Tomoe Gozen stood on the city wall.
The faces of the others showed shock, awe, or excitement.
But her face was full of worry.
She didn't think Kotori would lose.
From the moment she left until now, Kotori has demonstrated an overwhelming advantage in strength.
Even when Gorgon and Kingu joined forces, she overwhelmed them both.
What worries her is Kotori's current fighting style.
That kind of fighting style—not dodging or avoiding attacks, taking them head-on, and getting more and more carried away as the battle progresses—is a double-edged sword.
It would be very easy for Kotori to hurt herself.
So far, neither Tiamat, the Goddess of Demonic Beasts, nor that green-haired enemy has managed to break through Kotori's defenses or truly harm Kotori.
But what if?
What if a deity of that level uses a move they didn't expect?
" Kotori..."
Tomoe Gozen's lips tightened slightly.
at the same time.
The Central Temple of Uruk.
Gilgamesh sat on the throne.
The water mirror Magecraft in front of them reflected real-time footage of the northern front battlefield.
He gazed at the burning red figure reflected in the water mirror.
The girl who chopped off half of the wings of the Goddess of Demonic Beasts with a giant axe.
He began to speculate about Kotori's true identity.
That flame was no ordinary flame.
That kind of power is not something ordinary Servant can possess.
What is her real name?
Within which mythological system does it exist?
Is it Greece?
Is it from Northern Europe?
Or is it from the Far East?
but.
Gilgamesh recalled that scene from before.
The red-haired girl's reaction when Gorgon guessed she was the fire god of the Far East.
"My name is Kotori Itsuka, and you'd better remember that."
That doesn't look like someone giving a fake name.
She was genuinely angry at the time.
She hates it when people guess her identity.
"... interesting."
Gilgamesh's lips twitched slightly.
"I must remember this."
"We can't test her in person."
Otherwise, if this girl gets desperate, she might actually cut herself.
"If the chains are useless."
Kingu's voice rang out again.
This time, his tone lacked its previous composure.
"Then you should try this one."
Kingu placed his hands on the ground.
The moment his palm touched the ground.
The entire wasteland began to change.
It's as if the earth itself has turned into clay.
Soil, rocks, and gravel, all under Kingu's control, began to converge, stretch, and extend in one direction.
Dozens of huge spikes shot out simultaneously from Kotori's feet, in front of her, behind her, and to her left and right.
The surface of the earth spikes is covered with the magic of Kingu, making them far harder and stronger than ordinary rocks.
Dozens of spikes shot towards Kotori from all directions simultaneously.
We need to turn her into a hedgehog.
The Kotori dances, its flames Camael.
The axe blade cleaved one, two, three, four pieces in two.
She shattered most of the spikes with her bare hands.
Broken clods of earth and gravel flew through the air.
But there were too many spikes.
Moreover, they are not disposable.
After it's chopped up, new spikes will grow back on the ground.
"Tsk."
Kotori cut off the seventh one.
The eighth stab came from behind her, and she turned around to block it.
But the ninth and tenth pierced out from her left and right sides at the same time.
She blocked the left side.
The one on the right is too late.
"--Ooh!"
Spikes pierced her side and right arm from the right.
Then more spikes erupted from the ground.
Three, four, five.
From different angles, Kotori's body was lifted off the ground.
Kotori was propelled into the sky by those earth spikes.
Although those spikes pierced her body.
The Astral Dress, Fifth Grade, withstood most of the impact with its defensive capabilities.
The Camael axe blocked the other two.
But she had already been lifted into the air.
And it has temporarily lost its balance.
"Now!"
Gorgon's voice rang out.
This was the opportunity she had been waiting for.
While Kotori was in mid-air and unable to dodge, they took advantage of her inability to escape.
A huge red magic circle appeared in front of Gorgon.
The diameter of the magic circle exceeded several tens of meters.
It was covered with ancient characters that she couldn't understand.
Dark red magic power gathered within the magic circle.
