Era of Heroic Spirits: I Was Exposed by Alaya

Boom!

The dragon-shaped body of the Beast of Humanity, massive as a mountain, crashed heavily to the ground.

The strike from King Hassan, who had relinquished his Grand title, completely shattered her horns and wings, severing any hope of escaping the underworld.

Observing the data, Dr. Roman couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment, "Incredible! This slash didn't just cut off the Beast's horns and wings—it also imposed the [Concept of Death]!"

"Although the Primordial Mother Goddess remains immensely powerful, she's no longer the invincible Beast of Humanity but has reverted to the spiritual foundation of an ordinary Servant!"

"This means we can defeat her completely!"

Even he found it hard to believe.

This was a Beast of Humanity, yet King Hassan's single slash had imposed the [Concept of Death] upon her.

Not even Ereshkigal, the true ruler of death, could accomplish such a feat!

Oh right, Ereshkigal doesn't have instant-death attacks at all, so that checks out.

"Thank you for your guidance. I've barely grasped a little," Nameless explained to a still somewhat bewildered Mash. "To put it in gaming terms, Tiamat previously had no health bar—none of your attacks could harm her."

"But now, King Hassan's Grand-sacrificing strike has given her a health bar!"

His analogy instantly clarified the meaning of [Concept of Death] for all viewers.

The barrage of comments exploded—

-[Holy shit, the old man's OP! He actually made Tiamat show a health bar!]

-[Damn, now I get why we couldn't defeat the Beast before—there was no health bar to begin with!]

-[As long as there's a health bar, even gods can be killed. Go for it, Nameless!]

-[So, did Nameless learn "a little" or "a hell of a lot"?]

...

"The title of Grand means nothing to me. The proof of my strength lies solely in this blade!"

Roya's eyes sparkled as she repeated these words in awe.

So damn cool!

Even the Grand Saint Graph meant nothing to him.

Without hesitation, he sacrificed his Grand Saint Graph to unleash this terrifying Grand-level slash.

He even forced a health bar onto a Beast of Humanity—unbelievably powerful.

Roya couldn't help but ask curiously, "By the way, since the old man has already relinquished his Grand Saint Graph, did Nameless also deliver a similar slash against the Demon God King, another Beast of Humanity?"

Relinquishing the Grand Saint Graph meant he was no longer a Grand Servant.

He would lose certain [Special Attack] abilities exclusive to Grand Servants.

As a popular saying in the game goes—

[Class advantage trumps all; special attacks defy the gods!]

For example, an assassin facing a squishy ADC could easily one-shot them even with inferior gear.

But against a tank? The assassin would just be tickling them!

Yet here, King Hassan—an assassin—used a Grand-level slash to break through a Beast's defenses. That's just absurd.

Wait, since when do assassins wear full plate armor and cleave through everything head-on?

Let's just say—

The old man's OP!

Now THIS is a Grand Assassin (leans back)!

Qin Shi Huang turned to the otaku preparing fruits for them: "Did Nameless also deliver a slash?"

"Is that so?" Artoria finally stopped her ceaseless eating.

The two beings standing at the pinnacle of heroic spirits simultaneously turned their gaze toward each other.

This put Nameless under considerable pressure. He forced a dry laugh and said, "Perhaps. Defeating a Beast of Humanity is no simple matter."

"Absolutely! The Beasts are terrifyingly powerful, strong enough to drive one to despair!" Roya nodded emphatically.

Just look at this team assembled to confront Tiamat, the Beast of Humanity—

Among them were three with the qualifications of Grand Servants or candidates.

One was the Grand Assassin, King Hassan, who sacrificed his Grand Saint Graph to deliver that legendary Grand-class strike.

Another was the Grand Caster candidate Merlin, who initially tried to lull Mother Tiamat to sleep with illusions, only to be effortlessly crushed before embarking on a marathon in his robe, running all the way from Avalon to Uruk at the end of the Age of Gods.

Then there was the Grand Archer candidate Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, another renowned top-tier existence.

Add to that the Three Goddess Alliance, originally enemies but won over by Nameless to become allies.

