The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 279 Giant of Light

An attack that condensed the power of Indra broke through the rain of stones thrown by the mountain giant in the form of arrows. The rain of stones that fell at a speed high enough to flatten the mountain turned into ashes the moment they brushed past the arrows.

The moment Indra's arrow fell into the group of giants, the dense thunder turned into infinite materialized plasma and exploded.

Rumble!
Dazzling flashes of lightning flashed between sky and earth, their dazzling brilliance sweeping away all the surrounding enemies and obstacles with overwhelming force. With a single strike, a vast swathe of mountain giants was wiped out.

Emiya looked at the Mountain Giants that hadn't been completely eliminated, as well as the Frost Giants that had been drawn in, their footsteps thundering loudly. "Sure enough, the average defense of these Giants is significantly higher than those Servants."

BB reminded him, "BB, I suggest that from the perspective of improving output efficiency and saving energy, use divine weapons for melee attacks to destroy the defense~"

"That's fine, we're not pressed for time anyway. BB, while you can, help me find the roots of this level of Jotunheim."

Emiya opened his hands, and the towering body of Susanoo swung along with it, condensing fine lightning and fireworks between his giant palms, causing them to rotate and condense with each other, and finally forging them into a golden divine sword.

"Divine Shell Entanglement·Ame-no-Kurosakumo Sword!"

The gleaming golden sword wasn't strictly a melee weapon; after all, its wielding blade could glide and fly long distances, though such a move would consume more energy. However, considering the giant's limited agility, charging into the formation wasn't dangerous. After a brief consideration, Emiya charged into the formation with his sword in hand.

Valkyrie Slude, who was standing beside him, saw Emiya charging forward without hesitation and wanted to remind the God Slayer to be careful with the enemy.

However, the first moment the huge sword was swung on the battlefield, the destructive golden light symbolizing the power of the gods began to tear apart the giant's defense like a rotten wood.

Every time the sword was swung, a giant would "sacrifice his head and shed blood", and his body tens of meters tall would fall down with a loud bang.

It was like recklessly cutting into the enemy camp and being caught in a wave of attack from a group of giants, but it was like a sharp knife, cutting through the group of giants effortlessly and in one go.

"...What a remarkable warrior! It seems I was worrying too much."

Slude suppressed his emotions and prepared to go in another direction, but suddenly heard BB's voice beside him: "Hey, Miss Valkyrie, where are you going?"

"...BB, aren't you going to look for tree roots?"

Slude looked around but couldn't see BB in the air. Suddenly, a pointer came out from behind her and lightly touched Slude's left shoulder.

The Valkyrie shuddered, turned around in mid-air and looked warily at the elusive BB.

"Are you scared by the way BB-kun showed up? Hehehe, just a reminder, this is a cyberspace, a place where artificial intelligence can play a greater advantage than servants~"

Slude's eyes flickered, "...What did you mean by that just now?"

"Hey... aren't you going to look for your sisters? They're watching the battle from the shadows right here in this area."

"How did you know..." Slude wanted to ask, but thinking of BB's elusive movements in cyberspace, he gave up and said, "If I had searched for them while the Emiya Warriors were fighting, you would probably accuse me of betrayal."

BB noticed that Valkyrie wasn't fooled, and immediately expressed regret with a smile, "That's such a shame! If you go find them now, you might have a chance to catch me and Senior in one fell swoop~"

"No, you're being sarcastic," Slude replied expressionlessly, "If it were you, you'd just want to use me as bait to catch both sisters in one fell swoop."

"Oh, how could that be? BB-kun is the most innocent and kind-hearted superior AI in the world!"

Although Slude didn't have the ability to tell jokes, she instinctively felt that BB's words were a huge joke.

"No need to be so secretive. Why don't you go looking for the tree roots instead of targeting us Valkyries?"

After getting along with these humans, Slude found that they all had many shining points. The resistance of Emiya and others before the end of the world left a deep impression on her, but... except for this AI with strange behavior patterns, she subconsciously felt that this AI always had no good intentions.

