Stack Them Up, Giant Jet / Lesser Grail
Solomon, a Magecraft, was approached by a powerful Servant. Even Marisbury, who was standing nearby, was worried for him, but Solomon remained indifferent.
"Bang!"
There was no Magecraft involved; Solomon simply clenched his fist and reached out, managing to block Cú Chulainn's spear with his bare fist.
"Varied..."
"What's so strange about that? My father, King David, was a man who could wrestle with angels, so it's not surprising that I'm physically strong."
The ring in Solomon's hand gleamed brightly. Originally meant to represent supreme wisdom and control Magecraft, it had taken on the feel of a weapon in Solomon's hands.
The Ten Rings (×)
Knuckle Duster (√)
"Bang!"
A barrage of punches rained down, but Cú Chulainn was unable to utilize his marksmanship due to the excessive distance between them, which was why Solomon had said "too close."
Guns have never been effective weapons in close-quarters combat.
Gil naturally wanted to use the Gate of Babylon to provide support, but Solomon used Mana Beam to block the Gate of Babylon while attacking.
Although his attacks couldn't possibly be stronger than Noble Phantasm, deflecting those Noble Phantasm that were originally aimed at him was a piece of cake.
"Do all the Magecraft in the Age of Gods like close combat this much?"
An unpleasant memory surfaced in Cú Chulainn's mind: when he first went to the Land of Shadows to study, he saw his Master Scathach dressed as a Magecraft.
At that time, Cú Chulainn looked down on that BBA (BMW, Benzema, BB), until the old woman pulled out a gun that was longer and thicker than him from her skirt and knocked Cú Chulainn to the ground.
It was then that Cú Chulainn realized the wickedness of the world. Who could have imagined that a BBA Magecraft, who pretended to be a young girl, would have something so powerful and potent hidden under her skirt?
Of course, the one whose worldview was most impacted was Marisbury. Most of the Lord of the Clock Tower were nobles with long-standing family traditions and had always upheld nobility and elegance.
Now, the ancestor of Magecraft has started to fight in the arena, and even suppressed another Servant in close combat. Isn't that... a bit of Hell joke?
Does this mean that the true teachings of Magecraft have always been held by the Knight order?
Solomon's advantage didn't last long. News came from the Demon God Pillar that three... no, two Servant were arriving with a massive human shield.
"Boom!"
A dark figure broke through the Demon God Pillar's defenses, then collapsed to the ground like a pile of rotten flesh. However, a flash of red light quickly restored him to his original form, his fierce eyes filled with boundless rage.
It's unclear whether this anger is directed at Solomon or at his own "teammate."
Chapter 171 Xyz Summon, Giant Jet 30/102
They finally got close. Fujimaru Kyoya and Artoria passed Heracles. Even a great hero with twelve lives needed some time to recover. The rest was up to them.
The two Knight Sword crossed in the air. These two Holy Swords had clashed many times before, each time as enemies. But this time, they were comrades-in-arms.
Although Solomon briefly suppressed Cú Chulainn, this was merely a strategy of exploiting the weakness of the gun and using one's strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses; it wasn't a particularly good strategy.
If Solomon were in his prime, he might have considered close combat, but not now.
The Caster class makes his stats far too fragile, making it disadvantageous to continue engaging in direct confrontations.
"Amon."
The seventh demon in the sequence was summoned at Solomon's gentle call; it was a demon above Barbatos.
Summoning a demon at such a rapid pace is far more exhausting than summoning Barbatos at the Fuyuki Church. This drained most of Solomon's Mana in one go, but it doesn't matter.
The Command Seal flashed and disappeared in an instant, and Mana once again filled Solomon's body. At the same time, a golden Demon God Pillar burst from the ground and began attacking Fujimaru Kyoya and the others again.
However, everyone underestimated the synergy between Fujimaru Kyoya and Artoria, even the two of them.
Swords overlap, and when one sword strikes its full force, another's attack will follow. A flaw revealed by one becomes a trap set by another.
No one's Swordsmanship can reach true perfection, but as long as one's "flaws" cannot be touched by others, then perfection is born in the world.
The person who knows you best is always your enemy.
The two, once childhood friends and now mortal enemies, had forgotten that through countless battles, they had gained an indescribable understanding of each other's Swordsmanship.
