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

Chapter 66: Final Battle (X) Gilgamesh Exits

"It tells the story of the beginning, the separation of heaven and earth, the nothingness offering a blessing for the creation. The sword of separation tore the heaven and earth apart, and the mortar of the stars rolled up. The hell in the sky is the end point on the eve of creation - the separation of heaven and earth, the first star!"

"When chaos first began, the world was in turmoil, and the boundless world began to appear. Afterwards, the world gave birth to all things, so all things are like straw dogs in the world. Until now - the blue is the sky, and the thick is the earth..."

The three forces combined into a golden beam of light pouring down from the upper left, meeting the red and black hurricane column that cut through everything from the lower right.

At the moment when the two forces collided, the heaven and earth trembled.

In an instant, a light like the annihilation of a star burst out, and the whole world suddenly became silent, because the huge energy collision caused this space to briefly become a vacuum state.

Afterwards, the leading light gradually faded, and the loud noise of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting came late.

The golden color and the red and black color were in a stalemate. The sky along with the clouds hanging in it were torn apart, revealing pure black. The solid earth was like the surface of the water, with the center of the energy collision as the origin, expanding outward in layers of "ripples", turning into mountain-like gullies.

Huge waves hundreds of meters high rose on the sea, and this scene that could be called a giant tsunami was directly evaporated the next moment. The ground was torn into countless pieces, and the magma under the ground quickly gushed out, but was directly evaporated by the aftermath of the energy in the next second.

The attack of the Sword of Separation lasted only a few seconds before it was suppressed by the golden beam of light. It then collapsed and the light quickly enveloped Gilgamesh's entire body, blasting him deep into the ground.

The golden beam of light gradually dissipated, Yinglong circled and disappeared, and Xueyue also casually put away the Xuanyuan Sword and Fuxi Pen.

In the end, Xueyue withdrew the force of that final attack that was strong enough to penetrate the earth's crust, leaving only a huge pit on the ground with a radius of several kilometers and a depth of about one kilometer.

And in the center of the huge pit was naturally Gilgamesh. He was now covered in blood, and his originally gorgeous golden armor was now in tatters.

"I have to admit that you are stronger now." Even though he was spitting blood and his breath was weak, Gilgamesh's tone did not lower the intensity at all.

After saying this, he could no longer hold on and turned into a point of light and dissipated.

Archer——Hero King Gilgamesh, exit.

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Xueyue was not very surprised by this result. To block the attack of the Sword of Separation, one must either have a treasure that can defend against Suzheng, or a treasure that can offset it. Coincidentally, Xueyue possessed both.

Whether it was Yinglong, Xuanyuan Sword, or Fuxi Pen, the attacks of each of them were enough to fight against Guaili Sword, and Xueyue obviously wanted to be more "safe", so she used all of them, but this also basically burned out Xueyue's magic power. There were also some problems...

Xueyue looked around. It could be said that this world had been destroyed beyond recognition of its original appearance. It really felt like the beginning of chaos. However, even after enduring such a violent impact with energy comparable to the creation of the world, this world could still be maintained. This was mainly due to the treasure that Xueyue had thrown out before to anchor the world - the Dinghai Shenzhen Iron. If it hadn't been for it to stabilize the world, this world would probably have collapsed on its own when Xueyue and Gilgamesh were doing their best.

And if this world collapses and returns to the real world, the aftermath of these top-level treasures will probably destroy several cities and affect many innocent people.

The Map of Mountains and Rivers has the ability to self-repair, but it has been damaged to this extent. I'm afraid it will be unusable in the short term without replenishing magic power to speed up the recovery rate. Xueyue does not have too much extra magic power to repair it now, so it can only be put aside for now.

As Xueyue thought about it, this broken world collapsed on its own and bounced Xueyue back to the real world.

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PS: Here I would like to give some additional explanation for Xueyue's Noble Phantasm - [Uninterrupted Civilization]. This Noble Phantasm looks very similar to Gilgamesh's [King's Treasure] and Emiya Shirou/Red A's [Unlimited Blade Works], but there are still some differences.

