The dark soldiers who arrived didn't say a word. They immediately ordered Shirou to be captured and surrounded him quickly.
Seeing this, Shirou hadn't reacted yet, but Ruijerd and Eris immediately stepped forward to confront them.
As the conflict was about to happen, the counter lady from the adventurer's guild rushed in, shouting, "That's a mistake! It's not this gentleman's fault."
"..."
Regarding the counter lady's words, the leader of the black-armored soldiers, a burly man carrying an extremely large sword, like a demon lord in stories, slowly looked over the bloody scene and said, "Not his fault? Then who killed these people?"
"This..."
The counter lady couldn't answer the black knight's words.
She was clearly very helpless.
Originally, after seeing Shirou and the others surrounded by the adventurers in the guild, she reported to the Rikarisu town guard as soon as they retreated.
She originally thought this would help Shirou and the others.
Yes, the adventurer's guild wasn't unaware of the bad behavior of the adventurers in Rikarisu town.
Over such a long time, they had investigated the situation in Rikarisu town and realized that the adventurers might be secretly causing trouble for their own benefit, leading to a constant stream of requests.
For the adventurer's guild, this kind of thing was very illegal, but because they couldn't find enough evidence, they couldn't solve the problem, of course.
Most importantly, it wasn't just one or two people breaking the rules, but almost all of the adventurers in Rikarisu town.
They worked together, making it impossible for outsiders to find any fault with them, and turning the adventurer's guild into a place for them to make profits.
The guild's counter lady knew all of this, so she was very grateful for Shirou's actions, but also worried that Shirou would be hurt by the adventurers in Rikarisu town.
Or rather, things like this had happened more than once.
Often, after adventurers from outside had conflicts with local adventurers, they would suddenly disappear or even die violently in the streets.
But no one could control it.
Because this was the Demon Continent, in an environment where demons were the main group, the most important rule for survival here was the law of the jungle.
However, the counter lady was still worried about Shirou and the others' safety, so she chose to find the guards to help.
The Rikarisu town guard wasn't a militia organization, but a direct subordinate of the undead demon lord, Atofe, and most likely wouldn't have much contact with the local adventurer forces.
That's why the counter lady asked the guards for help.
But she never expected that Shirou's strength would be so exaggerated, and his attacks would be so decisive and ruthless, directly killing everyone on the scene.
As a result, there was no way the guards could easily let Shirou, who killed people at will, off the hook.
The counter lady's actions had backfired.
"You killed all these people?"
The leading black knight looked at Shirou, a hint of obvious sternness and decisiveness appearing in his eyes.
As the guard of Rikarisu town and a direct subordinate of the undead demon lord, Atofe, his most important duty was undoubtedly to protect the peace of this city.
Whether it was peace on paper or peace on the surface.
For him, he just needed to ensure that the town didn't experience any disorder and complete the tasks assigned by Lord Atofe.
But he never expected that someone would dare to slaughter civilians in broad daylight in a city managed by the dignified Lord Atofe. Even if they were adventurers, they were no different from civilians in his eyes.
And the person who did these things was actually a human.
Although in the eyes of most demons, the Human-Demon War five hundred years ago was already a thing of the past, or even a completely forgotten memory.
But because the undead demon lord Atofe's personal guards were generally a group of undead, most of them had lived through the war five hundred years ago. The Human-Demon War wasn't something distant to them, but rather something that had just happened.
Under such circumstances, seeing a human slaughtering demons in a demon city, the black knight, as captain of the undead demon lord's personal guard, naturally couldn't remain indifferent.
On the other side, facing the personal guard captain's questioning, Shirou didn't hide the facts and said, "That's right, I killed them."
"Do you know what it means for a human like you to kill them?"
The black knight's expression became even more severe, and he even exuded an astonishing chill.
Even Shirou, who felt that pressure, couldn't help but waver slightly, sensing that the other party's strength was at least above the king class.
As the guardian of a town in the Demon Continent, the strength of the black knight in front of him was undoubtedly beyond comparison to the group of adventurers just now.
Ordinary people would definitely retreat when they felt this pressure, or even show a very weak attitude.
But Shirou didn't waver at all and said, "I don't think I did anything wrong. Demon or human, I'm just fighting for the justice in my heart."
