After Moon Goddess Artemis and Sea God Poseidon.
A third deity has fallen!
No matter how powerful it was, capable of freely "plowing the earth" and easily destroying the entire interstellar city, it couldn't withstand the attack of the conceptual weapon [Black Barrel].
Conceptual-level attack.
As long as you have a lifespan, you cannot escape its threat.
It could be said that this conceptual weapon was prepared specifically to confront Humanity's Evil!
The Atlas Institute holds a special position among the three major magecraft organizations.
Specializing in alchemy and research, it created seven world-ending weapons to confront the ultimate evil capable of destroying the world.
The so-called ultimate evil clearly refers to entities of Humanity's Evil level.
They surpass the gods, growing infinitely stronger as humanity becomes more powerful.
Of course.
What Mash was armed with was merely a replica of the genuine [Black Barrel].
But it was enough.
The enemy before them was only the Machine God Demeter, not the suffocatingly powerful Humanity's Evil.
Under this black light.
Demeter's main body completely shattered, its core transmitting one final message—
"Breaking what shouldn't be broken... power derived from rules."
"Under the black light, death descends."
"Ahh, it's finally over! I can finally return to your side."
"Meeting in darkness, then leaving my embrace in light to become the mother of many children."
"And then, in the Fourth Great War, vanished forever from my records."
"Persephone, my child."
"Now, at last, I can return to your side."
As death descended.
This Machine God showed no concern for its defeat, instead celebrating wholeheartedly.
Celebrating the reunion with its daughter at last.
Mash released the [Black Lance] armament, her face pale as she said: "Senpai, we won!""
This mysterious and overwhelmingly powerful Noble Phantasm had drained all her strength in an instant.
Leaving her feeling completely emptied, as if she had fought for three days and three nights, utterly exhausted of all energy.
Her legs felt weak and powerless, forcing her to lean on her senpai for support.
"Yes, congratulations on accomplishing the feat of deicide!" Nameless smiled.
At the same time.
Countless spectators who witnessed this scene exploded with excitement—
[Holy shit, another god slain! Zeus's side only has three deities left now!]
[Nameless is awesome! Mash is awesome! Charge straight to Zeus and eliminate this eternal stagnation Lostbelt!]
[Can't deny it, the little shield girl in all black is just too cool! What a feast for the eyes!]
[The Black Lance is terrifying—it can actually kill gods! The scariest part is that this is just a replica!]
[So how powerful must the original Black Lance be? Where have all the seven world-ending weapons gone?]
...
In the Einzbern family castle.
Illya said with extreme astonishment: "This weapon can actually kill a god with one shot?"
It was unbelievable.
Even as a member of the three great mage families, she was thrown into utter shock.
Compared to those three major magical organizations, their Einzbern family was still too weak.
Not to mention possessing such terrifying god-slaying armaments of this level.
They didn't even have means to confront powerful Servants.
"This weapon is merely a replica, a conceptual armament of [Heavenly Lifespan]."
Miyu also wore an extremely serious expression, "It seems to convert the target's lifespan into an attack of equivalent level!"
Lifespan—all things possess it.
But when you suffer damage, the attack power converted from your lifespan will exceed your endurance limit.
Meaning you will be conceptually erased of all lifespan, thus completely annihilated.
Even gods cannot escape this eradication!
"I've heard that among the Atlas Academy's seven world-ending weapons, there seems to be one called [Hermes]."
Illya frowned slightly, speaking somewhat uncertainly, "Named after the divine messenger, it appears to be the prototype of Chaldea's Spiritron Calculation. Input a question, and it outputs an answer."
And this was precisely Chaldea's core trump card for searching various Singularities and Lostbelts.
Beyond that.
Even Chaldea's establishment seemed to originate from some mysterious weapon.
The first director, with assistance from the Atlas Academy, established this human salvation organization.
Miyu's eyes gleamed slightly: "Brother possesses Projection magecraft—shouldn't he be able to project the [Black Lance]?"
Projection magecraft could be called Nameless's signature ability.
Allowing him to project numerous Noble Phantasms and recklessly detonate them to attack enemies.
Even the mighty King of Heroes, who possesses [Gate of Babylon], was mocked by Nameless with "are your weapon reserves sufficient?"
From this, it was evident.
The quantity and scale of Noble Phantasms he projected matched, or even surpassed, the King of Heroes who claimed to possess all original human Noble Phantasms!
"Oh, it really seems possible!"
Illya instantly became excited.
Projection magecraft was not omnipotent.
