That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

What is he doing?

In the shadows, the Scorpion Man was still observing Hall's actions, while the crossbow on his scorpion tail behind him was drawn again, aimed at Hall who was performing a summoning ritual.

Once Hall is detected to be acting strangely, the gun and arrows will be fired again.

This arrow was completely different from the first one, imbued with all his magic and poison. Once it was fired, his own body would disintegrate.

His instincts warned him that Hall was a dangerous man he could not handle.

Even the Scorpion Man himself was puzzled as to why he was persuaded by Hall and by humans.

"What exactly is that familiar aura?"

The scorpion man was deeply confused, and when he heard Hall chanting incantations, his expression became even more astonished.

Although he is a magical beast, he is quite intelligent and was endowed with relevant knowledge after his birth.

The incantation that Hall chanted was clearly directed at Tiamat, the legendary creator goddess.

"A human is calling for his mother? Why? What does he want? Has he gone mad? Has he given up hope?"

Chapter 408 Answering the Call, Master

The ability of humans to summon gods is something that could only be accomplished in the age of gods.

To maintain stability and end the age of gods, the planet replaced the starlight with physical laws more suitable for human survival, and almost all the gods and the throne of gods moved to the inner side of the world.

In the modern world where the laws of physics are firmly established, deities cannot survive, and using their power is tantamount to suicide.

Uruk is located at the end of the Age of Gods, so summoning gods is neither particularly difficult nor particularly easy.

The precedent is Ishtar, who was secretly summoned by the High Priestess of Uruk while King Gilgamesh was busy building the North Wall.

The method of summoning Ishtar is also roundabout. First, a suitable basis for Ishtar to possess is found from countless parallel worlds, namely Rin Tohsaka from a certain parallel world. Then, Ishtar possesses Rin Tohsaka's body to complete the possession summoning.

But the High Priestess of Uruk did not anticipate one thing: Ishtar and Ereshkigal coexisted as one, much like the relationship between light and shadow.

The priestess who summoned two gods in one go was unable to withstand the enormous magical demands and died on the spot.

In terms of the outcome, it can be considered a successful summoning.

Because Uruk was still in the Age of Gods, the spiritual origins of Ishtar and Ereshkigal that were summoned there were infinitely close to their strength in life.

"What I want to summon is a fragment of Tiamat's spirit, which theoretically shouldn't be much more difficult than summoning Ishtar's main body," Hall pondered to himself.

The so-called split spirit is similar to a servant.

The Servant Summoning System is a simulation of the Grand Order system, where a Servant is summoned by representing one aspect of a corrupted Heroic Spirit.

Summoning a deity from one of its aspects is called spirit division.

A fragment of Tiamat's spirit...

The summoning ritual continued, with the magic power within Hall flowing into the ritual circle on the ground. The amount of magic power flowing out every second was equivalent to casting a grand magic spell.

A top-notch magician can be completely drained in less than ten seconds.

Thanks to Hall's decision to stop being human, his magic reserves and recovery efficiency have increased significantly, allowing him to draw magic from the Star Cup at all times.

"With the support of the Star Cup, my magical reserves cannot be worse than those of the Priestess of Uruk."

After chanting the last incantation, a sudden change occurred. Instead of Tiamat's figure appearing in the center of the ritual circle, a hole the size of a basketball appeared.

Like the Grail Hole in Fuyuki City, it is from which flows the Grail Mud, which is called the Chaos Tide.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle~

Black mud dripped onto the wilderness, disrupting the ritual array. It slowly spread, like lava burning away all the vegetation it touched.

Hall remained unmoved, maintaining the unspoken connection of their contract.

The black mud from the Holy Grail submerged Hall's ankles and burned his shoes, but it had no effect on Hall's body.

These chaotic tides are the manifestation of the power of the Sea of ​​Origin of Life, and Hall's body was created from the Sea of ​​Origin of Life.

"Waaaaah~ Waaaah~"

"Roar~~~"

"Hoohoo!"

In the distance, the magical beasts observing the area trembled with fear. Seeing the towering flames, they turned and fled in panic, their instincts driving them away from the place.

Although monsters are also born through Tiamat's power, compared to the true Sea of ​​Origin of Life, they still belong to the life system of this world and will be devoured by the Holy Grail's black mud just like the others.

There was a response.

Hall's consciousness sank into the Star Cup, communicating with Tiamat and calling her name.

The Holy Grail sludge did not spread endlessly.

When the hole in the Holy Grail closes, the figure that was standing there is now covered in black mud.

Glug~ Glug~~

The Holy Grail mud began to surge back, gathering upon the shadow.

"It was easier than I expected."

Hall understood that the Grail mud was reshaping the surrounding environmental rules, creating a protective environment that could accommodate Tiamat's arrival.

