How come the Ace of Cups isn't considered the Holy Grail?

The tiny figure wielding a huge axe blade was a truly awe-inspiring sight to others.

Ishtar also unleashed her Noble Phantasm at the same time.

"Gate Open!"

A circular portal opened in the sky above her, then expanded dramatically until it covered the entire sky within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, revealing a magnificent starry sky to everyone.

A golden, spherical celestial body slowly descended from the portal, its radiance directly overshadowing the midday sun. Under the influence of the planet's gravity, countless waves surged across the sea.

"This is all the strength I have!"

Having abandoned the concept of Venus, Ishtar put one hand on her hip. Even as she faced Tiamat below, her face still displayed that familiar arrogance and confidence.

She raised her hand and flung the sword wrapped around her wrist toward the concept of Venus. The massive celestial body instantly condensed into a magical bullet, which she then inserted into Maanna's magazine.

She brandished her gun with one hand, aimed at Tiamat below, and, together with Quetzalcoatl, unleashed a full-force attack on Tiamat.

"Smash! Mountain Shattering Star's Fuel (An Gal Ta Kigal She)!"

Chapter 108 Tiamat: —?

The magic formed from the concept of Venus, after being compressed by Ishtar, changed from its original gold color to purple, and then extended into the shape of an arrow, resting on Maana, whose bowstring had been drawn.

As Ishtar finished chanting, the arrow shot out in the form of a light cannon, followed by the hand axe that struck Tiamat's neck, completely engulfing her.

boom--!

After the loud noise, the sea surface was pierced by the thick beam of light that fell from the sky, leaving a hole. Large amounts of seawater continued to flow in for a period of time but failed to fill the hole.

The surrounding seawater was all scattered into the air and fell like raindrops. The huge waves spread outwards in a ring shape, with the point where Ishtar's Noble Phantasm landed as the center.

Before the light arrow devoured Tiamat, Ishtar and Quetzalcoatl, with their superior vision as gods, both noticed that Tiamat's eyelids twitched slightly.

At the time, they thought Tiamat was about to wake up, and they watched the situation with great anxiety.

Fortunately, Tiamat did not wake up until she was finally swallowed by the light arrow, which relieved them. Otherwise, no one could guarantee that Tiamat would not have been able to withstand their combined attack if she had woken up.

Their battle plan is based on a surprise attack when the enemy is off guard. If it is detected and blocked in advance, the effect will be greatly reduced.

Seeing their successful operation, Ishtar couldn't help but excitedly pump her fist.

"very good!"

"Solve it?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu looked nervously at the area shrouded in steam from the evaporating seawater, trying to confirm whether Tiamat had been defeated.

This is because Chaldea could not detect Tiamat's Spirit Origin reaction before she awoke. Otherwise, they would not have needed to observe her with their own eyes. They could have directly judged Tiamat's current condition based on the presence or absence of Spirit Origin reaction.

Unfortunately, even if Yuuto had known the plot beforehand, he would probably have instinctively sensed something was amiss after seeing the unusually thick fog below and hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's classic line.

The "no harm in smoke" rule isn't just a joke...

Was she really wiped out?

Quetzal Koyatl, who had been caught by the pterosaur before he hit the sea, flew up and watched with the others as the fog below gradually filled the hole and the sea returned to calm.

Even though Tiamat was nowhere to be seen, she and Ishtar still wore solemn expressions, and they dared not let their guard down until they were certain that Tiamat was dead.

But since Tiamat has disappeared, they must have successfully eliminated her, right?

Just as the two goddesses were about to breathe a sigh of relief, they heard You Du suddenly speak from behind them.

"it's not finished yet."

"Eh?"

The puzzled voice only lasted for a moment. The next second, after seeing countless bubbles rising from the sea like boiling water, everyone understood why You Du had said that.

Two enormous, demonic horns-like black shadows appeared beneath the sea surface, and circular waves, centered on these shadows, began to appear on the previously calm surface and continued to intensify.

"Get away from sea level quickly!"

