If I hold back on them on the battlefield, I might be the next one to be stabbed in the back. In countless battles in history books, there are many negative examples of people being killed because of their kindness. If Esdeath had merely ordered her men to hunt and kill, or if she had not killed those soldiers with the intention of completely annihilating them all. Emiya wouldn't make a move at all. Pursuing the defeated enemy forces is a natural thing to do. But Esdeath should have had more ways to deal with these enemy troops, but she chose the most cruel way, leaving no one alive, and everyone died on the battlefield in an extremely cruel manner. Maybe this is just one of her strategies. Killing the enemy until they are completely intimidated is also a means of warfare. Emiya could understand, but could not accept it. Why could she regard human life as so insignificant? Why could she kill so many people so easily without any psychological burden?
A flash of golden lightning appeared at the corner of Emiya's mouth. This was a war that had already been decided, and he intended to buy more time for those fleeing troops. "Ding!" But Shirou suddenly staggered and almost fell on the snow. "My legs are frozen!" Esdeath had even thought that Emiya would not give up and continue fighting with her. In the moment of breathing with Emiya, all of her limbs were frozen and she was completely unable to move. She didn't want to kill such a talented person because of her own mistake. If it weren't for the fact that on the other front, news of Numa Seka's capture had not yet reached the battlefield, the war would still be going on. Perhaps Esdeath would really be willing to continue fighting Emiya without using the power of her imperial weapon. And kill it. Instead of controlling Shirou. Rather than recruiting Emiya as a subordinate, Esdeath is more interested in a hearty battle. Apart from the imperial weapons, few people can match her in physical combat. Esdeath is not only a brave warrior who loves blood and war, but also a general who treats his subordinates very well. She didn't want her men to make meaningless sacrifices. It is obvious that the enemy army can be defeated without any effort, but they are still forced to fight head-on. This is not Esdeath's style, nor is it what Esdeath does. As the great general of the empire, she can distinguish between the important and the trivial. Otherwise, she would have fought a decisive battle with General Bud, or even competed with the Supreme Emperor to see who was stronger, instead of considering the various affairs of the empire. She is a warmonger, a battle maniac, but she is not someone who is completely irrational and only loves to fight.
She likes blood and war, but she will not let her subordinates complete this task meaninglessly. The war here should end now, instead of continuing to fight here according to one's own mood. Even though he had the ability to kill Emiya instantly, he continued to fight with him. This is irresponsible to the empire and to one's own subordinates. So she decided to end the battle quickly. She had already enjoyed it and there was no need to delay it any longer. What's more, she hasn't seen such a young boy with such strength for a long time. This made Esdeath feel a sense of appreciation for his talent, and coupled with Emiya's unyielding look, it made her want to conquer him and make him one of her subordinates. In addition to these reasons, there is another reason why Esdeath did not kill Emiya - even though Emiya was so angry, he still did not reveal any murderous intent or hostility towards Esdeath, only ordinary fighting spirit. This also made her extremely curious. With her beast-like intuition, she couldn't believe that the man in front of her had no murderous intent or hostility towards her at all. It was as if she was not Emiya's enemy, which made Esdeath feel extremely incredible. You know, from beginning to end, Esdeath's thoughts, momentum, and fighting were all aimed at killing Emiya. Even so, he still did not show any murderous intent or hostility towards her. Esdeath didn't believe that there was anyone in the world who could hide his murderous intent and hostility so that she couldn't detect it. She also didn't believe that Shirou didn't want to fight her from the beginning to the end, and had no complaints about her attack on him, as if he thought he should be killed by her for helping those soldiers escape. Even though he killed so many soldiers in the war, Emiya did not have any murderous intent or hostility towards them. Emiya always counterattacked their attacks instead of rushing into the battlefield and killing them head-on. If it weren't for the fact that there was nowhere to hide, Emiya would not have been willing to point the blade in his hand at humans. Not only did he not have any murderous intent or hostility, but his heart was filled with guilt. Otherwise, he would not have helped the soldiers who wanted to kill him so that they could survive. Esdeath became more interested in Emiya who suddenly appeared. There was no murderous intent or hostility, which was why Esdeath thought it was okay to keep Emiya alive. Allowing a person who has murderous intentions towards you to be your subordinate would only bring disaster to yourself. Although Esdeath may not care about this, she does not want to be distracted by such trouble. There are so many things waiting for me to take care of in the empire, and I don't have time to play this game of raising a tiger to harm myself. What's more, Esdeath has not reached the stage where she can stand on the top of a mountain alone and enjoy the scenery. She instantly appeared behind Emiya, who was basically unable to move. "puff--!" With a dull thud, Emiya fell to the ground without any ability to resist. After all, with Emiya's magic power, just releasing the breathing technique that projects four swords at once would consume most of his magic power. Not to mention that Emiya has been using projection magic and breathing techniques to fight since yesterday and has not rested at night, so his magic power has been consumed without being replenished.
