That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

Merlin sighed silently. Anna's reply meant that she had chosen to accept everything, stand with Hall, and continue to carry out the Gorgon's revenge against humanity.

Merlin's body gradually became transparent and disappeared. He smiled bitterly and said, "I have been using illusion magic to put her into a false sleep. Just now, she woke up because Gorgon, who shared the power of the Mother Goddess with her, was killed. This death was synchronized with Tiamat and awakened her. My true body was severely injured, so I'm sorry, I have to leave it to you now."

"Be careful of Hall; his threat to humanity is no less than that of the Magic King who burned away humanity."

Merlin's voice gradually disappeared as his body became transparent.

Fujimaru Ritsuka still couldn't believe it: "Teacher, did you make this?"

"Yes."

"But didn't you make a promise with the goddess of the underworld?"

Hall said in surprise, "She told you about it. Yes, she changed her mind and wanted to protect humanity, while I intended to exterminate humanity from the beginning. That was the agreement."

This is the source of Hall's confidence in winning the agreement with Ereshkigal, the woman of the underworld.

When humanity truly faces a crisis of annihilation, she must make a choice.

To watch humanity perish, or to help humanity overcome its difficulties.

She has the ability to create the Dark Souls world that Hall once helped her build.

Chapter 476 Awakening

"One last question, teacher: would you be an enemy of Chaldea?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka's sharp gaze shot towards Hall, like a pointed sword, leaving no room for retreat.

Hall shrugged. "That's how it is for now."

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her eyebrows and gave a resolute order with a determined look: "At this stage... I don't like ambiguous answers, so at this stage I will also do my best to defeat the teacher, Mashu!"

"Yes!"

Having fought together for a long time, Mash understood her Master's intentions perfectly. Without hesitation, she grabbed her shield and charged toward Hall. Despite her seemingly cumbersome equipment, her speed was no less than that of a Lancer-class Servant. She raised the round table and shield and brought it down like Mount Tai.

He can already be considered a Master who can stand on his own.

Hall inwardly praised Mash, noting that half of her strength came from the magical support Fujimaru Ritsuka was currently providing.

As Mashu acted, Gorgon's petite body moved even faster to block Hall's path. She possessed Anna's body, Anna's aura, and Anna's spirit origin reaction. The only difference was that her eyes were very similar to Gorgon's, cold and ruthless like a monster.

"Anna!" Mash cried out, her hands still moving, she gritted her teeth and made up her mind to smash the shield down.

Gorgon calmly gazed at the round table that could cover her entire body, holding up her shield, and calmly extended her small hand covered by armor.

boom!

A powerful shockwave rippled outwards, and the small hand, which seemed capable of severing Mash's shield with just a little force, easily caught it.

"Varied···"

Mashu was stunned. The Anna she knew should not have possessed this power. The shield seemed to be mounted on a mountain of steel, remaining completely still.

With a slight push from Gorgon's small hand, Mash's body was blasted dozens of meters away like a cannonball, rolling onto the ground and leaving a deep furrow.

shuh~~

Mashu adjusted her stance, slamming her shield heavily into the ground to cushion the impact. After regaining her balance, she murmured incredulously, "Such immense power."

Dr. Roman's projection was extremely anxious: "Be careful, she is not the Anna we knew before. Her spirit origin reaction is very strange, mixed with the spirit origin reaction of Gorgon, which is even stronger than Gorgon. No matter how small she looks, her power is the genuine power of that vengeful monster Gorgon."

Fujimaru Ritsuka clenched her fists, staring intently at Gorgon as she pondered a solution.

With an A++ level strength panel and an A+ level [Monstrous Strength] inherent skill, this surpasses the Servant level. It's no exaggeration to say that a normal attack is equivalent to a Noble Phantasm against a castle.

The wind tousled Gorgon's waist-length hair, and his youthful face revealed a calmness and indifference beyond his years. He said indifferently, "As you said, I am now the truly complete Gorgon. Don't waste your energy if you don't want to die."

Fujimaru Ritsuka bit her lip and pressed, "Where is the real Anna?"

“I am, don’t you understand? Gorgons are vengeful goddesses who have abandoned their past, leaving only pure vengeance, and thus they become avengers. I am a Gorgon who has reclaimed my past. Even though I am no longer a vengeful person, I am still a Gorgon who hates humanity.”

Gorgon's size grew rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it had become a snake-haired monster more than five meters tall. Its appearance was exactly the same as Gorgon's, and its clothes changed from purplish-black to pure white, and its scales were also a dazzling gold.

Compared to the vengeful goddess Gorgon, she has shed her violent and gloomy nature, appearing as a dignified and holy goddess.

The composite divine Gorgon combines the characteristics of both monster and goddess. The complete form of the Gorgon even surpasses the original version in mythology.

"Now you understand, right?" Gorgon said disdainfully, looking down at the ants on the ground.

Fujimaru Ritsuka pressed on, "Are you saying that you possess Anna's memories and feelings, yet still chose to become like this?"

"Foolish question."

“You are not the Anna I know.” Fujimaru Ritsuka bit her thin lips, her tone certain.

Gorgon snorted coldly, neither denying nor answering.

Hall commanded, "It's time."

"Why not kill them all? That would be more advantageous for you," Gorgon retorted, his words laced with sarcasm.

Hall shook his head: "This isn't in my plans. Don't do anything unnecessary."

