DanMachi: Heroic Epic of Emiya the Great Hero

The bloody fluctuation spread from the Masked Man, instantly filling the entire area, enveloping the surroundings like a nauseating blood mist.

"Don't come down!", Emiya shouted loudly.

However, it was already too late. While Hyakinthos and the others were still in pursuit, Tione had already thrown caution to the wind and leapt down from above, her figure swiftly closing in on the location of the Masked Man.

At that moment, the curse's effect spread, and the red light wave rapidly covered the entire area. Anyone or monster it touched could hardly escape.

Curse [Pheobetor Daedalus], a vicious curse magic that could drive the target into a berserk state, causing them to lose reason and become a beast that only attacks.

The red light first covered Emiya. His eyes were instantly dyed blood-red. However, that berserk blood color only lasted for a moment, Emiya roared and directly broke free from the illusion attacking his mind.

The Masked Man hadn't expected Emiya to break free from the curse. His eyes widened, stunned for a moment.

The giant axe in Emiya's hand swung down like a gale. That instant of hesitation left the Masked Man no time to react.

The hastily raised spear intersected with the giant axe, but it was completely ineffective. His left arm was struck directly, and under the massive impact, it instantly went numb and hung limply.

"This mental strength… what a monster…", The Masked Man gritted his teeth, feeling the intense pain from his left arm, and couldn't help but curse under his breath.

A sharp light flashed in Emiya's eyes. He was ready to pursue the Masked Man.

But at that moment, a deep "clack" echoed from the depths of the passage behind him, it was the sound of countless iron cages being forcibly opened.

Immediately after, the monsters imprisoned here roared in rage. The deafening howls reverberated through the narrow passage.

At the same time, a shrill roar came from the other side, filled with rage and pain, it was Tione's voice.

"TIONA!"

The Amazon girl angrily shouted her sister's name, red eyes streaming with hateful tears.

———

At this critical moment, the adventurers of the Apollo Familia finally arrived. Led by Hyakinthos, they quickly acted, leaping down through the hole Emiya had smashed in the building.

Thanks to Emiya's timely warning, the Apollo Familia adventurers' own caution… and the fact that they weren't quite fast enough, these people fortunately avoided the direct effects of the enemy's berserk magic.

Emiya remained vigilant, staring ahead, "Try to hold off those berserk monsters. Reinforcements will arrive soon."

Hyakinthos braced himself and looked ahead. His gaze quickly scanned the scene and was immediately shocked by the chaos before him.

What he saw were the monsters that had been imprisoned in the building. At this moment, they had all entered a berserk state, losing reason and turning into savage beings that attacked indiscriminately.

Some of the monsters even had potential reaching Lv.3.

But what truly made his spine chill was the berserk Amazon, Tione. Her state was far more terrifying than any monster.

At this moment, Tione had completely lost reason. Her eyes were bloodshot, and her pupils had contracted to needle-like points within her reddened eyeballs, like a beast on the verge of rampage.

Tione's muscles were taut from fury, seemingly ready to explode with destructive power at any moment. Veins bulged on her neck, her jaw clenched tight, and low growls continuously came from her throat. In her eyes, there was only endless rage and the instinct to kill.

"Amazon and 'Berserk Curse', what a terrible combination," Emiya sighed softly.

Amazons are innately passionate and impulsive. Among all races, they are the most prone to awakening the "Berserk" skill.

Using berserk magic on Tione was like adding fuel to fire, fully igniting her madness. The original warrior had already been swallowed by rage, leaving only a mindless beast.

"TIONE!", Emiya shouted her name. Not to wake her, but to draw her attention.

If Tione charged toward Hyakinthos and the others in her current state, adventurers like Hyakinthos, even at Lv.3, would be completely incapable of defending themselves, not even able to block a single blow.

"TIONA!", In her madness, Tione gave no response and continued hoarsely roaring her sister's name.

Her voice was filled with pain and fury, as if venting all the pent-up emotions inside her in one go.

Tione slowly stepped back, squatted down, and crouched like a mother leopard. A mad light flickered in her eyes.

Her legs bent and tensed, terrifying power accumulating, so much that the air seemed to tighten from her movements.

In the next instant, Tione suddenly lunged forward, arms spread wide like claws ready to tear prey apart, directly targeting Emiya who stood in her way.

The tremendous impact instantly knocked Emiya back. Then, Tione's berserk strength was fully released, sending him flying.

Their figures collided like a powerful cannonball, crashing through the wall behind and smashing toward the street outside.

BOOM!

Bricks shattered and the wall crumbled instantly. Emiya and Tione's figures entangled, crashed hard onto the street.

The stone slabs on the ground couldn't withstand the force and cracked instantly, rubble flying in all directions.

As they struck the ground, thick dust surged around them.

Emiya fell to the ground, gritted his teeth through the pain, and quickly stood up.

He raised his head, looking through the swirling dust toward the nearby Tione.

At this moment, Tione was slowly rising from a pile of rubble. Her head hung low, messy hair covering her face, but her shoulders clearly trembled with rage and fear.

Emiya transformed the [Nine Lives] in his hand into gauntlets and exhaled deeply.

At that moment, the clouds in the sky slowly parted. The moon emerged from behind the clouds, casting its pure white form, and the holy moonlight shone on Emiya, as if draping him in soft silver gauze.

But when the moonlight touched Tione's position, her figure had already vanished.

A sonic boom-like explosion suddenly erupted by his ear. The girl's figure shot forth like a cannonball, carrying immense power.

Her knee crashed into Emiya's right gauntlet, forceful and wild. Both of them let out a low groan from the impact.

