Otherwise, you can find another savior.

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Melusin, holding her twin swords, blocked the bullets that were trying to snipe the two girls.

“Miss Meilushin?” Sakura was taken aback.

The battles were taking place not far apart, yet she still managed to keep an eye on things from all sides...

Or rather, it is precisely because we are always paying attention to this side that the situation on the other side is at such a stalemate.

“Something was definitely off. I knew something was missing. I hid in the shadows, planning to snipe an easy target.” Melsin looked through the gap between her twin swords at Koyanskaya, who had put away her sniper rifle. “Mash, Gray, I’ll leave this to you. I’ll deal with that Servant!”

Before she finished speaking, Melusin shot towards Koyanskaya, hundreds of meters away, like a cannonball, but her advance was interrupted by a rocket and she fell back to the ground in an explosion.

Rasputin pulled out a rocket launcher from somewhere and fired it after anticipating Melusin's actions. Although it failed to cause any damage, it did disrupt her movements, giving Koyanskaya time to relocate.

In an instant, she disappeared from Chaldea's sight, hiding again to look for the next opportunity to snipe.

"Have you been experiencing this level of intensity of combat all this time?" Aozaki Touko jumped off the deck.

Then, a barrage of magical bullets rained down, bombarding the Twin Sabers, as well as Mash and Gray, who were facing Rasputin and Nameless.

“Ms. Aozaki…” Sakura looked at her with a troubled expression, “Please go back inside the ship, it’s not safe here. If something happens to you, Dad—”

"I can't help it, my curiosity as a magician has kicked in, I have to see these strange and mysterious things for myself." Orange raised her hand and wrote runes in the air, "But now, apart from the Mystic Code 'Crystal Mayfly' and the Sealed Box inside my body, everything else was lost when I got caught up in the Lostbelt."

For example, even she didn't know if she could summon the Golden Wolf to help her in this Lostbelt.

Rather than testing the uncertainties, it's more prudent to use existing resources to support Chaldea's battle.

Moreover, she wasn't confident enough to fight the fire giant Surtur.

"So even so, it can't stop you from fighting together...?"

Bawan Xi stepped forward and, together with Sakura, shielded her behind them, forming a basic formation.

“Then how about we fire a shot at those twins with the Rune Cannon?” Orange said. “You both know how to do it.”

She was referring to the magic trick that Shiomi had come up with.

The massive attack, achieved by relying on immense magical power, is almost a dimensional reduction strike for human magicians.

"understood."

Centered around the runes written in orange, the three gather their magic.

Having just escaped the great magic of being frozen, Gemini Saber saw a magical cannon coming straight at her.

Chapter Thirty-Six: Surtur, the Giant of Flames

just now.

"What do you mean by saying that Surut isn't Surut?"

Upon emerging from Valhalla, Shiomi saw flames burning across the land and the rampaging figure of an enormous fire giant. Without hesitation, she rushed towards it.

He could see Morgan and the others fighting, and he had to get there.

"During Ragnarok, after Fenrir devoured the Concept Sun, he was ambushed from behind by Surut and devoured by Surut, gaining even more power."

Skadi, who is not good at running, wanted to use magic to teleport there, but that would be too slow, because Surt's rampage had already destroyed the barrier of the Norse world. She was carried in Shiomi's arms and ran at full speed, crossing mountains and valleys as if walking on flat ground.

"So that's how it is!" tide Jian exclaimed in surprise.

In the Ragnarok legends of pan-human history, Surtur and Fenrir each played their part, drawing the curtain on the decline of the Norse pantheon.

The point of contention in this Lostbelt is whether Surt betrayed his comrades.

“The current Surt is a being with its own powers and Fenrir’s powers.” Skadi’s eyes dimmed. “After the great god Odin gathered the remaining gods and Valkyries and sealed Surt in a cage, he disappeared along with the other gods.”

"So those blue flames were something that eroded in from outside the barrier?" Shio asked.

“That’s right. For the past 3000 years, I’ve been diverting my magic to maintain the barrier and fight against the invasion of Surt’s ice flames,” Skadi said softly. “And it is precisely because of this that I am powerless to protect all of humanity, and can only—”

“You did nothing wrong. You did your best within your power,” Shiomi said to her. “But if Surt was sealed away by the great god Odin, how was he able to come out? Did I break the seal’s node through the trial?”

