The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

The Servants were alright and quickly calmed down, though their expressions became more serious. Ritsuka and Mash, however, exclaimed in surprise.

"This is too much..."

Even El-Melloi, who had anticipated that things wouldn't be so easy, couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

Within the giant crater blasted out by the holy sword, countless purple particles floated in the air, but at its center was a sight that baffled everyone present.

Despite the complete disappearance of the left half of his body, Orpheus showed no signs of collapsing or weakening, and the missing half was being rapidly filled and restored by purple particles.

"An immortal enemy?"

Over the communicator, Romani's previously nonchalant tone became slightly more serious.

There is no such thing as true immortality in the world. Even the most difficult-to-deal-with beasts have specific countermeasures, but that doesn't mean that such hard-to-kill enemies are easy to deal with.

To kill it, it is necessary to find out the root cause of why the opponent is still alive.

Although he was still quite different from the real Zhuge Liang in terms of wisdom, El-Melloi was someone who had earned the strategist's approval and quickly calmed down.

In just a few seconds, Orpheus's body was completely restored to its original form, and even her modern girl outfit was restored.

"Strategist, did you arrange the attack just now?"

Orpheus paid no attention to the hit he had just been hit. Instead, he took a very interesting look at the strategist, whom he had not paid much attention to before.

Was it a lucky accident? Or did we actually figure it out...?

Orpheus lightly kicked a stone at his feet that was clearly made of a different material than the surrounding ground, and his interest in the strategist grew.

Moreover, he was so fixated on his purpose in attacking me...

"Is it a treasure called the Stone Soldier Eight Formations? It is indeed quite excellent."

El-Melloi frowned and did not give a random answer to his question. Orpheus was not annoyed by this, but continued to mutter to himself.

"So, you're not going to continue the attack?"

Looking at the tense Servants before him, Orpheus tilted his head and asked with a smile.

But naturally, no one would launch an attack based on such a statement.

An attack may not hit, and even if it does, the damage will be restored... In this case, attacking is meaningless.

It's important to understand that the fact that a body that has been blasted in half can recover means that the possibility of 'recovery power' having an upper limit is extremely low. Even if there really is an upper limit, it would be very difficult to reach that limit in terms of damage... You should know that no one present dared to say that they could withstand the light cannon attack that Artoria just launched head-on, let alone launch an attack of the same level.

Of course, there are other possibilities as well.

"Hercules' Twelve Trials, could it be a Noble Phantasm similar to that?"

El-Melloi stared intently at Orpheus, still deep in thought.

Why are you standing still?

Seeing that no one dared to take the lead in an attack, Orpheus shook his head in boredom.

It seems she's gotten a little addicted to it...

"Archer, who exactly are you?!"

Diarmuid's Crimson Rose was bombarded once by the explosion of the Book of Creation, then by a rain of Noble Phantasms, and finally by Artoria's Holy Sword. Even if it wasn't destroyed, it was probably blasted to who knows where. So he could only hold the remaining Yellow Rose and solemnly assume a stance.

Seeing this, a flash of inspiration struck El-Melloi.

His thinking has also fallen into a trap... Even if the opponent doesn't die, as long as they are injured to the point that they can't move, that's enough!

but now……

"Gentlemen, please prepare to retreat."

Having made up his mind, El-Melloi, as the strategist, gave instructions.

The opponent's strength is beyond our expectations, and the risk of defeating them now is too high. If either Saber or Lancer were to encounter any mishap, it would reduce the room for maneuver and could even significantly impact the plan.

Although he desperately wanted to kill the 'King of Heroes' as soon as possible, El-Melloi kept his mind clear.

We must ensure that nothing goes wrong.

No one disagreed with Elmello's assessment; there was no way to defeat such an opponent, so fighting him would be pointless and a waste of time.

However, how to evacuate safely is a problem.

"Want to leave?"

Orpheus stared intently at the crowd, but did not attack; he merely tilted his head and asked.

Faced with the menacing Orpheus, the group wasn't so careless as to simply turn around and leave, even though he was just tilting his head and showed no sign of wanting to attack.

However, Elmero did not share this concern.

"It was precisely because I anticipated such an unexpected event that I took precautions from the very beginning!"

From a distant high place, a crimson arrow pierced the sky and shot towards us!

Almost at the same time...

"Then let's confirm whether my judgment is accurate or not here and now—Qimen Dunjia, Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, activate!"

