The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

"Uh...is that so? Thank you...no, if this continues, Miss Irisviel will die too!"

After a moment of blank thought, Ritsuka finally snapped out of it and shouted.

"Hmm... You can't live without a heart. Even though you're an artificial human, are you just as complicated as a human in terms of your mechanics?"

Ignoring the darkness that was constantly eroding his right hand, Orpheus examined the Lesser Grail.

"Although I can no longer create a snake, it's merely lacking the driving core of magic. Since this right hand was intended to be discarded from the beginning, providing its magical power to temporarily sustain its life is sufficient."

"This……"

Ritsuka then looked closely and noticed that Irisviel's expression did not seem to be in much pain, and she was even showing signs of gradually regaining consciousness, while Orpheus's right hand had also disappeared.

"It happened!"

Just then, the black mud had regrouped and poured down on everyone once again.

Because she was distracted by Irisviel's situation, Lily was unable to gather enough magic power this time.

The next moment, Orpheus threw the piece of meat in his hand towards the black mud.

"Hey!"

Seeing Orpheus's actions, even with his deep-seated trauma, El-Melloi could only step in to stop him, but it was too late.

The chunk of meat traced a beautiful arc in mid-air before being completely swallowed by the surging black mud.

"You bastard, do you know what will happen if you do this?"

Carelessly pulling off and discarding his right hand, which was shrouded in dark energy, Orpheus looked once more at the surging sea of ​​black mud.

“I know, my eyes have long seen through all the causes and consequences. Indeed, this is a crisis that could destroy humanity... or at least, there is such a possibility.”

The sea of ​​black mud churned and began to coalesce into the shape of a human.

"To be honest, I don't like the scene in front of me subjectively... It's quite rare for me to evaluate things subjectively. Even though I don't reject evil, I really dislike it. Although the difference in nature is huge, this scene still reminds me of the enemies who destroyed my country."

"Ugh?"

Ritsuka and the others were taken aback by Orpheus's sudden words.

"So if you hate it, why did you send the core to them in the first place?!"

Although he didn't know why Orpheus had suddenly become no longer an enemy, El-Melloi was still quite distraught, throwing up his hands and shouting.

"Hehe...hehehehehe, thank you so much! Finally, I can show my face in this world?"

"That voice..."

Ritsuka turned her head in surprise, and in her arms, Irisviel regained consciousness.

"This is……"

"Six offerings? Still not enough. No, this is not enough, not enough at all... Did they wake me up without preparing a proper welcome?"

What appeared in the black mud was a figure exactly like Irisviel.

What's different is the sly, alluring smile on the girl's face.

"Yestia Lizlehi".

She got up and spoke solemnly, word by word.

"No, that's not it. You are merely the Holy Grail, corrupted by all the evil in this world, and this is the tragic end that resulted from it."

"What arrogance you utter, my descendant! I am the Cup of Heaven, the embodiment of the Third Law, who will eradicate all evil from its very roots. Come, offer yourselves! Offer your lives, your souls, everything you have, to become the cornerstone of our thousand-year vow!"

"Well……"

The black mud, which originally existed only for instinct, now has a sense of self. The creatures that were scattered aimlessly have now come together and focused their attention on Ritsuka and the others.

Even if it's incomplete, even if it's contaminated, it's still the Third Law, the supreme mystery. The power from the Heaven's Cup pressed down heavily, making everyone feel a little breathless.

That's because of a power they absolutely cannot defeat!

"The third law... well, since we've already taken action, let's go all the way."

Of course, there is only one exception.

With a smile on his face, Orpheus stepped out of the group's defensive perimeter.

"It's not complete, but it's a 'magic' that uses infinity as a byproduct? That's... quite interesting."

"Oh, so you are... I see. Indeed, your power is indeed very strong, but that was before, right? To be specific, half of your spirit core has disappeared now, hasn't it? The strongest power that connected you to the Holy Grail has vanished. Even if you are strong now, you absolutely cannot contend with the Heaven's Cup."

Licking her lips, the girl from Heaven's Feel stirred up a wave of black mud.

"Since you're willing to walk right into my trap, then I won't hold back! Once I devour you, the Heaven's Cup can be fully activated. Come, become the cornerstone of this thousand-year-old dream!"

