The first thing Sigmund saw after opening the Garganta was a spiral curvature of space that was moving towards Sigmund at a noticeable speed.
The speed of this projectile was impressive, somewhere around 200 Mach, however… Sigmund had a reaction speed that far exceeded this speed. Using Sonido , Sigmund bent space in another direction, simultaneously accelerating himself and Ciel in the other direction.
And so they avoided the first shell.
The next moment, the vest on Ciel's chest worked, instantly creating a multi-level Bakudo #100 that protects Ciel from any external threats. Without his Fullbring , even Sigmund would have a hard time breaking through such protection, since these barriers exceed his own res by two times. It's no wonder he spent almost longer making these vests than the Cannon and the resilience enhancing machine itself .
The shooter was the famous counter guardian Archer Emiya , who had already tried to use the new broken phantasm .
Pedobear's Wet Dream : Holy shit, Onii-chan, when did you manage to annoy Alaya so much that she called him?
Illogical Exhibitionist: This isn't quite the failure I was hoping for, but it's okay with me.
- Why such an inhospitable reception? Did I really go to the wrong door?
Sigmund at least tried to establish contact, but... Archer did n't care . He released a second Caladbolg , but this time at Ciel .
Sigmund was not satisfied with this arrangement, so he unfolded his new bow and fired directly at the broken phantasm , causing a detonation. This explosion created a large crater up to 300 meters deep.
Best Rape Target: I Now Believe Servants Can Destroy a City ... And Shiro could shoot things like that right in the middle of his hometown? Crazy...
- Hey, counter guardian , maybe you can answer my question? Or am I speaking in a language you don't understand?
Sigmund knew that he shouldn't quarrel with the higher powers now, if only because they weren't called higher powers for nothing.
However, Archer was adamant, although it would be more correct to say that he did not even listen or could not hear Sigmund. Behind him, about a hundred different lights immediately appeared, which became phantasms of various ranks, the weakest of which was rated as A rank.
Pedobear's Wet Dream : There are three Caliburns there ! A volley of such shells could easily demolish a whole mountain!
However, Sigmund was not afraid. He calmly took and fired arrows from the reishi at each of these projectiles, causing them to detonate.
How many Quincy did he kill in his life?
How many times did he use the Book of the End on the Quincy ?
Many, too many for his archery skills to be even "average". Many of the Quincies that Sigmund killed and devoured were either geniuses in terms of combat to reach the rank of Sternritter , or had hundreds or even thousands of years of experience.
If his archery skills using Reishi were to be assessed as a skill, it would be classified as A+++.
Even weaklings like Isis and Giselle could accurately shoot hundreds of arrows at a distance of up to 5 kilometers.
Due to the cascading explosion, the body counter guardian was destroyed, but he didn't care. A few seconds later, he was summoned again.
- Maybe now we can at least start our dialogue as civilized people? By the way, I can continue doing this indefinitely.
Sigmund still cherishes the hope that this is just a misunderstanding.
Well, at least once in his life he might get lucky.
Right?
- I admit, I underestimated you, Foreigner . To complete my task, I will first have to get rid of you.
Archer said this calmly, rather muttering under his breath, as if trying to dispel his own boredom, however... Sigmund heard him.
- Wait, Archer , why did you call me Foreigner ? Since when am I no longer considered human? Part of Alaya ?
Archer just chuckled cheerfully.
- You're just a shell of a human being. Even the Dead Apostles are closer to real people than you are.
Pedobear's Wet Dream : Onii-chan , what is he talking about?
Sigmund thought long and hard about why his Kidō skills and even his Fullbring were still available to him in this life. He initially explained it by saying that he was a special Demi-Servant or something like that. There were servants like Moriarty who didn't exist in reality, so why couldn't there be someone like him?
Sigmund had long noticed that the logic of this world was not particularly applicable to him, since all the internal processes in his soul and even inside his body completely repeated those from his past life.
This is literally the basic definition of the Foreigner Class .
- I see, so there will no longer be a constructive dialogue ... Well, any problem can be solved with violence, if the problem is not solved, then it means that too little violence was used.
Sigmund simply had no other options.
A moment later, Sigmund used a combination of Sonido and Bringer Light moved behind Archer and cut him in half. After all, Archer's agility was rated C-rank.
Sadistic Dominatrix #1: That was quick and very professional. Praise.
Sigmund didn't pay any attention to the chat. It wasn't interesting to him now, since the lives of his family and Ciel were at stake. In the event that he could "win", which he doubted, he would receive a lot of OD as compensation, but right now the chat was of no help.
Archer appeared a second later, but he was already holding two swords, two Caliburns . He was pouring a huge amount of mana into them , creating energy surges comparable to the activation of phantasms . One random strike had already split the ground in two, melting the ice that had been there before.
Hado # 90. Kurohitsugi
At that very moment, a large black square, 100 meters long, began to appear around Archer and quickly grew.
Sword of Selection, grant me your power!
Cleave the wicked !
Caliburn !!
The golden light created by releasing Caliburn was so blinding that it seemed like the world was completely illuminated by white light, the clouds that were previously in the sky were completely dispersed in different directions, even the air temperature suddenly jumped by several dozen degrees. This was another broken phantasm , rank A.