Eight enormous stone pillars rose rapidly from all sides of Orpheus, enveloping the space around her, and the Stone Soldier Eight Formation sealed Orpheus inside once again.

"Now's the time! Retreat!"

El-Melloi signaled for everyone to retreat, and just half a second later, a crimson arrow hurtled down at high speed toward Orpheus's location.

While fleeing, El-Melloi also glanced back.

If his guess is correct, then if Orpheus wants to avoid this arrow, he must hide in the stone formation, which will buy him time to evacuate.

Even if the opponent tries to take the hit head-on, they will have enough time to recover and retreat.

But if I guess wrong, then all of this is meaningless...

However, the following scenario was not among any of the possibilities El-Melloi had envisioned.

"This energy reaction... everyone be careful!"

As the doctor reminded them, a crimson storm surged into the sky. The arrows that had come with great force were instantly crushed into dust without even a chance to struggle. The proud Stone Soldier Formation also shattered under the wind pressure that tore everything apart.

Seeing this, everyone who wanted to retreat stopped, and El-Melloi gritted his teeth in regret.

Damn it... I overlooked this sword... It's this sword again!

Holding the rapidly spinning sword of creation aloft, Orpheus turned his gaze toward Ritsuka.

“Enuma───”

As the true name of the Noble Phantasm was chanted, everyone felt immense pressure.

"...Leave it to me!"

At that moment, Ritsuka's side also shone with a dazzling golden light.

"Miss Saber?!"

Accompanied by Ritsuka's joyful shouts, Artoria, wielding the Sword of Victory, strode forward.

"Excalibur!"

"───Elish!"

The golden waves intertwined with the crimson storm, the torrent of energy obliterated everything around them, and the radiating aftershocks swallowed everyone up in the blink of an eye.

Chapter 150 Post-War Review

Amidst the billowing dust, a massive crater, over a hundred meters in diameter and resembling a meteorite impact, incongruously appeared in the modern city, its charred surface still emitting scorching heat.

"Hahaha……"

Artoria knelt on the ground, sword in hand, panting heavily and covered in wounds. Behind her, Mash, supporting herself with a shield, was also slightly out of breath, but the Noble Phantasm she had just activated had ensured that neither her Master nor her ally suffered any harm.

On the other hand, Orpheus was completely unharmed.

The Excalibur, unleashed at high speed without any preparation, was clearly no match for Ea, who had Orpheus's infinite recharge, and was suppressed.

"Why……"

Artoria frowned in confusion as she watched Orpheus put down the sword and not pursue him.

Just as the energy was about to surge forward, Orpheus stopped the output of the Ea sword, leaving only the aftershocks to reach them.

"Ophis, what exactly is your purpose?"

Clearly, the problem was too obvious, and even Ritsuka noticed it.

From the very beginning, El-Melloi emphasized that the 'King of Heroes' was an uncommunicable being, but Ritsuka found this very strange.

If the King of Heroes were still the same as before, that would be fine, but since this King of Heroes is different from El-Melloi's in every way, why is El-Melloi so fixated on this point?

This Orpheus... while he is indeed difficult to communicate with, he is definitely not beyond communication. In fact, our side was the first to attack him.

Thinking about it carefully, it really is my side that keeps stirring up trouble, giving me the feeling of a villainous BOSS, while Orpheus is the little princess who is constantly being passively harassed by the Demon King.

...Thinking about it this way, the whole style of the painting is wrong.

Regardless, we have to communicate now, even if we can't.

When Orpheus heard Ritsuka suddenly jump out and ask a question, he lowered his raised hand.

"Chaldea, the organization that protects humanity, and the last Master of humanity who runs around trying to save the burning humans, Fujimaru Ritsuka."

With his eyes closed and a smile playing on his lips, Orpheus revealed the significance of Chaldea's existence.

"Ugh?"

Ritsuka paused, puzzled.

Ritsuka had told Orpheus about the existence and purpose of Chaldea, but not in great detail. However, she wasn't surprised that Orpheus knew these things... Ritsuka had also encountered some Heroic Spirits who knew a lot of things and spoke in a cryptic manner before.

But she didn't know why Orpheus brought this up at this time.

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, do you really have a way to save humanity now?"

"..."

Ritsuka fell silent in the face of Orpheus's question.

Ritsuka never believed she could succeed.