"As for the tree roots, we'd have found them long ago," BB said, undeterred by the Valkyrie's suspicions. She waved her pointer and pointed far ahead.

Suddenly, a huge tree trunk that supported the sky and the earth stood at the end of Jotunheim. The huge tree was the most important root of the World Tree.

Slude followed BB's movements and, as expected, discovered the tree roots. The roots were located in a hidden space that even the Valkyries couldn't easily explore, but this BB did it easily...

"BB, are you really trustworthy? If you are truly the support that Emiya is counting on, then what are your methods for helping him overcome this difficult time?"

BB tilted her head. "Valkyrie, what are you talking about? Compared to me, who serves you wholeheartedly, you, an enemy with unclear positions, are more suspicious, right? As for my support method, it's a secret! Hehe, it will only be used by you, Senior!"

"If you want to make your position clear, why not try to convince your sisters to submit voluntarily?"

Slude was silent for a moment. BB still looked as if he was hiding his thoughts.

She recalled the various kinds of people in the survivors' base under the Doomsday Clock, their laughter and sorrow amidst the lights and revelry, the desperate cries in black and white, the innocence and stubbornness of the little girl Ridgeline, Emiya's bravery and tenacity... Only BB made her unable to see clearly what was going on.

"BB... I can help you convince my two sisters, provided you really have a way to kill that adult and destroy the ritual."

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At this time, Emiya had slaughtered all the mountain giants in a short period of time.

Corpses began to pile up in the shape of numerous small hills, and blood began to flow like a lake and soak the earth. However, this was computer space, and according to the understanding of Emiya and others, the matter left by these mountain giants would soon dissipate and return to invisible data.

The next moment, the Frost Giant stepped forward to block the attack, and with it, a thick layer of frost condensed on the purple Susanoo armor, but it was quickly shattered by the sudden divine thunder.

The moment of contact with the new enemy, Emiya wrapped the blade of the Murasakibara sword with fierce flames, so that the thick ice layer on the frost giant's shell could not serve as any obstacle, but was quickly torn apart by the extremely high temperature blade.

Long-term battle training, combined with the use of "mind's eye", allows Emiya to be like a fish in water on the chaotic and huge battlefield, and to match himself with reasonable skills and tactics according to the real-time battle situation.

After all, his mind and eyes (true) acquired through training have been improving through fighting. Combined with the mind and eyes (false) that Susanoo possesses as the god of fighting, he has the same double mind and eyes configuration as Hercules.

"but……"

Strange, it seems like someone is observing him?

Emiya perceived the sight of observers other than BB and Slude, but with the help of his double eyes, he never thought that his perception was an illusion.

Pfft!

After chopping down another frost giant, Emiya sensed that gaze again.

"Hilde? Ortlinde?"

After careful sensing, Emiya discovered that the gaze came from mid-air, similar to that of a Servant. He had dealt with these two Valkyries before, so it was not difficult for him to judge the other party's breath.

"warrior."

The cherry-haired and black-haired Valkyries flashed into the air.

They will not be attacked by the Frost Giants. Even if Emiya moves the battlefield and allows the huge figure of Susanoo to get closer to the location of the Valkyrie, no giant will choose to attack them.

"Warrior, please leave this place."

The Valkyries said, using the same warning as last time, "The consequences of cutting down the second tree root will be serious. Please leave first."

"Why?" Emiya didn't understand the meaning of their words. "If we don't cut off the roots and destroy the World Tree, won't the outside world be destroyed? Or have you chosen to side with one side and think this matter doesn't matter?"

"…Sorry, warrior. Cutting down the second root will cause a chain reaction."

Hildur said in a daze as she looked at Emiya's rapidly advancing figure.

...What a brave fighting ability. It seems that he is more serious and powerful than last time.

