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Yes, the Adventurers' Guild is not unaware of the appalling behavior of the adventurers in Licaris Town.
Over such a long period of time, they had already investigated the situation in Licaris Town and realized that adventurers might be causing trouble behind the scenes for their own benefit, resulting in a constant stream of requests.
For the Adventurers' Guild, this was very illegal, but since they couldn't find conclusive evidence, they naturally couldn't resolve the issue.
Most importantly, it wasn't just one or two people who committed this offense, but almost all the adventurers in the town of Licaris.
They joined forces, leaving outsiders with absolutely no grounds for complaint, and effectively turned the Adventurers' Guild into a place for them to seek their own profits.
The guild's receptionist knew all this, so she was grateful for Shirou's help, but also worried that he might be harmed by the adventurers in Rikkaris Town.
Or rather, this has happened more than once.
Often, after conflicts between outside adventurers and local adventurers, they would suddenly disappear without a trace, or even die violently in the streets.
But there was no one to control him.
Because this is the Demon Continent, where demons are the main population, the most important law of survival here is the law of the jungle.
However, the receptionist was still somewhat worried about Shirou and the others' safety, so she chose to ask the security guards for help.
The guards of Licaris Town are not a militia organization, but rather direct subordinates of the Undead Demon King Atofi, and are unlikely to have any interaction with the local adventurer forces.
That's why the clerk asked the security guard for help.
But to everyone's surprise, Shirou's strength was so exaggerated, and his actions were so decisive and ruthless, leaving no one alive on the scene.
Therefore, the guards would not be able to easily let Shirou, who was killing people at will, go unpunished.
The counter clerk's actions actually made things worse.
"Did you kill all these people?"
The lead black-armored knight looked at Shirou, a clear sternness and decisiveness appearing in his eyes.
As the guardian of the town of Licaris and a direct subordinate of the immortal demon king Atofi, his most important duty is undoubtedly to protect the peace of the city.
Whether it's peace on paper or peace on the surface.
For him, all he needed to do was ensure that the town remained orderly and complete the task assigned by Lord Artofi.
Unexpectedly, in the city ruled by the dignified Lord Atofi, someone dared to slaughter civilians in broad daylight, even adventurers, whom he considered no different from ordinary people.
And the person who did all this was actually a human.
Although in the eyes of ordinary demons, the war between humans and demons five hundred years ago is already a thing of the past, and can even be said to be a past that has been completely forgotten.
However, since the personal guards of the Undead Demon King Atofi are mostly undead, they have lived since the great war five hundred years ago. The war between humans and demons is not something that is far away for them; in fact, it can be said that it just happened right before their eyes.
Under such circumstances, seeing a human slaughtering demons in a demon city, the Black-Armored Knight, as the captain of the Undying Demon King's personal guard, could not possibly remain indifferent.
On the other side, when questioned by the captain of the royal guard, Shirou made no attempt to cover up the truth and quietly said, "That's right, I did kill him."
"Do you know what it means for a human like you to kill them?"
The black-armored knight's expression grew increasingly stern, and he even exuded an astonishing chill.
Even Shirou, feeling the oppressive force, couldn't help but waver slightly, sensing that the opponent's strength was at least above the King level.
As the guardian of a town on the Demon Continent, the black-armored knight before him was undoubtedly far more powerful than the adventurers from before.
Most people would undoubtedly back down or even show weakness when faced with this pressure.
But Shirou remained unmoved and quietly said, "I don't think I did anything wrong. Whether it's demons or humans, I'm just fighting for the justice in my heart."
"Justice, oh, what a fine word of justice! Humans always love to spout these high-sounding words! In reality, when war breaks out, all that exists is a life-or-death struggle! What's the point of talking about morality and principles!"
The black-armored knight was very disdainful of Shirou's words, and his aura became increasingly turbulent.
Upon seeing this, the lady at the Adventurers' Guild counter finally lost her temper and hurriedly told the Black Armor Knight everything she knew.
