Chapter 230: Dual Grand Servant!!!
Violent tremors erupted continuously, and MoonCell, visibly crumbling, could be seen falling apart with the naked eye.
The upper levels of the Digital Ocean were cracking apart section by section, and even Takama-ga-hara—an illusion conjured by the golden-furred fox's divine power—was beginning to collapse!
"You actually went this far just to stop me? I must say… this really is beyond my expectations!"
The massive body of the Nine-Tailed Fox finally revealed an expression of fury.
At this moment, she was trapped inside a barrier, ancient talismans continuously flying out from the rotating formation, as a mysterious Daoist aura gradually filled the space.
She struggled to break free, but any contact with the barrier was instantly repelled by a terrifying force!
"Fucking stinking taoist!!!"
Her hate-filled gaze locked fiercely onto Jiang Ziya, who was riding the Sibuxiang in midair.
"Daji! This formation is a Noble Phantasm forged from my meritorious deeds! No matter where you hide, as long as you threaten the world, I will come to destroy you!!!"
Even within the Digital Ocean, connected via the Thought Keys, Jiang Ziya—Grand Caster—was now fully demonstrating the power of a Taiyi Golden Immortal!
"But I am a God! You think a mere sealing formation like this can hold me!!?"
In a flash, the golden-furred fox's entire body burst into a blinding, blazing light!!!
The flock of black Yatagarasu surrounding her converged at once, their fur turning golden, crashing relentlessly against the spinning red formation!!!
"Crack, crack ———————!!!"
Cracks appeared once more in the sealing formation.
"My head... damn it..."
Jiang Ziya strained to keep the formation from collapsing.
Just as the golden-furred fox had said, even though the formation had been fully activated, trying to seal a fully matured Beast was still far too much of a stretch.
...
Down below, Mash and Ethan were racing upward across the stairs conjured by Merlin through her Flower Magecraft.
At this moment, Merlin had used her magecraft to protect all the unconscious Servants.
According to her, even though they had destroyed the Mirror Stone of the golden-furred fox, the affected Servants would not be able to regain combat capability in such a short time.
"BOOOOOOOOOOM————————!!!"
The surrounding space continued to collapse, and Ethan and Mash dodged the falling debris while rushing upward!
"Hey, wait for me!"
Tohsaka Rin also came running from behind.
"You're gonna leave me behind?! Seriously, I only came to check on MoonCell, and now it's about to blow up—how the hell did it come to this?!"
Tohsaka Rin kept complaining, while Ethan's eyes turned to Jiang Ziya, who was gradually falling into a disadvantage.
Even with Arthur's assistance, dealing with the Fifth Beast seemed too much to handle.
The one minute he had promised BB was almost up.
The surrounding collapse was becoming more and more intense. At this rate, they were really done for...
Even if MoonCell could stop Beast V by self-destructing, London in this timeline would also be wiped out along with it.
There would be nothing left to speak of for humanity's future.
Ethan immediately raised his hand, revealing the Command Seal.
'System, even if a Grand Servant is temporarily summoned, I can still use the Command Seal to enhance them, right?!'
[Enhancement possible, but the magic power of the Host's Command Seal is too weak.]
[Remaining livestream points: 550,000.]
[Consume 500,000 points to enhance all three Command Seal bars?]
[Enhanced Command Seals will fully boost the mana status of all Servants.]
'The three Command Seals can resurrect, right?!'
At this moment, Ethan couldn't even be bothered to curse the system anymore and immediately confirmed its proposal.
'Confirm!'
[Beep... Host request accepted.]
[500,000 points and three Command Seals consumed to enhance mana for all Servants!]
In that moment, the three bright red Command Seal bars on Ethan's arm suddenly vanished.
In their place, the formation that had nearly collapsed suddenly erupted with an enormous surge of mana, blasting away all the Yatagarasu.
"Oh???"
Jiang Ziya suddenly felt an overwhelming surge of mana rising within his body. Looking down, he discovered that it was because Ethan had used the Command Seal.
"Didn't expect that kid to be the one worrying about me... Seems like my cultivation is still far too shallow…"
He shook his head and let out a soft chuckle.
"Sibuxiang, let's push a little harder!"
"..."
Sibuxiang said nothing—only nodded silently.
"Even if you plan to completely destroy MoonCell, I won't disappear that easily. All you're doing is delaying your own death."
