It's normal for an evil god to raise an Abyss.

In the raging flames, the sword edge was leaping.

Three on the left, three on the right, the agent drew out a total of six black keys and rushed forward.

The assassin's gun was aimed at the shadow approaching in the wind.

At this moment and in this place, the duel between these two men began silently.

Chapter 58: Final Battle (II) Gungnir

The Sword of Promised Victory is so powerful that even a solid city can be destroyed in one blow. The huge ravines on the ground are proof of this.

However, the monster was not destroyed by Saber's strongest attack.

No, rather than saying that it was not destroyed, it was more like the monster completely swallowed up Saber’s attack, using it as energy for its own growth, and instead expanded outward a bit.

Irisviel and Altria were both surprised upon seeing this. This monster was much more difficult to deal with than they had expected.

Now, Artoria can only release the [Sword of Promised Victory] once at most, but it will also consume all her magic power and will no longer be able to support Artoria's appearance.

According to the current situation, we can no longer waste magic power before figuring out the opponent's specific capabilities. If the last Sword of Promised Victory cannot defeat the opponent, we will be at an absolute disadvantage.

The dark green light gathered at the top of the huge "plant", giving people an ominous sign.

Is the other party about to launch an attack?

Artoria gripped her sword tightly and stood in front of Irisviel, guarding against the impending attack.

The expected attack did not come. The ball of dark green light slowly fell to the ground and turned into the appearance of a young girl.

Compared to the individual Kotomine Kirei had met before, the one before him was closer to the realm of human.

The guy's mouth opened and closed, but the sound seemed to echo directly in Irisviel and Altria's minds:

"My name is Nahema, the root of all things, the authority of the unclean; King of Britain, our interests are the same, you want to avoid the destruction of the empire, and I can give you an eternal empire, this deal is a good deal, right?"

"What a joke! My wish doesn't need to be fulfilled by a demon like you who exudes evil aura!"

Altria shouted angrily, gripping her sword tightly.

"As a king who has shed the blood of countless people, can you be so complacent in denouncing others as demons? How ridiculous! Forget it. You are not important in the new world. Let your blood be the death knell of the old world."

Nahma's voice was so flat that it didn't sound like a human's at all, but the last sentence was mixed with a deep chill.

Without wanting to waste any more time, the monster behind Nahma stretched out countless branches and attacked Altria directly.

The Broken Steel Holy Sword was extremely sharp and easily cut through the branches in front, but there were too many of them and Altria's limbs were soon entangled by countless branches.

"?!" Altria discovered an even worse situation. These branches were slowly absorbing her magic power.

Irisviel behind him was also extremely anxious. If this situation continued, Altria would not be able to hold on for long before her magic power was drained. Even if she risked disappearing and released the [Sword of Promised Victory] again, she would not be able to cause any harm to the enemy.

It seems that the situation is doomed to fail.

"My Father God, please lend me your strength to clear away obstacles and open up a path forward! — The Hammer of the Pathbreaker!"

The surging magic power turned into an invisible impact that severed the connection between the branches attached to Altria's limbs and her body.

When Irisviel and Altria were at their wits' end, "reinforcements" finally arrived.

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In the world of Shanhe Shejitu, the meteor shower caused by the collision of treasures is still continuing.

Gilgamesh sensed something and drew out the holy sword Durandal from the treasury and swung it into the air beside him.

(Durandal: One of the three great holy swords in Europe, the sword of Roland, the first holy knight in history. It is said that the holder can obtain the blessing of God and angels. It is also called the Sword of Angels and the Blade of Immortality. It is a divine weapon of the same level as the Sword in the Lake.)

The sound of metal colliding was heard in the air. Xueyue was no longer invisible, and the sword in her hand collided violently with Durandal, sending out sparks.

The sword was covered with regular golden diamond-shaped patterns, the front of the sword was inlaid with blue colored glaze, and the back was inlaid with turquoise. It was the Sword of Goujian, King of Yue. Because of the deeds of its owner "Yue's 3,000 soldiers were able to conquer Wu", the sword's performance was greatly improved even when it was at a disadvantage.

"This trivial skill of hiding your body is useless in front of a true king!" Gilgamesh said arrogantly. The King's Treasure had revealed several A-level treasures, pointing directly at Xueyue who had failed in her sneak attack.