Quetzalcoatl might appear as a cheerful, warm big sister, but she was in truth one of the highest-tier chief deities.

Ereshkigal and Ishtar were both local goddesses.

Then there was the monstrous goddess summoned from Greek mythology who had devoured the Gorgon sisters.

And let's not forget the gods' ultimate masterpiece, the new divine weapon Kingu, also persuaded by Nameless to join their side.

Finally, the absolute core of this dream team: the last Master of Chaldea and the nameless heroic spirit who walked through human history!

Even facing Tiamat—who barely resisted and had [self-sealed]—required such an assembly.

What kind of terrifying lineup would be needed to confront Goetia, the Demon God King who sought to incinerate human history and replace the planet's will to become Gaia?

Roya couldn't help but exclaim, "Could it be that in the final battle, every heroic spirit in the world showed up?"

After each successive revelation video, many had deduced that the Demon God King might have truly become Gaia!

To defeat such an enemy would require nothing less than destroying the Earth itself!

Otherwise, how could one explain why everyone had forgotten the nameless heroic spirit and the countless events that had transpired?

This was clearly evidence of the world being rebooted!

To put it simply, it was like treating Earth as a hard drive—formatting and rebooting it!

"Perhaps."

Souma gave the other party a strange look.

In that battle, countless heroic spirits had rushed toward you like fans meeting their idol.

Maybe the brat's obsession with heroic spirits, her love for them, was born from hatred?

The video continued.

After King Hassan's Grand Assassination strike, Tiamat finally had a health bar.

This meant she could truly be killed.

Dr. Roman solemnly warned, "Aim for her head—that's her weak point!"

The final battle had truly begun!

Whether it was defeating the Three Goddess Alliance or pushing her into the underworld at all costs, everything had been leading to this moment.

Through battle, they would usher in peace for all eternity!

Strangely enough, this time, Tiamat didn't immediately attack either.

Her massive form attempted to climb up the cliffside.

Black mud spread wildly.

Monsters radiating overwhelming auras slowly emerged from the mud.

Each one possessed terrifying power that left people stunned.

Dr. Roman gasped, "Be careful! These 11 Lahmus clearly represent the divine beasts the Primordial Mother Goddess created when she was opposed by the gods!"

"In other words, each one is on par with a deity!" Da Vinci also wore a grave expression.

Eleven deity-level monsters!

A single sentence left all viewers utterly dumbfounded.

Some even doubted if they had misheard.

Damn, could she mass-produce gods?

Nameless calmly replied, "That's normal. The gods of Sumer were created by Tiamat. She is the Primordial Mother Goddess, after all—capable of creating deities."

Knowing was one thing, but facing a horde of deity-level beasts still left everyone scrambling.

Under these circumstances, everyone immediately focused on dealing with the monsters first.

"Eleven deity-level beasts won't be easy to handle." Merlin frowned slightly.

As a proper mage, a candidate for Grand Caster, he had naturally picked up a little swordsmanship for self-defense.

Then, the audience was stunned to see him raise his ornate staff—and draw out a sword???

Even more absurdly,

the guy actually swung the blade and blocked two deity-level Lahmus!

Enhanced by magic, his figure blurred into an afterimage as he charged at one Lahmu, grievously wounding it with a single slash.

The monster's wounds rapidly healed before it lunged again.

Merlin brandished his staff and blasted it apart with a magical beam!

The audience was completely baffled—

-[Holy shit, he just killed a deity-level beast! Merlin's actually this strong?!]

-[If the King of Heroes can pull out an axe to fight, then it's only fair for the Flower Magus to pull out a sword, right?]

-[Damn, I give up. First, we had the Axe King of Uruk, now the Sword Saint of Britain—can't you magi just fight properly with magic?!]

-[Don't forget, there's also the King of Magecraft, Solomon of Israel. How's that Grand Caster gonna fight?]

...

At Fuyuki Academy,

Tamamo-no-Mae stared at him in surprise. "Merlin, you actually know swordsmanship?"

"Of course. I even taught Artoria a thing or two. Besides, as a mage, isn't it normal to learn a bit of swordplay?" Merlin replied with perfect composure.

