The wasteland the next day at 7:00 AM.
Everyone had gathered there.
Humanity's last Master, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and I.
And as for Servants, there were Mash Kyrielight, Xuanzang Sanzang, Bedivere, Tawara Tōta, Arash, Hassan of Serenity, Hassan of the Hundred Personas, Hassan of the Cursed Arm, Lancelot, and Da Vinci.
On top of that, tens of thousands of soldiers from the Allied Forces had assembled.
"Is everyone ready?"
I kicked the out-of-his-mind Lancelot, who was hitting on Sanzang even though battle was imminent, and asked the rest of the group. Just as the group gripped their respective weapons and steeled their resolve—
Fwoooooooosh!!!!
A powerful sandstorm suddenly swept in from the northern sky and began to swallow the Holy City.
"Senpai, am I seeing things correctly? Just now, inside the sandstorm, something like a giant skeleton—"
Ding! Ding! Ding!
[The fable 'Sword of Death' reacts to the tolling of the evening bell.]
Seeing this guy react to the sound of the bell coming from within the sandstorm, it seemed—
"I see, it looks like the Old Man has made his move..."
Hassan of the Cursed Arm immediately shouted to the soldiers.
"This is the power of the Founder! The promise is fulfilled! Now is the time to march!"
"In a sandstorm like this, we won't be able to shoot our arrows properly!"
"Hmph! Everyone, discard your bows; they're useless in the storm! Speed is of the essence! Do not approach Gawain in the center under any circumstances! Bypass him and head for the city walls! Move out—everyone, march!"
As soon as Lancelot finished speaking, we rushed toward the Holy City.
The Holy City was strong, and the number of Purge Knights and soldiers was vast.
However, the real problem was the gate of the Holy City.
The gate of the Holy City could not be damaged by those harboring ill intent, and it was to the extent that even Sanzang's Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm, Prophesied Five-Finger Palm - Sakyamuni (Finale Tathagata Palm), could barely break it.
If that was the case, did I prepare a countermeasure for that gate?
Naturally, the answer was NO.
"Everyone, get back! If you get caught in this, there won't even be bones left!!!!"
Taking out the Excalibur (Disposable) from my inventory and gripping it tight, I began to push my Mana Heart to its limit.
"Gathering breath of the stars... A glittering torrent of life── Though it may be a fake holy sword... this one-time light shall be real!!!!! Ex........calibur!!!!!!!! (Sword of Fake Victory)"
With a power that didn't quite reach the real thing, a powerful light erupted from my Excalibur (Disposable) and collided with the Holy City's gate.
Swinging Excalibur in a manner referencing Lancelot's Arondight Overload and using an item purchased from the shop to ensure not a single shred of ill intent remained within me, the attack devoured all my mana and swallowed the Holy City's gate.
"Cough.... As I thought, one shot isn't enough..."
Even if it was disposable, Excalibur was still Excalibur; my stored mana was depleted in an instant. I hurriedly gulped down a Top-grade Mana Recovery Potion and checked the state of Excalibur (Disposable).
Fshhhhhhh!!!!
Excalibur (Disposable) was emitting heavy smoke, its whole form practically screaming that it couldn't be used anymore, but I still needed the power of Excalibur one more time.
"I sacrifice the S-grade item Dragon King's Cauldron and the S-grade item Galatine (Replica) to regenerate the usage count of the SSS-grade item Excalibur (Disposable)!!"
[Dragon King's Cauldron exerts a mysterious power of regeneration.]
[The S-grade item Galatine (Replica) has disappeared as a sacrifice.]
[The count for the SSS-grade item Excalibur (Disposable) has been regenerated.]
Lifting the Excalibur (Disposable) that had begun to emit light once again, I immediately channeled mana and used two Command Seals to buff myself before unleashing Excalibur.
"Ex........calibur!!!!!!!!!!!"
KABOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Holy City's gate, which had barely survived the previous Excalibur attack, was blown into smithereens by the second Excalibur, further empowered by my skills and Command Seals.
Fshhhhhhh!!!!!!
Seeing Excalibur (Disposable) once again vomiting everything out as its functions ceased, I immediately used Dragon King's Cauldron to sacrifice Arondight (Replica) and regenerated the usage count of Excalibur (Disposable) once more.
[Dragon King's Cauldron exerts a mysterious power of regeneration.]
[The S-grade item Arondight (Replica) has disappeared as a sacrifice.]
[The usage count of the SSS-grade item Excalibur (Disposable) has been regenerated.]
After putting the Excalibur (Disposable) back into my inventory, I gulped down health and mana potions and shouted.
"Everyone, run!!!! Now is our chance!!!!"
At my shout, the Allied Forces immediately began entering the Holy City through the shattered gate, and after taking a breath, I followed after them.
On the way, I saw Ozymandias destroying Camelot's barrier with Ramesseum Tentyris's Dendera Electric Bulb. I also saw him and Nitocris—who used up all her remaining mana to block the Lion King's light of judgment to destroy the Holy Tower—de-manifesting. Witnessing the Hassans attacking Tristan, I sent a clone to help them.
Running on and on in that state, I finally nearly reached the throne when—
"Tsk, guess you won't just let me through?"
"Of course! I am the King's Sword, the Knight of Loyalty! I shall block you so you cannot reach the King!! That is my loyalty!!!"
Seeing Gawain, who had quickly blocked my path while speaking those words, I clicked my tongue and drew my swords from my inventory.
"Before I swing this sword for the last time, let me hear your name."
".....Normally I'd have attacked you for talking such bullshit... but since you're a guy who's about to die, I'll tell you. It's Kang Yuseong."
"Kang Yuseong, I see... Very well, the Knight of Loyalty, Gawain, wishes to challenge you!! Do you accept!?"
"Accepting or not.... there's only one option anyway!!!"
Immediately after, both their silhouettes vanished in an instant.
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