[Far East, Sakura Island] Susanoo raised the great sword and cut the knot tied to the cherry tree. The surging sea wind blew up; the shimenawa ropes hung about the shrine snapped one after another, the talismanic symbols etched with ancient script began to ignite, quickly burning to ash in the gale, gold and silver bells fell and struck the ground, shattering completely. The clear, crisp sound was like a sudden downpour. The sky darkened fast; black clouds gathered and formed an inverted spiral over the firmament. Behind the goddess, the great sakura tree withered rapidly, pure white petals kept falling, and in an instant the shrine grounds were paved as if with pale bones. Susanoo gazed calmly into the distance as deafening roars resounded through heaven and earth, repeated eight times, like some ritual. The ancient monster Yamata-no-Orochi had been unsealed. The island trembled as a mountain-sized serpent rose from the abyssal sea. Eight heads and eight tails, heads like dragons, a body like mountains, eyes as red as molten lava; moss and trees grew on its back, while the belly was rotten and bleeding. In the heroic age a thousand years ago, this ancient monster was sealed by the seven warriors of the Far East and the thunder great spirit; now at last it had seen daylight again. Three of Yamata-no-Orochi's heads turned west, toward the dungeon. It sensed the call from the Great Hollow (the womb). The other five heads looked toward the goddess on Sakura Island. The spirit that had sealed it a thousand years ago was a follower of that goddess. Wrath and vengeance overcame the instinct to return; Yamata-no-Orochi roared and, swollen and massive head, pressed itself up onto the island. Susanoo shook his head lightly, as if to sigh, 'It's just a monster after all.' The goddess turned and walked toward the shrine. "ROAAARRRRR!!", Yamata-no-Orochi let out an earthshattering roar and lunged toward the island's center; half its huge body already rose out of the sea. The sound of geta crossing petals; a beautiful blonde kitsune woman walked toward the deity, moving in the direction of Yamata-no-Orochi. "Love's snow. Love's crimson, love's white light. May it allow me to stand always beside you, the wish found at the end of two thousand nights." "I am called fox-demon, I am the ruin of the past. I am called ancient ballad, I am the longing of the past." "Only for the noble like a bird beating its wings, let nine demons lodge within me." "Resound, golden song, the summoning poem of Tamamo. White face, golden fur, nine-tailed king. Devour all, realize all, auspicious beast's tail—" The girl closed her eyes and chanted clearly. The sea wind stirred and lifted the white petals; she walked among the falling blooms as if performing a ritual dance. [Kokonoe • Uchide no Kozuchi] A platinum radiance flashed, nine beams in total; six of them fell on the elven swordsman, the half-dwarf smith, and four humans respectively. [Gale] Ryuu, Lv.7–Lv.8 [One-Eyed Giant Craftsman] Tsubaki, [Yamato Divine Sakura] Gojou Kiri, Lv.6–Lv.7 [Wind-Cutting Thunder Sword], [Radiant Sun Amulet], [Shinto Mirror Heart], three first-class adventurers of the Far East, Lv.5–Lv.6 Magic [Kokonoe], a chaining chant magic with a linked effect. It allows the Uchide no Kozuchi's effect to act on multiple people at once, up to nine targets. After Haru leveled to Lv.2 she unlocked the second magic [Kokonoe], evolving the Uchide no Kozuchi into a group-support spell. Now Lv.3 Haru can already use nine tails simultaneously. However, the remaining three beams of light did not fall upon any people; they poured into the silver mirror the kitsune girl held. [Water Sky Sunlight · Amaterasu's Eight-Field Calming Stone] This treasure's name matched Haru's third magic. When the magic activates, it can temporarily release the Tamamo Tranquil Stone of this divine treasure. Through a curse it shields the laws of the mundane world with a barrier; within that barrier, all costs to use spell power become zero. "This is our land, the land of gods, a land of abundant water and bountiful harvests, the Nakatsu land." "The country pours its waters into Utsuho, circling the high heavens and circling Yomi, finally converging into Water Sky Sunlight." "I illuminate the fertile reed fields and auspicious rice lands, rings upon rings upon the eight-span circle, this is Kokonoe, this is Amaterasu…" "Water Sky Sunlight Amaterasu's