Good steel is used on the blade, and Command Seals are no different. Each Command Seal is a powerful tool that can be used to help a Servant unleash a super-powerful attack.
That's precisely what Space Ishtar is doing now, having received a boost from a Command Seal! It's once again putting all its strength into pushing the black orb back!
"Ugh!!!"
Koyanskaya let out a piercing yelp, trying to push the black orb back down, but it was useless. The black orb had already been set in motion, carrying an unshakeable momentum! It pushed Koyanskaya back! And then!
*BOOM!!!*
The black orb was pushed a significant distance before finally exploding.
A white flash appeared in the cosmos, illuminating the surrounding planets with dazzling brilliance.
A terrifying shockwave spread towards the battle stage. This time, Alaya intervened, directly neutralizing the impact.
Space Ishtar descended from the sky. After landing beside Mo Shuying, it began to pant heavily. Even Space Ishtar was this exhausted, which showed how immense the pressure had been.
Seeing Space Ishtar completely unharmed, the Alien God's expression was as if it had been coated in black paint; it was utterly dark.
"You lost!"
Alaya spoke. Now that Koyanskaya had nothing left, and this was a best-of-five series! It was clear that Earth had won.
"..."
The Alien God didn't reply immediately, just stood there blankly.
"What? Didn't hear me? Playing dumb? You're not trying to renege on our bet, are you?"
Alaya was unforgiving in its triumph. It could finally vent this pent-up anger.
"Renege? How could I, a dignified Star God, renege? I just wanted to tell you that that fox is my subordinate. I can sense whether she's still alive, and my current feeling is that she's not dead yet! It's still uncertain who has won or lost, isn't it?"
The Alien God had a connection with Koyanskaya. It could sense that Koyanskaya wasn't dead, but where she was at the moment was very vague!
"Hmm? Still alive? Then make her come out. Why the delay? Are we supposed to just keep waiting? There's a competitive sport on Earth where if you leave the ring for ten seconds, you lose. How many seconds do you think it's been now?"
Alaya tried to seal the Alien God's defeat in the bet, but how could the Alien God simply admit it!
"We don't have that rule here! You can either wait, or you can concede first!"
The Alien God began to act shamelessly. Alaya gritted its teeth in anger; it had never encountered such a thick-skinned Deity!
Both sides were at a stalemate, neither willing to concede, as conceding now would mean admitting defeat.
Mo Shuying glanced at his status panel. Indeed, he hadn't gained any experience from Koyanskaya, which meant Koyanskaya truly wasn't dead.
However, it was uncertain when she would return. How could they just keep waiting like this?
Mo Shuying, with a slight frown, looked up at the Alien God and then saw the Alien God's only two remaining fighters: Rasputin and Senji Muramasa.
"Oh?"
Mo Shuying's eyes lit up. He had an idea, so he stepped forward and spoke.
"Gentlemen, waiting like this isn't a solution. I have an idea. I wonder if you two would be willing to hear it."
The two Deities looked at Mo Shuying. Alaya frowned and said,
"Speak."
Mo Shuying nodded.
"It's like this: the Alien God doesn't acknowledge Koyanskaya's defeat, which is fine, but we can't keep waiting forever. How about this? Don't you still have two people on your side? Send another one down to fight me. We'll treat it as a fresh start for the fifth round."
"..."
Mo Shuying's words silenced the two Deities. A few seconds later.
"Excellent! That truly is a good idea! Alien God! What do you think?"
Alaya said with a smile. It had already witnessed the strength of Mo Shuying's Heroic Spirits and felt quite confident.
But what Alaya saw, the Alien God also saw. It didn't believe that its two subordinates had a 100% chance of winning. In fact, if Rasputin entered the fight, the probability of losing would be even higher.
This was something it could not accept.
It had to find another way! So...
"Is this your request? If you're begging, then it's not impossible for me to agree. However, both of my subordinates have already fought once and expended a lot of energy. It would be a disadvantage for them to fight again. How about this: either you switch out your current fighter for anyone else, and they fight my two subordinates, or... you continue to fight, and I'll send only one subordinate, but! You cannot use a Servant!"
The Alien God pointed at Mo Shuying, a cunning glint in its eyes.
"What?! You!"
Alaya instantly blew up! How thick-skinned did one have to be to say something like that? Could it be any more shameless?!
"What? You don't agree? If you don't agree, then keep waiting. I have all the time in the world. Even if the stars decay, I can continue to wait."
The Alien God crossed its arms and started to slack off. Alaya was furious, but then it suddenly thought of something—
"Oh? Then let's wait. Who's afraid of who?"
Alaya smiled. It truly wasn't afraid of stalling for time at all. Just now, it had been too eager to quickly secure victory. Now that it thought about it, if they kept dragging this out, it would be to their advantage!
Alaya's change made the Alien God pause, and finally, it understood what was happening.
The Alien God abruptly stood up, raising its hand! Colorful starlight surged behind it!
"I've changed my mind! Pick one of those two options right now! Or else! Today is the day war breaks out!"
"..."
Alaya reached out, blocking the Alien God's oppressive aura. Her expression was dark, clearly at her wit's end and ready to fight the Alien God at any moment.
But just then.
"Did you just say you'd send one person to fight me?"
Mo Shuying spoke. The Alien God looked down at Mo Shuying, then smiled and said, "That's right! If it's just you, it'll be one-on-one!"
"What if you lose again?" Mo Shuying continued to ask.
The Alien God frowned, feeling an inexplicable confidence from Mo Shuying.
"I will retreat and never set foot in this area again."
"You promise?"
"Naturally!"
"Alright then, all of you, step back for now. I'll handle this battle."
Mo Shuying spoke to Space Ishtar and the others. Tomoe Gozen ran in front of Mo Shuying, looking worried.
Mo Shuying patted Tomoe Gozen's head and said with a smile, "Don't worry, leave it to me."
"..."
Filled with concern, the Servants retreated back to the platform.
Only Mo Shuying remained standing on the battle stage.
"Surprising courage. What allows you to stand here?" The Alien God was somewhat perplexed. Is he really that brave?
"Can we start?" Mo Shuying gestured with his hand, inviting them.
"Playing mind games! Senji Muramasa! Cut off his head!" The Alien God shouted, and Senji Muramasa entered the arena once more.
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