Hero? I'm just here to borrow power!

She recalled how he had severed the entire demonic beast battle line with a single sword strike, creating a vast chasm that seemed like a miracle.

She recalled his transformation into a colossal dragon that stretched to the heavens and the earth, battling Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god of supreme power, from the endless sky to the shattered earth, and finally achieving victory—his invincible appearance.

"Because miracles always seem to happen to him."

As Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke, a gleam of victory even shone in her eyes.

At that moment, the earth tore apart in response.

A pair of enormous, dark blue hands emerged from the depths of the earth.

It tore apart the hard surface of the earth, and it tore apart the fragile barrier between the "human world" and the "underworld".

His identity is none other than Saber—Byakuya, who has been trapped in the underworld for a long time!

As the Master, Fujimaru Ritsuka sensed Byakuya's return even before Byakuya appeared, through their contract.

Therefore, she already knew that victory was coming.

At this moment, two figures slowly emerged from the bottomless crack and then slowly rose into the air.

One of them was a being enveloped in a dark blue-black aura of death, clad in ferocious iron armor.

But Fujimaru Ritsuka was still able to recognize that it was Saber Byakuya.

The other path is that of Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld who once imprisoned Byakuya and banished Fujimaru Ritsuka and his companions from the underworld.

The reasons why the goddess of the underworld was able to leave the underworld at this moment and appear with Bai Ye are not yet discussed.

Now, having entered the human world of the divine age, upon contact with the dense "true ether" in the air, the dark blue figure instantly began to grow wildly larger.

Almost in the blink of an eye, before anyone could react, an ominous, iron-armored demon, the same size as Gorgon's mountain-like body, stood before her.

"You're the goddess who's going to destroy humanity, aren't you?"

Bai Ye's voice came from within the cold iron armor.

Grand Order: Chapter 203 Shinigami Authority

In the mysterious and magical world of Type-Moon, the skill of "divinity" is often seen as a debuff.

There is no other reason.

Because the gods are arguably the oldest and highest-ranking mysteries in the world.

Therefore, countless magic tricks, skills, weapons, and so on that were created in later generations all possess special effects against "gods".

However, even if the world possesses countless special attacks targeting gods, can divinity truly be considered a negative effect?

the answer is negative.

Ultimately, this is still a question about quality versus quantity.

Divinity, for a world where the Age of Gods has not yet ended, is an indispensable proof that a god is able to be a god.

The gods who govern various powers are like the GM (game administrator) of this world.

Their "powers" are equivalent to the GM account itself, while "divinity" is the password required to log in to this GM account. Both are indispensable.

Many of the heroes and great men of later generations only inherited part of the bloodline and a weak degree of divinity from the gods; they did not inherit the powers possessed by their ancestors.

Therefore, the slight increase in power that divinity brings them is naturally insignificant compared to the enormous cost of being targeted by countless Noble Phantasms.

But the White Night is completely different.

The "Iron-Armored Netherworld Soul" power hidden within him is, in its legend and concept, a king of the underworld who controls death, an uncrowned god.

Dominating the underworld and controlling the dead is his inherent power.

Now, having returned from the underworld belonging to Mesopotamia, he has obtained the final piece of the puzzle needed to truly ascend to the throne of God—divinity.

If the previous White Night, even with the immense magical power of the Holy Grail as its support, and a Spirit Origin far exceeding that of ordinary Servants, could only ultimately reach the level of that counterfeit "Enkidu" in essence and limit, and could not even go further due to the damage to the Holy Grail itself.

Now, after Bai Ye's "Iron Armored Nether Soul" power was fully activated by the laws of the underworld, and after obtaining true divinity from the mistress of the underworld, he now possesses a godhood completely equivalent to that of the beast mother goddess Gorgon before him.

Bai Ye's massive hand, covered in ferocious iron armor, suddenly grabbed in the void, and an unparalleled giant hammer, the same size as his current body and exuding endless death aura, appeared out of thin air.

"Nightfall," that is the name of the hammer of destruction in Bai Ye's hand.

"How is this possible... It's already the end of the Age of Gods, how could a human possibly ascend to godhood? And with the body of a mere familiar?"

Gazing at the colossal being standing before him, completely enveloped in a menacing, dark blue iron armor, Gorgon's crazed yet arrogant serpentine eyes trembled slightly.

