Where Did My Head Go?

After he finished speaking, there was a moment of peace.

The next moment—

Boom!!

A massive bolt of blue lightning suddenly erupted from within the temple, splitting the dark night sky and making the temple even brighter.

In that instant, a burly figure wielding a sword appeared in the very center of the Radiant Great Composite Temple.

Look closely—

That was a knight.

That's definitely a knight!

The opponent was even taller and more Gawain than Sun Knight, clad in jet-black armor and wearing a helmet that resembled that of a demon. He stood with his swords drawn, his body radiating a ghostly blue flame, looking every bit the undead knight, a truly terrifying sight.

The person who came was none other than King Hassan, whom they had met not long ago.

He really came here to avenge the Hassan!

"Hmph! You are indeed extraordinary, venturing in alone with such courage, which has piqued my curiosity." Ozymandias, seated on his throne, looked down at King Hassan below, snorted coldly, and then said condescendingly, "However, trespassing on the Pharaoh's territory will not escape your punishment! Let me show you what the radiance of the sun truly is!"

After he finished speaking, King Hassan remained motionless, only glancing at Rovey in the corner before looking away. Rovey was now completely speechless.

He couldn't understand it. Did that big idiot above him not realize how terrifying King Hassan was? And he was still acting so recklessly?

However, upon closer inspection, Rovey noticed that although Ozymandias still acted as carefree as ever, his eyes were incredibly solemn. Clearly, he had long realized how terrifying King Hassan was, but his dignity as Pharaoh and his pride in front of his close friend did not allow him to back down, so he had been putting on a brave face.

In fact...

Ozymandias was cursing under his breath. He hadn't realized that someone had already infiltrated his Great Temple of Radiance. If Moses hadn't reminded him, he probably wouldn't have known even if he had his head chopped off.

But even so, he was still the Pharaoh! The most powerful Pharaoh of Egypt, the King of Kings, the King of Kings! Even the oldest King of Heroes could not compare to him! How could he possibly back down so easily before Moses today?!

This guy must be severely punished to demonstrate my authority in front of my best friend and Nitocris!!

To put it bluntly, it's about being so concerned with saving face that you suffer for it.

"Pharaoh... Hmph, though I have heard of his name, I have only seen his true face today. To ascend to the pinnacle of power with a mortal body is indeed somewhat extraordinary. Yet he calls himself the incarnation of the sun, daring to compare himself to the gods... The arrogance of mortals."

"So, Pharaoh, your glory and pride will be judged by death here today. Are you ready to face the final chapter of your destiny?"

King Hassan narrowed his eyes and looked coldly at Ozymandias on the throne. His tone was extremely cold, and his whole body exuded a sharp killing intent.

This murderous aura even made Nitocris, who had dealt with the Underworld for many years, tremble slightly. Rameses II, at this moment, felt as if he were facing a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and his heart was also moved.

How many people did this guy kill?

This aura... Is he really human?!

At this moment, Rovey, steeling himself, approached King Hassan and said, "First Hassan, this matter is over. I have dealt with the Sphinx in the Mountain Village; no one was injured. Ozymandias is not a bad person; he can be a powerful ally. Therefore, in the name of the 'Prophet,' may I humbly request that you leave?"

"Um?"

King Hassan's icy eyes fell on Rovey, and the terrifying killing intent made Rovey pause. "Prophet who obeys the will of God..."

"Your compassion and wisdom I cannot deny. But fate is such and cannot be changed. I am not a living being, but a spirit of the dead surging in the darkness. All my actions are ordained by fate and cannot be altered."

King Hassan looked at Rovey and said, "Your great ambition to save others should not be changed. The Lord has entrusted me to tell you to be resolute and courageous, not to be disturbed by external things, and you will surely succeed."

King Hassan Rovey; the evening Evening Bell seemed merely a reminder to Rovey. However, when facing Ozymandias, the terrifying killing intent seemed to materialize, clearly indicating his determination to behead him.