Waves of golden light met with the black wall of Kido , causing massive energy surges, particles of Reishi from Kurohitsugi began to fly apart, but ... It was useless. After its complete completion, many crosses appeared around the rectangle, which began to penetrate into the "box" itself, after which the earth itself shook very strongly, as if from a 7-point earthquake.
No counter guardian was no longer there, he tried to pierce Kurohitsugi with other broken phantasms , but when the spell began to distort space, the full force of the blow passed through Archer's body , destroying him in the process.
After this small skirmish, Sigmund realized that his maximum now was about three minutes of continuous combat, after which he would need to use Kaido to heal. In Archer's presence , he would not even attempt to use Book of the End, as he was afraid that Archer would project his Fullbring .
Ciel watched the ongoing "battle" with interest, she did not feel the slightest fear, because...
Why should she be afraid of anything at all counter guardian ?
Moreover, Sigmund was nearby, who suppressed him.
However, the next moment was different. In place of one servant, Alaya summoned several.
The first was the same Archer , but the second was Ruler .
It was a blonde with long hair tied in a braid, and a strange looking accessory on her head. She was dressed in dark blue robes, over which was armor for the stomach, thighs, arms, and legs. On her hip was a sword in a sheath, and in Ruler's hands was a long pike, on which was fixed the flag of Orleans.
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- Oh, is this the famous Maid of Orleans? I haven't seen you for a long time.
It was obvious that Sigmund was using high-level magic comparable to that of the Age of Gods, so it was logical to summon someone who had high-rank magic resistance skill.
- I don't remember us meeting before.
Jeanne was summoned by Alaya due to the possible danger to humanity. This is one of the main reasons for summoning a Ruler class servant . Summoning such a servant for the Holy Grail War is merely a side effect of this reason.
- Well, that's natural, several centuries have passed, I have changed.
Sigmund was quite relaxed for someone who had just been attempted to be killed with a high-ranking phantasm .
Best Rape Target: What is Zig even doing? And why?
Sadistic dominatrix #1: I bet he wants to convince his enemy of something. You can't defeat such opponents with ordinary violence.
The next moment, Archer began to fire his fantasies without stopping. His movements themselves began to feel smoother and faster.
/ So, they changed his Saint Count to Agility rank B or A… Logical. Jeanne, with her agility level of A, can barely keep up with me.
For Sigmund, such a hail of arrows did not seem like something terrible, but from the outside it seemed more like a continuous struggle for life, explosions capable of destroying hills, fortresses, entire armies or even mountains constantly thundered over Sigmund's head, occasionally hitting the ground next to him, causing the earth to tremble and an earthquake.
Jeanne d'Arc also did not stand still, she was a very brave and courageous girl, and therefore was not afraid to come under friendly fire, besides, she was already accustomed to going forward to the front lines. Her run was fast, worthy of a rank A Agility, and her swift strikes on Sigmund and sweeping strikes with a pike, plowing the ground or creating large craters ten meters from her strikes showed her power.
However, for Sigmund it didn't seem dangerous, as he was overtaking her in speed thanks to Sonido and Bringer Light , dodging at the very last moment, managing to prevent a carpet bombing from Archer . At one point, he created an especially large arrow, which flew apart into many smaller arrows, after which it destroyed Archer's dust curtain .
At that moment, Jeanne turned her whole body and transferred all her strength into the next blow with her pike into Sigmund's chest area.
El Escudo
A barrier appeared in front of Sigmund, blocking Jeanne's attack. However, he then used several other Kido .
Rikujokoro
Six pillars of light pierced Archer , binding him securely hand and foot. Sigmund had already begun to break the distance with Jeanne, trying to get rid of the most problematic opponent.
Hado #73. Soren Sokatsui
A stream of blue fire began to flow from Sigmund's palms, which was prepared for Archer , but at the last moment, Jeanne stood in the way of the fire, after which her skill Magic Resistance EX was activated. Due to the fact that this kido went beyond Foreigner's body , it began to be classified by the world as high-level magic.
And so the concentrated stream of flame crashed into Jeanne, after which it opened up as a powerful fiery whirlwind, destroying everything in its path for many hundreds of meters, evaporating even granite upon contact, creating a powerful gust of wind that only pushed it forward even more, dispersing the remnants of the clouds. Due to such intense heat, most of the snow and ice on the island simply evaporated.
Gender Equality Advocate: Monster…
But despite the fact that this attack failed, it created a large enough dome-shaped curtain that blocked Jeanne's vision. Despite the monstrous power of Revelation's A-rank foresight, it was useless against Sigmund, who had never met Alaya before . And so, breaking the distance of several hundred meters and standing with his feet in the air, Sigmund created a more powerful arrow , and then fired it at the chained Archer .
The power of this shot was hard to overestimate, as it was more than enough to destroy the top half of Archer and create a hole in the foothills of the island with a diameter of at least 10 meters.
Now Sigmund has two whole seconds to get rid of Jeanne.
He created an energy blade in which he hid the Book of the End, and then went into close combat. Given their speed, estimated at about Mach 90~100, they would have time to destroy the remains of the island before the arrival of the "new wave".
