We Are All Great Heroes

Realizing that the person outside was actually giving him time to recover his magic, Ozymandias couldn't help but sigh, after all, the other party's behavior clearly showed that they were underestimating him.

Arrogance requires capital, and the other party just happens to possess that capital to be arrogant.

This is understandable, as even the proud Ozymandias had long been prepared for the possibility of failure.

The scale of the Grand Rank Spirit Origin indicates that the being summoned by the opponent is indeed the legendary Demon God Pillars, and it is exactly as recorded by the Magic King.

Based on the current situation, it's clear that the opponent is none other than Solomon, the Magic King, but...

Ozymandias sensed something was amiss, and Arash's Clairvoyance also detected something strange about King Solomon, though neither could quite put their finger on it. But there was no time to ponder now; they were ready for battle. The pre-arranged battle plan was simple: Ozymandias would use his home-field advantage to probe first, while Arash would provide support from the shadows or deliver the final, fatal blow.

Neither of them had any objections to this.

"Let's go retrieve the Holy Grail, then go to the Holy City to create a new Singularity and continue searching for the King's trail. We've wasted enough time here."

Realizing that the time was almost up, Goetia commanded the Demon God Pillars to destroy all the surrounding buildings. Now it was time to prepare for the final steps. He then turned his attention to the Great Temple of Radiance in the very center of the desert.

With several Demon God Pillars representing the gods, Goetia ascended the temple steps. The pyramid-shaped stone doors before him were tightly shut, clearly indicating that the master inside did not wish for him to enter so easily.

Instead, facing a gate powerful enough to repel all enemies, he simply raised his hand.

Click-click—!!!

Then, to the astonishment of Ozymandias, the master of the temple, the doors of his temple were easily pushed open by Goetia, and the restrictions and blessings from the gods on the doors were all removed by some special power the moment his palm touched them.

"What on earth is going on!?"

He couldn't think of an answer, and no one answered either.

Goetia leisurely led the Demon God Pillars up the steps and strode into the temple.

Passing through the temple's long corridors and finally reaching the throne room, he looked up at Ozymandias, who sat majestically on the throne, and calmly said, "You evacuated your people beforehand and lured me here with the aura of the Holy Grail, intending to stop me alone. Though foolish, I must admit that you, the Sun King of Egypt, are indeed a worthy human ruler. Consider our recent rest time a reward for your conduct."

"Hmph! I am the Pharaoh, the King of Kings! The one who rules over all things on earth!"

Ozymandias proudly declared, "How could I possibly be praised by a sinner like you?!"

He then slightly turned his head, fixing his gaze on Goetia and the Demon God Pillars behind him, a haughty smirk playing on his lips, and said, "Your Spirit Origin is indeed undoubtedly Grand Rank, and your retinue are all Demon Gods. Although I don't know why they've become such a repulsive sight, they are all genuine. No matter how you look at it, you are undoubtedly the legendary Magic King, but..."

"Why can't I sense even the slightest bit of a kingly aura from you? You Magecraft, what exactly are you? Where is the real King Solomon?!"

In the empty temple, Ozymandias's words resonated powerfully. Although there was no evidence, and although the figure before him was unmistakably the legendary Magic King, his intuition told him—

'This guy who gives me the creeps is definitely not the real Magic King.'

"..."

However, when faced with Rameses II's question, Goetia smiled but remained silent. Instead of answering directly, she countered with, "You don't think I'm the Magic King? Then what do you think I am?"

"Although I do not know what kind of monster you are or where you came from, your terrifying aura made me feel uncomfortable even on our first meeting."

"You do have some interesting points, but there are some answers that shouldn't be revealed now. However, I will tell you at the moment you are about to die."

Goetia raised his hand, and the people behind him immediately transformed into different colored Demon God Pillars, firmly locking onto Ozymandias on the throne. The atmosphere in the entire temple immediately became tense.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Nitocris, who was sitting in front of the [Mirror Grimoire], and Anubis both showed astonished expressions.

