I really didn't want to burn it.

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"Yes!!"

Inside the Temple of Time, a fully armed Roman army had already formed ranks, ready to attack the giant ship in the sky.

At this moment, the eyes of all forces, including the seven singularities and Chaldea, are focused on the battle that is about to unfold at the Temple of Time.

Are you sure this number of troops is enough?

Inside the Qin Dynasty's Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng and Li Ang sat together on the floor, watching the Roman army's attack through specially designed live-streaming equipment (sponsored by Chaldea).

“Every member of this army is a battle-hardened warrior. Their armor and weapons are enchanted with runes, and each of them is almost as powerful as a clone of Bai Mao,” Li Ang explained to Ying Zheng.

This army can be described as the elite of the Roman Empire, and with the added benefit of runic weapons, it would not be a problem to even sweep aside the army of the conqueror king.

"Bai Mao...that assassin?" Ying Zheng said dismissively, "I don't believe that soldiers of that caliber can defeat that fox."

“I didn’t intend to do that either. I already instructed Nero to retreat immediately if any Beast-level opponent joined the war.”

Leon had no interest in Koyanskaya's high-end combat capabilities; he could roughly estimate them himself. The purpose of this vanguard force was to confirm the strength of Koyanskaya's low-end combat capabilities.

Previously, at the Temple of Time, Koyanskaya had summoned magical beasts to hold off Ying Zheng.

In order to prevent the high-end combat forces from being bogged down by the lowly soldiers in the battle against Beast, Leon needed to have a clear understanding of the other combat forces under Koyanskaya's command besides Beast.

"here we go."

On the screen, the Roman legions charged toward the warships in perfect unison.

"That's incredibly reckless."

Ying Zheng frowned slightly.

Without sending any mobile units for reconnaissance or probing, the entire force charged straight in. Although the coalition forces, comprised of seven singularities, possessed formidable military strength, this action seemed rather reckless.

Li Ang sighed slightly: "There's no other way. The Temple of Time is not very large and has no strategic depth. Fighting head-on will give us the upper hand."

Unfortunately, the course of the battle far exceeded Li Ang's expectations.

Faced with the overwhelming Roman army, Goyanskaya dispatched hordes of monsters to launch a deadly attack.

Ignoring the javelins thrown by the Roman army, the dark mass of monsters charged straight into the Roman infantry line at Goyanskaya's command.

Li Ang saw several demonic beasts with javelins stuck in their bodies stumble and rush into the crowd, finally dying after fiercely biting a soldier to death.

This crazy, reckless, and wild attitude reminded Li Ang of Thanos's Vanguard in Avengers: Infinity War.

It's estimated that only Koyanskaya, who can produce an unlimited number of monsters, could pull off such a wasteful "dog swarm" tactic in reality.

However, Koyanskaya was far more extravagant and cruel than Leon had imagined.

As the battlefield became increasingly tense, with the Roman army and the monster legions mingling together, the top of the giant ship in the sky slowly unfolded, revealing a strange device.

Then, a golden beam of light shot out from the top of the giant ship. After pausing in the air for about 3 seconds, the beam swept across the entire area in a 180° arc.

The next moment, a violent explosion occurred at the site of the battle, and the monsters sent by Goyanskaya and the Roman army were reduced to flames that added smoke and dust to the explosion.

These Roman troops were completely annihilated without even a chance to retreat.

Then, a flash of light appeared on the ground of the Temple of Time, and the uneven ground, the remains of the monsters and Roman soldiers, and the smoke and dust from the explosion... all of these things disappeared in an instant.

Looking at the spotless ground, the onlookers even wondered if the battle had ever actually taken place.

"What the hell!"

Li Ang suddenly stood up.

"Goetia's third Noble Phantasm [Ars Almadel Salomonis (The time of birth has come, thus correcting all things)] - that wretched bastard, Meiniang!!"

Li Ang, his face ashen, slammed his fist into a nearby pillar.

Although he had guessed that the monsters might be cannon fodder, Li Ang really didn't expect that Koyanskaya would be used as bait.

On the contrary, Leon was not surprised that Koyanskaya used other Beasts' Noble Phantasms on the battleship.

That fox collected so many beasts, surely not just to play a collecting game?

"This is a bit of a hassle," Li Ang muttered, biting his finger. "We need to figure out how to deal with that device as soon as possible, or at least find a way to stall DD. No matter how capable she is, she can't possibly distribute Beast's powers across two different carriers..."

Li Ang did not continue speaking, because in the scene, a purple light shot up from the top of the giant ship, the beam of light shooting straight into the sky, as if it were about to split the sky apart.

"That is……"

Before Li Ang could finish speaking, he felt the ground shake violently.

………………

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...

"It's confirmed, Rome has been wiped out."

A few minutes later, in a video conference with all the singularities, Da Vinci reported the situation to everyone.

And in the window next to her head was a photograph of Rome as it stands today—a huge void remaining on a vast plain.

What's eerie is that the bottom of this cavity isn't scorched earth or rock, but rather a chaotic darkness that's unsettling just to look at.