Realizing something was wrong, the group immediately ascended back to the high altitude they had come from. Amidst the thunder rumbling through the layers of dark clouds, Fujimaru Ritsuka strained to hear Dr. Roman's voice coming through her bracelet.

"Fujimaru! A magical reaction has suddenly appeared in the sea over there! The spirit origin and the scale of its existence are both unusually large! The water level in the Persian Gulf is rising rapidly!"

"What on earth happened? Wasn't Tiamat already destroyed?!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka: I don't know!

"Clearly, what was just destroyed was not Tiamat's true form."

Yuuto, who hadn't made a move yet, rode over on his D-Wheel and kindly explained things to his bewildered Master.

"I think that was probably just a part of Tiamat's true form. After it was destroyed, the one that is about to emerge is her true form!"

As soon as You Du finished speaking, as if to prove the truth of what he said, the huge shadow beneath the sea revealed its own form.

In other words, everyone had been reminded to increase their flight altitude beforehand, otherwise they probably wouldn't have been able to avoid the massive waves stirred up by this giant figure.

Tens of meters? Hundreds of meters?

It was difficult for anyone to determine just how enormous Tiamat's true form was once she truly awakened.

They only knew that they were no different from tiny flying insects in front of Tiamat.

Tiamat, now fully awake, opened her red eyes with cross-shaped markings. Cracks appeared along the edges of her face, and with a sound like decaying wood, she opened her mouth, revealing a set of sharp teeth.

With all her restraints removed and free to move around, Tiamat spoke her first words to the world since her return.

"——"

Tiamat's voice is soft, but due to her size, her calls sound somewhat high-pitched.

Fujimaru Ritsuka stared in horror at Tiamat, who had revealed her true form. Her body began to tremble, and her pupils shrank in shock.

Her mouth was open, as if she wanted to scream out of fear, but she couldn't make a sound, as if her throat was being choked.

After Tiamat revealed its true form, the dark red waves suddenly expanded outwards, even carrying high temperatures and flames, and emitted wisps of white steam after contacting ordinary seawater.

With just one glance, Quetzalcoatl knew that even if she, as the highest god of South America, used all her power to unleash her Noble Phantasm, even if she used Ishtar's authority, even if she used all the means available to Mesopotamia, they would absolutely not be able to harm Tiamat in the slightest.

"Alright, now that the surprise attack has failed, it's my turn to make my appearance!"

Youdu rode his D-wheel to the group, something they had arranged before setting off.

If Ishtar and her group's plan to kill them with one blow fails, then it will be his turn to confront Tiamat head-on.

Quetzal Koyatl's face showed a rare hint of hesitation.

She had a strange fondness for Yuto, unlike her affection for Fujimaru Ritsuka, which was a kind of love for humans. She felt that Yuto was someone she had chosen, and it was a kind of affection for one of her own.

Therefore, seeing that You Du is about to face the calamity beast head-on, it's hard not to feel a little worried.

However, in the end she didn't say anything to stop him.

Yudu arrived directly in front of Tiamat, and an invisible domain unfolded, enveloping Tiamat without any obstruction.

"Come on, Tiamat! Let's begin this duel that will decide the fate of the world!"

With a confident smile, he unfolded the Duel Disk on his D-Wheel and declared to Tiamat.

"—?"

At that moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others who heard Tiamat's shout looked at each other, feeling as if they were hallucinating.

They actually detected a hint of doubt in Tiamat's cry?

Chapter 109 The Blazing Princess

Tiamat was indeed very puzzled.

She wasn't confused because she didn't know what Yuuto was talking about, but because of the newfound knowledge in her mind and the sudden loss of feeling for her children.

However, she didn't understand, but that didn't stop Yuuto's Noble Phantasm from taking care of everything for her.

After Yuta's Noble Phantasm was unleashed, the surrounding scenery was not directly replaced. Instead, a racetrack for riding duels was set up on the Sea of ​​Life, running upwards around Tiamat's body.

