The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

"So, all we need to do is make her stop for a moment, right?"

Before Ritsuka could react, the purple figure had already shot out at high speed.

"Wait, are you kidding me? There's spatial turbulence around that guy..."

Emiya's attempts to stop them were futile. Scáthach, wielding two pistols, unleashed several more spears behind her, firing them at Orpheus at an even faster speed.

However, the dragon god's girl merely shook the Ea in her hand slightly, and easily shook off all the blood-red spears.

Just then, Scáthach also approached.

Although she had previously enhanced herself with runes that hardened and protected her, it was still too insignificant in the face of the power of the Divergence, merely preventing Scáthach from being crushed to dust.

Even so, Scáthach completely ignored the wounds that the wind pressure of the Ea were constantly cutting into her body, and thrust out her short spear like lightning.

Hiss───

The spear tip was blocked by the rapidly spinning Ea, creating intense energy turbulence.

But at that moment, Scáthach's other spear suddenly unleashed a powerful burst of magic.

"Reversal of cause and effect..."

Narrowing his eyes, Orpheus swiftly retrieved a stone slab from the golden ripples with his unsword-wielding left hand. The next moment, a crimson spear, aimed directly at death, flashed past.

Orpheus is not without the concept of death, it's just that her red bar has reached infinity, which means that such a spear thrust could indeed kill Orpheus!

At the last moment, Orpheus bent his body to the side, and in the next instant, a red light flashed, and the pressure of the Ea sword stopped.

Almost simultaneously, Scáthach was also kicked back several steps by a slender little foot that was a beat too slow.

The next second, the barrier disappeared, and the ruins of Ryudou Temple reappeared around everyone.

"The reversed cause and effect has been corrected?"

Scáthach's crimson eyes flashed with interest as she looked at Orpheus, who showed no signs of distress despite having a hole in his side.

"An attack of this magnitude is useless against my omniscient and omnipotent star... Although that's what I want to say, you have indeed achieved your goal."

Orpheus shrugged as he fiddled with the creation tablet in his hand.

Using the Omniscient Star to eliminate a predetermined death outcome while simultaneously unleashing the full power of the Ea sword would be somewhat of a stretch.

boom!

"However, my goal is the same."

With a thud, Lancelot, bound tightly by the Chains of Heaven, fell beside Orpheus. Before he could even utter a meaningless roar, the Sword of Ea pierced through the Black Knight's body.

Orpheus pulled out the sword Ea that had been stuck in the ground after Lancelot disappeared, and then turned to face Ritsuka and the others.

"So? Now that things have come to this, do you still intend to continue fighting?"

"Hahahaha, it is precisely because it is unattainable that we must pursue it. This level is not enough to make me back down. Of course, little Master over there, I will not ask you to continue fighting with me. If you want to leave, then leave on your own."

"Let's move over first, Ritsuka, King of Heroes~ He just unleashed two EX Noble Phantasms in a row, but the magical energy on his body didn't decrease at all. That guy's power is a bottomless pit!"

"This……"

"Let's go back first, Master."

Ritsuka was still hesitating when El-Melloi suddenly spoke up.

"Your life shouldn't be wasted here. Leaving here is the best choice."

Having said this, El-Melloi took a few steps forward.

"However, please forgive me, Master, it will take me some time to catch up."

"Oh, you want to come along too, strategist?"

His eyes lit up and Iskandar smiled with excitement.

"Of course, I will never hide in the back again."

"I'll stay too."

Standing beside them, Scáthach smiled gently.

"I've never encountered an opponent like this before, I'm going to have a good time."

"I will not back down! Even now, I still remember my mission as a hero. That's right, I absolutely cannot live a life of ignominy here!"

With a childlike smile, the great hero Arash made his choice.

"...Seriously, since you've all said that, I can't just leave like that."

Emiya shrugged helplessly.

"Everyone..."

Ritsuka was slightly taken aback when she saw the remaining people, then smiled.

"Excuse me, Mashu, Lily, can you two go crazy with me one more time?"

Then, he spoke firmly in that way.

Chapter 177 The Trial is Named Ouroboros

"Is there no other way...?"

