At this moment, within the light screen.
[The entirety of Uruk seemed annihilated in an instant by the terrifying attack; the earth began to crack, and even the indestructible city walls started to crumble.]
[Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka tightly grasped each other's hands as they continued to fall.]
[Fortunately, before they could figure out how to land at such incredible speed, they were steadily lifted by a powerful force.]
[This power came from Ereshkigal. After all, this was her domain, and she easily saved the two.]
["Ereshkigal, what is this tremor...?"]
[No sooner had Fujimaru Ritsuka landed and steadied himself than he looked up eagerly at Ereshkigal, a questioning light in his eyes.]
[Ereshkigal instinctively lowered her head. After a moment's hesitation, she suddenly looked up as if realizing something: "Ah! That's right!"]
[She turned and pointed in a direction, gesturing for Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash to follow her gaze.]
[There, a massive figure struggled within a terrifying vortex of willpower. It was Tiamat, cast into the Underworld.]
["It's the goddess Tiamat! We succeeded!" Fujimaru Ritsuka shouted excitedly.]
["And those lights..." Mash added.]
["That powerful force is continuously burning Tiamat!" Romani quickly replied, a wise light in his eyes.]
[Ereshkigal nodded slightly and explained: "This is a unique directional mechanism in the Underworld. It launches thunderous assaults on any who trespass here. Even if the intruder is the Earth Mother, Tiamat, there are no exceptions. This is the iron law established by the world called Uruk, and it is the power of the goddess Ereshkigal."]
[Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but show a joyful expression and generously praised Ereshkigal!]
[This made the Underworld Goddess Ereshkigal feel somewhat proud. She faced Tiamat once more, and the longsword in her hand began gathering magnificent magical energy.]
["Though I feel somewhat apologetic toward King Gilgamesh, allow me, the Ruler of the Underworld, to end all of this!"]
[Though Ereshkigal isn't very clever and sometimes seems a bit frivolous, at this moment, her majesty as one of the Three Goddess Alliance was fully displayed, her magical energy surging, at her peak.]
["Spirits of the Underworld, Gala, oh standing spears of decay, grant me the power to punish this madwoman who dares invade the Underworld!"]
[Ereshkigal swung her longsword violently, and instantly, countless spirit spears pierced Tiamat's massive body like a storm, causing the Primordial Goddess to let out sharp wails.]
["Even the goddess Tiamat is merely an ordinary deity in the Underworld, utterly vulnerable to the combined assault of me and the spirits of Gala!"]
[As Tiamat's wails gradually weakened, Ereshkigal's voice grew more proud.]
At this moment, people in the bullet comments were discussing the scene in the light screen.
[Bullet Comments]
[Gilgamesh: These Three Goddess Alliance members can still be of use at critical moments.]
[Emiya Shirō: It feels really strange seeing them with Rin's face!]
[Gilgamesh: Hmph! Who knows if she'll disappoint later. Those with this face are not to be trusted!]
[Tōsaka Rin: Gilgamesh, you goldie, I think you're secretly talking about me! How dare you, goldie, talk about me? You're even more unreliable and more annoying!]
A quarrel erupted in the bullet comments, and as they argued,
Something happened in the light screen!
[Suddenly, a deafening explosion occurred, and countless black mud emerged from thin air, tightly enveloping Tiamat.]
["It's the Chaos Tide! The Chaos Tide has appeared! The situation is dire. If this continues, I fear the entire Underworld will be eroded!"]
[Romani anxiously warned everyone.]
[This sudden change instantly panicked Ereshkigal, who had just been so majestic.]
["Ah?! What... what should we do?! What's happening?!"]
[She shouted in panic. Clearly, they had underestimated this goddess before. Even away from the earth, Tiamat still possessed the power to corrode everything.]
As the scene in the light screen unfolded, the quarrel in the bullet comments also ceased.
[Gilgamesh: This King said such mongrels are ultimately unreliable!]
At this moment, in the Fifth Holy Grail War.
Tōsaka Rin looked at Gilgamesh's bullet comment in the light screen and slammed her fist on the table.
The loud bang startled Archer beside her.
But upon reflection, Archer returned his gaze to the light screen with a calm expression.
["What's worse is that Tiamat's spiritual foundation has reverted to the Age of Gods, and her power will become even more immeasurable!"]
[Romani's voice was heavy and urgent, and everyone couldn't help but feel deep unease.]
["Her power has even traced back to the Jurassic period. Her spiritual foundation is completely restored, and the damage she suffered falling into the Underworld has also healed!"]
["Her... her draconic body has been reborn. What stands there now is the true Primordial Goddess!"]
[Romani analyzed swiftly, but Tiamat's information exceeded the analytical limits of modern technology.]
["If the Chaos Tide sweeps over, we'll be helpless. Is there any way to stop it?"]
[Romani's words prompted Fujimaru Ritsuka to act immediately.]
["I... I'll try, but I truly don't know if I can withstand this sense of oppression."]
[Ereshkigal trembled as she raised her longsword, feeling completely uncertain.]
["Leave this to us, Ereshkigal. You just focus on dealing with Tiamat!"]
[Mash tightly held Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand and burned her remaining magical energy to its limit.]
["But, but the Underworld's output has begun to decline... If we don't defeat her here, then everything will be ruined!"]
["I suspect Tiamat is at her weakest right now. If we miss this opportunity, we'll never win!"]
[Yet, at this critical moment, Ereshkigal hadn't yet resolved to fight to the death, and the overwhelming black mud surged like a tide, as if to swallow them completely.]
At this moment, watching the light screen, the situation that had seemed so favorable suddenly reversed, and all viewers showed shocked expressions.
[Bullet Comments]
[Zhuge Liang: Is this Tiamat, the Evil of Humanity? So terrifying!]