Water droplets appeared in the air, then a howling wind pulled them along, and the water droplets transformed into water blades that scratched the Demon God Pillar's body.
The source of this wind is the Holy Sword in Artoria's hand.
Excalibur that even if someone sees its blade, their identity will be revealed. Considering that her Master is still immature, Artoria used the Wind King Barrier to hide the sword.
Now she had to cooperate with Fujimaru Kyoya, and the wind enveloping the sword would assist the Mana water droplets, which would reveal the appearance of the Holy Sword.
The Demon God Pillar behind them was held back by Heracles alone, a testament to the immense resistance he gained after sacrificing several lives. For Fujimaru Kyoya and Artoria to deal with a single Demon God Pillar was far too easy.
There was no need for the troublesome "Noble Phantasm Release"; the mere clash of their Holy Sword was enough for them to pierce through the massive Demon God Pillar and strike their master.
"Has the battle begun ahead of schedule? Things are a bit beyond my expectations."
Solomon looked around and saw that, apart from Jack, whom he had called on to patrol, almost all the other Servant had arrived and were attacking him.
Saber, Archer, Laner, Rider, Berserker, and even the additional rank of Player.
This was practically a one-man showdown between Solomon and everyone else; logically, he should have stopped there, he should have lost.
But Solomon remained indifferent.
Ten rings slipped from Solomon's fingers, countless Mana converging within them, ten formidable Ether Reactor gathering in his hand, finally converging at a single point... and exploding.
It was pure light and heat, without any Magecraft techniques; it was simply launched, destroying everything in its path with absolute energy. The power of this attack had reached the level of Anti-Army Noble Phantasm.
There is no "True Name Release," meaning this is not a "Noble Phantasm," but simply a "Magecraft."
"Magecraft is merely a tool to help humanity survive, but later Magecraft began to pursue the 'Root' and forgot the original meaning of Magecraft."
Magecraft is merely a tool; this was the attitude held by Solomon, known as the King of Magecraft. He utterly disdained the "Root" pursued by later Magecraft.
Pure Mana, pure Magecraft, pure attacks, unleashing the purest power.
This attack was no less powerful than Artoria's full-force strike; no... its power rivaled that of Excalibur, and it was even capable of clashing with Enuma Elish.
The intense light enveloped the two, which should have been fatal, but something felt off.
"An interesting Barrier, pulling the people inside to a higher dimension to construct a complete defense, but they didn't, did they?"
Solomon realized that the Noble Phantasm called Avalon was a defense that couldn't be broken through by mere force, so he decided to immediately change his tactics.
"You're kidding, right?"
Gil watched as Solomon redirected the beam of light that was no less powerful than the Enuma Elish, something he himself, even as an adult, could not do.
That's for sure.
Gilgamesh was able to unleash such a powerful beam of light primarily due to the power of the Enuma Elish, and the sheer strength of this beam of light at this moment stemmed from Solomon's mastery of his own Mana.
This power comes from Solomon; it can change the target, or even turn it into an Armstrong Cyclone-Accelerated Armstrong Cannon.
Without hesitation, Gil unleashed all the defensive Noble Phantasm he could muster. After several artifacts were damaged, he finally managed to barely withstand the onslaught, but...
A flash of red light appeared, and as one of the Command Seal disappeared, Solomon's Mana was restored.
The ten rings, radiating white light, began to spin like a wheel, resembling a small halo.
"This thing."
Fujimaru Kyoya looked at the small halo. Although the difference in size was very small, it had the prototype of the Humanity Incineration Formula.
The only difference between them is a single quantity that can trigger a qualitative change.
How much longer can you hold out?
Solomon's expression was icy. Even without the Command Seal in his Master's hand, he still had more than a dozen left, meaning he could unleash the attack he had just launched more than ten times in a row.
Everything will be over by then.
They have already lost.
"Sore wa dou kana?"
With a single word that sent a shiver down the spines of countless card players, Fujimaru Kyoya activated the Command Seal in his hand. Although he was still in "Lloyd" state, he now had to summon another Servant and Xyz Summon Giant Jet.
"Henxin."
Chapter 172 The Lesser Grail
A Servant typically has only one Spirit Origin, or rather, their Spirit Origin is determined when they are born into the world.
