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With the thick magical wind no longer obstructing their vision, the "New God" finally revealed its true form amidst the wind and snow.

"Tch...it's gotten to this point..."

Its glowing white body resembled the white giant that ravaged the planet 14,000 years ago in the story of preying on wandering stars.

This enormous, immaculate form, towering between heaven and earth, was the first impression Shiomi had of the "new god."

However, this is completely opposite to the deity he wanted to become.

Without a clear consciousness, and unable to utter the correct sound, only a thunderous roar could be heard, causing the ground to tremble.

Realizing that the world around him had changed, the Holy Lance's suppression gradually ended as its power was exhausted.

The 'new god' that was crawling on the ground slowly straightened its body with a slow movement.

"—!!!!!"

With just a roar, a fierce wind arose, making it impossible for anyone to stand firm.

Not only that, Shiomi also felt the erosion of the Reality Barrier by the 'New God' in an instant.

"I can't laugh at all, having to be at odds with my past self."

Shiomi fought against the erosion of his bounded barrier with all his might, and soon he adapted to the erosion method of the 'New God' and maintained the balance of power.

Two sets of rapid footsteps sounded behind me.

As the Realm of Nature took shape and stabilized, Morgan and Scáthach rushed over one after the other, ready to launch the first surprise attack against Shiomi.

"Leave the support to me! 'Gateway to a Demonic Realm Overflowing with Death,' bring us victory!"

Skadi's voice drifted over from afar, and she then unleashed her Noble Phantasm.

The Shadow City appeared within Shiomi's Reality Marble.

Her and Shiomi's mutual acceptance of each other's hearts allowed two forces to intertwine.

The battlefield to confront the "new gods" has taken shape here.

Chapter Eighty-Nine: Battle

As Morgan and Scáthach approached, Shiomi prepared to step forward and rush toward the "New God" to attempt an attack from close range and search for any potential weaknesses.

The communicator on my body rang.

"...Ah, the magic signal has finally stabilized. Hey, can you hear me? What's going on over there? Why are the singularity values ​​suddenly acting up, and the magic signal is being interfered with? We can't see anything here at Chaldea..."

Romani's anxious voice rang out.

Because the singularity itself is small, Shiomi only makes a regular contact with Chaldea every night before going to bed.

Although Romani was in charge of managing rear support, he was happy to have an easy job.

After all, things had been calm these past few days, and he felt there was no need for Xijian to worry.

Just today, the anomaly value of the singularity suddenly soared to the point where the alarm was sounded, pulling all the personnel who had gone to rest back to their posts to begin detecting the situation at the singularity.

However, just as Romani said, the sudden anomaly caused Chaldea to lose contact with them and become unable to observe the signals of Shiomi and her group. They only managed to restore radar functionality just now.

“Wait a minute, Romani,” Olga Marie called out, “What is this huge signal on the radar?”

"Wait a minute, this signal... it's highly similar to the Beast's reaction back in the Uruk Singularity... How could this be? This is 2001... wait, how did the singularity's occurrence time change to 1999?!"

The series of anomalies immediately threw Chaldea into a frenzy.

"As you have observed, that should be the reaction of the Beast larva, and a 'new god' that is not yet fully formed."

Shiomi looked at Morgan and Scáthach, who had already begun their battle with the "New Gods" before him.

The two women took turns covering for each other, distracting the "New God" and searching for a breakthrough through magic or ranged attacks.

“A ‘new god’?” Olga Marie was taken aback.

The radar did indeed detect the divine response, but what exactly is this "new" aspect?

"From now on, the investigation into the 2001 singularity will move to the next phase. All personnel currently in the singularity shall officially begin the task of subjugating the Beast-like 'New God' that appeared in 1999!" Shiomi made a decisive decision. "There are also Witch Descendants and the Fifth Mage present in the singularity, so don't worry."

"The Fifth Mage?" Romani was taken aback. "Even mages have been mobilized. So the initial stability of the singularity was just an illusion?"

"I'll explain the details when I get back." Shiomi rushed out. "Continue monitoring the singularity; leave the fighting to us!"

