Chapter 34: The Master Bolt!
Zeus, letting out such a furious roar, suddenly hurled the lightning in his hand toward the charging Shirou.
Rumble!
The sound of thunder echoed through heaven and earth as that Master Bolt transformed into a sharp arrow, striking directly at Shirou's body.
Facing this strike, Shirou showed no fear. The blade of the pitch-black demonic sword in his hand suddenly expanded. Deep blue magical energy and golden divine power surged frantically. As Shirou swung his sword with a sudden burst of force, a slash of mixed gold and blue swept out instantly.
The golden lightning striking straight down collided with the blue slash sent out by Shirou. For a moment, everything in the surroundings lost its sound, and time seemed to stand still.
In the very next second, a terrifying explosion rang out.
Boom—!
The black clouds gathered in the sky were instantly blown apart, revealing the clear blue sky. Not only the sky, but in the sea area below, the aftershocks of the explosion turned into a powerful gale, triggering an unprecedentedly violent tsunami. Even the cities near this strait were affected as a result.
However, this was actually the best outcome.
Whether it was the lightning hurled by Zeus or the slash sent out by Shirou, both were strikes capable of splitting a city in half instantly. This was equivalent to a "normal attack" in a game; they hadn't even used their skills yet.
With this first exchange, Shirou had already gauored the strength of the "God-King" Zeus.
"At least twice as strong as the 'King of Swords' [Salvatore Doni]... as expected of the highest-ranking deity in Greek mythology."
In Greek mythology, Zeus also had a history of growth, and his combat power had many versions. However, it could basically be considered that Zeus's power in his normal state far exceeded that of the third-generation deities. After obtaining the "Master Bolt," Zeus was completely unmatched even by the second-generation deities.
However, as time progressed and Greece was conquered by the Romans, Zeus fell from his pedestal. The Romans merged Roman mythology with Greek mythology, depicting Zeus as the weaker Jupiter, a character similar to the leader of a pantheon alliance.
Therefore, even if he was described as that powerful in Greek mythology, after manifesting as a "Heretic God," his strength would decrease somewhat. Nevertheless, he remained at the top tier of the "surface-level" domain.
To Shirou, he was still a powerful opponent.
The lightning Zeus had just struck with was already equal to the slash Shirou had sent out, which proved that Zeus's strength was not inferior to Shirou's. Even after his own strength had been weakened by the myths woven by humans, he could still clash evenly with Shirou, who stood at the peak of the Devil Kings. This already demonstrated how powerful this "God-King" was.
"To be able to take that hit, no wonder Hephaestus died at your hands..."
Zeus's gaze was like a torch, staring fixedly at Shirou, whose deep blue magical energy was burning like a flame. His tone was filled with the self-confidence and arrogance befitting the King of Gods.
"But even so, it is impossible for you to match me!"
"Whether I can or not, why don't you come and try?!"
As Shirou spoke, the pitch-black greatsword Twilightin his hand was already covered with deep blue magical energy and the radiance of brilliant golden divine power. Zeus was clearly here for revenge, so Shirou no longer wanted to waste words. No matter how much breath they spent, they would eventually have to fight. In that case, it was better to be more direct.
"My lightning will turn you into ashes!"
Declaring this loudly, golden lightning appeared in both of Zeus's hands simultaneously. The lightning constantly changed shape, erupting with the fiery light of gold, blue-white, and red within his grasp.
The next moment, after their bodies converged in the sky like meteors, the howling golden lightning and the pitch-black demonic sword clashed violently!
In that instant, with the deafening rolling thunder as the background audio, the shining golden light of the "Master Bolt" and the demonic sword—filled with deep blue energy and brilliant golden divine power—lit up the horizon.
Bang—!
The moment the lightning and the demonic sword clashed, Zeus immediately felt Shirou's powerful strength, even to the point where it was faintly suppressing him. This caused a faint shock in Zeus's heart. After all, he was the "God-King," an invincible existence in Olympus; angels were but his footstools, and mortals were all ants.
And now, an ant actually dared to swing a sword at a god?
Fury arose in his heart instantly. Zeus's strength increased abruptly under his anger, and he clawed back the disadvantage in the battle with Shirou, showing a tendency to be on equal footing.
Looking at Zeus's peerless momentum, Shirou couldn't help but recall the descriptions of Zeus:
'Thus, he swallowed Erikepaios, the first god, His belly contains all existing bodies, He injects divine strength into his limbs.
Because of this god, all things are gathered anew within Zeus.'
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Their silhouettes in the sky were like two flowing streaks of gold and blue light; mortals could not catch even a glimpse. From the perspective of Liliana and Erica, the sky was now covered by golden lightning, and the battle between the "God-King" and their "King" appeared as magnificent as an epic.
"Die for me, you foolish 'Godslayer'!"
The thunder exploded. Zeus suddenly hurled the lightning in each of his hands—each like a golden spear—toward Shirou. Those two bolts of lightning blazed with fiery light, hurtling toward Shirou.
Facing this strike, Shirou did not back down at all and swung his sword to strike.
Boom—!
The sword collided with the two lightning bolts projected by Zeus with all his might. The force felt in that instant made Shirou feel quite a heavy weight.
And at the same time Shirou cut down those two lightning bolts, two more bolts of lightning had already erupted in Zeus's hands once again. In his hands, they bloomed with the most dazzling brilliance in this sky, projected toward Shirou once more.
Those two lightning bolts turned into bolts from the blue, arriving before Shirou in an instant. Facing this continuous next strike, Shirou could only swing his sword again.
"Tch, what a pain..."
At this rate, it would be hard to determine a winner even if they fought for days and nights. Shirou did not intend to continue wasting time like this.
"Trace On!"
Shirou continued to swing the pitch-black greatsword in his hand to cut down the incoming lightning. Simultaneously, he mobilized his magical energy, causing thousands of blue lights to emerge in the surrounding sky.
Sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, and forks—
Those were the lights revealed by tens of thousands of A++ Rank Noble Phantasms. Like a giant blue curtain covering the sky, even the "God-King" Zeus appeared small within it.
With a single thought from Shirou, the tens of thousands of Noble Phantasms gathered in the sky all pointed toward the "God-King" Zeus at this moment.
"Weapons of merely this quality could never harm me in the slightest!"
Looking at those Noble Phantasms, Zeus gave a contemptuous smile. His pale golden eyes were filled with the arrogance of the "God-King."
"I will use this 'Master Bolt' to crush everything you have!"
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