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[FTMWDK] Chapter 316: Absolute Advantage
🕑 Added 2024-03-11 03:33:09 +0000 UTCAmidst the crisp sound of a dragon's roar, rising high into the sky, the once dim battlefield grew even darker, as if plunging into a lightless abyss.
Without a word, everyone lifted their heads to witness a massive black dragon soaring in the sky, its ancient and solemn figure resembling a mountain. Its wings, vast enough to blot out the sky, emitted an indescribable aura of terror.
Atop the black dragon's head, a man with black hair and eyes, clad in silver armor, stood calmly with crossed arms. His expression remained calm, radiating a sense of stability as if he could withstand the collapse of the heavens.
"Finally showed up, huh?"
Semiramis, seated high on the throne inside the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, observed the dragon of despair in front of her.
A faint smirk quickly appeared on her delicate face.
"Hmph, just a mere lizard. Behave and kneel!"
With a snap of her fingers, eleven large black panels around twenty meters in size surrounding the Hanging Gardens of Babylon automatically aligned in front. After a brief charge, a dazzling light burst forth, and luminous beams roared, tearing through the air toward Nidhogg.
These black panels were part of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon's automated defense mechanism, known as the 'Tiamtum Umu', inspired by the Babylonian Earth Mother Goddess Tiamat and the eleven monsters she gave birth to.
The name alone hinted at the terrifying power of these black panels, with each luminescent beam equivalent to the impact of a falling meteor.
Moreover, under the influence of Medea's temple, these beams were further enhanced, almost reaching the level of an Anti-Army Noble Phantasm with each shot.
The glaring light made Nidhogg squint her eyes slightly. Even with her formidable body strength, enduring eleven Anti-Army Noble Phantasms would come at a cost.
"No worries, just leave it to me."
As Arkhan's gentle voice echoed, Nidhogg immediately dismissed any thoughts of evasion, choosing to stay in place.
Regardless of the situation, she would unconditionally trust this man!
"Hmph, ignorant!"
Seeing this scene, Semiramis sneered.
Arkhan, with an indifferent gaze, observed the incoming barrage of light beams. His palm opened slowly, revealing a deep red sphere with symmetrical carved patterns floating.
"Star of Eden, Command of Eden - Maximum Output!"
The deep red sphere floated forward, forming an enormous barrier that collided head-on with the eleven luminescent beams.
BOOOOOM—!!!
A deafening roar erupted as if the entire sky collapsed.
The shockwaves dispersed all clouds within a three-hundred-meter radius, revealing a dazzling and beautiful starry galaxy.
Crack!
On the Star of Eden's surface, small cracks appeared. Bearing the burden of enduring eleven Anti-Army Noble Phantasms was not a small feat for it.
Of course, if it were the original, facing eleven Anti-Army Noble Phantasms or even an Anti-Country Noble Phantasm, would be like a walk in the park.
Nevertheless, Arkhan was already content with this outcome.
Unleashing a magecraft of this caliber continuously was impossible for Semiramis. Star of Eden had bought him a precious buffer of time.
Now, it was time for them to launch their counterattack.
A white lance with a black handle materialized in Arkhan's hands. With the influx of immense magical energy, the lily pattern on the lance blossomed into a dazzling radiance.
"I am the darkness that consumes all, I am the light that nurtures all."
"I existed before the dawn of creation and will remain after the annihilation."
"Abyss Flower, First Power - Banish Bloom!"
WHOOOSH—!!!
Like a colossal pillar reaching into the sky, a white light beam surged forward, as if aiming to pierce through everything, charging toward the floating fortress in the sky.
"You think you can just invade my gardens on your own? Stop dreaming!"
Semiramis frowned, raised her hand, and with a wave, twelve EX-rank magic circles appeared around the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, releasing extremely destructive beams to confront the white light beam head-on.
"On my own? Who told you I'm alone?" Arkhan calmly responded.
In Nidhogg's pitch-black eyes flashed a cold gleam. Her ferocious dragon mouth opened, and endless black flames surged like a torrent, instantly engulfing those twelve magical light beams from the magic circles.
With no magical beams to obstruct it, Abyss Flower's white light beam continued forward, targeting the central control room of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon!
Seeing this, Semiramis's eyes revealed a hint of fear as she instinctively blocked the white light beam with eleven black panels in front of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
BOOOOOM—!!!
The white light beam continued to surge forward, tearing the first black panel into pieces with an overwhelming momentum, then pressing on until half of the black panels were destroyed before gradually dissipating.
"Damn it!"
Semiramis completely lost her usual elegance, her face twisted as she crushed the armrests of her throne. She never expected that her invincible gardens would face such a heavy blow from the very beginning.
Although it didn't end in a single strike, Arkhan was undeterred.
With half of the black panels gone, the power of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon had been significantly weakened. Relying on Star of Eden's protection, they could effortlessly destroy the remaining panels.
As long as they destroyed the eleven black panels of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the twelve EX-rank magic circles of Semiramis, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon would be nothing more than an ordinary fortress.
The balance of victory had already started tipping in their favor.
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Clang!
A silver dragon-slaying sword, Balmung, swung down vertically from above. Though Mordred used Clarent to block the strike, the terrifying power still sent her flying a considerable distance.
"Damn it, how thick is your armor?" Mordred grumbled.
Her armor mostly shattered while Siegfried across from her had only suffered minor injuries so far.
"You're about to lose." Siegfried said seriously.
Due to the advantage in compatibility and the formidable defense brought by Armor of Fafnir, he didn't find it too challenging to face Saber of Red. He even had spare energy to observe the situation of other battles.
Currently, Rider of Black had a certain degree of advantage against the floating fortress, while Archer of Black, although struggling a bit, managed to hold off Rider of Red.
Lancer of Black had returned to the battlefield, clashing with Lancer of Red again. The latter, due to the previous Noble Phantasm release, was now struggling with a shortage of magical energy, barely holding his ground against Lancer of Black.
With the floating fortress restrained, Assassin of Red also couldn't spare extra energy to create more dragon tooth warriors. On the other hand, their side took the initiative by relying on their golem's own healing ability.
From all perspectives, their side held an absolute advantage, while the opposing side struggled.
If this battle continued, the final victors would undoubtedly be them, the Black Faction.
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Gilgamos
Thanks for the chapter
Biazar Lockhart
Shirou is going to pull a trick
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