The [Goddess of Wisdom] suddenly trembled. "She does not speak… because she deems us unworthy of her words!"
"Unworthy of her words???"
The gods of the United States had dominated the Blue Planet for countless years—never had they encountered such an arrogant foe.
Even Qin Shi Huang and a host of top-tier heroic spirits were forced into a near-huddle for survival by them.
"Perhaps, She only wishes to say—'Your destruction is none of your concern.'"
The mechanical projection of the [Goddess of Wisdom] flickered violently.
Before the gods could respond, she roared at the top of her voice: "RUN!!!"
"Run from what?" The [God of Fire and Forging] froze in confusion.
"Foolish children, ru—n—!!!"
The [King of Gods] suddenly snapped to realization. "Everyone, retreat—head for South America!!!"
The once-arrogant, overwhelmingly dominant gods were now reduced to panicked rabbits, scrambling backward in frenzy.
But alas—it was already too late!
A gentle, beautiful woman smiled at the gods, her cross-shaped pupils glowing with a violet-red radiance.
Dazzling to the extreme, it carried an eerie, mesmerizing charm.
Yet, not a single Machine God dared to linger in admiration.
They had instantly recognized her identity—
The Beast of Humanity, Tiamat!
An existence that should never have descended upon the mortal world!
Even if she were to manifest, it would surely be an earth-shattering, world-ending event that all of humanity would witness.
Yet now, against all impossibilities, she had descended.
And stood before the Machine Gods, striking at them!
The violet-red light erupted fully, transforming into a radiant pillar that engulfed the westernmost [God of the Sea].
BOOM—
A brilliant, sapphire-blue firework burst across the night sky of Fuyuki City, illuminating the darkness.
The oceanic hue was breathtakingly beautiful, beyond words.
Countless citizens looked up in bewilderment.
Wasn't it too early for such grand fireworks? The Lantern Festival hadn't even arrived yet.
BOOM!
Another firework exploded, this time morphing into flames that scorched the heavens, accompanied by the clanging of hammers.
Like a blacksmith forging divine weapons amidst the inferno.
BOOM!
The third firework bloomed.
Though made of fire, it exuded a ghastly, bone-chilling aura, radiating a deathly threat that none dared to face.
As if the Grim Reaper had emerged in the sky, grinning down at the world.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Fireworks blossomed one after another over Fuyuki City, drawing crowds onto balconies and into the streets to marvel at the spectacle.
Zhuge Liang gazed up at the bursts of light and sighed softly. "It seems a full-scale war with the Beacon won't be necessary."
Each of these fireworks was the essence of a Machine God.
With their avatars effortlessly erased, those arrogant machines would surely cower in fear, lying low for a long time.
And China would seize this moment to rise as the dominant force in the world!
Relieved, Zhuge Liang set aside all the war plans he had just drafted.
Earlier, upon receiving Qin Shi Huang's warning of an impending war with the Machine Gods, he had racked his brains to devise meticulous strategies.
Even including post-war reconstruction and countermeasures against the Machine Gods' potential assaults.
Now, he realized it had all been for nothing!
The projections of those overconfident Machine Gods had been turned into fireworks by an invincible being!
Beside him, Chen Gong's eyes reflected the bursts of light. "So beautiful..."
"What are you planning?" Zhuge Liang immediately took two wary steps back.
"Ahem, don't misunderstand—I'm not thinking of setting off fireworks!"
Chen Gong cleared his throat.
Zhuge Liang took another step back.
Several heroic spirits on one side all retreated in fear.
Some even ran away outright!
That heartless bastard was definitely thinking of using them as fireworks in battle!
Boom!
The tenth firework bloomed.
The projection of the [Goddess of Wisdom], who had fled first, also transformed into an even more dazzling and brilliant firework.
"It's really so beautiful!"
Illya raised her head, admiring this unparalleled fireworks display.
Each firework clearly represented the explosive power of a mechanized god.
"It is indeed beautiful!" Miyu also let out a slight sigh of relief.
Though she didn't know how it was accomplished, they had ultimately withstood this wave of attacks from the United States.
Blasting apart the divine projections one after another was enough to thoroughly intimidate the gods of the United States.
After this, Fuyuki City would finally know true peace, with no one daring to invade.
"But how exactly was this done?"
Illya's ruby-like beautiful eyes were filled with the radiant glow of the fireworks.
Even as projections, they possessed about half the combat power of their true forms.
Even if all of China's heroic spirits joined forces, they shouldn't have been able to destroy them so easily, right?
"I don't know..."
Miyu shook her head.
After the two of them escaped, they had been arranged by Qin Shi Huang to stay in Academy under Tamamo-no-Mae's protection.
The scene had long been sealed off, making it impossible to see anything.
To ordinary people, it was just a restricted area, blocking all sight and electromagnetic signals.
Even the blasted divine projections appeared as nothing more than blooming fireworks.
Only heroic spirits and magi could perceive the truth.
Miyu grew increasingly worried.
She remembered how in the previous Singularity, Nameless had burned himself to summon countless future versions of himself.
And the assassination techniques he'd learned from that Grand Assassin.
Defeating the gods would undoubtedly come at a terrible cost!
Zzzzt—
Boom!
Thunder rumbled across the sky as a lightning dragon streaked from above Fuyuki City toward the southeast.
He was like the Lord of Thunder, riding the lightning to traverse from Fuyuki City to South America in an instant.
The eleventh firework never bloomed.
The terrifying aura brought by the projections of the gods dissipated completely in that moment.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the beautiful blue-haired woman.
The scene fell into an eerie silence.
Was this the true power of a fully unleashed Beast of Humanity?
Enkidu felt chills run down her spine.
Would the restraints she had placed on the other party in the previous Singularity be held against her now?
She glanced at Gilgamesh beside her.
The King of Heroes, who usually laughed heartily and took great pleasure in mocking his allies, now wore an awkward yet polite smile, standing quietly and steadily to the side.
Well, even this guy was scared!
But Enkidu had no right to mock him.
When the Mother Goddess raged, it was truly terrifying.
And they—they were all her children, yet they had stood against her.
How utterly blasphemous!
Nameless, standing atop the corpse of the God of War, also looked up at the blooming fireworks.
"So beautiful!"
At his peak, he could have easily achieved the same.
But now, with his shattered Spirit Origin after the world's reset, even defeating a group of false gods had become incredibly difficult.
Indeed, having Tiamat as a mother was a blessing!
In that instant, Nameless felt an overwhelming sense of relief.
Could it be that he could finally, truly, just... relax?
Ding dong~
Just as he was lost in thought, a notification popped up on his phone.
Nameless initially thought it was another exposé video, but the message turned out to be from [Alaya].
However, it wasn't a new video alert—it was something far more peculiar.
A little girl appeared on the screen, swinging her legs as she sat on a swing, smiling sweetly at him:
"Having her help you—that was the surprise I prepared for you. Are you pleased?"
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