The clone created at the original position had long since vanished into thin air, and Xue Yue had also been mentally prepared for the failure of the sneak attack. When the attack failed, she took advantage of the momentum and leaped back to create distance. Five light golden ripples emerged around her, and five swords emerged from them, blocking the A-level treasure shot by Gilgamesh.

Zhanlu, Chunjun, Juque, Shengxie and Yuchang were all made by the famous swordsmith Ou Yezi and are known as the Five Famous Swords of Ou Yezi. Because they are closely related to King Gou Jian of Yue, they are also called the Five Swords of King Yue.

Even someone as proud as Gilgamesh had to admit that if he didn't take it seriously, he would never be able to defeat the Caster named "Emperor Hong".

The golden treasure house door opened again, but this time only one thing appeared.

It was a piece of branch, which then turned into a green spear.

Seeing the spear, the relaxed expression on Xueyue's face disappeared, replaced by a solemn look.

Gungnir, also known as the Great God's Declaration and the Spear of Eternity, is the weapon of Odin, the main god in Norse mythology. It is made of branches of the World Tree and has the property that it will hit the target once thrown.

As a weapon of the main god level, its power is naturally not comparable to the strength of a normal A-level treasure. Taking out such a divine weapon has already represented that Gilgamesh has abandoned his playful mentality, and the only thing left is to go all out in earnest.

Xueyue's solemn expression seemed to satisfy Gilgamesh: "Be thankful, ordinary heroes have no chance to see such glory. Just die with gratitude!"

Gilgamesh threw Gungnir, and the spear instantly turned into a stream of light, like a falling meteorite, accompanied by bursts of thunder. It was Odin's divine thunder, and also the roar of the divine spear breaking through the sound barrier.

If it were a weak creature, it would have been frightened by the thunder of God and crawled on the ground, and would have been torn apart by the aftermath of the divine spear before it could react.

The hundreds of meters distance that Xueyue had opened up before was only covered in a moment for the magic spear.

The next moment, the tip of Gungnir's spear was less than a foot away from Xueyue's chest.

Chapter 59: Decisive Battle (III) Baji Hammer

Fuyuki Civic Hall, item warehouse.

Emiya Kiritsugu uses a firearm, while Kotomine Kirei uses a black key. There is no doubt that in terms of attack distance, Kotomine Kirei is at an absolute disadvantage, so Kotomine Kirei's first choice should be to shorten the distance between the two and get as close to Emiya Kiritsugu as possible.

Emiya Kiritsugu obviously understood this, and as an excellent magician killer, he would definitely make good use of his distance advantage and strike first. He quickly pointed the gun at Kotomine Kirei and pulled the trigger.

Kotomine Kirei rushed towards Emiya Kiritsugu with six black keys in hand. From his posture, it was obvious that he was prepared for Emiya Kiritsugu's shooting.

What Emiya Kiritsugu was waiting for was Kotomine Kirei's use of magic defense, and the Origin Bullet that had been loaded in advance was fired at Kotomine Kirei.

Kotomine Kirei activated his magic as expected. The black keys held in both hands immediately expanded to several times the size of the blade. The blade, originally made of magic power, was injected with additional huge magic power, completing a different kind of enhancement. This dosage obviously exceeded the amount allowed by the weapon itself, but it was enough to block one bullet. Kotomine Kirei crossed the six black keys in front of his chest to form a fan shape, steadily defending against the bullets fired by Emiya Kiritsugu.

Emiya Kiritsugu's Origin Bullet will cause great damage to the magic circuits of the target it hits, especially when Kotomine Kirei has called upon such a huge amount of magic power. According to Emiya Kiritsugu's expectation, Kotomine Kirei will suffer a severe backlash due to the instantaneous runaway of magic, and will be either dead or crippled.

But - among the flying fragments of the Black Keys, a figure in a black monk's robe rushed out. Kotomine Kirei was not affected at all and quickly approached Emiya Kiritsugu.

Kiritsugu Emiya was obviously not prepared for this sudden situation, but fortunately, his body reacted before his brain, and Kiritsugu Emiya began to perform magic:

"Time alter——double accel!"