As he spoke, he ended the communication, and the magic power in his Gungnir surged, slamming heavily into the fist thrown by the "New God," unleashing a violent impact.

The sheer difference in raw power made even Shio-mi feel strained.

Its overall strength is comparable to that of Surtr Fenrir from the previous Nordic Lostbelt.

The "New God" had just been struck by the Holy Lance, but had not suffered much damage; there was no visible change in its appearance.

The only change was a slight weakening of the overall magical reaction, indicating that it was not completely unscathed.

"It's not an invincible opponent, the problem is... how to defeat it."

Scáthach threw her gun into the sky, and then it suddenly spread out, turning into a dense rain of gunfire that continuously bombarded the body of the "New God".

tide Jian frowned deeply; he completely agreed with his master's judgment.

If we were to unleash the true name of Marduk's Axe here, a single strike would be enough to succeed, but the problem is that that would most likely also mean certain death.

"As expected... when life and death came to me, I still became an ordinary person." tide Jian smiled bitterly in a low voice.

Scáthach smiled and said, "Even if you overcome death, you will never forget the fear of death. I am glad that you still retain this feeling."

After saying that, she charged forward again, dodging the fist that 'New God' was about to smash down, and ran along the broad arm, which was as wide as a mountain ridge, towards the shoulder. She planned to attack the head directly to see if she could find a vital spot.

After all, the 'New God' can recover from any injury instantly, thanks to the protection of his power.

"Afraid of death...?" Shio gripped the gun in her hand tighter. "Maybe so."

Or perhaps, it is the fear of separation that death brings that prevents them from fighting with all their might.

Behind him, Artoria had already realized that the "New God" was bound by the Reality Marble and Shiomi's power, unable to launch an effective attack or quickly erode this world to create a favorable environment.

Therefore, after exchanging opinions with Orange and Skadi, Artoria also rushed out. Her white warhorse appeared in response to the summons, and Artoria rode the warhorse into the air, launching a cover attack towards Scáthach's approaching head.

"I don't have time to worry about anything else." tide Jian looked up.

If anyone has to die here, it can only be him, and it must be him.

If your past self causes disaster, then your future self must be responsible for cleaning up the mess.

He switched the hand holding the gun, preparing to summon Marduk's Axe, but Morgan held his hand down.

"Don't stop me. You should know what the most effective approach is, right?"

“…I will not stop my husband from doing anything. As his wife, I will follow him to the death.” Morgan shook her head. “I just want to tell you that the core of the ‘New God’ is not in the head.”

"Really?" tide Jian wasn't too surprised.

This physique is undoubtedly a body formed by condensing magical power; Morgan's words merely settled the situation of the "New Gods."

So, in this way, the core element is "Shiomi Tenkei in 1999"—

"So it really is in the heart area?" Shiomi stared at the chest of the 'New God'.

“Not only that…” Morgan covered his face, peeking out through his fingers, “Because of the interference of magic, I can’t see very clearly, but there is another person inside the body.”

"..." tide Jian was speechless.

He immediately activated his Star Eyes.

As Morgan said, there is more than one core position.

“If one of them is ‘me in 1999,’ then the other one…” Shiomi felt a little lost.

His mind raced.

It was definitely not that I was manipulated by someone and transformed into this Beast-like juvenile god.

Conversely, if this change were of one's own volition, what would be the reasons for making this choice?

"Don't stay where you are!"

Before Shiomi could say the answer, Artoria gave her a voice prompt.

Countless points of light suddenly floated up all around, shimmering with the radiance of life, but tide Jian only felt a chill creep up her neck.

Chapter Ninety Troublesome

Countless points of light are countless detonation points.

The moment Artoria issued her warning, the points of light burst open one after another, each explosion like a baptism of a Noble Phantasm, causing the Reality Marble to shake violently in the tremor.

Skadi, who was far behind, and Orange, who was supporting her in maintaining her Noble Phantasm, almost lost their footing.

After being pulled back by Artoria, Scáthach climbed up to outside the blast radius with her warhorse. Her heart tightened, and the words she wanted to call out to her beloved disciple welled up in her throat.

But he swallowed it back slowly the next second.

