That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

Hall smiled with pleasure: "They didn't come to this world to play. This level of trial is to be expected. Otherwise, they wouldn't be qualified to stand before the Sun King."

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha, not bad, you're right!" King Ozymandias of the Sun laughed heartily.

Hearing Ozymandias's laughter, Hall curled his lip. "You have the nerve to say your big bird is noisy when your own voice is almost at the level of noise pollution."

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"Finally...finally...finally it's out!!!"

Exhausted, Fujimaru Ritsuka lay sprawled on the desert floor, covered in dust. The battles along the way had drained her of all her strength and magic. She had barely managed to escape the sandstorm's reach, but what powerful magical beasts were still lurking in the shadows?

Gareth nodded in agreement: "I have never encountered such a large number of monsters before."

Da Vinci, holding his staff in one hand, smiled with effortless elegance: "The other party is quite enthusiastic."

Mashu's shield vanished in a flash of white light, and she gently picked up Fujimaru Ritsuka from the sand: "Senpai, you'll burn your skin like that."

Fujimaru Ritsuka hugged Mashu back, saying, "Sorry, let me rest for a while."

Mashu blushed slightly and nodded gently, "Thank you for your hard work. Please rest well. I will protect you, senpai."

Leonardo da Vinci saw the enormous pyramid standing in the desert in the distance, and his voice revealed a hint of anticipation: "It seems that the pyramid is our target. The master of the desert must be waiting for us. Let's set off quickly."

"Gareth, can you tell me what the sun is now?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked curiously, being held by Mashu.

Gareth smiled: "Don't you already know the answer?"

"what?"

Da Vinci prompted: "Ritsuka, do you remember the most powerful monster we encountered in the desert?"

"The Sphinx?"

"That's right, those aren't ordinary magical beasts. They should be classified as divine beasts and guardian beasts. Although they are described as evil creatures in other mythologies, in Egyptian mythology they are actually symbols of holiness and nobility, possessing wisdom no less than that of humans. They are the earthly incarnations of Horus, the god of the sky, and they rarely attack humans."

“Someone ordered them to attack us,” Fujimaru Ritsuka reacted immediately.

“Those monsters deliberately led us here, and there is only one Servant who can command the Sphinx Beast and the one known as the Sun.”

Mashu bit her lip. "The most famous pharaoh in the world, considered to be on par with the sun god Ra, Ramses II."

Fujimaru Ritsuka exclaimed in surprise, "Pharaoh!?"

"Senior, do you know him too?"

"I don't know her, I was just going with the flow," Fujimaru Ritsuka said with a dry laugh.

da Vinci:"······"

Gareth solemnly explained, "One of the reasons the King established the Holy City and summoned the Round Table was to fight against the Sun King."

Leonardo da Vinci nodded: "This way we can conclude that the Holy Grail is in the hands of the Sun King, and only in this way can we oppose the gods as his followers."

The four walked and talked, passing through the oasis where the Sphinx lived, and successfully arrived in front of the Radiant Great Composite Temple. They were amazed by the size of the Radiant Great Composite Temple, and finally, guided by the Starry Sky Sphinx, they arrived in front of the Sun King Ozymandias.

Hall remained behind the scenes, witnessing everything.

King Ozymandias rose from his throne, looked down at Fujimaru Ritsuka and his party, and proclaimed loudly: "Travelers from a foreign land, I am Ozymandias, the sun and the pharaoh who rules the earth, and this will never change, whether in the past, present or future. This small throne and the desert are not temporary comforts."

"Too slow! You've kept me waiting for far too long."

"I am weary, so I will make this brief. I know that you are Masters from Chaldea, and your purpose is to repair the Singularity. The Holy Grail that you seek has already been taken into my hands."

As he spoke, Ozymandias, the Sun King, revealed the Holy Grail in his hand, which shone with golden light and emitted powerful magical energy.

"The Holy Grail!" Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately became alert.