At the critical moment, Emiya Kiritsugu jumped back dangerously, and the tip of Kotomine Kiritsugu's right shoe brushed over the tip of Emiya Kiritsugu's nose, and the left leg attack that followed naturally missed. Kotomine Kiritsugu's series of kicks had no effect as Emiya Kiritsugu urgently launched the speed-up magic.

The fact that the Origin Bullet had no effect on Kotomine Kirei shocked Emiya Kiritsugu greatly. And the person involved, Kotomine Kirei, obviously did not know the turmoil in Emiya Kiritsugu's heart, and therefore could not imagine that, by some strange coincidence, he had actually invalidated the opponent's trump card.

Kotomine Kirei himself is not a proper magician, and has never experienced the systematic development of magic circuits. In order to use magic temporarily, Kotomine Kirei uses the magic source inherited from the Command Spells left by Kotomine Risei. The Command Spell is a one-time consumable. In terms of the result, Kotomine Kirei was saved. When the black key and the origin bullet collided and reacted with each other, the Command Spell as the source of magic power had disappeared from Kotomine Kirei's arm, and the origin bullet naturally could not work on Kotomine Kirei himself.

The plan of Hatsumi-sama was completely disrupted, and Emiya Kiritsugu could only proceed to the next step. Through the previous intelligence collection and communication with Xueyue, Emiya Kiritsugu had also heard about the destructive power of Kotomine Kirei's boxing; although Xueyue said that "the guy's boxing level is only half-baked", she also said that "it is still enough to kill ordinary people with one blow."

All in all, there is no chance of winning in close combat with Kotomine Kirei.

Because of the side effects of activating the inherent time control, Emiya Kiritsugu felt an extremely uncomfortable tearing sensation in the capillaries all over his body, but now was not the time to worry about such minor injuries. The most urgent task was to distance himself from Kotomine Kirei.

Although continuously activating the Innate Time Control was tantamount to an act of suicide, in the current situation it was clearly the only way to gain an advantage in the battle with Kotomine Kirei.

The next moment, Emiya Kiritsugu realized that he still underestimated the strength of Kotomine Kirei.

The reason why Kotomine Kirei's chain kicks missed before was only because of a miscalculation caused by Emiya Kiritsugu's sudden acceleration, not because Emiya Kiritsugu's speed was so fast that Kotomine Kirei could not catch it. Once Kotomine Kirei understood Emiya Kiritsugu's double-speed movement, he would be able to respond with the same calculation.

Therefore, Emiya Kiritsugu quickly experienced a second taste of surprise.

Even if the distance between the two sides was more than five steps, Kotomine Kirei only took a slight step forward, and the whole person was like riding on a skateboard, quickly shortening the distance.

This is a kind of walking style in Bajiquan. This kind of walking style, which allows one to slide on the ground to the enemy without making any sound, is called a "live step".

Kotomine Kirei's tall figure, like the ghost of death, slid in front of the trembling Emiya Kiritsugu. At this distance, Bajiquan could exert its greatest power.

Kotomine Kirei took a heavy step forward, causing the concrete floor to groan, and his swift straight punch rammed into Kiritsugu's chest like a rock. This was the Eighth Form of Bajiquan - the Hammer Strike.

It was the same move that Xueyue had used on Kotomine Kirei in the jungle. The difference was that at that time, Kotomine Kirei had Assassin's life-threatening interference, which caused Xueyue's attack to lose most of its momentum. However, the ram that Kotomine Kirei used on Emiya Kiritsugu at this moment exerted its full power, which was a fatal blow to ordinary people.

It was like a landmine exploded in his chest. Kiritsugu had no time to defend himself. His entire body flew in the air like hay, and finally slammed heavily onto the surrounding walls. Under such a heavy blow, his chest cavity was ruptured without any suspense, and his lungs and heart were smashed into a ball of meat paste.

Kotomine Kirei looked at his own hands, slowly clenching and then loosening them, feeling the touch of death, and at the same time exhaled slowly and long. In such a close fight between life and death, the outcome was decided in a matter of a split second.

However, this was clearly the outcome of his mad pursuit, so why did he feel a sense of emptiness that he had never experienced before at the moment of victory?

Forget it, that's it...

Kotomine Kirei's nerves, which were tense due to the battle, finally relaxed, and with them came a feeling of powerlessness, while his attention also became dull.

