You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

"hold head high--"

The snake's head opened its gaping maw, and an invisible magic distorted the light and shadow.

Thunder, sound waves, beams of light, raging fire, poisonous water... each of them possesses power that surpasses A-rank Grand Magic and reaches the level of Extraordinary (EX). Even magicians of the Age of Gods would need to rely on workshops to perform these secret rituals, but for Orochi, a single "opening of its mouth" is enough to skip all preparation steps and activate them simultaneously!

boom! boom! boom!

The Black Rider itself was like a long spear, and it directly crashed into every extraordinary magic that could easily level a street, causing a violent explosion that shook the atmosphere!

The Queen of the Wild Hunt did not stop there. Her momentum remained undiminished as she rode her warhorse out of the smoke, her armor riddled with cracks, yet she showed no hesitation whatsoever.

Look closely, and you'll see that the tip of the Holy Lance is wrapped in extremely dense black and red magic, which circles around the shaft like a giant drill, piercing through all the energy waves that collide with it!

The explosion was incredibly powerful; even the armor formed from condensed magic couldn't completely protect her. Black Rider could clearly feel her skin being burned and electrocuted, but this only fueled her excitement. After overcoming these obstacles, the magical spiral surrounding her spear suddenly expanded—

"Shining in the Spear of the End (Rhongomyniad)!"

It was still a raging storm, but compared to the simple release of magic before, the calamity unleashed by the Holy Lance at this moment was more than ten times stronger!

What runs through this storm is a dark, raging tide that reverses the aurora and can devour all light!

boom! ! !

With no way to avoid it, the Yamata no Serpent's head was struck head-on by an A++-rank anti-city Noble Phantasm, its massive silhouette instantly swallowed up by the surging darkness.

hum-

A beam of light rose into the sky, piercing through the heavy clouds, and a ray of bright moonlight shone down, revealing the current appearance of the Yamata no Orochi.

Scales were stripped off, flesh was cut open, veins were blown away, and the hill-like snake head instantly disintegrated, leaving only bare white bones!

However, the King of the Wild Hunt did not let his guard down, because an extremely powerful life force was still hidden within that mangled skeleton!

Before the aftershocks of the Noble Phantasm had even dissipated, the remaining tissue in the eye sockets began to grow again, quickly forming a pair of vertical pupils. When the berry-like scarlet light shone again, the snake head opened its bony maw and let out a silent hiss.

A massive influx of magic power caused the flesh and blood tissue to regenerate at an incredible speed, layer upon layer, one by one, then the skin and scales. In just a few breaths, the snake's head regained its general outline, but it looked even more ferocious and terrifying during the repair process.

"It's not that simple after all~" Black Rider gripped the Holy Lance tightly, and driven by his intuition, he pulled on the reins, trying to dodge to the side, but was still hit by the enemy's surprise attack.

It did not come from the regenerating serpent head, but from the dragon girl who emerged from the darkness. She had a non-human appearance and dragon-like features, a tall and strong figure, and wielded a greatsword almost as tall as a person, slashing down.

Rider attempted to parry with her gun, but the instant the weapons made contact, she realized the mistake of that decision—

boom!

The atmosphere trembled, and the King of the Wild Hunt, who could sweep away thousands of troops, was sent flying along with his horse!

This was not pure brute force, but rather the earth-shaking power of the Yamata no Orochi being amplified in this "small" body. With a single sword strike, Rider felt as if she were fighting against a giant beast hundreds of meters tall. Even someone as strong as her was defeated without a doubt!

——Bang!

The black rider smashed a large crater in the ground, while the attacker who entered the moonlight shed the darkness and revealed his true form, which was none other than Shuten-dōji after "molting".

No, it should be the same origin as the demon king, but with different aspects—Ibuki-dōji!

"After all, they are the Three Knights, and the legendary King Arthur at that. They shouldn't die from that attack, right?"

Ibuki-douji grinned, the iridescent light in her eyes proving that she possessed a high level of divinity approaching that of a god, and the enormous magical power within her body had surpassed the scale that a Servant should have. A casual strike was comparable to a Noble Phantasm of an ordinary Servant, making her almost a walking calamity.

A torrent of water appeared out of nowhere, gathered in Ibuki-dōji's hand, and then emitted a high-pitched trembling sound like a baby's cry, compressing into an extremely thin column of water that shot towards the ground.

call out!

A meteor streaked across the sky, followed by a continuous stream of arrows that fell along its trajectory, but from every angle, their target was remarkably consistent—

Ibuki-dōji!

"what!"

Without even glancing at it, Ibuki raised her hand and waved it towards the sky. The slender column of water drew a long arc, cutting through the poisonous earth, severing the magic arrows, and also cleaving through the clouds in the sky, creating a thin crack.

At the same time, Achilles' chariot was nearly torn apart, and a section of the rear of the chariot flew down like a meteorite.

"You rude guy, don't litter! Haha!"