Jeanne was an experienced pole wrestler, wielding it with great skill. Although she primarily used sweeping strikes, due to the great length and incredible strength of her own B-rank, Jeanne could comfortably use the back of her banner. While Jeanne swung her banner, due to his mediocre physical condition, Siegmund remained on the defensive, using counterattacks to suppress Jeanne.
Jeanne could rightfully be considered a Servant of the highest echelon, as well as one of the strongest people of the new era.
The speed was higher for Jeanne, but because of Sonido and Bringer Light she couldn't hit Sigmund. Thanks to Revelation, Jeanne was shortening herself for a long time from Sigmund's point-blank shots, but at some point Sigmund simply grabbed her banner, after which he plunged his sword into her.
By using the two functions of the Book of the End at the same time, Sigmund dealt her a fatal blow, and also managed to completely view her structure as a servant, as well as her past. From now on, no matter what Jeanne did, she would be naked in front of him.
However, Kronshtein was not going to let her go so easily.
Sklaverai
Medallion
With the help of his other Fullbring , Ring of Link, and Bringer Light , Sigmund repaired Jeanne's residual spiritual structure, while simultaneously locking her in the Medallion, then returned her spiritual structure to integrity with the help of his Book of the End.
Immediately after Jeanne's "death", Siegmund flew upwards again in order to have a better view of Ciel's camera . During the entire fight, he had been watching the camera out of his peripheral vision, as he was afraid that Archer might attack her.
And he was not at all surprised that Archer was summoned next to Ciel , with ten phantasms nearby. And so Archer was met by a volley of Gran Rey Cero . Archer was an experienced fighter, and therefore managed to activate Ajax Shield, but ... It was Gran Rey Cero Sigmund, and therefore Archer was completely annihilated.
It was obvious that Sigmund was several heads ahead of the servants in both firepower and energy reserves.
And therefore another servant of the Ruler class was called.
The first servant that was called was obviously Jeanne D' arc .
- Jeanette, wouldn't you like to talk about God?
After this phrase, Jeanne immediately became sad. Moreover, she was not angry at Sigmund himself for this question, for some reason she was sad.
And the second servant was unusual. She was also a woman of average height, about 160 cm tall, with long purple hair reaching her waist. She was dressed in ... A black swimsuit and some kind of red jacket.
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- Oh!? Holy Martha! What kind of people are you, still beating up poor Tarasque ?
Martha herself was in no hurry to attack, deciding to first examine her target. She was surprised that she had an unbearable child. More precisely, she was surprised that the "outer god" decided to be so kind as to start a conversation.
- And you are much nicer than Alaya told me . How do you know me?
And since Sigmund wasn't sure if his Fullbring was working on Jeanne right now, he decided not to take any chances. All summoned servants are just limited copies of their original selves. After a servant dies, their information should go back to the Throne of Heroes, and so... Changing Jeanne's memories should work.
Sigmund doesn't have to change her past much, just a few conversations here and there that don't touch on her personality and history, but confirm Sigmund's existence in her past.
- Well, I lived at that time, I wanted to meet you, but I didn't have time, you were already beating up poor Tarasque .
This was the first time Marta had been asked such a question, after all, she was revered throughout the world. Even among Heroic Spirits, her feats were unique, as no one else could subdue someone like a child of Leviathan .
- I just helped him accept the true path.
Sigmund was only amused by this answer. He used the respite to heal from minor injuries, and the servants used it to gather information and perhaps set up an ambush. After all, Archer did not necessarily have to be summoned close to Sigmund, and among the counter guardian Archer is not the only one.
- True, you say? And why did you even think it was true? Because of your faith, people killed other people by the millions, if not dozens, or even hundreds, while also rolling back progress in magic.
- Only by taking the path of repentance can a person achieve peace and tranquility. And the actions of descendants do not concern me.
- Maybe you wanted to say "apathy"? I don't remember you persuading Tarasque to accept your faith. You methodically and purposefully beat him until he began to obey you. How does this distinguish you from an ordinary "pagan barbarian" who forces people to accept faith in another god under threat of death? By the way, this is the main reason why I stopped being interested in you at that time.
- Only on the path of virtue can a person become better. I only showed him the best way.
Martha was used to being surrounded by non-believers, after all, she had stood at the origins of her faith when Christianity was just beginning. She was waiting for reinforcements. Although she was stronger than Jeanne, she was not strong enough to run and try to defeat the "Outer God". That would be stupid.
- Apparently you don't know the gods of the arts like Hephaestus or the most peaceful Hestia . By the way, your god is just as cruel, petty and capricious as the other gods. A merciful, all-forgiving and loving god would not send curses on the Egyptians, including children. I know a much kinder, more sympathetic and loving god ... Although what can I say if you don't even know the true name of your god, without distinguishing his essence into two different ones?
Sigmund couldn't help but let his smile turn scornful. His phrase caught the attention of everyone in the chat, Ciel , and the two saints who were waiting for the right moment.
- In what sense do you mean I don't know the true name of God?
- Directly. Why didn't you become a counter guardian ? You still follow Alaya's orders .
- Alaya is not God.
- Don't know, don't know. Alaya acts in her own interests, and she is the collective unconscious of humanity. She is literally the only divine entity who benefits from caring for humanity. However, Alaya is working to guide humanity. The very fact of your joint call with counter The guardian clearly demonstrates this.