"This is not something I obtained from the Magic King, but something I took from the Crusaders when I came into this world, and it is unaffected by them."

Leonardo da Vinci naturally offered his speculation: "So you used the Holy Grail to summon the land of Egypt, causing the collapse of human order in this world."

"Hmph, although you seem to be a wise man, you lack understanding of me and this world. You could be my concubine."

"Isn't that so?" Of course, Leonardo da Vinci knew that wasn't the case. This simple question was merely a way to extract information by playing into the personality of Ozymandias, the Sun King.

Ozymandias, the Sun King, knew what Leonardo da Vinci was thinking and scoffed, "Wrong! The one who caused the collapse of human reason in this world and became an exception among the singularities is the Lion King who sits on the ruins of Jerusalem and establishes the Holy City!"

"..."

Everyone looked solemn, but no one seemed surprised.

"Hmph, although you know of the Lion King's existence, you haven't seen through the truth of this world. Masters of Chaldea, I have a task for you."

Leonardo da Vinci chuckled and said, "Is there anything in this world that the all-powerful king cannot accomplish?"

Her words were barbed, a retort to the disdain that the Sun King Ozymandias had shown her earlier.

"To the east, in the mountains live the natives who were driven out by the Lion King. You need to witness the truth with your own eyes, discover the truth for yourselves, and bring back Pharaoh Nitocris, who was captured by the Old Man of the Mountain. Then I will give you the Holy Grail."

Behind the scenes, Hall curled his lip; the timelines had indeed converged.

But it's not surprising, because to defeat the Lion King, you can only meet a few conditions, and none of them can be missing.

Chapter 451 The Arrangements Were Made Clear

Inside the Radiant Great Composite Temple, Hall and the Sun King Ozymandias watched a projection showing Fujimaru Ritsuka and his group leaving.

"Hmph, magician, aren't you traveling with them?" Ozymandias, the Sun King, asked casually.

Hall shook his head: "My work is long over."

"The Lion King's Round Table, an ordinary human magician, a half-baked servant, and a truly wise woman—such a force might be enough to eliminate a typical singularity, but this is a singularity within a singularity. If you don't intend to help them, you won't be able to gather the conditions to defeat the Lion King," said Ozymandias, the Sun King, calmly, his gaze fixed on Hall, unable to see through the magician.

Hall turned his head and smiled calmly: "What are you talking about? Haven't the conditions already been met?"

"Oh?"

Hall whispered, "Am I right, the first Hassan?"

The moment the words left his mouth, the atmosphere in the temple suddenly froze, filled with a heavy aura of death.

King Ozymandias of the Sun's expression changed drastically as he stood up from his throne. Golden light flashed and transformed into a staff, and he too felt an unparalleled, heavy pressure.

It wasn't deliberately created, but rather an aura of death that seemed like a natural phenomenon.

Coming from the valley, walking through death, this pressure is the footprint he left behind.

enemy!?

The Sun King Ozymandias instantly understood, yet felt it was unbelievable. This was the Great Composite Temple of Radiance, the symbol of his status as Pharaoh, the source of all his power. Even gods who entered this place would be restricted by the infinite temple barrier.

Now, he doesn't even know that the enemy has broken into the core throne area?

The Sun King Ozymandias saw it: a pale white skull pattern appeared behind Hall, and a tall, black-clad swordsman stood behind Hall, his greatsword burning with eerie blue flames slashing toward Hall's neck. The speed was not fast, but it gave the impression that it was impossible to resist.

Hall remained calm, seemingly unaware of the murderous intent lurking behind him.

King Ozymandias of the Sun was furious: "Insolence!"

As the staff fell, golden ripples appeared in the sky above the hall, and streaks of golden light slashed down from the sky.

This is the interior of the Great Composite Temple of Glory. Someone is attempting to assassinate Hall, a guest, right in front of him. This is tantamount to humiliating the dignity of Ozymandias, the Sun King.

However, the first Hassan raised his black cloak with his left hand, blocking out all the golden light, and the simple greatsword of death severed Hall's head.

