That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

"This is the foundation of the world, from which all things are born and which govern all phenomena. All records begin here and end here."

"Unfold, RODS FROM GOD!"

Thick, dark clouds, shimmering with light, descended one after another, each a different color, symbolizing different elements and the eleven points of the Kabbalah Tree of Life, connecting and achieving unity.

If Ea is a Noble Phantasm that cuts through the world and separates the chaos from the turbid, then...

The Kabbalah Tree of Life is a simulation of all matter, energy, and concepts in the world, returning to chaos, unifying everything, and embodying the only truth.

The RODS FROM GOD is created using the near-infinite magical power of the Greater Grail to produce a Philosopher's Stone with an extremely high concentration, which is then constructed using a pseudo-ether and compressed again.

Once all preparations are complete, the highly concentrated materialized True Aether crystals are continuously passed through the transmutation circle, giving them a special magical concept.

Its design concept is derived from the real-world superweapon of the same name, the "Staff of God," rather than having any connection with God in a religious sense.

The combination of technological concepts and magical techniques is the most powerful alchemy that Shinji Matou can create now, no less powerful than the seven world-destroying weapons created by the alchemists of Atlas Academy.

Shinji Matou chuckled as he watched Scáthach, whom he had thrown into the void, return to her. "This attack will destroy the Land of Shadows you rule, along with you."

If I can't beat you, can't I just flip the table?

Scáthach did not pursue Matou Shinji. Instead, she looked up at the transmutation circle unfolding in the sky. The bullet had already been fired, and killing Matou Shinji would not change that fact. Therefore, she should focus on how to block this bullet that was aimed at the Land of Shadows.

Scáthach smiled and said, "I knew your plan from the beginning, but I didn't expect you to create something so outrageous."

The primordial runes are the secrets of the universe, and even in the modern era where magic has declined, they are miracles that are close to the level of magic. Mastering the primordial runes is almost enough to understand most of the concepts of magic, which is why Scáthach could see through the function of the transmutation circle at a glance.

The massive transmutation array, which had expanded to tens of kilometers in size, glowed and cast down a transparent crystal that was over ten meters long.

This crystal is the Staff of God, a magical crystal that magicians all over the world could squander for hundreds of years, continuously sublimating and evolving into true ethereal matter. It fell through the clouds, and with each transmutation array it passed through, countless magnificent rays of light refracted within the crystal.

Until the Staff of God passed through the final transmutation array, the transparent crystal turned multicolored and slowly fell, revealing its power.

Click~ Click~

The sky collapsed, the dark clouds of the Land of Shadows dispersed, revealing endless darkness on the outer edge of the world. The void shattered, the earth collapsed, and a bottomless abyss split open.

Scáthach stepped beneath the Staff of God, gripping the magic spear tightly with both hands, its tip pointing upwards. She neither swung nor threw it, but the spear tip swirled with a red vortex, compressing the curse.

Space loses its meaning under the influence of world-class Noble Phantasms.

Before the Rod of God, all things are a meaningless chaos.

"Could she have some other method besides the Annihilation Strike?"

Shinji Matou, who was watching from the sidelines, stared at Scáthach with a look of surprise. He activated the transmutation circle, which drained all of Shinji Matou's magical power. Although it recovered at an extremely fast speed, it was not yet at a level that could pose a threat to Scáthach.

The cursed power of the magic spear continued to compress, far exceeding Gáe Bolg's own abilities.

"It's not just the characteristics of the weapon, but also the power of the Shadow Kingdom. All the curses against her, whether from gods, monsters, or even humans, have been transformed into the power of the demonic spear."

Shinji Matou curled his lip. It's no wonder. If the Staff of God were to really fall, the entire Land of Shadows would be destroyed, and the undead under Scáthach's spear would naturally disappear. In order to survive, the undead would spontaneously contribute their own strength.

Scáthach's Gáe Bolg merged with the foundation of the Land of Shadows, briefly sublimating into a genuine Noble Phantasm against the world.

The demonic spear was raised high, and a torrent of red curses engulfed the slender Staff of God.

buzz~

The momentum of the Staff of God's descent slowed, and the multicolored crystals continued to emit a blinding light, bursting forth with unprecedented brilliance under the stimulation of the torrent of curses, radiating outwards to devour everything.

