"Is he also from your northern tribe?" The corners of Esdeath's mouth curved upwards slightly. Chapter 56: First Battle! Esdeath “It’s really an interesting thing!” Looking at Numa Seka whose eyes were full of confusion. Esdeath said this with a happy smile from the bottom of her heart, and slowly raised the rapier in her hand. "Buzz!" A layer of blue-green cold air suddenly began to rush rapidly on the blade, causing waves of cold air to surge on the surface of the blade and gradually rise up. An extremely cold breath locked onto Shirou Emiya, who was trying his best to block the ice cone attack and rescue those soldiers who were supposed to die. Looking at Esdeath holding the Western sword with a blue-green aura surging out, and feeling the murderous intent rising from her like the surging sea water, a solemn expression slowly emerged on Emiya's face.

How many people did he kill to generate such a fierce murderous intent? Just by feeling the murderous intent and power from Esdeath, Emiya knew that he was no match for the woman in military uniform in front of him. There might be no way to cause any harm to her just based on what I have learned. Emiya fully understood how she had rushed into the battlefield like a god descending from heaven. Emiya retreated without hesitation. Almost at the same time, a cloud of mist appeared in front of Emiya. That was an ice cone that condensed in an instant. Before Esdeath arrived, they had already surrounded Emiya completely. "Sword Breathing Flame Type Flame Demon!" An extremely strong hot wind surrounded Emiya, and the terrifying air waves pressed against the Sun Blade. There is clearly no flame, but it is still so scorching. The powerful air wave even caused the ice cones around Emiya to show signs of melting. "Clang clang clang clang!" A series of knocking sounds came from Emiya's body. It was a very regular arc, and he cut off all the ice cones around him in an instant. At this time, Emiya's strength was already different. Fighting at the moment of life and death was the easiest way to break through his own strength. Although Emiya is still far from reaching Kokushibo's level, if he risks his life in exchange for another's, he can still cause him some considerable trouble. But Esdeath's attack was not that simple. "call out!" The tip of the knife, carrying an extremely cold aura, turned into a blue-green shadow and stabbed towards Emiya's neck cunningly and viciously, heading straight for Emiya's throat.

That speed was like lightning. "!" Facing Esdeath's extremely fast attack, golden lightning flashed around Emiya's mouth. His figure suddenly stepped back, as if he had disappeared from the spot in an instant, and he retreated suddenly and violently. Emiya is already able to switch his breathing method constantly in a short period of time without the help of projection magic. At the same time, Esdeath smiled charmingly and stomped her feet on the ground. With a loud bang, she disappeared. In the eyes of the soldiers, they seemed to have disappeared. Of course, Emiya and Esdeath didn't really disappear. It was just that their speed was too fast for the eyes to follow. She actually caught up with Emiya in an instant, and was even faster. "call--!" A violent whistling sound rang in everyone's ears. "Clang clang clang clang!" Across the battlefield, bursts of sparks and continuous crisp collision sounds continued to ring out. Both Emiya and Esdeath engaged in a battle at an incredible speed that even the eyes could not keep up with, at a speed that ordinary people could not match. "The way you breathe seems very special!" During the battle, Esdeath said to Emiya with a smile. "call out!" In that fast-paced world, the tricky rapier tore through the air, making a sharp sound and stabbing out like lightning. "Ding!" Emiya waved the silver Sun Blade in his hand with great reluctance to block the Western sword that was stabbing at him like lightning, causing a crisp sound. He was now unable to keep up with the speed of the woman in front of him. Emiya felt as if he had been seen through, and facing the woman in front of him became even more difficult. "call--!" A wisp of blue air came out from Esdeath's mouth. Esdeath's speed, which was already overwhelming for Emiya, became even faster. "This way of breathing is really addictive!" Esdeath's lips curled up. "It seems that this breathing method of fighting will have its own special name."

