dmims Chapter 117 The Elegance of Collapse
Chapter 117 The Elegance of Collapse
On one side is the Gate of Babylon, which rules over all things in the age of gods, and on the other is the sword of discord, which tears the world apart.
On one side is the Star Sword, which ignites the blood of a red dragon and gathers the breath of the planet.
Two terrifying magical forces, powerful enough to wipe the entire Fuyuki City off the map, collided violently on the deserted Mienkawa Bridge!
The collision of these two magical forces has completely surpassed the limits that ordinary people can understand, both in terms of quality and quantity.
At that moment, the air in the entire city of Fuyuki seemed to freeze instantly.
For ordinary people, it is an extremely bizarre and suffocating physiological reaction.
Whether it's a housewife preparing dinner at home or a white-collar worker working overtime in an office building, everyone felt a weight on their shoulders at the same time.
It was as if an invisible mountain had suddenly pressed down on us.
My chest felt tight, and breathing became extremely difficult. Even the stray cats and dogs in the city lay on the ground trembling and whimpering in fear.
For the magicians hiding in the shadows of Fuyuki City, this feeling translates directly into a deep-seated terror.
They could clearly sense that it was not a natural phenomenon, but two terrifying magical forces so dense they were almost tangible and even began to distort the laws of physics!
Even those magic fanatics who risked their lives in pursuit of the "root" felt a chill run down their spines at this moment.
"This scale... Are you kidding me! Is this some kind of mythological reenactment?!"
Without the slightest hesitation, these magicians, who had originally hoped to profit from the Holy Grail War, tacitly chose to pack their bags immediately.
They are madmen, but not fools. Staying on this land that could be razed to the ground at any moment means certain death.
Meanwhile, in Fuyuki City, Fukayama-cho, Tohsaka Residence.
Inside the underground magic workshop, Tokiomi Tohsaka was gripping the magic wand inlaid with a huge ruby tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.
His signature composure and elegance, which seemed to be etched into his very bones, had vanished completely.
On the large mercury mirror used for communications, Kirei Kotomine's voice, which remained completely calm even at this moment, was being heard.
"Master, the informant of Director Matou Kariya has just sent back urgent information, and the Assassin has also shared the visuals from the scene."
Standing beneath the church, Kirei Kotomine, watching his father, Ritsuka Kotomine, whose face was equally ashen, continued his report in a cold tone:
On the Mien River Bridge, Gilgamesh and Arthur clashed in a full-scale conflict.
The King of Heroes has activated the largest-scale Gate of Babylon, and... he has drawn the dark red, divinely crafted weapon without a blade.
"Snap!"
The wine glass in Tokiomi Tohsaka's hand was instantly crushed to pieces, the crimson wine mixed with glass shards piercing his glove, but he seemed to feel no pain.
"Ea..." Tokiomi's lips trembled slightly, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
"That King of Heroes actually used an Anti-World Noble Phantasm to deal with forces from his own side?!"
Things had developed like a train derailing, completely beyond his expectations and control!
As the manager of the sacred sites in Fuyuki City, Tokiomi Tohsaka's greatest responsibility is to maintain the "mystery" of magic.
But now, the two kings are extremely capricious!
Once this level of confrontation fully erupts, let alone cover up the traces, the entire Miwon River Bridge and even the streets on both sides of it will be easily erased from the map!
"Why did it turn out like this..." Tokiomi paced anxiously back and forth in the workshop, like a trapped beast driven to the brink of despair.
The scales of victory in the Holy Grail War had already tipped in favor of the Tohsaka family when they had these two exceptionally powerful individuals.
But now, not only are their own top combatants fighting each other, but it may also be a fight to the death!
Stop Gilgamesh with a Command Spell?
If you use force to command that arrogant king, you will definitely be resented, and may even suffer a backlash after the war.
As for ordering Arthur... Arthur never signed a contract with him, so the Command Seals had no effect on him!