Not the Magic King?

If the being before me, who wields Demon God Pillars and possesses Grand Rank Spirit Origin, isn't the Magic King...

So what exactly is he? Why would he use everything belonging to the Magic King to make his appearance and launch this Humanity Incineration that is comparable to the end of the world?

At this moment, Ozymandias said, "Although I do not know what you are, you have trampled on my territory, violated the entire history of mankind, and now you dare to openly provoke me... You truly enrage me!!"

"Violation?"

Upon hearing Rameses II's words, Goetia reacted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. His previously calm face instantly cracked into a terrifying smile, and he said, "Hahahaha—!! While it may indeed have some brilliance, it is ultimately nothing more than the level of humanity. Your understanding is still so shallow that it disgusts me. Foolish Ozymandias, what is this precious Human History that you consider valuable? How much filth is contained within the Human History that you protect?!"

"I have seen the entire long river of history, and all I see is that humanity will repeat the same mistakes countless times. They will never learn from their mistakes or grow. They will never become truly perfect beings. This is why humanity disappoints Solomon —that is why I was born, to correct human history and create a new future. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Nonsense!!"

Upon hearing this, Ozymandias scoffed, his heart filled with extreme anger at Goetia's words. As the king of mankind, what Ozymandias could not tolerate most was the complete denial of everything about humanity, including his story, his achievements, and everything he had created with his close friends and lovers.

This guy, who appeared out of nowhere, negated humanity with just a few words, intended to destroy humanity, and defined humanity for Solomon, which annoyed him even more.

Although Ozymandias had never met the true Magic King Solomon, he could sense that Solomon, who was also the king of mankind, did not feel disappointed in humanity as the monster before him claimed.

Only humans can understand humans; the words of a mere monster are nothing more than his subjective imagination.

"Hmph, what right does a mere thief who stole someone else's inheritance have to decide the future of humanity? Let me see what you really are!"

Seeing that they couldn't agree on anything, Ozymandias had a sudden thought and immediately activated the [Great Temple of Radiance].

After all, it is Ozymandias's most prized and decisive Noble Phantasm, the Great Temple of Radiance. Its power symbolizes the majesty of the Pharaoh and integrates the mystery of all Egypt gods into one. Its own powerful strength can even rival that of the Ea. Even when facing this monster who stole King Solomon's legacy, Ozymandias still has the ability to compete with him here.

—Click click click!

As he gave his command, blinding golden light suddenly emanated from the [Temple of the Radiant Great Assembly], and behind Ozymandias, a sun radiating dazzling light slowly rose.

Looking into the distance, within that golden sun, there seemed to be the reflection of a supreme deity, radiating boundless divine power. The terrifying power and temperature directly repelled the Demon God Pillars that had already launched their attack.

"That brat Ozymandias is starting to use the power of Ra." Anubis, as an Egypt god, could of course tell whose power this was.

Seeing this, Nitocris looked on with utmost piety and spoke with the same pride, "It is the supreme power of the Sun God, the Almighty God, Ra!"

At this moment, Ozymandias sat high on his throne, his body gilded by the blazing sun, like the god of all gods descending to earth with heavenly light, majestic and awe-inspiring, displaying supreme honor. Even a glimpse of him was enough to inspire awe.

"Those who deny humanity, extinguish Human Order, and commit unforgivable calamities."

Then Ozymandias coldly swept his gaze over the Demon God Pillars below the throne, which resembled ants. A look of disgust and anger appeared on his face, and he roared, "Right here, bathed in the sun's rays, turn to ashes!!"

The resounding voice fell in response—

In an instant, the sun blazed high in the sky, and the supreme power of the sun god was unleashed without reservation. The glory of Ra, symbolizing the purification of all things, swept down like a surging tide, illuminating every inch of the land. Wherever it reached, all things trembled in this sacred and scorching light.

