Now, if Rozen were to go all out, he could easily rival a strategic-level top-tier familiar.
Even if he disregards the cost and uses all his trump cards, he's confident that he can defeat someone like Cú Chulainn, who is at the pinnacle of strategic-level, even in the absence of Gyokuto.
Although Gyokuto is not present, and Hokuto, Rozen's strongest combat force, is heavily injured and unable to fight, Rozen still believes that he can overcome an ordinary strategic-level opponent with his current abilities.
However, facing the Grand Servant in front of him, Rozen feels a sense of powerlessness rising from deep within, rather than a sense of victory.
It's natural—what can a magus like Rozen do if neither magic nor jujutsu have any effect on the enemy?
Moreover, there's a considerable power gap between them, with Solomon being a Grand-level existence surpassing Rozen in magic energy, magecraft, and pure strength.
Even with the power of "Mind's Eye" that allows Rozen to reach the realm of the divine, Solomon has the "Clairvoyance" that can see through the past and future, serving as a counterbalance.
Solomon is essentially an upgraded version of Rozen in every aspect.
Magic energy is stronger than Rozen.
Magecraft is stronger than Rozen.
Special eye abilities are stronger than Rozen.
Furthermore, even in the realm of summoning, Solomon is superior, capable of summoning the seventy-two Pillars of Demon Gods, far beyond Rozen's current level of summoning upper-tier familiars.
Rozen finally understands why he harbors such intense animosity towards Solomon. It's not just because of an inexplicable anger and hatred, or because Solomon is the mastermind behind burning humanity. It's because Solomon is essentially the same type of being as Rozen but is already far ahead, walking ahead of him.
If it were just that, Rozen wouldn't have such strong animosity towards Solomon. The problem is that the person walking ahead of him is actively looking down on him.
"In the end, you're just a human."
Solomon degrades, denies, and mocks the existence called humans.
Perhaps Solomon has realized that this seemingly insignificant being in front of him is actually of the same type as himself. It's precisely because of this that Solomon personally came here.
"To prove that..."
"I am the only one who should stand at the highest peak, without anyone walking the path I've tread."
Solomon, as if to thoroughly crush Rozen, activates a fierce magic throughout his body. The magic is so dense that it forms substantial phenomena, enveloping Solomon's entire body in a sinister and ominous black mist.
Then...
"I remember it's 'twenty-eight' right?"
Solomon suddenly says this.
Rozen is initially surprised, but then his expression changes dramatically.
————"Twenty-eight."
Rozen understands very well what this number represents.
————"Twenty-eight Warriors."
————"Twenty-eight Dragon Species."
Enemies created by Medb, a total of twenty-eight of them.
Now, when Solomon mentions this number, the implication is obvious.
"Although it may be a bit excessive for a game, since you've overcome both the 'Twenty-eight Warriors' and the 'Twenty-eight Dragon,' why not see if you can overcome the 'Twenty-eight Demon Gods' this time!"
Solomon laughs ferociously, and his entire body's magic power surges violently, instantly filling the entire battlefield with a black mist that engulfs the surrounding land.
"Hum...!"
The atmosphere immediately becomes chaotic.
"Boom, boom, boom...!"
The earth trembles instantly.
The black mist of magic power covers the surroundings, and as if something is being released from hell, columns of aura rise slowly.
Then, for Rozen, something both familiar and unfamiliar appears.
Like heavenly pillars, entirely formed of flesh and blood, emitting an incredibly evil aura and a terrifying atmosphere, columns of flesh with eyeballs scattered all over.
It is...
"Demon God Pillars!"
Once encountered in the first singularity, the essence, original form, and symbol possessed by Lev, the source of calamity and evil, now appears again in front of Rozen.
And, this time, not just a single pillar, but a total of twenty-eight.
"Come! My brethren!"
"Come! My servants!"
"Come! My power!"
"Come! My comrade!"
"Come! Come! Come!"
"In this world, show your power! Crush our enemies!"
"Hahaha!"
Solomon floats in mid-air, surrounded by the surging black mist, enveloped by one pillar of Demon God after another, laughing incessantly.
The figure surrounded by dozens of Demon God Pillars looks truly fierce and terrifying.
Naturally, for someone facing such a scene, the despair must be unimaginable.
"Thump, thump—thump, thump—thump, thump—"
Rozen's heart once again beats wildly, and the eerie feeling spreads over his entire body like a festering sore.
In the face of such a ferocious scene, Rozen seems like an ant preparing to challenge the entire hell, appearing so ignorant and pitiful.
I believe that such a scene, seen by others, would evoke similar feelings.
After all, even a single Demon God Pillar requires several powerful Servants to contend with. In the past, Rozen relied on the power of Mash and Jeanne, along with Jeanne Alter's Noble Phantasm, to ultimately subdue Lev.
