The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

"Hmm, well done! What a wonderful contest. If this place weren't about to collapse, I would definitely give you a proper compliment."

Upon seeing reinforcements, the Servant immediately took down the bow from his back and, instead of just joking around, drew the bow and, together with Mash, pierced the stone spirit.

"It seems you've released the monster beneath this land. Those knights are just messing around, actually building a fortress on the head of such a terrifying monster. Hurry up and get out of here, that monster is no less powerful than the giant centipede I defeated."

The servant was Tawara Tota. After defeating the stone spirit, he turned to look at the serene Hassan, who was being carried by the cursed arm Hassan.

"Monsters here?"

"It's a bit complicated to explain. I only found out after I was caught here. Let's go up first. I doubt that girl over there will survive in the collapsed underground."

Tawara Tota didn't seem flustered, but since there were still humans present, he still spoke up to remind them.

It seemed that the beast below was not awakening very quickly, or perhaps the fortress above had also played a role in reinforcement or even sealing. The group managed to escape from underground. The ground only showed cracks in the center of the fortress, and cracks were constantly appearing in the fortress walls.

"Phew, feel free to ask me anything you want to know. I'm so hungry, let me fill my stomach while I answer your questions."

Tawara Tota, who had crawled out from underground, immediately took out his rice bag and took out plenty of food to fill his hungry stomach.

"Oh right, you must have been hungry for a long time. Come and eat something. You can't fight on an empty stomach. We're going to be facing a pretty scary enemy soon."

Tawara Tota didn't forget the people around him either, and instead of making enough food for one person, he covered the ground with it.

"Ah, we've finally made contact! After you were taken to prison by the knights of the Holy City, communication was lost for three days, but we've finally reconnected."

What's the situation there right now? There's a terrifying magical reaction beneath your feet; the intensity of this zero-based energy surpasses even the level of a Servant!

The voice of Dr. Roman, who was beside Fujimaru Ritsuka, came as they left the underground.

“We’re alright. Mr. Bedivere brought us to our rescue. This Mr. Hassan rescued us from the underground cell, but it seems we also released some kind of monster that exists underground. This is…”

"Hmm, I forgot to exchange names. What happened just now was too urgent. Servant Archer, real name is sOuSUo:珥′∠㈨№si∏棱▲▲㈣３㈤镏‖;私俵藤太."

“Tawara Tota… that’s the samurai known as the Dragon Slayer of the Far East.”

Dr. Roman promptly provided further details about his identity.

"You want to know what's down there, right? It's a dragon, and a very large one at that."

Although it was quite deep inside, after only staying there for a day, I discovered something similar to the giant centipede I had once hunted.

Tawara Tota spoke, wiped his mouth with his hand, and stood up.

"I'm full, it's time for the rest of the food to come up. I should get started now. I suppose that's why I came here—to hunt down this kind of thing again."

A relatively luxurious-looking suit of armor appeared on Tawara Tota's body, and then he reached behind him and took out three arrows, which he nocked onto his bow.

"Namo Hachiman Daibosatsu, grant this arrow its wish and slay the great demon!"

Tawara Tota drew back the divine bow with all his might and fired it just as the roar below reached its peak. At the same moment, the earth cracked open, and a gluttonous beast with a mouth that could devour the world rose up from the ground.

Chapter 8>♂Hmm《㈦⑥Sulfur Three＾Four Si2 Find Shu｜Group. 【：Chapter Twenty Beast Battle】

"That's... the Demon God Pillar?"

The beast that tore the earth apart and rose from the depths of the earth was a pillar-shaped monster, like a demon god's pillar.

However, unlike the Demon God Pillar, which was covered in demonic eyes and made entirely of flesh and blood, it was a spire-shaped monster with two strangely shaped giant mouths on its top and bottom.

The monster's alien mouth was a rather bizarre square shape, with four split lips covered in sharp teeth. The mouth was so large that it occupied one side of the massive body, and various tentacles grew around it.

Along with its enormous body rose countless rhomboid, crystal-like objects, and mist arrived with the appearance of the crystals, gradually spreading throughout the area.

Tawara Tota's three arrows, which he had fired beforehand, also hit the huge mouth at the very bottom of the monster that rose from the ground with great accuracy.

But the three arrows that had killed the giant centipede that encircled the mountain in the story remained motionless after entering the mouth of this demonic pillar-like monster, as if they had been swallowed whole.

"You call that thing the Demon God Pillar? It is indeed a strange and demonic object, just like a demon god. It was able to swallow the arrow blessed by Hachiman Daisuke."

Tawara Tota was still able to see the scene ahead clearly, and then took out seven arrows again, nocked them in his bow and shot them out in one go.

According to legend, Tawara Tota once shot seven arrows at once, destroying all seven of Taira no Masakado's clones at once.

