With a single slash, he shattered all of the Demon God King's defenses in an instant, piercing through its colossal form.
Countless layers of defensive magical barriers shattered like fragments of glass.
With the [Mystic Eyes of Death Perception] activated, the Demon God King had no means of evasion.
This was a sword strike drawn from the very source of life and death.
This was a blade refined through Nameless' countless battles.
The massive, grotesque eye on the Demon God King's chest was torn apart by Nameless' sword, leaving behind an enormous void.
"No! I can no longer maintain the Light Band! Just five more minutes of adjustments, and the final proof would have been complete!"
The Demon God King Goetia roared in fury, "Aaaaaah! You meddlesome human! We shall never be defeated!"
A gaping, plate-sized hole in his chest gushed blood uncontrollably.
His entire body swayed unsteadily.
Even the Light Band could no longer be sustained, heralding his true end!
From an invincible final boss to this pitiful state in mere moments.
Yet.
Witnessing the Demon God King's wretched condition, the spectators erupted with frenzied excitement—
[Heh, the more miserable the Demon God King looks, the more satisfying it is. Got any more tricks up your sleeve?]
[Nameless is OP! Slash him a few more times—make him experience every ounce of suffering humanity endured!]
[Damn, just five more minutes and he would've completed it! We almost lost humanity entirely!]
[Holy shit, five minutes! That was way too close—the Demon Gods nearly succeeded in stalling!]
[Nameless, finish him off! Villains die from monologuing—kill him first and talk later!]
...
Rin Tohsaka stared wide-eyed in shock: "Just five minutes???"
That was way too close!
Five minutes!
All it would have taken was for Nameless to slow down just a little, for his steps to be hindered by the Demon Gods.
Or for Dr. Roman to hesitate and struggle a moment longer.
Then the Demon King Goetia would have succeeded completely, igniting human history to achieve the ultimate transcendence.
Just imagining it sent a chill down Rin Tohsaka's spine.
The survival of humanity had hinged on a mere five minutes!
Truly, a single thought could lead to heaven or hell!
"Just five minutes… that really was too close," Ereshkigal murmured, pressing a hand to her chest.
If the Demon King had achieved his goal, everything would have irreversibly plunged into the abyss of despair.
Though she was a goddess of the underworld, she had always sought to protect ordinary humans.
That astonishingly charming man had filled her realm with flowers, after all.
If the Demon King completed his ultimate plan,
it would mean humanity would be erased from the very beginning.
No birth, no existence.
Humanity's very being would be wiped away by the Demon King.
The entire Earth would fall under his control, with not even a shred of resistance possible.
Even a goddess like Ereshkigal would vanish alongside them!
Ishtar puffed up proudly. "Luckily, this noble and beautiful goddess intervened in time, or humanity would have been doomed!"
If there was a chance to boast, she would boast wildly.
Earlier, she and Quetzalcoatl had struck fiercely, annihilating one Demon Pillar after another.
And the Demon Pillars were the very source of the Demon King's power.
By helping Nameless weaken Goetia significantly, they had enabled him to defeat the Demon King alone.
"If you're so amazing, why didn't you take on the Demon King yourself?" Rin snapped irritably.
The skies cleared, the rain stopped, and now she thought she was hot stuff again?
If she were truly that outstanding, she wouldn't have been dubbed the [Useless Goddess], dragging Rin's reputation down with her!
"Hmph, the Demon King was Nameless's task. The fact that this goddess descended to assist at all should have him groveling in gratitude!"
Ishtar tilted her chin up, replying with immense satisfaction.
Joking aside, even Tiamat had [self-sealed] over ninety percent of her combat power.
Facing Goetia, another ultimate Beast of Humanity who genuinely sought mankind's annihilation—
Forget her being a powerful goddess, even a dozen of her tied together would be utterly crushed!
The [Ars Almadel Salomonis] could pierce straight through the Earth.
Demon King Goetia was a planetary-scale existence in the truest sense, strong enough to overpower all gods.
Among the Seven Beasts of Humanity, he was a top contender for the title of the strongest!
Rin frowned. "Does Goetia still have a trump card?"
Earlier, Nameless had reset the world, vanishing from everyone's memories.
The fact that he had been forced to do so spoke volumes about the brutality of the final battle.
But now—
Nameless was on the verge of completely defeating the Demon King. What else could possibly go wrong?
...
Under the eager, expectant gazes of everyone,
a line of text flashed across the screen—
[Sitri, Berith, Leraje… Ceased activity!]
These were the Demon Gods slain by the united efforts of the Heroic Spirits.