The atmosphere was subdued, yet the waves surged.

Completely enraged, Ozymandias, the Sun King, grabbed his staff and pointed it at the First Hassan: "With that outfit and skull mask, you must be the Old Man of the Mountain! You kidnapped Nitocris and killed my guest right in front of me. Are you in such a hurry to destroy yourself before the Lion King?!"

The first Hassan sheathed his greatsword and said coldly, "Take a closer look, follower of the sun."

On the ground, Hall's body underwent a strange transformation.

Blood flowed from his neck, gathering into a ritual array that glowed with crimson light. In a very short time, Hall's body regenerated, and he opened his eyes and stood up from the ground as if nothing had happened.

The resurrection spell is activated the instant of death.

The first Hassan naturally had the ability to kill the resurrection spell along with it, but he did not do so.

The bell has not yet rung, and destiny has not yet been decided.

No, it should be said that Hall was an exception. The first Hassan never saw the existence of destiny in Hall. Although Hall was human, he was out of place in this world, untouched by cause and effect, and unworthy of destiny.

The distinction between those who should not be killed and those who should be killed was entirely determined by the first Hassan himself.

On the other hand, if the first Hassan really did ring the Bell of Destiny here and kill Hall...

Regardless of whether Hall has the ability to resist, once Hall dies, the death will be synchronized with Tiamat, who has a close connection with Hall's soul, waking her from her slumber.

The power of the Star Cup and the Mother Goddess of Creation will resurrect Hall in that world.

The first Hassan was unaware of Hall's abilities, but he could see that Hall carried the destiny of the Mother Goddess.

Hall understood the meaning behind the first Hassan's sword strike. He saw through the anomaly of destiny in the Seventh Singularity, and this strike carried a warning in some way.

Having accepted the commission from the first Hassan, he ended up taking the sword in place of the Sun King Ozymandias. Was this also destiny?

Hall brushed away non-existent dust from his sleeve. "Let me introduce you. This is the first Elder of the Mountain, Hassan al-Sabah."

Old Man of the Mountain!

King Ozymandias remained silent. He knew of their existence and had no liking for these assassins, once considering the Mountain Elder to be as despicable as a rat in the sewers.

But the pressure from this black-clad swordsman was no less than that from the Lion King... no, even greater than that from the Lion King.

He immediately understood the true identity of the first Mountain Elder before him, and realized what Hall meant by the conditions already being met. With one hand on his hip, he laughed wildly: "Hahahahahahahaha, it seems I spoke nonsense. The Lion King's end is right before me!"

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The Sixth Singularity may seem dangerous, but in reality, even within the original timeline, the Lion King and Fujimaru Ritsuka's group were thoroughly dealt with by various powerful figures.

First, there's Ozymandias, the Sun King, who can only see through the truth of the Sixth Singularity and has high hopes for Fujimaru Ritsuka and his group to break the current stalemate.

Therefore, in terms of appearances, he was the one who initially guided Fujimaru Ritsuka and her group.

Secondly, there's the First Hassan. His main purpose was to make Fujimaru Ritsuka and his group understand the truth about the burning of human reason, in order to prepare for Chapter Seven. His only secondary goal was to deal with the Lion King, or perhaps the Lion King was just an unimportant factor in the First Hassan's mind.

Merlin, in his final moments, understood all the causes and effects and helped Bedivere embark on the path to return the Holy Sword. Even though his clairvoyance could not see the future, he foresaw the outcome. His true form had already sealed Tiamat in the Seventh Singularity, while also helping King Gilgamesh, and even had the spare power to supply magic to Chaldea.

Based on the original timeline, Hall intervened, definitively concluding the story, and used his familiarity with the original timeline's plot to scheme against everyone, including Merlin and the first Hassan.

Now all the conditions for defeating the Lion King have been met; the only thing missing is the favorable wind of Fujimaru Ritsuka.

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Beyond the mountains, in a more distant place, at the edge of the world.