Gilgamesh's [Treasure of the King] consumes only as much magic power as opening the door to take out the Noble Phantasm, which is extremely low; while Emiya Shirou/Red A's [Unlimited Sword Works] requires understanding and constructing weapons, which consumes the corresponding magic power, but can inherit some of the skills and strength of the original owner of the projected weapon.

As for [Unbroken Civilization], whatever you summon requires actual magic power consumption, and they are all genuine items, which is a more astonishing level of magic power consumed than projection magic. It also does not inherit the skills and other attributes of the original user. On the contrary, you need to understand and be familiar with the thing you are summoning before you can summon it.

To put it in a simple way, this treasure is like an arsenal, but how many weapons you can take out of it depends on how much you can carry (magic power) and whether you can wield these weapons (muscle strength, skills and other limitations). Before that, you have to recognize which treasures are really useful (knowledge reserves and understanding level).

On the whole, the Noble Phantasm [Unbroken Civilization] can be said to have a much lower limit than [King's Treasure] and [Infinite Sword Works]. To be able to bring out the upper limit of this Noble Phantasm, to put it bluntly, the user Xue Yue has terrifyingly high magic power, as well as considerable knowledge reserves and martial arts value. She is truly a [monster]... (Xue Yue:?)... No, I mean, a truly amazing human being.

The treasure [Uninterrupted Civilization] also has its own advantages compared to the other two treasures.

[Infinite Swords] is basically unable to project divine weapons. Even if it is forced to project, it will cost a huge price, and the projected [fake] will be of lower quality, and the objects that can be projected are limited to things that can be identified as "weapons"; while [Unbroken Civilization] does not have so many restrictions, and what is manufactured and summoned are "real" in a sense.

[The King's Treasure] contains the original texts of all creations of human civilization. From this point of view alone, the number of treasures in it is relatively large, but [The King's Treasure] only contains [Original Texts]. There are no treasures that are sublimated from subsequent deeds; and one of the carriers of [Uninterrupted Civilization] is [History]. There are countless treasures sublimated from ordinary things, even including divine weapons, and can also summon rare and exotic beasts.

If we make an assumption, if Xueyue gets [King's Treasure] or [Infinite Swordwork], she will probably be able to use them freely, but these two treasures are [unnecessary] for Xueyue, and [Unbroken Civilization] is the most suitable treasure for Xueyue to some extent. As for why, I will keep it a secret for now~

Chapter 67: The Final Battle (XI) What the Holy Grail Reveals (Additional Update)

Emiya Kiritsugu slowly woke up.

The black mud pouring down brought an illusion that invaded the deep spirit. When looking back, we found that it was just a blink of an eye.

When he came to his senses, Emiya Kiritsugu found that he was still standing in the original large prop warehouse.

Emiya Kiritsugu's right hand was still holding the competitor who had not yet pulled the trigger, and in front of him was Kotomine Kirei, who was motionless, kneeling and still unconscious.

Emiya Kiritsugu looked up at the ceiling, watching the black mud that was still dripping down and covering the ground. The two of them were covered in the black mud at the same time, so Kotomine Kirei should have seen the same thing.

If the black dirt really came from the Holy Grail, it should still be on top, and it was certain that the Advent ceremony was still going on. Then, we had to hurry up.

Kotomine Kirei regained consciousness and tried to stand up, but something pressed against his back. Without a doubt, it was the muzzle of the gun held by Emiya Kiritsugu, his competitor.

Kotomine Kirei immediately understood the situation and gave a wry smile at such a dramatic ending. After such a tragic life-and-death contest, he did not expect that the final victory or defeat would depend on the accidental factor of who woke up first. It must be said that fate was playing tricks on him.

In other words, is it that the person who ends the nightmare first by his own will will wake up first?

"…It's so stupid, I can't understand why you reject it?"

