Jobless Reincarnation: Emiya the Great Hero Must Show His True Skills

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Alexander looked at Loki with the same look he'd given a little kid.

Although Luo Qixi was unconvinced, she couldn't say anything.

Because Alexander is of the Undead bloodline, no one knows his exact age. Considering that the Second Northern God became famous hundreds of years ago, he must be at least a hundred years old.

Although Loki is over forty years old, he is no match for Alexander.

Shirou, who was standing to the side, noticed all of this and really didn't know what to say.

Both Loki and Alexander, despite being quite old, acted like children.

I've heard of a study that suggests the physical body can influence mental well-being, and physical age is more easily reflected in mental state; perhaps this is the reason.

Next, the group quickly destroyed the monster's eggs one by one.

Alexander was quite serious while doing this meaningless, repetitive work. He was clearly playing the role of a hero, eliminating as many monster eggs as possible that might threaten ordinary people in order to prevent more people from being put in danger.

This made Shirou realize even more that although Alexander was flamboyant and fame-seeking, his sense of justice was genuine.

Compared to Shirou himself now, Alexander is clearly more like a true champion of justice...

"Shirou, what are you thinking about? Come and help me quickly."

"Ok."

Upon hearing Paul's words, Shirou also began to destroy the demon egg.

……

After completely destroying the demon's lair, Shirou and the others arrived at the deepest part of the transfer labyrinth.

This is a spacious stone room.

The layout is square, with a magic circle near each wall that does not face the entrance.

It doesn't look particularly special.

But there's nothing particularly special about this place. It's precisely this eeriness that makes it so strange. After all, this is the deepest part of the labyrinth, yet there are no monsters at all. It's eerily quiet.

The only word to describe it is "strange".

"Based on experience, one of these two magic circles will lead to the true depths of the labyrinth, which will be the core of the labyrinth and where the guardians will reside."

Paul spoke quietly, demonstrating his extensive experience in navigating mazes.

Everyone else present looked tense and gripped their weapons tightly, except for Alexander, who remained smiling and showed no sign of nervousness.

"The next step is to determine which of these two magic circles it is."

Keith spoke up silently and stepped forward to observe, but he couldn't figure it out for a long time.

The two magicians, Loki and Rudeus, also came over to study the magic circle, but they couldn't figure out anything for a long time.

"This kind of choice between two options is just awful."

Keith finally sighed, "Choosing between two options is really bad; it would be better to choose between three."

"why?"

Upon hearing this, Rudius couldn't help but ask in confusion, not understanding why the other party cared about choosing between the two options.

"Because if we have to choose between two options, we will definitely choose the wrong one; that's a rule."

Keith shook his head. "In the past, with Black Wolf's Fang, this choice had to be made by Kyrie Il, otherwise it would definitely fail."

Upon hearing this, Paul and the others nodded in agreement, expressing their approval of the idea.

"Is the Kyrie Irwin you're talking about the Black Wolf Sword King Kyrie Irwin?"

Alexander, who was standing next to him, suddenly spoke up.

"Yes, she was our former teammate."

"Hey, that Sword King Kyrie Illusion actually... Your team is really interesting."

Alexander seemed to have a high opinion of Gilead, so much so that he also held Paul and others in high regard.

So what should we do next?

Alina Lige's speech brought everyone back to the main topic.

There are two magic circles, which one should I choose?

"Let me take a look."

Seeing everyone in distress, Shirou silently approached the magic circle. He activated his Clairvoyance and examined the patterns of the two magic circles one by one, but he couldn't see any obvious difference.

Just then, he suddenly noticed that the room itself had a rather unique structure; despite being the deepest part of the maze, it had a narrow and deep structure.

This type of structure usually has a sandwich layer.

Even if an ordinary person guesses that there is a hidden layer, they cannot make a judgment. But Shirou is different. He can see through the hidden parts by relying on his clairvoyance.

He then walked around the two magic circles in front of everyone and lightly kicked the ground a few times to confirm the underlying vacuum structure.

"This is the core."

Shirou spoke silently.

Everyone was surprised by this.

Alexander walked straight up and slashed with his sword, instantly tearing the ground apart.

After confirming that there really was a hidden room underground, everyone showed joy and praised Shirou.

Shirou himself wasn't particularly happy about this; instead, his expression became increasingly serious as the end of the dungeon's clearing process drew closer.

Things were going too smoothly, which made him uneasy. He always felt that he had made a mistake or missed something.

This was not only Shirou's intuition, but also a reminder from his inner eye.

In situations like this, Shirou will usually trust his intuition completely, and even if he feels there are no flaws, he will follow that judgment and take the most conservative approach.

Unfortunately, we are now just one step away from the end of everything.

We also have Alexander, a top-tier fighter, by our side.

There's no reason to back down now.

While Shirou was pondering, everyone had arrived in front of the magic circle and discovered that the magic circle in front of them was a crimson red, just like the color of blood.