Before Emiya could regain his stance, Tione's heavy punch came from the side. The wind from the punch whistled past his cheek like a blade, bringing intense pressure and pain.

However, Emiya reacted quickly. He grabbed her ankle with one hand and used all his strength to throw her far away.

The Amazon girl spun rapidly in mid-air, but showed no sign of imbalance. Instead, she adjusted her posture midair in a stunning display.

She landed lightly on a broken wall, kicked off it. The wall crumbled beneath her, but she turned into a blur again, charging toward Emiya, eyes filled with madness and undisguised killing intent.

"Trace, on," Emiya chanted softly. As soon as the words fell, a katana was projected into his hand. With a flash of cold light, he swung the back of the blade mercilessly at the girl's neck.

Tione showed no intention of dodging. She extended her arm decisively, taking the blow head-on with her bare flesh.

The moment the blade contacted her arm—

[[Futsunomitama],Gravity Field: deployed!]

An irresistible force spread instantly. It seemed to twist the entire space with pressure.

Emiya himself was within the gravity field. The heavy pressure felt like the weight of the entire world pressing on them, making even breathing incredibly difficult.

Previously boasting to Finn that he could defeat Tione only accounted for the [Unlimited Blade Works] scenario, not the [Oath Under the Snow].

Now, without Haruhime nearby and lacking the boost of [Uchide no Kozuchi], defeating a Lv.5, especially a berserk Tione, wasn't easy.

Worse still, Emiya had to restrain his actions, he didn't want to truly hurt Tione.

He had deliberately transformed [Nine Lives] into gauntlets to avoid causing her irreversible injury.

This was completely different from when he faced the Amazons of the Ishtar Familia. Against a higher-level Tione, Emiya had no room to hold back.

He had to choose the safest possible weapon from the start.

But the berserk Tione was unrestrained. Her reason swallowed by rage, her strength completely unreserved. Every attack was a deadly strike.

The heavy gravity between them continued to suppress. Emiya's endurance couldn't match that of a Lv.5 Amazon warrior. If it continued, he would be the one to collapse first.

However, he didn't need to truly defeat Tione, just stall until Ais and the others arrived.

As he struggled to maintain the gravity field, Tione suddenly grabbed her own shoulder with her right hand, clenched hard, skin tore, bones cracked, and deep bloody wounds instantly appeared on her skin.

[Berserk], boost attack power according to injury severity and amplify effects with emotional rage.

Tione's body erupted with unimaginable power at that moment, instantly breaking free of the gravity field's restriction. Her eyes burned with frenzied fire, and she threw a punch straight into Emiya's abdomen.

The tremendous impact sent Emiya flying like a broken kite, completely out of control mid-air. The gravity field naturally deactivated.

Moments later, Emiya struggled to rise, releasing the [Futsunomitama] in his hand.

He took a deep breath, wiped the blood at the corner of his mouth, and raised his fists again.

His eyes were calm, a wry smile appearing on his face.

"I was too naive, thinking I could stall like that," He spoke softly, not knowing if he was talking to Tione or to himself.

At that moment, berserk Tione once again charged at him.

"At times like this, there's really only one option," Emiya looked up, "Use fists, to communicate."

"Let me feel your pain."

[[Roadless Valhalla] Skill effect activated]

[Temporarily gain Development Abilities: [Pugilist] G, [Madness] G]

[Temporarily gain Skill: [Indomitable]]

[Temporarily gain Skill: [King's Order: Ninth Order]]

[[Knight Of Goddess] Skill effect activated]

[Under moonlight, temporarily gain Development Abilities: [Enhanced Healing], [Self-Healing]]

[[Innocent Monster] Skill effect activated]

"TIONA, WHY, WHY IS IT ALWAYS YOU!"

Tione screamed hoarsely, her voice filled with pain and despair.

Emiya looked at the girl before him who kept shouting her sister's name, engraving her image. Full of grief and rage, deep into his eyes.

[[Oath Under The Snow] Skill effect activated]

———

Bete and Ais were the fastest to reach the battlefield.

[Ferocious Wolf] Bete charged into the fray without hesitation, delivering a lightning-fast kick to a wolf-like monster lunging at Daphne. The immense force instantly blew off the monster's head.

His cold expression unchanged, he asked coldly, "Where did [Saber] and that Amazon idiot go?"

Before Daphne could answer, a loud crash of collapsing buildings rang nearby. The wind howled, and Ais had already turned into a gust of wind, rushing ahead.

"Tch," Bete clicked his tongue, then looked around at the adventurers surrounded by monsters and shouted, "Get moving, you bunch of rookies! Can't even handle these monsters? Raul, come help them!"

Raul, who had just run over, looked confused, "Eh? Bete-san, wait a sec—"

But before he could finish, Bete had already dashed toward where Emiya and Tione were.

The first on the scene, Ais, witnessed a shocking sight.

The clash between Emiya and Tione's fists contained no flashy techniques, only pure strength versus strength, speed against speed. Each punch carried the raw beauty of violence.

Their exchange reached a terrifying limit. Each punch accompanied by a roaring gust and explosive crash, threatening to tear the street apart.

Tione's fists were like the claws of a ferocious beast, each strike carrying an unstoppable power. As a Lv.5, whether in strength or speed, she far surpassed ordinary adventurers.

But Emiya was not an ordinary adventurer. With multiple skills supporting him, each of his punches was like thunder shaking the world, erupting with extremely terrifying power.

He seized a flaw, suddenly swinging a punch towards Tione's abdomen. The fist solidly struck her belly, and with the impact of immense force, her body was fiercely slammed backward.

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