The doctor sighed softly over the communicator.

"But even if you fight to the bitter end, what can you do? All the damage you caused before has been restored, and your mana hasn't decreased at all. This is even more terrifying than a Servant with the Holy Grail... Wait, the Holy Grail?"

"What's wrong, doctor?"

“Generally speaking, a Servant’s magical power couldn’t reach this level, but if the Holy Grail were to provide it…”

"That's right, as long as the Holy Grail is destroyed!"

El-Melloi's eyes lit up after hearing the doctor's words.

"But what if my guess is wrong..."

"There is no other choice, Mr. II. Please proceed with the dismantling of the Holy Grail immediately. Until then, we will hold off Orpheus!"

Interrupting the doctor's doubts, Ritsuka firmly drew a conclusion.

"I understand. Although it is extremely risky for me to dismantle the Holy Grail in a short time, I will do my utmost! However, there is a possibility that the evil of this world may overflow or even erupt. If that happens, please immediately abandon the campaign against the King of Heroes and do everything in your power to stop it. I will never again let my willfulness affect others!"

Elmero clenched his fist, his eyes becoming incredibly sharp.

"I see."

Ritsuka nodded cautiously in response.

"Ritsuka, are you done talking?"

After being offline for a long time, Orpheus slung the sword Ea over his shoulder and tilted his head to ask.

"Sorry to keep you waiting..."

Hearing the Dragon God Girl's calm voice, Ritsuka gave a slight bitter smile.

This little guy actually stood obediently to the side and listened to their conversation the whole time.

I always feel like a kid being taken to social events by their parents, with nothing to do...

"and many more!"

But at that moment, a weak voice suddenly broke in.

With bloodstains at the corner of his mouth and a large hole in his clothes near his heart, Kiritsugu Emiya stood heavily breathing at the gate of Ryudouji Temple.

With trembling eyes, he glanced around at everyone, then looked at the Command Seals on his right hand that had already dimmed, and Kiritsugu Emiya gritted his teeth.

"Mr. Kiritsugu?!"

Ignoring Ritsuka's exclamation and El-Melloi's frown, Kiritsugu fixed his gaze directly on Lily.

"Sorry, it failed. Could the other Saber over there come over for a moment?"

"..."

Once again ignored, Orpheus remained silent and returned to his offline state.

At Ritsuka's prompting, Lily ran to Kiritsugu's side.

A few seconds later, a burst of intense light suddenly erupted, obscuring everyone's vision.

After her vision returned, Kiritsugu had already collapsed to the ground unconscious, while Lily was seriously holding her sword, facing Orpheus.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, we can begin now, Master!"

"...Is it finally starting to look somewhat decent?"

After looking Lily over, Orpheus gave a slightly gentler smile, before reverting to her icy demeanor that came after acquiring the Caster class.

"Then, I'll leave it to you, Mr. Second."

"No, it's this side that should say that. Use the Reality Marble, Master! With the same tactic, we can suppress the King of Heroes' power once again! This is also my final Noble Phantasm, the Eight Gates Golden Lock!"

"In the name of the Command Seal, Archer, unleash your Noble Phantasm!"

The eight stone pillars had just risen when they disappeared from everyone's sight due to the change in scenery. When they came to their senses, the ruins of Ryudouji Temple and the figures of El-Melloi and Kiritsugu had all vanished, replaced by a desolate wilderness and swords stuck in the ground.

"Is this your last trump card?"

Orpheus sheathed the sword and looked around.

"While I don't have any prejudice against counterfeits, objectively speaking... do you really think these things pose any threat to me?"

With a silver gleam in her eyes, Orpheus looked at Ritsuka.

"Pfft..."

The dragon goddess tilted her head slightly.

"Ritsuka, why are you laughing?"

"No, I just thought it was kind of cute that you were putting away your weapon while saying those things... Could it be that Orpheus is the type of person who adjusts his power according to the enemy's strength?"

"Hey, Master, what you're saying makes it sound like my Reality Marble isn't worthy of her using that sword. While it's probably true and thankfully so, saying it so directly is still quite hurtful."

"Ah, that's not what I meant..."