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[FMMISM] Chapter 78: Beast VI vs King of Heroes (I)
🕑 Added 2024-08-05 01:09:16 +0000 UTCGilgamesh maintained his composed smile but clenched his teeth.
"Someone who dares to speak to me like that is either severely mentally ill or an animal devoid of reason."
In the next moment, Gilgamesh used the Gate of Babylon in full power.
However, this time, the golden ripples extended in all directions, surrounding Ragna in the center and twisting and spinning like a tornado.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless Noble Phantasms shot out like machine gun fire, forming a torrent of golden light.
A vast number of Noble Phantasms, in the tens, hundreds, and thousands, relentlessly shot at the boy in the courtyard without mercy.
Daggers, swords, spears, halberds—all kinds of humanity's legendary weapons, or rather, everything humanity created, were thrown out without hesitation.
Anyone who saw this scene would feel as though they were witnessing a hellish curtain of rain capable of shredding all life on Earth.
Seeing such a spectacular sight, even Artoria and Iskandar took a sharp breath. They couldn't help but think that in terms of firepower alone, there could be no Servant surpassing Gilgamesh.
However, before anyone could fully grasp the scene, the torrent of weapons abruptly stopped and vanished into thin air just like earlier.
Ragna, still standing unscathed, proved that what they had seen earlier was not an illusion.
"A-Amazing…" Irisviel covered her mouth, unable to help but exclaim in awe. "Being able to overcome an attack like that…"
She couldn't imagine what kind of magecraft could achieve such a feat.
Artoria, equally puzzled, felt a strong sense of deja vu. She couldn't shake the feeling that the scene unfolding before her was strikingly similar to what had happened when she used Avalon.
However, she also felt that it wasn't exactly the same.
'Avalon targeted the holder of the scabbard, while Master's magic trick targeted those Noble Phantasms—no, that's not right...'
Artoria was suddenly taken aback by a wild idea.
'Is Master's target the 'action' of Archer firing his Noble Phantasm itself?!'
If it were true, then it would be nothing short of a miracle, perhaps even something beyond the realm of miracles (True Magic).
While Artoria and Irisviel were still reeling in shock, Morgan, who understood Ragna's situation, pondered silently as she watched his figure.
She realized that what Ragna used was a Mystery beyond the Five True Magics, originating from the supreme power of the legendary and forgotten primordial goddess, the Goddess of Catalhoyuk.
It was a skill that treated everything that had already happened and its results as if they had 'never happened', known as the 'Domina Coronam: Ten Crowns' or 'Potnia Theron: Conception of All Animals'.
Just from the name of the former alone, it was clear that it was a skill named after Beast VI, the Beast of Revelation known for having seven heads and ten horns, with the horns considered to be crowns.
In simple terms, it was like 'Undo' or 'Ctrl+Z'.
Clearly, this skill, which could erase anything, was naturally suited for the Beast of Revelation.
Ragna used this exclusive skill to undo all the countless Noble Phantasms released by Gilgamesh.
However, Morgan was more concerned with another matter.
'Why is the current him able to do something like this? Has he become an adult and a complete Beast? No, that’s not it… has he limited the scale of the skill?'
If one wanted to use 'Domina Coronam' on the surface, one would have to endure corrections from the Counter Force. Regardless, Beasts would naturally disregard the Counter Force.
However, if it were the current Ragna, his body would likely collapse the moment he used the skill before the Counter Force could even interfere.
Luckily, if Ragna were to limit the use of the skill to within the Holy Grail itself, just among the seven Servants of the Holy Grail War, it would minimize the Counter Force's corrections.
'Hmph, he really managed to think of such a cheating method…' Morgan pursed her lips.
Indeed, Ragna's impressiveness was never just about his powers.
On Morgan's dignified face, a beautiful flush of red appeared, undoubtedly mixed with admiration and longing as she gazed at the boy's figure.
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After his full-powered Gate of Babylon still proved ineffective, Gilgamesh's expression changed.
Tokiomi, who watched the battle from the basement of the Tohsaka mansion, had been worried that Gilgamesh might fly into a rage.
However, instead of getting angry, Gilgamesh showed a look of astonishment.
At this moment, the King of Heroes gazed at Ragna with extreme calmness.
At first glance, it seemed like he was simply surprised by his enemy. However, Artoria, Morgan, and Iskandar, who were on the site, noticed a deeper layer of Gilgamesh's expression.
As they looked at the usually arrogant and fearless Gilgamesh, they saw emotions in his eyes that were rarely seen in him.
In his eyes reflected was shock, anxiety, confusion, and surprisingly, fear.
Whether it was his magnificent appearance, like the stars in the sky, or his body clad in golden armor, the King of Heroes, who always regarded himself as supreme above all under heaven, seemed to be trembling slightly in both body and soul.
"I never expected to encounter a Beast in this tiny land... No doubt, this is indeed a remarkable find..."
Ignoring the cold sweat on his forehead, Gilgamesh muttered with gritted teeth.
In the next moment, a strangely shaped sword appeared in his hand.
It was a sword with a cylindrical, drill-shaped pillar-like blade made up of three independently rotating segments, engraved with mysterious crimson lines.
It was none other than the Sword of Rupture, Ea.
In reality, Ea was just a nickname Gilgamesh had given for convenience. It didn't actually have a name, and some even argued that it wasn't really a sword.
It was a weapon crystallized during the Age of Gods at the beginning of the world, a primordial sword that represented the works of a god recorded before humanity came into being—a supreme artifact that embodied the pure essence of power, symbolizing both the beginning and the end.
It was meant to cut through everything in this world at its origin, but now the King of Heroes was wielding it without hesitation against a mere boy.
In the past, Gilgamesh had used this sword several times to show respect for the strong opponents he acknowledged. But this time, his reason for using it was entirely different.
It was neither for amusement nor convenience nor was it a recognition of a worthy opponent.
It was because Gilgamesh had profoundly felt that not using Ea would definitely lead to defeat.