[Waver Velvet: We've already come this far, yet we still can't defeat her. Her power is even stronger. How can we possibly win?]
[Flat Escardos: Why do I feel Tiamat is harder to deal with than the Demon King Goetia?]
[Jeanne d'Arc: After all, when fighting the Demon King Goetia, there were so many Heroic Spirits, and Dr. Roman saved the day. This time, we don't have as many supporting forces against Tiamat.]
[Matō Sakura: If only a Heroic Spirit could appear to help now, just like in the Temple of Time.]
At this moment, within the Light Screen:
["Is it... the end..."]
[Ereshkigal's voice was filled with despair.]
[In despair, a white flower drifted leisurely, particularly dazzling in this dead Underworld.]
["What... what is this?" Ereshkigal widened her eyes in astonishment.]
[As the white flower bloomed, the Chaos Tide receded like the tide, and the Underworld's power revived once more.]
["Excellent! Finally made it in time!"]
[A figure in white robes descended from the sky, landing lightly in the gorgeous sea of flowers.]
["Since the black mud is the ocean that breeds life, I shall transform it into harmless life force!"]
["Merlin!!" Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash exclaimed in unison. Wasn't that Merlin, who had sacrificed himself when Tiamat was resurrected?]
The moment Merlin appeared, a line of white introductory text appeared beside him on the light screen.
[Merlin: Flower Mage, a Servant summoned by Gilgamesh through Heroic Summoning. His true identity is the court mage from the legends of King Arthur, the king's guide, and King Arthur's indispensable assistant and close friend. Merlin, an Incubus, gained eternal life in Avalon.]
[TL: This is an ancient era far earlier than King Arthur's time.]
The introductory text appeared and vanished quickly, and the light screen continued.
["Merlin! How are you here? Have you been summoned again? But that's impossible!"]
[Romani's understanding was instantly overturned by the resurrected Merlin before him.]
["Haha, don't worry. I haven't been summoned; I am the real Merlin!"]
[Merlin smiled and waved his hand. He was the true body of the Servant Merlin, having come personally from distant Avalon.]
[At this critical moment, he saved the three in such a spectacular manner.]
At this moment, all viewers were stunned by Merlin's spectacular appearance.
Yet, doubts followed—if he wasn't dead, why had he been summoned to the present era before?
[Bullet Comments]
[Merlin: So, in the Uruk era, I wasn't included in the Throne of Heroes, meaning I was considered non-existent in the present era, hence summonable.]
[Tōsaka Rin: People who don't exist in the present era... So the Throne of Heroes can summon people from the future?]
[Merlin: Tōsaka Rin, didn't you also summon Emiya Shirō, who became a Heroic Spirit from the future?]
[Flat Escardos: This is really hard to grasp.]
[Matō Sakura: Anyway, help has finally arrived, and this helper isn't weak—it's Merlin!]
[Lord El-Melloi II: Yes, the chips for defeating Tiamat have increased slightly!]
At this moment, within the light screen:
[Merlin's rescue came like timely rain.]
["After all, I can't live up to the name of Flower Mage, so this time I made an exception, broke my creed, and came here."]
[Merlin laughed unrestrainedly, the sea of flowers blooming in the ruins behind him seeming to ignite a bright light for everyone in this desperate darkness.]
["Mr. Merlin..."]
[Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes were full of admiration. This man had protected them from start to finish, helping them numerous times since Fujimaru Ritsuka first arrived.]
[Yet, before words of gratitude could be spoken, the earth shook violently once more.]
["Indeed, it's not yet time to celebrate."]
[Merlin turned to see Tiamat's terrifying true body writhing incessantly, the wings on her back beginning to emit a dazzling light.]
[These weren't the large horns from before but genuine draconic wings.]
["Is she planning to fly again?"]
[Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately prepared to act. Yet, Merlin wasn't concerned about Tiamat's intent to fly but her essence.]
[Then Merlin explained to Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash.]
["The hatred and sorrow of being abandoned for no longer being needed in human history, the joy of replacing the earth's ecology after being discarded, and becoming the Mother of All Life once more."]
["Her nature directly determines her role. The so-called Goddess of Creation is merely a false title."]
["This is the Beast abandoned by humanity, the most rejected calamity in human history, one of the Seven Evils of Humanity, the Beast with the Principle of Regression—Beast II!"]
[Merlin's words seemed to unveil the true face of the Goddess of Creation Tiamat to everyone.]
[She was never a Goddess of Creation but a Calamity Beast embodying the Seven Evils of Humanity.]
["She's preparing to take off! If we let her fly back to Uruk, all our previous efforts will be in vain!"]
[Romani analyzed anxiously. For Tiamat, soaring high was clearly a simple matter.]
["What should we do? We've exhausted all our means."]
[Fujimaru Ritsuka's mind raced. All the Three Goddess Alliance's power had been expended.]
[Uruk had also reached its limit, and even the seemingly invincible king had vanished without a trace.]
[Could he and Mash truly inflict any harm on this Evil of Humanity Beast?]
[Fujimaru Ritsuka stared at Merlin, his eyes flashing with unwillingness to give up.]
[And Merlin's expression seemed to tell him hope was not entirely extinguished.]
[This adventure was more arduous than any they had experienced before; the enemy they faced was more powerful than ever.]
[Yet, it was precisely such a battle that required the light of hope to guide them forward.]
["That being is a Beast. It knows no natural enemies, not even death, but there is still power in this world that can oppose it."]
["Fujimaru Ritsuka, our enemy is now the legendary Beast, and the entire world is shrouded in the shadow of destruction."]
["The conditions for its advent are ripe. The world's weapon capable of fighting this suppressed Beast is..."]
["A Servant of the Grand class!"]
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