In truth, his beautiful ruby eyes couldn't hide the smugness brimming within.

Look, everyone is completely stunned!

Merlin casually swung his white-stockinged feet, unconsciously adopting the tone of the virtual idol [Magi☆Mari]: "I may be the Sword Saint of Britain, the King of Heroes is the Axe King of Uruk, and that Grand Caster? He's the genuine Fist King of Israel!"

"The King of Magecraft... what's his relation to the Demon God King?" Tamamo-no-Mae grew even more astonished.

This bastard child of an incubus seemed to have unlocked a vast trove of hidden memories from the leaked footage.

"A very special relationship!"

Merlin's smile grew even more delighted.

This was an earth-shattering secret.

Once exposed, it would undoubtedly cause a worldwide sensation.

So why the hell did that bastard Nameless force her to drink that drowning potion?

Could it really have been that otaku bastard's request?

"Hmph, putting on airs again!" Tamamo-no-Mae scoffed.

This heartless Flower Magus had clearly hidden so much from her!

In the footage.

As Merlin displayed the Sword Saint of Britain's prowess, slaying a terrifying magical beast—

Ereshkigal, ruler of the underworld, gazed at the countless blooming dreamlike flowers: "Incredible... my underworld has so many flowers now!"

A land where no living thing should exist, the underworld was now filled with blossoms under Merlin's illusions.

For the first time, a radiant smile appeared on Ereshkigal's face.

Then,

She invoked her divine authority: "By the name of the Mistress of the Underworld, I grant you all complete enhancement—"

"Stop! Are you trying to kill yourself?!"

Nameless immediately shouted in furious protest.

Even a goddess of the underworld couldn't wield divine authority so recklessly.

He tried to fly to her, but three god-class monsters blocked his path.

"Hmph, I am the Goddess of the Underworld. No one can kill me in my own domain!"

Ereshkigal snorted, though her face had already turned deathly pale. "After this battle, you'd better obey my every command!"

He owed her a favor from before.

But it seemed... it wouldn't be needed anymore.

"You... utter fool!"

Nameless felt surging power flood his body.

He projected an enormous two-handed greatsword, golden wings manifesting behind him.

Bathed in divine light, he stood in the dark underworld like a radiant golden angel.

Swinging the massive sword, he brought it down upon the god-class beast before him—

[Azrael!]

Hum~

An overwhelming wave of death energy erupted once more.

Nameless' vision turned monochrome.

On the monstrous beast before him, countless gray lines suddenly appeared.

All things emerge from the Root, and thus all must meet their end.

When anything flows forth from the Root, its "death" is already ordained.

At this moment—

Combining the Grand Assassin King Hassan's teachings with Ereshkigal's divine authority, he truly saw the death of all things.

[Death]

The sword fell, and the world turned black and white.

Hum!

The greatsword cleaved through the monster's abdomen, bisecting it.

A creature with terrifying regenerative abilities, capable of regrowing limbs instantly—

Yet under Nameless' blade, it couldn't regenerate at all.

No.

It wasn't just unable to regenerate.

With that single strike, it was utterly annihilated!

That sword strike landed squarely on the monster's vital point, leaving it utterly defenseless!

Whoosh~

Suddenly, Nameless closed his eyes.

His figure blurred into an afterimage as he flashed past the other two monsters.

The projected [Azrael] swung its sword.

The world turned black and white.

Countless threads became visible across the monstrous beasts' bodies, and his blade followed those lines with perfect precision.

Boom! Boom!

All three terrifying monsters that had stood in his way fell dead at his feet.

The entire battle lasted less than three seconds!

The onlookers were instantly stunned—

-[Holy shit, did Nameless actually learn the Grand-ranked assassination technique just from watching that Grand-ranked sword strike?]

-[Damn, are assassins supposed to fight head-on now?]

-[Even if those monsters aren't true deities, they possess god-level strength and attack power—yet Nameless slaughtered them with a single strike!]

-[His comprehension is downright terrifying. Learning it just by seeing it once—did you activate the Sharingan or something?]

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