Pedobear's Wet Dream : This ... Sounds logical. But then why didn't Alaya pretend to be a god to make all the saints counter guardian ?
- Why didn't Alaya make us counter guardian ?
Jeanne looked at Sigmund for a long time, few could understand what she was thinking. However, now she decided to ask Sigmund.
- What's the point of that? Counter guardians are basically cleaners. They kill whoever Alaya points her finger at. In this case, she pointed at me. You don't have any ultimate skills or phantasms that would make providing you with an endless stream of mana even remotely worthwhile or effective. Even Jacob's Limbs is not a worthwhile investment. The same Archer shoots a hail of broken phantasms , with infinite mana he will have infinite destructive potential. And you think about this. Some entity suddenly starts to approach you, offering a contract. Doesn't this remind you of the devil? Besides, you are believers, it was obvious to you that only after death could you pass the judgment of the Lord and go to either heaven or hell. You two would never agree to become counter guardian .
This is the main reason why Alaya did not sign contracts with overly religious people, they are too much trouble because people can interpret her message differently, after which her own proposal will be heresy for them. She still has Grand Servant , who are assigned based on their abilities.
- Okay, I agree with that. But answer me one question. Why did you decide to give up your humanity? The last time we met, you were still human.
This was the fundamental question that interested Jeanne. She knows that she can't defeat Sigmund, he is too strong and fast. She doesn't think that Martha, who has agility of rank B, can somehow change the situation. Martha has Strength of rank B+, she is a finisher , to whom Jeanne must adapt.
If this conversation makes Sigmund doubt his position even a little, then they will have the opportunity to lure him over to the side of humanity, right?
- Jeanne, do you know him?
Saint Martha was more interested in this. During her summoning, she received no information about Sigmund other than that he was a threat to humanity, and an apostle of the Outer God and Foreigner .
- I didn't recognize him right away, because he looked different at that time, but I remembered him during your conversation. It was only because of his constant talking and asking questions that I recognized him. I met him a couple of times after God's Revelations. It was just talk about why I thought it was God who was talking to me, or what I would do next, nothing more.
- Answering your question, Jeanette. I did not reject humanity. Moreover, I was sure that I was still human. The thing is that it is Alaya that defines the criteria by which a person is defined. For example, the line when demigods are humans, and not gods. The same Gilgamesh, despite the fact that he is 2/3 god, is considered human. Well, everyone who has reached the Root ceases to be human, as well as those who have known what "cannot be known by man." Again, it is Alaya that sets the boundaries and criteria. Personally, I think that those who have reached the root are external gods. Jeanette, I was born into a family of two people, my soul does not degrade while in this body, therefore, I was born and am human. However, having known the worlds that are outside the Kaleidoscope, I suddenly became a Foreigner . Tasted the forbidden fruit of knowledge, if you will. And this despite the fact that I still love people, women for sure ... Although I admit that I strive to reach the root. I am tormented by the question. What will happen if a person who lived in the age of gods reaches the root? Will he become a True God ?... Apparently, there is already too little of a human in me.
- How old are you anyway, so that you can create such a way of eternal life?
- I still remember Circe's teachings.
- So, you are a magician from the age of gods?
- You could say that.
The next moment, Sigmund activated the Medallion he had just used on Jeanne. He had originally intended to use Luminosité Eternelle created a barrier that he would link to Ciel , however, something else happened.
The medallion in his old world enslaved the Shinigami's spiritual structure , their Bankai , which can be quite varied. However, last time, Sigmund enslaved Jeanne's complete spiritual structure, thus when activating the medallion, Sigmund projected Jeanne's spiritual structure on top of himself.
With a small glow of light, in place of Sigmund appeared a beautiful girl with loose hair down to her waist, wearing white robes and armor on her arms, legs and torso.
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Sigmund looked at his new body with interest. It was a miscalculation on his part, as the medallion was supposed to adapt the spiritual structure to his body, like a class card. However, because it was a prototype, and because his Foreigner essence considered the external structure to be a Gigai , Sigmund became the second Jeanne D' arc .
- I didn't expect the Medallion to work differently ... Although this is just a prototype, so such errors are expected.
Even Sigmund's voice became identical to Jeanne's. He ran his hand over his chest, waist, and thigh, checking the reality of his body.
- W-what ?
- It will be more difficult than I thought...
While Jeanne was in shock, Martha realized that their only advantage of Sigmund's weak body was nullified.
However, it was precisely this moment of carelessness that the enemy was waiting for two counter guardian .
Broken phantasms ones immediately flew towards Sigmund .
With a new body that can withstand supersonic combat on its own, as well as channel large amounts of energy, Sigmund has few limitations. He immediately summons the Hollow mask to further strengthen and accelerate himself.
The mask itself was an ordinary white comedian's mask.
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Sigmund decided to collect more experimental samples for further work and improvements to the Medallions. Archer was not in direct line of sight, and to analyze any object, you need to at least see it. Not to mention that Archer himself shoots in a wide arc, clearly being 10 kilometers away, instead of the target four. And so Sigmund decided to go down to the ground.
Broken The phantasms began to fly out of sync, trying to tie up Sigmund as much as possible with his overly long dashes. The magical explosion would not harm the two Rulers due to their magic resistance, but it was unknown whether such projectiles would work on Sigmund. A direct hit would still be an extremely painful blow.