No matter how powerful it was, it couldn't project EX-rank entities that broke conventional standards.
For example, the fully unsealed Star Holy Sword, the Ea that could tear the world apart, and others simply couldn't be projected at all.
But the [Black Gun] was different.
It was created by the Atlas Institute, not formed through sublimation from historical myths and legends.
The only concern was its excessively powerful, rule-breaking nature—probably couldn't project the complete form.
But a replica shouldn't be a problem, right?
How much power could a replica of a replica preserve?
If it could truly be released without restrictions, then all gods could be easily eliminated!
Besides them, many spectators had also realized this point.
...
Under the spectators' gaze.
Nameless's eyes shimmered with alternating black and white light as he reached out to touch the restored [Black Gun].
After a long while.
He finally sighed with emotion and said, "As expected, with my current strength, it's still not enough to project it."
This conceptual-level weapon already surpassed most Noble Phantasms, rivaling EX-rank rule-breaking Noble Phantasms.
To project it, his ordinary form truly couldn't achieve it.
However, when he summoned his various parallel world selves and transformed into his ultimate form, it might be possible.
Nameless recorded everything about it, planning to attempt it when the opportunity arose in the future.
It would also serve as one of his trump cards against powerful enemies.
Holmes smiled broadly: "Congratulations! You've accomplished another god-slaying feat!"
"Hmph, with my help, how could we fail to achieve it?" Caenis snorted coldly.
As a dignified deity, lending a hand to confront and defeat another deity was certainly a remarkable feat.
She frowned slightly, casting a sidelong glance at the little shield maiden.
Even she hadn't expected that the weapon the magician had asked her to deliver earlier would possess such formidable power.
The mere recollection of that black light sent Kainis's spiritual foundation trembling violently.
It meant she, too, would be unable to withstand a single shot.
Certain death!
Nameless smiled and said, "Of course, I'm immensely grateful for your help. Later, I'll make you the most delicious croissants, as many as you want!"
With the assistance of this deity, he no longer had to fight desperately.
If he could gather a few more god-level allies, they could easily sweep through the entire Lostbelt.
Did they think he enjoyed risking his life?
He fought purely out of necessity—to ensure everyone's survival and to preserve human history.
"Hmph, as if I care for the things you make. But... since you've offered a tribute, I'll reluctantly accept it," Kainis replied with feigned haughtiness.
Yet, her slightly gleaming eyes and the subtle movement of her throat betrayed her true feelings.
Nothing but a classic tsundere.
During their break.
Mash spoke with utmost seriousness, "Senpai, the [Black Gun] only has two uses left."
A conceptual weapon of this caliber could never be deployed without limits.
"Yes, I know. Let's save it for a critical moment," Nameless nodded.
In truth, he had already realized this when he analyzed and replicated it earlier.
Even if he projected the [Black Gun], it would still be limited to three uses.
That was the rule.
Just as the [Black Gun] could conceptually erase enemies, it was also conceptually restricted.
It couldn't be used indiscriminately.
Doing so would shatter all rules, potentially causing infinite expansion akin to a [Dual-Vector Foil], flattening the entire universe into two dimensions.
Dragging everything into irreversible destruction!
This was likely why the seven apocalyptic weapons had long since vanished entirely.
Their very existence was forbidden!
After defeating Demeter.
Nameless and the others began preparing for a new operation.
To confront Zeus, the omnipotent great god enhanced to the utmost by the Lostbelt, they needed to summon a Grand Servant.
However.
The leylines throughout the Lostbelt had already been altered and controlled by the gods.
They first needed to integrate seven small summoning circles, combining them into one large summoning array.
The Servants from Proper Human History had already established four before their group was wiped out.
Three more were required to complete the Grand Servant summoning.
Fortunately.
Zeus was utterly incapable of detecting underground activities.
The reason was simple.
During the Fourth Great God War, Zeus had slain his brother Hades.
Upon his demise, to prevent Zeus from seizing his divine core and authority, Hades self-destructed and plunged into the depths of the earth.
Transforming the entire underground into a domain of darkness.
With authority on par with Zeus's, it naturally shielded the area from his scrutiny.
As they headed to construct the seventh summoning circle.
An unexpected guest blocked their path.
She had pink hair, pink eyes, and wore a revealing, seductive secretary outfit.
It was Koyanskaya!
Nameless frowned at her. "Koyanskaya, there's no need to play the sly fox anymore. Are you certain you want to stand in our way?"
