Chat group, if you have anything to say to my Holy Sword,

As long as that sun has not gone out!

The goddess of creation could not take another step forward!

But when Kevin saw an urgent message pop up in the chat group in front of him, his tense nerves suddenly relaxed.

An indescribable weariness instantly swept over his limbs and bones, so heavy that he almost felt like he was falling from the sky.

"Heh...heh..." Laughter escaped his throat, carrying a sense of relief and liberation.

"One day...time..."

He did it.

He defied the Mother Goddess of Creation with his mortal body and won that crucial... final day!

-

On the walls of Uruk.

The brief respite and tender moments receded like the tide. After saying goodbye to their loved ones and eating food filled with heartfelt sentiments, the soldiers gripped their weapons once more and stepped onto their battlefield.

All those who will be fighting tonight are on the city wall.

Remien sent an urgent message and is waiting for a reply.

Just seconds after he sent the message, a message pop-up appeared in front of the chat group.

[Warrior Chasing the Flame]: "The rest is up to you."

The message was extremely concise, yet it felt incredibly heavy.

Remian raised her head and met Gilgamesh's gaze. Without a word, she nodded solemnly!

Gilgamesh stepped forward, and then, with a voice imbued with magic and the will of a king, resounded through the heavens like a great bell:

"All men, obey my command!"

"The final battle..."

"Start now!"

As his roar announcing a turning point in his life fell—

Boom, boom! ! !

At the far horizon, space twisted violently as if ripped apart by a tremendous force! A colossal figure, carrying a primal pressure that made all things tremble, slowly emerged from the crack in space!

Tiamat, the goddess of creation!

After being delayed by Kevin for a day... He returned once more!

The moment He appeared, it was as if a volcano that had been suppressed and accumulated to its limit had finally found an outlet! The black mud that had been accumulating beside Him, like an enraged torrent, transformed into towering black waves as high as mountains, and with a roar that could destroy everything, it burst forth and crashed fiercely and mercilessly against the walls of Uruk!

The entire earth groaned in grief, the sky howled in despair! The final battle—at this moment—has begun, its blood-stained curtain drawn!

Chapter Ninety-Eight: Tiamat Falls into the Underworld!

Kevin's figure plummeted like a kite with a broken string.

at this time!

A chain clanging sound rang out from the air! But just as the tip of the chain was about to touch Kevin—whoosh!

Kevin vanished instantly, having traveled to Uruk in a flash through the chat group's time travel system.

A temporary room for the wounded in Uruk.

A portal appeared, and Kevin stumbled out, his legs giving way as he was about to fall to the ground. But a pair of arms steadily supported him.

"Thank you for your hard work," the faded one said, helping Kevin to bed and giving him a thumbs up.

"Leave the rest to us!"

Kevin lay on his back on the soft bed, struggling even to lift a finger, managing only a faint smile. "I've burned myself out until the very last moment. If you lose, you'll have to come back with your heads."

The faded one chuckled and retorted, "You wouldn't be happy if I actually brought my head to see you!"

"Alright, rest well, I'm leaving." The Faded One turned around and instantly arrived on the city wall through the chat group's time travel system.

"How is Kevin?" Remy asked, looking at the faded figure who had appeared.

“No major problems, at least he can still joke around,” Faded shrugged.

The Faded One's gaze then turned to the distance, where Tiamat's sky-covering figure began to move, and a new wave of black torrents was sweeping in with devastating force. A smile curled at the corner of the Faded One's lips. "It's time for me to take the stage."

He first turned to King Gilgamesh, who stood proudly to the side, and nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, the defense and attack on this side are entirely in your hands."

"Hmph!" Gilgamesh snorted coldly, his crimson eyes sweeping over him. "My Uruk, I will protect it myself! Why should I need such a rude fool to remind me?"

"Hehe, I was being nosy." The Faded One didn't mind, and then stretched out his hand, his palm holding the Holy Grail containing a vast source of magic power! "Then, I'll take this as a gift from you."

