The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

Fujimaru Ritsuka was quite pleased with his resistance; without it, he probably wouldn't have been able to join the battle inside the temple.

"The trouble doesn't stop there. The many mysteries belonging to the gods that exist inside this temple also have the ability to suppress the release of Noble Phantasms."

Ilya drew his rock sword, but only summoned a tiny blizzard that caused the land to melt rapidly, unable to accumulate into snow.

"With so many curses descending, breaking through here will be extremely difficult. There must be traps in such a massive temple to stop us."

"At times like this, we can only take it one step at a time; we can't give up without even trying."

Arash was relatively optimistic. He picked up his bow and took six steps forward. (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and doesn't translate directly.)

"Then let's go."

The power now contained within this complex temple was not only the countless mysteries, as numerous as the number of gods possessed in ancient Egypt, the many blessings and curses bestowed by the gods, but also the retinues of the gods and the retinues of the Pharaoh.

The Sphinx is a servant of Horus, the god of the sky; the crocodile is a servant of Sobek, the god of the Nile; and Amit is a servant of Anubis, the god of the underworld.

These divine retinues, serving under the Pharaoh, blocked intruders within the temple and were also blessed by the Pharaoh, possessing a false immortality.

The complex temple of Pharaoh Osmandis, filled with countless mysteries, is a place that cannot be surpassed by sheer numbers.

If there is no way to counter it, then the only way to achieve a breakthrough is to rely on a force that is equal to it.

“Mr. Adad told me that he has the ability to break the seal of this great temple, but it won’t take long.”

To combat the curse cast by the ancient Egyptian gods, one must rely on the power that also comes from the gods.

Using the power of gods from other places to temporarily resist the curse of the gods is not something difficult to understand or do.

"Then what we need to do is find the location of the Sun King, and then work together to unleash our Noble Phantasm to defeat him."

Ilya nodded, but among the people present, it seemed that only Ilya could use the light cannon without paying too much of a price.

They say they're working together, but they can't actually do it.

"Yes, if I'm not strong enough, I'll show you my skills."

Arash spoke, saying that, just as he had done before, he had made up for the lack of power when it was not enough, far from enough.

"With you here, there's no problem. I haven't even seen your Noble Phantasm yet."

Ilya patted Arash on the shoulder, and Mash, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but speak up to explain.

"We've come this far, and finally an enemy has arrived—the Sphinx!"

But before Mashu could speak, the Sphinx, who had awakened in the temple, arrived.

Having gained immortality from the temple, they became even more formidable. Unlike in the desert where they needed time to recover, they could heal all their wounds in an instant, as if rewinding a video.

Chapter Seventy-Four: Defeating the Four

The enormous creature didn't come down from the ground; instead, it flew through the air and landed right before everyone's eyes in less than a second.

This colossal mythical beast possesses terrifying power that seems to defy the laws of physics; it has overwhelming mass, yet its speed and mass are almost negligible. (Temple)

The solemn, sacred-looking divine beast stared with its lifeless eyes at the intruders who had invaded the great temple.

The divine beasts transformed into scouts, arriving as vanguards. In a brief exchange of glances, they unleashed their fangs and claws, their destructive power far exceeding their appearance, sweeping across the land with terrifying speed, creating devastating sounds and shockwaves that echoed in all directions. (9)

As the earthly embodiment of Horus, the Sphinx, the divine beast guarding the Pharaoh, roars piercingly, its scorching flames shattering the atmosphere into fiery tornadoes capable of incinerating people to ashes.

Of the Heroic Spirits present, only Ilya could withstand the force of the attack, which resembled the materialized power of Horus, the god of the sky. Anyone struck would likely melt like a sugar ball within seconds.

Damaging the behemoth was pointless; neither splitting it in two nor destroying its head to blind it could divert its attacks in the slightest.

Even without eyeballs and completely losing its sight, the divine beast's claw strikes remained unchanged, with no reduction in speed or power.

Only under the influence of the flames' magic could its crimson claws swing at an alarming speed.

Even a single immortal divine beast here would be enough to instill fear, but now there are not just one, but nearly twenty.

In the magnificent and complex temple of Pharaoh Osmandis, the people who broke into the temple were already burdened by the endless curses brought by the mystery of the Egyptian gods. Facing such an astonishing number of divine beasts, they seemed to be fighting a desperate battle.

