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Chapter 101 - Chapter 101: Old Man of the Mountain

At this moment, hearing Merlin's words, all viewers wore expressions of understanding.

Such a powerful enemy could only be confronted by a Grand Servant.

Yet, Grand Servants were like legends, and the audience didn't even know who they were.

[Bullet Comments]

[Waver Velvet: Though I know Grand Servants can fight Beasts, where can we find a Grand Servant?]

[The Old Man of the Mountain: The Merlin in the light screen at this moment is a Grand Servant candidate.]

[Mordred: Merlin is that powerful?]

[Gawain: After all, a candidate is still different from an actual Grand Servant.]

[Artoria: Since Merlin says so, he must have a way to summon a Grand Servant, right?]

[Lord El-Melloi II: If Merlin truly summons a Grand Servant, then everyone present will witness history and watch a Grand Servant in battle!]

As everyone discussed, within the light screen:

[Merlin suddenly shouted loudly!]

[Merlin's words were full of power, as if sounding the horn for the impending decisive battle.]

["Come!"]

["Look up at the sky, O Primordial Sea!"]

["Your death has arrived!"]

[As Merlin's voice fell, Tiamat seemed to sense something and let out a deafening roar. Above her, a figure in armor stood proudly.]

[Before Fujimaru Ritsuka could grasp the situation, a resonant voice echoed through the air:]

["Without death, there is no life. With death comes life. The eternal calamity you speak of is not true walking but deep slumber. Calamity Beast, Evil born of humanity."]

["The kindness you yearn to return to is precisely your weakness!"]

["Though you have fallen into a Beast, since you were once the Primordial Mother, I must announce my name..."]

[The voice was full of majesty and power, as if it had traveled across time and space just for this ultimate confrontation with the Calamity Beast.]

["From the valley's abyss, the dark death, the Old Man of the Mountain, Hassan-i Sabbah!"]

[King Hassan, the Old Man of the Mountain: Hassan-i Sabbah, founder of the Assassin Order. All subsequent Hassans inherited his name. When the current Hassan Sabbah strays from the righteous path, he appears as legend says and severs their head. He is the legendary assassin!]

[The name of the Old Man of the Mountain is well-known, yet no one knows his true identity. He always hides in the shadows, carrying out assassination missions.]

[Many even believe he is merely a fictional character created by the Assassin Order to add mystery.]

At this moment, seeing King Hassan appear in the light screen, all viewers were stunned.

But they soon felt it was fitting.

Only this person could be called the Grand Assassin.

Within the light screen:

[As the Old Man of the Mountain chanted, his figure began to move slowly, the blue flames like soulfire flickering beside his skull mask.]

[He stood on high ground, like the incarnation of death, staring down at the fallen, grotesque goddess.]

["I shall uphold destiny!"]

[Before the Old Man of the Mountain finished speaking, his figure vanished instantly, leaving only a series of sonic booms, demonstrating his astonishing speed.]

[The burning blue flames closed in on Tiamat in an instant. "I shall deprive you of your wings!"]

[The Old Man of the Mountain's strength was terrifying. This strike actually pierced directly through Tiamat's attack. With this blow, a certain power within Tiamat seemed utterly destroyed at that moment.]

["What, what's happening?!"]

["He bestowed the concept of death upon the Beast! This way..."]

[Romani eagerly operated the equipment, analyzing everything before him.]

["Fujimaru, the opportunity has come! Now that the Beast has been given the concept of death, you can completely destroy it!"]

[Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka was momentarily stunned. He seemed to recall Merlin's earlier explanation and understood the reason for all this.]

[Seeing the Old Man of the Mountain's appearance, he knew the time for their counterattack had finally arrived.]

[He took a deep breath, a firm light in his eyes, ready to launch a final decisive battle alongside Mash against this Evil of Humanity Beast.]

[Bullet Comments]

[Morgan: Tiamat... is also a dragon?! Annihilate all dragons!]

