Chapter 110. Yukino loses her arm, Mystic Eyes unleash their power, Demon God's arm gets cut off!
"Can two overlapping Rho Aias hold it back?"
In the classroom, Male Student A cluelessly scratched his head, dazedly turning to look at Female Student B beside him.
"...Idiot, of course they can block it!"
Female Student B immediately scolded.
Seriously, why do I have to sit at the same desk as such a fool!
That's the super-strong defensive barrier that can block Cu Chulainn's launched Noble Phantasm.
Wait a second...
Something feels off?
Female Student B instantly tensed up; with her intelligence, she quickly realized the key point.
Rho Aias was originally a reinforced defense specifically for thrown weapons, but Black Saber's Excalibur isn't a thrown attack… it's a cannon. In this case, Rho Aias was clearly powerless.
"The Yukino group… they're in danger."
On the podium, Kaneshiro Takeshi muttered, carrying a trace of worry.
...
["RUMBLE…!!"]
[The ferocious light roared, electric sparks danced wildly, relentlessly tearing through the two overlapping pink petal-shaped shields like skyscrapers, breaking them down layer by layer, even the ground churned into countless deep trenches hundreds of meters long.]
[Howling gales forced everyone present to raise their elbows to shield their eyes.]
[Even the black-red ribbons sprouting from the earth as if budding immediately recoiled.]
[Under this terrifying, world-destroying assault, all things had to retreat.]
[The Rho Aias conjured from Yukino's palm was the first to break, the seemingly indestructible seven-layer pink shield shattered like glass struck by bullets, turning into countless fragments.]
["Cough cough…"]
[Young girl Yukino coughed up blood, her face turned pale, her aura weakened.]
[Even the white-haired Servant Yukino wasn't doing any better, the ground under her feet trembling non-stop, blood trickling down her forehead, her delicate white face seemed to crack with countless fine lines, her eyes hazy but still stubbornly holding on.]
[On Pegasus' back, Medusa frowned, completely out of options.]
[If only Master were here right now, how good that would be.]
[With the added acceleration and those Mystic Eyes, they could easily cut through the current predicament.]
[In the distance, a hunched black shadow let out a bizarre cackling laugh, eyes fixed on the battlefield ahead.]
["So this is the power of Master."]
["Truly worthy of the one to whom I offer my loyalty."]
[Just by deploying one Servant, they could completely suppress all the participants of this Holy Grail War.]
[Once Black Saber stops firing, it will be his turn to harvest.]
[Those already exhausted were nothing more than sheep waiting for slaughter, nearly powerless to resist someone bearing the title of "Hassan" like him.]
...
People all over the world took deep breaths, extremely worried for Yukino's group and Medusa.
"Those damn cunning bastards…"
"The ones behind this Holy Grail War are hiding themselves way too well."
"If only we'd had the intel at the start, the seven Servants could've joined forces and dragged the mastermind into the open."
"Now Lancer, Caster, and Assassin are all off the board, Saber's been NTR'd twice, and the remaining ones have to face Gilgamesh, the black tentacles, Black Saber, and even Heracles might get dragged to the other side."
"With such fragile strength having to go up against such overwhelmingly powerful enemies, just thinking about it is suffocating."
"Luckily Archer was summoned by the Counter Force, giving Raku's side a boost in battle power."
"By the way, what exactly is this Counter Force? I still don't fully understand."
"Judging from the situation… it's probably the will of the Earth, or the 'Heavenly Way' leaning toward humanity."
"Or maybe it's the planet's concept of "capital" that acts the same way..."
"But it probably doesn't have any emotions."
"Too bad Junko's dead; otherwise, her expression right now would surely be adorable."
"You call that crazy bitch adorable?!"
"Isn't yandere just the best?!"
...
[The tall buildings were successively destroyed, the destructive power spreading outward from the center.]
[The terrifying scene resembled a nuclear explosion…]
[No, it surpassed even nuclear, reaching the level of anti-human weapons like the "Tsar Bomba."]