A deep voice filled with anger and hatred. This was the first time Emiya Kiritsugu heard Kotomine Kirei's voice directly.

"…Do you think there will be any benefit from accepting something like that?"

A hoarse, exhausted, and hollow voice. This was also the first time Kotomine Kirei faced Emiya Kiritsugu directly.

Both of them came into contact with the thing in the Holy Grail and understood its true identity. Kotomine Kirei saw all of Emiya Kiritsugu's exchanges with the thing that claimed to be the Holy Grail's consciousness.

For Emiya Kiritsugu, the so-called Holy Grail Will showed him the same thing as what Xueyue had mentioned to him before, so Emiya Kiritsugu naturally rejected the proposal of that thing without hesitation. Convinced of the nature of that thing by his own personal experience, Emiya Kiritsugu no longer doubted Xueyue's words, and then there was a bitter smile in his heart, as if he was mocking his previous thoughts.

As for Emiya Kiritsugu's choice, Kotomine Kirei could not understand it no matter what.

"You... you've abandoned so many people, sacrificed so many people, and finally made it this far! But why are you rejecting something that's right at your fingertips!"

Kotomine Kirei shouted indignantly.

"That thing would involve great sacrifice for results that weren't all that worthwhile - that's all."

Emiya Kiritsugu's tone was calm.

"Then just give it to me!"

At this moment, Kotomine Kirei felt hatred from the bottom of his heart for Emiya Kiritsugu - this man who might have been very similar to himself in the past, but was now completely the opposite of him.

"Something that is unnecessary to you is useful to me! That thing...if something like that appears, I will definitely be able to give it an answer without hesitation!"

Kotomine Kirei understood Emiya Kiritsugu's intention very well. He knew exactly what this determined man, the man who rejected the wish-granting machine, would do next.

But Kotomine Kirei would not allow Emiya Kiritsugu to do that, and for this, he was willing to gamble his entire life so far.

"Please, don't kill it! It's eager for its own life to be born!"

Without even being allowed to look back, the priest prayed passionately, while the magician killer stared at him with cold and slightly sad eyes.

"Ah...you are really, so stupid that it is unreasonable and hopeless!"

The finger squeezes the trigger and the firing pin ejects the 30-06 from the chamber.

In an instant, there was a flash of fire and a roar, and the bullet accurately pierced Kotomine Kirei's heart from behind.

(Then, the next step is to destroy that thing...)

Emiya Kiritsugu thought so.

At this moment, there seemed to be a sound of something breaking above.

Although he had no idea what the noise was, Emiya Kiritsugu subconsciously felt that it was the sound of the Holy Grail being destroyed.

Before Emiya Kiritsugu could look up, something had already fallen heavily and hit the ground about ten meters away. From the sound of it landing, it seemed to be a human body, but an ordinary person falling from such a height would probably be a corpse.

Before Emiya Kiritsugu could see the falling object clearly, another figure landed lightly in front of him. Looking at the back of the person with white hair, who else could it be but Xue Yue.

At this moment, Xueyue had changed back into her student attire, and her molten golden pupils had turned back to pink.

"I originally wanted to rush over to stop you from dismantling the Holy Grail, but it seems that there is no need now. The Holy Grail has been destroyed. Haha, it seems that the other camp is not a solid block either."

Xueyue turned her head slightly and muttered something. Emiya Kiritsugu only understood the news that the Holy Grail had been destroyed, but he was confused by the rest.

Compared with Xueyue's girlish figure, Emiya Kiritsugu is naturally much taller, but at this moment Emiya Kiritsugu believes in this girl, and her back seems to bring him a great sense of security.

Although he had no idea what Xueyue had done, with his many years of combat experience, Emiya Kiritsugu could easily notice that Xueyue's body was trembling slightly. That was the result of consuming a large amount of magic power and physical strength after the fierce battle. She must have experienced unimaginable hardships.

"Ms. Xueyue..."