Now, facing a total of twenty-eight pillars, even though Rozen has grown significantly, all he can feel is despair.
But...
"No matter who I lose to, I just don't want to lose to things like you..."
Rozen listens to the wildly beating heart, experiences the eerie feeling crawling all over his body, and yet, a fearless smile appears on his face.
"Come!"
Rozen activates the magic circuits within his body to the maximum extent, causing magic to flow rapidly like bursting flashes of lightning, surging out.
Although compared to the black magic mist forming the hellish scene, Rozen's magic seems so weak, it's like a morning star shining in the dark.
Even if it's solitary and dim, it still lights up the darkness.
Then, heroes drawn by this light of dawn make their entrance.
"Boom!"
Staggering magic power explodes from the edge of the battlefield.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Like triggering a chain reaction, waves of magic power consecutively detonate, rising from all directions.
"What is this...!?"
As if sensing something, Rozen suddenly turns his head and looks around.
The next moment, Rozen sees it.
Streams of flowing light, rushing madly towards this place.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
At the same time, in this hellish scene, the Demon God Pillars began to move one after another.
Similar to the encounter with Lev in the first singularity, the Demon God Pillars, covered in numerous eyeballs, suddenly glowed. A tremendous, high-temperature and high-pressure smoke rolled out, like a rampaging avalanche, crushing the earth on one side and annihilating dust on the other, surging towards Rozen as if it were a nightmare, covering the sky and overwhelming.
Faced with this fierce attack...
"〈Lord Chaldeas〉!"
A girl appeared beside Rozen, shouting the incantation for her Noble Phantasm, and slammed her shield, unleashing a magical barrier.
The avalanche-like black smoke engulfed it, but like waves parting around a reef, it passed on both sides of the magical barrier, rushing at high speed, shattering countless rocks and debris.
"Mash!"
Rozen called out to the girl who protected him.
However, in front of this hellish scene, heroes who came for Rozen were not limited to just one Servant.
"〈Brahmastra Kundala〉!"
When this voice echoed through the battlefield, a beam of flaming light descended from the sky, carrying an immense power and struck several Demon God Pillars. In the next moment, a staggering explosion erupted, subjecting those Demon God Pillars to terrifying incendiary and explosive pressure, making them scream in agony.
Drenched in blood, shedding the golden armor inherited from birth, the Indian hero wielding a new thunderous spear charged into the battlefield, arriving before Rozen.
"Sorry, I'm late."
Known as the "Hero of Charity," this figure burned away the rolling smoke with flames, protecting Rozen and Mash, and spoke calmly with a newly acquired divine spear in hand.
"Karna!"
Rozen also called out to the Indian hero protecting him.
Looking closely, Karna not only lost his golden armor, but was also covered in blood and suffered considerable damage, with burns and scars visible all over his body.
Obviously, Karna went through an exceptionally difficult battle; otherwise, he wouldn't have absorbed so much of Rozen's magical energy earlier, nor would he look like this now.
However, even through all the hardships, Karna emerged victorious.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have come here.
Naturally, Rozen's Servants were not limited to just Karna.
"〈Gáe Bolg Alternative〉!"
A crimson magic spear cut through the black fog like lightning, like a flash of light, piercing through the body of a Demon God Pillar nearest to Rozen at an astonishing speed.
And then, the second magic spear that followed deeply penetrated the body of another Demon God Pillar, causing it to howl like a dying beast, shaking the air.
"Scáthach!"
Rozen turned his head and looked into the distance.
"I never thought I would end up in such a sorry state. The last time I was in this condition, it must have been ages ago, and if I recall correctly, my opponent was a giant from mythology. It's really hard to decide whether to express joy or not."
With that said, Scáthach gripped the spears in each hand, wiping the blood from the corners of her mouth as she walked slowly towards Rozen. Despite being injured by Solomon's transcendent attack through time and space, Scáthach's body continued to fluctuate with runic symbols, constantly healing her wounds.
In her eyes, an overwhelming determination and fighting spirit emerged, as if she had encountered a long-lost prey or an unprecedented formidable enemy. There was no despair, but rather a sense of exhilaration in contrast.
And then...
"〈Phoibos Catastrophe〉!"
Beneath a cold and resolute voice, two arrows suddenly soared into the sky like chasing meteors, piercing the heavens. In that space, a colorful aurora appeared, summoning countless arrows of light that rained down.
Countless light arrows fell into the dark magical mist, piercing each Demon God Pillar, causing a cacophony of tearing and piercing sounds, creating chaos in the black mist.
"Such an unexpectedly formidable enemy."
On the golden ship, the female hunter standing at the forefront of the deck gazed solemnly at the battlefield where the Demon God Pillars roamed.
"The mastermind behind the incineration of humanity, showing up at a time like this."
Behind her, the princess also had a serious expression.
