Chapter 38: A Strike to Extinguish the Planet
This world, from its birth until now, has experienced several large-scale destructions, but this time, it would undoubtedly be the most terrifying and massive one, for that power was a colossal force encompassing the entire planet.
The planet itself, the Netherworld, and even the mysterious myths—countless powerful beings across the three worlds gazed at the sky, watching the light being swallowed.
Susanoo hidden in the Netherworld, the High Priest in old robes, the Princess opening her glass-like eyes...
The young Divine Ancestor of Britannia, Lancelot remaining in the world, the Giant Serpent lurking on the other side of the sea...
The Steel Hero God turned into an ape, Athena searching for the Gorgoneion, Pandora who had stayed in the boundary of life and immortality from beginning to end...
And the other six "Campiones" scattered across the globe, proud of their own strength and looking forward to a future of slaying gods...
Even the King of the End, sleeping on a remote island unnoticed and uncared for...
In this world, all the powerful beings were looking up at the night sky that swallowed even light, feeling at this moment the immense power sufficient to destroy the entire world.
All existences who considered themselves powerful and stood at the pinnacle of this world felt the intensity of that power at this moment.
They... no, They (Deities) — were all awestruck by it!
Weak, fragile, and unable to withstand a single blow!
These words, which they once used to describe humans, were ultimately reflected upon themselves.
In the end, their proud strength was but a wisp of smoke, dispersing without a trace when blown by the wind.
"What a... what a terrifying power..."
"What kind of existence is this? Is it going to destroy our world...?"
Somewhere on Sardinia, the War God and Melqart, who had just awakened and intended to duel, both stopped their struggle and looked up at the increasingly darkening sky.
The darkness, from which even light could not escape, was devouring everything.
Everyone in this world couldn't even summon the strength to resist; they could only watch the sky helplessly as the darkness swallowed the light of the world, plunging everything into a void of night.
Facing this apocalyptic scene as if the world were heading toward destruction, people in the cities stood still, looking up at the sky, their tightly clasped hands involuntarily offering prayers.
However, just when everyone was trembling with fear, the anomaly that shook the world suddenly disappeared.
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The perpetrator of all this was standing amidst the clouds high in the sky, feeling the vast divine power he had just devoured from the "God King" Zeus.
"Pity, this devouring authority cannot be released continuously, otherwise today would have been an excellent opportunity..."
Shirou murmured with some regret, feeling the surging power within his body.
Then, Shirou turned his slightly burning gaze toward "Hades, the King of the Underworld" and "Poseidon, the Sea Emperor."
They were the ones who had most clearly witnessed the power of Shirou's previous sword strike, and the shock on their faces was already impossible to hide.
"Now, it's your turn!"
The deep blue light on the demonic sword in Shirou's hand was almost tangible, and golden divine power spread from the patterns to the edge of the blade. A slight movement caused even space to tear.
In front of him, Hades and Poseidon, who were awestruck by the sword strike that cut through space and caused a cataclysm in heaven and earth, could naturally feel how powerful Shirou's strength was at this moment.
Especially when Shirou cast a gaze that seemed intended to devour them both, both Hades and Poseidon couldn't help but feel a shiver in their hearts.
An indescribable fear arose spontaneously, making these two proud gods hesitate whether to fight to the death with Shirou.
Although they very much wanted to avenge Zeus, the enemy before them had exceeded the scope of what they could match.
With the two of them, they might not be able to contend with him.
Shirou's brows twitched slightly; he had already seen the retreat mentalities showing on the faces of Hades and Poseidon.
"At this point, do you think there's still a possibility for you to step back?"
Shirou looked at the two with a sharp gaze.
"From the moment you decided to make me your enemy, you have already cut off all paths of retreat!"
As he said this, the pitch-black demonic sword in Shirou's hand suddenly expanded and widened its edge. Deep blue magical energy and golden divine power overflowed. The moment Shirou's figure vanished toward the distance, both Hades and Poseidon felt a sense of crisis that death was imminent.
But before they could react, the sword strike Shirou swung turned into a ten-thousand-meter-long brilliant golden light, slicing their bodies directly apart!
"This... impossible—!"
"To think I would be killed by a 'Campione,' I cannot accept this...!"
With these final words, these two great Main Gods were also slain by Shirou.
Shirou stood among the clouds under the clear blue sky, holding the divine artifacts dropped by these two Main Gods and examining them.
"The 'Trident of the Sea God' and the 'Sword of the Underworld King,' they should have been forged by the Cyclopes in myth... the quality is indeed top-tier."
After filling these two divine artifacts into his Reality Marble, Shirou stretched his limbs.
And in that split second, the world suddenly stood still. The clouds no longer drifted, the light no longer flowed, and the world before him changed instantly. The scene in front of Shirou turned into a pure white expanse.
Once again, he had arrived in that "Boundary between Life and Immortality."
Seeing the slender and small figure standing ahead, Shirou smiled.
"Hey! Pandora, hurry up and give me the Authority!"
Following Shirou's words, that figure turned around. Pandora, with a face both cute and charmingly beautiful, looked at Shirou with full curiosity.
"This time, even those three Main Gods were defeated by your hand. My seventh 'child,' your strength is already the most outstanding among all my 'children' through the ages. I truly hope you can defeat that 'King of the End'..."
Saying this, Pandora stepped toward Shirou and reached out her hand, stroking his cheek as if to feel this 'child' more closely.
Although Pandora had always been in the 'Boundary between Life and Immortality,' she could still know what happened in the real world. The power Shirou displayed when fighting the
three great Greek Main Gods was, in Pandora's view, something even the 'King of the End' who had appeared several times in the past had never shown.
But this meant that the power of the 'King of the End' about to appear this time would be stronger than ever before.
Regarding Pandora's current concern, Shirou actually understood.
Seven 'Campiones'—a number never seen in previous eras. With the help of the 'Great Rite of the Covenant,' the power of the 'King of the End' manifesting this time would be massive enough to rival seven 'Campiones.'
At that time, there will surely be a battle intense enough to sweep across the world, or even between the universes!
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