[Servant Yukino's Rho Aias shattered layer by layer, even the final layer trembling, on the verge of collapse.]
[BOOM!]
[At last, the energy unleashed from Excalibur was fully exhausted, a blood-colored mushroom cloud slowly rising, even the ruins crushed to dust, leaving behind a desolate wasteland stretching for dozens of kilometers across the heart of the city.]
[The clouds above were shaken and blasted apart, ultimately forming a gray, overcast sky.]
[White-haired Yukino staggered, covered in blood, the sleeve beneath her arm destroyed by the shockwave, her body itself heavily injured.]
[On the ground, purple embers smoldered faintly, the surrounding trees blackened and withered.]
[It was as if an apocalyptic scene had unfolded before their eyes.]
["Yukino…!!"]
[Medusa called out in deep worry, making white-haired Yukino glance over.]
[Without anyone noticing, young girl Yukino had already coughed up blood, her face twisted in pain, her left arm gone, her pupils beginning to dissolve, the ground beneath her stained dark with blood.]
[In this grueling defense, she, being the weakest physically, was also the most gravely wounded.]
[She had directly taken the brunt of a shockwave blast from Excalibur.]
[Resulting in her left arm being completely destroyed, and her body on the verge of falling into a coma from massive blood loss.]
[No… under the current medical conditions, her outcome was not just unconsciousness.]
[Death — that was truly the final stop of this "Ally of Justice" journey.]
...
"Walking the path of ideals, sacrifice… maybe it's something unavoidable."
At the training base in Chiba, the twin-tailed girl wielding the power of Time Manipulation, Tokisaki Kurumi, murmured softly.
She had long been prepared for this understanding.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have risked her life every night hunting demons.
When she encountered [Upper Moon One], even both her clones and her true body had nearly been completely annihilated.
"Looks like, for our heroine, this is the end of the road."
Satou Kazuma looked up at the sky above, a bit sorrowful, no longer playing around.
His usual comic antics only worked in ordinary situations…
In a battlefield this tragic, to still joke about Yukinoshita Yukino would truly be inhuman.
To the side, Nishimiya Shouko ran over to Yukino, the hearing-impaired girl like an angel, gently offering infinite comfort.
"I'm okay, I'm not that fragile."
A calm smile appeared on Yukino's pale face, and she reached out to softly brush aside Shouko's bangs.
"I think, you know, the whole 'one-armed swordsman' thing is actually pretty cool, right?"
Hideyoshi smiled with refined poise, then casually swung his sword, slicing apart a wooden stake hurtling in from afar, wrapping up today's training session.
...
The atmosphere gradually turned heavy, the BGM giving people chills.
However…
Yukinoshita Yukino, who had endured countless hardships to grow stronger, never forgot her "mission."
Even while injured, her pain nearly causing her to faint, she still acted swiftly.
[Yet…]
[Artoria, clad in jet-black armor, coldly observed the scene, her legs kicking off with cannon-like force, compressing and detonating the air on both sides, bringing a brutal momentum as she fiercely swung her sword downward.]
[Medusa reacted instantly, calmly flinging out two chained blades to block.]
["Clang clang clang clang…!"]
[The crisp sound of blades clashing rang out, the screech of friction echoing across heaven and earth.]
[The two Servants exchanged dozens of blows in the blink of an eye.]
[Moments later, under Medusa's deliberate guidance, the battle gradually shifted away from this place.]
[Though dueling Black Saber put her at a disadvantage…]
[She could still manage to buy some time.]
["Crack!"]
[Amidst the rubble, Yukino clenched her remaining right arm tightly, biting down hard enough to draw blood, helping herself stay a bit more conscious, then pulled out two long bronze rods.]
[These were the tools containing the "Transfer Magecraft" that Purge King and Raku Sou had entrusted to her.]
[Immediately, she channeled mana into them with her hand; the bronze rods unfolded, forming sharp points that pierced into the ground.]