The more Demon Gods were destroyed, the more Goetia's power waned.
The weaker he became, the less chance he had of defeating Nameless.
An inescapable death spiral!
Demon King Goetia roared in frenzied, seething fury. "All we had to do was eliminate you! Why! Why couldn't we even eradicate a mere human like you?!"
Amid his boundless rage,
the battle on the other side raged on relentlessly.
The Demon God Paimon looked down condescendingly at the witch before him: "Human, submit to us, and all your desires shall be fulfilled!"
The combined attacks from the heroic spirits were too powerful, making him instinctively want to turn them against each other.
Under his inquiry,
Medea, in the form of a fourteen-year-old girl, smiled sweetly: "My wish is to defeat you and take your magical energy!"
"In truth, you don't need to defeat us to obtain power surpassing all!" Paimon still refused to give up.
Medea blinked her eyes with an innocent smile: "Let me be blunt—I hope you can become ingredients for my cooking! I want to use you to make meat pies for Nameless!"
"Hmm, good, very good words, filled with curses toward humans—wait, what did you say?"
Paimon stared at her in stunned silence.
And then,
there was no "and then."
Heracles, Jason, and other Greek heroic spirits swiftly attacked, tearing him into pieces.
Endless flames roasted his body, turning him completely into meat pies!
[The Demon God Paimon has fallen! Cause of death: Made into meat pies!]
Meanwhile,
under the combined assault of the heroic spirits, the massive body of the Demon God Barbatos suddenly transformed into an adorable-looking girl.
She had silver-gray hair, ruby-like beautiful eyes, and a petite, delicate figure.
Pitifully, she looked at everyone: "Stay away from me!"
The male heroic spirits all stopped, staring at her in shock.
Facing a terrifying demon pillar, they could attack without hesitation.
But to survive, this thing actually turned into this form!
Just how desperate are you to live?
"Heh, changing into this form—are you trying to seduce Nameless?"
The Dark Saint Jeanne d'Arc sneered, "For that lolicon Master of ours, you might indeed be somewhat appealing. But all I want is to kill you!"
"No!!!"
Barbatos tried to resist.
Countless horrifying tentacles emerged from under her skirt, thrashing wildly.
Unfortunately, under the Dark Saint's relentless assault, she was swiftly defeated.
Even her heart was ripped out, becoming the most crucial magical material!
Similar scenes played out relentlessly.
"Goetia, we nine pillars do not understand—what is the difference between us and humans?"
The Demon God Gusion declared loudly: "Without resolving this doubt, we shall abandon continuing as part of Goetia!"
The nine-pillar demon gods were directly shattered, breaking away from the collective Demon King Goetia!
They voluntarily gave up their grand undertaking!
"Ohhh, enemies descending like meteors, endless unyielding souls!"
The Demon God Gaap suddenly spoke: "To be desired is like this, to be rejected is like this... We lack these emotions. We lack this immaturity! We lack this foolishness! We lack this cruelty!"
"Warning to Administrator Goetia, Gaap issues this warning—no need to wait for full verification."
"Adjusting error margin to 0.9999999%, within permissible range. Activating the Light Band. Commencing time leap."
Under the relentless battles of countless heroic spirits,
this demon god gradually came to understand the ways of human existence.
But alas, it was too late!
Too late!
"We shall inevitably collapse, but even in failure, we must carve this ending into the cosmos!"
Gaap issued his final command.
The nine-pillar demon gods under his command followed suit, crumbling into nothingness.
The Noble Phantasms of the heroic spirits shone brilliantly, thrilling countless viewers—
[Heh, in the end, these Demon Gods are just struggling to cling to life!]
[Humans die when they are killed. If you seek to slaughter mankind, be prepared to be ended by them!]
[I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this, but after seeing Barbatos' white stockings, I couldn't help but feel a little bok^.]
[Honestly? Same here! If the Demon Gods could transform into tentacle girls, wouldn't that be even more exciting?]
[Damn, while people's tastes are free, I still recommend you see a doctor!]
As the battle turned into a one-sided massacre, those watching the video relaxed.
There was no longer any need to fear.
What followed would be a swift and merciless purge—like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves!
The Demon Gods were about to be utterly annihilated!
In the video, despite the warnings from Demon God Gaap—
"Activate the light band? That we might fail? No! How could I commit such a foolish error?"
Demon God King Goetia roared in fury: "We have spent three thousand long years building this Temple of Time!"
"I will create the most perfect new world! Even the slightest possibility of failure is unacceptable…"
He was a being born from hatred of death and revulsion toward ugliness.
