Beneath the floating Hanging Gardens of Vanity, countless dark bones began to scatter. To an ordinary person, they might look like some kind of special bones, but to a Magus, they radiated intense magical energy.
It was clear they were bones of Phantasmal Species. Those bones instantly sank into the ground, and soon, countless dark skeleton soldiers emerged from the earth.
Dragon Tooth Soldiers. Originally, creating grunts from dragon teeth was a magecraft related to Greece, but a caster of Semiramis's caliber seemed able to use it regardless of region or magical category.
Furthermore, Karna, Atalanta, and Achilles, whose bodies had recovered, stood ready for battle, while Shakespeare was writing furiously in his study.
Inside the Millennia Fortress, all the Servants and Masters felt the powerful magical energy coming from the sky, directed straight at their base.
Everyone came out onto the fortress walls and looked up to see the Hanging Gardens of Vanity in the sky.
"You've got to be kidding! The Red Faction actually has an aerial fortress like that?!" Darnic said, his eyes wide as he stared at the massive object hanging in the sky.
Hades noticed the large number of Dragon Tooth Soldiers below the aerial fortress and couldn't help but tease, "Dragon Tooth Soldiers, huh? That's the magecraft used by that little girl Medea. I didn't expect to see it here."
"Indeed, it's quite unexpected." Charon's expression was grave as he nocked several arrows to his bow. Activating his Clairvoyance, he aimed directly at the Dragon Tooth Soldiers wielding various weapons.
"It seems the Red Faction wants a decisive battle." Astolfo, holding his white knight's lance, scratched the back of his head and spoke with some distress.
Hades turned to Avicebron and said, "Caster, go activate your Noble Phantasm. We need your giant to attack the aerial fortress."
"Yes, then I shall take my leave for now." Avicebron bowed to everyone and vanished into spirit form.
"Hehehehehehe~!!"
At that moment, a fearless and eerie laugh rang out. It was Vlad III. He was riding a golem horse created by Avicebron, holding a spear that looked like a vernier caliper. With a strange smile, he glared at the Dragon Tooth Soldiers attacking across the plain and said:
"Come! Invaders who violate my domain!! Let me subjugate you all just as I did in the past!!"
"Kazikli Bey—!!!"
Vlad III swung his arm, and a red light flashed across the plain. Countless stakes appeared, skewering the Dragon Tooth Soldiers.
The moment they invaded his territory, they were enemies, they were conquerors, they were the Ottoman Turks—a strong sense of duty to "kill them all" instantly bound The Impaler's entire body.
[Kazikli Bey]
[Rank: B]
[Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm]
[Range: 1–99]
[Maximum Targets: 666 people]
[Causes a large number of stakes to appear from space, piercing enemies. The attack range has a radius of one kilometer, with the number of stakes reaching up to twenty thousand. Furthermore, every strike from the spear in hand produces the concept of "having been pierced," after which a stake will emerge from the heart outward. Additionally, the countless stakes exert psychological pressure on those who see them.]
[Paired with the "Demonic Defender of the State" skill, up to twenty thousand stakes can be deployed within the expanded territory, which can be utilized for attack, defense, and movement control. Due to the local customs of Romania, the territory obtained through "Demonic Defender of the State" is the largest in scale during the Holy Grail War. The damage from the stakes not only accumulates, but the overwhelming number of twenty thousand stakes attacking one after another makes Vlad III's moniker "The Impaler" even more vivid.]
[Although the power of a single stake is low, a single hit will temporarily apply continuous damage from "piercing." Additionally, if the spearhead strikes even once, stakes will even emerge from within the enemy's body to pierce them. Once this happens, there is no turning back; the opponent can only struggle in agony until they draw their last breath.]
Vlad III's Noble Phantasm [Kazikli Bey] was unleashed, taking out most of the Dragon Tooth Soldiers on the battlefield.
"Woof woof woof—!!!"
Cerberus, in Fiore's arms, also became unusually excited and leaped directly from the high fortress walls.
In a flash of black light, Cerberus returned to the form of a massive three-headed hound of hell. Its enormous body moved with unbelievable speed toward the army of Dragon Tooth Soldiers.
Cerberus's massive fangs and claws, along with terrifying hellfire, ravaged the Dragon Tooth Soldiers.
"Roar—!!!" Cerberus's three heads let out excited roars toward the sky. The moonlight shone on its massive body, making it look like a world-ending beast.
At that moment, Achilles rode his chariot through the air like a meteor streaking across the starry sky, with Karna and Atalanta on board.
Achilles looked down at Cerberus ravaging the Dragon Tooth Soldiers. Cold sweat dripped from his brow as he pursed his lips and said to Atalanta beside him:
"Big sis, that Phantasmal Species is..."
Cold sweat continued to pour down Atalanta's face. With a strained expression, she said, "Yes, it's the watchdog of hell, Cerberus. It must have been summoned by Lord Hades."
Karna looked at Cerberus, feeling the violent aura radiating from it, and tightly gripped the golden spear in his hand.
Then, the crouching Atalanta stood up and nocked two arrows to her "Tauropolos," gifted by Artemis. She pointed it high toward the sky and unleashed her Noble Phantasm:
"I offer this to the Two Great Deities... [Phoebus Catastrophe]!"
The two arrows from Tauropolos were fired, turning into two green stars that flew into the sky and became a jade-green galaxy. From within that galaxy, a powerful rain of blue and gold meteor arrows fell.
Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!
Cerberus's massive body became the target for the meteor arrow rain. Countless blue-gold meteors fell upon Cerberus.
Moreover, this Noble Phantasm did not distinguish between friend and foe; even the Dragon Tooth Soldiers of the same faction were not spared. In this fierce attack, the already fragile bodies of the Dragon Tooth Soldiers were completely pulverized, turning into countless fine ashes that scattered in the air.
[Phoebus Catastrophe]
[Rank: B → B+]
[Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm]
[Range: 2–50]
[Maximum Targets: 100 people]
[A Noble Phantasm that is the materialization of the concept of "drawing the bow and releasing the arrow."]
[Using the "Tauropolos" (Bow of Heaven) granted by the guardian deity Artemis, she shoots an arrow-letter praying for the protection of the sun god Apollo and the moon goddess Artemis. The god of destruction responds to this request, granting the Archer protection in the form of bringing calamity to the enemy. A heavy rain of light arrows falls from the sky, performing a wide-range area attack.]
[The arrow-letter is randomly received by either Artemis or Apollo. If Artemis receives it, all women present become targets; if Apollo receives it, men are targeted. This Noble Phantasm is related to the story of Niobe, a woman with many children, who mocked Leto, the mother of Apollo and Artemis, for having "few children," leading the two to shoot and kill every one of Niobe's children.]
[Phoibos is another name for the sun god Apollo, meaning "light." The novel version removed the male or female targeting setting, changing it to an indiscriminate bombardment within a designated area. The size of the area can be adjusted; the more compressed the area, the more concentrated the light arrows, increasing their lethality.]
The attack range of Phoebus Catastrophe was extremely large, directly covering the entire battlefield. This caused the battlefield to be obscured by countless dust clouds, making it impossible to see the situation inside.
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