That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

Before the throne, Goetia, the demon king who used Solomon's body, stood serenely.

Hall used his Demon Eyes to analyze its body without any hesitation. Although it had a human form, he could feel an inhuman pressure emanating from it. Moreover, it was only a part of the Demon King Goetia. The true Demon King Goetia also included the ground made of Demon Pillars on which Hall stood.

In a word, he is similar to Tiamat's mind-body.

Demon King Goetia stood quietly before the throne, his gentle and polite smile as if welcoming a friend from afar. "Welcome, guest from afar."

Hall looked around and shook his head, saying, "Demon King, your throne is even more boring than I imagined."

The title "Demon King" directly reveals its identity.

It said calmly, "You knew it from the beginning."

Hall smiled: "Your true identity, your true purpose, and the only ending you will face are like you looking down on human history from a higher dimension, and me looking at you from a higher place."

"It doesn't sound like a lie, but it still makes us uncomfortable. Even though you are using human form, we cannot deny the fact that you are a higher being than us. Even though you are a higher being, you stand in front of us in human form."

As he spoke, the Demon King Goetia revealed a ferocious and disdainful expression: "It makes one wonder if you've lost your mind."

Hall shrugged. "You're the one who's broken. Humanity's leader is Goetia. You originally had the qualifications to become the King of Humans, but although you are omnipotent, you cannot understand humanity. Although you are immortal, you have not been able to find the answers, so you have become like this."

The Demon King Goetia calmly said, "We are beings of a higher dimension. Even if we were created by humans, we have no reason to serve them. Humans are such insignificant beings who are beyond redemption and destined to die. Such contradictions are meaningless. Their only value is to help us reach the highest throne."

"The Supreme Throne? Do you mean the Root or merely a cosmic-level spirit origin?"

Demon King Goetia spread his arms wide, his inhuman pressure intensifying, and proudly declared the fate of humanity: "All! I will use the energy gained from burning humanity to return to 4.6 billion years ago, witness the moment of the birth of celestial bodies, revise Genesis, and evolve myself into a planet to create immortal life!"

"This is our great achievement."

"Even though you are a being from a higher dimension, your power would disrupt the very foundation of the world, which is why you need a vessel. Stealing the spirit origin of the Mother of Origin and analyzing the primordial foundation of us seventy-two demon gods was for this purpose, wasn't it? Unfortunately, this is not your stage. Traveler from a distant place, the only reason you can come to the throne and stand before me is..."

Demon King Goetia pointed at Hall, "That's the answer I want to know: what are humans in your eyes, and what is your true purpose?"

Hall's Eye noticed that its ten fingers were covered with rings, nine gold and one silver. The silver one was a fake, and Hall shook his head, saying, "It's nothing."

"What···"

"Didn't Solomon say that other people's grief doesn't affect oneself? That's human nature."

This was the answer Solomon had given it.

"Oh, so you even saw something like that."

Hall said in a serious tone, "Humans are animals. The ugliness of humans lies in the difference between humans and animals, and so does the greatness of humans."

Demon King Goetia burst into laughter, his shrill voice filled with disdain and hatred: "Great? Insignificant and fragile, you call your ugly attempt to become a higher being great. How absurd and laughable."

“Actually, I think so too,” Hall said with a smile.

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"..."

Hall's sudden change of attitude caught the Demon King Goetia completely off guard, leaving him speechless. He had expected Hall to have some profound insights, and only in this way would Hall come to the throne and prevent him from reaching the highest throne.

Chapter 493 I Want It All

The Temple of Time was silent and solemn.

The Demon King Goetia was indifferent. Its origins inherited the characteristics of Solomon's nothingness, and it would reflect the characteristics of the person speaking to it like a mirror.

So it knew Hall wasn't joking, and a greater question arose, leading to a heated debate among them, with one asking, "If that's the case, why are you standing here?"

Why?

Hall didn't think that humans were particularly ugly or great.

Humans simply exist, living an ordinary life like all other creatures in this world, using their intelligence to ensure a more stable existence.

The only reason Hall could help humanity was that he himself was human.

Hall shrugged indifferently: "There's no particular reason. Just like you look down on humans and consider the Demon Gods to be a higher existence, so you burn humanity to try to return to the origin. I also can't understand the superiority of your purpose or the meaning of the Demon Gods' existence. I plan to use your Demon God Pillars as fertilizer."

"..."

"Can't you understand? Even if you return to the origin and evolve the planet, you will only change one of countless worlds. Whether a leaf of a giant tree is evergreen or withered, it will not affect the growth of the trunk. Your so-called perfection is just losing all possibilities, changing from a lower starting point to a higher, but also narrower, beginning."

Demon King Goetia grinned: "Are you planning to deny us?"

Hall shook his head: "I don't know about your return to the origin and the creation of a planet without death. This is just the answer I see in you."

"..."

After a long silence, Demon King Goetia said calmly, "We hesitated even with just one pillar, so even if there is only one human, it would be fine. We hope that there is a human who can understand the superiority of our plan. If so, our plan will be completely unshakable."

“Stranger, you have the right to make this choice. If you agree, I can grant you the right to return to the pole with me.”

Created by humankind, yet completely negating humankind.