Skadi shook her head: "No, the trial and the seal are separate entities. Surt used Ophelia, and when she summoned a Servant, he used her Mystic Eyes as a foundation to enter Sigurd's body, pushing Sigurd's soul aside, but Sigurd resisted and locked it within his Spirit Origin."

"So you appeared then because you were worried that I would kill Sigurd and unintentionally release Surtr's soul, creating a crisis?" Shiomi suddenly realized. "I thought it was Ophelia who begged you—"

"...Seeing you made me realize that things are more complicated than I expected." Skadi lowered her head, unsure of what expression to make when she looked at Shiomi.

He landed on the hilltop, gazing at Surut, who was now very close.

"So Surut broke the seal while you were inside Valhalla."

“That seems to be the case now,” Skadi nodded.

Shiomi put her down, intending to rejoin Morgan and the others on her own to join the battle against Surtur.

At that moment, three Valkyries descended from the sky beside them and knelt down on one knee in salute.

They were the three who were previously responsible for opening Valhalla.

"Your Majesty Skadi, it's good that you're safe and sound." Slud greeted her with her usual calm expression.

"How is the situation now?" Skadi asked immediately.

"I'm very sorry, but with Surut's awakening, the barrier protecting against the ice flames has been destroyed. The ice flames have invaded the Norse world from the outside, and in just half a day, more than half of the villages have been reduced to ashes," Otlind said in a low voice.

Skadi's pupils constricted sharply: "Half?"

“Right now, the remaining Valkyries are protecting the surviving villages, but the damage caused by Surt's Noble Phantasm is too great, and the damage to both the Valkyries and the villages is still expanding,” Hilde added.

The fact that Skadi neither engaged in battle with Chaldea nor assisted the Hidden Ones is undoubtedly because Skadi did not give the order.

Listening to their report, Shiomi looked at Surut, and only after getting closer did he notice the strange color change on Surut's body.

It's not a pure fire color, but rather half fire and half ice.

This is the true form after absorbing Fenrir and releasing that power.

It is a monster that has never existed in the history of humankind—Surrte Fenrir.

“This can’t go on…” Skadi ordered. “You all go and break that person’s seal immediately. Now that Surtr has appeared, there’s no point in keeping her locked up any longer. Also, have Valkyrie move as many surviving humans as possible to a safe area. As for me—”

"Shall we fight?" Shio was already tense, ready to fight. "Then I'll go first. Your fighting style is more like that of a magician, so I'll provide support from a distance."

“If that’s the case, isn’t your wife a magician too?” Skadi disapproved.

"My wife is not just good at magic tricks."

After saying that, Shio immediately jumped towards the location of Surte like an arrow, with the blessing of Rune.

"You troublesome fellows, turn them to ashes right here—!"

Surut's eyes lit up, emitting scorching flame rays that swept across Morgan and the other two. However, the targets were too small and the targets were too fast, so Surut's attacks could not hit them effectively.

However, his continuous wide-range attacks with Levadin prevented them from easily killing Surut as they had done with the Lostbelts in Russia.

Surtur possesses the inherent ability of a giant's shell, which allows him to withstand most damage and convert it into magic power.

"It is you who should turn to ashes, Flame Giant!"

An unexpected sound rang out from above, and Shiomi swung her holy sword, the immense impact nearly causing Surt to lose his balance.

"You're finally back. Everyone was so worried about you." Scáthach stopped near Shiomi.

“I didn’t expect the time to be different inside and outside Valhalla… I’m sorry to have kept you all waiting.” Shiomi handed the Holy Sword back to Artoria. “Leave the rest to me.”

"Does my husband have any ideas?" Morgan raised his hand and unleashed a continuous barrage of magic, not even glancing at Surte, and turned to ask Shiomi, "This giant keeps releasing flames and blizzards. If we keep our distance, he will attack the others. If we get too close, we won't be able to prepare our Noble Phantasms."

She quickly informed Shio about the battle situation.

This is also why they have to engage in a protracted struggle with Surut here.

If we rashly create distance, Surut's indiscriminate attacks could very likely affect the nearby Storm Border and his companions. Therefore, we can only try to force Surut to focus his attention on the front by engaging in close combat.

