Facing the unstoppable King of Conquerors, Rin's situation was extremely unfavorable.
After the Army of the King was deployed, the magic power used to maintain the Reality Marble was collectively borne by the entire army, not by the King of Conquerors alone. However, whether it was Lancelot or the MIKUs, the magic power consumed by their battles was undoubtedly drawn from Rin. Every second of combat resulted in a massive loss of magic power, and simultaneously projecting 7524 noble phantasms had reached the limit of projection quantity, effectively restricting Rin's primary combat method.
So... will I lose? Facing the vast Army of the King, which was not even fully displayed in the original work/canon, facing the flawless King of Conquerors... No, I will still win!
The spatial crack, torn open with increased force, caused an accelerated outflow of the Great Source of life energy from the Infinite World. The mythical magic power core, 'Dragon's Heart,' a dimension higher than Magic Circuits, operated under overload. Every cell and every drop of blood in her body transformed into a complete magic power conductor.
The body strengthening spells had long been fully activated. Facing the charge of the Chariot of Divine Might, which seemed to crush space itself, Rin, moving against the current, opened the Mana Burst switch—
Boom!!!
The overload burn was now countless times greater! The moment Mana Burst activated, the outward-exploding magic power vibrated the space of this Reality Marble. The abundant magic power, infinitely generated within Rin's body, solidified like the night sky. Rin seemed to be entirely ablaze! She transformed into a flying fire meteor, trailing a long tail flame, and charged towards the rolling thunder of the King of Conquerors!
Boom—CRASH!!!
Like a meteor falling into the sea, the flat and quiet sand sea instantly boiled! Yellow sand was swept up like a tidal wave dozens of meters high. Soldiers within a hundred-meter radius were directly thrown into the sky by the powerful aftershock.
Then, from the center of the collision, the Chariot of Divine Might surged forth. Although the accompanying lightning had disappeared, it still charged forward relentlessly. In front of the divine cattle pulling the chariot, Rin gripped one horn in each hand. Because the ground was entirely sand and she couldn't get a firm footing to exert force, she was pushed backward by the running divine cattle, sliding.
"Speaking of which, there's no need for Berserker to conceal his identity from Us anymore, is there? Such unparalleled martial arts, coupled with his reaction at the banquet, We have pretty much guessed his general identity."
The King of Conquerors laughed loudly, driving his chariot while shouting. "There was nothing to hide from the beginning. Berserker's true identity is King Arthur, that is, Lancelot, the First Knight among the Knights of the Round Table under Saber!" Rin, seemingly in a disadvantageous situation, still smiled and looked up, answering the King of Conquerors' question cheerfully, the confidence on her face never fading.
"I didn't expect that little girl Saber to have such a fierce general under her command. How about you and Berserker join Our army? What do you say?"
"King of Conquerors, you asked me that question when we first met. I once had a one-in-ten-thousand thought about it, but now you are too presumptuous, because you have ignited the desire to be King in my heart!"
"Ah hahaha! Excellent! In that case, there's nothing more to say, let's fight with all we have! Distant Pillage Domination!!!"
The King of Conquerors once again shouted the true name release of the Thunder Chariot. The lightning of divine punishment flashed again, transmitting along the gleaming horns to Rin. Even dragon scales could not block the lightning containing Zeus's divine power, but Rin's hands never let go, because she was waiting for this moment!
Magic power, solidified like a physical substance, coiled from Rin's hands onto the horns of the divine cattle. Under Rin's control, the magic power at her feet suddenly solidified, and the charging chariot abruptly stopped. End Magic, which can coexist with all magic power but also clash with it, collided head-on with the divine cattle's lightning! The immense magic power impact exploded, intentionally guided upwards, and the two divine cattle, whose horns were grasped, were irresistibly lifted, their front hooves off the ground.
Zero-Style Magic Burst!
Rin explosively detonated the outward-released magic power coiled around the cattle heads. With a "crack," the two horns, harder than metal, were broken off by Rin! The two divine cattle, standing on their hind legs, inevitably exposed their vulnerable underbellies to Rin.
However, Zeus's lightning did not disappear. From the ground, from the chariot, and from the cloudless sky, it struck Rin. Her exposed palms showed a charred lightning mark extending to her arms and then her entire body. The carbonized scales had fallen off, revealing her electrocuted skin.
The excruciating pain and numbness of the lightning strike had long spread and filled Rin's sensory nerves. It felt as if her entire being had been burned and electrocuted, and her hands, feet, and body seemed unable to receive commands from her brain.
But Rin's body and movements showed no delay or slowdown. The movements of her hands and body were still faster than a flash of light.
Such pain from electric shock had long been commonplace in her past years. She could flush the damaged areas with magic power to force cell regeneration and restore sensation. Even if bones were broken, she could use magic power to forcibly link them together and continue fighting. Rin's body was forged through training in injuries and pain!
At this moment, two phantom images of magic swords flashed across Rin's hands and arms. In an instant, Rin's hands truly pierced the fur of the divine cattle's bellies like two divine swords!
This scene, even the King of Conquerors standing on the chariot, couldn't help but widen his tiger-like eyes. One must know that even if it was a weak point like the belly, these were sacred beasts with divinity; no noble phantasm of a certain rank could hope to break through their defenses.
At this time, the number of MIKU clones blocking the Army of the King suddenly decreased significantly, with only one-tenth remaining. The remaining magic power stayed within Rin's body—
"Phantasm Collapse!"
The exploding magic power impact burst directly outwards from Rin's hands! With a "boom!", a basin-sized hole was blown open on the back of each of the two divine cattle. The two majestic divine cattle instantly died, their bright eyes dimming.
From the re-release of the Chariot of Divine Might to this moment, everything happened in the blink of an eye, all to destroy the King of Conquerors' greatest threat at this time.
With the Army of the King blocked, the Chariot of Divine Might was the King of Conquerors' strongest noble phantasm; its anti-army lightning attacks could not be withstood by Rin more than a few times, and it integrated offense, defense, and mobility, moving at full speed, Rin simply couldn't catch up.
To defeat the King of Conquerors, the Chariot of Divine Might must first be destroyed. Merely killing the two divine oxen pulling the chariot is not enough, as these two sacred beasts are merely manifestations of Zeus's divine power. As long as the chariot remains supplied with magic power, they can revive, so the chariot itself must also be destroyed.
Rin, having slain the two divine oxen, moved without a moment's pause, her figure flashing between the two dead oxen...
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