That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

"Gil lost?" Enkidu was stunned and exclaimed in disbelief. He had fought the King of Heroes for three days and three nights until both sides were out of ammunition and food before he won the King of Heroes' friendship. As his name suggests, the King of Heroes was a hero standing at the pinnacle of humanity, a hero among heroes, and the king of kings.

Enkidu only remained undefeated because of the characteristics of his Noble Phantasm. He could not imagine that there was a human being who could surpass him, a divinely created weapon, and defeat the King of Heroes.

Ishtar rubbed her forehead, a rare look of panic and pain on her face: "Why do I always make mistakes at crucial moments, blindly believing in everything I insist on and betting everything on it? Yes, it's that simple. That magician can even defeat the King of Heroes, so why do I think that a mere clay doll is more troublesome than him?"

Chapter 196 The Birth of the Sun

boom!

After the Gate of Truth closed and disappeared, the ancient nuclear warhead in Hall's hand became a stable, radiant ball of light, the light of which was not dazzling.

Hall could feel exactly what he was holding in his hand and how much heat it contained.

It was firmly fixed in place by Hall's inherent barrier.

Holding the ball of light in his right hand, Hall's magical eye stared down at the body of the Heavenly Bull.

Within minutes, a third of the Bull of the Sky's head had been repaired, and the barely intact blue horns were once again gathering lightning.

It sensed a threat and prepared to attack Hall.

"This is a gun that pierces the world, simulating the birth of a star. It is the ultimate magic that combines modern technology and modern magic. Let me see if the power symbolizing humanity can truly defeat the gods."

Hall held the ball of light high and pushed it forward, causing it to fall from the sky due to gravity.

Light

Only a tiny speck, insignificant compared to the thick, dark clouds and the slithering lightning bolts, slowly fell from the sky, like a cheap firework.

Gradually, that point of light grew brighter and brighter until it illuminated the clouds, making it impossible to look directly at with the naked eye.

At first, it was the temperature; the grass and leaves on the earth quickly turned yellow and spontaneously combusted without fire. The soil cracked and turned into sand, emitting large amounts of white smoke. Then it was baked into a charred black color and melted into a bright red liquid. The lava lake continued to radiate and spread.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle~

A blinding, dazzling white light filled the world, engulfing all things and phenomena.

Dozens of kilometers away, a stag that had miraculously survived stared blankly at the white light radiating from afar. Its pure eyes remained unblinking, reflecting an even more dazzling light. It let out a mournful cry and collapsed to the ground. Before its body could even twitch a few times, white smoke billowed out, its fur burned, and its muscles rotted, revealing its chilling white bones. It was quickly roasted to a charred black and crumbled into dust along with the earth, dissipating into smoke.

You can't hear a sound, or rather, as long as you're within the killing range, your body will be vaporized and annihilated by the ultra-high temperature before you can hear a sound.

Hundreds of kilometers away, the residents of Tulifas can see the sun rising in the distance.

Before the sound could reach the city, a powerful electromagnetic wave swept through the entire city, shattering all the streetlights, cars, and household appliances.

Then came a series of earth-shattering roars, and hundreds of meters of billowing dust instantly engulfed the city, with large amounts of sand and gravel pouring down from the sky like a torrential rain.

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"Hahaha, as expected of the magician I have chosen, so interesting! So entertaining!" King Hero sat on his throne and laughed heartily.

The Radiant Ship soared into the sky, with intense radiation emanating from below, nearly catching up to its stern several times.

Most of the functions of the Radiant Ship were damaged and malfunctioned due to the aftershocks of the clash between the Ea and the Bull of Heaven, including the gravity system. Saber had to use the Holy Sword to insert into the splints to hold her body in place, and she was slightly taken aback when she looked behind her.

"What exactly is this...?"

The white expanse, devouring everything else, expanded and consumed without limit, emitting heat more than ten thousand times that of the Excalibur, like an abyss.

The only difference is that one is black and the other is white.

Saber couldn't imagine what kind of Noble Phantasm could cause such destruction.

She remembered; she had heard about Hall and her final battle from Lancer Scáthach.