Thus, he would never permit the creation of an imperfect new world.
For this, he would rather watch his grand ambition crumble entirely—defeated by the loathsome humans before him!
The Demon God Pillars issued another warning—
[Warning! Morax, Amy… eliminated by enemy heroic spirits!]
[Only three Demon God Pillars remain!]
[Repeat!]
[Only three Demon God Pillars remain!]
One by one, the Demon God Pillars were destroyed.
In the blink of an eye, only three of the original seventy-two remained.
Nameless sneered at his foe: "Goetia, your grand ambition—everything—is finished!"
For the Demon God King, this was the end.
It took three thousand long years to defeat Them, exhausting every means to achieve this great feat.
Yet what enraged and despaired Them more than death itself!
Fury! Chaos! Despair! Hatred! Hostility!
Countless waves of emotion surged from the Demon God King, wildly corroding the surroundings.
But it was futile.
He swung his fist forward: "As long as the will to fight remains, as long as these fists meant to kill you exist, I will never stop!"
"Heh, you've already lost—utterly and completely!"
Nameless gazed coldly at his opponent.
Whoosh!
A single slash of his sword, a brilliant flash of light, severed the massive fist like a clay pot, shattering it completely.
Yet.
The Demon God King Goetia showed no signs of stopping.
Still, he madly unleashed countless torrents of purple magical energy, seeking to crush his foe.
But it was futile!
Nameless weaved through like a phantom, carving one ghastly wound after another into that colossal body.
"Indeed, the words of the King of Heroes were not without merit. I... failed to accurately assess your true worth!"
At the final moment, the Demon God King Goetia suddenly regained his composure.
He stared at Nameless with boundless hatred and loathing.
It was this human before him.
This human's sole Master.
This insignificant insect he had dismissed—utterly destroyed his grand ambition!
Unforgivable!
If given another chance, he would spare no cost to erase him from existence!
[Warning! Third Pillar, Demon God Andromalius—activity ceased!]
Goetia forced out a voice laced with madness through gritted teeth: "I ask you—why do you fight? Why not submit to us?"
[Warning! Second Pillar, Demon God Amdusias—unable to recover!]
"Why? Do you even need to ask? To survive, of course!" Nameless severed his right arm with a single stroke.
Endless blood gushed forth, drenching his entire body.
Bathed in that crimson tide, he glared back with equal fury: "You, the cruelest executioner in human history! We just wanted to live!"
They could have enjoyed ordinary lives, yet he had forced them onto this path of no return—saving the world.
Along the way, he had watched countless perish in the calamities.
His hands were already stained with endless blood.
His entire life had long been twisted by him!
But he had no choice.
If he didn't kill him, he would be killed instead.
The only option was to fight to the end—to reclaim humanity's future!
The Demon God King Goetia froze at his words: "To... survive? Just... for that?"
He had expected some grand speech, some lofty dream.
Never had he imagined such a simple, fundamental reason.
"So... that's it! Not even to safeguard human order!"
The Demon God King Goetia laughed like a madman. "You crave survival, you fear death. Yet despite fearing death, you seek to defeat us, who strive for eternity!"
"How utterly foolish beyond redemption! How stubborn beyond salvation!"
"So this is what it means to be unprocessable!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
He roared with unrestrained laughter, his massive body trembling violently.
As if he had heard the most hilarious joke.
He couldn't stop laughing.
[Warning! First Pillar, Flauros—activity ceased!]
Even this final warning was drowned out by his maddened laughter.
He was laughing with utter madness and mockery, yet it seemed as though he sensed some kind of excitement.
As if he had perceived the joy of life itself.
"With finite lives, facing existence defined by death and severance. Knowing full well that an end will come, yet ceaselessly repeating partings and encounters."
Nameless drew his sword and slashed at his opponent, "Brilliant and dazzling, like the fleeting instant of a shooting star. This—is humanity!"
Huum~
A radiant sword light flashed, cleanly severing his head!
The maniacal laughter came to an abrupt halt.
The massive body collapsed heavily to the ground, the head rolling away.
The Demon God King had been defeated!
The audience instantly erupted into jubilation—
[We won! Humanity has won!]
[Praise Nameless! Praise all the heroic spirits! They've finally defeated the invincible Demon God King Goetia!]
[He spoke so well—we just want to live!]
[Brief yet glorious, yearning for survival, fearing death—this is the true essence of life!]
[Wait, hold on—how could Goetia be defeated just like that? Shouldn't the world need to be rebooted?]