Ibuki-dōji's sleeves fluttered, and he flew into the air as if stepping on a solid object. His supple body was like that of an acrobat, and with a flying kick, he launched the rear of the car out like a cannonball.

"It will smash the flowers, plants, and children!"

hum!

In an instant, it traversed a distance of over two thousand meters, piercing through everything like an electromagnetic cannon, and precisely "eliminating" the upper half of a towering tree.

The centaur sage Chiron, suspended in mid-air, narrowly escaped the long-range cannonball. He stared gravely at his footing, now reduced to half a tree trunk and countless wood chips, as if it had vanished into thin air.

"Besides brute strength, is his perception also so exaggerated... It seems this battle is going to be very difficult."

He turned and drew his bow to its fullest extent, unleashing a powerful shot that displayed incredible skill. He didn't need to aim, yet it struck Ibuki-dōji, who barely managed to block it with her greatsword.

When Ibuki angrily went to find him, his serpentine eyes, capable of seeing a thousand miles, could not see Chiron.

That sage wasn't the strongest among the Servants, but he was definitely the most troublesome. After realizing his position had been exposed, he activated [Presence Concealment], lurking like an assassin, looking for the next opportunity to strike.

—Speaking of which, the assassins on both sides in this Holy Grail War weren't particularly skilled at stealth, even less so than Chiron's cameo role...

Once that sage carefully hides, even Ibuki cannot find him.

However, Ibuki wouldn't have to worry about that for long, because a much bigger problem was about to befall her—

Bang!

The enormous ice sculpture of a snake's head exploded with a deafening roar, scattering the snow-white ice shards and pitch-black venom. A golden-red flame rose from within, dispelling everything like the rising sun!

The great hero Karna is completely unharmed!

It sounds like a long time, but from the moment he was trapped to the moment he forcibly broke free, it was only a matter of a few breaths. The golden armor formed from the radiance of the sun once again proved its flawless defensive capabilities. Neither the cursed poison that could corrupt heroes nor the targeted ice seal could stop Karna.

"Don't come near me, it's unbearably hot~"

Ibuki glanced at Karna with disdain, gripped the greatsword with both hands, and raised it high. Suddenly, torrents of water appeared in the air, seemingly drawn to the sword, where they intertwined and coalesced before Ibuki swung it down with great force.

Roar! ! !

A ferocious, winding water dragon rushed towards Karna, colliding head-on with the scorching sun fire, instantly creating a series of powerful shockwaves!

call out!

The steam and water curtain were sliced ​​apart, and Ibuki appeared before Karna in a flash. The son of the sun god, undeterred by the danger, clashed with him with his spear and sword.

Bang!

The same thing that happened to the Knight King was repeated. Ibuki almost "smashed" down with her sword, causing Karna, whose martial arts had reached the realm of gods, to feel a tightness in his chest and fly backward uncontrollably.

"Weak!"

Whether it's King Arthur, the centaur sage, or even Karna, the most powerful figure in Hindu mythology, Ibuki-dōji blatantly despises these heroes who have left their mark on human history.

She wasn't incapable of other abilities, but she didn't even need to use them; she could crush everything with sheer physical strength.

【Mountain and River Arm Strength】 and 【Eight Veins Raging Waves】 are the boundless power brought about by the blood of Orochi, symbolizing the "mountain" and the "sea"!

Floods and earthquakes are the two most feared natural disasters in the Far East, and also the source of the Yamata no Orochi's divinity. When bestowed upon Ibuki-dōji, his abilities far exceeded the limits of the data panel, possessing a conceptual power that enabled this body to destroy everything.

Without the legends of shattering mountains and rivers and carrying mountains to chase the sun, it would be impossible to confront her head-on!

Despite defeating powerful enemies one after another, Ibuki-dōji showed little joy. Instead, he fell into a strange silence, his unsatisfied snake eyes trembling slightly, as if he were enduring something.

Suddenly she roared to the sky, and an invisible yet tangible ripple of magic erupted: "Haven't they arrived yet?! Berserker!"

As if in response to that statement, the world suddenly fell silent, the distorted wind pressure in the atmosphere instantly subsided, and Ibuki's pupils contracted sharply, feeling as if she had passed through a layer of water—

Zheng! ! !

A massive, invisible blade capable of slicing through anything stretched across the sky, severing both the clouds and the snake's head!

Ibuki would have been on that "line" too, but her extreme dodge allowed her to barely avoid a fatal blow. Her left arm fell to her shoulder, and two-thirds of her thigh was severed.

Immediately, the sound of the mirror shattering rang out, and the world returned to its clamor. The severed arms and legs flew away, their venomous blood scattering across the sky, while the snake's head slowly fell, like a broken mountain falling to the ground, stirring up a huge dust wave—this time, it did not regenerate.

"So you were greedy after all. You can't guarantee killing two targets with just one strike?"

Amidst the poisonous fog, a black-haired youth clad in a Shinigami outfit and wielding the Kusanagi sword slowly emerged, his bright eyes gleaming like a god's.

"It's been a long time, Shuten-dōji... no, Ibuki-dōji."