Martha was the first to attack, she fearlessly ran up to Sigmund, trying to close the distance to the striking distance. Martha was a good fighter, a bad fighter even with incredible strength would hardly be able to subdue the child of Leviathan, but even so Sigmund did not let her get within striking distance. Despite the fact that Sigmund had relatively little experience against fist fighters in serious fights, but he had fought Yoruichi all the time , so he had no problem keeping his distance.
Martha jumped, she dashed to the sides, she tried to take advantage of Sigmund's sweeping blows, but he stood firm in place, constantly throwing her back with the help of the banner.
Despite Jeanne being equal to Siegmund in all stats, due to her previous use of the Book of the End, Siegmund predicts all of her actions due to his experience as well as his A-rank Revelation.
At some point, the Broken Phantasm began to fly straight at Sigmund. Jeanne and Martha immediately broke the distance, carefully watching as another Gram flew at Sigmund .
"White Jeanne" grabbed her banner by the very edge, then with a sweeping movement struck directly at the sword, causing a devastating explosion. Most of the explosion was diverted to the side, which created a giant trench almost a hundred meters deep and a couple of kilometers long, gradually widening towards the end.
Martha was the first to run towards Sigmund, intending to hit as hard as possible. However, Jeanne was faster than her. A run, acceleration, a jump and a swinging strike with the very edge of the banner towards Sigmund. Sigmund himself was an experienced fighter, and so he pulled the banner down, driving it into the ground, blocking such a wide and strong strike. The momentum of the strike was colossal. The very ground beneath them instantly split, and the already solid rock beneath them began to fly upward in the form of debris weighing tens of tons, but "White Jeanne" remained unshakable.
However, it was at this moment that Martha approached Sigmund within striking distance. Martha and Jeanne's teamwork was good, one might even say excellent, however ... And it was at this moment that Sigmund activated his Book of the End, and also hid it with an energy blade.
And this blade immediately began to move towards Martha's chest.
Martha knew that she would die from such an injury, she did not have Battle Extension or anything like that, so she decided to hit Sigmund with her own power. Martha's blow hit Sigmund in the stomach, a gift that was monstrous for any servant. It was a B+ rank attack, which is equal to two Anti-Unit rank C Noble Phantasms or even one B rank, which hit Sigmund directly in the stomach.
There were very few servants who could survive such injuries without consequences.
Jeanne was not one of them, and so Martha pierced Sigmund's stomach through and through, but a moment later she was absorbed by the medallion.
Despite being a saint, Jeanne was not a stupid paladin or samurai with a code of honor, and therefore attacked at the first opportunity. Sigmund, meanwhile, fought defensively, repelling Jeanne's attacks before they even began, which greatly strained Jeanne .
Jeanne didn't know how long her second "duel" with Sigmund lasted, she knew it was less than 10 minutes for sure, but subjectively it seemed to her that hours of fierce fighting had passed. Explosions thundered everywhere, the ground under her feet and blows crumbled almost into dust, and her opponent was an incredible swordsman.
It was somewhat reminiscent of her fights during her life.
A strike from above, from the left, a sweep, a false strike from the right, a throw up, a strike with a turn. No matter how Jeanne tried to catch Sigmund on a mistake, constantly dominating the attack, he repelled her attacks with some incredible precision.
As a Ruler-class servant, Jeanne was familiar with such a thing as a class card, and so she understood that she was currently at a disadvantage. Sigmund simply had most of her combat skills, an A-rank Revelation, and his own abilities, which he was currently using to slowly heal the wound he received from Martha. Jeanne's task now was to stall for as long as possible until Martha arrived.
The even line of broken phantasms flew straight at them, but this was only to Jeanne's advantage. She took an advantageous position, after which she began to attack with new zeal, forcing Siegmund to retreat. Despite the constant use of " mana explosion " and huge personal reserves, Siegmund had a large hole in his stomach, received from Martha's blow. Jeanne was generally surprised by Siegmund's resilience, since they managed to break his spine, but he still continued to fight as if nothing had happened, however, all the strength of his upper limbs was noticeably weakened due to Martha's blow.
/Three or four more such blows and he will die, no matter how resilient Sigmund is. And with his death, the anchor by which the Outer God can penetrate this world will disappear. Even though Sigmund brought a suitable vessel with him, without the necessary channel caused by the ritual, he is useless.
Due to Jeanne's constant onslaught, Sigmund simply didn't have time to heal his wound, and was forced to take additional damage from the broken phantasm's indirect hits to his sides and back. Archer's accuracy had improved due to the guidance from Alaya and the A-rank "Revelation", which wasn't surprising.
Best Rape Target: Is it just me or is Sigmund in serious trouble now? Is Saint Martha supposed to be that strong?
Pedobear's Wet Dream : That's the thing, she should n't . Did you even see that she was wearing a bathing suit? This is clearly not a normal call.
However, nothing could last forever. At one point, Jeanne made a swing that was too wide, which Sigmund took advantage of, slashing her with his sword. He literally cut her from the shoulder to the top of her stomach, ensuring her death. Moments later, she too began to be absorbed into the medallion.
However, Jeanne managed to see a tall, tanned man with white hair, dressed in armor.
