Absolute Demonic Front, outside the Northern Wall.
Little Rimuru, stationed before the city gate, spotted the figures approaching in the distance and immediately waved with both arms.
"Ritsuka, Mash, Ana-this way! Hurry!"
On the city wall, Leonidas stood watch. Beside him were Shuna and Benkei, all three observing the situation in silence.
Outside the Northern Wall, five figures were sprinting toward the city at full speed.
Merlin.
Fujimaru Ritsuka.
Mash.
Ana.
Ushiwakamaru.
Not long after the diversion strategy began, Ushiwakamaru realized they had been fooled.
Originally, her task was to pin down the demonic beast horde, buying time for Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others to break into Nippur and evacuate the civilians.
But things went wrong.
Not long after splitting up, she sensed something was off.
And by the time she realized that Fujimaru Ritsuka's group had fallen into extreme danger, she didn't hesitate.
She broke formation and charged straight toward Nippur.
Fortunately, before she reached the city, she ran into the four of them retreating at full speed.
Only then did they realize something worse.
They weren't escaping.
They were being dragged.
Which meant-
Fujimaru Ritsuka's side had already fallen into the enemy's trap.
Toward Fujimaru Ritsuka, Ushiwakamaru held special feelings.
They had fought together.
Talked together.
Trusted each other.
When the soldiers stationed ahead rushed back earlier, they had already relayed the situation.
"The situation's been explained," Little Rimuru said quickly. "You can enter the city. Leave the rest to us."
Originally, when Fujimaru Ritsuka's group carried out the Nippur rescue, they had been accompanied by soldiers.
But after encountering Enkidu, the formation collapsed and the soldiers scattered.
Ushiwakamaru protected the four and withdrew at full speed.
"Mash, are you alright?"
Because they often fought side by side, Little Rimuru was closer to Mash than the others.
As she spoke, the group moved toward the city gate.
Then-
A sudden uproar erupted from atop the wall.
"What is that?"
After Emiya Shirou left the Northern Wall, Leonidas had already ordered everyone to prepare for war.
After hearing the details, he sent Little Rimuru out to receive Fujimaru Ritsuka's group.
"Thanks, Little Rimuru!"
"It's nothing. It's what I should do."
Then-
They saw it.
A horrifying sight.
A massive divine body was falling from the sky.
Straight toward the Northern Wall.
"Is that... the Goddess of Demonic Beasts?"
"How could she appear here?!"
"The wall-won't it be destroyed?!"
"She's crashing straight toward us!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, just about to enter the city, turned around sharply and looked into the distance.
"Is the Northern Wall... going to be destroyed?"
Mash's breath caught.
As someone who had fought on the Northern Wall for a long time, she understood better than anyone what the Absolute Demonic Front meant.
Without the wall, human bodies alone couldn't hold back demonic beasts.
Not for half a year.
Not even for three days.
If the wall fell, Uruk would be overrun.
The casualties would be unimaginable.
Watching that rapidly approaching, unmistakably familiar figure, Mash spoke in a strained voice.
"Could it be...?"
No one answered.
The silence itself gave her the answer.
"I'll stop her."
Mash tightened her grip on her shield.
She left those words behind and rushed forward.
She ran straight toward the point where the massive divine body was about to crash.
She planted herself there.
Shield raised.
Even the best commander was meaningless without a battlefield.
If the Absolute Demonic Front collapsed, everything collapsed with it.
"How can I let others pay for my mistake?"
A thunderous impact followed.
Hands braced.
Feet dug violently into the ground.
The one holding Gorgon back-
Was Emiya Shirou.
"Mash, be careful!"
"Please leave it to me, Senpai!"
Mash stared at the descending goddess, already preparing to deploy her Noble Phantasm.
Then-
A flash of light swept past her.
In the next instant, it stood directly beneath the falling goddess.
Gorgon's body was enormous.
Combined with gravity and Emiya Shirou's earlier throw, she was nothing short of a living cannonball.
If she hit the Northern Wall directly, the wall would shatter instantly.
Earlier, when Kingu attacked with the Chains of Heaven, Emiya Shirou had instinctively hurled Gorgon away to protect himself.
Only afterward did he realize-
He had thrown her toward the Northern Wall.
And he regretted it immediately.
But that regret came too late.
Emiya Shirou and Kingu were evenly matched in basic attributes.
When that happened, martial arts decided everything.
Against Emiya Shirou's god-realm fists and footwork, Kingu couldn't keep up.
Emiya Shirou tried to disengage.
Kingu saw through his intent.
He tangled with Emiya Shirou, refusing to let him leave.
In response-
Emiya Shirou crushed him into the ground.
Even with the Holy Grail inside Kingu's body, boosting his output to the level of a divine spirit, it wasn't enough.
After subduing Kingu, Emiya Shirou didn't pursue victory.
He had no time.
He activated Phoenix Incarnation.
God-speed.
And flew toward Uruk.
He made it.
After all, he was someone who could go fifty-fifty with Gilgamesh in close combat.
Gilgamesh's axe technique was impressive.
But it hadn't reached the realm of gods.
After an exchange, Emiya Shirou prevailed.
"Aaaaaah!"
"Stop right there!"
Emiya Shirou roared as he poured everything he had into stopping her.
Both hands braced against Gorgon's massive body.
His legs drove deep into the soil.
At that moment, multiple Authorities were active simultaneously.
Phoenix-boosting speed.
Bull-reinforcing the body with monstrous strength.
Even Camel-the Authority that activated only when injured-had already awakened.
Power surged through his legs.
And Gorgon, having already experienced Emiya Shirou's strength firsthand, opened with her strongest attack.
Twin beams erupted from her eyes.
They reached him instantly.
"Don't even think about it!"
"Bastard! Bastard! I'll kill you!"
Thrown all the way from Nippur to the Northern Wall, Gorgon was consumed by rage.
At this moment, she cared about nothing except killing Emiya Shirou.
She couldn't keep up with his speed.
All she could do was roar in fury as she chased his afterimage.
"Insect! Then doesn't that make you even less than an insect?!"
"Stop moving, you insect!"
Emiya Shirou leapt.
He shot into the air.
Never canceling Phoenix form, he entered god-speed again and vanished sideways.
"I'll kill you!"
At that moment-
Gorgon's remaining rationality completely disappeared.
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