Devouring calamity

"Mash!"

At that moment, Ritsuka instantly lost her composure and rationality. She immediately tried to call out to her Servant, but it was clear that the Servant couldn't hear her at all. Seeing this, she ran towards that direction like a parkour enthusiast.

"Huh? Weren't we supposed to be retreating? Why are we suddenly charging back into the enemy lines?"

Caster shouted in frustration as he and Tristan followed Ritsuka. Just then, the Calamity gathered in the sky seemed to notice something, and a large hand shot out, slamming down on Ritsuka and the others.

The guy who was acting like a machine just a moment ago has now taken the initiative to attack.

"Master!"

Tristan immediately rushed over to protect Ritsuka, his bowstring wrapping around the giant hand of Calamity like a ball of yarn in an attempt to delay it, but this was futile, and the bowstring snapped piece by piece.

The moment the giant hand struck, a barely perceptible current flickered around Ritsuka, followed by a muffled thud.

"Waaaaah--!"

As if in pain, the Calamity emanated from Norwich. Everyone looked up and saw a giant whale crash head-on into Norwich's Calamity, knocking the boulder, which was like a rolling stone, back into the sea.

At this moment, everyone saw that this thing was not a giant-like existence at all. Where it had just passed, seawater poured in, as deep as a trench.

In the air, Bai Mo frowned as he looked down at the ground. Clearly, this guy wouldn't stop after destroying Norwich.

"They're basically planning to divide Britain in two. In that case, I have no choice but to deal with you. Ash, how's the defense?"

"Preparations are complete, the Holy Sword transforms into a protective array—deploy!"

Holy swords, glowing brightly, emerged from the shore, and a massive light curtain rose, keeping the Calamity of Norwich outside. Although Norwich was practically Mors code restaurant inside, the Calamity was indeed blocked.

"This guy should be a pseudo-entity of the Underground Calamity. Although that guy lacks a divine core, this pseudo-entity should have something similar to a divine core. Destroying that should solve the problem."

"Leave it to me. Please keep an eye on Ritsuka over there and that knight with the shield."

"Fan said calmly, while outside, Bai Mo's figure resembled a crane spreading its wings by the water, the clothes on his back fluttering in the wind, and the large hands on the body of the Calamity spread out, constantly capturing the most threatening object in front of him.

"Why is the Calamity targeting the absolutely innocent Bai Mo? Logically, this thing shouldn't possess much intelligence. Strange..."

Ash murmured, continuously casting protective spells that landed on Bai Mo.

A cold light flashed in the sky Beginning and End Bai Mo stepped on the arm of the Calamity incarnation. Countless cursed hands instantly appeared on it and reached out to grab him, but thanks to the protection of the ash, it was as if they were trying to catch a fish covered in oil, and they slipped through his grasp countless times.

Bai Mo charged straight toward the location before him, his arms stacked like a pupa. But Beginning and End easily severed them, quickly reaching Bai Mo's head. Shi Mo merged into Bai Mo's body, Beginning and End a cold light suddenly appeared in Bai Mo's palm.

Hell Heart-Piercing Sword!

With a single sword strike, Calamity seemed to be pierced and struck by a sharp sword, a hole forcibly punched into its body.

On the shore, Artoria Caster, who was also struggling in the Mors Wave, couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration, but at the same time, a feeling of inferiority welled up inside her.

"Wow, that's amazing! This is the real savior combination—a sword to fight enemies and a shield to protect the city... After all, I think I'll go back to my hometown after this."

She gave a bitter smile, her lips twitching, while Ritsuka beside her, pulled back the disheartened Caster and whispered, "Didn't you say you'd join Chaldea with me? Are you going to betray us?"

Caster, only the dead can leave Chaldea ~

"Is your Chaldea some kind of transnational criminal organization?"

"Just kidding, but even if I were to go back to my hometown, I should at least earn enough money before retiring there."

After encouraging Caster, Ritsuka continued to activate her Spirit Origin Shadow to fight alongside Tristan. Gradually, she seemed to sense something was wrong. For some reason, the battle seemed to be taking a much longer time to consume energy than she had anticipated.

Is it because the environment here doesn't provide the appropriate Mystic Code?

She took a few deep breaths, then continued fighting the enemy. Seeing the battlefield on the distant beach, and how Bai Mo had pierced through the Calamity, she breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing this, Caster beside her said:

"Is it resolved?"

"Caster, you shouldn't say such things at a time like this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred. Norwich's Calamity began to twist and expand, transforming into a gigantic maw that swallowed Bai Mo whole! In the sky, only the gigantic maw formed by countless twisted hands remained.

It's not compressed; it's more like chewing and digesting.

"... Won't something happen to him?"

We have to go save him.

The knight with the shield not far away shouted sharply and immediately broke through in that direction. Bai Mo, who was in the giant hand, sensed the situation but frowned slightly.

"This again? Even the simulated core was destroyed, yet it still possesses such power? Is there something hidden, or is it just at the end of its rope?" Bai Mo muttered to himself, urging his power to break free from the restraints.

The Magnetic Field Power impacted the cursed hand, attempting to pry it open. Strangely, the giant hand was actually absorbing Bai Mo's Magnetic Field Power, and the released power disappeared like water droplets falling into a lake.

"Able to absorb power?" Bai Mo frowned. This seemed to be beyond what he knew. He released his senses, trying to investigate, but even his senses seemed to sink without a trace.

Outside, upon witnessing this scene, Ash gathered immense magical power at the tip of her staff. In the next instant, its light coalesced into a sword, cleaving Calamity's wrist in two. But the next moment, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"The magic was absorbed? How is that possible? Cernunnos has absolutely no ability to absorb anything. Is this guy absorbing power to rebuild his core?"

Bai Mo, who was among them, naturally noticed the core that was constantly absorbing energy. He frowned and slowly reached out his hand.

The surrounding barriers moved closer, like insects crawling towards honey, but this time, his power was gathered layer by layer, completely controlled and concentrated.

"This bone of mine is not easy to gnaw on; whether you can swallow it or not depends on your skills."

Seemingly upon hearing Bai Mo's words, or perhaps angered by the inability to absorb power, Calamity, like threads, attacked Bai Mo, weaving into a sharp spear that pierced towards him.

Bai Mo simply took a step forward and threw a punch.

Sea Tiger Exploding Fist!

With a loud bang, the Calamity shattered instantly, and the power released by the Explosive Fist was frantically absorbed. Bai Mo and the others seemed to have gone mad, absorbing the power and gathering it onto the forming core.

Then, a loud bang was heard, and the explosive force suddenly erupted, pulling out the power that had been absorbed by Bai Mo. The giant hand deflated like a punctured balloon.

Just as Bai Mo was about to go and take a closer look at the situation of this Calamity, he heard a faint, ethereal voice.

"... Guilty... Guilty... You are all guilty."

The Dahai surged, the Daichi trembled, and Norwich's Calamity collapsed, just like that, and those gathered hands opened wide, each palm brimming with terrifying energy.

In an instant, the entire Norwich seemed to be locked onto by countless cannons.