The golden-furred fox's expression twisted into something vicious and feral.
"I suppose those pests who self-destruct here will pull some petty tricks to get you all out, right? But that's fine—when that happens, I'll personally go to Chaldea and 'collect' the future of every last one of you!"
"I absolutely won't allow that to happen, Daji!!!"
Jiang Ziya surged his mana and flung the God-Striking Whip high into the air.
"Azure sky above, open up——descend————!!!"
The God-Striking Whip suddenly expanded in size and shot downward, clashing head-on with the massive golden-furred fox.
"You filthy taoist, is this your technique?! This is humanity's so-called resistance!!!"
The golden-furred fox instantly raised her hand, and the divine tree beside her continued to grow skyward, clashing directly against the God-Striking Whip!
"BOOOOOM——————————!!!"
The God-Striking Whip and the divine tree collided, pushing the surrounding space within the Digital Ocean to further collapse!!!
Yet, even now—there was still no decisive outcome!
They had fought to this point… and still it wasn't enough?!
Ethan's eyes remained fixed on the battlefield above.
Could it be…
That this was as far as they could go...
"Yes, humanity reveres the gods, fears the gods, and offers themselves up to the gods — but all of that… is for the sake of surviving!!!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out—powerful and resolute!!!
"Sorry, everyone. I couldn't do much to help you."
A blond man stepped forward upon the floating flower petals, arriving beside Jiang Ziya.
"Long time no see, my friend."
"Looks like you're okay after all. Was it my elixir that did the trick?"
Jiang Ziya looked at the man—Noah—and spoke with a faint smile.
"Ahaha, looks like the celestial pills of Mount Kunlun really do work. Although I wouldn't mind taking another one, it seems I won't be needing it anymore."
Noah turned his gaze directly toward the golden-furred fox, who was preparing to break through the sealing formation once more.
"How pitiful, Beast. This is no longer the age of gods—you should understand that by now, shouldn't you?"
"Even if you are one of the progenitors of humanity, you're just a fragile Heroic Spirit now. So what if you're a Grand?"
The golden-furred fox arrogantly raised her head, the blazing sun behind her seeming ready to incinerate everything in existence.
"That's true. My qualification as a Grand exists solely to deal with a particular Beast; I myself was never meant for combat."
Noah quickly admitted his own lack of combat strength.
"That's why I'll entrust this power to someone else. Only he… can wield it in my place!!!"
"——————?!"
Hearing those words, Jiang Ziya's eyes went wide.
"You mean… don't tell me you're…"
"That's right. This power is also a heavy burden. I'm counting on you, my friend—Taigong Wang!!!"
Seeing the unwavering determination in Noah's eyes, Jiang Ziya nodded firmly.
"Who would've thought that we both were once candidates for Grand Rider… and now it's come to this. Fine then—for the sake of defeating Daji, I'll accept this power and this responsibility!!"
"Yeah. I'll leave it to you."
In that instant, Jiang Ziya's entire body began to radiate a terrifying pressure.
One that perhaps even surpassed the golden-furred fox?!
"Damn it, you really want to seal me that badly?! Just like last time, it clearly wasn't even my fault!!!"
Sensing that overwhelming power, the golden-furred fox's eyes immediately turned blood-red.
"Daji, so you've finally come out to face me!"
A mighty torrent of mana erupted continuously from Jiang Ziya's body!
At this moment, he was completely different from before—even his aura had become far more solemn and commanding.
With just one loud shout, all of the Yatagarasu were instantly reduced to ashes!
"Grand Caster and Grand Rider?! Coexisting in one Servant?!"
Inside Chaldea, both Da Vinci and Dr. Romani were stunned as they looked at the footage being transmitted.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed such an extraordinary thing could happen.
"To think that this Jiang Ziya is actually a dual Grand candidate… As a Heroic Spirit, he's truly beyond extraordinary!!!"
Dr. Romani couldn't stop marveling.
"Perhaps it's because he once sought to become a Shenxian but failed, and had ties to the Immortal Realm. Moreover, as a human, his achievements alone were enough to be remembered through the ages—so he was entrusted with such a great burden."
Da Vinci pondered aloud.
...
At that moment, Jiang Ziya was charging forward on Sibuxiang.
"Jiang Ziya!!!"
Her eyes now changed in color, revealing one of her inner personalities—Daji roared in rage.
