The Sun-Piercing Arrow transformed into a towering pillar of light, soaring straight into the heavens.
A single arrow fueled by the burning of a Grand-class Saint Graph—even the mighty White-Faced Golden-Haired Nine-Tailed Fox, a Beast of Humanity, could not withstand it. Her entire body was pierced clean through.
"I once told you—if you dare to embrace evil, I will cut you down," Nameless said calmly, gazing at her.
Back then, when fighting against the gods corrupted by the Outer Gods, he had kept this fox as a contingency.
If he and Qin Shi Huang failed, she would be the one to overturn the board.
After devouring the essence of the Golden Crow, she had traced her origins, gathering all nine tails to manifest as the White-Faced Golden-Haired Nine-Tailed Fox.
Even without becoming a Beast of Humanity, she would possess combat power surpassing even that of a Divine King.
At that point, she would undoubtedly overwhelm the corrupted gods.
But to guard against her, Nameless had long hidden away the [Sun-Piercing Arrow] that had once slain the Golden Crow. Using the aura imbued within it, he summoned the greatest archer of the Age of Gods—
Hou Yi!
The man who shot down nine Golden Crows, Hou Yi was the ultimate counter to solar power.
[Advantage Trumps All, Special Attack Slays Divinity!]
In the previous summoning, it was Hou Yi's blessing and legacy that had been called forth.
Moreover, during the previous Greek Singularity, he had also received the blessing of Artemis, the goddess of the moon and the hunt.
With the inheritance of blessings from the two supreme beings of hunting and archery, combined with the Archer-class that had walked through human history slaying one powerful enemy after another—
He absolutely possessed the qualifications of a Grand Archer.
Add to that the [Sun-Piercing Bow and Arrow], specifically designed to counter solar power.
Even Tamamo-no-Mae, who had transformed into a Beast of Humanity, stood no chance against such a fundamental, innate counter.
This was the true reason why Nameless had allowed Tamamo-no-Mae to devour the essence of the Golden Crow and fuse with her tails one by one.
After unleashing this earth-shattering strike—
The [Sun-Piercing Arrow] left behind by the Great Yi had been exhausted.
The [Sun-Piercing Bow] projected in his hand also crumbled and dissipated.
The previous arrow had already unleashed its full power to the utmost!
Nameless looked at the stunned nine-tailed fox and said calmly, "Your next line will be—'No! How dare you strip me of my solar power?'"
"No! How dare you strip me of my solar power?!"
Tamamo-no-Mae stared at him in shock, finally snapping out of her daze, her expression filled with disbelief.
The white-faced, golden-furred nine-tailed fox was the divine spirit of Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess, wielding terrifying solar power.
Each of her nine tails was equivalent to a Golden Crow, containing unimaginable, dreadful power.
Every single tail was stronger than Gawain, the Solar Knight who bathed in sunlight.
But now, Nameless' arrow, fueled by the burning of his Grand Saint Graph, had directly stripped her of her solar power.
Her aura rapidly diminished.
Her tails, each hundreds of meters long and wreathed in solar flames, instantly collapsed and vanished.
It was equivalent to severing the Saint Graph of Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess!
The audience, stunned by the shocking arrow, finally snapped back to reality—
-[Nameless, who abandoned his Grand Saint Graph to draw his bow and shoot down the sun, is beyond cool!]
-[That was a Grand Saint Graph! And he just sacrificed it like that? Why do all you Grand Servants treat it so casually?!]
-[The myth of Yi shooting down the nine suns has become reality right before our eyes—what a dreamlike scene!]
-[As expected, to defeat a Beast of Humanity, one must sacrifice a Grand Saint Graph—Nameless couldn't find help, so he stepped up without hesitation!]
-[So, none of you care about the Space Great Wall that just got blown up?]
Modern Greece.
Medea gasped in admiration, "As expected of you—you truly can shoot down the sun!"
Even the nine-tailed fox, who had gathered all her tails and transformed into a Beast of Humanity, couldn't withstand his attack.
That man truly was the strongest divine hero, blessed by the gods.
Not only had he saved humanity—he had even saved the Olympian gods.
"He's really… left me far behind!"
Atalanta bit her lip, recalling the memory of their race long ago.
She had been known as the fastest princess of Greece, swift as the wind, capable of hunting down powerful monsters.
Yet no matter how desperately she ran back then, she could never catch up to him.
She could only watch as the distance between them grew wider and wider, never to close again.
Now—
He had displayed the astonishing power of a Grand Archer, successfully completing the hunt and stripping Tamamo-no-Mae of her solar power.
He had defeated her in the very field she excelled in.
Leaving Atalanta with no choice but to silently gaze at his back, seeing not even a glimmer of hope to ever catch up.
Medea comforted her, "You'll get used to it. He's always creating miracles—you can't keep up."
Tsk, little hunter, even your Moon Goddess covets his body, let alone you.
She naturally understood Atalanta's temperament.
For this proud and haughty huntress, admitting her own weakness was simply unacceptable.
Thus, hesitation meant defeat.
You might as well just lead your FFF group and stay single forever!
"I refuse to believe it!" Atalanta snorted.
Blessed by the Moon Goddess and strengthened in the hunt, she was certain she could grow stronger.
In the end, as long as she could still glimpse his figure from afar—she absolutely wouldn't allow herself to be left so far behind she couldn't even see his back!
"Oh, is that so? Well, good luck then." Medea wasn't particularly concerned.