She recounted everything in detail, including the adventurers' collusion, their plotting against outside adventurers, and even Shirou and his companions' inability to tolerate it, which led to their rebellion.
After hearing everything, the black-armored knight couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
"Do you have any evidence that the local adventurers have done so many foolish things?"
"This... I haven't had time to collect them yet."
The saleswoman looked rather helpless.
Shirou and the others hadn't had time to collect any evidence, so it was impossible for them to present it at this time.
The black-armored knight then spoke in silence: "I understand the matter. If there is any injustice, I will investigate, but on the condition that you, the human who committed the crime of murder, must come with me to serve your sentence!"
"They attacked first; I was only acting in self-defense."
Shirou had anticipated this and delivered the explanation he had prepared long ago.
To his surprise, the black-armored knight remained unmoved, coldly stating, "The Demon Continent doesn't have your human race's messy laws. There's only one law here, and that's the Demon King's command. If you truly have any grievances you wish to express, feel free to tell Lord Atofi later!"
"Atofi? The Undying Demon King?"
“That’s right. This town of Licaris is now under the jurisdiction of Lord Atofi. Criminals of your caliber will naturally be questioned by Lord Atofi himself.”
What if I say I don't want to?
"That's not up to you."
As they spoke, all the soldiers in black armor drew their weapons. Unlike the adventurers' haphazard array of weapons, the black-armored knights all wielded broadswords.
It is also worth mentioning that all the black-armored knights carried two sword sheaths.
There is a sword sheath at the waist and on the back.
Very strange.
Even Shirou felt the pressure when facing a formidable enemy force numbering in the double digits.
He immediately told Rachel Rudd and Alice to stop, not wanting to involve them.
Ultimately, this matter is Shirou's responsibility alone. As long as Rigel and Alice don't interfere, they won't be targeted by the demons.
Of course, this also means that Shirou will have to fight against a black-armored army of nearly thirty men all by himself.
Each of them is a powerful undead demon, and there are many beings above the Saint level.
In this situation, ordinary abilities would undoubtedly be insufficient to defeat the opponent. If necessary, Shirou might have to use the invincible golden sword in his bag, or even directly use the projection ability of the Heroic Spirit Emiya.
While that would certainly lead to further erosion, it is the only option when faced with an inescapable crisis.
Just as Shirou was lost in thought, the leading black-armored knight ordered all his men to retreat.
He approached Shirou alone and spoke in a cold voice: "A mere human is no match for Muya, the captain of the personal guard of the immortal demon king Atofi!"
The demon named Muya was dressed in jet-black armor, obscuring his features, but his aura was unimaginably swollen.
Shirou felt as if he could sense the aura of a thousand troops just by looking at the other person alone.
Don't be fooled by the fact that there is only one opponent; in reality, that single opponent may be more formidable than all the Black Armor Knights combined.
Faced with such a desperate situation, Shirou did not feel any pressure; instead, he felt a long-lost fighting spirit and excitement.
Since breaking through to the Sword Saint realm, he has not encountered any powerful opponents.
Now he finally has a place to shine, and to be honest, he's quite excited.
"bring it on."
Shirou gripped the longsword in his hand.
Meanwhile, Muya, the captain of the royal guard in front of him, suddenly drew a massive sword from his back. The sword was entirely black and could only be wielded with both hands.
With a casual movement, Muya drew his sword with a clang, the sounds overlapping to create a deafening roar.
"boom!"
Seeing the heavy, oppressive force emanating from the greatsword, Shirou took a deep breath.
There's nothing more to say now that things have come to this.
Only by fighting it out can the two sides end this!
"Boom!"
The one who made the first move was Muya, the captain of the personal guard. Although he was confident in his strength, he did not hold back in the slightest and immediately launched an exaggerated slash that was beyond description.
At least for onlookers, the moment they witnessed that strike, they felt as if their own bodies had been sliced into countless pieces.