Gorgon's entire body was glowing.
She poured all her power into the magic circle.
This is her strongest offensive Noble Phantasm.
Melt everything.
Gorgon's voice came down from high above.
Forced Sealing - Pandemonium
A dark red dot of light appeared in the center of the magic circle.
The light spot began to expand.
It's getting brighter and brighter.
It's getting increasingly glaring.
The entire wasteland was dyed blood red by this dark red light.
Then the light burst forth.
It formed a dark red beam of light.
The robust laser cannon has a diameter exceeding several tens of meters.
The inside of the light cannon is a pure, destructive force capable of dissolving all matter.
Any being touched by this beam of light will have its Spirit Origin and physical body instantly dissolved.
The beam cannon was aimed directly at Kotori in mid-air.
Kotori was too late to retaliate while in mid-air.
There was no time to dodge.
She could only hold the Camael in front of her and hastily parry.
The dark red beam of light caught up with her in the next second.
boom------!!!
Kotori's entire figure was engulfed by the dark red beam of light.
The dark red beam of light was tens of meters in diameter and stretched beyond the horizon.
The view from the city wall was like this: a huge, dark red beam of light shot out from Gorgon's location, shooting straight into the sky.
At the center of the beam of light.
That small red figure has completely disappeared from sight.
All that remained was that dark red that had destroyed everything.
" Kotori ------!!"
Tomoe Gozen's voice came from the city wall.
She couldn't control her expression.
His hands gripped the edge of the city wall tightly, his fingers sinking into the bricks.
She saw Kotori being engulfed by that beam of light.
His body completely disappeared into the pillar of light.
"No, it won't..."
"No, it won't..."
Tomoe Gozen's eyes reddened.
But at that moment...
Within the originally red and black light cannon.
An unusual color appeared.
Crimson red.
A small cluster of crimson light appeared within the dark red torrent of destruction.
The crimson mass struggled within the dark red light beam.
Then it started to grow bigger.
It's becoming increasingly obvious.
A human-shaped outline gradually appeared.
The red and black light beam lasted for a good ten seconds.
For more than ten seconds, the crimson humanoid figure did not disappear.
The light cannon attack has finally ended.
The dark red beam of light dissipated.
Gorgon's panting came from afar.
Even for her, that Noble Phantasm consumed a significant amount of magical power.
She looked at the spot where the light beam had dissipated.
I'm looking forward to seeing the traces left after that little redhead has been completely dissolved.
but.
It did not dissolve completely.
All that remained was a figure suspended in mid-air.
Kotori Itsuka.
She is still alive.
The Camael was still held in her right hand.
But she's not quite the same now as before.
It took a direct hit from a Noble Phantasm unleashed at full power by Gorgon.
She had numerous wounds, large and small, all over her body.
There was a deep cut on his left arm, and blood was seeping from the wound.
A piece of her Astral Dress was torn at the side, revealing the skin underneath, which had several burn marks.
There were also several abrasions on his right leg.
The feathered part of the Astral Dress, Fifth Form, was charred, with jagged edges.
It looks like he's seriously injured.
but.
The next second.
Warm red flames surged from within her body.
Flames of Regeneration.
The flames covered all her wounds.
All of Kotori's injuries disappeared in the flames.
The damaged Astral Dress, Fifth Form, was also automatically repaired.
The charred feather robe turned crimson again.
In less than a second.
Kotori's appearance was completely unchanged from before she was injured.
It was as if that Noble Phantasm hadn't hit her at all.
The only difference.
It was the expression on her face.
That frenzied smile from before.
It's gotten even crazier now.
In its crimson pupils, the flame had transformed from a raging inferno into a volcano about to erupt.
She was like a child who had just tasted the ultimate joy.
"Ha ha..."
Kotori let out a soft laugh.
"Again."
She raised the Camael.
The flames on the axe blade burned brighter than ever before.
"Again!"
She called out to Gorgon.
His voice carried a pure, undisguised thirst for battle.