As soon as Esdeath finished speaking, she slapped her right hand with the palm of her left hand, turning the rapier in her hand into a silver arrow that shot towards Emiya's neck. "How about calling it Ice Breathing Type 1: Rin Thorn!" Looking at the cunning gun tip shooting towards him, Emiya could only retreat, his feet making crisp sounds on the ground, and his body shot out like a stream of light. However, Esdeath's attack could not be dodged so easily. "Pfft——!" With a dull sound, the Western sword instantly pierced through Emiya's shoulder, and blood slowly flowed from the wound. Seeing Emiya injured, Esdeath's speed suddenly increased. With a low shout, he tapped his toes on the ground and quickly flashed towards Shirou like a leaf in the wind. An ice-blue sword blade quickly condensed in his hand. "Sword Breathing Final Form Hundred-style Dance" As Emiya finished his words, one Sun Blade after another appeared beside Esdeath, blocking her in an instant. Scorching flames, gentle water, fierce thunder and violent gale. "Teigu?" Faced with the sudden appearance of the Sun Blade, Esdeath did not feel the slightest bit of panic, but instead became even more excited. It had been a long time since she had experienced such a satisfying battle. Even now she is in a state of extreme relaxation. "cut!" The five Sun Blades seemed to be attracted to each other and slashed towards Esdeath's position in the middle. But Esdeath simply stopped suddenly, spun her body in the air, and the ice-blue sword in her hand spun half a circle, and all the sun wheel swords were bounced away in an instant. The power of the sword projected in the air cannot be compared to when it is held tightly in the hand. Esdeath, who had dealt with the Zhou Lun Knife around her, suddenly turned the blue sword in her hand with a sharp energy, and with a low shout, swung it towards Emiya's hand at an extremely fast speed. The air around seemed to be torn apart, stagnating slightly, and with a sound of breaking wind that pierced the eardrums, it hit Emiya's Sun Blade heavily. "Ding!" The loud sound of metal clashing rang out in the space. Emiya's power is simply not enough in front of the Empire's general. In this situation, with a crisp sound, Esdeath actually knocked the samurai sword in Emiya's hand out of his hand. The silver-white samurai sword suddenly flew into the sky. Esdeath raised the ice-blue sword in her hand, and the sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard again. The blue-green tip of the sword turned into blue lightning, tearing through the air and going straight for Emiya's neck.

"clang!" A Nichirin sword exactly the same as the one used when he was knocked away appeared in Emiya's hand and blocked the attack. "I'm really becoming more and more interested in you!" Esdeath licked her lips, and the sword in her hand continued to flash with a blue light under the sunlight. Chapter 57: Unable to defeat the enemy and eventually captured Looking at the young man in front of her who was struggling against her but never gave up from beginning to end, Esdeath's expression gradually became excited. The blue chill around her also suddenly increased. As the strongest person in the empire, in addition to her extremely strong physical combat ability, the most terrifying thing about Esdeath is the imperial weapon she wields called [Devil's Appearance·Essence of Demon]. It was forged from the blood of a super-dangerous species that was said to live in the Far North. Legend has it that by swallowing this jar of blood, one can gain the extremely terrifying ability to control ice. Many people had tried it before Esdeath, but just one bite made them lose themselves, go crazy, and eventually die of madness. Only she not only drank such horrible blood, but also drank the entire can of blood in one breath. "clang!" With a sound like ringing a bell, Emiya's body was knocked away as if by something heavy, and the Nichirin Sword in his hand fell off again. After rolling on the ground, he turned over and knelt on one knee. A mouthful of scarlet blood spurted out of Shigong's mouth. He felt a chill running deep into his bones in his hands. With just one slash, Emiya's hands were completely frozen, and even his fingers could not move at all. My hands were frozen to death. However, despite the extreme coldness in his hand, a silver samurai sword appeared in his hand again. He inserted the sword into the ground with difficulty, supported his body to stand up, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his arm. "Why? They have already lost their will to fight and only want to escape, but you won't let them go!" Emiya questioned Esdeath in an extremely angry tone. "Why? It's just because they are too weak! The strong kill the weak, why are there so many reasons?" Esdeath couldn't help but sneer, thinking that Emiya's question was very childish. She made a very gorgeous sword flower with the sword in her hand and inserted it into the ground. "These are all fresh lives!" Emiya didn't say this out loud, he knew he couldn't demand others to follow his own standards of behavior. War is not something that can be resolved by just talking about human lives, nor is it something that can be decided by just talking about justice. Esdeath killed the fleeing enemy troops, and Emiya could not blame her in any way, morally or logically.

Emiya himself knew that being kind to the enemy was cruel to himself and irresponsible to his own people and his subordinates.