One-way traffic

This is the city of Nippur.

As one of the oldest cities in Mesopotamian civilization, Nippur has always had a very unique landscape.

…However.

All of that was wiped out in that instant.

Bang! ! !

A gigantic figure, as if emerging from the depths of the earth.

She ruthlessly crushed the central area of ​​the vast city capital located there.

“Ooooo…!”

Located not far below were Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others.

Matthew, Merlin, Anna, and others were all present.

But this still couldn't bring a sense of peace to the face of Fujimaru Ritsuka, the last Master in human history.

Under their gaze.

The figure that fell down was swallowed up by the giant snake head.

"Ushi... Ushiwakamaru-!!!!"

Unable to contain her emotions, Fujimaru Ritsuka stood still and suddenly shouted.

But then, in the next instant, the girl's body froze completely in place, unable to move.

The reason is simple.

It was only because of that enormous shadow, which crushed even the capital of Nippur and was many times larger than skyscrapers.

The owner of those snake heads looked at himself.

In just that one instant, he completely lost the ability to move.

“...useless trash.”

Boom—The enormous figure broke free from the capital's buildings, which had been destroyed to the extreme.

With her movement, the entire building was completely lifted from the inside, and countless snake shadows surged out from beneath her.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that this enormous figure is itself an incarnation of a snake.

She swallowed Ushiwakamaru's body into the body of one of the snakes, and stared at him coldly with eyes that could make all living beings tremble.

"The last Master in human history, and all he got was this insignificant posture... pitiful, truly pitiful."

"Even as an insect, it is far too insignificant."

The body covered in purplish-red lines is that of a snake.

The wings are dazzling in pure gold.

So, the upper body is formed by combining these two aspects, each with its own characteristics.

Long, purple hair emerged behind her, so thick it was almost as tall as a skyscraper.

The most terrifying thing.

Those were those purple snake eyes, so powerful that just their gaze was enough to instill fear in everything.

"A Servant... and an Avenger at that...!"

Before them appeared a colossal figure claiming to be Tiamat.

"What...what's going on!...This oppressive force...!"

Gradually, not only Fujimaru Ritsuka became unable to move, but Anna and Matthew also became unable to move.

"Oh dear... this is really difficult to handle."

Even at this point, Merlin's voice was still so flippant.

Even he couldn't help but reveal a sense of unease.

"That kind of guy... if I were to be looked at by those eyes right now, I'd definitely face the worst possible outcome."

A servant who identifies himself as Tiamat, the mother goddess who gives birth to all beasts, has descended upon this place.

Regardless of whether her identity is actually Tiamat or not, it can be determined that she is definitely a Servant.

Moreover, she is one of the goddesses in the "Three Goddess Alliance".

"This sense of oppression... is just too intense!"

Originally, according to the rules of this world, there should only be seven Servant classes.

However, after Romani Archman's analysis, they learned that the behemoth in front of them was actually an Avenger.

—The Avenger class is in its normal state because it harbors resentment and desires revenge.

Even among all regular Servants, she is an exception among exceptions; she is such a special existence.

Now they appeared before the Chaldeans.

Looking up, all one could do was watch helplessly as Enkidu's body floated beside the Mother Goddess.

"How insignificant. Was that a Servant too?"

"Yes, that was a Servant named Ushiwakamaru, whose class is Rider. He is one of the Servants summoned by King Gilgamesh, Mother."

"Utterly boring. They're all Servants, yet they only have this level of strength...?"

Under the circumstances just now, Ushiwakamaru had already done his best to get here.

Even so, she was still instantly annihilated in front of the goddess who was giving it her all.

The group originally planned to leave immediately during this time, and without looking back, they ran back to the north wall of Uruk.

Now it seems that even this kind of thing is impossible.

"Master...!"

It is no longer possible to confirm Ushiwakamaru's condition.

In such a critical situation, all the people could do was stand there dumbfounded.

I was completely overwhelmed by that feeling of fear...!

"The last Master of humanity, is the only way for you to die, to be ravaged to death by me at will?"

Wow——! !

The mere movement of its head, a part of its body, caused devastation akin to a natural disaster.

With such a massive body, it's impossible for it to even defend itself or escape, let alone fight.

Yes, Fujimaru Ritsuka has reason to believe.

Such a huge monster before them could crush them completely in an instant, even if it only raised its tail.

but.

"How can..."

She still started moving.

My whole body was frozen in fear, making even speaking extremely difficult.

but--!

"How can we just let Ushiwakamaru down like this... He gave us our last chance...!!"

Click click click click——

The bones in his entire body made a twisting sound.

The circuits of magic burned continuously within his body, all for the sake of gaining a sliver of freedom of movement.

Fujimaru Ritsuka knew that her body was meaningless in the face of such overwhelming fear.

She was completely unable to move.

Even so.

…Just thinking about that time when we enjoyed the feast together after a day's work, laughing happily together.

The girl who fought to the very end for their safety.

Whenever I think about Ushiwakamaru, there's absolutely no way I can say no.

We can't let her last efforts go to waste!

"sucker Punch."

But it was all meaningless.

The enormous goddess gazed down at the equally massive serpentine body, as large as a skyscraper, before unleashing a devastating attack on everyone.

One strike is all it takes to end it all.

"senior…!!!"

Matthew's extremely anxious voice came from beside me.

In this case.

That's probably the limit.

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought that this must be her last struggle.

The girl closed her eyes slightly, gritting her teeth in resentment.

Ushiwakamaru... I'm sorry...

Is this where it ends...?!

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then.

That was a kick that fell mercilessly from high above.

At the level of transonic speeds.

Such a strike possesses the power to instantly crush an entire nuclear shelter—

It smashed directly into the enormous snake's body.

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BOOM—! BOOM! BOOM!

An unparalleled booming sound exploded in front of us.

At that very moment, everyone felt their bodies regain the ability to move freely.

Thump! Thump! Thump! It wasn't just the snake's tail; it also brought with it the tall figure of the snake's body's owner, one of the goddesses.

He was instantly sent flying backward.

This incredible scene was beyond everyone's imagination.

"Mother—!"

Enki was so frightened that he immediately flew towards the side where the goddess had fallen.

The resounding crackling sounds made Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had regained control of her body, immediately cover her ears.

"Yo."

But then, other sounds were heard.

pat.

They quickly looked ahead and came to their senses.

Standing atop the ruins of the city of Nippur, directly in front of the fallen colossal monster—

It appeared there.

It's a monster from another dimension.

"It's only been a short while since I last looked at it, and it's already fallen to this state."