The next moment, Kotomine Kirei felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows, and a burst of deep red covered his vision.

Now it was Kotomine Kirei's turn to feel astonishment. He had never expected such a sudden attack.

Chapter 60: Decisive Battle (IV) Materialism

Yuanzang Mountain, by the lake.

Without the energy supplied by the main body, the branches were just tougher plants. With a little effort, Altria broke free from all the branches that were entangled with her body.

"You two, are you okay?"

The blonde girl appeared from the woods and asked with concern. It was obvious that the support attack just now was her work.

"Thank you. Irisviel and I are not injured. Um... Caster."

Altria thanked Abigail, and she and Irisviel realized that they seemed to have never known each other's real name.

Abigail, who had just arrived, took a small breath and smoothed her breathing. There were some tiny beads of sweat on her forehead, which she simply wiped away with her sleeves. Now Abigail changed back into her original black dress, which was also a more convenient outfit for fighting than a dress (probably).

"Just call me Abby~"

Abigail didn't really care about being mistaken for a Caster. After all, Xueyue had called herself a Caster before, and later admitted that she was a Master, so it was normal for Irisviel and the others to think that she was a Servant of the Caster class. Besides, the most urgent task now was to deal with this troublesome-looking guy in front of her.

However, what exactly is this guy in front of me that exudes an unpleasant aura?

Just as Abigail was thinking this, a voice came from her mind.

(That is one of the branches of the Reverse Kabbalah Tree of Life, Nahma, who symbolizes [materialism]. Although it has also been tainted with the abilities of some other branches, it is still just a split body after all, which is just right as a test.)

The sudden voice in her head did not make Abigail panic or surprised, but instead gave her a sense of security.

Although Bubble was nowhere to be found, it was obvious that he was keeping a close eye on the battlefields. Since this was a "test", Abigail had to do her best to win.

(Don't rush to attack. As a representative of exhausting convergent matter, the opponent's power can absorb most of the energy. At least at your current output level, it is just adding fuel to the fire and you can't defeat it at all.)

Abigail nodded silently. Although Abigail's current magic power was directly supplied by bubbles and could be regarded as infinite magic power, it was limited by Abigail's own conditions and the energy that could be mobilized each time had a limit. If the magic power that bubbles could provide was like the ocean, then the amount Abigail could release at one time was only equivalent to a small water pipe. Such a small flow rate could not break through the solid rock.

Either find the opponent's weakness and break it directly; or gather strength that the opponent cannot absorb and destroy it in one go. This is the solution to encounter an enemy with absorption ability, but unfortunately, neither Altria nor Abigail can do these two methods.

Of course, this is just what Altria and Abigail cannot do at the moment, not that no one can defeat this enemy. For Sister Xue and Sister Megas, enemies of this level will definitely be easily dealt with, Abigail firmly believes so.

But because of this, Abigail can't just leave this enemy there for them to deal with, because this is Abigail's battle. If Abigail wants to catch up with them, she must try to defeat this seemingly invincible guy through her own strength. This is not only a test for Abigail, but also a test for herself.

Abigail's idea was firm, but the reality was not as good as she thought.

The vines that were swinging around could easily break a tree that was so thick that it took three people to hug it, and they could create deep gullies on the ground. Abigail dodged in the gaps between the vines' attacks, and Altria's situation was even worse. Because she was not in good condition, she had to protect Irisviel and had no room to fight back.

As for Nahma, the enemy, it was very easy. As long as she continued to develop by wasting time, in a few hours, no one in the world would be able to stop her.

Therefore, Nahma was not in a hurry to kill, and the means of attack she used were not intended to be fatal. It was more like a play. She was unhurried, like a cat teasing a dying mouse, waiting for her prey to die of exhaustion.

Just such a "insignificant" attack had already pushed Abigail and Altria into a desperate situation. As time passed, their physical strength gradually ran out.

(Puff~)

It seemed that he found Abigail's miserable appearance being forced by the vines very funny, and Bubbles' laughter sounded in his mind.

(Miss Megs!)

Abigail was huffing.

(Ahem, it seems you are still helpless. There is no other way. Let me give you a hint. Don’t you have another treasure that you haven’t used yet?)

(Will this be useful?)