

To put it simply.

If the opponent's total magical power was a lake, then he was an ocean, rendering it completely ineffective!

Whoosh~

The shining sword easily pierced through his chest: "Uncle Kariya, I will protect Sakura. You can rest now."

"No, I must reclaim Sakura…"

Matou Kariya weakly reached out with both hands but fell heavily to the ground.

His body transformed into a doll.

Yes, he too was a puppet created by the displacement magecraft, his memories preserved from the moment Sakura was taken away.

A pitiful soul.

-[Triple Kill!]

-[I don't even want to comment anymore! This is too strong!]

-[Shit, the petrifying gaze is completely useless. Just how powerful is Shirou?!]

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