This time, Tawara Tota did not shoot at the monster's gaping maw, but instead aimed at the middle of its two enormous mouths. However, the arrow struck the monster's body, which was as red as a rose, but only pierced the arrowhead before becoming useless.

"Don't stand still, that guy's attack is coming."

Seeing that Tawara Tota had failed to achieve anything after firing another arrow, he grabbed the rice bag beside him and retreated to the side, shouting to Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu who were still standing there.

The next moment, huge tentacles, about one or two meters thick, emerged from the ground where they were standing, slamming into the ground with considerable speed and force, shattering the ground upon impact.

“Something’s not right. This thing is constantly releasing mist. In a little while, I’m afraid no one here except me will be able to see anything beyond the range of my arm.”

The thing that resembled a demonic pillar had only just appeared when the hazy mist it stirred up reduced visibility by almost half, and the mist was visibly thickening at an ever-growing rate.

"Not only that, it is also absorbing magic power. I'm already a bit exhausted after shooting just these few arrows. I underestimated the scourge here."

Tawara Tota's breathing became noticeably heavier, and his previous composure vanished; he spoke with a troubled expression.

"You're still just an ordinary human, right? In this environment, your magic power probably can't withstand being drained. Get out of here quickly. With me here, it won't chase after you. It was my carelessness that allowed this thing to escape. I shouldn't have been so greedy for sleep that I delayed things."

“No, Mr. Tawara Tota, if this thing is really the Demon God Pillar, then we absolutely cannot leave. Destroying the Demon God Pillar is precisely the purpose of our coming here.”

Fujimaru Ritsuka seemed to be in pretty good condition, and Mashu had also raised her shield to protect the two of them.

"Alright, let's fight side by side then. Don't stray too far from me. Take all the food in this rice bag and don't be shy. You need to be well-fed to win against this so-called Demon God Pillar."

Tawara Tota put down the rice bag he was holding, and a round helmet appeared on his head as he took out a white-feathered arrow.

"The change in Tawara Tota's spiritual foundation strength is at least 30% stronger than before. Could that helmet be a treasure bestowed by Utsunomiya Daimyojin, and has it changed from the time of the Great Centipede Extermination to the time of the Taira no Masakado Extermination?"

However… it has been confirmed that the magical power possessed by the enemy suspected to be a Demon God Pillar is still increasing, at a level several times higher than that of the Demon God Pillars previously encountered.

Dr. Roman continued to provide information and analysis from the side, and made sounds of surprise.

"Try hitting those rhomboid crystals around the enemy. The mist seems to be released from those things, and the effect of the enemy absorbing magic power seems to intensify with the density of the mist."

"Just leave it to me."

Tawara Tota nodded confidently and once again demonstrated his skill in shooting seven arrows in a row, knocking down the crystals through the mist.

"The rate at which the fog is growing seems to have slowed down, which appears to be effective. However... the rate at which the enemy's magic power is increasing has not slowed down. Even absorbing magic power from the surrounding air shouldn't be increasing this rapidly. By now, the enemy's magic power has almost doubled."

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, Lord Tawara Tota, and the magician who communicates remotely over there, perhaps I can explain this. Besides us, there are also knights and soldiers from the Holy City stationed in this fortress, and they all lost their ability to move when that monster appeared."

Hassan, who had disappeared after leaving, reappeared at this moment and spoke to the people present.

"In other words, the Demon God Pillar is mainly extracting the magic power of those soldiers. Although each soldier doesn't have much magic power, there are at least several hundred soldiers stationed here."

"But don't worry, now that the Holy City's knights have stopped them, Lord Bedivere has arrived with his divine beasts. I was just about to inform Bedivere that he has rescued the people and brought Tranquility to a safe place."

Hassan the Cursed Arm was somewhat confident in the divine beast he had summoned, but he was unlikely to play a significant role in the battle against the behemoth, so he had to rely on others.

Before Cursed Arm could finish speaking, the Son of Tiamat had already brought calamity. Of the ten divine beasts summoned, the fishman Kururu and the mad dog Uridim were already dead. After all, they were slightly weaker monsters and would still be killed by the weapons the knights used against the Sphinx.

As for the other divine beasts, the three horned dragons also had many wounds, but they were obviously not too deep.

The lion-dragon that Manshu had always used as his mount arrived first and bit him directly.

However, the enormous divine beast appeared like an ordinary creature beneath the Demon God Pillar's body. As the lion-dragon breathed fire and bit down, tentacles extended from the ground to bind it, about to be swallowed by the Demon God Pillar.

At the same time, the storm demon with the lion's head tore apart the tentacles with a terrible gale, saving the lion dragon.