What is truly unsettling is that this void in Rome is not the British-Roman singularity, but rather the Rome of the Qin singularity.

This does not mean that Rome in the singularity survived; on the contrary, Koyanskaya's attack was aimed at Rome in the Britannian-Roman singularity.

Then, Rome in the other singularities also disappeared.

One person defeating seven—this terrifying result sent chills down everyone's spine.

"All records about Rome have disappeared. Although we have impressions of Rome, these impressions only exist in our minds. Any attempt to record Rome in any way will only result in gibberish."

Leonardo da Vinci solemnly explained the current situation to everyone present.

"Rome!! My Rome!!!!"

Nero slammed his fist on the table, letting out a heart-wrenching roar.

In order to concentrate the fighting forces of the same singularity and teleport them together during the final battle, Nero led a large Roman army to meet with Artoria's Knights of the Round Table in Gaul, the region of their singularity.

Leon was very glad he made this decision, otherwise Nero might have disappeared along with the city of Rome.

However, such relief was of no use, and the fact that Rome was completely wiped out from human history served as a wake-up call for everyone.

That crazy woman named Koyanskaya is serious this time.

Chapter 370 Ritsuka: I have an idea

"My Rome!! I will make that fox pay the price!!!"

Nero was still making sounds of resentment, her pretty little face contorted in anger.

Although Nero's voice was a bit noisy, no one at the meeting reprimanded her.

After all, no one could accept what just happened.

"Leonardo da Vinci, what are your thoughts?"

Li Ang asked the person who knew the most about Type-Moon magic among all the attendees at the meeting.

"That beam of light that attacked Rome was clearly a conceptual attack; it violently erased Rome from the records of human reason."

Leonardo da Vinci answered while analyzing the situation.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's likely Tiamat's power of 'Anti-Genesis,' which formats the target's record in human history to achieve a fresh start."

"Is that so?"

Li Ang's low voice sounded worried.

The warship currently only has two modes activated: the extremely destructive Goetia, and the Tiamat, which can format human records.

However, Koyanskaya has seven Beasts under her command, and who knows what other tricks she might pull later.

"Is there any way to repair the city of Rome that was hit?" Leon asked directly.

"If we can successfully break the ongoing Human Incineration ritual, then at least the records related to Rome can be restored, but those who died in the attack..."

Da Vinci didn't finish his sentence, but everyone knew what was going on.

Li Ang tapped the table with his fingers and sighed helplessly, "I was careless. I didn't expect Beast's power to have this kind of use."

Da Vinci, looking at the projected image, said, "That warship's use of Beast powers is far superior to the kind of possession of other people that happened in the Temple of Time. To describe it technically, it's like the difference between a firearm from the Age of Exploration and a Soviet-made AK-47. No, it's more like the difference between a glider and an F-22..."

"da Vinci."

Leon interrupted Leonardo da Vinci's explanation.

"It's pointless to dwell on how to use it; what's more important now is how to deal with it."

“Regarding this…” Athena interjected, “I think the most direct way would be to attack that ship directly.”

“That would be very troublesome. Goetia’s firepower is enough to wipe out any army that gets close to it,” Leonardo da Vinci said, shaking his head slightly.

"Then we need to find a way to withstand the attack of that golden beam of light, and then send the elite assault force to directly attack the main body of the giant ship..."

"No need for that much trouble. As long as we can find a way to block the first wave of attacks, the three warships, including the Penglai, can destroy it directly with their main guns."

Ying Zheng said with a hint of excitement, his expression like a man showing off his submachine gun to a friend.

"Who knows if that warship has any defensive measures? If we miss the first time, our army will face direct attack."

Freya, representing the Nordic countries, questioned Ying Zheng's plan.

"That's still better than sitting and waiting to die."

"Don't joke around. We are the world's last hope. If we don't plan carefully before we act, and we lose, humanity will have no chance of winning!"

"Acting Director!! That purple beam has fired its second shot!" a Chaldea staff member suddenly screamed.

Just as the group began discussing countermeasures, the destructive purple light on the screen shot straight into the sky from the giant ship once again.

"What!? What about the target this time!?"

Although that's the question, everyone knows it's pointless to ask.

The enemy launched an attack directly from the Temple of Time, which was a true dimensional reduction attack. They had no way of predicting the target of the attack, and could only find out the result.

In fact, even if they knew where the beam of light would land, it wouldn't be of much use, as they had absolutely no way to deal with it in such a short time.

"Confirming... the target is... the holy city of Camelot!"

Upon hearing this conclusion, the meeting members fell silent for a moment.

What about the extent of the harm?

After a long silence, Artoria asked in a low voice.

"This one……"

"Well, of course they all disappeared."

Before Chaldea could reply, Artoria gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"Your Majesty! Are you alright?"

Gawain, who was standing behind Artoria, quickly stood up.

"It's alright, Gao Wenqing. I'm fine."

Although Artoria was smiling as she said this, everyone felt a chill.

"My lords!!"