Furthermore, due to her size, Tiamat did not receive her D-Wheel, so although this duel was also a riding duel, only Yuwatari was speeding on the track.

What kind of boss battle...?

Yuto almost lost his composure when he saw this scene.

The Sea of ​​Life beneath Tiamat's feet swelled, coiling and gathering around her arms, transforming into a massive duel disk.

The Duel Disk had an ancient design, as if it were carved from stone. The deck inside was not made of cards, but rather of large, thin stone slabs.

"DUEL!"

“DU……EL……”

After receiving all the extra information in her mind, Tiamat found that she could not use either her inherent skills or magic, and even the Sea of ​​Life beneath her feet had been disconnected from her. She had no choice but to accept the duel.

However, precisely because of these multiple restrictions, she no longer seems to only make sounds like "——" as before, but has started to speak normally.

It seems like it's been too long since I've spoken like this, and I sound a little unaccustomed to it.

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was still worried about Yuwatari on the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Tiamat's change.

As long as the Noble Phantasm works on Tiamat, that's enough for her to have a constant stream of trust in Yutaka.

However, when they saw the scoreboard that appeared after Tiamat and Yuwatari announced the start of their duel, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others were stunned for a moment.

Tiamat LP: 8000

【Yoto LP: 8000】

What's going on?

How did my health points increase from 4000 to 8000?

Yuto was also somewhat surprised by this change.

Is it because Tiamat possesses a sufficiently large number of spirit origins?

he guessed.

Or will all Beast-class opponents have 8000 LP?

Since this was the first time he had encountered an opponent of this caliber, Yuwatari was not entirely sure.

However, if this is indeed the reason he guessed, then when he plays cards with Grand Servants later, he might also have 8000 LP, right?

Since Tiamat doesn't have a D-round, the order of play in this duel is no longer determined by who turns the first corner first, but is randomly assigned by the duel board.

Yuwatari and Tiamat simultaneously drew their starting five cards, then turned the throttle, and their red D-wheels sped away, revealing the words "Go Second" on their Duel Disks.

"My turn..."

Tiamat, who was assigned to go first, looked at the five stone tablets she had drawn and somewhat awkwardly took one out and placed it on the Duel Disk.

"Perpetual Magic... [The Dream of Purgatory]".

A huge stone slab rose from the seabed, still bearing traces of water that had not yet completely dried, and stood before Tiamat.

Somewhat unexpectedly, the image engraved on the stone slab was in color.

But... the Hellfire Machine?

Yuto's remaining impression of this deck is only the word "graveyard dumping".

"Activate the effect of [Purgatory's Dream]: Send this face-up card to the Graveyard, send the Fusion Material Monsters listed on the 'Inferno' Fusion Monster Card from my hand and field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon 1 of those Fusion Monsters from my Extra Deck."

Tiamat pointed to the stone slab beside her, her voice gradually becoming more fluent, and the slab shattered into a pile of rubble that fell into the ocean below.

"I send [Inferno Beelzebub] and [Inferno Lucifer] from my hand to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon! Level 1, [Inferno Evil]!"

Copper bars and glass tubes, along with a small dragon that looked like it was made up of disassembled light bulb parts, spewed blue flames from its back and flew out from the shattered stone slab.

[Hellfire Machine. Evil]

【1 stars】

[Demon/Fusion/Fire]

[Attack power: 1100]

Within the surging, burning blue flames, the shadow of [Hellfire Machine Lucifer] trembled with the shaking of the blue flames.

"I banish 'Inferno Lucifer' from my Graveyard, activate the monster effect of 'Inferno Evil,' and send the same number of 'Inferno' monsters (Level equal to that monster's) from my Deck to the Graveyard!"

【Inferno Lucifer】is a Level 3 monster, so Tiamat can send 3 "Inferno" monsters from the deck to the graveyard.

She chose [Hellfire Machine. Decimal], [Hellfire Machine. Satan], and [Hellfire Machine. Belphegor].

Three stone slabs rose from the seabed according to her choice, and then shattered.