However, Player is a special class that can summon multiple Servant at the cost of Command Seal, and Fujimaru Kyoya is even more special.
He not only Servant within him, but also has multiple Servant adaptability. Now he intends to summon a second Servant and a second Spirit Origin within his own body.
There are two Spirit Origin of the same level. Although Fujimaru Kyoya cannot Xyz Summon Giant Jet or Slacker Chef, Xyz Summon Xyz Summon stronger version of himself.
Unfortunately, there's no such thing as invincibility during the transformation.
"Immense power, destruction and rebirth?"
Without any hesitation, Solomon unleashed all his Mana towards Fujimaru Kyoya, simultaneously summoning all the Demon God Pillar to rush towards him, determined to kill him before he could complete the Xyz Summon of his Spirit Origin.
Dual Spirit Core —such a thing is unheard of. Even Solomon believed that combining Servant's Spirit Origin with Phantom Legend was already the limit.
Servant's body will reject Spirit Origin that doesn't belong to them, but what if it's not Servant's body?
Solomon could tell that the person before him was Pseudo-Servant, relying on his physical body to bear the Spirit Origin. If his body was strong enough, he could temporarily bear two Spirit Origin.
This will place an unimaginable burden on the body, but it will also bring unparalleled power.
We can't let the other party complete the transformation, but such an intention is too obvious.
The Noble Phantasm fell like rain, and the spear that reversed Karma shot out. The howling wind propelled the Maiden Knight toward her target like an engine, not to mention the giant rushing toward her from afar.
Everyone sensed Fujimaru Kyoya's will to risk his life, and they also felt the immense power within him.
They will not let Fujimaru Kyoya's efforts go to waste.
Faced with the onslaught of so many powerful Servant, even Solomon found it difficult to break free for a time, while Fujimaru Kyoya struggled to merge his two Spirit Origin into one.
This involves enormous risks. Even if Fujimaru Kyoya manages to summon himself, the Hall of Heroes does not recognize him.
Although they share a common core, each person's experiences leave different marks on the world, and these differences are like oil and water, impossible to mix.
However... Non-form, one Tathagata.
What external appearance? What experiences? What traces? What legends? I am who I am.
The repulsive force that existed before the Spirit Origin was held together by Fujimaru Kyoya's powerful will. When this will fades, that will be the moment of collapse.
"Is it getting dark?"
Gil, who was in a relatively safe position and focused on long-range support, immediately noticed the change in the celestial phenomena. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be dark yet, and the moon was rising way too early.
"This familiar feeling... I'm becoming more and more interested in you, Fujimaru Kyoya."
Gil looked at the moon in the sky. He had seen through the true nature of that thing. It wasn't the moon at all, but simply a condensation of Mana.
That was a symbol of a person who was once of noble character.
"The power of the Benevolent Dark Emperor cannot be separated from the support of the people. Although the humans of Fuyuki City have been driven out by Solomon, leaving you without popular support, the dual-core Spirit Origin should be able to make up for it, right, Shadow?"
That was a madness similar to Heracles', this time manifested as the Berserker class?
Fujimaru Kyoya. Although it wasn't the most suitable class for "Kage," it was the best choice at the moment. What Fujimaru Kyoya needed now was immense power to quickly resolve the battle before him.
Xyz Summon Spirit Origin is too dangerous; it wouldn't be surprising if he Self-Destruct at any time.
The rain began to fall again, and the environment outside Fuyuki began to change. A towering tree appeared in the center, and its golden leaves, unable to withstand the "pressure" of the rain, began to fall.
On such a gloomy, rainy day, the moon should have been invisible, but the bright moon shone even brighter, and not a single dark cloud tried to obscure its light.
"The Moonfall."
Moonfall, the powerful Mana crystal block, once it fell, was no less potent than Anti-Army Noble Phantasm. The Demon God Pillar felt the pressure and immediately unleashed their full Mana power, attempting to push the moon back into the sky.
Is it possible?
Of course, it's possible.
Each Demon God Pillar has a Servant Mana is used to push back the previous moon, but what if there are other moons?
The rain was heavy, and soon several small puddles accumulated on the ground, each containing a tiny moon.
Moon in the Water.