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

Chapter 366 "Human Love" Revealed
Huge and majestic.

It blocked out the sunlight and cast a huge shadow.

Under the orders of Charlemagne… or rather, this Emperor Karl the Great, the holy city of Aachen transformed from its original form as a floating megacity fortress into a more aggressive form.

Within the holy city during the brief period of transformation, the chanting echoed: "Holy one! Holy one! My mighty glory covers the whole world! (Carolus Patricius Auctoritas)"

This is the third Noble Phantasm derived from Emperor Karl's second Noble Phantasm... Mobile Sanctuary Battle Form.

The magnificent temples, bell towers, palaces, and other buildings in varying shades of color form the gigantic body of this super robot...

Those institutions, which were specially built from collected materials and originally intended to receive faith from all over the world, now serve as hubs and nodes for manipulating the giant city, while the alchemical matrices placed within them have been activated as the internal circuitry of giant robots.

Its colossal form, which unfolds through the transformation of the megacity, is tens of kilometers tall from head to toe.

This conclusion was drawn by Emiya using his extraordinary observational abilities; ordinary people simply could not see the whole picture... because that towering and terrifying body had already soared straight into the clouds from mid-air, making it impossible for people to see the head of the mobile holy city that had transformed into it within the clouds.

The azure light particles, harmonized by the invisible macroscopic system of "celestial assimilation," condensed into pairs of long, blue wings on either side of the Mobile Sanctuary. They resembled angels descending from the sky, or super robots from a science fiction work.

This made Emiya think of a word.

True Body Machine God.

Speaking of the Greek gods who appeared in the Atlantic Lostbelt in FGO version 2.5, their true identities are actually a group of super machines (True Machine Gods) from other universes that descended to Earth. This completely subverts the general understanding of the original Greek mythology, making it difficult to distinguish whether this is a fantasy or science fiction story...

But he definitely didn't intentionally associate it with the Greek Mecha Gods from Type-Moon; it's just that the thing looks so similar.

Firstly, judging from the level of this energy, the mobile holy capital Noble Phantasm activated by the Great Emperor has completely surpassed any enemy that Emiya had encountered before.

To be honest, there's nothing strange about this. This King of Hearts himself possesses the Holy Grail, and the brainwashing system he designed has powerfully unified the spiritual beliefs of the people across the vast continent. Among the paladins under his command are many excellent Caster Servants, so it is not difficult to extract magic power in an endless stream.

Secondly, its massive size, reaching tens of kilometers in height, is clearly not just for show. Since the Emperor transformed the entire city into a treasure, it's not unreasonable to consider it a super mecha from certain series.

"That's quite an exaggerated physique, but does your actual strength really match your ambition to devour the history of normal humans?"

While trying to stall for time, Emiya controlled Susanoo to extend its right palm and lower Nono and the others out of the "cockpit".

He had a premonition that Emperor Karl's hasty pursuit of Chaldea for a decisive battle was not a desperate gamble, but rather a contingency plan he needed to implement... Even so, he himself had not used his full strength either.

But just in case, he still had to have Nono and the others take the "human skin book" that Prierati found back. Nono mentioned that one of the keys to achieving "assimilation of the voice of heaven" was the so-called human skin book, which was very likely the Noble Phantasm that Emperor Karl had stolen from Gilles, who originally created the singularity.

The original source of this thing was Prierati, who gave it to Gillespie when he was researching sorcery. Therefore, Prierati's original copy of the book made of human skin should be of great help to the research work of Constantine, Leonardo da Vinci, and others.

As for Emperor Charlemagne's statement that "we cannot assimilate you Chaldea," just take it with a grain of salt. Emiya has no intention of pinning any hope of victory on the enemy's empathy and rhetoric.

Ah, I am the embodiment of salvation, I am the end of war, and I am the steadfast practitioner of the great love that redeems all mankind equally—

Perhaps due to the assimilation of tens of millions of humans, Emperor Karl's voice became heavy and suppressed, accompanied by overlapping noises, as if all sorts of men, women, and children were mixed together, speaking through the Emperor's body...

Is this a side effect of unifying the spirituality of believers?
As Emiya pondered to himself, the air currents around the Holy City suddenly trembled. Blue light particles broke through the interference of the aftershocks of the previous explosion and surged wildly to block out all directions. The light blue wings of the mobile Holy City became even more dazzling.

Behold, this blue radiance—this is the universal light, the radiance of the Holy Spirit, powerful enough to connect every corner of the world, building a prosperous humanity and formidable military strength!