"Snort!"

Rovey was about to try and persuade him further, but Ozymandias couldn't stand it. Hiding behind his best friend and having him plead for him was such a humiliating situation for him as Pharaoh!

He then raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

The next moment, the giant Eye of Horus on the wall suddenly opened, and then a dark purple bolt of lightning swept towards King Hassan any mercy, striking him directly.

However, the terrifying power of this Noble Phantasm, comparable to an A-rank beam cannon, was easily concealed by King Hassan's cloak, leaving him completely unharmed beneath the white smoke.

But Ozymandias showed no fear; instead, he roared with fury, "How dare you disregard the sun! Your arrogance is utterly detestable! Today, behold the divine power of the Pharaoh! Right here, I will unleash the sun's radiance to burn you, crawling in darkness, to ashes!!"

At this moment, he was utterly enraged. King Hassan had come uninvited, an unwelcome guest. He had repeatedly ignored him, a man more radiant than the sun. Ozymandias had never experienced such provocation before, especially in front of his close friend and Nitocris. It was a blatant trampling of his dignity. So, no matter who this man was, Ozymandias was determined to kill this black knight today to demonstrate his authority.

Facing the countless terrifying light cannons shooting out from the Grand Temple, King Hassan's tone remained unchanged, and his death-calling voice, which sent chills down one's spine, rang out once more.

"Even the sun's radiance cannot protect you from death. Your power is but a fleeting illusion!"

" —Pharaoh, your time has come! Quickly hand over your head!!"

"Alright! Kuhahahahahahaha—!! The finest head is right here. If you have the ability, come and take it!!"

Chapter 184 Where Did My Head Go?

"Kuhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha-!!!"

Loud, inhuman laughter echoed through the massive temple, accompanied by the figure on the throne slowly raising his arm. Then came a series of ear-piercing sounds. "Crack! Crack! Crack!" as if something had been activated.

At this moment, Ozymandias, sitting on the throne, let out his usual hearty laughter, his eyes filled with fury as he looked down at King Hassan before him. The Eye of Horus lined up on the walls opened at this moment, their numbers dense and terrifying as they stretched from top to bottom.

"Die! You scoundrels who dare to trespass into the temple, may you be annihilated by the sun's radiance!!"

As Ozymandias swung his large hand downwards, the activated Eye of Horus on the yellowed walls suddenly unleashed blinding purple lightning. Then, one dark purple lightning ball after another appeared in mid-air, like cannonballs, and surrounded King Hassan in the center of the palace, intending to annihilate him. The terrifying lightning storm that rose up illuminated the entire Grand Temple with purple lightning.

"Whoa... What terrifying power! Is this the true power of the Sun King? He's definitely not on the same level as the other Pharaoh..."

Nitocris, who was hiding behind Rovey and acting timidly, was also frightened by the terrifying lightning. Although she had recently regained her confidence as Pharaoh and no longer called Rameses II "Your Majesty the Sun King," she was still astonished and impressed by this overwhelming power.

She was able to wield the powers of Horus, the god of the Underworld, and Anubis, the god of the underworld, because during her lifetime, she was forced to choose Horus upon ascending to the throne, but she offered her heart to Anubis, which allowed her to use two divine powers in a rare manner. However, Rameses II completely exceeded expectations, or rather, common sense. In his own Grand Temple, he could directly and forcibly use the powers of other gods in the name of Ra's avatar, and he was infinitely close to the highest level of his own Spirit Origin. Nitocris could clearly feel this difference in power at this moment.

"... Moses, this level of lightning storm is as if Horus himself has descended. Surely the Sun King can destroy this invader?"

Nitocris, who was holding onto Rovey's arm, couldn't help but ask weakly.

"No, this level of lightning beam cannon won't be enough to destroy Hassan."

