Fate: Hero of Justice Takeover-Chapter 214: [] 「」

It was a dark corridor, half-covered by shadows.

Blink, and look carefully, young magus.

Welcome to a bizarre world constructed of various Sanskrit texts.

This is the highest level of bounded field, a creation that, when layered with sufficient quantity and magical energy, can rival the Age of Gods.

In this era of declining mystery, there is only one person besides that monstrous princess connected to the Root who can alter reality with a wave of his hand.

"Araya Souren." Sakatsuki slowly uttered the man's name, while the Fate Compendium provided the information.

[019: Araya Souren]

[Character Information: A classmate of Touko Aozaki during her time in London. A magus who has lived for over 200 years. According to Touko, he was originally a monk. As a magus, he is quite ordinary, but his skill in creating bounded fields is among the best in the world. His left hand is embedded with the relics of a saint. Because the relics themselves are products of the saint's nirvana, they exist between life and death, thus disrupting the boundary between life and death. This makes it impossible for the unawakened Shiki Ryougi to see his lines of death.]

[Hidden Information: Locked.]

[Recording Conditions (0/1)]:

[•Kill Araya Souren. (Incomplete)]

"Hoh!" Sakatsuki let out an intrigued sound as he reviewed Araya Souren's information.

The last time he encountered such a decisive recording condition was when he first arrived in this world and met the serial killer Ryuunosuke Uryuu.

"Starting this world with someone like that, and ending it with the same condition? How fitting, truly a full circle."

The black and white light faded as Sakatsuki raised his twin blades, pointing them at his final opponent in this world.

"Let me be the one to stand in your way to the Root."

"...I see." Araya Souren looked at the boy with inhuman eyes and nodded slightly, as if understanding something. "A guardian of the Root, is it?"

The corridor of the alien world was instantly split by two auras—one belonging to the ferocity of a dragon, the other to the oppressive stillness of a barrier master.

"If a self-proclaimed guardian like you has come to stop me, it proves that my research is on the right path."

As Sakatsuki began to step forward, the barrier master lowered his eyelids. Three circular patterns emerged beneath his feet, overlapping like compasses, forming intricate designs resembling planetary orbits that floated around Araya Souren.

"I will not yield."

"It's better if you think that way. Otherwise, I'd be quite troubled." Sakatsuki flexed his arms, the twin blades in his hands creaking under the pressure. "Let us follow the greatest truth of all ages—"

In the next instant, the boy threw the twin blades with a backhand motion.

"—Victory to the strong, nothing more!"

"Kongou!"

The shrill sound of the blades cutting through the air ceased. The black and white blades seemed to slow down, moving at a speed visible to the naked eye as they struggled to approach the black-robed man.

Before they could reach his body, Araya Souren spoke again:

"Shuku!"

His broad hand clenched tightly, and the twin blades several meters away were compressed into scrap metal by an invisible force, falling to the ground with a grating sound.

It was an impact that could not be seen—the bounded field created by Araya Souren was his domain. Within this closed space, he could freely interfere, such as using hand gestures to apply pressure to his target.

This was an extremely aggressive and heavy attack. In 'Kara no Kyoukai,' Shiki Ryougi was severely injured multiple times by this technique. However, such a convenient skill also had its drawbacks—its range.

As long as one did not enter Araya Souren's bounded field, they would not be threatened by this attack.

Thinking this, Sakatsuki stepped into the edge of Araya Souren's bounded field as if unaware.

"Shuku!" With a heavy voice, the judgment was pronounced. An invisible force surged, slamming into Sakatsuki's crossed arms.

With a dull thud, Sakatsuki took a step back, retreating from the bounded field. But Araya Souren also stepped forward, his hand clenching once more: "Shuku!"

The invisible attack struck, but a diamond-shaped space opened, and the boy appeared behind the black-robed man. Exhaling sharply, he threw a punch!

Bang—!

It was as if two steel machines had collided. A misty shockwave instantly spread, billowing the robes of both men. Sakatsuki looked at Araya Souren's unmoving left arm, raised an eyebrow, and spun around, throwing both fists!

"Kongou! Ouken! Dakatsu!" As if sensing a lethal threat, Araya Souren roared without hesitation, activating three layers of the "Six Realms Boundary" simultaneously.

"Kongou" for defense, "Ouken" for stagnation, "Dakatsu" for sealing.

The fierce punches were weakened by the three layers of the bounded field. In the end, Araya Souren merely swung his left arm, completely blocking Sakatsuki's attack...

No, not quite!

Seeing Sakatsuki's hands pressed against his left arm, Araya Souren frowned. His left hand transformed into a palm and pushed forward without hesitation—

"Too late!" The boy sneered. A short, crisp force erupted instantly, penetrating the indestructible left arm and striking directly at the internal organs!

"Ugh!" Araya Souren involuntarily spat blood, his body flying backward, crashing through the wall and falling outside.

Watching the black-robed man fall, Sakatsuki did not immediately give chase. Instead, he let out a long breath.

White smoke curled from his fists.

This was the technique Kirei Kotomine relied on during the Fourth Holy Grail War. It refers to the explosive force generated by suddenly contracting muscles at the moment of completing a close-range attack, commonly known as "issuing force through clothing."

With the A++ rank skill of Bajiquan Master, combined with Sakatsuki's superhuman strength, this strike should have been enough to shatter a person's internal organs.

Yet Araya Souren only spat blood. While it seemed like he had been sent flying out of the building in a pitiful state, in reality, he had dissipated most of the force, leaving only superficial damage.

"Hmph, it seems that even after awakening the Origin of 'Stillness,' these 200 years weren't wasted, Bounded Field Master."

Sakatsuki retracted his fists and leisurely walked toward the gap in the wall.

Araya Souren was indeed a formidable human, as acknowledged by Nasu himself. Even Sakatsuki, who could fight Servants on equal footing, couldn't finish him off immediately.

Two centuries of accumulated, now extremely refined martial arts.

The pinnacle achievement in bounded fields, the "Six Realms Boundary."

And the saint's relics embedded in his left hand, greatly enhancing his physical abilities.

These three factors combined to create Araya Souren's formidable close-combat prowess.

"With just the relics embedded in his left arm, Araya Souren's parameters are almost on par with a Servant, aren't they?" Sakatsuki assessed his opponent's strength as he stepped outside, landing lightly on the ground.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's continue our fight... Huh?!"

Looking ahead, Sakatsuki's expression changed—turning grave, caught off guard.

"You—why are you here?!"

"That's a strange thing to say, Sakatsuki-kun." Under the moonlight, the beautiful woman in a kimono gently replied, though the short sword in her hand suggested otherwise.

"Isn't this the place where I received treatment while I was in a coma?"

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