The black mud transformed into waves, sweeping towards Orpheus from all directions.

"Is it almost completely cleared now...?"

The silver light in his eyes subsided, and Orpheus opened his left hand.

"The Heaven's Cup that can connect to the Root, how interesting. In that case, so be it."

"..."

Narrowing her eyes, the black Irisviel vaguely sensed something was wrong, but she wouldn't be intimidated into stopping. Instead, she continued to control the black mud to attack Orpheus.

The next second, the crimson storm swept away all the black mud.

"Ok?"

The Black Grail frowned.

"Yes, but being swallowed by that thing is definitely not good. Although it shouldn't affect the overall situation, there's still a very bad feeling about it. Since that's the case..."

Orpheus planted the sword Ea in the ground, raised her only remaining left hand, and a small snake appeared in the girl's palm, only to be crushed by her the next second.

"It is not to fulfill your long-cherished wish, but to open the road to the world."

"Ophis?!"

Orpheus's body was beginning to become ethereal. Turning back to look at Ritsuka, the dragon goddess smiled slightly.

"There's no need to show that expression; it seems like we've moved a step ahead in terms of timing."

"you!"

The Black Grail finally realized something was wrong. The next second, the hole in the sky suddenly erupted with intense magical power... a magical power that did not belong to the evil of this world, but was even more powerful.

"The road has been cleared."

The ouroboros appears.

Chapter 185 Natural Disasters and Calamities

"This……"

Everyone stared blankly at the sky.

Dark clouds swirled down from the sky, their center shimmering with a dark purple light.

"What is that?"

Even the Grail personality, possessing the power of the Heaven's Cup, was momentarily stunned by the powerful force emanating from the clouds. The girl, who resembled Irisviel, gritted her teeth in anger.

That kind of power, in terms of energy intensity alone, has already surpassed the Heaven's Cup!

'We absolutely cannot let that fully manifest!'

The girl with the Black Grail immediately came to this conclusion.

Although it was humiliating, it was indeed an existence that could not be countered by the incomplete Third Law alone.

The black mud also coalesced, flowing backwards like a waterfall, sweeping straight towards the strange phenomenon in the sky.

next second...

Rumble──

The dark clouds and black mud collided, causing both the air and the great source of magic to tremble wildly, as if the entire world was shaking.

"Well……"

Ritsuka stumbled and lost her balance, but Lily caught her just in time. She looked up at the black mud and dark clouds still battling each other in the sky.

"What on earth is that thing?!"

Webber, who had been silently following behind the group, shouted in a somewhat self-deprecating manner.

Having been saved by Iskandar's timely rescue during the previous attack, he decided to come and see the Greater Grail for himself, but now he is witnessing something extraordinary.

boom!!!

The next moment, a purple beam of light shot out directly from the center of the dark clouds, tearing through the layers of black mud and falling to the ground, creating a huge gap in the sea of ​​black mud.

This seemed to be the beginning; the dark clouds began to spin even more violently, and at the same time, hundreds of purple lightning bolts continuously fell from the clouds.

Boom boom boom boom boom──

The snake's energy formed a destructive thunderbolt that pulverized everything within its target range.

"Cut—"

The Black Grail could only grit its teeth and grit its teeth as its own Black Mud Sea was breached again and again.

The enemy has not yet fully revealed themselves, but their strength is already enough to overwhelm her.

She could sense that the enemy's true location was at the Root—this was simply unbelievable, given the knowledge granted by the Heaven's Feel; there were very few beings who could survive within the Root.

"Damn it, is this what opened the path to the root...?"

Looking at Orpheus, whose body was almost completely gone, the Black Grail asked angrily.

Even if they wanted to close the path now, it would be too late. Leaving aside whether the Black Grail has the ability to close it on its own, the other party's purpose in opening the path is merely to locate it; they don't actually need to pass through that passage to appear.

Now that we have the coordinates, any attempt to make amends is meaningless.

Boom boom boom boom boom──

Regardless of the Black Grail's mood, lightning continued to fall relentlessly like a torrential downpour, clearing away patch after patch of black mud.

"hateful……"