Raging!!

The sun's golden radiance and the blazing solar storm began to intertwine, erupting within the temple in an instant. The scorching light and storm originating from the sun caused the Demon God Pillars below to tremble uncontrollably; beneath the endless Shemesh, their forms appeared so tiny. Finally, in the instant they were enveloped and descended upon by the white light, they were nearly burned to ashes.

Ozymandias gripped the Holy Grail tightly, and with the other hand, he brought the Pharaoh's scepter down heavily. His divine kingly aura was now fully revealed.

"They won! The Sun King has won!"

Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Nitocris secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She proudly declared, "Under the boundless radiance of Ra, even the Magic King would be burned to ashes by the power of the sun!!"

Seeing Ra's light strike the Magic King, the heavy weight on Nitocris's heart finally lifted.

"It's not that simple, Nitocris. Look closely in the mirror."

However, just as she was celebrating, Anubis beside her gave her a serious reminder.

"Huh!?"

Nitocris looked again more closely and was immediately stunned. She said, "This... how is this possible? Why... why are they all unharmed?"

Indeed, Ra, the sun god, the omnipotent god, the supreme Ra of Egypt, possesses power that is supreme in any mythology. The radiance and heat he wields can easily dispel even the endless darkness. But what is hard to understand is... why didn't the sun god's light destroy the Magic King? It didn't even destroy those few Demon God Pillars?

Upon seeing this bizarre scene, Ozymandias's heart sank as well.

With the help of the [Great Temple of Radiance], he could utilize all the mysteries of Egypt within the Grand Temple, as well as the divine powers of the images engraved Grand Temple. The only limitation was his damned Spirit Origin, which prevented him from simultaneously absorbing a large number of divine powers. Otherwise, if he possessed Grand Rank Spirit Origin, he could now wield Osiris's Sky Dragon in his left hand, Obelisk the Tormentor in his right, and Ra's Winged Dragon atop his head—he would be invincible, even King Hassan wouldn't be his match.

Unfortunately, he can only use his Divine Might alone now, but with the enhancement of the Holy Grail, this single Divine Might is enough to crush a top-tier Servant. Even the three-times-powerful Gawain, who was responsible for guarding the city, would have been burned to ashes by his Sun God's Light just now.

After all, this was the radiance of Ra, the most powerful force in Egypt mythology capable of suppressing evil, malevolent beings, and demons. That radiance would undoubtedly have a special effect on this man who denies humanity, exudes evil, and the demons surrounding him.

Ozymandias couldn't understand why not a single bit of damage had been done. Not to mention that fake Magic King, even the Demon God Pillars hadn't been cleared out.

This, this...

This is absolutely unbelievable!!

The feeling just now was similar to when this guy casually entered the temple; it seemed as if his Noble Phantasm had been rendered ineffective by this guy using some special method.

'What is going on!?'

A bad feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

However, the silence was broken by a sneer the next moment—"The light of the sun god? A god that even Moses could not stop, a loser who lost to the Holy Spirit, what right does his radiance have to destroy us, the inheritors of the will of the chosen king?"

Goetia looked at the incredulous Ozymandias and extended his palm, calmly saying, "Give up the resistance. We are not here for you or that useless goddess. Return the Holy Grail quickly, and then continue to eke out a living and wait for the end of this world."

"Hmph! You're dreaming!"

Ozymandias had no desire to continue entangled with Goetia. He had just sensed that this guy had used some special means to render his Noble Phantasm ineffective.

Although he didn't know what it was or what the underlying principle was, he did discover some strange clues.

Since that's the case...

"Then let me see your true colors for myself!!"

Faced with Goetia's mockery, Rameses II made a snap decision and slammed his hand on his throne. Immediately afterward, the murals behind him began to emit a series of piercing "crack, crack—!!" sounds.

Then, countless Eye of Horus on the wall opened simultaneously, locking onto Goetia's figure below.

"Then let's try this!!"

