To become a king and a magician

Then, aiming at the Sea of ​​Life below Tiamat, and after taking one last look at Arcueid, Natsukawa Tiger leaped down!

"[Burn, Will to Save the World]"

"[This is the battle to save the world]"

The vortex of starlight and blazing sun fell like a meteor from the heavens!

"【Oath (Ex)——】"

With his sun and savior divinity fully unleashed, Natsukawa Torara loudly called out the true name of the treasure in his hand!

"【—Calibur, the Sword of Victory!】"

The holy sword strikes forth in a single blow!

Thump!

The world fell silent for a moment, but at the same time it was engulfed in an unprecedented, earth-shattering explosion.

The sunlight, which could only be safely observed from a distance of 150 million kilometers, was now filling the entire world at extremely close range!

The extreme brilliance directly deprived everyone of their five senses; apart from the overwhelming white light, they could not perceive anything else!

The terrifying heat evaporated everything within the reach of the light. The Sea of ​​Life manifested by Tiamat's power, the countless released Rahms, the waters of the Persian Gulf... everything vanished from the world forever in this divine strike, like the sun falling.

All that remained was a completely scorched underwater continent, transformed into a lava field by the extreme heat, and the [Sun] standing on the earth like a god beneath the gigantic Tiamat.

"AAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa————————!"

Tiamat let out a cry that sounded like she was in pain; losing her footing caused her to immediately lose her balance, further compounded by the giant horn anchoring her head—

"Boom!"

The Mother Goddess of Creation knelt on the ground for the first time, with all four limbs on the ground!

The Sea of ​​Life is destroyed, and the mission is complete.

Tiamat is unable to move!

Flying far away in the air, gazing at the fallen goddess, Kingu fell into a long silence. Then, as if resigned to his fate, he bowed in the direction of Natsukawa Tora with a tone of admiration.

"To think that you could drive your mother to this point is truly admirable, my master."

"After all, he is our master."

Sitting atop the red dragon, Sajou Zero smiled and said, "But, that being said, it was truly beyond my expectations to be able to do this. This is perhaps a miracle that will only last this one time. I'm afraid my master will not be able to use this power again in the future."

Of course.

This is a power that can only be used when facing humanity's greatest enemy, after receiving the maximum support from the planet itself; it is a power that can never become the private property of any one person.

"Now all we have to do is wait. The master will continue to suppress the formation of the Sea of ​​Life until Uruk has completed its preparations for the campaign against Tiamat."

"Is he unable to defeat them now?"

“Of course.” Sajou Rei sighed. “Although I hate to admit it, I’m afraid that Master’s attack just now did not cause any damage to Tiamat.”

Although the attack wasn't actually aimed at Tiamat, the aftershocks were definitely not something that could be taken without injury. Logically speaking, Tiamat, who was almost at the center of the light, should have suffered the greatest damage.

But in reality, just as Sajou Rei said, Tiamat's body was completely unharmed.

And not only that—

"Click..."

On Tiamat's horns, as if undergoing a transformation, protrusions suddenly appeared one after another, spewing out blue flames. Under the frozen expressions of Kingu and Sajou Rei, Tiamat gradually stood up again! She even lifted her feet off the ground and flew into the sky!

"Mother...flew up?"

"As the goddess of the earth, a goddess who would never normally approach the sky, has she actually taken flight on her own initiative?"

Sajou Rei's expression changed, and she grabbed the reins of the giant dragon beneath her, preparing to fly over—if she were allowed to fly, Natsukawa Torama's plan to delay Tiamat would fail, and she had to be shot down!

(But with my maximum effort...)

"Thump—!"

A deafening thud rang out, and Tiamat, which had only taken off not far, suddenly tilted backward without warning!

Shatiao Lingyi and Jingu were stunned.

The next moment, with another muffled thud, Tiamat fell backward once more!

This time, Sajou Rei saw it clearly.

It's Arcueid!

"Thump—!"

Another punch landed on Tiamat's head. Even though it didn't cause any damage, the impact still really hit Tiamat, knocking her body down a little more!

This is not Arcueid's previous power.

(Tiger had already exerted his utmost effort; in suppressing the Sea of ​​Life, he had no strength left.)

(So... how could I possibly let you fly! That would make all of Tiger's efforts go to waste!)

There's no need to suppress her power anymore. Let the bloodlust be the bloodlust. Rather than becoming a blood-addicted beast, Arcueid doesn't want to fail to keep her promise to Natsukawa Torato!

I'll take you down!

"Kneel down again...!"

Arcueid, his eyes bloodshot, roared and swung his fist!

Thump——————————————!

59. Prepare to call for external support.

[Now, in the heart of the Persian Gulf, Xia Chuan is continuously releasing heat equivalent to the liberation of the Holy Sword, suppressing the generation of the Chaos Tide.]

Meanwhile, the True Ancestor Arcueid is also doing everything in his power to stop Tiamat's actions, and Rahm, who has already landed, is also being continuously blocked by Kingu and Sajou.