"Just keep going."

Paul did not hesitate and immediately decided to move forward.

He was clearly the most anxious person there, desperately wanting to rescue Senis from the depths of the maze.

With Alexander present, the others didn't think there would be any problems moving the enemy to the deepest part of the maze, so they all nodded in agreement.

Shirou was unable to make a negative choice.

Before entering the maze, Paul seemed about to say something, but Rudius strongly advised him not to say anything unnecessary.

Because in Rudius's view, any words spoken at such a crucial moment could become a flag, and such things should never be casually established.

Paul felt aggrieved, but he didn't force anything. He quickly cheered up and stepped onto the magic circle with the others.

After passing through the magic circle, the group arrived at an extremely spacious area.

It was a rectangular hall about the size of a baseball field, resembling a palace. Several thick pillars stood in the corner, and the ceiling was so high that you had to look up to see it. The floor was covered with something like ceramic tiles, each with intricate relief carvings.

"Roar!"

Before anyone could react, the palace guardian let out a roar.

It was a gigantic monster, about twice the size of a red dragon. Even from a distance, its emerald green scales shimmered. Most importantly, it had nine heads.

"Is that a nine-headed dragon? This is the first time I've ever seen one like this..."

Keith, being well-informed, recognized the person immediately.

He then explained to everyone that the nine-headed dragon is one of the rarest monsters on the Demon Continent, a subspecies of dragons, and its strength is no less than that of ordinary dragons.

Ordinary adventurer teams would naturally not dare to confront such a being.

But for Shirou's squad, these are naturally no problem.

Both Shirou and Alexander possess the strength to defeat the dragon.

The group immediately moved forward and quickly discovered a magic crystal at the deepest part of the room. Inside the magic crystal, they found Senis, a princess trapped as if waiting for a hero to come and rescue her!

"Seness!"

Paul lost control of his emotions in an instant and rushed forward, alarming the Hydra.

The rest of the team looked panicked, but they couldn't stop Paul.

"I'm here to help!"

Upon seeing this, Loki immediately cast a spell, aiming it at the nine-headed dragon.

Rudeus also began to cast his spell.

However, neither of their magic could harm it. Both Lokishi's and Rudeus's magic were deflected by the Hydra's scales.

The 9-headed dragon possesses an incredibly high level of magic resistance!

"Let me do it!"

Seeing this, Shirou decisively drew the Phoenix Dragon Sword from his waist and rushed to support Paul.

His katana of light flashed, bypassing Paul with astonishing speed and arriving right in front of the Hydra—

"Pfft!"

As Shirou swung his sword, the head of the nine-headed dragon flew into the air.

Paul was equally unyielding, unleashing a slash that was almost identical to the Blade of Light, and severing the second head of the nine-headed dragon.

Just when everyone thought that the nine-headed dragon was just huge and nothing to worry about, Luo Qixi suddenly discovered that the nine-headed dragon's severed head was regenerating at an extremely fast speed.

"careful!"

She cried out in alarm, only to find that Alexander had already dashed past her at an incredible speed.

The aura unleashed by this current Northern God directly dispersed the crowd, and for the first time, he placed his hand on the longsword in its scabbard behind him, laughing loudly as he shouted:

"This is exactly the kind of opponent my epic tale needs. You all step back!"

Before Shirou and Paul could react, an indescribably terrifying phantom emerged from reality, tearing space apart and turning everything they saw into nothingness!

"Kacha!"

The first sound heard was like glass shattering.

Then came a cracking sound in the air.

Every breath of air in the empty room was affected by some terrifying force at this moment, gradually forming exaggerated turbulence, converging at a single point with every shout.

That's the middle of where the nine-headed dragon and Alexander were.

"boom!"

Finally, in the instant when everyone's hearts almost stopped beating, a slash that cleaved through space appeared, clearly manifesting in reality.

When everything comes to an end.

The nine-headed dragon's movements have completely stopped.

This terrifying monster, so exaggerated that it would take ordinary adventurers several days to conquer, was almost killed by Alexander's single blow.

Blood was flowing from every part of his body, and he began to show obvious signs of sluggishness and impending death.

But the nine-headed dragon did not die completely.

It struggled in its desperate situation, and then turned around and swirled the huge magic crystal behind it, directly merging it into its body.

With the help of the magic crystal, it successfully maintained its life.

"Heh heh, clinging to life, hurry up and die, you despicable monster!"

Alexander laughed and charged menacingly toward the nine-headed dragon, his greatsword already sheathed, for the dying dragon was no longer fit to withstand the power of the Dragon King's Sword.

Alexander was able to kill the Hydra with a single, casual strike.

However, Alexander's final blow did not land.

Or rather, he had already swung the ball, but at the last moment, Shirou blocked it with a strike that was beyond the reach of the naked eye.