Thinking of this, Emiya Kiritsugu opened his mouth and wanted to say something.

"Whether you want to reminisce, thank you, or even apologize, I will listen, but I have to wait until everything is over before I say it,"

Xueyue did not look back, but stared at the "thing" in the shadow.

"Okay, Emiya Kiritsugu, you have more important things to do now. The Holy Grail has been destroyed, and the contents that have spilled from it have burned the city. Now, go save people!"

There was some urgency and nervousness in her tone. The shadow under Xueyue's feet stretched out and turned into a big hand, picking up Kiritsugu Emiya and throwing him outside the already dilapidated Fuyuki Civic Hall.

To accurately manipulate the shadow to throw a fragile human body out without getting hurt required mental concentration, so Xueyue was distracted for a short while, and in this short distraction, the next second after throwing Emiya Kiritsugu out -

Four ribbon-like, pure black objects emitting an extremely ominous aura shot out from the shadows and pierced straight through Xueyue's limbs. The impact force directly pressed Xueyue against the wall of the prop warehouse, making a heavy muffled sound.

Chapter 68: Decisive Battle (XII) Holy Sword of the Stars

Yuanzangshan Lake.

The dense forest that originally grew by the lake has now completely lost its original appearance. No matter how thick the trees are, they are easily broken in half, and the soil on the ground seems to have been turned over several times.

Having dodged the attack of the vines once again, Abigail rolled in the air and landed steadily, just in time to meet up with Altria and Irisviel who were also dodging.

The three of them were breathing slightly, with beads of sweat on their foreheads. It was obvious that everyone's physical strength had run out. Abigail and Altria were still in good condition, but Irisviel's physical condition was not good because of her previous condition. At this moment, she was half-sitting on the ground and collapsed.

"Sisters, hiding like this is no solution. Let's work together to defeat it!" Abigail suggested.

"But how can we ..."

Several people were running out of energy, and Abigail's suggestion was indeed what Altria had in mind. However, considering the opponent's tricky characteristics, could their combined attack really be effective?

"This is what Sister Xue asked me to give you. 'You should be able to use the things in the box.' That's what she said."

Abigail pulled the box out of her pocket and handed it to Altria.

"What... is this?" There was no object related to this box in Altria's memory. Since Xueyue thought she would use it, it should at least be something related to her.

Altria opened the box.

It was as if there was a projector in the box, and a phantom popped up as soon as it was opened.

It was a projection of a light blue sword, similar in shape to Artoria's holy sword.

"..."

Even though she had never seen this thing before, Altria understood in her subconscious that this was also the "shadow" of a holy sword. It was undoubtedly the Broken Steel Holy Sword, but it was not the holy sword of this world.

Artoria overlapped her sword with the shadow.

The next moment, the phantom burst into light and merged into Artoria's holy sword. As the holder of the holy sword, Artoria immediately felt a surge of magical power.

Maybe, this will work.

Altria suddenly felt this way for no reason.

Nahma was not going to just stand there and watch the show. The new power that Altria had acquired made it feel a sense of crisis, and several vines that were thicker than before rushed towards it.

The swift vines were cut off in mid-air just a few meters away from the three people.

It was not until then that Abigail and Altria realized that the vines were cut by a great sword.

It was not a weapon that could be called a divine weapon. On the contrary, it was just an ordinary, even somewhat shabby sword.

However, the aura emanating from the sword was enough to make people uneasy. It was... the aura of [death].

The one wielding the greatsword with one hand was an unusually tall figure.

Under the terrifying skull mask that made it impossible to see his face clearly, a blue flame emanated. The giant man who was over three meters tall easily retracted the sword and inserted it into the ground in front of him, making a heavy echo. He stood there, as if announcing the presence of death.

"Hey, Grandpa Wang Ha, you finally took action~"

The shadow of Bubble suddenly appeared beside Abigail, which scared Abigail.

"Miss Megs?!"

"Don't make a fuss. It's just a little trick of using space to project images."