She couldn't help but feel pity for such a warrior. She worried that he would be caught up in the war and doomed. What was the point of struggling so hard, knowing the end was coming?

"chain reaction?"

Emiya asked as he swept his sword across.

Valkyrie then sighed:

“A chain reaction, meaning your actions have pushed that person to the brink. To prevent the ritual from being further disrupted, He might use the Third Root as the main body to descend with His will, forcibly hatching combat-capable individual forms to destroy all living beings here.” Emiya frowned, his thoughts racing as he said, “So what? Even if I didn’t come to do this, I would still die with everyone once the ritual was truly completed. It’s just a matter of time. Since that’s the case—why not give it your all?”

"Rather than accepting your fate, are you more inclined to actively fight it?"

Hildre felt that there was such a significant deviation between the Valkyrie's thinking and that of normal humans...Humans are good at finding meaning in life. If there is no meaning, living itself will become the greatest meaning.

If they are confused about their own meaning, they will be more inclined to wait for death passively...

"It's too early to talk about giving up and fighting to the death!"

A female voice floated in the air above the battlefield.

Emiya casually unleashed a flaming sword wave, sweeping across a group of frost giants. He then turned to look at BB, who had suddenly appeared in mid-air. "BB? Do you have a way to deal with the Black Supreme?"

"Of course!"

As BB made a confident declaration, Slud beside him also floated towards Hildre and Ortlinde, trying to convince the two Valkyrie sisters.

"Senior, feel free to chop down the tree roots! As long as these three Valkyries cooperate, BB-kun will be able to craft a tool that's perfect for you, capable of delivering the decisive blow!"

"Is this true?" Emiya was skeptical about the baby who was keeping it a secret.

"It's true, Senior! Damn it, even a cute kid who loves to play pranks wouldn't do something embarrassing at a critical moment," BB pointed the pointer at the distant tree roots, "After all—"

"As we agreed from the beginning, God Slayer Template Update 2.0 is a free gift package provided by BB-kun for our VIP users! Come on, seniors, you can always trust BB-kun! I will be your strongest and softest support and little cotton-padded jacket!"

BB spoke in the friendly tone of a little fangirl, but Emiya had already rushed forward and there was no telling how much he heard.

But what is certain is that, aware that the tree root would force the Black King into a corner, he still swung his sword at the towering tree that stood in the territory of Jotunheim. As for the rest, Emiya chose to trust BB.

Boom!

The magic sword flashed, and the huge root system that covered the sky was cut in half.

The entire Jotunheim territory began to shake violently.

An angry and violent roar began to resound in everyone's ears. Just by listening to the sound, people could not help but feel despair.

The second severed root system crumbled to dust and gradually dissipated. However, as the roar echoed, a new, misty realm, Niflheim, emerged, just as Valkyrie had predicted. A massive tree, even larger and thicker than the previous two, came into view, gradually becoming clearer.

Here He Comes! The Black King descended from the sky, filled with rage and ferocity, and He began to forcibly manifest!

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The outside world, the North Pole.

"Holy Spear, pull out the anchor!"

Golden aurora radiated from the dragon's back.

Nono and Eiry chanted the words of liberation in unison, and struggled to hold the glowing holy spear together. The fluctuations of the god-level treasure swayed in the sky. Even those with demigod physiques were caught off guard by this sudden outburst.

They felt that the "Spear Shining at the End" they held was not a distant holy spear, but a violent storm that was suddenly in motion and grasped with their bare hands.

If the demigod's physique was not incredibly strong, the Holy Spear would not be able to withstand just holding this state of liberation.

"Very good, very good!" Lu Mingze continued to speak remotely. "This Vanguard Spear, Longomyniad, is the reflection of the Tower of the End we built."

"The Tower of the End was built by us in Avalon, the Nibelungen. It's modeled after mythological prototypes from around the world, and it's used to anchor the world. We'll probably need several more of these anchors to anchor the entire world... Well, we'll get to that long story later."