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Chronos Rose !
In the next dying moment, Jeanne saw how this assassin began to blur around Sigmund, inflicting dozens of blows on him in various places. Liver, kidneys, back, tendons of the legs, neck, hips. This assassin was incredibly fast, even Jeanne with her Agility of rank A could not track him with her gaze.
/ So, my replacement has already arrived... I did everything I could.
Alaya's strategy was simple. Because Sigmund was not just a first-class mage, but a mage from the Age of Gods with incredible strength, vast experience of at least several thousand years, and monstrous speed, summoning one strong servant made no sense. A servant with Agility below rank A would simply not be able to keep up with him and would be killed, since Sigmund had an incredible supply of magic. However, any servant with Magic Resistance below EX rank he will simply demolish with his magic, and therefore Alaya had few possible performers. Alaya chose Saint Martha and Jeanne for this role, since both have excellent stats. Assassin Emiya is able to effectively strike and stall for time in the absence of other servants due to his Noble Phantasm and Agility Rank A+. And after using his Noble Phantasm in quick succession , he has every chance of escaping due to his Presence Concealment A+. Unfortunately, the second Noble Phantasm Assassin is useless against Foreigner class servants , as they are simply designed differently internally.
Sigmund simply does not have time to heal the wounds he received properly due to the phantasms constantly flying at him , as well as the Assassin , who is trying to kill him by repeatedly using his phantasm .
Jeanne didn't know which one this was, she thought it was her eighth summoning. Saint Martha was summoned next to her, and right in front of them, Sigmund was fighting against the Assassin .
However, Sigmund's condition was quite pitiful. The wound in his stomach was still huge, but now there were two holes in his chest the size of Martha's fist. His lungs were completely destroyed, he had not been breathing for a long time, and his heart had stopped beating, but he continued his battle. Sigmund was able to avoid a couple of Martha's blows, and some only partially, and therefore he was missing a solid piece of meat on one thigh, and the kneecap on the other leg was missing. How Sigmund was now not just standing, but fighting, remained a mystery to Jeanne. If this fight were immortalized by at least a few living people, then Sigmund would become the strongest Berserker class servant with Mad Enhancement and Battle Continuation of EX rank.
Pedobear's Wet Dream : Zig! Stop playing the hero! Run away already! You can go to my world, lie low, and everything will be fine!
Best target for rape: Run away before it's too late!
Sweet Slime: Stop torturing yourself already!
While Siegmund's friends were actively trying to stop Siegmund's suffering with their screams, Kazuma and Rias simply couldn't believe what they were seeing. They were simply in shock that such a seasoned fighter like Siegmund was so badly injured.
Sadistic dominatrix #1: Stop yelling at the whole chat. Didn't you realize that it was all a show on his part? He surpasses all his enemies in speed by several heads. There's no way he could have received so many wounds without his consent. Immediately after changing his appearance, he practically stopped using his movement techniques.
Esdeath was the only one with actual combat experience, and so she understood Sigmund's true actions far better than anyone else. She knows he did something to the defeated servants, but she doesn't know what.
- I'm tired of these cat and mouse games.
Immediately after this, Sigmund moved behind the Assassin. Emii , then tore it into two pieces with one strike of the banner. It wasn't difficult for him, because Assassin had a C-rank Endurance . Immediately after that, he took out a syringe and injected it into his chest. The holes in his chest and stomach immediately began to heal with apparently speed, and with a little use of magic, Sigmund's armor was also restored.
- I see, so the drug can heal wounds even in such a spiritual body.
There were reasons for this performance. Firstly, it was necessary to prevent Alaya from summoning more servants, and secondly, Siegmund did not need counter guardian , he needed a servant not directly connected to Alaya , like the saints.
Sigmund wasn't an idiot to try to copy part of the "counterforce" by literally letting Alaya into his body . She would have killed him immediately. The Saints were independent of Alaya , although they were summoned with her help to protect the world and humanity, and therefore they were "safe", and Sigmund had the foresight to test them with the Book of the End.
Eight copies of the complete spiritual structure of Jeanne D' arc and seven copies of Saint Martha in her best form were more than enough for Sigmund to be able to rework these medallions into class cards.
Next in line were a pair of saints, but he decided to deal with them in a special way. He used his bow, then began to rain arrows at them, while simultaneously using his magic, condensing gas into crystals, and then shooting shards at Martha and Jeanne. The moment they touched Jeanne and Martha, these crystals turned into gas, which naturally entered their lungs, since they were still breathing. They were humans in life, breathing was a reflex for them.
- Study physics, otherwise you will remain fools.
As you might guess, Sigmund "linked" the reishi and the gas that entered the saints with the help of his new Fullbring .
Magic Resistance EX rank is not quite Magic Resistance , but rather a reflection of magic. Magic is not nullified upon contact with Jeanne and Martha, but is redirected to the sides, which leaves a loophole for Sigmund, since Magic Resistance as such Jeanne and Martha do not possess if magic was applied to them from within.
And with the help of a "filament" of reishi arrows , Sigmund gained access to the Saints' bloodstream. With his magic, Sigmund turned all of Jeanne and Martha's blood into gas, thereby dramatically increasing their internal pressure by more than 400 times, tearing them apart from the inside, after which he calmly finished them off with the Book of the End and the medallion.