Inside the tower in Uruk.

Through a magical seal set on Fujimaru Ritsuka's wrist, Gilgamesh is simultaneously listening to a live report from Chaldea.

The iceberg's attrition rate is eight percent, and it has now stopped losing weight—theoretically, they can buy themselves a maximum of fifty hours.

Fifty hours.

This is basically consistent with what Natsukawa Tora said before, that he would try to get two days.

Gilgamesh looked at a mirror standing beside him: "Considering the distance of the Persian Gulf, the actual arrival should be in four days. If that's enough time, is it enough for you to transfer the Underworld here, Ereshkigal?"

"Well, it's barely passable."

In the mirror, Ereshkigal, who was in the underworld, nodded.

In order to complete preparations for the attack on Tiamat while Natsukawa Torato delays Tiamat, everyone in Urukne who can act now mobilizes and does their work as quickly as possible.

This included a request for cooperation from the three goddesses.

Ishtar, Quetzal Koyatl, Ereshkigal.

According to Melly, the three goddesses who now exist in Mesopotamia can all play a very powerful role in the battle against Tiamat.

Especially Ereshkigal.

Tiamat is the goddess of all life, born without the concept of death. As long as life exists on earth, Tiamat can never be defeated.

But it's different in the underworld. There is no life in the underworld. As long as the underworld is moved to Tiamat's inevitable path, and a hole is dug in the ground to send her into the underworld, Tiamat will become the only life in the underworld, and her immortality will disappear.

Even if combat personnel are to be allowed in later, they will not be considered as living beings simply by using Ereshkigal's authority.

(That being said, according to the Holy Sword Wielder's information, even in the Underworld, Tiamat doesn't have the concept of death. At most, we can only inflict damage on her. To truly kill her... the Grand Assassin?)

A Grand-class Servant, the only Grand-class assassin, "The Old Man of the Mountain".

If he hadn't relinquished the concept of "death" that Tiamat had given away with the Grand Order, it would have been impossible to truly defeat Tiamat, but now he was completely nowhere to be found.

King Gilgamesh!

Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice rang in my ears through magic.

Negotiations with Quetzalcoatl have been completed, and Marduk's axe is ready for transport and should arrive in Uruk tomorrow.

Marduk's hand axe—the weapon used by Marduk, the god who slit Tiamat's throat in mythology—would surely further weaken Tiamat's power if possessed.

Therefore, in order to retrieve the weapon that was kept in Eridu, Gilgamesh dispatched a group of Chaldea members, led by Fujimaru Ritsuka, to Eridu, hoping to obtain the assistance of the Forest Goddess.

After Natsukawa Toramaru and Tomoe Gozen went to the dense forest once, Quetzalcoatl temporarily abandoned her plan to attack Uruk. After all, she did not originally come with the intention of destroying humanity. Now that Tiamat has appeared in the world, as the pinnacle of benevolent gods and the chief god who loves humanity, she absolutely cannot sit idly by.

Ereshkigal agreed to transfer the underworld for similar reasons.

(Assuming we received assistance from the two goddesses, then what remains is...)

Ishtar.

To be honest, this is a goddess that Gilgamesh can't help but deal with. Even though she is better than before this time as a possessed servant, she is still essentially a silly goddess whose brain is full of jewels and who likes to cause trouble for others.

Gilgamesh wouldn't have wanted to bring her along if it weren't for her firepower output, not to mention that the information provided by the Holy Sword Wielder indicated that Ishtar had also lost the Bull of Heaven, a fact that Merlin and Meli's clairvoyance had essentially confirmed.

Then what use is she?!

It was only after Meli's explanation that Gilgamesh accepted the proposal to recruit her as well.

"Bang----!"

Just then, accompanied by a loud bang, the ceiling above Gilgamesh's head, who had just finished talking with Fujimaru Ritsuka, suddenly exploded.

"Bang bang bang!"

Tomoe Gozen and Meli fell through the gap, and Ishtar followed closely behind, riding on Maana into the tower: "Good, this is much faster. Mother is about to attack, and by the time we get back, Uruk might be gone."

"Oh dear..."

Brushing the dust off her clothes, Meli bowed slightly to Gilgamesh: "We're back, King Gilgamesh. The goddess Ishtar has also agreed to help us fight against Tiamat."

"The way you've returned this time has truly broadened my horizons," Gilgamesh said with a forced smile to Ishtar. "It's quite unexpected that you, this annoying goddess, would be so obedient. What are your thoughts on becoming my subordinate?"

"Huh? I'm not here to help you! Don't flatter me, you arrogant fool!"

Ishtar glared at Gilgamesh with annoyance: "It's only because Meli came to beg me, and because this body has always been well taken care of by them, and they even entrusted the child's consciousness to me, that I reluctantly became your savior!"

“King Gilgamesh, actually I told her, ‘If you come to help, I can forgive half of the money you owe and also waive the interest for a year.’”