[Jack the Ripper: As expected of a Grand Assassin, his first move was extraordinary.]

[Tōsaka Tokiomi: To bestow the concept of death upon Tiamat—how terrifying!]

[Emiya Kiritsugu: It seems no enemy is unkillable before this Old Man of the Mountain!]

And within the light screen:

["Everyone, join forces!" Fujimaru Ritsuka shouted, and the attacks of Ishtar, Merlin, and the others poured forth like a storm.]

[Ereshkigal used the Underworld's power to launch a fierce, burning assault on Tiamat.]

[Though these attacks weren't fatal to a powerful being like Tiamat, each blow truly landed on the Mother of All Life, weakening her power.]

[Yet, things were far from that simple.]

[After a brief wail, Tiamat's massive body began to move slowly, as if trying to escape back to the surface.]

["Is she planning to flee back to Uruk?" Ishtar tried her utmost to stop her, but alone, she was clearly unable to halt Tiamat's actions.]

[Tiamat's enormous body contained terrifying power. Even in the nearly inaccessible Underworld, she could still climb upward.]

[Even without her wings, as the Primordial Goddess, her power remained astounding.]

[Everyone tried their best to stop her, but at that moment, countless scarlet liquids suddenly gushed from Tiamat's body.]

["Fujimaru, move aside! It'll be trouble if you touch it!" Mash quickly raised her shield. Fortunately, they had encountered similar attacks before and weren't harmed.]

[Yet, before Mash could lower her shield, a dark figure charged over.]

["How can it be so fast?!"]

[Ishtar was shocked to find this was actually a Lahmu! But compared to the Lahmu she'd seen before, this one was clearly more terrifying.]

[Ishtar made a swift decision. Their mission was to stop Tiamat from returning to Uruk. They couldn't be held back by these two.]

["Ereshkigal, go stop Tiamat with Fujimaru and the others. I'll handle these two!"]

[Ishtar said firmly, then turned to face the two Lahmu.]

["Understood!" Ereshkigal didn't hesitate at all. She knew this wasn't the time for chatter.]

[These Lahmu were like new Demonic Beasts—extremely powerful, not the easily dealt-with ones from before.]

[Merlin stepped forward and blocked one Lahmu's attack.]

[Yet, these beings were completely different from the previous "inferior goods." Whether in attack power, speed, or combat intelligence, they far surpassed earlier levels. Even Merlin was forced back step by step.]

["It seems we must stop these fellows!" Merlin took a deep breath, then waved his hand to release a thick smoke.]

[Everyone seized the chance to pass through the smoke and continued running toward Tiamat.]

[The Lahmu clearly had no intention of letting them go and gave chase.]

["Don't even think about it!" Ishtar roared. Though her magical energy was nearly depleted, she still strove to halt the Lahmu's advance.]

[Yet, at that moment, a dark figure suddenly descended from the sky, blocking Ishtar and the Lahmu.]

["Step back. Those are children bred by Tiamat herself; each possesses strength comparable to a Demonic Beast commander."]

[The newcomer was Hassan-i Sabbah, the Old Man of the Mountain. He swung his sword, repelling the Lahmu attempting to approach one by one.] (To read the most exciting chapters, go to Faloo Novels!)

[However, even King Hassan was injured in this fierce battle.]

[His body was pierced in multiple places, yet with the skill [Battle Continuation EX: "Abyss of Death"], he could still fight.]

[This swordsman's state between life and death allowed him to continue battling even with severe injuries.]

[Yet, as everyone continued pursuing Tiamat, the despair in their hearts grew stronger.]

[The commander-level Lahmu kept appearing, too powerful for even the Three Goddess Alliance to completely stop.]

[Even more frightening, they could now see the surface with the naked eye.]

[This meant Tiamat was about to escape back to the surface, and once she returned to Uruk, all previous efforts would be in vain.]

