A breeze swept across the desolate battlefield, carrying away the last traces of gunpowder smoke.
The once-glorious Ramesseum Tentyris that had stood upon the earth had now been more than half erased.
The temple of Shu, god of wind; the temple of Nut, goddess of rain; the temple of Nephthys, goddess of the sky; the temple of Geb, god of earth... The remaining portions of the combined temple had been almost completely destroyed by Nitocris's attack. Only the main hall—a towering pyramid representing Ra, the sun god—still stood here, having survived the terrifying attack capable of overturning the continent.
This was the limit of what Ozymandias could do.
Although the Ramesseum Tentyris possessed defensive capabilities on the level of "Anti-Purge," the attack from Nitocris's ultimate Noble Phantasm had been simply too powerful. Ozymandias had been forced to concentrate all defensive power on the main hall, ensuring that the Ramesseum Tentyris was not completely destroyed.
As long as the main hall remained, most of the Ramesseum Tentyris's combat strength remained as well, and he would still have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
As the saying went, arrogant people hated nothing more than someone even more arrogant than themselves, while prideful people detested those prouder than themselves.
Faced with the Noble Phantasm attack Ozymandias took such pride in, Nitocris had delivered the most resolute counterattack—the exact same Reality Marble Noble Phantasm mode, power drawn from the same Egyptian myths and history, yet far stronger. It was like a blade piercing Ozymandias's heart, making his blood surge and his fury erupt. Yet more than anger, what he felt was disbelief.
It was the disbelief of one hailed as the King of Kings, the incarnation of Ra, upon seeing a Pharaoh stronger than himself.
Under ordinary circumstances, Ozymandias would not have minded