"I am but a poor, weak merchant simply wishing to conduct business," Koyanskaya said with a smile.
Nameless snorted coldly. "Heh, a full-fledged Beast of Humanity actually enjoys playing merchant so much?"
"Oh? How did you know?" Koyanskaya seemed slightly surprised.
"Simple. You travel through the Lostbelts yet never protect the Fantasy Trees, clearly indicating you're not under the [Alien God's] command," Nameless replied calmly while looking at her. "On the contrary, you've always been feared by the [Alien God]. Being feared by an existence of that level proves you're of the same caliber."
"It had to use a contract to slightly restrain you, preventing you from interfering with the great undertaking of blanketing Earth."
"Beast IV of [Pleasure], will you continue this disguise?"
His words completely exposed her true identity.
She wasn't the so-called nine-tailed fox Tamamo-no-Mae.
Her resemblance to Tamamo-no-Mae was merely a disguise!
Nameless reached out to stroke Fou sitting on his shoulder, saying softly, "Most importantly, your disguise is meaningless before it!"
Fou gently nuzzled his cheek.
Then.
The small white beast once again spoke in human tongue: "Fellow Beast IV, why do you block our path?"
"Heh, I'm ashamed to be grouped with you. There can only be one Beast IV!" Koyanskaya snorted coldly.
At this moment, she no longer concealed anything, straightforwardly admitting it.
The imposing aura of a Beast of Humanity radiated without restraint.
The tails behind her swayed wildly, wantonly displaying her power.
The barrage instantly exploded—
[Holy crap! I always thought this was just Tamamo's alt account, but it turns out to be pure disguise!]
[Dammit, she actually deceived everyone. Truly worthy of the Beast of Pleasure, she really knows how to play!]
[Tamamo gets instantly cleared. But the question is, why would she cooperate in deceiving everyone?]
[Probably just wants revenge against Nameless. That bitch fox is as despicable as that bitch incubus!]
[This Fifth Lostbelt is way too dangerous! Not only are there the powerful Captain and Zeus, but even a Beast of Humanity is making an appearance!]
...
Previous battles had consistently demonstrated the formidable power of Beasts of Humanity.
To confront a Beast of Humanity, a Grand Servant must intervene to make their health bar appear.
But this time.
The summoning circle wasn't complete yet—there were no Grand Servants to intervene!
The situation instantly became extremely perilous.
Right at this moment.
Nameless issued orders without hesitation: "Mash, activate [Black Barrel]! Twins, prepare [Sevenfold Heroic Spirit Cannon]!"
Following his command.
Mash immediately completed her transformation, once again assuming her black gunner form.
The conceptual armament [Black Barrel] revealed its sharp edge once more.
Not only that.
Mana wildly converged before Nameless as he fully activated projection magecraft, creating an almost identical [Black Barrel]!
Both simultaneously aimed at their target, assuming their ultimate stances.
Nameless declared with killing intent: "This was originally prepared for Zeus, but you can taste it first!"
"Tch, you're indeed well-prepared. It seems you might actually defeat Zeus," Koyanskaya said with a smile as her tails suddenly retracted. "I'm just a merchant—offering myself up doesn't suit business transactions."
"Very well, I promise you I won't make a move against you in this Lostbelt."
She traveled through the Lostbelt precisely to collect the necessary components to condense tail after tail.
With only five tails currently, she—still an immature Beast of Humanity—had no means to escape unscathed.
Nameless had no intention of stopping her: "That's for the best. I don't wish to fight you now either."
This Beast of [Appreciation] was truly exceptional at playing games.
Not even he could guarantee being able to completely restrain her.
And if she couldn't be contained, Zeus would inevitably be drawn in.
That would spell serious trouble.
The Beast of Humanity voluntarily withdrew on its own.
After the crisis dissipated.
Nameless suddenly relaxed with a laugh: "Finally managed to scare that one off."
"Senpai, was your projection... a bluff?" Mash's eyes widened in surprise.
"Indeed. In my current state, I cannot project the [Black Lance]."
Nameless openly admitted it.
The earlier projection of the [Black Lance] had been nothing but an empty shell—a paper tiger.
But by borrowing Mash's aura as cover, he had bluffed his way through, frightening off the equally incomplete Beast of Humanity, which was also a paper tiger.
This response left the audience utterly astonished.
One could only say, "That's so like you"—always playing with fire!
However.
The crisis was not entirely over.
The clashing auras from their standoff had attracted the forceful descent of another deity.
Namely—
Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love!
A new God-Slaying War had begun!