The crimson energy carried an unparalleled will, destroying everything in its surroundings.
This gave Jean a whole new understanding of energy infused with will.
Although vision was obscured, in her perception, everything around was rapidly annihilating; flowers vanished in the next second, people vanished in the next second, and the massive temple also vanished in the next second.
With every passing second, different things were completely annihilated. This phenomenon sent a chill down Jean's spine, but at the same time, thinking that she had caused this, a sense of excitement welled up; perhaps everyone is born with a desire for destruction.
When the energy dissipated, everything within the previous Barrier was completely destroyed. Whether it was the sea of flowers or the temple, there was no trace left, only a massive crater with Jean at its center.
The only thing remaining was the throne in front, and a golden, flickering Barrier that seemed about to vanish at any moment, protecting that tiny corner of land, while the pure white and magnificent temple that originally stood behind it no longer existed.
Disabling Burst Mode and steadying her breathing, Jean walked over.
At this moment, Artoria's state was extremely poor. Her armor, crown, and other symbols were all gone. Clad in simple clothes, she slumped on the throne, blood from her body flowing down past her feet onto the ground.
In fact, the moment the destruction descended, Lia had activated avalon. However, this peerless, strongest defensive Noble Phantasm could only stubbornly hold on for one second under the destructive will of the Otherworld Demon King, and then it was annihilated along with everything in space.
Although avalon was destroyed, it still offset part of the power. Afterward, she squeezed out all her remaining magical energy and poured it into the 'Blessing of the End', finally managing to barely protect the ground beneath her feet.
Walking to the front of the light Barrier, Jean threw a casual punch, and the tottering protective shield was completely destroyed. Then, she arrived in front of Lia, took the golden Holy Grail into her hands, and stood there before her, looking down at her.
Lia also struggled to lift her head, looking at the young warrior before her. She never expected such an outcome. She wanted to say something, but her body had reached its limit, and her throat could not make a sound.
The two of them remained silent for a moment. Suddenly, Jean remembered something, clenched her fist, and punched Lia right in the chest, the massive force sending her flying away.
At the same time, the moment Lia separated from the throne, the connection to the Barrier was severed.
Ignoring the flying Lia, Jean simply looked at her own fist, confirming that soft sensation, and muttered to herself: "Nero, I've fulfilled your request. I definitely punched the blue one in the chest, though, well, hers is bigger than yours."
With a smile, she walked toward the edge of the fading Barrier without looking back, leaving Artoria, whose magical energy was exhausted, lying on the ground, watching the sky as she gradually vanished.
When the Barrier vanished and Jean stepped onto the grounds of Ryūdō Temple again, Medea was already waiting there.
"Welcome back, Master. Leave the rest to me."
"So the method Ai-chan prepared was actually thought up by you?"
"That's right, Master. Please look forward to Medea's once-in-a-lifetime great performance."
As her voice fell, a triangular staff as tall as a person appeared in her hands, with sky-blue flames burning on it, along with specks of starlight constantly flickering around the tip.
"'Triangular Staff'—this was left to me by my teacher, Hecate. It is said to be a replica of her own Noble Phantasm, and it possesses a unique effect: a return that breaks through all obstacles."
As Medea injected her magical energy, the flames on it turned into the shapes of runes, and then it began to vibrate along with space.
Soon, the frequency of the vibration formed a subtle resonance, and at the same time, the body of the Servant began to appear unstable.
The outer appearance gradually turned into blue particles, flying and dissipating, eventually revealing a delicate, graceful young maiden inside.
This was none other than Caster-Lily, her appearance during her youthful years. Holding the triangular staff in one hand and her other hand on her hip, she looked proud, appearing very endearing.
Jean looked at this transformation from a beautiful wife; how should she put it? It was inexplicably a bit dull.
Medea did not notice Jean's internal monologue but gracefully lifted her small skirt, bowed, and said: "Let me reintroduce myself, Master. I am Medea, the most powerful 'Witch' of the entire Age of Gods. Haha, don't frown. Witch is a glorious title I earned by successfully deceiving the gods."
Seeing that Jean was still very confused, she first took the small Holy Grail from Jean's hand, and then, while setting up a magic circle, began to briefly tell the story of her past.
"That happened after my teacher left. At that time, the gods of Olympus, fearing my teacher's power, granted her the title of Great Goddess and the permissions of a Main God level, even though she was not of their clan. This naturally led to some grudges. Also, after my teacher left, they wanted to obtain the property she had left behind. Those shameless bastards, why don't they just die? Anyway, that's what I told them at the time, and as a result, they arranged for a guy named Jason to come and mess with me."
"So that's how it was." Jean listened on the sidelines next to Medea, and Rin also came over, checking if Jean was injured while listening on the sidelines together.
"They originally thought that by using that crappy little arrow to make me fall in love with that idiot, I would hand over my teacher's property. When it didn't succeed, they started retaliating and cursing my fate. But little did they know, the one talking to them from the very begging was just a Stand I created."
Perhaps reminiscing about the time she deceived the gods, Medea chuckled to herself, but soon became angry again.
"In the end, they discovered it, so that bitch Athena came personally to sneak attack me. I was careless and didn't dodge, and so I died. Afterward, they hid my death and recorded the deeds of that Stand onto the Boundary Record Belt. Thus, I on the Throne of Heroes was corrupted into that state. However, they never expected that my teacher had left me a final trump card. Now they are trembling in the Inner Sea of the Planet, while I can dance on their graves in the surface world."
Medea looked as if she was glad she had a good teacher, and paired with her youthful appearance, it was very amusing.
"Sigh, speaking of this, I remember that orange-haired woman from a few days ago. If I had had that technology back then, I wouldn't have been discovered. It was just my own lack of skill. But you will take me to a world where I can come into contact with countless unknown knowledge, right, Master?"
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