Even though Shirou was still a long way from the blade, he felt death rushing towards him first, which made him act instinctively.
"Snapped!"
With the intense heat generated by the clash of swords, an astonishing battle erupted!
Chapter 194 Projection, Blazing Sky Covers Seven Rings!
Shirou clashed with Muya, the captain of the personal guard of the immortal demon king Atofi.
The immortal demon king Atofi is quite famous.
She began to emerge in history during the Second War between humans and demons.
As one of the five great demon lords and the daughter of the immortal Necros Lacrosse, Atofi served as the vanguard of the demon race in the war between humans and demons. Although she was not very intelligent, she possessed extremely high combat power and endurance. As a cruel and ferocious demon lord, she was feared by people.
But Atofi's strength was not solely due to his personal martial prowess.
What truly earned her the awe of the world was the undead legion she trained, as formidable as an iron cavalry.
As an immortal demon lord, Atofi possesses a special ability to form contracts with individuals, transforming them into undead with near-infinite lifespans. She often subdues promising individuals by force and forcibly converts them into her subordinates.
As time went on, Atofi built an almost terrifying undead legion, each member of which was recognized by Atofi himself as a brave warrior. It even included some strong human warriors who, having submitted to Atofi, also became his subordinates.
This shows just how extraordinary Atofi's undead army truly was.
As the captain of Atofi's personal guard, Muya's strength is visibly formidable.
When he swung his greatsword, despite its enormous size and exaggerated movements, the speed was so fast that it almost created afterimages.
Of course, no matter how fast it is, it still can't catch up with the speed of the Sword God Style's Light Katana.
Shirou easily dodged Muya's slash and swung his sword backhand to clash with it.
But at that moment, Shirou clearly felt a strong sense of unease.
That is, before his sword reached Muya, it was affected by a strange energy. The light katana, which was originally so fast that it was impossible to look directly at it, was briefly slowed down before reaching its target, so that it was completely overtaken.
"Is this... magic?"
Unexpectedly, magic appeared during the swordsmen's duel.
This was the first time Shirou had encountered such an unexpected event.
Their movements slowed down slightly for a moment.
Upon discovering this, the captain of the guard, Muya, decisively launched a pursuit, gathering power in his greatsword and suddenly wielding it.
"The second form of the Northern God Style, Round Heaven Flower!"
As Muya spun around with astonishing speed, the greatsword in his hand surged like a storm, creating raging waves and towering tides in the air.
It's impossible for an ordinary person to avoid the impact of such a powerful aura.
But Shirou's style of swordsmanship is the Kendo Shinryu, the fastest swordsmanship in the world.
Without any hesitation, he jumped back immediately, narrowly avoiding Muya's slash.
But this is not the end.
As the Demon King's personal guard, Muya's sword tip failed to touch Shirou, but he then raised his right hand and unleashed magical power with almost instantaneous speed.
"Demonic power, bursting flames engulf my body!"
On Muya's body, astonishing magical power transformed into heat capable of burning everything around him, spreading out with incredible explosive force.
Witnessing this scene, Shirou felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity.
That was a scene that often occurred in the village of Buena when he was a child, when he fought against his younger brother Rudeus, using magic in actual combat.
Since spells without incantations have not spread in this world, most spells are large-scale and slow to prepare. Therefore, ordinary mages are not good at one-on-one duels and prefer to slowly prepare spells under the protection of warriors.
Shirou has faced so many powerful enemies so far, and among them, only a handful can use magic.
Muya, the Demon King's personal guard in front of us, is one of them.
Although the opponent's magic was not an instant-cast spell like Rudeus's, its excessively fast spell casting speed made it virtually indistinguishable from instant-cast spells.
Most importantly, Muya's magic was not only fast to activate, but also extremely powerful. The burst of flames it emitted instantly evaporated the space almost in the blink of an eye, engulfing the Adventurers' Guild in flames and even smashing a huge hole in it.