Well, kill two saints with magic when they have Magic Resistance EX rank is an achievement worthy of a place on the throne of heroes.
And as convenient as it was for Siegmund, Archer was already finishing singing his aria, which he had begun at the moment Martha and Jeanne were summoned.
Unlimited Blade Works
Archer didn't waste time on trifles, and so he immediately began to bombard Sigmund with all sorts of phantasms .
Having many prototypes of the medallion, Sigmund decided to test them on phantasms . With the help of Sonido and Bringer Light Sigmund quickly achieved his first phantasms , after which he began to use his medallions.
It didn't always work, out of 30 uses, only a few worked. Caliburn , Gram , Dainslef and Harp . Due to the overload of magical energy, the spiritual structure of the remaining phantasms was unstable, which is why it was possible to collect only spiritual particles, from which it will then be possible to assemble a new frame for a "class card" or another phantasm .
The second test of the medallions was successful. And through testing it became clear that in order to enslave a phantasm or an entire servant, the required object/subject must be in its normal state and not be subject to an excess of mana that could damage the spiritual structure.
That is, to obtain the structure of the servant, Sigmund must guess the moment when it begins to dissipate, but will still be "whole", or find an exhausted servant.
And since Sigmund had already exhausted his supply of medallions, he decided not to bother too much with Archer .
Sigmund stood high above the ground, the first volley of phantasms had already been destroyed, but on the way was a real wall of light blue fire that filled the entire sky, a kilometer long, consisting entirely of projected phantasms .
Best Rape Target: Oh ... What does "Infinite Destructive Potential" mean? He uses at least A-rank Phantasms ...
Illogical exhibitionist: Somehow even I felt a little sorry for Sigmund...
There was a real swarm of ones in front broken phantasms , which with their unshakable power made space itself vibrate, easily breaking apart before such a formidable array of magical weapons.
And this detachment was aimed only at Sigmund.
However, Sigmund was not worried about this at all. He was used to fighting off more dangerous opponents than the servants of the upper echelon, as arrogant as it sounded. Sigmund extended his hand forward and began to point his finger directly in the direction where there were most phantasms . He did not have much time, but even this was enough for him. At the tip of his finger, a recognizable black ball began to form.
There were no strange magical songs or other rituals that Archer expected . Sigmund decided to counter the huge armada of phantasms with a simple black ball.
"Madman," thought Jeanne and Martha, who were once again called into battle beyond the phantasm Archer , but they couldn't help but appreciate Sigmund's determination and courage. He lived for at least several thousand years, but for his purposes he was able to reach the real Outer God.
No matter how terrible and creepy Sigmund's plans were, in their eyes he was worthy of at least some degree of admiration.
Cero Oscars
As the phantasms began to fly towards Sigmund, intending to destroy him with superior power, the Small Ball in front of Sigmund suddenly transformed into a beam, instantly destroying hundreds of phantasms , as well as the famous " Unlimited Blade Works ».
Although it could not be called an ordinary ray.
Usually, a beam is understood to be a straight line, but Sigmund's ability was different.
Even though it was light at this point in the world, near Canada, because of the red evening sun, Cero Oscuras was truly enormous. If a multi-kilometer curtain of Phantasms Archer could have eclipsed the horizon, then Cero Oscuras eclipsed the sky itself, turning the picturesque scarlet sunset into the darkest night.
Cero Oscuras was disproportionately huge, there are few large objects in nature that can block the horizon , so that on earth it would be as dark as in a closed black room without light. However, Sigmund's Cero was able to create the impression of an endless and immense emptiness. There were no sounds, not even Jeanne D'arc and Saint Martha possessing Magic Resistance EX rank, literally "invulnerable" to magical attacks felt like they had simply disappeared from the face of the earth. They saw nothing, they heard nothing, they felt nothing: no smell, no temperature, no heaviness, no gravity, no pressure.
They felt nothing.
Until the moment when the reverse force from the jet movement of a huge mass of energy threw them several kilometers upward.
It was only then that they realized what a terrifying creature they had encountered.
Cero Oscuras was gigantic, so big that it managed not only to go beyond the largest uninhabited island on the planet, it was gigantic enough that at its widest point it was as wide as Canada. Even the backdraft from that attack completely flattened the surface of the island and also pushed apart the ocean.
Jeanne and Martha believed that Sigmund could be a magician from the age of the gods. Only beings comparable to the gods could create something so destructive.
There was nothing for them to do here.
Grand Servant was called .
A man over two meters tall was summoned next to Sigmund. He was wearing a white mask resembling a human skull, black armor, a huge shield, and a two-handed sword that he held with one hand.
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Did this frighten Sigmund?
Not at all.
However, he froze in shock as he felt the very universe tremble.
Ciel hasn't been sitting idle all this time. Even though she was protected by powerful Bakudo , but they did not protect her from the influence of Alaya , who sought to suppress her. The Sephira Crystal inside Ciel was aware of the attempts to influence her, and therefore prepared an "immune response" that would allow it to resist any interference from Alaya from the outside.