"Of course there is a way. Rather, I just want to confirm something."

Shiomi embraced Morgan, and together they avoided the Levadin that slashed down from the smoke.

"Let me show you the results of the trial."

"Your so-called achievement can't be Skadi using magic to suppress Surtr, can it?" Scáthach asked with a smile.

Skadi, who was a step behind in approaching the battlefield, also used magic from a distance to completely block Surt's further movements.

That's not what I meant!

tide Jian was both amused and exasperated. He loosened his grip on Morgan's hand slightly and ascended alone to a higher point in the sky.

"Hold off Surut for another ten seconds."

Chapter Thirty-Seven: "The Poem of Creation" (Enuma Elish)

For Surt, the reason he lost to Shiomi last time was not because he was not strong enough, but because he was bound to Sigurd's spirit origin, and because Ophelia suppressed the spirit origin of the dragon slayer, preventing him from fully unleashing his power.

Now, having escaped the Great God's cage, he has regained the super-complete state he was in after devouring Fenrir.

In Surtur's eyes, Shiomi's return to the battlefield after the so-called Valhalla Trial was nothing more than adding another annoying fly to the mix.

"Since you're so eager to die, then I'll start with you, human!"

Surut roared, its massive head looking upwards, its eyes fixed on Shiomi, who was still slowly gaining altitude.

The scorching magic transformed into fiery rays that would burn the earth, about to surge forth.

"You're too focused on the target at hand and have forgotten the existence of other enemies. It seems that your massive size is only in your body, Flame Giant."

A cold, mocking voice slowly rang out. Surut didn't even look in the direction of the voice before swinging out his flaming sword, Leivatin.

What followed was an even more intense backlash.

The holy sword, having unleashed some of its power, extended to the length of Levadin, and swung out from the side, forcefully blocking Surut's slash.

"Hmph, the Holy Sword Wielder who tries to be clever."

Realizing that Artoria was primarily using magical energy to enhance her power and fight back with the aid of rune magic, Surtur immediately increased his power.

As a destructive entity possessed by the End Giant, Surtur has superhuman strength of B+++.

This special level is itself one of the manifestations of the collapse of the situation.

In addition to his EX-level magic resistance and A-level giant shell, it's not so much that Surtr is being held back here, but rather that Morgan and the other two are able to keep him from expanding the battlefield and unleashing his Noble Phantasm to burn down the entire Norse world. This is already an extraordinary feat.

Feeling the overwhelming force, Artoria's hands, which were holding the sword, gradually began to strain. It wasn't until another rune that amplified her power arrived that the suppression of her strength was instantly stopped.

Skadi flew to the vicinity of Artoria and, based on Scáthach's enhanced runes for Artoria, launched a further amplification, briefly blocking Surtr's Levadin.

However, taking advantage of this gap, Surut fired a scorching ray at Shiomi.

Its scope is comparable to a city-wide treasure.

"Then wipe out your annoying eyes too, giant!"

At the same time, golden pillars of light fell from the sky.

Morgan's "Tower".

The ultimate spear, the Holy Lance Longominiad, was learned through magic!

The Holy Lance fell and struck Surut's body.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Artoria unleashed the true name of the holy sword, "Excalibur," and pressed her advantage, causing another violent roar that shook the earth.

Surte was shrouded in smoke and could not be recognized for a moment. Morgan and the other three regrouped, observed the situation, and confirmed Shiomi's condition.

In just over ten days of fighting, they displayed a strength no less than that of the previous protracted battles, but the ensuing gale surprised the four of them.

Ice and fire, two absolutely contradictory things, intertwined to form armor.

"The Destruction of the Branch".

Surtur's flames can burn away the World Tree's top-tier magical power, and also serve as armor against various temperature changes and physical attacks.

The Fenrir power that he devoured, "Niflheim Wind," was an absolute zero power.

Surtr, who possesses two extreme powers, cannot be effectively killed by simply bombarding him head-on with his Noble Phantasm. It is necessary to break through this defense, or... to penetrate it along with the defense.

sky.

A mysterious artifact carrying immense magical power suddenly appeared.

Everyone was taken aback when they saw clearly what appeared above Shiomi's head.

Marduk's Axe.

It was used by Shiomi to defeat Quetzalcoatl in Uruk.