Eight-Field Calming Stone!" On the divine mirror studded with tenfold jewels, the figure of a man appeared. Deep crimson hair fluttered like burning flame; the man, back turned to the world-stilling mirror, slowly drew a sword. No chant was necessary, no further mana filling; all that needed to be done was to slash. This sword's name, "Ame-no-Habakiri". In an instant, a magnificent blade light eclipsed all brilliance; everyone involuntarily closed their eyes at once, unwilling to stare directly into the sword glare. All but Susanoo, who watched with eager interest. The storm ceased; the black clouds covering the sky tore apart and revealed a deep blue firmament. When the girls opened their eyes, the sight left them uncertain how to react. The middle-left head of Yamata-no-Orochi had already disappeared; the remaining seven pairs, fourteen eyes in total, were all shattered, turning into fourteen blood hollows. Behind it, one of the eight tails was severed; at the center where the eight heads and eight tails interwove, a gigantic greatsword appeared from nowhere and pinned it fast to the island. The severed heads did not regenerate; the giant eyes turned blood hollows showed no sign of recovery. The great serpent struggled violently but could not free itself from the sword that nailed it down. The moment "Ame-no-Habakiri" fell, its fate had already been sealed. Ryuu activated [Astrea Summon]; the followers of justice gripped their weapons and cut at the remaining heads; Tsubaki swung [Red Shower · Myojin Slicing] and charged into Yamata-no-Orochi. The warriors of the Far East reacted a bit slower, but quickly shook off shock and, whether chanting magic or swinging weapons, launched attacks at the ancient monster. Under the torii at the shrine gate, Susanoo said softly. "This is… the Sword of the Divine Realm." Emiya sheathed the "Heavenly Work Cloud Sword," relaxed his grip, and dispelled the projection. After he drew that slash with "Ame-no-Habakiri," the Infinite Sword System's records naturally appended a new blade. That head-and-tail eightfold red-flame monster's body had revealed the divine tool "Heavenly Work Cloud Sword" at the tail end of the Far East's greatest disaster that spanned eight valleys and peaks. The death and return of Yamata-no-Orochi would finish at the latest before today ends; meanwhile, Loki and Freya familias had each slain an Lv.8 ancient monster and were about to hunt the second. The Hraesvelgr hunt was also underway; with Ais present, that dragon-type beast shouldn't last long. Ais's talent was not as outlandish as [Silence] Alfia's; she couldn't, like the latter, output two levels higher than nominal against any target. However, versus dragonkind, the [Sword Princess]'s killing power might even exceed an equal-level Alfia. Lv.7 Ais, with all skills open, has attack power against dragonkind near Lv.9, and with a treasure-grade weapon's boost, she can break limits. "By tomorrow dawn at the latest, the Hraesvelgr hunt will also be over," Emiya's golden eyes looked away, no longer fixed northward. His gaze shifted to the ravaged Orario. The Tower of Babel teetered; its suppression over the Great Hollow had been reduced to the limit. The dungeon's first few layers had fused together and expanded several times over, opening several new entrances within the Labyrinth City. The adventurers left in the city had initially held the tenth floor against monsters, but as time passed, the defensive lines moved up; three days ago they had fallen back to the first floor. Now, other adventurers besides Emiya could no longer enter the dungeon that had become a complete demon domain. About half the city had already become ruins. Adventurers had set up layered defenses within Orario, relying on fortress-like buildings to fight the monsters in alley warfare. The district centered on Emiya's residence was covered by the [Tranquil Divine Realm] barrier and served as the adventurers' stronghold; those still in the city now were at least Lv.4 second-tier elites. They strove to maintain the lines; the number and efficiency of monster kills far exceeded usual dungeon expeditions. In truth, however, the monsters left for them to handle were only about ten percent of the total beast tide. Against the Great Hollow that had gone utterly out of control, only apex-level strongmen could really act as bulwarks. At the dungeon's entrance, two tall women stood side by