Alexander showed the real power of the King Dragon Sword – gravity control.
During the fight, he was always able to dodge Shirou's attacks with exaggerated movements, while counterattacking from completely unexpected angles. Combined with the North God Style's already excellent ability to handle different situations, Shirou's combat situation took a turn for the worse, and he immediately fell into a disadvantage.
Even if he used his best Kanshou and Bakuya, and used Servant Emiya's defensive sword techniques, it was difficult to completely cope with the opponent's attacks.
After only a few attacks and defenses, Shirou was caught by Alexander due to a brief mistake, and was violently pushed back by his sword energy, almost being pushed to the wall.
"Although your fighting methods are interesting, the difference in strength is still too great."
Alexander waved his hand frankly, as if he had expected the outcome of this battle a long time ago, "As a Sword King, you have been able to force out the power of my King Dragon Sword, which is already very good. If you give up now, I won't do anything to you."
"..."
Shirou didn't care about Alexander's words, which seemed to be intended to show mercy.
He just stared silently at Alexander's direction and slowly said, "Do you think you've already won? I've figured out your ability to control gravity to some extent."
"Hehe, talking big won't change anything."
Alexander's expression gradually became cold. He seemed to have lost interest in continuing this battle. He adopted his stance again and suddenly jumped up from the ground, arriving behind Shirou in the blink of an eye.
Facing this way of moving that completely ignored the laws of gravity, Shirou had no way to respond effectively before.
Because even if he found Alexander appearing behind him and wanted to block with the swords in his hands, he would find that the other person's position would suddenly change, making movements like moving sideways in the air.
Since the starting and ending points of the sword could not be predicted at all, even a master with a strong sword skill would find it difficult to completely catch Alexander's sword, not to mention that he himself was quite strong as the North God. Even if you found a Swordsman at the Sword Emperor level to fight him, it would be hard to say whether they could win.
As the seventh of the Seven Great Powers, the only people in this world who can truly defeat him in a head-on battle are probably the six existences ranked higher on the list of Great Powers.
However, all of this assumes a head-on battle, that is, a battle without using anything other than Swordsman skills.
Shirou's strength as a Swordsman can only be said to be average. He was not a genius-level Swordsman to begin with. Therefore, for him, winning a battle is definitely not limited to sword skills as the only way.
"Projection, start!"
Facing Alexander, who was flying in mid-air and changing direction at will, Shirou realized that it was impossible to attack the opponent with short-range swords. Defending one-sidedly would also make it difficult to make an effective counterattack.
If Shirou possessed the Water God Style's king level, he might be able to counter Alexander's exaggerated ability, but he certainly did not have that ability now, nor could he bounce back Alexander's attacks.
Therefore, the only thing he could do was to turn defense into offense. Even if the opponent had the ability to control gravity, he might not be able to knock the opponent down from the air directly!
"!!!"
As Shirou completed the projection, he projected several arrows.
Shirou also took out the longbow he was carrying on his back and quickly aimed and shot at Alexander's position.
Because Shirou's archery skills had reached a level that could not be described in words, he was so fast that he could block all of the opponent's escape routes before Alexander even arrived, and the rapid-fire shots arrived straight in front of the opponent with extremely exaggerated accuracy.
"Cling,"
"Cling," "Cling,"
Alexander didn't seem to expect that Shirou would have such exaggerated archery skills, so he had to use the sword sheath on his back to defend, blocking the flying arrows.
It can also be seen from here that Alexander has a weakness, that is, his body is not as strong as a real demon, and still retains the fragile parts of a human.
This may be because Alexander only has a quarter of demon blood, so human characteristics are more reflected in him.
He does not have the extremely terrifying physical fitness of the Undead Demon Lord Atofe and the Demon Lord Badigadi.
Because of this, Shirou quickly seized Alexander's weakness, shooting arrows with all his strength, constantly blocking his retreat, and forcing him to be unable to get close.
Of course, doing this would not completely defeat Alexander.
Shirou himself was very clear about this. Therefore, he not only kept shooting to prevent Alexander from getting close, but also prepared to end the opponent little by little.
"Projection, start!"
"Fake Spiral Sword!"
In the process of projecting arrows, Shirou gradually accumulated power and began the projection of the Fake Spiral Sword.
As his strongest long-range attack method, Shirou mixed this deadly ability in ordinary arrows, aiming to take advantage of Alexander's already accustomed shooting rhythm to make the wrong prediction.
As long as he could hit the opponent with one arrow, given Alexander's physical fitness, he would definitely be seriously injured. Even if he could maintain a fighting state, he would not be able to exert his full strength, so Shirou would have a greater chance of defeating his opponent.
"Pa!"
As the magic power further gathered, Shirou completely locked onto Alexander's position, and the arrow in his hand suddenly burst out with a ready-to-fire momentum!
"Boom!"
Alexander seemed to have completely fallen for the trick.
He completely did not expect that such a powerful Fake Spiral Sword would be mixed in ordinary arrows. The moment the sword made contact with the latter, the violent fluctuation made Alexander's expression change slightly, and the movement of holding the sword in his hand involuntarily began to exert force to resist.
At the same time as the violent friction occurred, Shirou had already expected that Alexander could catch the Fake Spiral Sword.
As the North God, and also holding the King Dragon Sword, even the Fake Spiral Sword, which would be deadly to ordinary people, would not directly defeat him.
Therefore, after completing the already completed action, Shirou did not hesitate at all, and almost immediately pulled out the long spear from his back – the Unbreakable Spear!
As a weapon that Shirou had personally forged at the Magic University, he was extremely familiar with this treasure's ability in daily practice.
Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for him to achieve consecutive shots of treasures, especially projecting the Fake Spiral Sword, which is an extremely powerful treasure.
However, because the Unbreakable Spear was a forged weapon, not a projection, Shirou did not need to provide too much magic power, and only needed to fully activate the treasure's power.
"Target confirmed, azimuth angle fixed."
"Unbreakable Spear!"
Shirou poured all his strength into his hands, and the blow that burst out with all his strength even made space crack and shake, as if it was an illusion.
Not to mention that when the spear flew out, physical space cracks had almost really appeared in front of everyone, rushing to Alexander in front of him with an extremely exaggerated power and posture, ready to launch.
Because there was the Fake Spiral Sword in front, Alexander could no longer dodge this attack, and could only forcibly withstand the double blow of the Fake Spiral Sword and the Unbreakable Spear. In addition, with the physical exertion caused by Shirou's constant shooting before, his figure was almost instantly swallowed by the terrifying waves.
Of course, everything above sounds exaggerated, but it actually only happened in an instant.
In the eyes of others, after being hit by a stream of light, Alexander's figure was quickly swallowed into it, followed by a loud noise that seemed to shake the entire maze.
"Boom!"
Amazing dust rose from the ground.
Everyone was stunned, looking at everything in the distance, and had not even recovered from what happened.
"Did Shirou win?"
Paul looked at the scene in front of him dumbfounded. He was undoubtedly the most shocked person among everyone present. Although he had high expectations and trust in Shirou's strength, he still did not expect that the other person could be so exaggerated. He was able to defeat a North God head on.
Moreover, the opponent was not an ordinary North God, but the seventh strongest ranked among the Seven Great Powers.
If Shirou could defeat the opponent head-on, wouldn't that mean that Shirou also has the qualifications to be on the Seven Great Powers ranking list?
His son is one of the Seven Great Powers... This was even more incredible for Paul than becoming a Sword God himself, and it was something that was difficult to happen even in a dream.
"Father, you'd better not set a Flag."
Rudeus quickly reminded Paul of his words.
Although he also hoped that Alexander could be defeated like this, he was even more aware of how terrifying the strength of a Great Power level powerhouse was. He was definitely not an opponent that could be defeated so easily.
Everyone present had different thoughts about all of this.
But the unified attitude was to look at the dusty place. Many people even prayed secretly in their hearts, hoping that North God III had been defeated by Shirou.
However, the scene that soon happened made everyone's expressions turn gloomy.
Because in that gray environment, the figure of a black-haired boy appeared in front of everyone again without anyone noticing.
Although not completely unscathed, he did not seem to have suffered much damage. He only looked a little embarrassed, and there were almost no wounds on his body.
This scene made Shirou frown immediately.
He never thought from the beginning that this level of attack could defeat the opponent, but he also never expected that Alexander would appear unharmed under his full strength attack.
This was a well-planned series of attacks. He originally expected that even if Alexander used North God Style's sword skills to turn the tide, he would at least suffer some injuries, giving Shirou a chance to defeat his opponent next.
However, Alexander's performance completely disappointed him.
The opponent not only was not injured at all, but also looked relaxed and comfortable, as if he had not been affected in the slightest.
Of course, Alexander was not completely unchanged. The biggest change in him was that the sheath of the sword in his hand had been completely destroyed in the battle just now.
What he held in his hand was no longer the great sword sealed by the sheath, but the strongest sword that fully showed its sharpness, as if it were the embodiment of glorious and splendid terms – the King Dragon Sword!
"..."
In silence, Shirou took the lead and said, "Was that also the power of the King Dragon Sword just now?"
"You can tell?"
Alexander didn't deny Shirou's words, "Oh, I'm really shocked. It's amazing that you can use so many different types of abilities. No wonder my father values you so much. You should be the most suitable candidate in his mind to succeed the North God."
"He never thought of making me the North God."
"Hehe, that's just because he thinks North God is just a reputation, and only the techniques he has mastered are the most important. At least he never had such expectations for me."
"If there were no expectations, wouldn't he have given you the name of North God and the King Dragon Sword together?"
"That's hard to say. Maybe he's just looking down on me?"
"Suspecting your father is not a good thing..."
Shirou said silently, but he actually didn't know what North God II was thinking.
Moreover, those things have nothing to do with the battle at hand.
Recalling that Alexander had mentioned before that the King Dragon Sword's ability was gravity control, he must have used abilities related to it to block his attacks just now.
Shirou had also fought against the King Dragon family before and had come into contact with the magic of gravity.
Therefore, he immediately judged the source of Alexander's blocking attack –
"Did you use gravity magic to create a shield?"
"You're right."
Alexander smiled slightly, admitting his actions just now.
Moreover, it seemed that because the King Dragon Sword had been completely unsheathed, he no longer looked as relaxed and comfortable as before, but instead showed an astonishing killing intent.
Alexander quickly said, "Since the King Dragon Sword has been drawn, then unfortunately, this battle today must have a result no matter what, otherwise it will tarnish the glory of this King's sword."
"..."
Shirou did not respond to Alexander's words, but he could already feel some kind of terrifying pressure erupting from the other person.
After the King Dragon Sword was completely unsheathed, Alexander's basic speed and strength, as well as fighting spirit and magic power, seemed to have been greatly improved.
Even ordinary sword skills showed great pressure.
At least Shirou could no longer face the opponent head-on in the same state as before. If he made a mistake, he could die at any time.
For a time, he seemed to have returned to the battle with Dragon God Orsted, and once again felt the pressure of being in a near-desperate situation.
But unlike the situation at that time, Shirou now has a chance to win. Or rather, everything he has done and all the hard work he has put in over the years is to create victory in this situation!
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