[Glowing patterns emerged, mana transmitted downward, the brilliant green light rapidly spreading from the points where the rods pierced the earth.]
[Forming a profound magic circle.]
...
The scene suddenly shifted to the abandoned Einzbern family castle.
["If you've got more tricks, bring them on!"]
[Raku Sou gripped his sword, pushing his Reinforcement to the limit, his face cold and determined, moving so fast it seemed like he was flashing through the sky.]
[Though blood still dripped from his forehead, he had already charged right up to King Gilgamesh.]
[Golden ripples sliced through the air like fabric, destroying layer after layer.]
["Stand proud, Dog. You dare make me endure this much!"]
[The golden king roared in anger, standing firm atop his airborne fortress, his right hand drawing a strange sword from the king's treasury, its grip emitting a bizarre gear-like whir, the components recombining and spinning.]
[It was EA, the strongest weapon Gilgamesh possessed, a power capable of tearing open heaven and earth.]
[It wasn't merely a sword — it was something else entirely…]
[Bloody light spread, the three spiral rings on the blade rapidly spinning.]
[However, the ancient king wielding the Sword hesitated.]
[Was this opponent even worthy of him using EA?]
[But Raku Sou gave him no time to think, surging forward like a raging storm.]
[Gilgamesh's pupils contracted, unable to react in time, as he raised EA.]
[The next moment.]
[As the terrifying light was about to roar, as the sword prepared to slash down.]
[Raku Sou's body suddenly transformed into a dim blue-green light, vanishing from the spot.]
[Along with Purge King and the Twin Maids on the ground, all were teleported away.]
[Gilgamesh stood silent for a moment, staring at the empty sky before him, then slowly sheathed the Creation sword, "Consider yourself lucky, mongrel."]
[In truth, even he wasn't sure whether just now EA would have been faster, or if Raku Sou's sword, upon activating the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, would have been faster.]
["This time, I'll call it a draw."]
[The Golden King let out a cold snort, turning and transforming into golden particles, disappearing from the spot.]
[Next time they met, he would no longer be as careless and arrogant as he was now.]
...
"So… this king of Uruk has never actually fought seriously?"
In the Shogi club, the blue-haired girl, Sora Ginka, frowned, shaking the folding fan in her hand.
Gilgamesh's arrogant attitude particularly displeased her.
From childhood, her teachers had taught her to never underestimate her opponent in any match.
But Gilgamesh was the complete opposite — he never went all out against any opponent… as if just playing, looking down on everyone, truly overconfident.
So sooner or later, he would fall to someone he underestimated.
Just like earlier — clearly, Gilgamesh could have used EA from the start…
But instead, he let the opponent rush into dangerous range, and only when he saw Gate of Babylon becoming ineffective did he draw EA.
And even then, he hesitated?!
Come on, this is a life-and-death battle — how could he be so careless!
...
The scene swiftly shifted back to the battlefield on the Nagoya-Kyoto border.
["Was it really necessary to go this far?" White-haired Yukino looked at her with a complicated gaze.]
["You already know the answer, why ask?"]
[Young girl Yukino raised her brows, her blood-smeared face looking even more beautiful.]
[The two of them had long understood each other.]
[They could feel each other's state of mind.]
[White-haired Yukino smiled, tearing off part of her sleeve to wrap around the young girl Yukino's severed arm to stem the bleeding, "Yeah… you're still stubborn, not afraid of death."]
["There's no helping it — it's all thanks to Haruno's good training."]
[Young girl Yukino gave a faint smile, her eyelids twitching repeatedly, "My head's spinning so bad right now, Archer, I feel like I'm about to fall asleep…"]
[White-haired Yukino showed a complicated expression; she stayed silent for a moment, then lightning sparked in her hand.]
[In the blink of an eye, Kanshou and Bakuya materialized, lightly aimed toward her own left arm.]
[Right now, this was the only way left to save her.]
[Suddenly…]
[Swoosh!]
