Chapter 182: Projection, the Sword of the End, Enki! Unveiling the Curtain of the War Game!
"It's really vast..."
On the island named Orsa, the coalition army composed of Shirou and many Familia landed on the eastern side of the island and quickly set up a battle line.
In contrast, the Ouranos Familia gathered on the western side of the island.
Both sides controlled half of the island and began their operations.
Upon their initial landing, many members of the coalition were shocked by the vast island, finding that even high-level adventurers could not see the other end of the island.
"Get ready. Set up the base core given by the Guild," Shirou, as the leader of the team, calmly gave the command.
"Remember not to cross the ruins in the distance. That's the boundary of the battlefield. Once you cross it, it means you've entered the opponent's territory."
Shirou recounted all the information he had previously received from the Guild to the people present. While serving as the commander, he also began to lay out the specific arrangements for the upcoming war.
Since the rules of the War Game were to destroy the opponent's base.
Thus, there were two ways to win the game. One was to protect your own base from being destroyed, and the other was to directly raid the opponent's base, forcibly destroy it, and win.
In this way, to play the War Game, one had to consider not only offense but also defense.
For this, Shirou distributed the many members of his side.
First, Loki Familia was undoubtedly the strongest group. Shirou arranged them as the offensive spearhead, with the goal of having them directly raid the opponent's main camp to find the possibility of destroying the opponent's base.
In addition, Kali Familia, Ishtar Familia, and Takemikazuchi Familia were also on the offensive side, but Shirou chose to have them attack from different directions in a pincer movement.
As for the remaining Familia, whether it was Hestia Familia, Astraea Familia, Hephaestus Familia, or even the Xenos, they were all responsible for defending the base.
Finally, the Moon Goddess Artemis and Shirou were responsible for commanding the overall situation, with the main task being to confront the divine-powered monster created by Ouranos.
In a sense, the most important battlefield was Shirou's side.
Because as long as Shirou could defeat the divine-powered monster, or if he was defeated by the opponent's divine-powered monster, the war would be directly decided.
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The scene was quickly organized according to Shirou's arrangement.
Everyone in the team strictly followed Shirou's orders, going to their designated places and waiting for the official start of the War Game.
Shirou, meanwhile, took a sound-transmitting magic stone that could contact everyone and went to the highest point of Orsa Island, a place where he could see a panoramic view of the island.
Through his special Hawk's Eye, Shirou could see any part of the island, including the Ouranos Familia's base.
But what puzzled Shirou was that he saw many familiar faces at the Ouranos Familia's base, but he did not see the Scorpion Antares.
He didn't think Ouranos would not send out this dangerous divine-powered monster.
This meant that the other party must have hidden it, intending to use it as an ambush.
Shirou didn't care about this either. He just quietly observed all the movements of the enemy, and then simply enjoyed the scenery of Orsa Island.
This island was built in a volcanic environment.
If a tourist were here to sightsee, rather than being in this situation, they would probably be amazed by the lake that mirrored the sky like a clear mirror.
But unfortunately, since most of the people on the scene were here for the War Game, almost no one was in the mood to enjoy the scenery.
Only Shirou himself, who had experienced too many life-and-death crises, was not panicked at all.
He even had enough leisure to admire the topography of Orsa Island.
And in the process of observing the island, Shirou felt that the terrain of the island looked a bit like a furnace.
The underground volcano was located right in the center of the island, looking like a pile of firewood at the bottom of a pot, and Orsa Island itself looked like a lit pot.
If a violent flame were to erupt from it, the entire island would probably turn into a high-temperature furnace, swallowing everything.
"This environment, it feels a bit intentional..."
Shirou frowned. The more he looked at the environment of Orsa Island, the more he felt a strong sense of déjà vu.
Of course, since he had too little information, he couldn't confirm that the environment of this island was a deliberate arrangement by the Heavenly God Ouranos.
After all, if Ouranos had specifically set up such an environment, what would be the purpose of the other party?
Shirou couldn't imagine a reason for Ouranos to do so.
While Shirou was deep in thought, most of the coalition's strongholds had been set up. At least before noon, the bases could be fully arranged.
Then they would set up some defensive works, and the War Game could basically begin.
But Shirou's heart was instinctively a little uneasy.
He felt that starting the War Game like this was not a good idea.
However, at this point, he had no intention of backing down. At worst, he would just adapt to the situation as it came. And he had already made an unprecedented preparation, intending to give the Ouranos Familia a grand and incredible opening ceremony from the very beginning!
The time for preparations quickly passed.
As time went by, the sun had gradually moved to the very top of the sky, meaning that the time would arrive at noon at any moment.
"Everyone, come to me quickly to get your magic swords!"
In the camp, the magic sword blacksmith Welf spoke with high spirits.
He had been forging day and night to prepare for this day, creating a large number of magic swords.
This was not only because he wanted to help Shirou and repay the favor of Shirou resolving his inner demons but also to prove his own ability, to prove that his forging was not inferior to Shirou's, and that one day he would be able to catch up to Shirou's pace in the realm of blacksmiths.
For this, putting aside whether his forging skills could catch up to Shirou's, at least the quality of the magic swords he forged was quite excellent.
Even an ordinary person with no experience in using magic swords could use them to unleash power comparable to a top-tier magician.
This was extremely special, and even Shirou couldn't compare to it.
He had to admit that the Spirit bloodline indeed had its unique qualities.
Besides Welf distributing magic swords everywhere, the potions purchased from the Dian Cecht Familia were also distributed to everyone in the camp as quickly as possible.
Although the Dian Cecht Familia and Airmid did not dare to openly support Shirou's side, due to their close relationship with the Astraea Familia, Airmid still gave Shirou's side a lot of convenience in private. These potions were also sold to them at an extremely low price, not much different from giving them away for free.
