Chapter 642

Well, that certain fun-loving Luo Shu is too overpowered, so he isn't included in the evaluation criteria.

Many people find it a pity.

"Sigh. A powerhouse like Diarmuid should have had a better stage to perform a more spectacular battle before his exit.

It's a shame he ran into the unscrupulous Yano, who just had to go and blow up a landmark in broad daylight—is she really not a terrorist?"

You have to be at least an executive to get into the wine factory.

Others rolled their eyes: "What did you expect? Have you forgotten that when the battle first started, she thought Ran was Brother Luo Shu's Master and attacked her with low-yield nukes? Damn, she threw eight of them."

Heavens: Uh... so what exactly is going on in your world?

You've got nukes going off in the city center, and you're acting like nothing happened?

"Anyway, let's have a three-minute silence for Brother Brush."

"Silence +1!"

"Silence +... add your head, holy crap, look!!!"

【The raging golden flames illuminated half the sky in a golden-red hue.】

【Saber's magnificent eyes widened, erupting with terrifying magical energy once more, causing the scorching golden torrent to surge even higher; the high temperature generated by the air friction even distorted the surrounding scene.】

【After a long while, she slowly reined in the stream of light, panting slightly.】

【Such consumption is considered quite high even for her current self.】

【However...】

【Lancer should have exited the stage, right?】

【Under such a terrifying torrent of light, even she, with her A+ Magic Resistance, would find it hard to survive, and Lancer's Magic Resistance is only B-rank.】

【Suddenly.】

【A hearty, light chuckle echoed in that world of molten lava and high-temperature steam.】

【"Oh, is that all you've got?"】

358. The Spear that Denies Mystery, Saber's Elegy

"What?"

"Impossible!"

"Are you kidding me?!!!"

"Holy crap—!?"

Suddenly.

Amidst the horrified gazes of people across the heavens, a dashing figure holding a long spear slowly walked out from the high-temperature steam.

They stared in disbelief at the unscathed demigod, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

Everyone could clearly perceive the terrifying torrent Saber had just unleashed; its absurd intensity was enough to strike down even gods.

In their expectations, this peerless demigod would either dodge it with extreme speed.

Otherwise, if it hit, even if it just grazed him, any Servant without a B-rank or higher defensive Noble Phantasm would surely die.

But the result...

"No, it's that spear!"

Suddenly.

A God-Realm Mage stared fixedly at the edge of the magic spear in the demigod's hand: "It's that thing; it denied the radiance of Saber's Holy Sword."

………

【On the shattered earth.】

【Even Saber, the legendary King who once slew a Dragon God, felt her pupils contract as she gripped her greatsword.】

【"Saber, in front of this divine spear of mine, an offensive of this level doesn't count as a killing blow."】

【Amidst the flowing lava and rising, terrifying high temperatures.】

【The mythical hero named Diarmuid walked out, holding his crimson magic spear, the terrifying pressure covering everything with every step he took.】

【A divine spear?】

【Saber looked solemnly at the spear tip, as magnificent as a ruby, in his hand: "A passive Noble Phantasm with the concept of breaking magic?"】

【"Not bad...."】

【The crimson long spear, exuding an ominous aura, was held horizontally as the demigod stood in the sea of lava: "This is a Noble Phantasm gifted to my foster father by the great god Manannán mac Lir. Although it is merely a bonus item to that divine sword, in the face of its concept of breaking magic, all non-human things and all mysterious phenomena will be denied by it."】

…….

Silence.

Complete silence.

After a long while, someone took a deep breath and said tremblingly: "It's not just simple magic-breaking; it directly denies all mystery it touches?"

"No wonder, no wonder even the light-cannon bombardment of the Supreme Sword was powerless."

Rias murmured.

No one knew better than her how terrifying that Holy Sword was; after all, the Underworld was nearly emptied, and it directly caused a wave of 'de-urbanization'—even Thanos would call it professional.

Her brother, the Demon King, had a mental breakdown, crying while urging her to study magic well so she could rebuild the Demon Realm in the future.

If even the indirect aftermath was so terrifying, what about Diarmuid, who faced the radiance head-on?

And yet, he wiped it away with a single thrust!

Rias was completely dazed.

So, are all Servants this absurd?

………

【"Deny mystery?"】

【The heroic King's magnificent azure eyes suddenly contracted.】

【If it's not just simple magic-breaking, but the denial of mystery, then....】

【"Oh? Looks like you've understood?"】

【The long spear swirled in his hand, forming a crimson ring of light that covered his body. Diarmuid smiled and said: "That's right, Saber. We, who descended as Servants, also belong to mystery ourselves, so...."】

【His heroic, tall body seemed to explode, merging with heaven and earth in extreme speed, but his arrogant, excited voice still echoed between heaven and earth.】

【"Burn, fight, and with the realization that you will die the moment you are touched by my divine spear, fight me to the death!!!"】

【"Exhaust everything, burn your spirit....!"】

……..

Deny mystery?

Across the heavens, many people's pupils contracted sharply.

No, isn't this too much of a cheat?

"Damn, for Heroic Spirits manifested as Servants, doesn't that mean whoever touches it dies?"

Countless powerhouses felt their pupils shake.

It's simply a spear of certain death; touch it and you die, graze it and you perish.

Especially when they thought of Diarmuid's extreme speed, their scalps went numb.

But the intense, accumulating battle had already begun; they had no time to think or marvel before they were overwhelmed.

……..

【Before the last word had even fallen, Saber had already sensed something, suddenly turning back with a sword strike, raising a roaring dragon of light.】

【A crimson, sharp spear tip seemed to pierce out from the void.】

【The mythical hero, who appeared suddenly, gripped his long spear and flicked it upward; like Moses parting the sea, he started from the 'head' of the roaring light dragon, traveled upstream along the dragon's body as if it were flowing water, split it in two, completely dissected it, and arrived in front of Saber.】

【Clang—!】

【Falling from the sky, Diarmuid struck Saber's gripped Holy Sword hard with his spear.】

【Boom.】

【Around the two of them, the earth for several kilometers froze, then shook violently; soil and stone floated up, and the ground collapsed layer by layer.】

【A terrifying release of energy, a scorching mushroom cloud rising into the sky, engulfed everything.】

【Whoosh———!】

【The demigod, flashing into the high heavens, curled his lips into a wanton arc and laughed: "Saber, are you still not planning to release your Noble Phantasm? Even I might not be certain I could wipe away the radiance of that Holy Sword of yours."】

【"Hmph~~"】