Is it over?
Watching the rapid twitching of the "charred husk" on the ground, the hyper-regenerating flesh churning like boiling water as an even more jagged, massive layer of black-and-red bone armor spread to cover it, accompanied by a synchronous, bizarrely ominous surge of magical energy...
—Looks like it's not.
But that was just fine. Takumi's attack was only just beginning.
Taking advantage of the time it took for Cú Chulainn Alter's Spirit Origin to restore itself, Takumi casually strolled around Cú Chulainn's body like he was taking a leisurely walk.
As he walked, countless burning Runes flew out and scattered, swirling and dancing in the sky to form a massive tornado composed entirely of fiery Runes. In just a matter of seconds, half the sky had morphed into a blinding shade of orange-red.
It stood in stark defiance against the distant sky, which had turned murky and gray under the encroachment of the Demon God Pillar Amalgamation's demonic aura.
While dividing his attention to create and control the Runes, Takumi firmly planted the flag in his left hand into the ground, letting it snap wildly in the gale of the fiery Rune tornado. He then extended his left hand flat, palm facing upward.
Discs, javelins, staves, short clubs, tridents, greatswords, chain-whips, giant hammers, bows and arrows... illusory weapons of all shapes and sizes shot out from his hand, hanging suspended in the air in a chaotic array.
This was Rama's second Noble Phantasm, which he had never used before—[Vishnu Bhuja: Arms of the Great One]!
In terms of sheer destructive output alone, its power even surpassed [Brahmastra: Pierce Through the Indestructible Rakshasa] when the latter failed to trigger its anti-demonic special attack.
Crack!
Just as he finished the preparatory steps, an ear-piercing sound echoed from within his body.
Takumi knew exactly what that was: the sound of Rama's Spirit Origin fracturing.
He had relied far too heavily on Rama's power during this period. Even though he shouldered the vast majority of the burden himself, mobilizing this much power at full throttle had finally caused irreversible damage to Rama's Spirit Origin.
Just hold on a little longer...
Praying silently, Takumi gripped the Brahmastra with both hands and hoisted it high, directing the magical energy within his body to pour into it frantically.
Command Spell!
A flash of red light pulsed. With a soft pop, one stroke of the Command Spells on Takumi's chest vanished, converting into pure magical energy to amplify the power of this final, finishing strike.
As the final sequence concluded, the fiery Runes and various weapons hovering in mid-air scrambled toward the uplifted Brahmastra like baby birds returning to the nest.
The flames granted shape; the "melting" weapons filled it with essence... ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters—until it finally stabilized at eighty meters!
Such a massive disturbance naturally caught the attention of the Servants locked in fierce combat with the Demon God Pillar Amalgamation on the other side of the battlefield.
"Holy shit, isn't this getting a little out of hand?!"
Looking at Takumi in the distance, who looked as if he were hoisting a flaming skyscraper, Robin Hood couldn't help but gulp.
The sheer scale of Takumi's incoming strike was already comparable to the Demon God Pillar Amalgamation they were currently fighting. Using the center points of both sides as a dividing line, one could literally see two "worlds": one of blazing, radiant light, and one of eerie, twisted darkness.
It was so intense that even from this distance, the Servants fighting the Amalgamation could still feel the scorching heat and the palpable aura of a lethal threat.
"It seems I still underestimated you, my dear disciple..."
Having just blasted apart another main tentacle, Scáthach murmured to herself mid-air as she stared at the "flaming skyscraper."
Truthfully, she had previously assumed Takumi wouldn't be able to finish off Cú Chulainn Alter on his own and would need them to free up their hands to help. But looking at it now, she had been worrying for absolutely nothing.
Takumi, wielding Rama's Spirit Origin, was undeniably the most unstoppable, overpowered existence in this entire Singularity!
While maintaining their assault, the other Servants clicked their tongues in awe at the terrifying spectacle, unable to help casting a glance of pure pity toward a certain someone who was about to take that strike head-on.
Takumi had no way of knowing the Servants' internal monologues. Right now, his eyes were locked solely on Cú Chulainn Alter, whose body was nearly done repairing itself and was just about to stand up.
[Sure-Hit, Returning Fire, Flaming Torch: Three Days of Cinder Annihilation]!
Takumi's gaze sharpened, and he decisively brought down his sure-kill strike onto Cú Chulainn Alter.
Because Takumi's previous attack had been too overwhelmingly powerful, the regeneration speed of Cú Chulainn's Spirit Origin after taking it head-on had noticeably plummeted. As a result, the moment he regained consciousness, all that greeted his vision was a blinding, scorching white light.
"Motherfucker!"
Cú Chulainn Alter swore loudly right before being completely swallowed by the [Three Days of Cinder Annihilation].
BOOOOM!!!
For an instant, the world lost all sound and color. Everything in front of him was reduced to a void of searing white. A second later, like an explosion that had been compressed to its absolute limit, an ear-shattering roar erupted across the land, sending shockwaves rippling outward in every direction.
As the light and energy gradually dissipated, looking forward, one could only see an endless sea of fire that stretched as far as the eye could see, having incinerated absolutely everything in its path.
Takumi picked up the flag planted beside him, sweeping a scrutinizing gaze over the sea of fire before him.
"It's not over yet, kid—O Holy Grail! The ultimate vessel that grants wishes..."
Cú Chulainn Alter actually survived taking that near full-power strike head-on!
He was kneeling in the sea of fire, holding the golden Holy Grail in both hands, chanting the final summoning incantation in a voice so hoarse it sounded like tearing fabric, preparing to summon a single Demon God Pillar to protect the Grail.
To survive all that and still have the capacity to activate a summoning formula—should he be praised as the ultimate survival king raised by Scáthach?
However—
"It's been over for a long time!"
A cold shout cut through the air.
In an ultra-high-speed state, a sword flash laced with fiery Runes and Mana Burst tore through Cú Chulainn Alter's body. Instantly, his incredibly fragile arms were severed and dropped to the ground.
And the exact moment the Holy Grail fell, Takumi snatched it out of the air.
Bullshit, do you think this is a JRPG? You think someone is just going to stand there and watch you finish an agonizingly long cast time without interrupting?
At the very least, you should have used your own life as the summoning condition like Medb, or prepared the summoning formula in advance like Lev Lainur! You bastard!
Takumi sneered internally. Without even sparing him a second glance, he casually launched a wave of fiery crimson sword Qi, completely eliminating the Berserker who was already hanging by a thread.
Examining the Holy Grail in his hand, Takumi didn't hesitate. With a flick of his wrist, he sent it back to Chaldea via his wrist "communicator."
"Only the final boss remains."
Seeing the Holy Grail successfully recovered, Takumi turned to face the location of the Demon God Pillar Amalgamation.
"I'm finished on my end. In a moment, I'm going to hit those twenty-eight Demon God Pillars with the absolute maximum firepower I have available. You all need to get as far away as possible, right now."
Through the Master-Servant connection, Takumi sent a telepathic message to Helena, his sole contracted Servant in this Singularity.
Because Takumi was undeniably the main vanguard in this Singularity's battles, to ensure he had sufficient magical energy, he had only formed a formal Master-Servant contract with Helena for long-distance communication. The rest of the Servants were all being supplied with mana by Edison.