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"How arrogant..."

Realizing that the person outside was actually giving him time to recover his magic, Osmandis couldn't help but sigh, after all, the other party's behavior clearly showed that they were underestimating him.

Arrogance requires capital, and the other party just happens to possess that capital to be arrogant.

This is understandable, as even the proud Osmandis had long been prepared for the possibility of failure.

The scale of the Grand Spirit Origin indicates that the being summoned by the opponent is indeed the legendary Demon God Pillar, and it is exactly as recorded by the King of Magic.

Based on the current situation, it's clear that the opponent is none other than Solomon, the Magic King, but...

Osmandis sensed something was amiss, and Arash's clairvoyance also detected something strange about King Solomon, though neither could quite put their finger on it. But there was no time to ponder now; they were ready for battle. The pre-arranged battle plan was simple: Osmandis would use his home-field advantage to probe first, while Arash would provide support from the shadows or deliver the final, fatal blow.

Neither of them had any objections to this.

"Let's go retrieve the Holy Grail, then go to the Holy City to create a new singularity and continue searching for the King's trail. We've wasted enough time here."

Realizing that the time was almost up, Goetia commanded the Demon Pillars to destroy all the surrounding buildings. Now it was time to prepare for the final steps. He then turned his attention to the Great Composite Temple of Radiance in the very center of the desert.

With several demonic pillars representing the gods, Goetia ascended the temple steps. The pyramid-shaped stone doors before him were tightly shut, clearly indicating that the master inside did not wish for him to enter so easily.

Instead, facing a gate powerful enough to repel all enemies, he simply raised his hand.

Click-click—!!!

Then, to the astonishment of Osmandis, the master of the temple, the doors of his temple were easily pushed open by Goetia, and the restrictions and blessings from the gods on the doors were all removed by some special power the moment his palm touched them.

"What on earth is going on!?"

He couldn't think of an answer, and no one answered either.

Goetia leisurely led the Demon God Pillars up the steps and strode into the temple.

Passing through the temple's long corridors and finally reaching the throne room, he looked up at Osmandis, who sat majestically on the throne, and calmly said, "You evacuated your people beforehand and lured me here with the aura of the Holy Grail, intending to stop me alone. Though foolish, I must admit that you, the Sun King of Egypt, are indeed a worthy human ruler. Consider our recent rest time a reward for your conduct."

"Hmph! I am the Pharaoh, the King of Kings! The one who rules over all things on earth!"

Osmandis proudly declared, "How could I possibly be praised by a sinner like you?!"

He then slightly turned his head, fixing his gaze on Goetia and the Demon God Pillars behind him, a haughty smirk playing on his lips, and said, "Your Spirit Origin is indeed undoubtedly Grand, and your retinue are all Demon Gods. Although I don't know why they've become such a repulsive sight, they are all genuine. No matter how you look at it, you are undoubtedly the legendary King of Magic, but..."

"Why can't I sense even the slightest bit of a kingly aura from you? You magician, what exactly are you? Where is the real King Solomon?!"

In the empty temple, Osmandis's words resonated powerfully. Although there was no evidence, and although the figure before him was unmistakably the legendary Magic King, his intuition told him—

'This guy who gives me the creeps is definitely not the real King of Magic.'

"..."

However, when faced with Ramses II's question, Goetia smiled but remained silent. Instead of answering directly, she countered with, "You don't think I'm the Magic King? Then what do you think I am?"

"Although I do not know what kind of monster you are or where you came from, your terrifying aura made me feel uncomfortable even on our first meeting."

"You do have some interesting points, but there are some answers that shouldn't be revealed now. However, I will tell you at the moment you are about to die."

Goetia raised his hand, and the people behind him immediately transformed into different colored demon pillars, firmly locking onto Osmandis on the throne. The atmosphere in the entire temple immediately became tense.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Nitocris, who was sitting in front of the [Netherworld Mirror], and Anubis both showed astonished expressions.

Not the Magic King?

If the being before me, who wields a Demon God Pillar and possesses a Grand Spirit Origin, isn't the King of Magic...

So what exactly is he? Why would he use everything belonging to the Magic King to make his appearance and launch this human reasoning incineration that is comparable to the end of the world?