[Because the invisible voice of Heaven, through the assimilating will, connects each and every one of us! All of us are I alone; with one heart and one mind, the order of the world is under my control!]

Because the sacred Kara connects each and every one of us!

Emiya thought to himself that if Old Tang were here right now, he would probably start yelling or making fun of this statement using StarCraft 2 references.

"As the ancients said, 'Listen to their words and observe their actions.' What you talk about is order and redemption... In reality, you are nothing more than shamelessly ignoring human rights, brainwashing and manipulating the masses on a large scale! And yet you presumptuously call yourself a benevolent person who loves the world second only to God's love, thinking that you can occupy the moral high ground and rest easy just by erecting a memorial archway?"

[The memorial archway...?]

Emiya believed that his years of online surfing had honed his verbal skills to a decent degree, enough to put him at a disadvantage in front of a feudal monarch. Sure enough, the latter fell into a silent contemplation of the meaning behind Emiya's words.

At the same time, he confirmed that Nono and the others had been taken away by Shadow Border, which had secretly arrived via Imaginary Numbers. Only then did he feel slightly relieved and continue to unleash the power of the Godslayer.

The purple lightning spread out in a mighty torrent, tearing apart a section of the dense clouds in the azure sky to reveal the clear airspace within. Almost at the same time as the lightning struck, Susanoo on the ground continued to expand its size, rapidly growing to a height of several hundred meters, sprouting wings on its back, and soaring into the sky!

[Such incredible power... Gods controlled by human bodies? Is this the violence that Chaldea has always relied on?]

Karl the Great was astonished.

Sensing the threat, he reacted immediately.

In an instant, the flying mechanized holy city made a clicking sound, then stretched out its mountain-sized arms and swept across.

The arm, which stretches for over ten kilometers, merely twists and turns, generating a natural airflow that stirs up a storm comparable to the power of world-destroying spells!

[Just how effective is this power to command pagan deities? Let me test it for you!]

Almost simultaneously, the mech's smooth, thick fingers and hands spewed out a massive amount of magic power from a specific point. The released magic power rubbed against the storm, causing dense electric sparks to appear in the void. Mixed with the cloud vapors, it rolled forward, forming a storm that stretched for tens of kilometers and blew everything away in just a few seconds!
Faced with such a massive offensive, Emiya's Susanoo appeared as small as an ant or a mayfly, but he was not afraid.

The level of magical power, or the size of the body, is not the same as the actual level of combat strength.

If someone possesses magical power comparable to a vast reservoir, but their output is limited to the capacity of a single water pipe, then no amount of reserves will be of any use.

like this.

bass--

Emiya imbued the blade of the Ama no Kusanagi with a black, destructive aura.

"You smug emperor, your reliance on brute force—the Holy City Mechs built upon vast resources and human labor—is only this much!"

The golden divine sword turned completely black.

Emiya chanted the incantation, "Resounding! This is the so-called Kusanagi Sword! It is the steel that can pierce a thousand blades! Now is the time to annihilate the southern barbarians, the northern barbarians, the eastern barbarians, and the western barbarians! To destroy the heretics!"

A black halo slowly rippled outwards with the sword waves.

【What?!】 Emiya heard the Emperor's barely suppressed gasp of surprise; it was clear that this was the first time he had ever truly witnessed the full power of a divine authority.

This cannot be compared to simply piling up magic power.

The black sword wave was like the return of Susanoo from mythology, wantonly destroying phenomena and ruthlessly trampling on mortal affairs! Wherever it passed, the storm subsided, the clouds disintegrated, and the lightning disappeared in place!

[...] The Emperor fell silent once more, realizing he had underestimated the true strength of Chaldea and the Demon King. Could it be that mere expansion of human rule, in the pursuit of his own grand ambitions, ultimately couldn't compare to the supreme power of a god who embodied all that power?
"Is your attack over just like that?" Emiya tilted his head. "If you don't fight back, you'll lose your chance."

If Karl the Great thought he could fight against the gods with this "magic release," he was being far too naive.

【——! 】

Then, the only thing the Emperor observed was Emiya slowly retracting the divine sword that was wrapped in black light.

Whoosh! The black, tangible power suddenly erupted with astonishing intensity from its scattered state, forming multiple sword beams that shot towards us. It was as if a dueling technique had been combined with exquisite swordsmanship, causing the sword energy to split into multiple beams, each aiming at a different point to attack.

Emperor Karl hurriedly added magic to the nodes on the mobile holy city to increase its defense, but the black power of destruction was completely unreasonable. Even if it was barely worn down with a huge amount of magic, the mecha, which was about ten kilometers in size, had a large number of parts cut off and was instantly in a severely damaged state.

