The Undead Demon King Atofe appeared before Shirou with an arrogant look, and said loudly:
"What do you say? Why not just give up and admit defeat? You can wear the best armor on the Demon Continent, receive the top training on the Demon Continent, and join the strongest guard on the Demon Continent. This is a great honor! Although you can't go against me once you sign the contract, it doesn't matter, because you can't go against me even without the contract. This should make everyone happy, right?"
"..."
Shirou did not respond to Atofe's words.
He was treating her words as just a distraction, and focusing all his attention on the projection in his hand.
The Undead Demon King Atofe.
Although Shirou had never fought her, he had heard many stories about this famous Demon King of the Demon Continent.
As a rising star among the Demon Kings of the Demon Continent, she is also one of the most powerful Demon Kings on the entire Demon Continent today. She not only has the power of immortality, unable to truly die no matter how many times she is killed, but also has mastered many powerful skills due to her long life.
Whether it is combat skill or swordsmanship, it is said that Atofe has reached the ultimate level. Only because of a lack of talent has she not been able to reach the divine realm in any one skill.
But even if she isn't a talent at the divine level, when many martial arts are combined, Atofe's power reaches a level that ordinary people can't imagine.
Simply put, even if her power isn't god-level, she is at least a top-tier strong person among the emperor-level.
Shirou had fought the god-level Water God Reida before, and knew how terrifying god-level warriors were. Now, facing a top-tier emperor-level enemy, he naturally wouldn't dare to underestimate her in the slightest.
Therefore, Shirou always kept a certain distance from Atofe and didn't plan to attack first.
Atofe wasn't unhappy with Shirou's cowardly actions. She didn't seem to be the type who cared about fighting methods. She didn't care about any kind of fighting style.
Right now, she shouted loudly to Shirou, "I am the Undead Demon King Atofe Latoffele Whiteacre! Anyone who defeats me can receive the title of Hero! But once you lose to me, you must become my puppet, to be used by me until you die!"
After speaking, Atofe revealed an astonishing killing intent, approaching Shirou at extreme speed.
"!!"
Atofe's power was unbelievably strong. As soon as she moved, the ground trembled and shook violently.
Even though she had a petite figure, she looked like a wild beast, giving people an unspeakable sense of pressure.
In response, Shirou decisively raised his hands and began the projection.
"Projection, start!"
In an instant, as magic power appeared, Servant Emiya's most frequently used twin swords, Kanshou and Bakuya, appeared in his hands, and he quickly adopted a defensive stance.
"Twin swords? Are you a Swordsman of the North God Style?"
Looking at Shirou's movements, Atofe laughed and waved the greatsword in her hand, "Very good, I am the wife of the founder of the North God Style, North God Kalman Whiteacre! Let me show you the real North God Style!"
Seeing Shirou's actions, Atofe mistakenly thought he was a user of the North God Style, and entered an extremely excited state.
She clearly had a very good impression of North God Style Swordsmen.
And Shirou only learned from Atofe's words that her husband was actually Kalman Whiteacre, the founder of the North God Style.
A North God and a Demon King had entered into a marriage.
If Shirou had known about this, he probably wouldn't have believed it.
Of course, these thoughts only flashed through Shirou's mind.
In reality, he was more focused on the actions of the Undead Demon King Atofe.
As a Demon King, Atofe's speed and strength were far beyond imagination. Most importantly, she also possessed terrifying skills that allowed her to fully utilize all her abilities!
As she said, she possessed the true North God Style!
"North God Style First Attack, Phantom Slash!"
Atofe spoke the name of the technique.
And the greatsword in her hand actually launched slashes at Shirou simultaneously from several directions at an odd speed.
Of course, unlike Tsubame Gaeshi, which launched three attacks at the same time, several parts of Atofe's greatsword were clearly feints.
Shirou's Mind's Eye quickly noticed the openings and swung Kanshou and Bakuya to defend.
"Bang!"
A huge boom rang out.
The first clash between Shirou and Atofe ended.
The two were evenly matched.
"Tsk..."
Seemingly not expecting this result, Atofe was very surprised, not only surprised that Shirou's ability could keep up with her, but also surprised that his combat instinct was beyond imagination, able to instantly distinguish the real body from the phantoms.
Even the Sword Emperor or North Emperor among humans would find it difficult to react so quickly.
What Atofe didn't know was that the Mind's Eye possessed by Shirou was beyond what ordinary people could have. This skill was the result of countless battles accumulated by Servant Emiya.
In terms of skill and Noble Phantasms, Servant Emiya might not be a true strong person, but in terms of combat experience, he was definitely not weaker than any top-tier Servant.