[A loud boom echoed, and everyone's hearts tightened.]

[They knew this was the final moment for Tiamat to break through the Underworld's shackles. They had to do everything to prevent it!]

[A golden flash appeared above everyone's heads. The Lahmu attempting a sneak attack were instantly pierced by four or five treasures simultaneously, their bodies collapsing weakly.]

["It's him!" Fujimaru Ritsuka looked up in surprise to see the king who had given him hope many times—Gilgamesh, standing there proudly.]

["It seems you always dally in everything!" Gilgamesh said with a teasing smile.]

[This Gilgamesh seemed different from before.]

[His aura was deeper, his power more formidable.]

[Everyone wondered why he was here, but Gilgamesh himself quickly provided the answer.]

["You still require my assistance! I, the Servant, Archer—Heroic King Gilgamesh!"]

[His words were full of confidence and dominance.]

At this moment, with Gilgamesh's words, all viewers' minds went blank.

Wasn't Gilgamesh the king of the Uruk era?

He was a living being—how had he suddenly become a Servant?

[Bullet Comments]

[Tōsaka Rin: Though I don't know why this Gilgamesh suddenly became an Archer, his appearance is so reliable and reassuring! Much better than a certain goldie!]

[Iskandar: This Gilgamesh is completely different from that King of Heroes, yet both ended up as Archers. Truly interesting.]

[Zhuge Liang: But how did he become a Servant?]

At this moment, all viewers were deeply confused. With this confusion, they turned their eyes back to the light screen.

[His appearance stunned everyone. Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others looked at him in surprise and asked incredulously, "Gilgamesh? No, a Servant? He... how did he get here? By his own power?"]

[The man before them, though bearing Gilgamesh's appearance and demeanor, was no longer the king of before but Gilgamesh as a Servant.]

[His appearance directly altered the battlefield situation. Gilgamesh waved the treasure in his hand, unleashing the Gate of Babylon across the sky. The terrifying firepower was even more powerful than a fortress.]

[Under his fierce assault, Tiamat, who was about to climb to the surface, was blasted back down.]

[Tiamat's massive body crashed heavily to the ground, the red cracks on it continuously spreading. The powerful magical fluctuations made the surrounding air tremble.]

[Everyone watched this scene in horror, their hearts full of doubts.]

[Yet, what shocked them even more was yet to come.]

[The cracks on Tiamat's body suddenly burst into dazzling light, and then, an unprecedented powerful force surged from the cracks, rushing straight into the sky!]

[Tiamat's enormous body trembled violently, and the surrounding space seemed to lose color at that moment, turning dim and chaotic.]

[Romani desperately operated the equipment, trying to analyze the incredible phenomenon before him.]

["Wait, something's wrong! Then, could it be...?" His words trembled with disbelief.]

["Is it a Reality Marble?" Merlin also showed a look of horror, but he already had a worse premonition.]

["No... that is not a Reality Marble. It is the birth of a new world—Nega-Genesis!" Merlin's voice was filled with undisguised shock.]

[Nega-Genesis, a power capable of subverting all conceptual barriers such as the existing theory of evolution and the prophecy of Earth's creation.]

[A Beast with this power possesses extreme resistance to the Noble Phantasms of Servants born from proper human history, almost able to ignore their attacks.]

At this moment, in the bullet comments, with the appearance of King Hassan and Servant Gilgamesh, the audience thought they would see victory.

But now, they fell into despair once more.

[Bullet Comments]

[Mordred: Hey, hey, hey, this is no joke! Does this guy really have the power to reset the world?]

[Zhuge Liang: Creating the world—is this the power of the legendary Primordial Goddess? Perhaps we haven't fully understood what a Primordial Goddess is. Only a god capable of creating a world deserves that title?]

[Iskandar: Though the enemy is indeed powerful, don't forget those fighting here are no ordinary people—they are all renowned figures! Have more faith in them!]

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