She poured all her power into breaking free from the sealing formation, but by now the formation had become completely impenetrable!!!
"Charge forward, Quasi-Dragon Divine Beast—Sibuxiang!!!"
Having inherited the Authority from Noah, Jiang Ziya, now as Grand Rider, could fully unleash the power of all mounts and vehicles!
"YOOOOOOOOO————————!!"
Sibuxiang's body also began to transform—its horn on the forehead grew like radiant coral, and its four hooves turned pure white, as though treading upon snow.
With just one leap forward, blue light flashed beneath its feet.
It thrust its horn sharply forward, unleashing a ferocious wind pressure that rendered the trapped golden-furred fox unable to move!
"God-Striking Whip!!!"
Seizing the opportunity, the God-Striking Whip in the sky smashed through the divine tree and came crashing straight down on the golden-furred fox!
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM—————————!!!"
The moment the God-Striking Whip struck the golden-furred fox's massive body, the entire Digital Ocean began to collapse!
At the same time, the suppressive aura and killing intent emanating from the golden-furred fox started to fade.
When they looked again, the golden-furred fox was still trapped in the formation, looking down at her body as it slowly disintegrated.
"Is this humanity's victory? Ah… Seems I lost because of just one tail."
The pupils in her eyes returned to golden, and then she turned to look at Ethan.
"Looks like humanity's future hasn't ended just yet. In that case… I'll wait for that day—the day you fall into despair once more. When that time comes, I'll personally come to 'collect' you."
After speaking, she turned to Jiang Ziya, who hovered mid-air on Sibuxiang, with eyes full of resentment.
"Taoist… So you've won this time. But I'm sure the people from Kunlun Mountain put you up to this, didn't they?"
"Don't you dare slander my master!!!"
Jiang Ziya instantly shot back.
"Hmph, the affairs of the Immortal Realm are far more complicated than a lowly taoist like you can comprehend. But in the end, you're just someone who couldn't become a Shenxian, so being used as a tool is your inevitable fate."
"At this point… What more do you even have to say?!"
Jiang Ziya frowned, shouting the question at Daji.
"Who knows… But it looks like not only is my time running out, this place is about to be destroyed too, huh? In the end, we all perish together—what a joke."
The golden-furred fox's body began to gradually dissolve.
"Live well… Until the day humanity reclaims its future… I'll be watching you… from somewhere out there…"
"Hey! At least finish what you were saying before you go!!!"
Jiang Ziya reached out, trying to stop her, but in the very next instant, the golden-furred fox had completely vanished.
"Daji… what were you really trying to say…"
"The space is beginning to collapse! The Digital Ocean will completely disappear due to MoonCell's breakdown!"
Dr. Romani's voice came through the communication device.
"But didn't we just defeat Beast V?!"
Mash immediately asked.
"Don't you see how long that took?! One minute passed a long time ago!!!"
Da Vinci instantly began operating the system.
"Hang in there! We're starting the rayshift for you right now!!!"
"Yes, Senpai, please take my hand!!!"
Ethan immediately grabbed Mash's hand, bracing for the impact of the rayshift.
"No time to retrieve the Holy Grail, initiate it now!!!"
"Three, two, one!!!!"
Ethan didn't even have time to check on BB, Sakura, or the others.
All he could hear was the roaring sound of destruction in his ears, and then—a familiar wave of dizziness hit him…
...
"So it's over… huh..."
Looking toward the collapsing Digital Ocean, the MoonCell core continued to emit a dangerous red glow.
As the massive form of the golden-furred fox vanished beneath the divine might of the God-Striking Whip,
Matou Sakura finally felt the weight lifted from her shoulders.
"Hmph… That Senpai actually said he wanted to protect MoonCell—what a giant idiot."
BB, her strength completely drained, let out a faint smile at the corner of her lips.
"One minute? As if. Once MoonCell's self-destruction protocol begins, there's no stopping it—and that idiot Senpai still fell for it so easily."
Then she turned to the white-haired Matou Sakura.
"I thought you were going to expose my lie, but you actually just went along with it."
"Because based on what I know about Senpai, in that situation, he definitely would've tried to stop us."
Matou Sakura looked upward—the space around them had already begun collapsing on a massive scale.
"Hmph, well… for us, as 'backups', our top-priority mission was to eliminate any threat to MoonCell at all costs. We just didn't expect it would end with a self-destruction."