"Rumble!"
Shirou then engaged in an intense rapid-fire attack with Atofe.
If it was Shirou in his original body, he would never be able to engage in this level of battle with an emperor-level Demon King, and would be far too slow to keep up with her movements.
But now, Shirou relied on the dream summon to obtain physical abilities and a condition far exceeding his usual state. Even the Demon King's movements weren't impossible to catch.
And even though Atofe possessed the complete heritage of the North God Style, her talent was limited, and she was still only a North Emperor, not a North God. Therefore, she couldn't break through Shirou's defense with pure brute force.
At least, Atofe was far from capable of completely tearing through all of Shirou's defenses with a single sword, like the Water God Reida had done!
"Bang!"
"Bang!" "Bang!"
Atofe swung the greatsword in her hand with all her might, while revealing an impatient expression.
Shirou's extreme defensive swordsmanship made her feel uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart. It was as if he had completely seen through all her movements and responded accordingly. Even with the complete North God Style, Atofe still couldn't break through Shirou's movements.
At the same time, Shirou wasn't just defending without attacking.
In the process of constantly clashing with Atofe, the Kanshou and Bakuya in his hands were broken or knocked away again and again, but he constantly replenished his weapons through projection.
No matter how Atofe broke Shirou's weapons, they would reappear in his hands time and time again.
This was also one of the main reasons why Atofe felt impatient.
And the Kanshou and Bakuya that Shirou knocked away might have seemed to disappear, but in fact they were constantly flying around in the environment due to the characteristics of the Noble Phantasm itself.
After the environment was completely created, Shirou once again showed the skill he had used in his battle with Paul—Crane Wing Triple Strike.
And unlike the crude, deteriorated version of Crane Wing Triple Strike that he had roughly displayed using sword magic at the time, Shirou was now using a complete version of Crane Wing Triple Strike, as Servant Emiya.
He even used strengthening magic to strengthen the twin swords in his hand, further changing the appearance of Kanshou and Bakuya into the lengthened twin swords, Kanshou and Bakuya Overedge.
Faced with his strange movements, the Undead Demon King Atofe undoubtedly couldn't understand.
She was about to launch a further attack on Shirou, but instinctively felt a chill.
Because only now did Atofe notice the weapons flying around in the surrounding air, and all the Kanshou and Bakuya were forming a chain of deadly traps in a strange way.
"Crane Wing, Falling!"
Shirou strengthened the twin swords in his hands and rushed forward at extreme speed.
"Skill, Mount Tai Arrival!"
A large number of Kanshou and Bakuya flew and circled in the sky, finally forming a complete chain, attacking Atofe from every angle.
"Skill, Yellow River Crossing!"
Only now did Atofe realize that something was wrong. She wanted to defend, but couldn't cope with the slashes coming from all directions. She could only try her best to knock away the weapons attacking from behind.
But her actions were equivalent to leaving her defenses wide open, unable to cope with the attacks from the front.
"Name, Separate Heaven Order!"
"Two Heroes, Share Life Departure!"
Shirou showed no mercy. Since he was facing the Undead Demon King, he couldn't show any kindness at this time. He unleashed the full power of the twin swords, simultaneously slashing at Atofe's body, which was full of openings, from the left and right.
"Crane Wing Triple Strike!"
The former Paul was able to destroy all the weapons Shirou created at the same time with holy-level power because the sword magic itself was weak, and the created weapons couldn't withstand too strong of an impact.
But the weapons that Shirou projected in his Servant form were strong enough now. Even the Undead Demon King Atofe couldn't forcibly destroy them all!
"Bang!"
As a result, Shirou's slash successfully tore through Atofe's body, successfully defeating the Demon King.
Had he defeated her?
It seemed that Shirou had successfully destroyed Atofe, but at the moment the slash landed, Shirou clearly didn't have the feeling of successfully defeating her.
In fact, that was the case.
Although Atofe's body was cut to pieces by the slash, the broken pieces of flesh began to wriggle after being separated, returning to Atofe's body and sticking to her arm.
Then, in the blink of an eye, it returned to its original appearance.
Undead Demon Race.
That is, true immortality.
Ordinary physical attacks clearly couldn't cause any real damage to her.
This thought flashed through Shirou's mind.
And on Atofe's side, huge waves were already rising. The Demon King's expression was extremely excited, even ecstatic, as she laughed and said, "Interesting, your power is too interesting! A guy like you is worthy of my guard! I've decided, Emiya, I must bring you into my command and make you my subordinate!"
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