The beasts of original sin do not destroy humanity for evil purposes; they are all driven by human love itself.

The Goetia, who holds the principle of "compassion," has incredibly complex feelings toward humanity. All his anger, hatred, and despair stem from his deep disappointment in the human race's lack of self-worth.

Therefore, even if only one human approves of his plan, the Seventy-Two Demon Gods System will be completely changed.

This is of immense significance to them.

Hall pondered for a moment. The pillar that the Demon King Goetia mentioned still had some hesitation about was probably Lev, who destroyed Chaldea, also known as Floros.

The reason why the Demon King Goetia was born was because Lef witnessed the human experiments (Mash) at Chaldea and became completely disillusioned with humanity, so he chose to follow the guidance of the Demon God bloodline and launch the Human Order Burning Plan.

If he had not lost hope in humanity, the magician named Lev, who possessed the bloodline of the Demon Pillar, would ultimately choose to commit suicide.

Hall tilted his head slightly and answered seriously, "My favorite thing to do is to say no to self-righteous people, and I answered your question long before I came to the Temple of Time."

The Demon King Goetia was also observing everything in the Seventh Singularity, so it must have been clear about the true meaning behind Hall's every move. It said indifferently, "Just like the meaningless answer we imagined."

"I think so too. It's much simpler for you to understand it yourself than for it to be spoken."

"Would humans be interested in understanding the thoughts of ants? Let's end this idle chatter here. There's no need for either of us to continue. Since you don't intend to leave, then you'll be burned to ashes as grass and trees!"

As it was announced, the Demon King Goetia finally revealed its true form, with crimson demon pillars covering its body, each one winding and weaving into a humanoid form.

It's like a human form forcibly pieced together from different demon pillars, with eyes covering its hands, a sunken chest containing a huge red eye, and a head that maintains a human appearance but is covered with tentacles of ginkgo leaves that seem to burn with flames, exuding an unprecedented sense of pressure and alienation.

Human evil is revealed.

Hall's demonic eye, used to observe the spirit origin of the Demon King Goetia, burst instantly, and a large amount of blood flowed from the eye socket, staining his cheek red.

Nevertheless, Hall was amazed by its current posture.

The Demon King Goetia clasped his hands together, gathering a deep red aura—a tangible curse, pure heat.

"Then let me show you the moment when my monumental work of rebuilding this star is completed, marking the end of human history! Third Noble Phantasm, unfold—"

"Disappear!"

"The time of birth has come; with this, all things will be restored! [Ars Almadel Salomonis]"

呲呲!

The moment the red light gathered in the hands of the Demon King Goetia was released, it engulfed Hall's field of vision.

Hall didn't resist, nor could he, so he simply enjoyed the process of dying.

Before disappearing, Hall smiled, a smile that seemed both serene and relieved.

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The ground trembled even more violently, with mountains collapsing and tsunamis crashing down with deafening roars.

This is not because the earth has been ravaged, but because of an emotion called fear inherent in the planet itself.

It sensed a threat to its survival.

On the pitch-black sea, Hall revived from the Sea of ​​Origin, looking up at the red and black halo in the sky.

All the demonic pillars extending into the earth were severed and began to converge inward, forming a root-like disc. Tens of millions of roots were drawing energy from the light band and converging at the center to form a red point of light.

That is the reason this planet feels fear, the energy powerful enough to permeate the entire planet.

This planet is being corrupted by the power of the creator goddess Tiamat, and because of the pact between Hall and Tiamat, the demon king Goetia must destroy Tiamat in order to destroy Hall.

To destroy Tiamat, all life on the planet must be burned.

Hall smiled and asked, "Now you finally can't sit still anymore?"

The object of the inquiry was the ball of light floating beside him.

It appeared at some unknown time, hovering quietly, emitting a faint white light.

The manifestation of the suppressive power of Alaya consciousness.

Emiya Shirou and Saber became its guardians by signing a contract with it.

However, Hall is now asking not only about the Alaya consciousness's suppressive power, but also about this planet.

The plan is in place.

At this point, Hall's desired outcome was confirmed, and no further unexpected factors were likely to occur.

Chaldea, the Demon King Goetia, humanity, and the Counter Force are all acting within the trajectory set by Hall.

The reason for severing the connection between Chaldea and the Seventh Singularity was not only to prevent Dr. Roman's sacrifice, but also to cut off the interference of the counterforce.

The main reason why the Counterforce did not send seven Grand Orders to attack Goetia was that it had already prepared a countermeasure.

Dr. Roman.

As long as he remains in Chaldea, the Demon King Goetia's plan to burn humanity will never succeed.

Hall had to sincerely praise the Demon King Goetia, because it was precisely because of its great achievements and its power that it did not give humanity and the Restraint Force much room for choice.

It acts like a fixed anchor, with the entire chessboard arranged around it.

Of course, the pieces and the board position are not fixed.

On the contrary, Hall encountered many unexpected events along the way, and it was only through constant corrections and interventions that he barely achieved his goal.

It's called a game of chess because Hall is constantly playing against an unseen opponent.

Hall smiled excitedly, slowly clenching his right fist, "The foundation of the Seventy-Two Demon Gods system, Tiamat's spirit origin, and the existence of two major suppressive forces."

I want them all!