"Justice? Ha, what justice! Humans always like to say such high-sounding words! In reality, in war, there's only life-or-death fighting! What about morality and position!"
The black knight was very dismissive of Shirou's words, and his aura became even more intense.
The adventurer's guild counter lady couldn't help but panic when she saw this scene and quickly told the black knight everything she knew.
She told him everything in detail, including the adventurers' secret collusion, harming outside adventurers, and how Shirou and the others couldn't stand it and fought back.
After listening to everything, the black knight hesitated a little.
"The local adventurers actually did so many foolish things? Is there any evidence?"
"This... I haven't had time to collect it yet."
The counter lady was quite helpless.
Shirou and the others didn't have time to collect any evidence either and couldn't show it at this time.
So the black knight said with a silent face, "I now know what happened. If there really is any injustice, I will investigate. But the condition is that you, the human who committed the crime of killing, must go to prison with me!"
"They attacked first. I was just acting in self-defense."
Shirou had expected this and took out the excuses he had prepared.
But what he didn't expect was that the black knight didn't waver at all and said coldly, "The Demon Continent doesn't have your human race's messy laws. There's only one law here, and that is the demon lord's order. If you really have any grievances you want to say, you might as well tell Lord Atofe later!"
"Atofe? The Undead Demon Lord?"
"That's right. This Rikarisu town is now a city under the jurisdiction of Lord Atofe. A criminal of your level will naturally be questioned personally by Lord Atofe."
"What if I say I don't want to?"
"Then you don't have a choice."
As he spoke, all the soldiers wearing black armor took out their weapons. Unlike the adventurers' messy weapons, the black knights' weapons were all uniform broadswords.
And it's worth mentioning that all the black knights carried two scabbards.
There was a scabbard on the waist and one on the back.
Very strange.
Facing more than ten strong enemies, Shirou felt the pressure even more.
So he immediately told Ruijerd and Eris to stop, not wanting to drag them into it.
This matter was Shirou's responsibility after all. As long as Ruijerd and Eris didn't interfere, they wouldn't be targeted by the demons.
Of course, this also meant that Shirou needed to fight nearly thirty black-armored soldiers alone.
Each of whom was a powerful undead demon, and there were many who were above saint level.
Under these circumstances, ordinary abilities would undoubtedly be difficult to defeat the opponent. If necessary, Shirou might have to use the Sword of Promised Victory in his bag, or even directly use Servant Emiya's projection ability.
Of course, that would lead to further corruption, but if he faced an unavoidable crisis, then there was no other choice.
Just as Shirou was thinking wildly, the leading black knight told his men to retreat.
He came to Shirou alone and said in a cold voice, "A mere human, it is enough for me, Muya, the captain of the undead demon lord Atofe's personal guard, to deal with you!"
The demon named Muya wore black armor, and his appearance couldn't be seen clearly, but his aura expanded in an unimaginable way.
Seeing the other person, Shirou felt as if he was facing thousands of troops.
Don't look at the fact that there was only one opponent, but in reality, that one person might be more terrifying than all the black knights combined.
Facing such a desperate situation, Shirou didn't feel any pressure, but instead felt a long-lost sense of battle and excitement.
He hadn't encountered any strong opponents since he broke through Sword Saint.
Now he finally had a place to show his strength, and to be honest, he was quite excited.
"Come on."
Shirou gripped the sword in his hand.
And the personal guard captain, Muya, suddenly drew the huge sword from his back. The sword was completely black and could only be wielded with both hands.
With a casual movement from Muya, the sword made a clang as it was drawn from its scabbard. The sound overlapped, creating a deafening roar.
"Bang!"
Seeing the heavy pressure radiating from the greatsword, Shirou took a deep breath.
Things had come to this point, and there were no more words to say.
The only way to end everything was for the two sides to compete in battle!
"Boom!"
The personal guard captain, Muya, attacked first. Although he was confident in his strength, he didn't hold back at all. He immediately launched an exaggerated strike that was beyond words.
At least when others saw this strike, they felt as if their bodies had been divided into countless pieces.
Shirou was clearly still far away from the blade, but he also felt death rushing towards him first, causing him to act instinctively.
"Clang!"
As the sword and sword created blazing heat waves, the amazing battle completely broke out!
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