Hall destroyed the Land of Shadows, but was also destroyed by [Annihilation Strike].

At that time, she thought Hall's statement about destroying the world was an exaggerated metaphor.

She had almost forgotten the fact that her Master was a Servant far more powerful than herself.

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"Ma'anna! Open the gate! Space jump!"

The moment she saw the radiance, Venus goddess Ishtar sensed something, her expression changed drastically, and she gave the order without hesitation.

The Heavenly Bow Maana carried Ishtar's body through the golden spatial gate, emerging at the highest point of Earth's atmosphere, overlooking one side of this blue planet.

The Celestial Bow Maanna is one of the components of the Celestial Boat Maanna, which, as a mythical flying machine, was used for interstellar jumps between Earth and Venus.

Of course, this Venus is not Venus in the true sense, but rather a return to the divine era universe, a shared concept of Venus in the divine era.

The Heavenly Bow Maana can take Ishtar back to the Age of Gods universe, and can also perform long-distance space jumps.

"There it is!"

Ishtar clearly saw abnormal thunderstorm clouds looming high in the Romanian sky. Now, a bright light was slowly spreading from the center of the thunderstorm clouds, seemingly about to devour the entire rotating cloud layer.

Even from high above, the unusual phenomena in the Romanian sky were exceptionally noticeable.

"That's insane!"

Ishtar was completely bewildered: "What exactly did Shinji do? Was it magic? No, even if it was magic, it would be difficult to cause such a large-scale destruction."

"Even a Servant couldn't do that."

Ishtar's mind flashed with the knowledge that Rin Tohsaka had learned at school.

"It's practically the culmination of human technology... a nuclear bomb."

Rin Tohsaka and Ishtar were still too inexperienced. The Ancient Nuclear Warhead was originally a nuclear bomb. After being enhanced by Hall using two Command Seals as a price, the Ancient Nuclear Warhead was transformed into a Magical Hydrogen Bomb by Hall.

It is environmentally friendly and pollution-free, with a kill radius of approximately 200 kilometers.

Its power was greater than that of the Tsar Bomba, second only to the Chicxulub impact event that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

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On the ground, thousands of golden chains covered and formed a cocoon, inside which was Enkidu, a weapon created by the gods. He closed his eyes and felt the earth. The chains wrapped around his right hand, and their tips pierced the earth, firmly fixing the chain cocoon in place.

Enkidu's handsome face was filled with confusion: "What kind of weapon is it...?"

"The earth is crying, it is crumbling."

"Life, magic, spiritual veins, everything has been destroyed."

"But why didn't the Counter Force respond to me? A man-made disaster of this scale should have triggered the Counter Force. In that case, the characteristics of the Noble Phantasm Enuma Elish could be enhanced to the maximum, and perhaps the Arrogant Goddess and the Bull of Heaven could be dealt with together."

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"Hahahahahahaha~!"

Jeanne Alter laughed wildly, as if her human functions had broken down. Her body burst into flames under the intense heat that filled the world. She stretched out her arms wildly and looked up at the sky with an unusually fervent gaze.

She murmured to herself, lost in reverie, "This is a feeling that evokes nostalgia. So be it, let it burn! Let everything burn to ashes!"

She was a saint sent to the stake, and had long been accustomed to being with flames.

“If we don’t do this, we can’t cleanse the world of evil.”

"God will bring judgment on everything a person does, including all hidden things, whether good or evil."

"Lord, descend upon this world, grant it fire, and give people trials, until the doors are opened."

Chapter 197 Schemes

Standing atop the Hanging Gardens of Babylon atop Yggdrasil Castle, the silver-haired priest, Shiro Kotomine, gazed at the dazzling white sky in the distance. A hint of melancholy crept onto his handsome face as he murmured solemnly, "It was indeed the right decision not to confront the Black Faction's Servants head-on. They even possessed a Noble Phantasm with such exaggerated power, capable of eliminating even the Bull of Heaven from Babylonian mythology. Remarkable."

"The Servants originally summoned by the Red Team were already overwhelmed by various variables, and to activate the Holy Grail, they need to gather the souls of at least six Servants."