"Of course!" Gilgamesh waved his hand, his tone leaving no room for argument. "What I bestow upon you is yours. Take it!"

"That's good!" The Faded One said no more, took a deep breath, and his eyes became incredibly focused. He steadily held up the Holy Grail with his left hand and gripped his staff tightly with his right.

The faded one slowly closed his eyes.

Om-!

Centered on him, the air suddenly became viscous! An invisible storm of magical energy began to converge wildly! Beneath his feet, an enormous magic circle suddenly lit up, slowly rotating, each rotation drawing magical energy from the Great Source and the Holy Grail! The Holy Grail erupted with an unprecedentedly brilliant light in his left palm!

Terrifying magical fluctuations, like tangible waves, erupted from the Faded One, one stronger than the next, causing the robes of those around him to flutter wildly! The purity and vastness of this power even made the air groan under its weight.

"..." Ishtar felt she should be surprised, but sorry, she had been surprised many times already. What kind of freaks were the people in that team?

One wields a sword, one plays with the sun, one plays with water, and now another plays with magic.

Supported by immense magical power, the Faded One's body slowly detached from the city wall, hovering in mid-air. The light of the Holy Grail grew even more intense, almost engulfing him entirely. A vast amount of magical power, like rivers flowing into the sea, surged wildly into his body, guided by his staff, invoking the mighty power of the distant stars!

not enough!

But... don't forget they're all Servants!

"In the name of the Command Seals—" Fujimaru Ritsuka's clear and firm voice echoed through the castle walls! She raised her right hand high, the bright red Command Seal symbol on the back of her hand like a burning flame!

"—Strive for victory for us!"

"—Once again in the name of the Command Seals! Let the goddess of creation witness our will!" The two commands boomed like thunder! With Fujimaru Ritsuka's decisive action, the two Command Seals on the back of her hand vanished instantly! They transformed into invisible magical energy, precisely channeling into the body of the Faded One in mid-air!

boom--! ! !

It was like throwing an incendiary bomb into a powder keg about to explode! The magical energy fluctuations on the Faded One surged several times over in an instant!

At the same time! In the sky, Tiamat's enormous body had arrived in front of Uruk City—directly above the Netherworld entrance that Ereshkigal and Luo Tianyi had just opened up together!

The time has come!

"Now!" The Faded One's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open! He pointed his wand at the Goddess of Creation hanging above the entrance to the Underworld!

"Goddess of Creation!!! Let me show you the mighty power bestowed upon us by the gods from the depths of our world's starry sky!!!"

"Star Magic - Roar of the Stars!!!"

A massive magic circle instantly materialized in the sky above Tiamat's head!

As if sensing a terrifying power that threatened her very existence, Tiamat, who had been advancing silently, raised her massive head for the first time! Her lifeless eyes seemed to pierce through space, seeing the source of destruction taking shape! As if by instinct, she reacted in the same way she had when facing Kevin the Sun—only this time, it was even more astonishing!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Seven layers in total! A massive magical barrier instantly appeared above her head!

However—"Get down here!!!" The faded one raised his staff high, like the guillotine blade, and with all his determination and will, he swung it down hard!

Night truly descended at this moment!

It wasn't brought about by darkness, but by the endless light that devoured other colors!

A torrent of light, its magnificence and terror beyond description, erupted from the core of the suspended magic circle! It tore through space, crashing down with a roar and will like falling stars!

laugh--! ! !

The first barrier, like a snowflake thrown into a furnace, instantly vaporized! The second! The third! The fourth! ...The seventh! Those seven layers of defensive barriers, enough to drive any servant or even god to despair, couldn't even last a second before this spear of starlight that pierced through heaven and earth! They shattered layer by layer like fragile glass!

Without the slightest pause! Without the slightest deviation! The pillar of light, summoned by the Holy Grail, the Command Seals, and the magic of the Faded Ones, slammed into Tiamat's massive body!

A deafening roar swept across the heavens and earth! The entire Mesopotamia trembled! Tiamat roared as her enormous body was pinned down by the Star Spear and violently slammed into the earth with an irresistible force!