[With just one strike, I've made it impossible to reverse the tide of defeat...]

Karl the Great sighed softly.

Time was still too short. Chaldea arrived too quickly; its paladin army had not yet been able to rule the entire continent of Europe, nor had it been able to fully spread its divine voice, assimilate every citizen on every inch of land, and completely integrate them into its system.

Otherwise, the outcome is still uncertain.

And now... the entire nexus of the Mobile Metropolis has been severed, and it has completely lost its power to fly. Even the azure wings behind it have begun to flicker unsteadily.

"To be precise, that was the second cut, it's just that the second cut was faster."

Emiya delivered a timely critical strike, while also pointing out that the King of Hearts hadn't reacted to the second attack.

[Hmph... You usurper of the gods in Chaldea, I must admit, you're stronger now.]

Emiya: “…”

How could you say something like that? You want to lose your elbow too?
Chaldea, Demon King, you have shown me enough violence to shake the world and disrupt history.

[But even with a formidable foe before me, my vow to rule the world will not waver! Even if it means sacrificing myself, my beloved paladins, and my cherished people, fighting to the last man, my resolve will not waver!]

The Holy City mech, which was on the verge of disintegration, suddenly paused, halting its downward momentum and preventing it from falling apart.

The emperor made a certain decision.

Therefore, with the 23,731,276 souls of the entire Frankish kingdom, I proclaim to you all: join the assimilated chorus of heavenly voices—to the Kingdom of Heaven!

【Holy indeed! At this moment, forgive the sins of all enemies! (Calorus Patricius Dimitte)】

Those blue light particles that were subconsciously ignored and distributed in bands in the sky suddenly erupted violently. What was clearly an ethereal spiritual belief suddenly became like a tangible raging torrent, stirring up a tsunami in all directions!
"Well!?"

Emiya felt as if he had been hit hard on the head without realizing it.

Then came another hammer blow, and another, seemingly endless and without limit—

BB's voice suddenly rang in my mind, "Senior, senior, stop being so dizzy, hypnosis app—!"

Wow, what time is it and you're still thinking about hypnosis play?

Emiya frowned and covered his head. He had thought that as a god-slayer, his mental strength should be impervious to ordinary mental interference.

However, the more than 20 million souls that Emperor Karl claimed to possess were probably not just empty boasts. If this were to continue, he might end up with some kind of brain injury, just like Prime Minister Cao.

"It's not about hypnotizing me!" BB shouted. "It's about you hypnotizing yourself!"

"Huh? It can be used like that?"

Emiya did as he was told, and his mind did indeed become much clearer.

That's outrageous! Hypnotizing yourself is like giving yourself a brainwashing buff, which reduces external mental interference.

Is this considered a bug in the game mechanics?

"It's not a bug, it's just that BB manually updated the app's background data, and the mental resistance effect was greatly enhanced! This time, you should really thank the research team back home, they're making great progress. However, they also brought some bad news..."

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The Frankish border, inside the Shadow Border.

After Constantine confirmed that his message had been transmitted to Emiya via BB, the anxiety on his face did not ease in the slightest.

"Bad news! An unknown new magical energy fluctuation has appeared in the direction of the Holy Capital, possibly Emperor Karl's new Noble Phantasm!"

"According to the calculation device, the entire population of Frankish territory—a large part of Europe—has lost their minds and is sacrificing their lives to contribute to their faith! Meanwhile, the energy level and hostility response of the enemy unit, Emperor Karl and his Holy City, are skyrocketing!"

"Has Karl the Great gone mad!"

On the Chaldean side, still on the phone, Old Tang stared dumbfounded at the surging blue torrent on the horizon. "Isn't he a king? He's wiped out his people! How can a leader without any troops rule like that?!"

"Now is not the time to criticize the enemy's actions!"

Caesar interrupted Old Tang's continued rant, hurriedly asking, "Constantine, according to you, is the enemy's strength growing explosively? If the entire population of Frankish territory is forcibly controlled and sacrificed, what god-like level will their strength rise to? Can Emiya still handle it?"

"Yes, according to the calculations, the target..."

Constantine's expression was somewhat strange. "I'm sorry, although the other party is increasing in strength, they don't seem to have the strong divine reaction of a god. Instead, they are exhibiting a strange reaction that I've never seen before..."

"Shadow Border's computing equipment intercepted a segment of information from the mental storm unleashed by the other party. Based on the interpretation results, the nature of the other party was determined to be... [human love]."

(End of this chapter)