Ciel was already dressed in her Astral Dress : Yah
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Ciel wore a beautiful dress the same transparent color as drops of water. Her chest and hair have flower decorations resembling cherry blossoms. Golden decorations adorn her neck, shoulders, and torso, the latter of which holds her teddy bear in place. Her Astral Dress emanated a glow similar to the northern lights. Behind her is a distorted halo with ten stars, bright white light.
Ciel appeared before this world in all her glory.
Ciel also saw Siegmund's entire fight perfectly. And although she was smart enough to figure out the reasons for such a "tough fight" on her own, it didn't change the fact that she was angry at Alaya for trying to kill her and HER LOVED ONE!
And this impudent entity even summoned another, stronger servant! And he was the first in line for destruction.
Ain
At Ciel's wish , a flash of bright light instantly occurred, illuminating the entire world.
And to the great shock of the saints, there was no Grand Servant was not in his former place.
He disappeared.
It was as if he didn't exist.
Ciel didn't even consider Saint Martha or Jeanne a threat, they were too weak for that. However, Alaya was a much more difficult entity to eliminate, she was too deep-rooted to be thoughtlessly destroyed.
Ain Soph
Behind Ciel the tree was decorated with flowers and branches that pierced the sky and changed the surrounding landscape, giving it a monochrome, checkerboard-like appearance.
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She intended to rewrite the world so that Alaya could no longer influence this world or interfere with her and Sigmund.
This monochrome zone began to expand at an incredible rate, despite the fact that Alaya and even Gaia were doing everything they could to stop the spread of this territory.
However, it was at this moment that Sigmund came to his senses. By this appearance, Astral Dress , and her two angels, he immediately understood who she was Ciel .
- Ciel , what are you going to do?
Sigmund approaches Ciel to get the answer he needs. He knows HOW radical she can be Ciel , if something hits her in the head.
The Saints also turned their heads towards Ciel , after which… The same thought came to their minds.
God stands before them.
A real god.
Not the External God.
Perhaps even the God they believe in.
- I'm going to destroy Alaya , she's too willful, and she'll only get in your way.
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Maria was one of the few who understood the full scale of what Ciel was about to do .
Sigmund couldn't allow Ciel to cripple his already dying world so much.
- Ciel , I don't think you should destroy Alaya , she is an important mechanism for protecting this world. All we need is for her not to interfere with us. I don't think she will want to deal with us after something like this. This world is already beyond her control, which she understands.
Sigmund knew that Ciel serious , and so he tried to gently dissuade her from exposing the world to the other Outer Gods. However, by that time, Ciel's power had already completely covered the entire planet.
- Then I will simply fence her off from us, making it difficult for her to interact with the world, as well as the ability to summon servants.
Ciel was still angry at the only person responsible for Sigmund's injuries. He had endured so much pain just to buy time and carry out some plan of his... Ciel simply couldn't endure all this and do nothing.
Her heart bleeds.
- This will be more than enough.
Jeanne and Martha saw Siegmund and Ciel interacting very well , they realized that they were very... Close, so much so that Ciel began to listen to Siegmund's advice, possessing a power so great that she could "push Alaya aside". They clearly felt how Alaya's power gradually diminished over time, after which it suddenly became noticeably weaker.
The saints could not help but recall Sigmund's phrase, which he uttered at the very beginning of the confrontation.
"I know a much kinder, more compassionate and loving God."
Could he have been talking about Ciel then ?
Does this mean that all this time Sigmund was just pretending to be an Outer God, giving Ciel the time she needed to adapt?
Did he foresee all this in advance?
Doesn't that make their entire fight completely pointless?
Will this world with a new god become as unhappy as the thousands of other worlds that have deviated from the "correct history"?
With Ciel here, they're not even sure that even a quantum lock can destroy this world.
However, it is no longer their business; they did everything they could.
And after that, the two servants dissolved into particles of light.
- Well, the problem is solved...
After today's revelation, Sigmund was completely devastated. He couldn't even think straight. But Ciel wrote it all off as fatigue from the battle and nervous tension.
- Zig, what are we going to do next? And what about the island?
- We can always say it was a gas explosion. I'm sure the magicians will make people believe it was a gas explosion.
Because Sigmund's brain wasn't working, he tried to solve the problem the way the locals usually solve it. Any supernatural nonsense can be justified by a gas explosion.
- Zig, there is no island here. A simple gas explosion won't do the trick.
- That's true. Now...
Sigmund didn't bother anymore, and so he stuck the Book of the End into the ground, and then began to restructure it. Due to the high concentration of reishi and reiatsu , as well as Sigmund's own strength, it was relatively easy to restore the appearance of the island. Of course, it was only an appearance, but the rest would be done by the planet, accumulating enough mana in the empty "pocket" of the island, turning the mana into matter. Reishi from all around would begin to condense there , collecting the missing mass.
Sigmund also stopped broadcasting live.
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However, the chat did not stop being active after this.
Gender Equality Advocate: How did you get Quincy powers ? Where did you get the Medallions, and in such large quantities?
Illogical Exhibitionist: Who were those servants you fought with? Who are Foreigner ? Where did you get the regeneration drug ?
Sweet Slime: Are you okay? You look rumpled.
The chat was quite lively, but Sigmund was not in the mood.
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: People, I'm already tired today, my whole body hurts, I'm quietly hysterical right now, I want to sleep. I'll return to the chat only after I rest and sleep.
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