#590Chapter 590: King Arthur's RecognitionAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 590: Three Millionths of King Arthur's Approval
As Fuyuki City was hit by a nuclear explosion, Demon Castle once again underwent demolition.
It was precisely because of the dual barriers of Demon Castle and Unlimited Blade Works that King Arthur's peerless gun and sword skills didn't flatten Fuyuki City along with it.
But just as the main body of Demon Castle, along with Unlimited Blade Works, was annihilated and collapsed by the dual light cannons of the Holy Sword and Holy Lance, a peculiar phenomenon, like time reversal, occurred.
All damaged walls, sword mounds, and everything within the two barriers that had been destroyed reappeared before everyone's eyes.
And Cheng Tian and Bazett, who should have been annihilated by the two light cannons, reappeared in the half-collapsed chaotic space.
As for King Arthur, with a hole in her chest, her HP bar had been completely emptied, and she was on the verge of fading away.
Slaying War God Sword, also known as Counterattack Sword, possesses the special attack effect of reversing cause and effect. It needs to be released at the precise moment when the opponent unleashes an attack, and it increases the counterattack multiplier based on the opponent's attack damage. If this counterattack can completely kill the target unit, then the cause and effect of the mutual fight will be completely reversed. The target that initiated the attack will be considered as having 'never released any attack' and this engagement will be concluded.
Thus, the dual light cannons that originally caused the nuclear-level destruction to Demon Castle and Unlimited Blade Works were directly erased from the causal level. Since Demon Castle and Unlimited Blade Works 'never' suffered from the dual light cannons, the resulting destructive phenomena were also erased along with them.
Similarly, Cheng Tian and Bazett, who should have been thoroughly hit by the light cannons, returned to reality as if nothing had happened.
Even in the original FHA, Bazett used the same method to kill King Arthur in the Holy Grail War of the Night. And Counterattack Sword, which used Black Pearl as a material, could simultaneously counter both the Holy Sword and the Holy Lance.
In fact, even without Slaying War God Sword, she couldn't have continued to exist by forcibly using Holy Sword and Holy Lance techniques with a fragmented Spirit Origin; she was beyond saving even by Command Spells. However, the finishing blow from Counterattack Sword was still quite important.
It not only saved Cheng Tian and his servant but also indirectly rescued the unfortunate land manager, Rin Tohsaka.
As everyone knows, the Holy Grail War needs to be conducted in secret... What secret!?
Photos of Demon Castle, standing atop Fuyuki City's Spirit Vein, had already appeared on the desks of various departments in the Clock Tower via fax!
Some mages connected to Lord El-Melloi II, who knew he was on a business trip in Fuyuki City, were already frantically making long-distance calls, but he was currently in a mental landscape barrier, with no signal whatsoever.
Who knows how many scholars were madly booking plane tickets to Fuyuki City.
But by the time they arrive, there will probably only be a mess left.
Clang~
Both the Holy Sword and the Holy Lance had fallen from her grasp. The Holy Sword remained as it was, but the replica Holy Lance had begun to disintegrate on its own.
This was the price of exerting power beyond her own strength.
At the same time, King Arthur's own Spirit Origin also began to dissipate, but as she looked at Cheng Tian and Bazett in mid-air, her eyes, while complex, also held an unmistakable appreciation.
How to put it~ As expected of a being bestowed the title of Honorary Knight of the Round Table by her other self from another timeline, she truly lives up to the name 'Dragon-Elephant Knight'.
To be defeated by such a counterattack would not tarnish the name of a Knight.
As for the worry about the cursed black mud, it was gone, because as the Black Pearl Counterattack Sword pierced King Arthur's heart, some special information was simultaneously infused.
The Evil of this World, which had polluted the Holy Grail system, was being suppressed by two even more powerful yet somewhat orderly evils and transformed into another form—
Source of Demons.
Orochi.
As long as the remaining Holy Grail ritual was completed, not only the so-called Evil of this World, but also this wish-granting system rooted in Fuyuki City, would be stripped away along with it.
Recalling the impact of the Fourth War on Fuyuki City, Artoria, who always felt she was unworthy of being King but still cared for her people, finally felt at peace.
If there's no Holy Grail, that's fine too... "Saber!!!!!"
Hearing her Master's final cry, King Arthur turned her head, left a last faint smile, and then her Spirit Origin completely dissipated.
Her soul was also recycled into the Black Pearl, which already possessed the function of the Holy Grail.
The sixth serpent head, representing Saber and the Flame of Destiny, was simultaneously lit... No, a light also reappeared from Cheng Tian's crotch!
You have received recognition from "Artoria Pendragon" on the level of strength.
You have completed the side quest — "Three Millionths of King Arthur."
Your special equipment "Proof of Arthur" and "Key of the Golden City" have triggered a set-like linkage—
All cold weapons stored in your Gate of Babylon can be used as template materials when releasing Knight Throw. When there are 'sword-type' weapons in storage, 'Phantom Swords' can be additionally created and added to the throwing range. The related effects will follow the original skill.
Additional Hint: Artoria Pendragon's drop treasure chest has been automatically recovered into the "Treasure Chamber" of Demon Castle. Please check.
"Two left."
Cheng Tian, who quickly digested all the information, held up two fingers.
From observing as a bystander to personally entering the fray, it was that smooth.
But as the saying goes, since he was already here, and having accepted everything from Qiulong, Cheng Tian had implicitly become the 'Holy Grail Lord' after the wish-granting machine materialized. Naturally, he would complete the Holy Domain ritual according to his own ideas.
In this Holy Grail War, only Archer-class Red A and Berserker-class B-Uncle remained. As long as their souls were recovered, this Holy Grail War and the Silver side quest dungeon would both end.
This act of personally intervening and ending the Fifth War, which is to say, ending the dungeon, would probably affect the final mission settlement judgment. Maybe he could even retain a little bit of the Demon Castle landlord's ability~
Of course, this did not mean that only these two groups were hostile to Cheng Tian.
King Arthur's dissipation brought a considerable shock to the still young Shirou Emiya. Even though the short time meant that they hadn't established any deep affection, witnessing a familiar person dissipate before his eyes was clearly something the young Emiya couldn't accept, let alone that he failed to save Sakura... But so what?
The Holy Grail War was never child's play. Brutality, danger, death, and conflict are inherent words associated with the Holy Grail War. One might even say that the participants of this Holy Grail War had far less desire and intensity for the Holy Grail than the previous one.
Cheng Tian felt extremely sorry for not giving the young Emiya a chance to get on the stage!
Cheng Tian raised his right hand, and the Heavenly Eye on his forehead began to rotate rapidly clockwise.
Then, using the demonic spear Gáe Bulg, which he had temporarily 'blacked out' and not yet returned, as a vessel, he charged it by polluting the Spirit Vein, infused it with the power of destiny from Cheng Tian's bloodline, simulated the energy operation of the Shining Lance That Pierces the End, and incorporated his understanding of the Holy and Demonic Lances.
Finally, a crimson long spear, existing between reality and illusion, stood high in the sky—
Gungnir.
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