The eight divine beasts that surrounded the stone slab together were not likely to suffer casualties too easily. At least as long as the stone slab existed, they were still allies, able to help and cooperate with each other.

However, it still seemed to lack sufficient power when facing that demonic pillar, putting it at a disadvantage.

Because most of the divine beasts' attacks are ineffective against their defenses, the gluttonous monster's skin was like the steel body of an immortal hero, and most attacks could only cut through the skin and could not penetrate into the flesh.

Under the Nine Mist, the Demon Pillar 2 continuously absorbed the power of the Demon 3, so these wounds could not play a significant role.

"Even the divine beasts bestowed upon me by that king cannot defeat this monster. This is not a safe place. Both the Round Table of the Holy City and the nameless king we encountered before could appear here. Let's retreat first."

Bedivere arrived shortly after, and holding the stone tablet, he could clearly see the battle before him. Apart from the poisons from Bashium and the seven-headed dragon Mushmaf, they had not caused much effective damage so far.

Although Tawara Tota cleared almost all the rhomboid crystals around the Demon Pillar at a very fast speed, the effect was only to stop the increase of the mist, but the rate of decrease was quite slow.

However, the attacks of the Demon Pillar became increasingly fierce, with nearly thirty tentacles rising from the ground, and the many divine beasts blocking its way gradually losing strength.

A few tentacles are still being sent here to attack, but Mash is still able to defend against them.

"No, perhaps not. The analysis just revealed that only a portion of the demonic pillars in front is visible on the ground; another portion of the same size is hidden below."

That portion of the magic power is much smaller, and it might be the weakness of this demonic pillar. The closest point of that portion to the ground is there, only a few meters from the surface. Let's try it and see if that's the demonic pillar's Achilles' heel.

Dr. Ba Luoman's voice rang out just in time, marking the group's location.

Without saying much, Gobawa Tota pulled out three arrows.

⑦ "By the Inari God above, let us use this arrow to shatter the earth and find our opportunity."

Besides Hachiman, Tawara Tota also has a legend that Inari sent a white fox to deliver arrows to him. He drew the bowstring to its fullest extent, and the arrows flew out in a whirlwind, hitting the spot marked by Dr. Roman.

Six crimson drops of blood spurted from the hole in the ground where the arrow had fallen, and the massive demonic pillar roared as if in anger.

(3) The attacks of the besieging divine beasts simultaneously broke through the shallow surface, piercing deeper and tearing away flesh, causing dripping blood to flow out.

(iv) "Very good, it's working! The enemy Demon Pillar's defense has decreased!"

(iv) Dr. Roman shouted excitedly, "The others present can now join the battle!"

Kashiwa Tota drew his bow again, and the arrow flew straight into the Demon Pillar's body, tearing a gash several centimeters long.

"However, while the Demon God Pillar's defense is decreasing, the magical energy levels on the surface are rising rapidly. Be careful of the upcoming attacks!"

As if enraged, the gluttonous monster attacked with tentacles that rose wildly around it, opening its many enormous mouths to their fullest extent.

The slightly weaker demon bull was severely injured by the sudden, violent lash of the tentacles, and was directly rolled up and sent into the mouth of the demon god pillar.

After the gluttonous mouth tasted the food, another part buried underground rose up from tens of meters away from the main body, as if two demonic pillars had appeared at the same time.

But the other part is different from the main body, which is covered with huge mouths. It has no mouth at all, but instead looks like the tail of a horned lizard, covered with sharp spikes from the bottom up.

The wounds inflicted by Tawara Tota's three arrows still remain on this part, and the rising part now brings an even larger number of tentacles, making the situation even more disadvantageous.

"Oh no, Ritsuka! The Demon Pillar is preparing to unleash its accumulated magical power through its mouth, and that power is likely enough to cover the entire area!"

The immense magical power visible to the naked eye was gathering in the several giant mouths of the Demon God Pillar, but stopping it was no easy task, as the tentacles extending from the ground had already covered almost the entire area in front of the Demon God Pillar.

"I also thought I could hold onto this arrow a little longer. Namo Hachiman Daibosatsu, please bless this arrow and let it hit its mark! 'Eightfold Prayer - Great Demon Piercing Shot'!"

Tawara Tota once again invoked the protection of Hachiman Bodhisattva, retrieved the arrow of Inari God, drew the bow fully and held the divine bow given to him by the Dragon Palace, and once again unleashed the strike that killed the giant centipede dragon.

Sensing the threat, the Demon Tree raised its tentacles as shields, but the tentacles that tried to block it were pierced one after another. The dragon-like qualities it possessed allowed the arrow to exert its maximum power.

"It's still not enough, but I've used up all my magic and I'm hungry. Let's try shooting another arrow."

However, the tentacles used as shields numbered more than a dozen, and the arrows began to slow down after only penetrating halfway.