In the skies above Tokyo Bay, the great Persian hero and the knight king of Britain once fought side by side, but even a mere seven-headed Sphinx plunged the two heroes into dire straits.

That battle, which lasted for just over half an hour, was already considered a miracle, a state that could only be achieved through boundless fighting spirit.

But that wasn't the worst of it, because an even louder roar came from afar.

Inside the Great Temple of Osmandis, the king of all Sphinxes, the Starry Sky Sphinx, lies dormant.

Arash unleashed a rapid barrage of arrows, a torrent of arrows piercing the Sphinx to halt their attack.

Elijah stood at the forefront like a mountain, using the protection he received from the holy mountain and the blessing he received from Christ, and his physical body as a heroic spirit to confront the incredible mystery of the divine beast.

Adard remained close to Fujimaru Ritsuka, seemingly oblivious to the nature of the battle.

As for asking the reason, the battle at this moment is meaningless, and his mission is only to protect Fujimaru Ritsuka and complete this journey.

It wasn't until the commotion from afar that the angry serpent raised its head. An ordinary sphinx was indeed no match for it, and after transforming into a bull and wreaking havoc on it, the angry serpent realized this.

This wrathful serpent is not the true divine beast of Marduk, the chief god of Babylon, but rather a creation based on legend and fantasy combined with Marduk's divinity.

It is a life shaped by a blend of local reality and oral legends. At the beginning, one might indeed be somewhat interested in the mythical creatures of Egypt, which can be considered a neighbor of Babylon.

However, ordinary sphinxes are still not enough. What can interest this angry serpent is the royal sphinx that sleeps only in this place.

The wrathful serpent, bestowed with the name and power of the thunder god Akkad, undoubtedly held an extremely noble status; he was lightning, a bull, and a symbol of power.

Meanwhile, in the distance, the king of the Sphinx, who has awakened from his slumber, is led by the Starry Sky Sphinx, which also possesses an extremely mysterious aura. It is the half-body of the God King and also carries some elements of the Cthulhu mythos.

The faceless Sphinx is one of Nyarlathotep's incarnations, and Nitocris, who is also summoned here, is also related to it. In the Dreamland, Nitocris is the queen of ghouls.

The enraged snake that had been guarding Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly expanded in size and charged forward.

He transformed once more into that raging bull, charging forward as an uncontrollable force, breaking through the relentless attacks of the Sphinxes ahead, and hurtling deeper into the temple corridors.

Four or five Sphinxes were smashed to pieces, and two more Sphinxes that were knocked to the side immediately turned around and chased after them.

"Looks like the approaching enemy is enough to get this guy's attention, but it's all in vain. Have you found him?"

"Just wait a few more minutes, it'll be quick soon."

The great temple located here can only be found by searching for it until the Pharaoh reveals himself.

Pharaoh Zero, who had just awakened from his slumber, merely observed everything that was happening here, but he was somewhat surprised by the sudden appearance of Adad.

"The divine beast of Babylon, ha ha ha... Is it merely a wild beast attempting to contend with the Sphinx, which is half my body? A reckless divine beast, utterly worthless!"

The Pharaoh, who sat proudly on his throne, calmly in the main temple, and burst into thunderous laughter.

The Starry Sky Sphinx is quite different from the ordinary Sphinx. As the prefix "Starry Sky" in its name suggests, the Starry Sky Sphinx's body is composed of flowing galaxies.

As mentioned before, unlike the normal Sphinx which has a human face, the Starry Sky Sphinx is a faceless divine beast.

The Sphinx is like a galaxy forming the shape of a lion with the body of a human, wearing a golden cloak adorned with lapis lazuli, with the sacred golden serpent Uraeus in the center of the cloak.

Such attire speaks volumes about the noble status of the Starry Sky Sphinx. Just as the Pharaoh said, this is the half-body of the great Pharaoh, just like the Pharaoh himself.

On the back of the Starry Sky Sphinx are golden wings, and the colors that can be seen on the Starry Sky Sphinx are gold and cyan.

This noble divine beast, its body composed of galaxies, was constantly swallowing up the surrounding light, and the starry sphinx that was striding forward was like a flowing galaxy.

