"This is one of the eleven magical beasts created by the goddess Tiamat, the pinnacle of the fantasy species, Bashium. May it devour you and reduce you to ashes!"
The grass-green serpent, over ten meters long, mercilessly opened its blood-red maw. Although the monsters summoned by Semiramis were merely projections far weaker than the originals, their power was still not to be underestimated.
"Noble Phantasm!"
Gazing at the four-eyed serpent spewing potent poison from its mouth, the swordswoman in a light blue haori did not cease her meditation. She tightly gripped a red banner with white embroidery bearing the Chinese character "诚" (sincerity).
This is the flag representing the Shinsengumi, and every member of the Shinsengumi owns it.
"I know very well that I, who have been sickly my whole life and have not been able to fight alongside everyone to the last moment, am not qualified to use this flag, but!"
As she spoke, the girl's voice trembled with a hint of tears, and her eyes welled with tears.
"At least this time, here, please allow me to fight alongside you all until the very last moment. This is my final request to you all, Okita Souji, the captain of the first division of the Shinsengumi swordsmen!"
"The Flag of Sincerity!!!"
Noble Phantasm: Banner of Sincerity - B
Okita Souji's last of her three Noble Phantasms is less her own and more a Noble Phantasm that every Shinsengumi swordsman possesses.
On this banner embroidered with the Chinese character for "honesty," the lifelong faith of every Shinsengumi swordsman is embodied. The swordsmen fought together, sharing a common hatred for the enemy, until the very end, and never regretted it.
Even if they die, they will always be teammates.
After the girl finished speaking, the banner emitted an incredibly intense and dazzling light, so much so that even Semiramis was momentarily unable to open her eyes under this radiance!
But when the radiance dimmed, the scene that unfolded before the empress caused her mouth to form an unbelievable "O" shape.
"Are you kidding me? There are so many Sepents!"
Surrounding Okita Souji were dozens of samurai, all dressed in light blue haori and carrying standard katana. These were all Shinsengumi swordsmen in their lifetimes, and each of them was worthy of being called a Heroic Spirit!
Hijikata Toshizo, Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Hajime, Matsubara Tadashi, Muto Seiryusai, Inoue Genzaburo, Tani Jusuro... and so on, these were all powerful swordsmen who were famous at the time.
"Everyone, please!"
"Leave it to us, Commander!"
With a "whoosh" sound, all the team members present drew their swords at the same time. Summoned by the Banner of Sincerity, each of them was actually only at the level of DE-rank Heroic Spirit.
Even so, so that their former teammates could fight to the end, they fearlessly charged towards the terrifying serpentine beast, advancing without hesitation!
"Kill them! Kill them! Die, all of you!"
Semiramis, her eyes blazing with fury, manipulated Bashium to unleash massive amounts of corrosive poison gas. Several Shinsengumi members closest to it were reduced to spirit particles by the gas, yet even so, not a single one retreated.
Finally! The first bloody gash appeared on Bashum's body, and it let out a shrill scream!
And this is just the beginning.
Not far away, beneath the feet of the swordswoman, a verdant light enveloped her entire body. After a long period of magical guidance, she was finally able to unleash the ultimate attack that embodied her life's work.
Bashium's voice grew fainter and fainter, and after its blood filled the entire central control room, it disappeared along with the Shinsengumi swordsmen.
"You think this is all I've got? No! Let me show you. This is a demonic beast that even the gods fear. It possesses a unique, deadly poison that kills on contact. Come forth—"
"Hydra!!!"
Semiramis, her face contorted with madness, unleashed all the magic power in her body. Directly above her, a colossal sea serpent, at least several tens of meters long and possessing nine heads, slowly emerged from the magic circle.
The ultimate monster—Hydra!
This is Semiramis's final summoning object and her last trump card. Historically, Hercules killed it, thus completing the Twelve Trials and Ninefold Tests. Chiron was also forced to give up his immortality because of its poison.
If it appeared in the city of Tulifas, a simple, ordinary breath could cause hundreds or thousands of ordinary people to die in an extremely tragic way, and even after thousands of years, there would still be no cure!
This is why, in the original story, even though Shishigake used the serum on himself and Mordred, he still died in the end.
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Chapter 344: The Empress's Tragedy - A Strike from the Heavenly Sword (Please Subscribe!)
"Master, I need your help."
Rin Tohsaka, standing in the now-ruined castle, gazed silently at the massive courtyard a thousand meters above, when suddenly the voice of the swordswoman echoed in her mind.
"I issue this command in the name of the Command Seal: Assassin, unleash your full power and fight!"
"I'll repeat this three times, Assassin, you must leave no regrets!"