"The power of death..."

As Gorgon muttered to herself, she suddenly turned her murderous gaze toward the golden-haired goddess who was standing on the shoulder of the massive iron-armored figure.

"Is this your doing, Ereshkigal? Are you going to break the covenant of the three goddesses?" Gorgon shouted angrily, his voice like rolling thunder.

"How rude."

Ereshkigal, perched on White Night's shoulder, gracefully raised his head and looked down at Gorgon.

"Have you forgotten? The alliance between you and me, and with Quetzal Koyatl, has an absolute premise: we are not allowed to attack each other before Uruk is captured."

"Now that you have completely shattered that absolute demonic beast battle line, you have personally broken the oath of this alliance. In other words, from now on, you and I are no longer allies."

As Ereshkigal spoke, he gently brushed his long, golden hair aside.

"However, as a goddess, I wouldn't do something as undignified as bullying the weak. So, I'll let it be..."

As Ereshkigal spoke, she seemed to realize that there were still Chaldea members around, and a suspicious blush instantly appeared on her fair cheeks.

She coughed lightly twice to cover up her slight shyness.

"In short! Let this new god of the underworld be your opponent!"

After saying that, Ereshkigal stood on Bai Ye's shoulder and secretly glanced at his profile, only to find that he couldn't see any reaction from him through the thick iron armor.

So, she stomped her foot in dissatisfaction, snorted softly, and transformed into a golden streak of light, flying into the distance.

"A new god? Do you think I'd believe these tricks you're playing?"

Upon hearing Ereshkigal's words, Gorgon's exquisite face was filled with doubt and rage.

Then, she let out a sharp roar, and in an instant, the endless beast tide behind her, like a black flood bursting its banks, rushed toward Bai Ye and the ruins of the completely breached monster battle line behind him.

"They're nothing but a mere imposter! Destroy them along with their wreckage, my children!"

At the same time, the countless hideous snake hairs behind Gorgon's head opened their huge mouths again, shooting the destructive purple petrifying rays toward Bai Ye's enormous body.

"A fake?"

Bai Ye, wielding the giant hammer "Nightfall," slowly took a step forward.

With just this one step, countless demonic beasts charging at the forefront were completely crushed into mud before they even had time to utter a cry of pain.

Before this massive, iron-armored body, the terrifying monster that once ravaged the absolute monster front and preyed on countless brave human soldiers now appeared as insignificant and fragile as an insect.

However, this step was merely a simple build-up before Bai Ye's attack.

Then, he swung the enormous iron hammer called "Nightfall" high into the air, and then it fell from the sky.

The scene was like the end of the world.

The giant hammer slammed into the uneven ground, scarred by countless battles. Countless magical beasts that couldn't escape its range were reduced to dust, not even worth mentioning as remains. At the same time, a terrifying, bluish-black aura of death erupted from the giant hammer, like a silent tsunami, sweeping across the entire battlefield.

The sound of countless running footsteps of magical beasts, their chilling roars, and the nauseating noises of them jostling and rubbing against each other.

At this moment... everything fell silent.

Just one blow.

Hundreds of thousands of magical beasts that had once driven Uruk to the brink of destruction were instantly stripped of their lives and drained of their flesh and blood by the deathly aura unleashed when "Nightfall" fell.

Their running posture was frozen in time, and then they turned into rows of withered bones exuding an aura of decay.

Whether it's humans or monsters.

Command the other party to die, and reap their soul.

This is the power of death.

……

On the Absolute Warcraft Front, atop the already dilapidated city walls.

"Saber... seems to have gotten stronger again?"

As Fujimaru Ritsuka carefully supported Mash, whose face was pale from exhaustion, she gazed at the eerie white plain composed of withered bones before her and said this.

“Hmm… The change in her Spirit Origin is very obvious. Saber’s current Spirit Origin is at the level of a god, even comparable to the benevolent god we encountered before, Quetzalcoatl.”

In the Chaldean communications, Dr. Roman analyzed the situation with a hint of shock in his voice.

"However, this was already evident in the previous analysis of his Spirit Origin. His Spirit Origin contains some divine characteristics that we are completely unaware of. It's just that since the Servant was downgraded during the Summoning, it's normal that the hidden power cannot be revealed."