"They've finally shown up!"

Ignoring the still-bleeding wound, Ibuki-dōji stared intently at Iori with piercing eyes, his mouth involuntarily opening into a grin, revealing sharp, white teeth.

"I knew you would come! I would never let you go!"

What are you looking at?

"Brahma—"

Two clear, cold voices rang out simultaneously, followed by a magical radiance that pierced the sky. The most powerful anti-city treasures stirred up a storm, while the scorching sun's fire transformed into slender pillars of light that pierced through the void.

Black Rider and Red Lancer, two great heroes, did not fall silent. Instead, they rejoined the battlefield as overlords, using the opportunity created by Iori to unleash a devastating Noble Phantasm to destroy Ibuki-dōji!

"Get out of my way! Don't get in my way!"

Ibuki's eyes widened as countless bolts of lightning suddenly rained down from the eight-colored clouds in the sky, engulfing the Yamata no Orochi like a tidal wave, and simultaneously unleashing two top-tier Noble Phantasms—

boom! ! !

The massive explosion blew away the surrounding ground and even temporarily dispersed the poisonous fog. The chaotic magical fluctuations prevented Artoria and Karna, who launched the attack, from getting close.

After the terrifying scene dissipated, what came into view were enormous snake heads wrapped in lightning, intertwined and gathered together. Their scales were damaged in countless ways, but they quickly shed their old skin and grew new skin and scales.

Ibuki-douji flew out from the gap, his face ashen: "Kill you all, especially you—Berserker Warrior!"

"That's a real headache. That last attack was my all-out effort. I have absolutely no confidence in continuing the fight."

As she spoke, Iori approached Orochi and Ibuki-dōji step by step, her eyes bright and cold, showing no trace of the tragic sense of impending death, but rather filled with an indescribable determination.

"Enough with the nonsense, sever your Ama-Kusanagi, and my 'Divine Sword' will advance even further!"

Ibuki-dōji nimbly flipped backward, leaping high into the sky, and landed on one foot on the head of a coiled snake, instantly causing it to open its eyes and be illuminated by a scarlet color.

The enormous, pure white serpent head slowly rose, and new bones and muscles grew on the arms and legs of the son of the demon god at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The figures of the serpent and the divine child cast long shadows in the moonlight filtering through the gaps in the clouds.

"I've been waiting for you all this time. The moment to surpass mythology has finally arrived!"

Challenge me! Let's fight to the death! Let's devour each other!

hero!"

Chapter 134: The ADC Must Die! (4.5K views)

hold head high--! ! !

The eight-headed serpent raised its head and opened its mouth, and invisible ripples swept across the atmosphere, like rolling thunder penetrating the bodies of every Servant. Iori instantly felt a sudden "heaviness" on his body, and his hands and feet seemed to stiffen. He could hear a rusty mechanical creaking sound when he turned his neck slightly.

The surrounding temperature dropped rapidly, and layers of frost descended, covering the ground with a snow-white veil. The hot breath exhaled from the mouth and nose condensed into tiny crystals almost instantly, and a rustling sound could even be heard.

The flow of magic was affected, perception was limited to about ten meters around, a large number of chaotic thoughts appeared in the mind, and the body felt as weak as if it were suffering from a hangover...

Iori didn't know how many curses were applied in that roar, but based on his own experience, if an average Servant were standing here, these negative statuses alone would probably prevent him from even using his Noble Phantasm!

Fortunately, all those who participated in this battle were top-tier Servants, especially the main attackers, who were considered the "strongest" in their respective mythologies. Although the evil of Orochi was extraordinary, a single roar was not enough to break their fighting spirit.

hum!

Karna was the first to act. The sun's radiance protected him from the curse, making him completely immune to negative statuses, including the poisonous fog. The great hero had just started moving when he pushed his speed to break the sound barrier. He then sped off, becoming the most conspicuous line of fire in the night, clinging to the body of the Yamata no Orochi and rushing straight up towards Ibuki-dōji!

Although he wasn't a Caster and didn't understand the core of this summoning technique, his "insights of the poor" allowed him to keenly perceive that Ibuki-douji was the one in control.

Given the size and regenerative power of Orochi, even more than ten Servants would not be able to destroy it without special means. However, if we can deal with Ibuki-dōji, we might be able to end this summoning ritual!

"Get out of my way, you piece of trash!"

Ibuki-dōji arrogantly referred to the Son of the Sun as a nobody, and stood atop the head of the Yamata no Serpent to meet this swift attack with dignity—

Clang!

The exploding flames flashed across the night sky like fireworks. The golden spear, capable of melting steel and piercing through buildings, was steadily caught by a deep blue ancient-style greatsword. The rolling heat wave was blocked by an invisible barrier, and a strange scene could be seen where light and shadow distorted on one side and the wind and waves were calm on the other.

This is precisely the result of the conflict between two divine elements: the ocean and the sun, water and fire.

If there is no inherent superiority or inferiority among things, then the size of the "scale" will determine everything!

Clang!

Clang!