"Clang————!"
Inside the temple, an incomparably dazzling radiance suddenly flared beneath that colossal barrier thousands of zhang high, illuminating the entire world.
Brilliant and sacred aura surged upward from there, even making Goetia—suspended in the heavens—narrow his eyes.
"What is that power?"
Goetia could feel a force that made his heart tremble, yet he could not clearly grasp its scale or nature, leaving him utterly shocked.
What astonished him even more was that, as the radiance swelled, the enormous barrier that had been struggling to withstand his assault suddenly flashed—and then, as though it had obliterated them outright, it simply erased all of the incoming beams.
"To think Mash Kyrielight possesses such power."
Goetia had no choice but to be taken aback.
At that moment, however, the radiance and the massive barrier gradually faded away, revealing the scene below to Goetia's eyes.
Rozen still stood behind Mash, one hand pressed against her back, endlessly pouring mana into her.
As for Mash, her entire appearance had transformed.
Her combat uniform had turned into a pure, sacred white, and the cross-shaped shield in her hand had likewise changed, gleaming with the same pure color.
From this Mash's body radiated a holy aura that repelled the ferocity emanating from Goetia, like a light scattering darkness, like justice eradicating evil—unshakable and absolute.
"What…?"
Seeing the tremendous change taking place in Mash, Goetia's expression shifted.
Rozen, meanwhile, took in Mash's current state entirely, the corners of his lips curling upward.
…
Class: Saver
True Name: Mash Kyrielight
Attribute: Lawful · Good
—— Parameters ——
Strength: A
Endurance: EX
Agility: A
Mana: EX
Luck: A
Noble Phantasm: —
—— Class Skills ——
Magic Resistance: EX
With an unshakable resolve to protect, almost all magecraft becomes invalid before her. Even Divine Age magecraft loses its effect so long as her will endures. Unless it is divine authority itself, all shall fail.
Anti-Evil: A
When facing an existence of evil, lowers the opponent's parameters.
At Rank A, all of the enemy's parameters are reduced by three ranks, and it inflicts irreversible damage unconditionally. Against those of good, it has no effect.
—— Personal Skills ——
Proof of Outer Acknowledgement: EX
A guardianship obtained by reaching beyond the scope of the world's recognition, also known as the protection that defends against Cleansing—the proof of one who protects the world.
It unconditionally weakens all forms of physical, conceptual, and interdimensional attacks, reducing received damage by more than 99%. If her resolve to protect does not waver, the reduction approaches infinity, near 100%. When defending others, she can absorb or transfer all damage to herself. '
Against mental interference, the protection is absolute—even sins and desires that corrupt humanity can be borne. In the end, it can even withstand attacks on the scale of the world's end. Without question, it is the highest grade of defense.
Unnoticed Will: ?
Unnoticed feelings within herself, an unconscious power existing for the sake of one alone. Even without awareness, she bears the will to devote her very life. If that person is absent from the battlefield, this skill does not activate. But if they are present, then when the target receives a fatal blow, this skill triggers—ignoring time, space, and all conditions—and saves them by burning Mash's very existence, even if the target has already died.
…
—— Saver.
A Class that even Rozen had never seen before—entirely new, and shrouded in mystery.
Yet Rozen could sense how strong this Class was, and how much stronger Mash had become by attaining it.
This much was clear from the two skills she now possessed.
——Anti-Evil.
——Proof of Outer Acknowledgement.
These skills were strong to an extreme.
Mash, who had absorbed Foreign Mana, experienced an unprecedented transformation of her Saint Graph. Not only had her Class changed, but her parameters and skills had also undergone an immense alteration.
Even Mash herself could feel how much she had changed in this moment.
At the very least, the crushing pressure Goetia had always imposed upon her was now gone.
Not only gone—Mash felt something else.
That she could annihilate Goetia.
"Goetia!"
Mash raised her eyes and looked straight at him.
"…!"
Almost reflexively, Goetia launched another attack, raising both hands high as countless eyes unleashed beams of light, descending like a meteor shower.
But this time, Mash simply lifted her shield and slammed it heavily upon the ground.
"Vrmm!"
With a resonant hum, that same radiance once more flared from Mash's body.
The light devoured the incoming beams, erasing them utterly, not leaving a single trace behind.
"Hmph!"
Goetia gave a cold snort, ceasing the light bombardment, instead clapping his raised hands together, condensing vast mana, and unleashing a blazing beam toward Mash.
The beam split space itself, the heat so intense that the air sizzled with scorched stench as it passed.
"Boom!"
Yet once again, Mash only struck her shield against the ground. Light rippled forth, consuming the wave of mana and erasing it with ease.
"Impossible!"
Goetia was incredulous.
That last strike had carried his full power. Not just any mere Servant—even a Grand Servant would have needed their utmost to endure it. How could it be erased so effortlessly?
"What is that power!?"
Goetia knew—without doubt—the problem lay in that surge of strength which had just entered Mash's body.
But no one would answer him.
"Goetia! You claim that humanity does not understand the true worth of life, yet your own actions trample upon life itself, upon the civilization of this planet!"
Mash's declaration was that of a true Savior.
"You do not understand the brilliance of life, nor the meaning of humanity's existence. You judge all from the vantage of a god. Such reasoning—we will never accept!"
If it is not accepted, then it must be opposed.
Therefore…
"We will defeat you, Beast I."
Mash's voice rang with conviction.
And then…
"That's how it is."
As that voice echoed from behind Goetia, his pupils shrank sharply. He whirled around, gazing backward.
There, a youth stood upon the void, looking down upon him, his right hand glowing with radiant light.
Within that glow, a profound and mysterious crest flickered faintly.
"Let's bring this to an end."
Rozen declared.
//// There's actually a Saver class. The only known saver class servant is Buddha from Moon Cell Holy Grail War. ////