Chapter 326: The Children of This World Need Me

Even though Shashengyuan Qihuang had already prepared to strike, Tiamat beside her remained as she had been before, as if completely drowned in sorrow.

But Li Ang had no time to pay attention to this 【Mother of Creation】, as three Heroic Spirits and two Beasts were already charging toward him.

The reason there were three Heroic Spirits was naturally because Arthur had held back Merlin and Orion.

Looking at Romulus, who had now closed to his front, Li Ang's expression remained utterly still.

Unlike him, who possessed Reverse Birth: Three Layers, this 【Divine Ancestor】 had suffered considerable injuries in the previous great battle.

Despite having been treated with healing magic, Romulus still appeared weak, nowhere near as dominant as last time.

Just as Li Ang was thinking this, his muscular arms stabbed toward him like spears of light—but were effortlessly blocked by the Qiu Dao Jade.

He then simply swung out a casual punch, and the enemy before him involuntarily staggered backward.

Just as Li Ang was about to press the attack, a light laugh suddenly rang out, and he immediately sensed a slight decline in his mental state.

It was Shashengyuan Qihuang.

If described in simpler terms, the ability of this former Beast III/R is a hybrid of Cthulhu and Slaanesh.

It evaporates human reason, dragging one into the abyss known as 【Delight】.

Unfortunately, the incomplete state of Shashengyuan Qihuang clearly couldn't reduce Li Ang's San value to zero.

But she never expected to fully influence this target—she only needed to cause a slight pause in his movements.

After all, in this battle, even a one-second pause could be fatal.

The crimson demonic sword, the golden battle-axe, and the arms like spears of light seized this opportunity to attack Li Ang from all sides.

"Is that all?"

Facing the encirclement of the Servants, Li Ang let out a scoff, and his eyes instantly glowed with golden light like the sun.

The next instant, a shockwave of boundless light and heat spread outward in all directions.

Having gained experience from releasing Zhulong last time, he had developed some insight into rapidly igniting surrounding fire elements—though this also owed much to 【Low-Level Fire Element Dominion】.

Apparently unprepared for the youth's rapid recovery, Shashengyuan Qihuang's cheeks flushed slightly.

To explore, to absorb, to take Li Ang to the Pure Land of Bliss.

This was her current Thoughts in the heart.

'Truly captivating.'

The demonic Bodhisattva faintly felt that if she could absorb the young man before her, she might finally experience a long-awaited high*.

Unaware of Shashengyuan Qihuang's inner thoughts, and following the principle of targeting supports first in team fights, Li Ang immediately extended his right hand and unleashed the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion toward the demonic woman afar.

A furious hurricane immediately howled forth.

Yet facing this cataclysmic scene, Shashengyuan Qihuang did not dodge or evade—she merely gently traced her fingertip across the area just below her chest.

As her hand descended, a profoundly deep entrance slowly opened.

This entrance was so beautiful, so exquisite, that merely glancing at it was enough to make an ordinary person drown in ecstasy and willingly embrace liberation.

【Heaven of Joy: Womb Mandala】.

A treasure exclusive to Beast III, housing nearly infinite Demon Pillars within its body.

"Hehehe, would you like to come in with me?"

Shashengyuan Qihuang gazed at Li Ang, calm in the sky, and unconsciously licked her lips.

As her words faded, the hurricane connecting heaven and earth was sucked into Kong Dong.

But this wasn't over—Li Ang now felt his spirit being steadily pulled by Kong Dong.

Even if it couldn't draw him in, it would still affect his combat performance slightly.

As expected, just as Shashengyuan Qihuang used her treasure to attempt absorbing Li Ang, the three previously repelled Servants seized the chance to attack again.

At the same time, a sun like obsidian appeared beneath Li Ang, continuously radiating an aura of death.

The underworld from Aztec mythology reappeared upon the earth's surface; all the Chaldea Servants understood that fighting a war of attrition against the celestial being from beyond was utterly meaningless.

Thus, after brief reconnaissance, they prepared to go all-in.

At this moment, Li Ang found himself unexpectedly on the defensive.

Before him lay the Desire Hole of the demonic Bodhisattva, beneath him the Aztec underworld, to his left the Hundred-God-Slaying of the Greek Titan, to his right the Expansive Arms of the Roman Divine Ancestor, and behind him—

the Apocalyptic Red Dragon of the Revelation Beast.

Arthur, seeing this, sought to rush to his aid—but was held back by Merlin and Orion.

With no other choice, he prepared to endure their attacks and unleash the Star Holy Sword.

Yet facing this scene, Li Ang showed not the slightest fear: "You've genuinely surprised me."

"But—"

Just as Li Ang was about to counterattack, countless blue rays descended from the sky, abruptly cutting off his words.

Tiamat, who had remained motionless until now, finally launched her attack—but

Her target was the entire group of Chaldea Servants.

The sudden turn of events left Merlin gaping, and the other Heroic Spirits couldn't help but darken their expressions.

Shashengyuan Qihuang, who had been smiling since her appearance, finally frowned slightly: "You—"

She had barely spoken when Draco cut in: "Tiamat, what do you mean by this?"

In response to her companion's question, the female with massive horns fell silent for a moment, then spoke haltingly: "Children… should not… perish… like this."

???

At these words, the battlefield fell utterly silent.

Li Ang looked at this 【Mother of Creation】, his expression turning strangely thoughtful—he now understood why she had acted as she had before.

He then glanced at the varied expressions of the Chaldea group, paused his actions, and prepared to observe how events would unfold next.

At this moment, Merlin was the first to snap back to awareness.

This Bai Mao magician, watching the silent Tiamat, looked deeply troubled: "You didn't come here at first just for this, did you?"

Tiamat shook her head slightly: "I accepted. That child, summoned."

"But I couldn't just stand by and do nothing."

Though her words were hard to understand, Merlin still grasped their meaning.

The infant form before him, initialized by Tiamat the 【Mother of Creation】, clearly carried the maternal instincts of 【guarding, nurturing, loving humanity】, and had shed the shackles of 【I am already obsolete to humanity】.

Perhaps she first responded to Fujimaru Ritsuka's summoning to aid the child bound to her, but upon arriving, she realized Chaldea intended to erase humanity from this planet.

Perhaps this act was righteous, yet she still could not watch these children perish.

And so she betrayed them.

Thinking of this, Merlin sighed helplessly: "You—"

He wanted to say this violated the rules, but remembering the beast's true nature, Bai Mao the conman swallowed the words.

Rules be damned! She's a beast!

Thus, the atmosphere in the room slowly grew strange.