Not to mention that Hall actually likes Fujimaru Ritsuka quite a bit, and with Quetzalcoatl watching over them, forcibly killing Fujimaru Ritsuka would only provoke the other party to take real action.

boom!

A cursed bullet aimed at Hall was blocked by Gorgon's raised golden wings.

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her right hand as if making a gun, and smiled sassily: "I am very grateful for the teacher's kindness, but I will not let you leave easily. Also, don't underestimate me. I am, after all, the teacher's magic apprentice."

Gorgon folded his wings and sneered, "You're asking for death!"

Hall was slightly surprised, as his Mystic Eyes observed that Fujimaru Ritsuka had very little magic power left, and Mash was basically unable to fight directly.

The only reason Fujimaru Ritsuka is still standing here is that Hall doesn't want to kill her.

Fujimaru Ritsuka herself should be well aware of this, and her continued refusal to back down under these circumstances can only be described as reckless.

Hall pondered, "Roman, what did you say to her?"

"Your purpose."

The projection of Chaldea appeared from Fujimaru Ritsuka's wristwatch. Dr. Roman touched his neck, looking bitter: "Merlin's words just now reminded me that if you can leave here smoothly and take the Holy Grail to the sea, then you can use the Holy Grail to make Tiamat, the original sin beast with the concept of salt water, appear in this world, and then the situation will truly be irreversible."

As expected of the Grand Magician, he knows a lot.

That's why Fujimaru Ritsuka made such a bold judgment: facing Hall and Gorgon is much easier than dealing with the Sin Beasts, which require Grand Order members to be deployed.

Another projection appeared: Leonardo da Vinci's beautiful face always wore a serene and elegant smile: "Hall, I think I've guessed what you're planning. I have to admit that your ideas are even bolder than mine, a genius."

Dr. Roman was taken aback: "Huh?"

If Leonardo da Vinci, who is known as an all-around genius, still didn't know what Hall was up to, he would be unworthy of his title.

Hall gave the order without hesitation: "Kill them, Gorgons."

This time, it was Gorgon who hesitated. Having inherited Anna's emotional memories, his statement that he wanted to kill Fujimaru Ritsuka was mostly a malicious joke.

But it was just hesitation.

Swish!

The snakes swarmed out, their mouths wide open revealing sharp fangs, and bit off half of Fujimaru Ritsuka's body, injecting a potent poison capable of melting a Servant's Spirit Origin.

bang~

Fujimaru Ritsuka's body transformed into thousands of flower petals that burst open.

Merlin's illusion! That guy held back a trick before he left the stage.

Fujimaru Ritsuka appeared a hundred meters away, panting heavily. She took out a piece of candy made from forest fruits from her bosom and ate it. "I never thought that the illusion I used to deal with Gorgon would come in handy now."

Mashu rushed back to her side, raised her shield, and said nervously, "Senpai!"

"We must stall for time no matter what. Reinforcements will arrive soon," Fujimaru Ritsuka calmly ordered, her magic power gradually returning.

Mashu firmly replied, "Yes."

Chapter 477 Big Sister is Here

Hall's order was to kill Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Show no mercy, and leave no room for maneuver.

The whistling sound of the cursed projectiles heralded the start of the battle.

boom! boom! boom!

One spell bullet after another bombarded the runic barrier protecting Hall, exploding and releasing a powerful elemental force that impacted the barrier's magical properties.

Hall's magic eye continued to activate, and the pseudo-spiritual quantum computing function maintained the stability of the defensive barrier.

"The power of each spell bullet is almost equal to the attack of the Holy Sword. If she were here, she would probably be drooling with envy."

Each cursed bullet requires a high-quality gem. If Rin Tohsaka (Ishtar) were here, she would surely be heartbroken and rebuke this person for their extravagance and waste.

A half-baked gem magic trick is completely insufficient to unleash the full elemental magic of a gem.

The one who used the cursed bullet was naturally Fujimaru Ritsuka. Because of the final battle with Gorgon, she obtained a batch of strategic resources from King Gilgamesh's Babylonian treasury, which contained a large number of naturally occurring high-quality gems containing abundant elemental magic.

Master to Master, Servant to Servant.

Hall passively endured the machine-gun-like gem magic from Fujimaru Ritsuka, while Mash struggled against Gorgon's attacks.

A minute passed, and the battle continued.

"He truly deserves to be the protagonist of a story of love and hope."

Hall sighed inwardly. To be honest, the fact that Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu had managed to hold on this long was quite beyond Hall's expectations. This wasn't the world of a shonen manga where the protagonist could defeat the final boss with just a shout or two.

Mash, in particular, is worlds apart from Gorgon in terms of raw strength. Her strength is only second-rate among Servants, yet she has withstood Gorgon's frenzied snake-hair attacks for more than a minute.

Howl's Mystic Eyes observed that Mash often displayed power beyond her normal Spirit Origin level, which was likely due to the Heroic Spirit possessing her responding to her will and lending her more power.

As for Fujimaru Ritsuka, Hall had neither the intention nor the need to retaliate.

Hall estimated that with his current strength, killing Fujimaru Ritsuka would take longer than Gorgon killing Mash and then killing Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"What's wrong? Just going to defense isn't the teacher's style." Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her right hand, a deep blue spell bullet shooting out from her fingertips, not forgetting to provoke her with words.