Without a second thought, Rovey rejected her naive idea. Although Rameses II's beam cannon was very strong, and the sheer number of B+ level and above beam cannons appearing before them could be stacked together to rival an A+ Noble Phantasm, the opponent was definitely not someone who could be eliminated by such a level of power.

"Huh?"

Just as Nitocris was astonished, King Hassan, positioned in the center, faced the endless barrage of lightning without dodging or avoiding it. Instead, he calmly swung his sword, severing the incoming lightning orbs. However, the instant the orbs were severed, the lightning imbued with the power of Horus erupted, unleashing an endless storm of lightning that engulfed King Hassan in a mere moment.

"Hahahaha—!"

Ozymandias burst into laughter upon seeing this. He hadn't expected the invader to be so foolish as to use a weapon to block his Noble Phantasm. Confident of victory, he let out a triumphant laugh, "Boxer briefs, boxer briefs, boxer briefs! How dare you attempt to anger the Pharaoh of the divine realm with a human sword! How absurd!!"

"Foolish and ignorant Hassan, then let your death today appease your anger at offending Pharaoh and frightening Moses! Open the Eye of Horus!!"

Even though he was stubborn, Ozymandias realized that King Hassan could not be defeated so easily, so he simply pressed his advantage and opened all the Eye of Horus in the Grand Temple to completely cover the area where King Hassan was located.

Sizzle—Crack!

Surrounded by thousands of Eye of Horus, King Hassan's figure had vanished. His dark form was now shrouded in endless lightning, and only a blurry shadow could be seen faintly. Nitocris, behind him, was also too frightened by the lightning to move and could only find some comfort by clinging tightly to Rovey.

At this moment, Rovey paid no attention to Nitocris, who was trembling and clinging to his waist behind him. While he erected a protective shield to block the lightning, he couldn't help but be surprised by Rameses II's strength.

Ozymandias truly lived up to his reputation as one of the top three Pharaoh; within this pyramid, he was undoubtedly the strongest of the three.

Once inside, he cannot use his Noble Phantasm. He can also stack various attributes and is immortal. When attacked from the outside, his Anti-Purge Defense Ea is as outrageous as Avalon's. Even Ea cannot break through it. He truly deserves to be called the pinnacle of Heroic Spirit.

Only...

Rovey glanced at King Hassan amidst the lightning and sensed a faint life force within him, as if he were about to die.

But he knew all too well that if Hassan were so easily killed, he wouldn't be Grand Rank, nor would he be known as the embodiment of death.

But now that things have developed to this point, he can only pray for Ozymandias's well-being, and also...

"Nitocris, where are you touching?"

Rovey felt that Nitocris's hand had accidentally touched something it shouldn't have, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"Oh, oh... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was too nervous and didn't notice."

Realizing that she had touched the wrong spot, Nitocris blushed and quickly moved up a little.

Meanwhile, the fierce battle on the other side had escalated to a fever pitch.

Because Rameses II was quite confident in his close friend's abilities and believed that Rovey would definitely protect Nitocris, he truly held nothing back, using whatever means were at hand, intending to directly injure King Hassan to death.

In his view, even if King Hassan possessed immense power, surrounded by such a dense and terrifying array of lightning orbs, even the gods of Egypt would be reduced to ashes in despair!

As time ticked by, almost five minutes had passed.

Even as Ozymandias slowly tried to sense it, he could no longer detect the life force of King Hassan. So, his tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and he arrogantly commented, "In the end, that's all you've got. How boring. Although you do have some ability compared to the other Hassan, a man without light is still a man without light. How can you touch the radiance of the sun?"

"It's just that my best friend is too cautious. Someone like you doesn't need me to take such swift and decisive action, hahaha—!!"

Rameses II's unrestrained laughter echoed once more in the temple.

"Huh? Is it over?"