Emiya's breathing method is combined with the magic circuit. It not only expands Emiya's magic power, but also causes Emiya to consume his own magic power when performing the breathing method. Chapter 58: Liva "..." Emiya has become accustomed to being taken to various strange places after falling unconscious due to various reasons. So much so that he didn't complain at all about the unfamiliar ceiling in front of him. Anyway, there is never a time when I wake up to see the ceiling I recognize. Oh, except sleeping at home. And get used to quickly looking at your body after this happens. His hands and legs were wrapped with bandages, and Emiya could even feel the soft warmth coming from them. It seems that he applied the medicine to cure his frostbite. However, Emiya could no longer feel his frozen wounds at this time. Inside the bandages, he could move his fingers very flexibly. Looking at some wailing imperial soldiers around him, Emiya didn't know why he came here. When facing Esdeath, Emiya was already prepared to die. For saving a person from a country that was hostile to Esdeath's country, Emiya should have been sentenced to death instead of lying on a hospital bed and receiving treatment from their soldiers. These were all things that Emiya had mentally prepared for. He didn't know who started this war, who was right and who was wrong. Emiya only knew that war was not a just thing. Emiya was satisfied to be able to save a few lives in the war. Even though they might die at the hands of someone else afterwards. Although these are just Emiya's own psychological comfort. If we assume that Emiya has a friend who wants revenge, if he succeeds, it will cause extremely horrific casualties and many innocent people will be harmed, and this kind of harm is unavoidable. Shirou will not dissuade him from giving up revenge, as there is nothing wrong with revenge itself. But Emiya will go to stop him. The result is the same, but the purpose is completely different. One is to prevent revenge, the other is to prevent innocent people from being harmed. Just like how Emiya saved those soldiers in the war. He did not do this to give the northern barbarians some time to catch their breath, but to give those people a chance to survive this battle. Regardless of whether they would die again in the future, at least this time Emiya saved their lives. In terms of results, what Emiya did was the same.
It delayed Esdeath, preventing her from rushing to another battlefield quickly. But only Emiya knew why he acted this way. He had clearly intended to kill everyone around him in order to survive, but now he was willing to sacrifice his own life to save them. "you're awake!" A middle-aged man with white hair and wearing officer's uniform spoke with full energy to Emiya lying on the hospital bed. "you are?" The person in front of him obviously didn't look like a doctor here, but he asked this question. Shigong had never seen this person in the previous battle. I had no choice but to ask this. "I am General Esdeath's subordinate, Liva." Riva answered Emiya's question without any hesitation. He actually had some admiration for Emiya, not because of the way he saved those enemies, but because Emiya was able to fight with Esdeath. You know, he has never lasted more than three moves at the hands of Esdeath. And the fact that Shirou had fought with her for so long made him admire her. Although in reality Emiya could not last more than three moves at her hands, Riva was not on the battlefield at that time and could only listen to the soldiers' descriptions. Three people make a tiger. What's more, he also heard that Esdeath wanted to recruit Emiya as his subordinate, so he thought that Emiya's strength was indeed impressive. Because of this, Riva did not have a bad attitude towards Emiya. After all, they would be colleagues in the future, and there was no need to treat them with such a bad attitude. He also didn't think that Emiya would refuse Esdeath's recruitment. After all, she was a general with such dazzling charm. "Mr. Liva, is Esdeath the woman with blue hair?" As Riva nodded, Emiya felt his spine go cold again. Emiya really didn't want to endure that kind of coldness a second time. The biting cold seemed to freeze his entire consciousness, causing him immense pain. Emiya could endure it. He even endured losing both eyes, losing his right arm, and being cut all over his body. What was there that he couldn't endure? But he is not a masochist, so why should he endure all kinds of pain for no reason? "So, you saved me?" Emiya quickly wrapped himself in the quilt and asked the middle-aged man in front of him. "No, it was Lady Esdeath who didn't take your life." Riva shook his head. There was no way he could save Emiya from Esdeath. Besides, he wasn't there at all at the time.
"what?" Emiya tilted his head with a big question mark on his face. why? Emiya couldn't figure it out. "Lady Esdeath is a very kind person. She saw that you were gifted and loved your talent, so she spared your life." Seeing the doubts written on Emiya's face, Liva