[From a hidden corner, a massive pitch-black arm of the Demon God shot out, infinitely multiplying, forming countless demonic hands, ultimately merging into a colossal hand that covered the sky and earth, every muscle fiber distinct.]
[In the blink of an eye, this gigantic hand swung fiercely toward the two.]
[Accompanied by a ripping shriek through the air, it cast an inescapable, gloomy sky.]
[Not good!]
[White-haired Yukino's expression shifted, instantly activating her twin swords with full force, trying to block the strike.]
[The magic circle underfoot flared, silhouettes emerging one by one like crocodiles surfacing: Purge King, the twin maids, and…]
[Swoosh!]
[A white figure shot into the sky, hand gripping Durandal: Ultimate Unbroken Hallow.]
[Cursed Arm Hassan was startled; he immediately sensed something wrong, but it was too late to withdraw his arm.]
[Slash—]
[The rainbow-hued eye flashed, fresh blood splattered — with a single slash, the Demon God's arm of Cursed Arm Hassan was severed!]
[The skyscraper-sized limb crashed thunderously to the ground, a violent shockwave sweeping up dust and debris.]
[Luckily, the twin maids and white-haired Yukino reacted swiftly, immediately pulling Purge King and the severely wounded young girl Yukino away, narrowly avoiding being crushed.]
[Next, Raku Sou vanished in a flash, reappearing midair directly above Cursed Arm Hassan.]
[Sensing Yukino's grave injuries, his aura now carried a trace of fury.]
[After enhancing his dynamic vision, neural reflexes, and a touch of agility, he completely overwhelmed Cursed Arm throughout the battle, while the opponent could only dodge, the two clashing nonstop across the sky, city, and mountain peaks.]
["Master of Rider, you…"]
[Cursed Arm Hassan was just about to say something when he was immediately slashed across the torso.]
[His black robe split in two, nearly slicing his waist clean through.]
[At that moment, Cursed Arm Hassan was utterly dumbfounded — this thing… this was called a master?!]
[A master tearing apart a heroic spirit?!]
[He wanted to flee into the Demon God's stomach, but instantly remembered the properties of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.]
[No…]
[Hiding there would mean waiting for death.]
[Living humans couldn't withstand Age of Gods Reinforcement for too long; if he just dragged out the time, he would win.]
[Thinking this, Cursed Arm Hassan let out a low, raspy chuckle, feeling unexpectedly delighted.]
[Abandoning his earlier assassination tactics, he focused entirely on evasion.]
[One minute…]
[Two minutes…]
[Three minutes…]
[During this time, Servant Yukino also noticed Cursed Arm Hassan's intentions. Her twin black-and-white swords combined into a longbow, preparing to fire.]
[But the black-red ribbons that had previously retreated now surged back like a tide.]
[The twin maids guarded Purge King, while she protected the injured young girl Yukino, who was nearly unconscious.]
[In the distance, Medusa was also locked in a standoff with Black Saber.]
[With so many people, none could offer timely support at the moment.]
[However…]
[Sensing the unfavorable situation.]
[The white figure chasing Cursed Arm Hassan across the lake's surface suddenly halted.]
[A chilling aura spiraled over the lake, as if preparing to unleash a terrifying technique.]
["?"]
[Beneath the submerged rocks, Cursed Arm Hassan sensed something strange, peeking out.]
[He couldn't tell what the opponent was planning.]
...
In the real world, countless Earth viewers stared at the screen with curiosity, buzzing with discussion.
"Does Raku Sou have some move we don't know about?"
"Probably not — almost all his trump cards have been revealed."
"Could it be gemcraft?"
"Wait… aren't we forgetting something?"
"When Berserker once unleashed a nine-axe strike, Raku Sou copied it."
"And also Medea's Age of Gods Reinforcement."
"Which means, he can copy others' techniques."
"Right now, aside from Noble Phantasms, the strongest technique is…"
"Oh my god, no way?!"
Amid the stunned gazes of everyone, the Raku Sou on screen struck a stance identical to Kojirou's.