For the Dian Cecht Familia, who was always stingy and whose treatment fees could bankrupt an ordinary person, this could be said to be a huge drain.
This also showed how exaggerated the reputation of the Astraea Familia was in the Labyrinth City.
It could be said that the reason there was not much criticism and verbal abuse during this War Game against the Heavenly God Ouranos was because their opponent was the Astraea Familia.
Most of the people in Orario absolutely trusted the Goddess of Justice, Astraea. So, even though their opponent was the Heavenly God Ouranos who created Orario, they did not lean too much in their public opinion.
"Emiya, I'm here to help too!"
Just before the War Game was about to begin, the god Soma ran over in a fluster, holding a box of special divine wine.
"Huh? This is...?"
Shirou looked at Soma in confusion, not understanding what he meant by bringing divine wine.
Was he planning to get the opponent drunk?
Soma quickly replied: "I created this batch of special divine wine that can increase various attributes in a short time and even temporarily lower the sense of pain!"
"That amazing?"
For a divine wine to be able to do something like this, it was already comparable to the highest-tier potions.
It was conceivable how long Soma had been enduring hardship after losing the divine wine duel to Shirou, to the point where he even created such a unique thing.
"Do your best, you must win, Emiya-shisho."
Soma looked at Shirou seriously, still maintaining the title from back then.
It was conceivable that for Soma, Shirou's change in him at that time made him still hold an unprecedented respect for Shirou.
Besides Soma, more and more reinforcements arrived.
Even all the staff from the Hostess of Fertility pub came here, including the owner, Mia.
"Mia-san, what is this?"
Shirou was surprised by Mia's appearance, as Mia hadn't shown up directly in the previous operation to save Ryu.
He hadn't expected her to appear at this time.
"I'm here for that foolish goddess," Mia said quietly. "After all, I was once her Familia. I have to make that foolish girl walk the right path."
"A foolish goddess? Is it Freya? You were a member of the Freya Familia?"
Shirou had only ever known Mia as a powerful adventurer, with a minimum strength of Lv.6.
But he hadn't expected her to be a member of the Freya Familia.
However, considering that Freya worked as Syr at the Hostess of Fertility, it was likely that this was all with Mia's tacit consent.
While Shirou was moved by these special relationships, he also felt a lot of excitement.
After all, the Hostess of Fertility was a group of powerful reinforcements.
Their arrival was also an extremely important morale boost for Shirou's side.
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There were less than five minutes left until the start of the War Game.
The sign of the start was a beacon shot into the sky.
As soon as the beacon was shot, it meant the war had begun, and both sides could engage in a full-scale, no-holds-barred confrontation on this island.
Shirou had already verbally informed everyone of the war plan and also arranged for each team to have a sound-transmitting magic stone to ask him for specific combat methods if necessary.
Now, faced with the fact that the war was about to begin, Shirou spoke quietly in front of everyone:
"Regarding this war, I know that many people don't really understand the reason for fighting. I can understand that, after all, not everyone can understand the abstract concept of 'justice.' I myself don't fully understand what justice is.
However, I once learned an important thing, and that is that more than the so-called justice, protecting the people who should be protected is the only thing that needs to be, and must be, done! So, I am not fighting for any other purpose now. Not for justice, and not to save the world, but simply to save the goddess who once took me in, to save Hestia!
To achieve this goal, I ask you to lend me your strength, and I will absolutely not fail your trust. I will deliver the victory of this war into all of your hands!"
Shirou's voice was not loud, nor was it a particularly emotional speech.
But his sincere words were still conveyed to the heart of every single person on the scene.
At once, no matter which Familia or which adventurer, everyone showed an excited expression. They raised their weapons above their heads and roared in unison.
"Let's fight them!"
"We must get Goddess Hestia back!"
"Emiya-shisho said it so well!"
"Do you want to come to the Amazon sisters' home for the night?"
Various voices rang out, with some less harmonious ones mixed in.
But at this point, Shirou didn't care too much. He just smiled and welcomed the cheers of the crowd, then looked up at the sky in the distance.
Unconsciously, a crimson flame like a shooting star reversed its course and rushed into the sky.
Undoubtedly, this was the symbol of the start of the war and the official beginning of the War Game.
"Ooooooooooooooooooh!!!"
Suddenly, the many Familia charged out cleanly, following the original plan, either to attack the opponent's territory or to stay and defend their own base.
Only Shirou, he went to the highest point of Orsa Island alone, watching the movements of the Ouranos Familia in the distance, and slowly raised his arm.
"Hmph."
After taking a deep breath, Shirou began an unprecedented projection.
He would project the Noble Phantasm of humanity's oldest Heroic King.
But it was not the Ea, the Sword of Rupture, of the Heroic Spirit Gilgamesh he was familiar with, but a Noble Phantasm of another Heroic Spirit, a bit different, a bit similar, and yet completely different from Gilgamesh.
"Trace on!"
"The Sword of the End, Enki!"
Shirou projected two golden longswords in his hands.
He then joined the two swords together to form a golden bow and arrow, and activated all the divine power in his body, especially the part given to him by Artemis, to complete an unprecedented projection.
Enki: The Sword of the End, which symbolized the power to end the world!
According to legend, the great flood would swallow the world, and only Noah's Ark would survive, and eventually all evil in the world would be cleansed.
The weapon corresponding to that myth was this Sword of the End, Enki!
It was a symbol of destruction and a source of ruin!
Shirou's purpose in projecting this ultimate weapon at the start of the War Game was to directly deliver a shocking opening salvo and catch the Ouranos Familia completely off guard!
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