When the Grail mud receded, it revealed Hall's familiar light blue hair and stunningly beautiful face.

Tiamat

She maintained the posture of being in the sea of ​​origin of life, her hands crossed and locked in front of her chest, her delicate body upright, and her starry eyes tightly closed.

She wore a perfectly crafted deep green evening gown woven from imaginary numbers, which accentuated her beautiful figure. A deep green tail trailed behind her, exuding a noble and elegant aura.

What probably bothered Hall the most was that Tiamat's head was not decorated with the huge horns that symbolized the earth, which meant that she could not use Tiamat's powers.

Tiamat slowly opened her starry eyes, gazing at Hall with gentle, watery eyes: "I have come in response to your call, Master."

The voice is ethereal and melodious, containing the power to soothe the soul.

Um! ?

Hall's eyes widened. Successfully summoning Tiamat was within Hall's expectations, but he never expected that a split spirit could speak, which meant that she possessed at least a higher level of intelligence than the original body.

"You can speak!?"

“Yes.” Tiamat chuckled and nodded, noticing Hall’s confusion, and explained, “Because I was summoned by you, based on humanity, and endowed with human-related knowledge.”

In a regular Holy Grail War, when a Servant is summoned by the Holy Grail, they are given relevant knowledge.

Hall uses the same summoning system as the Greater Grail of Fuyuki City, which also grants Tiamat related knowledge.

In other words, the Tiamat we see is the one that humans perceive.

"What's wrong, Master?"

Hall was exasperated: "I'm a little slow to react. Not only did I manage to summon you with an experimental mindset, but you also have a surprisingly high level of thinking ability."

Tiamat shook her head slightly: "Master, even when I am asleep, I still have the ability to think. It's just that as a system, I have been asleep for too long. It was your power that awakened me and gradually restored my original functions."

How to do?

Hall pondered how to deal with Tiamat in front of him. His original idea for summoning Tiamat was based on using her as a tool, mainly for interest, and sending her back at will when he got tired of her.

If she possesses a complete sense of self, that's another matter, although she can sense the connection of the contract, which is equivalent to the relationship between a Servant and a Master without Command Seals.

If she tries to cause trouble, it could jeopardize Hall's entire plan. Since the Star Cup doesn't have complete control over her physical state, Hall lacks the means to control her.

Tiamat came to Hall's side, cupped Hall's right hand in her hands and pressed it against her cheek, and smiled slightly: "Master, please don't worry, you are a very special person to me."

"You can sense my thoughts?" Hall frowned even more. Although he enjoyed courting death and having fun, he didn't like things getting out of his control.

"I can only vaguely sense your emotions because your body was created using my power."

Chapter 409 Tiamat

In the shadows of the plain, the commander of the monster front, a scorpion-man, lay prostrate on the ground, motionless, his multiple scorpion legs trembling, facing the earth, his face filled with fear and unease.

Once you see it, you'll understand; once you see it, you'll know what the true identity of the woman with a human appearance that Hall summoned is.

A thousand times stronger than when facing his creator Gorgon, the moment Tiamat was sensed, the Scorpion, as a being born from her power, could not disobey Tiamat's commands.

Why...?

"Humanity summons anything other than its mother..."

Was that really the mother?

"why?"

Scorpion people are confused and have countless doubts, making it impossible for them to understand the current situation.

His mind was filled with thoughts of reporting to Jingu, to the mother who created him.

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In Uruk, the lively nighttime gatherings have long since ceased, leaving only darkness and tranquility.

On the rooftop of the dormitory, Merlin held his staff and gazed at the distant sky, his eyes flashing with an eerie light. He shook his head with a wry smile: "It seems I've seen something incredible. This is really a headache."

"Even their prized illusions have been broken. Humans these days are not to be underestimated."

"But her true form is still asleep."

"That force that plunged another world into the abyss of destruction..."

"Magician Hall, what are you pursuing?"

Merlin murmured to himself, his clairvoyance having foreseen the fate of another world before his formal contact with Hall.

It was in that world that Hall and the Knight King Artoria formed a bond, which can be seen as the beginning of Hall's destiny.

With the return of the divine throne, the planet's rules have once again reversed, plunging it into chaos. The divine era coexists with the physical laws, and an alien beast, even more terrifying than the Beast of Original Sin, awakens, threatening the survival of that world.

The power that Hall possessed brought disaster to that world.

Strangely, despite facing an irreversible fate of destruction, that parallel world did not become a cut (a parallel world destined for destruction). Instead, it gradually moved closer to the main plot and became an editable item.

Human reasoning is like a giant tree, countless parallel worlds are the leaves on the tree, and enlightened beings and some high-level beings from multiple universes are the gardeners.