Shinji Matou's eyes were engulfed by white light. His senses of hearing, smell, taste, touch, and everything in his body were filled with strange and inexplicable sensations. Then Shinji Matou realized that his body had been annihilated by the aftershocks of the collision between the Staff of God and the Demon Spear.

There are as many body replacements as needed. After the aftershocks subside, Shinji Matou's consciousness transfers to the transmutation circle in the sky to reshape his physical body.

Looking down at the scene below, Shinji Matou smirked: "Not bad."

The Land of Shadows underwent a dramatic transformation. The dark clouds dispersed, the earth cracked, and countless fragments of the city slowly rose to the surface, with a dazzling array of stars behind them.

There is no longer a shadow country in the world.

Scáthach's magic spear did indeed block the Staff of God, but the aftershocks of their collision forced the Land of Shadows, located on the outer edge of the world, into the inner edge.

More than half of the Land of Shadows' territory has crumbled, and it's only a matter of time before the few remaining intact areas collapse as well.

Scáthach stood atop a floating piece of earth, her magic spear in hand, gazing into the distance. Since the Staff of God hadn't completely destroyed the Land of Shadows, it couldn't erase the curse of immortality from her.

Shinji Matou smiled and said, "It seems your wish is about to come true."

"Hehe, my wish is to be killed by the enemy in battle while giving it my all."

Scáthach turned and stared at Shinji Matou: "Originally, I didn't plan to use this move. Now that the Land of Shadows has been destroyed and I don't have to worry about implicating my disciples, it doesn't matter."

"Angola, you are the most powerful enemy I have ever encountered, and you are worth my all-out effort."

Oh? I finally forced her to use it.

Shinji Matou's eyes were fixed on Scáthach, knowing that she had a true trump card, a Noble Phantasm, even more powerful than the Staff of God, capable of destroying a world even with an ordinary Spirit Origin—or rather, a technique—the Annihilation Strike.

Additionally, some readers might say that the power is a bit exaggerated.

Actually, if Gilgamesh were given enough magic power, the power of Ea would only be greater.

The protagonist receives all the magic stored in the Greater Grail and a continuous replenishment of the evil in this world.

As for how much magic the Greater Grail possesses...

I forgot, FSN seems to have mentioned that it was enough for magicians all over the world to squander for hundreds of years.

Is it millions of times more powerful than Rin Tohsaka's magic?

In short, in the hands of magicians of the protagonist's (Dad) and C's mom's level, it is indeed something that can fulfill all wishes.

Chapter Ninety: The Annihilation Strike and the Gate of Origin

"All runes are released."

“(Wealth), (Water), (Immense), (Gods), (Journey)…”

"Ochd Deug Odin! (Great God's Imprint)"

Scáthach softly uttered the names of eighteen primordial runes. With each name she uttered, a crystal of the rune would appear around her, hovering around her body and repelling interference from other forces.

The original runes were a summary of the universe's mysteries by the Norse god Odin. Their essence is close to magic, and they are one of the powers closest to the origin of all things.

When all eighteen primordial runes are fully unfurled, it becomes a divine imprint. This skill should only be used by those with a divine nature of A rank or higher. If one tries to use it without meeting this requirement, it will almost certainly result in damage to one's spiritual foundation.

Although Scáthach does not possess divinity, she has mastered the essence of the original runes.

"This is!"

Shinji Matou felt a chilling sense of crisis, and his magical energy poured out, connecting with the transmutation circle above the clouds. The transmutation circle frantically analyzed the significance of Scáthach's actions.

The power of the eighteen primordial runes, arranged in a specific order, evolved into a cosmic secret that even a transmutation array could not decipher.

Shinji Matou felt a chill run down his spine, and his face grew increasingly grim: "This is the true form of the Annihilation Strike, the true method of using the Great God's Mark. Its concept, like the Ea, cannot be analyzed by magic. No wonder it is said that it can pierce through the singularity with a single shot."

Cú Chulainn, a Catser-class Noble Phantasm, also uses the Great God's Crest, which is his trump card, with power equivalent to an A-rank anti-city Noble Phantasm.

But now, Shinji Matou has truly grasped the correct way to use the Great God's Crest.

The eighteen runes are unleashed and evolve in specific combinations, recreating the cosmic mystery discovered by the Norse god Odin. Scáthach then bestows the blessing of her magic spear upon herself with a divine declaration.

The spear that blocked the Staff of God was a Noble Phantasm that briefly evolved from the foundation of the Land of Shadows. The demonic spear with the mark of the Great God also possessed the concept of being a Noble Phantasm, but the two were not even on the same level.