This was accompanied by Ozymandias raising his scepter and shouting.

In an instant, countless densely packed lightning orbs poured out from the Eye of Horus on the wall of the Grand Temple, rushing towards Goetia's location. The dark purple light engulfed everything in front of them in a mere instant.

Soon, all other sounds disappeared from the magnificent temple, leaving only the flickering lightning and the crackling of electricity.

Sizzle—crackling crackling!

However, facing this sweeping storm of lightning, Goetia, standing in the very center, neither dodged nor avoided it. The smile on his lips grew even more unrestrained, showing no regard for this lightning originating from Horus.

"If this is your last struggle, then I can only say that you are getting a little tired of me, Sun King."

The cold voice originating from Goetia once again slowly emanated from the lightning.

Chapter 218 We Are All Heroes

"—!!"

Facing his enemy, Ozymandias unleashed his true abilities from the very beginning.

First came the radiance of the sun god, followed by the thunder of Horus.

However, the result of both attacks was the same.

His Noble Phantasm had barely reached Goetia's side when it was easily neutralized by a wave of Goetia's hand, without even causing a ripple.

This is Goetia's special ability, [Anti-Summoning Nega Summon], which prevents Servant being summoned and also nullifies all Servant attacks—Negation/Destruction originating from Servant attacks. It's a special ability that negates (nullifies, grants invincibility, absorbs, or reduces) all Noble Phantasm that symbolize Heroic Spirit. This ability means that regular Servant attacks are difficult to inflict on him, putting him in a highly advantageous position when facing Servant attacks, and is one of his powerful abilities as a Beast.

"It seems you haven't grasped the situation."

Although he wasn't injured, Goetia had grown bored after saying so much. He turned his gaze to Ozymandias in front of him and said coldly.

"Fine, I'll think about it after I kill you. Although I didn't take those self-proclaimed saviors of Chaldea seriously, since they're all in this Singularity, I don't mind taking care of them along the way. Your resistance, your story, should all end here. Game over."

"..."

Ozymandias did not answer, but instead began to unleash more power to bombard Goetia.

Seeing Goetia standing unscathed despite his attacks, Ozymandias's expression grew increasingly grim. He then made a decision: he would use every means at his disposal, from sneak attacks to dirty tricks, even at the cost of his royal glory, to eliminate this mastermind behind the Humanity Incineration right here and now. He would not allow this heinous criminal to come within half a step of his best friend's battlefield.

Because this damned guy is far more terrifying than the Lion King!!

Thinking this, Ozymandias suddenly slammed his hand on the armrest of the throne.

Boom!!

Instantly, the earth shook and mountains trembled.

A dazzling light, along with a barrier of power infused with the essence of several Egypt gods, suddenly rose from the earth, sealing the entire Grand Temple like a protective barrier.

Seeing this, Goetia didn't care. As long as he was Servant, no one could harm him. So he continued to walk slowly towards Ozymandias, wanting to quickly defeat the Sun King and obtain his Holy Grail.

"You really think you've got this in the bag, you monster!"

"Otherwise what? You think you still have a chance of winning? You want to use the Holy Grail that I threw into this Singularity to deal with me? Are you going to defy me, the Magic King?"

"Magic King? Hmph! Now that things have come to this, what's the point of continuing to hide and show your face? Beast!!"

With eyes burning with the brilliance of the sun, Ozymandias angrily proclaimed Goetia's true identity.

As the Sun King, even without Clairvoyance, he still possessed the wisdom to understand the world within the temple. Therefore, after numerous tests, he recognized the true identity of the Magic King before him! He saw through the true face of the mastermind behind the Humanity Incineration!

"The so-called Magic King is nothing but a smokescreen. Although you have a great connection with the Magic King and you have stolen the legacy from Solomon, you are not a [Grand Servant], but one of the seven [Evils of Humanity Beasts] who fight against Grand Servant!!"

"Your eyesight is really good."