Amidst the thick smoke and dust of the explosion, Shiomi, holding Morgan by the waist, leaped high backward. They appeared unharmed, likely having activated protective magic in time to withstand the indiscriminate attack before quickly retreating to a safe distance.

"Although I'm worried, I also feel that they've fought together for six thousand years, so there's really no need to worry," Artoria said with a touch of envy.

“Heh…that’s true.” Scáthach chuckled softly. “But even though I attacked this giant with the intention of killing my beloved disciple, the results were minimal.”

Artoria rode her warhorse through the sky, the horse relying on temporary footholds generated by magic to avoid being bound by the earth.

"I remember you are the one who killed a god. Is that power useless?" Artoria asked again.

“It’s already been used, otherwise we wouldn’t even be able to break through the defense.” Scáthach frowned. “I can only say that she is indeed my apprentice. If she becomes a problem, she is more troublesome than any of my previous apprentices.”

At this moment, countless points of light rose from the ground, but this time they flew to a higher position and suddenly exploded, turning into countless meteors that shot out in all directions.

Even Scáthach and Artoria, who had already circled around to the sky above, were caught by the magic of these meteors and became targets of their attacks.

Upon realizing this, Scáthach, who was being met by Artoria, immediately dismounted from her horse and moved in different directions to disperse the meteor attacks.

"There's such power!" Shio was taken aback. "It seems that it can do more than just erode powers and physical strength; it can even launch wide-area attacks?"

As she landed, Shiomi activated her defensive barrier once again.

Because Scáthach's Noble Phantasm was still active, the pressure on her defense was greatly reduced thanks to the power of the Noble Phantasm.

"I can only say that he truly lives up to his reputation as my husband. Even if he made a mistake in his evolution when he was young, he could not underestimate his opponent." Morgan was in a rare mood to joke.

"Is this the time to talk about this?" tide Jian blurted out instinctively. "You're even in that core!"

“So whether it’s ‘us in 1999’ or us now, we are all in the same boat.” Morgan said, holding Shiomi’s hand as she released the barrier. “Just thinking about this fills me with power, and I’m even able to kill myself.”

The barrier was strengthened and expanded once again, meeting the torrent of magic erupted from the giant god.

“There’s no need to be so extreme…” tide Jian couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

“After one round of attacks was over, I tried to distract the target with them,” Morgan said. “First, we tried to restrict their movement, then we considered destroying the body and digging the core out from inside.”

"Let's do it this way."

After tide Jian agreed, Morgan let go of her hand and walked forward.

Unlike the Tiamat that appeared in Uruk, the giant god that "Shiomi Tenkei of 1999" transformed into has a more proactive aggressiveness and a more diverse range of attack methods.

In just a few minutes, this newly born god displayed three different attack methods, putting Shio and her group, who were already unable to launch fatal attacks at will, into a slightly passive state.

"This is a strike that speaks of destiny, bestowing upon all things in the world their destined death—" Shiomi decisively raised the God's Spear, aiming at the giant's head, "Let us perish here, 'Great God's Declaration' (Gungnir)!"

The sudden surge of magic propelled Gungnir toward the head of the giant god at a speed far exceeding that of the meteors.

boom!

The seemingly inevitable "God's Declaration" was not stopped by the giant god. It struck the head precisely, but failed to penetrate and was instead deflected in the explosion.

"Then, let's do it one more time!"

Scáthach, who had already jumped up, caught Gungnir, who had flown into the air, spun around in the air, and threw Gungnir again.

The spear of God flew toward the head once again, hitting the same spot again.

This time, the seemingly impenetrable body, which resembled a conceptual defense, was finally breached, revealing a flaw.

At this moment, Artoria's Holy Lance once again unleashed its true name from behind, pressing heavily on the giant's back, causing him to lose his balance and fall forward.

Morgan walked step by step toward the giant god, the tremors of the earth and the endless snow dust unable to stop his progress.

She used magic to defend against wide-area attacks that could launch at any moment without warning, while simultaneously closing the distance.

Gungnir tore through the body's defenses, and even though the second strike of the Holy Lance only hit the back, it finally caused the giant to show signs of injury.

Countless cracks spread outwards from his body, and within the cracks was an even purer and denser magical power.