Faced with this irreconcilable deadlock, the proud magician felt a profound sense of powerlessness for the first time.
A destructive storm is forming on the Miwon River Bridge.
"Die!! You bastard!!"
With Gilgamesh's furious roar, golden ripples erupted across the sky.
Hundreds and thousands of swords, spears, and halberds, like an inverted meteor shower, with a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air, poured down on Arthur in the middle of the bridge at supersonic speed!
At the same time, the sword Ea in Gilgamesh's right hand began to rotate extremely slowly, yet with immense weight.
The three cylindrical blades rotated in different directions, rubbing against each other and emitting a terrifying roar that seemed capable of crushing the very foundations of the world.
A dark red storm began to compress rapidly along the sword.
Under the torrential rain of powerful magical artifacts, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Arthur's emerald eyes.
"If the full power of that sword were unleashed here..."
Arthur glanced at both sides of the bridge out of the corner of his eye. The lights of thousands of homes were reflected on the river, representing hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting and vibrant lives!
Once the sword of discord strikes, it cleaves not only space itself.
The buildings, streets, and even half of Fuyuki City on both sides of the bridge will be reduced to nothing in an instant, and countless innocent people will be torn to pieces in their sleep.
"We absolutely cannot let him unleash that Noble Phantasm!"
Arthur had made his decision, and the red dragon's heart pumped out a massive amount of magic.
"Unleash the magic!"
He did not choose to charge up and unleash Excalibur on the spot to counter Bogilgamesh's Ea, because that would also cause a devastating ripple effect.
Arthur transformed into an extremely dazzling golden lightning bolt, charging headlong into the deadly rain of magical artifacts!
"Clang clang clang clang!!"
Arthur's figure left countless afterimages on the bridge, and the holy sword in his hand transformed into an impenetrable curtain of light.
All the Noble Phantasms that attempted to pierce him were directly cleaved and severed by his extremely precise and ferocious swordsmanship.
A hundred meters is nothing more than a blink of an eye for Arthur's superhuman agility.
"What?!"
Gilgamesh, who was immersed in the pleasure of charging up the Ea sword, suddenly narrowed his pupils.
He only saw a flash of golden light before his eyes, and the man under the bombardment of the treasure had actually crossed the barrage of death and cut right in front of him!
"Stop right there!"
Without uttering a single word, Arthur gripped the Holy Sword tightly with both hands, unleashing a terrifying wind pressure capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, and slashed fiercely down at Gilgamesh's right hand, which was holding the Ea sword!
At the critical moment, Gilgamesh was forced to stop the infusion of magic into the Ea sword and forcibly raise the dark red divine weapon to block.
"boom!!!"
The Holy Sword and the Ea Sword collided violently in the very center of the Mien River Bridge!
The materialized golden magic and the dark red storm exploded together.
The terrifying shockwave instantly ripped the asphalt road off the bridge, and the thick steel suspension cables snapped with a sickening crack.
Matou Kariya, who had fallen to the side, was thrown dozens of meters by the blast wave and crashed heavily into the guardrail.
"Damn mongrel! How dare you approach me like a wild beast!"
Gilgamesh was furious.
Although Ea is the most powerful Noble Phantasm, its activation requires rotating the blade to cut through space.
Now that Arthur is holding him down tightly, he has neither the space nor the time to unleash the sword's true name!
Arthur gripped the sword hilt with both hands, his emerald eyes fixed on the crimson serpent's pupils so close to his. The red dragon's immense power shattered the bridge beneath Gilgamesh's feet.
"As long as I hold this sword, you will not succeed, Gilgamesh!"
Close combat is Gilgamesh's biggest weakness, despite his unremarkable stats.
He was forced to use the Ea or a hastily drawn shield to parry Arthur's storm of attacks, each collision leaving his arm numb.
The projection of the King's Treasure is extremely easy to accidentally injure oneself at point-blank range, while the most powerful trump card is forcibly "sealed".