At this moment, Osmandis said, "Although I do not know what you are, you have trampled on my territory, violated the entire history of mankind, and now you dare to openly provoke me... You truly enrage me!!"

"Violation?"

Upon hearing Ramses II's words, Goetia reacted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. His previously calm face instantly cracked into a terrifying smile, and he said, "Hahahaha—!! While it may indeed have some brilliance, it is ultimately nothing more than the level of humanity. Your understanding is still so shallow that it disgusts me. Foolish Osmandis, what is this precious history of humanity that you consider valuable? How much filth is contained within the history of humanity that you protect?!"

"I have seen the entire long river of history, and all I see is that humanity will repeat the same mistakes countless times. They will never learn from their mistakes or grow. They will never become truly perfect beings. This is why humanity disappoints Solomon—that is why I was born, to correct human history and create a new future. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Nonsense!!"

Upon hearing this, Osmandis scoffed, his heart filled with extreme anger at Goetia's words. As the king of mankind, what Osmandis could not tolerate most was the complete denial of everything about humanity, including his story, his achievements, and everything he had created with his close friends and lovers.

This guy, who appeared out of nowhere, negated humanity with just a few words, intended to destroy humanity, and defined humanity for Solomon, which annoyed him even more.

Although Osmandis had never met the true Magic King Solomon, he could sense that Solomon, who was also the king of mankind, did not feel disappointed in humanity as the monster before him claimed.

Only humans can understand humans; the words of a mere monster are nothing more than his subjective imagination.

"Hmph, what right does a mere thief who stole someone else's inheritance have to decide the future of humanity? Let me see what you really are!"

Seeing that they couldn't agree on anything, Osmandis had a sudden thought and immediately activated the [Great Composite Temple of Radiance].

After all, it is Osmandis's most prized and decisive Noble Phantasm, the Great Composite Temple of Radiance. Its power symbolizes the majesty of the Pharaoh and integrates the mystery of all Egyptian gods into one. Its own powerful strength can even rival that of the Sword of Ea. Even when facing this monster who stole King Solomon's legacy, Osmandis still has the ability to compete with him here.

—Click click click!

As he gave his command, blinding golden light suddenly emanated from the [Radiant Composite Temple], and behind Osmandis, a sun radiating dazzling light slowly rose.

Looking into the distance, within that golden sun, there seemed to be the reflection of a supreme deity, radiating boundless divine power. The terrifying power and temperature directly repelled the demonic pillars that had already launched their attack.

“That brat Osmandis is starting to use the power of Ra.” Anubis, as an Egyptian god, could of course tell whose power this was.

Seeing this, Nitocris looked on with utmost piety and spoke with the same pride, "It is the supreme power of the Sun God, the Almighty God, Ra!"

At this moment, Osmandis sat high on his throne, his body gilded by the blazing sun, like the god of all gods descending to earth with heavenly light, majestic and awe-inspiring, displaying supreme honor. Even a glimpse of him was enough to inspire awe.

"Those who deny humanity, extinguish inhumanity, and commit unforgivable calamities."

Then Osmandis coldly swept his gaze over the demonic pillars below the throne, which resembled ants. A look of disgust and anger appeared on his face, and he roared, "Right here, bathed in the sun's rays, turn to ashes!!"

The resounding voice fell in response—

In an instant, the sun blazed high in the sky, and the supreme power of the sun god was unleashed without reservation. The glory of Ra, symbolizing the purification of all things, swept down like a surging tide, illuminating every inch of the land. Wherever it reached, all things trembled in this sacred and scorching light.

raging!!

The sun's golden radiance and the blazing solar storm began to intertwine, erupting within the temple in an instant. The scorching light and storm originating from the sun caused the demonic pillars below to tremble uncontrollably; beneath the endless sun, their forms appeared so tiny. Finally, in the instant they were enveloped and descended upon by the white light, they were nearly burned to ashes.

Osmandis gripped the Holy Grail tightly, and with the other hand, he brought the Pharaoh's scepter down heavily. His divine kingly aura was now fully revealed.

"They won! The Sun King has won!"

Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Nitocris secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She proudly declared, "Under the boundless radiance of Ra, even the Magic King would be burned to ashes by the power of the sun!!"

Seeing Ra's light strike the Magic King, the heavy weight on Nitocris's heart finally lifted.

