Flauros: Wait, you people call that thing a Master?

Brilliant holy light intertwined with the phantom image of a towering fortress, forming an impregnable absolute defense!

Boom—!!!!

A deafening explosion swept across everything. The torrent of beams slammed into the dual defensive Noble Phantasms, erupting with sun-bright light and devastating shockwaves.

Although the Noble Phantasms blocked the direct magical Erosion, the terrifying residual energy and physical impact still crashed through the defenses like a tsunami!

"Urgh—!"

"Master!"

Behind the shield, Gudako felt as though she had been hit head-on by a speeding train. Her insides churned as she and the Servants around her were violently hurled away, landing miserably on the shattered stone slabs.

Although Mashu and Joan of Arc managed to hold their ground, the arms holding their shield and banner trembled slightly. The power of that volley had clearly far exceeded their expectations.

"Just one volley was enough to..." Mashu clenched her teeth.

"We can't just defend passively!" Gudako coughed twice, struggled to her feet, and shouted, "Counterattack! Now!"

"Leave it to me!" Ishtar took command of Maanna and rose into the air first. Brilliant Venusian light gathered into a destructive torrent and blasted toward the nearest Demon God Pillar, which resembled a gigantic tree.

At the same time, Nero raised his flaming longsword and charged straight at a Demon God Pillar.

Romulus likewise hurled his spear, its branches directly trapping one of the Demon Gods.

The other Servants also displayed their abilities. The radiance of Noble Phantasms rose and fell in succession, tearing apart the bodies of the Demon God Pillars and triggering a chain of violent explosions.

In an instant, more than ten Demon God Pillars crumbled and vanished under the fierce assault.

"Did we... succeed?" A trace of hope had just appeared in Gudako's eyes.

Yet in the next second, that hope was completely