Chapter 82: The Dark Excalibur

"Damn it! Don't be afraid! He's just bluffing, everyone, don't be scared!?" The War King was truly enraged! A terrifying light suddenly erupted from his body.

"I, the Forgotten War King, hereby release thy chains—!"

In an instant, crimson blood flowed from the War King's body—different from the other vampires! It was the blood of a true Familiar, far surpassing them in rank.

The light gradually solidified, and the magic transformed into ferocious beasts.

"Reveal your true forms! My beloved Familiars!!!"

The sky changed color in an instant. Appearing before Arthur were the 72 Familiars known throughout the world as disasters! These Familiars roared incessantly, their immense power seemingly proclaiming their ability to destroy a nation.

"Tear apart the one before you, my little darlings!!!"

As the War King's voice fell, all the Familiars in the sky turned their gazes toward Arthur. But how could this single being possibly contend with Arthur!?

Arthur gripped Excalibur—now stained black by evil—in his hand and swung it toward the sky! Immense energy soared from the sword!

Heaven and earth collapsed, the ground trembled. Arthur’s sword was no longer the sword of salvation—it had become a dark weapon radiating a violent aura!

One strike, and mountains and rivers were marred.

Another strike, and heaven and earth crumbled.

What was the power of EX-rank? What was the strongest trump card of a Heroic Spirit? This—this was Arthur's Noble Phantasm. The power to destroy the world!

More powerful beams of magic erupted, but this time, the light had turned black!

The propulsion of energy brought forth a devastating blow. The dark light opened its bloody maw—the power of destruction covering all things! The 72 disaster-like Familiars lived up to their name! They opened their jaws, unleashing powerful magic of various colors directly toward Arthur.

Boom!!

The two magical forces clashed! Magic surged back and forth violently! Although Arthur had been corrupted, his consciousness remained. He understood the immense magical power of the being before him. Contending with magic alone would put him at a disadvantage. His only chance of victory was an explosive burst of power!

"Excalibur!!!"

Arthur's voice echoed from below, and the true name of Excalibur was released! Magic surged forth in an instant as if unshackled! The range of the black light cannon doubled in size.

The powerful abyss of darkness finally devoured all things. The terrifying power overwhelmed the fearsome Familiars! In the instant the black light swept across, the 72 Familiars let out despairing roars—then turned into pure magical energy and dissipated into the heavens and earth.

"This… how is this possible?" The War King stared at Arthur across the battlefield. Although Familiars could regenerate, losing so many at once would drastically diminish even a True Ancestor's power.

"Full power attack!!!"

The remaining Familiars transformed into individual magic cannons, bombarding Arthur from above!

"Avalon!!!"

A series of radiant shields suddenly appeared around Arthur’s body! They directly blocked the attacks—completely neutralizing them. Such a defense was utterly frustrating!

"What, is it strange?" Arthur raised his sword again and swung it down!

The black light symbolizing death shone once more, the destructive energy nearly dyeing the entire sky black!

"Run!!!"

"Dodge quickly!!!"

Countless demons who saw the strike felt the presence of the Grim Reaper beside them. The only wise choice was to flee!

Unfortunately… who could outrun light?

The dark light chased down the fleeing figures at absolute speed. All the demons could do was run backward—but the black light closed in ever faster!

At that very moment, a massive torrent of red magic slammed into the dark light from the side! Magic collided, and the terrifying black beam was temporarily halted!

Boom!!!

The powerful red magic didn’t stop—instead, it redirected the black light, sending it crashing to the side.

The demons were saved! They all turned to the other side, where a golden, glittering man appeared.

His face was filled with arrogance—but at this moment, there was also a hint of gravity.

"Hurry up and run!!!"

This single sentence jolted the stunned demons into action, and they scattered in all directions.

Gilgamesh looked at the now-corrupted Arthur, his face extremely serious. The previous attack—his Enuma Elish—hadn’t negated Arthur’s assault. It had only changed its direction. It seemed Arthur’s strength had risen once again!

As for the demons, Gilgamesh normally wouldn’t care about their lives or deaths. However, he understood that if the black light devoured them, the dark power in their bodies would be absorbed, making Arthur even harder to defeat. So, in this moment, Gilgamesh chose to save these "scraps."

"Honestly, to think that you, of all people, would make me change my attitude? Fate truly is fickle," Gilgamesh murmured. Then, stepping forward, he shouted at Arthur:

"Arthur!! You fool! Have you truly let this black mud cloud your mind!?"

Looking at Gilgamesh before him, Arthur suddenly felt a splitting headache… as if—as if the man standing before him was someone he knew!

Seeing Arthur’s reaction, Gilgamesh nodded. Thankfully, there was still hope.

Behind Gilgamesh, a multitude of Noble Phantasms appeared, radiating intense golden light. Arthur gripped the black sword in his hand tightly. He looked at the ever-increasing number of Noble Phantasms and instinctively understood that the figure before him was not to be trifled with.

The hilts of the Noble Phantasms had emerged. As soon as Gilgamesh gave the order, they would launch forward as deadly projectiles!

"If that’s the case, then I’ll beat some sense into you—and see if you’re worthy of my attention!!"

With Gilgamesh’s command, the rain of Noble Phantasms began! Each weapon carried tremendous power!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!

Like raindrops, they fell in droves!

A blade flew from the front!

A sword from the right!

Spears from above and below simultaneously!

And throwing knives followed close behind!

A man-high battle axe!

Left, right—parry—deflect. With his unmatched swordsmanship, Arthur perfectly blocked all of Gilgamesh’s attacks!

But then Arthur saw it.

Behind Gilgamesh, another eighty-one glittering golden Noble Phantasms had appeared!

It seemed… Gilgamesh was serious now!


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