Dr. Roman spoke again, attempting to explain this astonishing scene.

"Based on my deduction, it's because he doesn't belong to the Heroic Spirits of our pan-human history. Therefore, after he was converted into a Servant, his Spirit Origin was naturally incomplete. The dragon element we observed before was merely the largest part of the elements that constituted his legend. However, due to some crucial events that occurred in the Underworld that we don't know about, the part of his Spirit Origin related to 'Death God,' which originally accounted for a very small proportion, has now been greatly supplemented and surged. This has transformed his entire existence into the terrifying form he is in today. At the same time, it has also allowed him to obtain a complete Spirit Origin at the true god level."

Leonardo da Vinci, who was standing nearby, was also staring intently at the towering, iron-armored god-demon on the communication screen and offered his own guess.

"Although I'm a little curious about what exactly happened in the underworld, it doesn't seem like a good opportunity to ask right now."

Fujimaru Ritsuka saw in the distance the golden-haired goddess Ereshkigal, who was floating quietly in mid-air.

The other party showed no intention of coming over to explain to the Chaldea group, so she temporarily put her questions back into her heart.

"What's about to erupt is likely a true war between the gods. The only question is whether Saber's powers as a 'goddess of death' can break through the double immortality of the goddess Gorgon..."

Dr. Roman stared at the two enormous figures on the communication screen and pondered for a moment.

And this is the most crucial issue that will ultimately determine the outcome of this war.

Grand Order: Chapter 204 King of Life and Death

Just as that giant hammer, overflowing with the aura of death, turned hundreds of thousands of demonic beasts into a plain of withered bones.

The destructive beam condensed from Gorgon's highest-grade petrifying demonic eye had already struck Bai Ye's massive iron armor squarely.

Unlike those Servants who are small in size and can nimbly dodge attacks, Bai Ye's enormous body, which is as towering as a mountain, has no chance of avoiding the beam of the demonic eye.

In an instant, gray petrified spots, like the most vicious curse, began to spread wildly from Bai Ye's broad breastplate.

Wherever the gray texture passed, the sturdy iron armor groaned under the strain, its metallic luster quickly dimmed, and the breath of life was swiftly stripped away.

This is the highest level of the Magic Eye, "Kübler".

This is proof of Gorgon's tragic past as Medusa.

"clang!"

A deafening roar, like an ancient bell yet comparable to thunder from the heavens, instantly pierced the eardrums of all the survivors on the battlefield.

Bai Ye slowly clenched his huge left hand into a fist, and then, with a seemingly slow but infinitely powerful movement, struck his petrifying breastplate heavily once.

With this extremely simple movement, the mottled petrification marks that had been spreading wildly on his breastplate, almost turning half of his body into stone, actually... fluttered off his chest like dust blown by the wind.

"what!"

The highest-level magic eye, "Kubler," whose light even gods dare not look directly at, caused an almost irreversible petrification curse, which was knocked off by Bai Ye with a single, casual punch, as if it were dust on armor.

It wasn't just the people in the Chaldea control room who let out this shocked scream.

Even Gorgon herself, the goddess who used this magic eye, showed a look of great shock for the first time.

Even though he was also a being with the status of a chief god, Gorgon understood that simply using the Mystic Eyes might not be enough to completely defeat this mysterious opponent.

However, given the premise of equal Spirit Origin, Gorgon absolutely did not believe that any god could so easily remove his Petrifying Eyes.

Even the highest level of magic resistance skills will become dulled under the petrification of one's body by the presence of multiple curses in one's Mystic Eyes, thus falling into various inescapable negative states.

However, this guy in front of me so casually, as if sweeping away dust, completely removed the effect of his proud magic eye.

"His powers are not just as simple as death."

At this moment, Ereshkigal, who was standing quietly in the distant sky, saw this scene and couldn't help but smile with a "just as I thought" expression.

She spoke slowly, her voice not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu not far away.

Upon hearing this, both of them involuntarily stopped what they were doing and listened intently.

"Life and death are inherently intertwined."

"His current posture embodies two opposing yet perfectly unified powers."

"Firstly, it is the power of the 'Child of Death' to command the death of the other party and forcibly take their soul into the underworld."