Adamantine Staff vs. Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Above Konoha, a massive shadow blanketed the entire sky like a curtain of heaven.

Semiramis's aerial garden hung upside down above the clouds, looking down upon the whole world.

"Not coming up, god from another world?" Amakusa Shirou's voice echoed through the air. "If you don't make a move soon, your Reality Marble won't hold out much longer!"

Iori's Reality Marble was the highest EX rank, incomparably powerful, but the enemy's Adam, the First Human's "Garden of Eden" and Semiramis's "Hanging Gardens of Babylon" were Noble Phantasms of the same rank.

If Iori had not been powerful enough to keep his Reality Marble from being torn apart, the situation should have become a three-way division by now.

But even though he had avoided the worst outcome, Iori's Reality Marble was still being continuously eroded. As time dragged on, its collapse was only a matter of time.

"No need. It's just a floating city. Watch me bring it down," Iori said calmly.

His right hand slowly rose to his ear, making a motion as though he were picking it.

When his fingers pulled away, they brought out a tiny embroidery needle.

At a thought from him, the embroidery needle abruptly grew larger, transforming into a staff with golden ends and a black middle, which Iori gripped in one hand.

"Such arrogance. Die for me! I shall surely reign over this world—unrivaled and unstoppable!" Semiramis's voice came from the floating city, carrying an unquestionable arrogance.

As her words fell, the floating city launched its attack.

The eleven pitch-black stone slabs surrounding the aerial garden lit up. The ancient runes carved upon them activated and began absorbing the surrounding magical energy.

At that moment, the magical energy in the air was drawn into the aerial garden and concentrated entirely upon the slabs.

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