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Prelati's Spellbook—it was actually this terrifying?
The emergence of this new situation sent a shiver down the spines of the audience outside the light screen. Using Francesca as a medium and Bluebeard's Spiritual Core and soul as the price, the summoned Outer God vessel displayed such astonishing power.
If the battles of the Holy Grail War up until now had merely been surprising and incredible, then the appearance of this Outer God vessel completely overturned their understanding of the world.
Because in the previous Holy Grail War, even with the existence of heroes as legendary as the three kings, the battles were still confined to the area of Fuyuki City.
But what did Elysia say?
A catastrophe capable of destroying the world!!!
When did the world become so fragile that it could be destroyed just like that? No matter how you looked at it, the world known as Type-Moon had to have incredible depth.
How could a world-ending catastrophe appear so easily?
[Light Screen Bullet Comments——
[Eriri Spencer Sawamura: "World destruction? You've got to be kidding, right? Bluebeard has that kind of power?"]
[Conan Edogawa: "Prelati's Spellbook, Outer Gods... are they referring to the gods from the Cthulhu Mythos?"]
[Kiana Kaslana: "Cth... Cthulhu? What's that? Is it strong?"]
[Yukinoshita Yukino: "To be precise, that isn't a traditional mythology. Its origins are in modern fiction. It's impossible for such an absurd existence to appear."]
[Hachiman Hikigaya: "You have a point, but if we're going to be historically accurate, where did the King of Heroes get the power to be compared to the other two kings? How big was Uruk? The entire Mesopotamian plain isn't as large as the territory the King of Conquerors once conquered. In the end, what makes this world's Gilgamesh so powerful is that he actually fought gods. The events of those myths are real history in this world."]
[Otto Apocalypse: "So, if those traditional gods exist, then the existence of Outer Gods shouldn't be surprising at all."]
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Honkai World—Schicksal HQ. The slacking Overseer Otto took note of what Elysia called a world-ending catastrophe, the appearance of the Outer God, and the traditional gods Gilgamesh had once fought.
He came to one conclusion—the waters of the Type-Moon world ran far, far deeper than he had ever imagined.
But fortunately, he had plenty of time to learn the secrets of another world through the light screen.
Aside from the Outer God and the world-ending catastrophe, Gilgamesh's actions were also extremely puzzling.
Sha Nagba Imuru. The King of Heroes in the bullet comments had always claimed that as long as he activated it, he could steamroll everyone in this Holy Grail War except for Solomon.
But now, it had regrettably been tripped up—
[L: "You finally decide to use your full power for once, only to find your Noble Phantasm has been sealed in advance. Gilgamesh, how do you feel right now?"]
[Tokisaki Kurumi: "He's probably having a mental breakdown from anger because his Noble Phantasm was sealed. Crying and throwing a tantrum, boo-hoo-hoo, how pitiful~~~"]
[King of Heroes: "It is a mere seal, what of it? In this Holy Grail War, there is only one person capable of locking away this king's omniscience."]
Solomon—only he had the ability to seal Gilgamesh's omniscience without him noticing.
In a direct confrontation, with Gilgamesh's power, he had absolutely no fear of Solomon, even if Solomon appeared with a Grand-class Spiritual Core.
But in this conflict, he had been at a disadvantage from the very beginning.
Solomon had been hiding in the shadows the whole time, and his on-screen self had not been serious for a single moment.
To this day, not a single A-rank Noble Phantasm had been unleashed from the Gate of Babylon, only low-level ones.
Under these circumstances, it was perfectly normal to be outmaneuvered by Solomon.
But still... it was infuriating. Exceedingly infuriating. To be toyed with like this by that selfless king. And now... there was no one left who could stop Solomon from achieving victory. Because at this moment, the only one who could foresee the future... was Solomon alone.
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[Light Screen Projection——The camera now focused on Team Lancer.
It wasn't just Waver's group that had noticed the abnormal magical aura.
Lancer, along with Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri, who had newly acquired the rights as his Master, were standing atop the Fuyuki Center Building, which was still under construction—the highest point with the best view, for the purpose of scouting the enemy.
Tonight, a strange, dense fog had appeared over the Mion River, severely limiting visibility to the west of the building. With human eyesight, one could only vaguely make out the lit-up Fuyuki Bridge.
"——Can you see what's happening? Lancer!"
Hearing Sola's question, Lancer, who could see through the dense fog with the extraordinary vision unique to a Servant, nodded.
"It's an astonishing amount of magical energy. It is very likely Caster!"
Due to the bounty issued by the Supervisor, the other Servants were all targeting Caster and Elysia.
Of course, it wasn't just about that—Sola gazed at the Command Spell on the back of her hand, which she had taken from her fiancé Kayneth, and pondered. The other Servants must have also detected Caster's appearance. To receive the additional Command Spell from the Supervisor as a reward, they had to defeat Caster or Elysia before their rivals did.
The moment she successfully took Caster's or Elysia's head, the Command Spell, which was missing one seal because Kayneth had used it to escape, would once again be whole. The thought of the Command Spell's original three-seal form—her bond with the Heroic Spirit Diarmuid becoming complete—filled Sola with an excitement she could not suppress.
"I shall go forth. Lady Sola, I must insist you remain here and enjoy the sight of the merit I shall achieve."
"Why would you say that! I am a Master now, too. I will provide cover from the side."
Seeing her pleading expression, Lancer resolutely shook his head.
"That will not do. Forgive my bluntness, but you do not possess Lord Kayneth's capabilities. It is too dangerous to go to that riverbank. To fight while protecting you, who cannot defend yourself, would be exceedingly difficult for me. I hope you understand."
"But..."
Despite what he said, for the current Sola, even a single second of Lancer leaving her side was enough to make her heart ache with worry.
"Could it be—that Lady Sola holds doubts about my skills? Do you believe it is reckless of me to sortie on my own?"
Lancer asked, narrowing his eyes. Sola hastily shook her head. Setting aside the fact that Sola was once again reminded of the humiliation Kayneth had inflicted upon Lancer, for Lancer, who still swore loyalty to Kayneth, it was imperative that he be made to understand that Sola was the one truly worthy of his allegiance.
"Lancer, I leave all on-site judgments to you. Please, fight to your heart's content."
"Understood."]