"Simply put, the Tower of the End holds the means to maintain the world. We presumably estimate that as long as it exists, Nibelungen Avalon (equivalent to a small world) can avoid the global bleaching phenomenon caused by the Black King."

"So, conversely, if we use the Tower of the End's shadow—the Holy Lance—as a means of attack, we can confidently break through the Black King's Storm Wall barrier and enter his small world."

Nuonuo was almost unable to open his eyes due to the strong gunfire and storm, and urged, "So? Can you please hurry up! Can we just crash into that thing next?"

Eri also felt depressed. Her messy red hair was flying wildly in the storm, and was blown by the air flow, slapping her cheeks frantically like tentacles with palms.

Melyuchina carried the two girls and the Holy Lance on her back, getting closer and closer to the Storm Wall.

They had witnessed it with their own eyes before. At least twenty nuclear bombs were launched from all over the world, causing a strong air explosion here.

Devastating impacts poured down all around, and countless high-temperature air currents almost changed the climate around the Arctic and covered the sky. However, even the most powerful Tsar Bomb contained in it was powerless against this wall of storms.

So does the Holy Lance really work?

They were feeling uneasy.

"Oh! Of course it's not ready yet," Lu Mingze said. He was not panicked at all and seemed full of confidence. "Before you rush in recklessly, you must finish reading the liberation words first. Next, I have to say these words-"

Nono and Eri recited the words truthfully, "At the end, a dazzling light burst forth. It was the anchor of the storm that tore through the sky and connected the earth—"

"Rhongomyniad!"

The roaring storm entangled and swept through the hot atmosphere, and continued to surge along the golden light emitted by the pioneer's spear. Even the vast clouds hundreds of kilometers away around the North Pole began to riot frantically.

Nono and Eri were extremely surprised. This was almost the same scene as when Emiya and Ibuki-douji fought.

The power released by this holy spear is indeed at the divine level!
boom!
While aiming at the seemingly impenetrable Storm Wall, the divine spirit's violent might was launched in a blinding storm of golden light, piercing a remote corner of the Storm Wall.

In an instant, Nono and Eri almost felt the immense impact and deafening momentum. They held onto Melyuchina's dragon back tightly to avoid being blown into the atmosphere by the aftermath.

"Success! Now!"

Before the two girls could react, Lu Mingze's surprised voice rang out. They had no idea how Lu Mingze was conducting remote observation.

Melyuchina then carried the two of them closer to the Storm Wall. The moment they got close, they indeed discovered an obvious gap that had been blasted out. Realizing that this was a golden opportunity, the mother dragon suddenly accelerated, flapping her wide wings vigorously, allowing Nono and the other two to quickly penetrate into the interior of the Storm Wall.

However, what they didn't expect was that the scene inside seemed to have changed.

"What is that!?"

In Nono's impression, this huge and thick storm barrier was protecting the strange trees on the central sea surface.

But now, not only have the trees grown larger and more majestic, but magnificent color patterns like galaxies have begun to flow beneath their cracked bark.

Eri blinked and said, "It feels like... there's a Milky Way inside the tree?"

"Come on, this rhetoric is not funny at all!" After hearing this, Nuonuo felt a chill in his heart.

"No, no, no, don't be fooled by the phenomenon! That thing has appeared. It has arrived early!"

Lu Mingze's always confident tone now showed a rare hint of surprise.

"What is He going to do? Why would He come in this form?"

"giant……!?"

A giant emitting a strong glow emerged from the trees!

That figure, which looks like a collection of starlight, looks like bright stars shining clearly on the sea from afar. The polar day environment within the Arctic Circle also seems dim in front of this dazzling luminous body.

The image of the giant seemed to contain all the magical power within the World Tree, accommodating a huge spiritual will that was almost out of control, and expressing an overwhelming sense of presence that seemed to crush the world.

(The image is of Tsukihime R's Elquite Light Body, for reference only)
(End of this chapter)