The saddest thing in life was possessing talent yet never being able to cross the threshold to greater heights.
When you stood at that door, only to hear someone inside sighing, "I'm so weak"—now that was truly heartbreaking.
So, wasn't it better to just lie flat?
After realizing she could never bridge that gap no matter what, Medea had already begun embracing the idea of giving up.
If strength alone couldn't catch up, then she'd just have to try another approach.
Like, say, drugging him?
After all, she was just an innocent, adorable little princess—of course she wouldn't have any wicked ideas~
...
In the video.
Tamamo-no-Mae, stripped of her solar power by Nameless's crown-forfeiting arrow, had descended into utter fury.
Countless vengeful spirits swirled around her.
This was the authority of a Beast of Humanity.
Throughout the long history of mankind, the sins born from endless strife and slaughter were now all gathered under her command.
Tamamo-no-Mae sneered, "This concubine can see it clearly—after that attack, you've exhausted yourself. There's no way you can resist now!"
He wasn't a true Grand Servant, after all.
Having relinquished his crown, his power was already spent.
Just then.
Yu Mei-ren, who had previously launched a self-destructing attack, suddenly grinned at her again. "Fox spirit, as long as I'm here, you won't lay a finger on his soul!"
"Keh. You've only just reconstituted your body. Even if you self-destruct again, you're no threat to this concubine!" Tamamo-no-Mae scoffed dismissively.
Even if her opponent was an elf capable of endlessly absorbing the mana of nature...
While the Greater Source was indeed infinite, there was still a limit to how quickly she could draw upon it. Instant recovery was impossible.
At that moment.
A man wearing a crown and holding a scroll stepped forward with a smile. "She may not be able to, but with my assistance, it's no issue at all."
"Hm? Chen Gong, you're just a petty strategist. Do you truly think you can threaten this concubine?" Tamamo-no-Mae's disdain only grew.
If it were someone like Xiang Yu—that monstrous weapon of war—perhaps he could stop her from destroying Nameless's body and seizing his soul.
But a mere strategist? What could he possibly do?
"This humble one is indeed weak, but I can make others shine brilliantly!"
Though Chen Gong's words were modest, his smile grew increasingly... let's say, benevolent.
He turned to the blood-sucking elf who had just reformed and said gently, "Hmm, this is a difficult choice. Yu Mei-ren, you understand, don't you?"
"Bring it on."
Yu Mei-ren nodded calmly.
If they wanted to defeat this Beast of Humanity completely, a little self-sacrifice was necessary.
Once this battle was over, she was going to drain Nameless dry!
Not a single drop would be left for anyone else!
Chen Gong adjusted his glasses and, under Tamamo-no-Mae's disdainful gaze, activated his strongest Noble Phantasm—
[Two-Pronged Formation!]
Hum~
A strange power spread through Yu Mei-ren's body.
Under the influence of this power, Yu Mei-ren's body—which had not yet fully recovered to its peak state—instantly underwent a dramatic enhancement.
"This feels amazing!" Yu Mei-ren cheered excitedly.
The rate at which she absorbed the boundless magical energy from the world surged more than tenfold in an instant.
Her own capacity to store magical energy also multiplied several times over.
The destructive power of her next ultimate attack would skyrocket by dozens of times!
Mordred's eyes instantly lit up. "So strong!"
Earlier, this tactician had claimed he could grant her power, but she hadn't taken it seriously.
Yet after witnessing Yu Mei-ren's transformation, she was instantly overjoyed.
With this kind of power, she might even be able to defeat her father and Nameless!
Once this battle was over, she wanted this strength too!
"What?" Tamamo-no-Mae froze in shock.
What was happening?
How had Yu Mei-ren's aura surged so drastically in mere moments?
Chen Gong's lips curled into a bright smile. "There, you've been buffed. Now go die!"
The sky and earth instantly turned crimson.
The stench of blood saturated the world.
Amid this overwhelming force of death, Yu Mei-ren eagerly lunged at the fox spirit.
"Come, let us embrace!"
[Lament of the Cursed Blood and Corpse Dissolution!]
"No! Stay away from me!" Tamamo-no-Mae instinctively scrambled backward in panic.
But escape was impossible.
As a spirit blessed by the world, Yu Mei-ren had the entire realm aiding her in suppressing the fox.
Nowhere to run!
BOOM!
A blinding scarlet explosion engulfed Tamamo-no-Mae.
Despite her formidable defensive magecraft, it was instantly shattered.
The endless shockwaves of the blast ravaged her body.
The once-proud and dominant Beast of Humanity now looked utterly disheveled under this supercharged suicide attack.
Having just been stripped of her solar power by Nameless's arrow and then subjected to this terrifying self-destruction blast,
her aura began to plummet wildly!
Chen Gong, seeing this, nodded in satisfaction: "Having our strongest existence perish together with the enemy's strongest—even if we can't kill them, we can still deal a heavy blow. To me, you are all great heroes!"
The audience was utterly stunned—
-[Explosions are art—and you can even enhance the power of self-destruction?]
-[Damn, I finally understand why Nameless hates Chen Gong so much! Turns out this guy can buff you beyond your limits and then use you as a firework!]
-[Yu Mei-ren, who specializes in self-destruction + Chen Gong, who enhances self-destruction = a super nuke!]
-[As dazzling as fireworks, as brilliant as a shooting star—case closed, the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago was you guys, wasn't it?]
-[Look at little Mordred's pale face—she's absolutely terrified!]