“It’s not that simple, Nitocris. Look closely in the mirror.”

However, just as she was celebrating, Anubis beside her gave her a serious reminder.

"Huh!?"

Nitocris looked again more closely and was immediately stunned. She said, "This...how is this possible? Why...why are they all unharmed?"

Indeed, Ra, the sun god, the omnipotent god, the supreme god of Egypt, possesses power that is supreme in any mythology. The radiance and heat he wields can easily dispel even the endless darkness. But what is hard to understand is... why didn't the sun god's light destroy the Magic King? It didn't even destroy those few demon pillars?

Upon seeing this bizarre scene, Osmandis's heart sank as well.

With the help of the [Great Composite Temple of Radiance], he could utilize all the mysteries of Egypt within the temple, as well as the divine powers of the images engraved there. The only limitation was his damned Spirit Origin, which prevented him from simultaneously absorbing a large number of divine powers. Otherwise, if he possessed a Grand Spirit Origin, he could now wield Osiris's Sky Dragon in his left hand, Obelisk the Tormentor in his right, and Ra's Winged Dragon atop his head—he would be invincible, even King Hassan wouldn't be his match.

Unfortunately, he can only use his Divine Might alone now, but with the enhancement of the Holy Grail, this single Divine Might is enough to crush a top-tier Servant. Even the three-times-powerful Gawain, who was responsible for guarding the city, would have been burned to ashes by his Sun God's Light just now.

After all, this was the radiance of Ra, the most powerful force in Egyptian mythology capable of suppressing evil, malevolent beings, and demons. That radiance would undoubtedly have a special effect on this man who denies humanity, exudes evil, and the demons surrounding him.

Osmandis couldn't understand why not a single bit of damage had been done. Not to mention that fake Magic King, even the Demon Pillars hadn't been cleared out.

This, this...

This is absolutely unbelievable!!

The feeling just now was similar to when this guy casually entered the temple; it seemed as if his Noble Phantasm had been rendered ineffective by this guy using some special method.

'what is going on!?'

A bad feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

However, the silence was broken by a sneer the next moment—"The light of the sun god? A god that even Moses could not stop, a loser who lost to the Holy Spirit, what right does his radiance have to destroy us, the inheritors of the will of the chosen king?"

Goetia looked at the incredulous Osmandis and extended his palm, calmly saying, "Give up the resistance. We are not here for you or that useless goddess. Return the Holy Grail quickly, and then continue to eke out a living and wait for the end of this world."

"Hmph! You're dreaming!"

Osmandis had no desire to continue entangled with Goetia. He had just sensed that this guy had used some special means to render his Noble Phantasm ineffective.

Although he didn't know what it was or what the underlying principle was, he did discover some strange clues.

That being the case...

"Then let me see your true colors for myself!!"

Faced with Goetia's mockery, Ramses II made a snap decision and slammed his hand on his throne. Immediately afterward, the murals behind him began to emit a series of piercing "crack, crack—!!" sounds.

Then, countless Eyes of Horus on the wall opened simultaneously, locking onto Goetia's figure below.

"Then let's try this!!"

This was accompanied by Osmandis raising his scepter and shouting.

In an instant, countless densely packed lightning orbs poured out from the Eye of Horus on the wall of the Great Temple, rushing towards Goetia's location. The dark purple light engulfed everything in front of them in a mere instant.

Soon, all other sounds disappeared from the magnificent temple, leaving only the flickering lightning and the crackling of electricity.

Sizzle—crackling crackling!

However, facing this sweeping storm of lightning, Goetia, standing in the very center, neither dodged nor avoided it. The smile on his lips grew even more unrestrained, showing no regard for this lightning originating from Horus.

"If this is your last struggle, then I can only say that you are getting a little tired of me, Sun King."

The cold voice originating from Goetia once again slowly emanated from the lightning.

Chapter 218 We Are All Heroes

"—!!"

Facing his enemy, Osmandis unleashed his true abilities from the very beginning.

First came the radiance of the sun god, followed by the thunder of Horus.

However, the result of both attacks was the same.

His Noble Phantasm had barely reached Goetia's side when it was easily neutralized by a wave of Goetia's hand, without even causing a ripple.