"Fate ultimately proceeds according to its predetermined trajectory."

"In the name of the acting Master, strike! Red side Servants, hold your breath and kill the enemy on sight. This is the last mercy to the pitiful Yggdrasilia clan," Kotomine Shirou whispered with his eyes closed.

The order was given, and a streak of azure light burst forth from the garden, shattering the castle walls and bursting inside, leaving behind a hearty laugh: "I can't wait any longer! Come, let's fight! The gods of Olympus will bestow glory upon this battle!"

"Fortunately, he has this kind of personality. As long as his fighting desire is satisfied, he has no doubts about his comrades."

Kotomine Shiro shook his head with a wry smile, standing on the edge of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, looking down at the magnificent castle below, his gaze deep and calm.

"This reunion after 60 years will also be the final act of this grand event that transcends time."

"It's ironic, Danic. We're both obsessed with the Holy Grail, and in the end, perhaps the only ones who can truly understand each other are the two of us."

"Semiramis, the letter has been delivered to him, hasn't it?"

Black smoke billowed and gathered, and the Assyrian queen emerged from the black mist, respectfully replying, "Yes, the pigeon has carried my thoughts to him, but I have not received a reply."

Kotomine Shiro chuckled lightly: "Greed is a common trait among magicians. Give a magician the right amount of despair, and he will make a choice. The time has come, let's set off."

“Master, the Black Faction’s Assassin abilities are quite troublesome, and Lancer is not here. I do not recommend that you go down yourself.”

"It doesn't matter, the outcome was already decided. Danic is a smart magician, he knows what to do."

"Then, please forgive my overstepping."

"Sprinkle, Sikera Usum (The Wine of the Prideful King)!" The queen, dressed in a black cake dress, poured the wine from her glass, which hissed as it hit the ground, spreading and corroding into a purple swamp of poison.

A gigantic snake-like monster's head emerged from the poisonous swamp. Its head was about the size of a small car, resembling an enlarged cobra, even more ferocious and terrifying, with venom dripping from its fangs.

Bashium is one of the eleven monsters created by Tiamat, the mother goddess in Babylonian mythology, and a divine beast at the pinnacle of the fantasy species.

The Assyrian queen lifted her skirt and stepped onto the head of the divine beast, smiling and reaching out to her master: "Come up, Master. My poison has filled this space. With Bashum here, no one can get any closer to you."

Kotomine Shiro sighed softly, "You really are a worrywart."

"Wordy."

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The fireball has a radius of about 10,000 meters. The light from the explosion can be seen from 2000 kilometers away. All living things within 100 kilometers will either be burned to a crisp or severely burned. Any living thing that looks directly at the explosion within 100 kilometers will be permanently blinded.

After the white flames that seemed to fill the world disappeared, the night sky became clearer than ever before. The clouds dispersed, and more than half of the towering bull disappeared, while the remaining half turned into countless golden fragments that fell from the sky.

Rumble rumble rumble~

In contrast, the land was in ruins, with howling winds and billowing dust. Everywhere you looked, there were lava swamps and huge ravines. Although the ancient nuclear warheads exploded at high altitude, the heat and impact of the explosions caused no living things to be found within a radius of 200 square meters, and the ground level was shaved off by more than 20 meters.

Fortunately, Ishtar possessed Rin Tohsaka's human side, setting the location of the Bull of Heaven's descent on a desolate plain. This way, even if the super hurricane caused by the Bull of Heaven's descent did not destroy human cities, the explosion caused by the ancient nuclear warhead did not directly affect human cities.

High in the sky, Hall surveyed the gradually recovering world with his magical eyes, which shone brightly. He calculated the heat released by the explosion and thought to himself, "It's about twice as powerful as the 5000-million-ton TNT equivalent of the Tsar Bomba. The power is not bad."

Hall wasn't surprised by the exaggerated power of the weapon. After all, with the raw materials in hand, if he threw the ancient nuclear warhead into the giant's cellar—the alchemists of the Atlas Institute—and gave them another month or two, they could also create a single-use weapon with similar power.