Noticing the weakening lightning, Nitocris peeked out from behind Rovey and looked at Ozymandias, who was beginning to deliver his victory speech on the throne. She exclaimed with admiration, "Truly worthy of being called the strongest Sun King, the strongest Pharaoh in all of Egypt. He was able to easily eliminate even an enemy comparable to Anubis."

"Do you see it? Moses, Nitocris, this is the glory of the Pharaoh!"

At this moment, Ozymandias was extremely happy because he had eliminated a worthy enemy, like a general who had just returned victorious and was showing off his victory to his friends.

"Hmm, truly worthy of being called the Sun King, Moses, let's go see... wait?"

Nitocris was about to take Rovey's hand to see Ozymandias, but Rovey pulled her back to his side and shook his head with a serious expression.

"Don't go out, this isn't over yet."

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel speechless as he looked at Ozymandias laughing.

"..."

This guy's strength is undeniable. If the Fourth Holy Grail War were to be fought between Gilgamesh and him, I would run as far away as possible, as I would have no way to counter him.

However, his weakness is that he is too arrogant, which is like giving King Hassan an anger buff. If King Hassan were really that easy to deal with, he wouldn't be so afraid of him.

And things turned out exactly as expected.

"Snap, snap—!!"

Just as Nitocris was puzzled, a tall figure slowly emerged from the white smoke rising from the center of the temple.

Accompanied by the ear-piercing sound of iron boots scraping against the stone slabs, a tall figure, leaning on his sword, silently stepped out.

Really!!

"How is this possible? He's still alive?!"

This scene terrified Nitocris, much to Rovey's surprise.

Ozymandias, startled, raised an eyebrow and looked at King Hassan, who emerged unscathed from the thunder. He continued to mock, forcing himself to remain calm. "Hmph, not bad. I admit your ability. You actually managed to emerge from the Pharaoh's punishment! Haha! Quite capable. In that case, try this!"

"—Come forth! My strongest servant! The Sand Sphinx!!"

This time, Rameses II did not continue his antics as he had when testing Rovey.

In just a moment, the enormous Sand Sphinx that had been lurking above the temple pounced on King Hassan without any hesitation.

It turns out he had already prepared a second solution since the Eye of Horus was useless: to launch a sneak attack using his new Sand Sphinx!

This guy definitely didn't expect to have this trick up his sleeve! And that's the wisdom of the Pharaoh!

Indeed, King Hassan never expected that Rameses II would have so many tricks up his sleeve, or rather, he simply didn't care what methods the other party had, since in his eyes they were all the same, meaningless and futile efforts.

Boom!!

In the brief instant that the massive Sand Sphinx lunged at him, King Hassan's figure vanished into the Valley of Shadows, directly dodging the Sand Sphinx's sneak attack. Then, like a shadow, he silently appeared above the Sand Sphinx, only this time, a ghostly blue flame had risen from the ancient, broken black greatsword.

Cymbals!!

With a calm slash, the head of the Sand Sphinx was severed like a smooth slice and fell heavily to the ground.

Then, the enormous body collapsed to the ground with a "crash!" like a shelf that had lost its support, shattering into pieces. The eerie blue flames killed all of its parts in a short moment, completely ignoring its immortality and proceeding to kill it.

Soon, the entire Great Temple of Radiance fell into utter silence once more, with only the sound of iron boots scraping against the stone slabs remaining.

"... Is this... is this really a human being?"

Nitocris was stunned. She hadn't expected it to end so easily. Was this guy really the assassin, Hassan? This power... it was like Anubis himself had been reborn...

"You... Hahaha! Well done!"

On the other side, Ozymandias was also dumbfounded. He was shocked by King Hassan's power in killing the Sand Sphinx with a single sword strike, and he knew in his heart that he had really kicked a hornet's nest this time. However, with Nitocris and his best friend there, he couldn't back down and could only continue to hold on.

"Then I'll grant you a compliment, you lightless one. You are worthy to roam the earth and pay homage to my venerable countenance!!"