Although Rin Tohsaka, who was below, did not know what was happening, she could still feel the huge magical energy fluctuations coming from the courtyard. Even a thousand meters below, these fluctuations were still awe-inspiring.
Abundant magical power instantly filled every circuit within Okita Souji's body, putting her at an unprecedented peak. She was confident in facing anyone!
"Teacher, do you think Mr. Shen and his team can win?"
The girl named Fiore is now directing the remaining androids to clean and tidy up the castle. With Danic dead, she has naturally become the chieftain of Yggdrasilia.
"Probably. That young man is the most special person I have ever seen. Even with my clairvoyance, I cannot see through him. He is too young. At this time, even my best students cannot compare to him."
Chiron gave a wry smile. Their loss in this Holy Grail War was not unjust. In terms of both strategy and combat strength, the Black side was completely outmatched.
"Yeah....."
Central control room.
"Prepare to die, little girl! Let me tell you what this is. This is the Hydra, the nine-headed serpent that is at the pinnacle of magical beasts. Your robe won't last much longer!"
After summoning the Hydra, Semiramis regained her confidence. Unless the opponent was Hercules reincarnated, but how could that be possible?
"No, I don't need this anymore."
Okita Souji took a deep look at the still arrogant Empress and the nine-headed serpent with its gaping maw, then gently took off his large purple mage robe, folded it, and put it aside.
"Are you crazy? Hahahaha!!! Without the protection of that Mystic Code, you'll die here, you little girl! What's the difference between you and courting death?!"
Seeing Okita Souji take off the "turtle shell," Semiramis, who had been somewhat worried, couldn't help but burst into laughter. From the start of the battle until now, this inexplicable magical costume had caused her the most trouble.
Without this Mystic Code, the Assassin in front of me probably wouldn't even qualify as a third-rate Sevent.
"This garment hinders my battle. While it protects me, it also restricts me. And as a swordsman, I must fight with my haori exposed."
The swordswoman, dressed in a light green haori, ignored Semiramis's unrestrained laughter on the throne. With the powerful support of the three Command Seals, she was able to temporarily slow down the onslaught of the Hydra poison.
"Teacher, what is natural flow of reason?"
When she was nine years old, she had just become a disciple of the legendary swordsman Kondo Shusuke and asked a somewhat bewildered question.
"The so-called Natural Rhythm Style is to harmonize with the natural principles of nature. No matter what moves the opponent uses, one can remain calm and composed, and in a very short time, identify the opponent's weaknesses and then defeat them."
Then, she spent her whole life trying to understand that sentence, and that's how she became the Shogunate's Heavenly Sword, the greatest genius swordsman in the East.
"No matter what moves the opponent makes, stay calm, identify their weaknesses, and deliver the final blow to kill them."
At this moment, the Hydra was almost within reach of her; she could even smell the stench and poison emanating from the hydra.
Then, she disappeared.
Even when she was not a Heroic Spirit but an ordinary human, her movements were already like those of a ghost, pushing the [Shrinking Earth] skill to its limits.
But after she became a Heroic Spirit, she finally broke through this constraint.
"Disappeared?"
Semiramis stared in disbelief at the young swordswoman who had vanished from the spot. How could a living person just disappear into thin air like that?
Even the Hydra looked bewildered. Where was its enemy? Gone just like that?
Suddenly, a strong sense of dread enveloped Semiramis's heart. She looked and looked, using all her magical perception to its limit, but she still couldn't find Okita Souji.
Until the other person speaks.
"Up there."
The girl's clear voice rang out, and when Semiramis raised her head in horror, the distance between her and Souji was less than ten meters. She could even see the gleaming light on the tip of Kikuichimonji Norimune's sword.
Dimensional jump.
The highest level of shrinking the earth officially transcends technique and reaches the level of immortal arts.
"Full, burst!"
More than ten magical chains instantly appeared beside Semiramis, rushing straight towards Okita Souji directly above. However, before they could even touch a hair on her head, they appeared in another location.
No matter how fast you go, it's meaningless in the face of dimensional jumps.
"One-step supersonic."
At that moment, Okita Souji's words, which seemed to be a death knell, quietly rose up, each word mercilessly striking Semiramis's heart.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it! What are you still standing there for? Take her down!" Semiramis was on the verge of exploding with rage as she watched Okita Souji frequently dodging the magic chains from directly above.
When has she ever suffered such humiliation?
"Two steps without gaps!"
Another burst of magical light flashed, and at that moment, Okita Souji at level 650 appeared directly behind Semiramis!
"Damn it, damn it, damn it! Explode! Explode them all!!!"
Semiramis, who was already clearly feeling the danger, couldn't care less about anything else at this point. She frantically activated the magic power within her body, and dozens of magic circles appeared around her, launching indiscriminate attacks on everything around her.
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