Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

“…What a rogue way of playing.”

He actually saw into his lack of defense and specifically induced him to exchange injuries for injuries. It seemed that this guy was indeed no simple man.

Shinji was hit by the attack and received severe damage to his abdomen. Large pieces of [Elves] hit his body and continued to penetrate from his skin inside.

At this moment, Shinji fell to the ground weakly, holding his chest and breathing rapidly... The difference was that the girl in the sky was still alive and well after being hit by his attack.

"That layer of protection...has it failed since the first step of the plan?"

"Shinji! Are you okay? I'm afraid we're really in danger this time. Leave here quickly. I'll hold her back."

"that's not allowed!"

Hubie just ran over and wanted to help Shinji up, but suddenly a magic bullet fell from the sky and knocked Hubie back.

Jibril's face was more serious than ever before, and her eyes were fixed on the human below.

Even though the opponent looked like he was dying, she still didn't relax at all... A lion would use all its strength to fight a rabbit, not to mention that the threat from the opponent was far greater than those ordinary "rabbits"...

"Human, your strength and wisdom astound me, but you must die here today no matter what."

Shinji stood up slowly, looking weak, and the expression on the girl's face returned to normal as he looked at the sky...

Sure enough, his journey was too smooth. Not every danger he encountered could be overcome by luck, especially in this world that was different from the Holy Grail War...

There has been no fairness or rules in this world from the very beginning, and the patterns formed over countless years are not something he can catch up with in a short time.

[By the way, I have been here for more than a year. I just don’t know if I will travel back to my world again if I die.]

"…Since your target is me, then Hubie and Ashe should be able to leave."

"Shinji!"

"Well...if the two of them run for their lives right now, even I may not be able to catch up..."

"No! Hubie, don't go!"

When Hubie heard what Shinji said, he instantly panicked. The harbor in his heart that had always been his was suddenly broken at that moment, and tears immediately flowed from his eyes.

However, Ash didn't run over immediately like Hubie did, but stood there in a daze, constantly analyzing the current situation in her mind...

In principle, Shinji is more important than her, but now the opponent's main target is Shinji, so if she continues to stay here and cannot help Shinji escape, she will just be adding another victim in vain.

In other words, when she is unable to resist, the most reasonable approach is to try to reduce her own casualties. Therefore, what she needs to do now is to immediately activate [Accelerator] and escape before the enemy has a chance to attack her.

This is obviously the most correct choice...

"Why...the order cannot be issued..."

Although there is only Ashe here, there are countless similar "Ashes" in her mind, and they will all completely inherit Ashe's memory.

"Why... the machine can't issue an escape command? Is it... the host?"

……

Jibril in the sky looked at the sudden mutual sympathy below, and a little brilliance flashed in her eyes, but then she retracted it:

"It's just a show... You still want to deceive me at this time!?"

That Ex-Machina's expression... How could it be real? How could an Ex-Machina have feelings? He was trying to trick her a second time with the same trick!

The wings behind her waist spread out, and an extremely astonishing energy gathered madly above her head. A dark magic circle without a trace of color hung high in the air, and the [elves] around her were compressed into a substantial energy column and gathered upwards...

"No matter what tricks you have up your sleeve, it doesn't matter... I will use the strongest blow I can to put an end to it all!"

…It was a very terrifying scene, which no living human had ever seen. By overloading its own [Elf Corridor] and compressing it to the extreme, it gathered and released the maximum energy it could control.

The oppressive feeling is like the falling of black stars... This is——【Sky Strike】!

A huge shadow enveloped the three people below. It was too late to deploy defensive spells or escape. They were so small that they could only dissipate like dust under this attack...

“…Hehehe…Finally you made a move.”

In such a desperate situation, Shinji suddenly laughed and slowly spread out his hand seal... A long-prepared truth-seeking jade floated in front of them, and then instantly expanded into a black sphere, wrapping him, Hubie, and Ashe who had come back at some point.

"The [Sky Strike] released at 100% of its power does look terrifying, but as a creature created by God, you are ultimately unable to penetrate the divine defense... So we won this battle!"

Inside the black sphere, Hubie was stunned for a moment, then with ecstasy on his face, he excitedly threw himself into Shinji's arms.

As expected, his Shinji is the strongest!

The joy of surviving a disaster made Hubie's body gradually relax, and she closed her eyes and buried herself in Shinji's warm embrace... But suddenly a slight push made her leave this warmth...

"?"

Shinji pushed away Shubi abnormally, squatted down and touched his head, then opened a hole in the Dao-seeking Jade in front of him and walked out slowly...

"! Shinji, where are you going! It's dangerous outside..."

"Hubby."

"There is one thing I think you are wrong about..."

"..."

"My goal has never been to survive in the hands of powerful enemies... In the end, we have to face the gods!"

"…That is an enemy that cannot be defeated by any means, and he is also the one with the greatest power in the world…"

"And if I still need to rely on calculations and loopholes in the rules to defeat a mere Flügel, it will only delay my death."

Shinji paused for a moment, then turned his head and gave the two girls a confident smile.

"So I won't dodge this attack..."

"do not want!"

"Boom...boom..."

The attack from above had already hit the ground, and Shinji could also feel the doubled gravity caused by the high-pressure energy.

There were constant sounds of collapse all around, but this was not necessarily a prelude to death...

“…This is the first time I’ve tried this method. After all, the risk factor is too high and I hesitated for a long time. Thanks to you, I made up my mind!”

"Snapped!"

The familiar palms together, the familiar stepping posture...

“…Immortal magic!”

Even the names are exactly the same, everything is so familiar...

But the surrounding environment has changed. There is no tamed magic here, nor pure natural energy, but an energy called [Elves] that is far superior to magic!

In an instant, the direction of the airflow around Shinji changed, as if it had turned into a black hole, madly absorbing this powerful energy.

"Zizi..."

The [Elves], which are like poison to the human body, were inhaled in large quantities, and immediately spread corrosion marks on Shinji's body, and wisps of white mist lingered on his body surface...

The stinging pain from the erosion from the inside out made Shinji frown slightly, but the absorption speed remained unchanged. After all, the attack from above would not wait for him.

The next moment, the familiar black eye shadow appeared on his face, but the mark did not end after it appeared. Instead, four black lines extended from his face to his limbs, and finally gradually formed lines similar to those of the Hundred Healing Technique...

"Whoo~"

Shinji slowly exhaled a mouthful of white mist. The corrosion of his body made even breathing feel painful like being bitten by ants. But when his eyes opened again, there was no trace of weakness in them. Instead, they were full of blood like a wounded tiger:

"…Senjutsu…Wood Release? The advent of the world of trees!"

……

Above [Sky Strike]

Jibril, who had used all her strength, was a little erratic, but she had not completely lost her strength.

The Flügel girl looked calmly at the [Air Strike] that had already pressed into the ground. Under such an attack, there should be no chance for the opponent to survive...

However, just when she was about to break the connection with [Sky Strike], a huge green magic circle unfolded from under [Sky Strike], and then countless twisted trees with strong branches and dense leaves held up the falling [Sky Strike]!

"!"

Jibril's pupils widened instantly, and she looked at the sudden strange phenomenon in disbelief... Who cast this magic?!