I really didn't want to burn it.

Temple of Time.

"How boring. Isn't His Majesty going to make a move yet?"

The fox-eared beauty leaned against the high back of the throne, her buttocks sticking out and legs crossed, half-lying there, constantly tapping her folding fan lightly in her palm.

"What is the point of everything you've done?"

Behind the throne, the semi-transparent Goetia asked in a deep voice.

"What you're doing is destroying humanity, and so is my goal. Why don't you just help me? Why go through all this trouble?"

"What a noisy fellow. He's already a failure, why doesn't he just obediently become a ghost behind the scenes?"

Stopping tapping her folding fan, Goyanskaya turned her head slightly to glance behind her.

Aren't you afraid that you'll end up losing like me?

"It doesn't matter. Their original goal wasn't to completely destroy humanity, but to give humanity a new life."

"Hahahaha!"

Goetia suddenly burst into wild laughter.

"Interesting woman, are you planning to use yourself as a sacrifice?"

"No, they are shaping a new world."

Koyanskaya lazily tossed her hair.

“Great Lady Koyanskaya, I am ready.”

Loki reported to Koyanskaya in a drawn-out tone.

After thinking for a moment, Koyanskaya said, "Last time it was Afghanistan, this time it's the Middle East. I've been annoyed with that old man who always wears a skull mask for a long time."

With the target selected, the purple beam of light rose into the sky once more, striking Earth with tremendous force.

"Oh dear, how boring! Your Majesty, please come quickly!"

Koyanskaya leaned back on the throne, wagging her tail idly.

Chapter 372 Departure! Destination: Temple of Time!

Inside the bridge of the Chaldea Allied Forces' temporary flagship, the Hourai.

"A communication just came through. The Roman, British, and Uruk armies have completed their assembly. The Greek divine officers will be able to depart in 40 minutes. The Norse Valkyrie Legion has completed its reinforcements. The Tang and Qin armies should complete their equipment reinforcements in another half hour."

Da Vinci's tone revealed a hint of excitement.

It's like a dream that the most powerful armies from various singularities and countries, based on their own histories and legends, could actually join forces to fight against a common enemy.

The seven singularities will send a human army of over 100,000 people composed of the Tang Dynasty, Rome, and Qin Dynasty, a divine legion of 3000 Norse and Greek gods, a 500 Uruk assault team, and the Knights of the Round Table, consisting of 150 knights.

This does not include the heroes of each of the seven singularities, as well as the heroes from human history and mythology summoned by Chaldea.

Leonardo da Vinci believed that this army was arguably the most luxurious army in human history.

If time hadn't been so tight, Li Ang could definitely have mustered even more troops.

“A large army is certainly welcome, but there are many problems now.” Li Ang’s reaction was clearly less optimistic than Leonardo da Vinci’s.

Despite their seemingly invincible strength, the coalition forces harbor serious hidden dangers. Due to the rushed nature of the operation, the army's command system is still not unified, and logistical management is a nightmare.

Take the Tang Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, and Rome, which had the largest number of troops, for example. The three legions had their own equipment and weapon specifications, and even their unit numbers and organizational structures were completely different.

As for those with smaller numbers, they were even less unified; the 150 Knights of the Round Table were a prime example of fighting their own battles.

By adopting a model where the leader commands his own people and issues orders to the leaders of various groups, launching an attack is not a problem.

Although Li Ang knew that this approach would definitely result in a lot of asset management waste, he figured it was just a one-off battle, so the waste was no big deal.

However, fighting alone was not the biggest problem the coalition forces encountered in this war.

"The Temple of Time limits the effectiveness of the allied forces..."

Looking at the photos of the Temple of Time, Li Ang sighed deeply.

It has to be said that Koyanskaya's choice of the final battleground is very unpleasant.

As an independent space, the Temple of Time is not very large in scale, and it felt crowded for the allied forces, whose numbers numbered in the tens of thousands.

No matter how powerful or large an army is, the battlefield space is limited. If you can't deploy your forces effectively, it's useless because you can only send out a limited number of people to fight.

Such examples abound in the history of warfare. The most famous example is Afghanistan, which, by taking advantage of its terrain which is not suitable for large-scale military operations, managed to drag down three superpowers in human history: the United States, Russia, and the United States.

This is why, throughout human history, all large-scale military campaigns have occurred only in plains.

Returning to this decisive battle, the current problem facing the Chaldean alliance is that the Temple of Time is too small.

Koyanskaya's giant ships basically covered most of the Temple of the Divine Sword, forcing the allied forces to prioritize deploying flying Protoss troops and elite units with superhuman abilities, while the largest and most advantageous army of 100,000 men could only be deployed little by little.

Just as Li Ang was struggling with how to deploy his forces, the warship's hatch slowly opened.

Scáthach and Cú Chulainn, master and apprentice, entered through the hatch first and then waited on either side of it.

"Ritsuka, you've come."

Leonardo da Vinci quickly went to greet him.

Ritsuka and Mashu entered the bridge. Compared to the other big shots on the bridge, these two timid little girls seemed particularly weak, as if they had wandered into the wrong movie.

"Ritsuka, you're here."

Leon naturally walked towards Ritsuka, but the Heroic Spirits of Chaldea immediately took a defensive stance.

"It seems that the misunderstanding between us can't be cleared up in a day."

“It’s all because you betrayed us so many times, Li Ang,” Ritsuka laughed. “You brought this on yourself.”

Li Ang shrugged, but didn't reply.

This is understandable. If it weren't for Koyanskaya's sudden appearance, Leon, who disrupted the course of history, would have been Chaldea's greatest enemy after Goetia.