The earth was easily torn apart! A huge crater formed instantly and stretched wildly into the depths of the earth's crust! Wherever the beam of light passed, rocks and soil were instantly evaporated and pierced through!

In just a few seconds! That terrifying pillar of light, carrying the figure of the Goddess of Creation, pierced through the earth's surface and nailed it deep underground—to the realm that was ready for death—the underworld!

As the light faded, above the city wall, the Faded One, like a rocket that had run out of fuel, instantly lost its magical radiance, its body went limp, and it plummeted straight down from the sky.

"Thump!" The expected fall did not occur. A strong and powerful arm caught him in time, steadily supporting his almost exhausted body.

Gilgamesh had appeared beside him unnoticed, his crimson eyes gleaming with undisguised admiration and excitement: "Well done! Magician! This is truly—a monumental achievement!"

The Faded One, supported by Gilgamesh, was still trembling slightly from the depletion of his magic, but a weary yet incredibly proud smile appeared on his pale face: "Needless to say... this was... my... strongest attack..."

"Well done, buddy!" Quetzal Koyatl gave the Faded One a thumbs up, then immediately jumped onto his mount.

Everyone else was ready.

This is the final battle!

Everyone jumped onto the back of Quetzalcoatl's mount.

The pterosaur spread its wings.

The next second, he led everyone towards the void and sped away.

......

Ereshkigal's eyes were fixed on the figure below, being mercilessly burned by the laws of the underworld—Tiamat.

The Faded One's earth-shattering blow not only forced her into this realm of the dead, but also left unprecedented wounds on her body. This was undoubtedly Tiamat's weakest moment since her appearance.

This is a golden opportunity! Ereshkigal showed no mercy; his icy voice was like the underworld itself proclaiming judgment:

"O Garuda spirit of the underworld, cunning spear of corruption!"

"May the intruders be punished by the underworld!"

She swung her spear downwards with a sudden burst of power! In an instant, countless lightning spears formed from crimson death lightning pierced Tiamat's massive, battered body! The hiss of lightning mingled with the sound of flesh tearing apart.

"Aaaaa——!!!"

Tiamat let out a agonizing roar that shook the entire underworld, her massive body convulsing violently in agony as she struggled.

But Ereshkigal poured all his magic power into the lightning spear without reservation! The influx of magic caused the already enormous lightning spear to expand even further, pinning Tiamat firmly to the cold, scorched earth of the underworld, with chains of lightning coiling around it, giving her no chance to break free.

at this time

Within Tiamat's nailed body, the black mud of the Sea of ​​Life, symbolizing the return of life to its primordial chaos, suddenly burst forth from all parts of her body! The viscous, filthy black waves surged out, instantly enveloping and devouring Tiamat's figure, forming a rapidly writhing and expanding, enormous black mud cocoon.

The surface of the mud cocoon rippled violently, and from within came the sickening sounds of bone restructuring and flesh proliferation—she was using the black mud to carry out a rapid self-transformation and regeneration!

"Oh no!" Ereshkigal's heart sank.

At that critical moment!

"Roar--!!!"

A majestic dragon's roar resounded across the dome of the underworld! Immediately afterward, a colossal water dragon, like a punitive spear descending from the heavens, struck the rapidly changing black mud cocoon!

Boom——! ! !

The water dragon forcefully tore apart the black mud that enveloped Tiamat! The newly formed mud cocoon instantly disintegrated, revealing Tiamat's broken body, which had not yet completed its remodeling process!

The forced interruption of her regeneration process caused her to let out even more angry and painful cries.

Dan Heng's figure quietly appeared above the underworld, surrounded by clear water flowing endlessly.

Upon arriving in the underworld, the group saw the wounded figure below...

"It works!" This thought flashed through everyone's minds!

"Everyone, don't hold back!" Fujimaru Ritsuka, one of the two living people granted the right to exist in the underworld, loudly reminded everyone.

"Ha, you're right! Don't hold back at all!" She was met with a hearty laugh.