The Land of Shadows is at most a small world that split off from the Norse underworld, but the Great God's Mark is a secret of the universe.

Queen Scáthach of the Land of Shadows no longer ages, nor does she die; she has become something that exists forever.

Fight! Fight! Fight! Slaughter! Slaughter! Slaughter! Get stronger! Get stronger! Get stronger!

She slaughtered countless gods, monsters, and undead, and in countless battles she came to realize that at the end of infinite time, everything will disappear.

Life, rules, the world—everything is meaningless.

This is the origin of the Annihilation Strike.

The Annihilation Strike was the result of countless battles throughout her life, the answer she gave upon graduating from this world.

Feeling the impending death, Shinji Matou could no longer sit still. A slight smile appeared on his lips as he took a deep breath: "The conditions have been met, so I must also use my trump card."

Shinji Matou spread his arms wide, his consciousness sinking into the spiritual origin that constituted this body, merging with the human universe of the Greater Grail. The magic circuits, stretching for several kilometers, operated at full speed, and he proclaimed loudly: "I declare, I am the world, or the universe, or God, or truth, or everything, or oneness."

"Unfurl! Gate of Truth! (Gate of Origin)"

Shinji Matou's body vanished in a flash of light. At the same time, a transmutation array tens of kilometers in size above the clouds suddenly lit up, connecting the points and lines to form a national transmutation array.

Shinji Matou cannot go against the direction decided by Angola Mainyu. In other words, as long as Shinji Matou adheres to the ideal of saving humanity, it will provide him with a continuous source of magic.

Scáthach became an obstacle in Shinji Matou's path, and eliminating her naturally became the goal that the evil of this world needed to achieve.

Shinji Matou's true trump card is to refine the Philosopher's Stone from the immense magical power that the Greater Grail, the foundation of the evil of this world, has stored up for decades and is enough for all the world's magicians to squander for hundreds of years. Using this as fuel, he will open the gate to the outside world by sacrificing the souls of six Servants (one of whom is Angora Mainyu).

That's right, this is a ritual that is extremely similar to the creation of the Land of Holmes in the bottle in the world of "Fullmetal Alchemist". The human body is transformed from the alchemy that opened the door into the soul of the Servant, and the energy is transformed from the human soul into corrupted magic power and Angra Mainyu.

As a result, the door that was opened was no longer the door to truth in the alchemical sense, but the door to the origin of this world.

The beginning of the world, the end of all things, the ultimate knowledge that records the truth.

This has already touched the realm of magic; it is a miracle created based on the inherent power of the Greater Grail system itself.

The alchemy array projected a massive stone gate facing the earth, its size spanning tens of kilometers. It slowly unfolded, revealing a silver eye within its pupil containing a myriad of stars, as vast and profound as the universe. Gazing into it, one felt no emotion; instead, one's reason was consumed by it.

Even a trace of the power of the source, when supported by a massive amount of magic, is enough to rewrite the rules of the universe.

The Eye of Origin stares at Scáthach, causing ripples. It is not an attack on matter or energy, but a fundamental rewriting of reality from the rules of the world, a realm that even magicians cannot comprehend, intending to obliterate the being named Scáthach.

At some point, the magic spear in Scáthach's hand changed from crimson to silver-white, and its appearance was also very different from before. The spear tip was emitting a sense of annihilation, affecting the surroundings. The space was constantly being shattered by this power and then repaired under the action of the rules.

Scáthach looked up at the sky, her eyes like the Milky Way, a smile playing on her lips: "I will kill you, Angolan. This shot is all the respect I can show you as my opponent, piercing you and this world together!"

"Everything has its end, originating from chaos and ending in nothingness. Let us return to the origin!"

"The Annihilation Strike!"

Without any exaggerated movements or displays, Scáthach simply gripped her silver-white magic spear and gently thrust it towards the sky. Without any warning, the world collapsed, the pupils of the eyes inside the door contracted violently, and the transmutation circle behind the door disintegrated instantly.

The world trembled, and countless stars dimmed under the force of that single shot.

On one side is the magical power gained by opening the Gate of Truth and peering into the source.

On one hand, there is the ultimate weapon, a culmination of the life's work of Scáthach, Queen of the Land of Shadows, a world-class treasure.

Two forces, transcending magic, transcending what the basic framework can determine, and transcending the world itself, collided.

boom!