Anyone who sees such a magnificent and majestic mythical beast would likely be filled with fear and awe, finding it difficult to even think of being its enemy.

But Adad, who had transformed into a wild bull and charged in the form of a raging god bringing drought and famine, felt no such emotions; his heart was filled only with hostility, destruction, and death.

The wrathful serpent will become Adad, the god of thunder, displaying his capricious nature, smashing anything in his path with utter fury and unstoppable force.

As if sensing danger, the Starry Sky Sphinx raised its head from its low, slow steps forward, and magic gathered on its faceless face.

The flowing galaxy moved rapidly at this moment, and the nebula was gathered together to form an attack, which was thrown out from the faceless face.

The raging serpent charged forward without dodging, maintaining its unstoppable momentum, and crashed head-on into the galaxy projected by the Sphinx in the starry sky.

The explosion of magical light engulfed the entire corridor, and the residual magical energy even spread to the rear, shattering the two pursuing Sphinxes and causing damage to the temple buildings.

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Using the shockwave from the collision of these two terrifying divine beasts, Ilya swung his sword down hard, smashing the Sphinx's head in front of him, and turned back to shout to the crowd.

"The magic of the entire complex temple is concentrated in that direction, and the throne of the pharaoh who rules this place should be there."

"Finally got it. It's really not easy to hold on until now. This kind of battle is too difficult for people, and it's not even a sniping where you can keep your distance. It's a chaotic melee that's going to the very end."

Arash was having a tough time in this battle. As an archer, he couldn't maintain a great distance in the narrow corridor. He could only dodge the attacks of the divine beasts and shoot arrows quickly.

Being hit by even one attack can be fatal, so all attacks must be parried or dodged.

"But Arad just rushed out and isn't here. Do you have any means of communication?"

However, Adad, who promised to help everyone resist the curse of the Egyptian gods regarding the sealing effect of the treasures, is not here now.

“Mr. Adad was able to communicate with me, although we could only have brief exchanges because of the distance between us, but it was still possible.”

Fujimaru Ritsuka, however, did not overlook this point, and nodded to them, saying, "..."

Moreover, although this divine beast might be a bit impulsive, it will not forget its duty and will rush back quickly if any situation arises.

"Then you will be in charge of deciding when to launch the counterattack. It's all up to you, Master of Chaldea."

Having received a satisfactory answer from Fujimaru Ritsuka, Ilya nodded and continued to focus on stopping the Sphinx.

Fujimaru Ritsuka tried her best to communicate with Adard, but considering the opponent Adard was currently facing, it would indeed take some time to complete the conversation over a long distance.

The battle in the distance had already escalated into close combat. After taking the hit from the Starry Sky Sphinx, Adad suffered considerable injuries, but still charged forward and crashed into the Starry Sky Sphinx.

There wasn't much use of power, or rather, its use was concentrated on its minions. The flashing thunder and the pervasive death were all gathered in its minions to tear apart the enemy's body.

A roar like the galaxy roared from the Starry Sky Sphinx. The terrifying magic, along with the surging starry sky on the Starry Sky Sphinx's body, caused explosions like creation to occur continuously in this space.

The constantly emanating magical light also hindered communication and exchange through magic, making everything proceed rather slowly.

“Mr. Ilya, in 10 seconds, please use the divine power within you to break the seal of the Great Temple.”

Having obtained accurate intelligence, Fujimaru Ritsuka shouted to Ilya, "⑨0私“＂84￡【er√｛㈨炩∥⒌蒐索qun：。"

There is also a person here who possesses divinity, namely Ilya. Ilya still retains the divinity of Perun, the chief god worshipped by the Slavs. Although it does not occupy a large part, it can at least be of considerable use here.

"Just leave it to me."

Elijah would not refuse the request that was given to him; it was the foundation and righteousness of a hero, and there was no need or meaning in it that could be shaken.

Ten seconds is but a few blinks of an eye, and the roar of the divine beast came from the distant space, shaking the entire space where the Great Temple is located.

That is the power that the divine beast is wielding, which is the great authority held by the god of Adad.

Rainwater, accompanied by the roar, seeped from the top of the temple and dripped down, the drops of rain turning into a torrential downpour in the blink of an eye.