"This place won't last much longer. We have to rayshift Senpai's group immediately."
Matou Sakura and BB began preparing to work together in the final seconds, making sure the rayshift succeeded.
"Hold it—what a bunch of utter fools you are!"
Suddenly, a voice interrupted the two of them.
"You're Advanced AIs, and you still let things end up like this? How stupid can you be?! Damn it, for some reason yelling at you two feels like I'm yelling at myself!!!"
BB and Sakura simultaneously turned their heads toward the source of the voice.
Another "BB," also clad in a black cloak, stood with arms akimbo, her gaze filled with disdain as she glared at the two of them.
"You're… another version of me?"
BB asked in astonishment.
"Hmph, picking up on the situation this quickly—seems like I wasn't completely hopeless at this point in time."
The other BB crossed her arms and spoke coldly.
"Could this be a defense mechanism of MoonCell? Like an automatic protocol that triggers after the self-destruct sequence is activated???"
"No way in hell! You're an AI—don't tell me you actually think MoonCell would have such a stupid failsafe?!"
Hearing BB's response, the other BB made a deeply dissatisfied expression.
"I was sent here by a Magus from another timeline. My purpose is to prevent ridiculous things like this from happening."
"Another timeline?!"
BB looked surprised.
"Don't tell me—it was that Magus of Flower who sent you?!"
"Exactly. I'm just a data copy for now, but my computational power far surpasses yours."
The other BB immediately headed toward the MoonCell core, which was emitting its final warning signals.
"If this MoonCell disappears, the moon of this world will vanish along with it. At that point, the consequences will be far more severe."
"But the self-destruct program can no longer be halted, and the collapse is already irreversible…"
Matou Sakura described the current situation. As the three of them were talking, the rest of the primary space had already completely crumbled!!!
At most, they had only a few minutes left before the entire MoonCell would explode.
"Indeed, we can't stop the self-destruction… but we can freeze it."
"Freeze it?!"
As if something had just clicked, Matou Sakura immediately reacted.
"It's true that we can use a freezing protocol to temporarily halt the self-destruction process—but the cost would be that all of MoonCell's functions would cease entirely..."
"That's fine. This way, MoonCell will remain in this world forever as the moon."
The BB from another timeline said this without hesitation.
"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM————————!!!"
Violent explosions continued to erupt—clearly, the entire Digital Ocean was on the verge of total collapse!
"But someone has to execute the freezing command, and we still have to immediately establish the rayshift channel for Senpai's group."
"There's no time to hesitate! Get going already!"
"Us?"
"Of course. Did you really think freezing MoonCell is something you can just casually do?"
The BB from the other timeline lifted her chin proudly.
"I've experienced something similar before. Leave this place to me."
"But…"
"Don't worry. Right now, I'm just a temporarily reconstructed program. Once the freezing command is completed, I'll automatically vanish."
"Why would anyone even develop a program like that? But… I'm surprisingly reliable, huh? No, of course BB-chan is always dependable!!!"
BB immediately understood and began preparing to open the spiritron conversion channel.
Only Matou Sakura kept staring at the BB from the future—as if she had realized something.
"Could you be…"
"You had a tough time last time, didn't you? Let me handle it this time."
The BB from the other timeline smiled gently at Matou Sakura.
Then she turned and stepped directly into the MoonCell core. In an instant, the core, which had been glowing red, turned blue.
The crumbling Digital Ocean suddenly seemed frozen in place, slowly beginning to solidify.
At the same time, BB and Matou Sakura began using their final administrative rights to open the transfer path.
Meanwhile, in New London, the towering cityscape began to fade away along with MoonCell's collapse.
MoonCell's influence on the world was gradually diminishing.
"YAAAAAAAAH...…!!!"
On the streets of Old London, Frankenstein—mace in hand, still battling the black electronic hounds—swung her weapon with all her strength, only to realize the hounds had suddenly vanished without a trace.
Not only that, the thick fog was also beginning to dissipate.
"Ugh a..."
She lowered her mace and looked up at the sky.
The once crimson moon was now gradually turning blue, and finally transformed into a calm, silvery-white sphere hanging peacefully in the heavens.
Though Frankenstein didn't know what had happened, at that moment, she simply stared at the beautiful moon above, unable to look away.
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A.D. 1888 — Future City London.
The Humanity Foundation Value has been restored.
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