side. One was 1.8 meters tall, with bluish-fine skin like scales, clad in heavy armor-like scales; when her wings spread her width exceeded three meters. She squinted slightly, sensing the tremors beneath her feet. "The beast tide comes again, every four hours now; seems to have slowed somewhat." At the worst earlier, three beast tides had occurred within two hours. The woman beside the dragon lady, because of her towering horns, was another ten centimeters taller; her skin was pale and her figure very voluptuous. At first glance she didn't seem monstrous; rather she looked like a bovine-race female adventurer. "Frequency lowered, but the ferocity and intensity have increased," she said. Wiene, potential Lv.9; Felis, potential Lv.9 When the dungeon suppression task began, their potential had only been Lv.8; now both had broken through. The reason was simple: the fighting was so fierce they swallowed too many magic stones. For adventurers, the beast tides are pure nightmares; but for xenos, such battlefields are rapid-growth opportunities. So many magic stones to swallow they couldn't finish; intense combat accelerated energy absorption and digestion. Now even the xenos whose species was the horned rabbit had potential growth to Lv.4. Behind Wiene and Felis, combat-type xenos had already taken up arms and stood ready. As the tremors intensified, their expressions grew tenser, and finally, the beast tide arrived. A dragon's roar drowned the beasts' howls; the dragon-girl warrior pierced the tide like a blade. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥 The [Dragon Emperor Sword] crafted from the Udaeus drops slashed in a windmill arc; not only were touched monsters annihilated, the spreading sword-light cleaved the entire square's enemies. Behind Wiene, Felis raised her heavy greatsword. [Cow King Summons Thunder · Heaven's Net Wide] A black thunderstorm centered on Felis rolled forward, crushing the front. After the initial lightning storm, a grim thunder-bull demon formed and charged for a second strike. With a single strike the two nearly suppressed one whole wave of the beast tide; the remaining monsters were mopped up by other xenos warriors. Lv.7 ancient dragon, Lv.6 gargoyle, Lv.5 gorgon and lizardfolk, Lv.4 harpy, deadly rabbits… armed and armored xenos charged like humans; behind them Lv.5 songbird and Lv.4 merfolk provided support with innate magics. "The second wave's coming; switch positions," Felis said and stepped forward, trading places with Wiene. This time Felis charged ahead swinging the greatsword, while Wiene beat her wings and rose into the sky. A crimson light flashed through the dragon-girl's eyes. [Dragon Flame Singing] A red-lotus conflagration storm swept across and devoured the beast tide before them. The tide lasted half an hour. Apart from Wiene and Felis, other xenos warriors were wounded; by then human adventurer forces had arrived. "Thank you for your effort," Shakti said, "Next, we'll rotate defense." Wiene nodded lightly with no extra words; they completed the handover naturally. Fifteen first-class adventurers led by Lv.6 [Staff of the Elephant God] took over the xenos positions. Although at first there had been distance between humans and xenos due to past conflicts, after this time fighting side by side, the first-class adventurers no longer bore prejudice against the xenos. Of course, even if a few still did, nobody dared show it. The xenos were seen as armed forces of the [Grand Saber], and after Emiya's war game with Freya Familia, aside from a few goddesses, no one in the Labyrinth City dared voice opinions against Emiya. In the adventurers' formation, an elven girl with a yellow-amber short bob was guarded; Felis glanced at her a moment longer by instinct. Lefiya had not joined Loki Familia to hunt ancient monsters; with Riveria present, the hunt had sufficient magical artillery. Conversely, tasks to suppress the dungeon were better suited for Lefiya's top-tier turret role. The elf simply felt Felis looked familiar but did not recognize her, since Felis wore a hood; a 1.6m slender elf and a 1.8m super-voluptuous bovine are hard to connect. Just then, the ground shook violently. The earth cracked and a gigantic one-eyed monster rose up. [One-Eyed Demon King · Balor], the former floor forty-nine dungeon solitary king. The dungeon now made no sense at all. 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