However, even so, it's highly likely that Leon and Chaldea will not engage in any battle.

According to the original procedure, after Shiki finished destroying the singularity, Li Guoshi would have left directly, so why would he have stayed to fight Chaldea to the death?

What is the current situation?

Ritsuka knew the situation was urgent, so she didn't continue catching up with Li Ang and went straight to the point.

"It's alright. The army has completed its assembly and is just waiting for the war to begin," Li Ang replied. "Did you bring the supplies?"

Ritsuka nodded and opened a box containing five glittering gold cups.

Li Ang then opened a drawer on the bridge and took out the remaining two.

"Solomon's seven Holy Grails."

Leon sighed slightly, then handed the seven Holy Grails to the sailors of the warship and told them to handle them.

"Using the Holy Grail as a cannonball, it's really amazing that you could come up with such a thing, Ritsuka."

The Holy Grail is an extremely vast source of magical power; otherwise, it wouldn't be called the "omnipotent wish-granting machine."

They used the seven Holy Grails, enough to create singularities, as cannonballs, drawing their energy in a way that drained their magic to launch an attack on the warship.

This is the plan that Ritsuka had previously proposed.

It's crazy, but it's also very feasible.

After all, even a fool could guess that the giant ship's defenses were extremely strong. So, Leon wouldn't be surprised if Koyanskaya used the Beast's powers as the giant ship's defense system.

Only magic can defeat magic.

Li Ang knew that the best way to deal with that kind of conceptual defense was to launch a conceptual attack.

Using the Holy Grail as ammunition wasn't just about its powerful magic; the mystique inherent in its power was also a factor Li Ang considered.

"Your Excellency, the main gun firing procedure is complete!"

After some maneuvering, the warship crew reported to Li Ang.

"It's rare. We'll perform a spirit particle transfer first, and then launch an attack once we reach the Temple of Time."

Li Ang's voice echoed on the bridge.

"It all hinges on this moment. Wish us luck!"

"We definitely need good luck."

Ritsuka grasped Mashu's hands, quietly waiting for the battleship's spirit particle transfer to begin.

Elite military units, including Chaldea Heroes, will be among the first combat units to land at the Temple of Time.

If the giant ship is destroyed, they will clear the way for the follow-up troops; if the giant ship is not destroyed, or even if the Humanity Destruction Cannon is not dealt with, then these elites will need to form a suicide squad to assault the warship to ensure that it cannot launch a devastating attack on the flagship and the legion.

"Spiritual particle transfer countdown: 30 seconds!"

The staff member's prompt pulled Ritsuka back from her reverie.

“5……4……3……2……1！灵子转移开始！！”

At the same time, the three warships, including the Penglai, and the more than 10 members of the joint army all emitted a pale blue light.

Let's go, destination: Temple of Time!

Chapter 373 The war begins!

The moment the Penglai arrived at the Temple of Time, a crimson beam of light, powered by the Holy Grail, struck the massive airship directly.

With the combined calculations of Leonardo da Vinci and Chaldea's supercomputers, the Holy Grail Cannon struck the spot on the top of the battleship where the Human Destruction Cannon was to be launched.

boom!

The shell hit its target squarely, raising a cloud of dust.

"Attack hit! Confirming the result..."

Li Ang interrupted the liaison officer's report and directly issued the order to attack.

"No need to confirm the results, deploy the Valkyrie forces and the Greek god legion directly! Freya, have your people ensure the safety of the three motherships! Athena, have your people open an opening to provide operational space for the part that will be transferred by the spirit particle in 5 minutes!"

"But we still don't know..."

"Waiting for feedback will be too late; every second counts now!" Li Ang interrupted rudely.

"understood."

At Li Ang's request, the Penglai and the Greek god warship Uranus opened their hatches, and the Valkyries and god warriors, who were already fully prepared, spread their wings and flew away from the warships.

Just then, the results of the shelling that everyone had been eagerly awaiting finally came back.

"Grand Master, the bombardment results are confirmed! The enemy warship survived! However, the target area has been destroyed!!"

However, before the people on the bridge could even begin to cheer, the liaison officer's next words poured cold water on their enthusiasm.

"and many more!!"

"Enemy warships are undergoing self-repair!"

Through the projection on the large screen, Li Ang could clearly see that the part of the giant ship that had been destroyed by the shelling was slowly being repaired, and countless spiritual particles were rebuilding the deck of the warship.

Li Ang narrowed his eyes: "Tsk, it even has a self-regeneration function?"

"Magic composition confirmed! It's the Beast of 666!!"

Leonardo da Vinci exclaimed, "Could it be that the fox used all of the Beast's abilities on that ship?"

Li Ang remained remarkably calm. He turned to the firing team and asked, "How long is the estimated repair time? How much longer will the artillery preparation time be?"

"Grand Preceptor, at the current rate of repair, it is estimated that it will take half an hour to fully repair, but we cannot rule out the possibility that the enemy will open fire ahead of schedule."

"As for the main gun, after cooling and recharging, the next shot is expected to be able to be fired in 14 minutes and 38 seconds."

Li Ang nodded.

"Excellent! Notify us immediately once launch is possible!" Li Ang announced via the full-screen broadcast. "Attention all personnel! Attack the enemy as planned! Buy time for the warships!!"

"Grand Preceptor! There are more targets around the enemy's giant ship..."

Amid the liaison officer's terrified screams, several smaller floating warships appeared around the giant ship on the screen.

Of course, this "small" is relative to that giant warship that is tens of kilometers long. In fact, these floating warships are at least nearly a hundred meters long.