"Damn it...! This is just bad news...! Why would such monsters suddenly appear...!? And why did I voluntarily come to such a dangerous place...!? Is the Spirit Origin malfunctioning? Or is my Spiritual Core damaged? Damn it!"
The helpless prince continued to steer the ship, cursing while his face turned pale and grim.
"Roar!"
Immediately after, a massive figure leaped down from the ship's deck, landing heavily in front of Rozen, roaring loudly at the approaching Demon God Pillars.
Apart from the Argonauts, who else could it be?
With the appearance of these heroes, Rozen realized that the omnipresent dragon roars on the battlefield had completely disappeared.
Whether it was the Wyverns or the Dragons rampaging across the entire battlefield, they were all lying lifeless on the ground, turned into corpses.
This informed Rozen that the Servants had cleared the battlefield.
Especially Heracles, not only did he suffer injuries comparable to Karna and Scáthach, but he also used up a total of ten regenerations for his Noble Phantasm, meaning that the great hero had died ten times in total.
And that was indeed the case.
In the final burst of Fionn and Diarmuid, Heracles was killed once, using that one death as the cost to defeat Fionn and Diarmuid.
Subsequently, Heracles had been sweeping the battlefield against the dragon species, finally turning the tables against the four dragons chasing the Argonauts. With the assistance of Atalanta and Medea, he paid the price of nine lives to kill all the Wyverns and the other fourteen true dragons on the battlefield.
From this, it was evident how formidable Heracles truly was.
Finally...
"〈Brahmastra〉!"
The shout of the young hero finally echoed.
Thus, carrying the unstoppable blade radiating with bursts of lightning, it spun rapidly, tearing through the air and thundering into the magical mist that covered the Demon God Pillars across the battlefield.
As a Noble Phantasm with exceptional lethality against magical beings, this Noble Phantasm brought even more astonishing damage than the attacks of the previous Servants, causing the Demon God Pillars to roar in anger.
The owner of the Noble Phantasm held a girl who bore an uncanny resemblance to himself, a docile figure nestled in his arms. The girl wore a distinctive and exquisite ring on her hand, and together, they descended from the sky.
They landed right in front of Rozen.
"Rama!"
Rozen called out to the young hero, and the youth responded with a proud and untamed smile, facing Rozen.
"Sorry to kept you waiting, Master."
Thanks to the ample magical energy provided by Rozen, Rama had recovered from his injuries and escaped the brink of death. Holding his wife, Sita, who was remarkably similar in appearance, Rama displayed an unprecedented heroic posture.
"You must be Lord Rozen, right? I've already heard of your existence from my husband and learned of your great kindness to us. Please allow us to sincerely express our gratitude and respect to the great Master of Chaldea."
Sita, nestled in his arms, bowed deeply, expressing her gratitude towards Rozen.
In this situation, Rama approached Rozen, reached out, and placed his hand on Rozen's shoulder.
"Thanks to you, Master, I was able to reunite with Sita, rescue her, and come here with her by my side."
Rama raised his hand high, grabbing the returning Immortal Blade. He turned around, facing the Demon God Pillars.
Sita immediately stood by Rama's side, holding a bow tightly, her expression extremely serious.
This couple seemed unyielding, standing together in front of Rozen.
Then, they declared simultaneously.
"Leave it to us, Master."
"Even if it cost our lives, we will not allow those filthy monsters to touch an inch of your skin."
Rama and Sita pledged loudly.
In their words, an unwavering determination was revealed.
At this critical moment, all the Servants who had formed a bond with Rozen, without any prior agreement, arrived in front of him, one by one, firmly demonstrating their determination and faith to fight to the death for him.
Therefore, Rozen was not alone.
Rozen smiled.
He smiled very happily.
Lost on all fronts against Solomon?
No.
Perhaps Rozen's magical power truly couldn't compare to Solomon's.
Perhaps Rozen's magecraft was inferior to the King of Magic.
Even the power of his proud "Summoning" and "Mind's Eye" was undeniably overshadowed by Solomon.
However, that didn't mean Rozen had no chance of defeating Solomon.
At least, at this moment, before Rozen stood not just the Servants commanded by Solomon, but also a group of summoned heroes.
As long as there were familiars and companions by his side...
"I am invincible!"
Rozen was certain of this.
"————"
Unconsciously, Rozen's intense heartbeat ceased, and his heart gradually calmed down.
Simultaneously, that eerie sensation, like receding tides, faded away from Rozen's body.
It was as if, declaring that Rozen no longer needed to fear the enemies before him, Rozen's body completely returned to normal.
"Senpai!"
Mash turned back, looking at Rozen with sincere eyes.
"Ah!"
Rozen nodded heavily, expressing everything without words.
Watching the Demon God Pillars howling continuously, magical energy surged again in Rozen's body.
The real battle was about to begin.
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