Countless Kama

Compared to Arkhan, Heracles still had a lingering daze in his eyes, as if he had just awakened from a deep dream.

*Tap*

It wasn't until Arkhan patted his shoulder that he jolted, gradually regaining his senses.

"Heh, I never thought you'd wake up too. I thought I was going to solo the boss." Arkhan chuckled.

Heracles glanced at Kama, whose expression was unusually grim, and shook his head.

"I just got lucky... Someone helped me out."

Hearing that, Arkhan couldn't help but feel a bit surprised and curious. Who could possibly help Heracles in a place like this?

But seeing Heracles unwilling to elaborate, Arkhan didn't press further. Instead, he glanced at Mordred, who still had her eyes tightly shut, and sighed.

Even without relying on Fenghuang Down, he could keenly sense that she was gradually losing herself in her dream, emitting an aura similar to that of this pitch-black universe.

'Even now, you still can't let go of that past, can you, Momo...'

Watching Arkhan and Heracles chatting as if she were nonexistent, a bulging vein seemed to appear on Kama's forehead.

"You two... acting like I don't exist, huh?" Kama gritted her teeth, feeling indignant.

After all, she was a Beast, how could she tolerate being ignored and humiliated like this by mere mortals?

With a wave of her hand, a brilliant pure light quickly emerged from nowhere, like a whip lashing out toward the two men. 

*BOOM!*

Arkhan and Heracles dodged aside, but as the whip of light struck down, there was a deafening roar, shattering a small asteroid into fragments as if a mountain had collapsed and the earth had split.

Witnessing this scene, the expressions of Arkhan and Heracles immediately became much more serious.

Even though she was a Beast, despite suffering a little setback, in terms of power, she was still far ahead of ordinary Servants.

"Hmph, I was planning to give you two a gentler way to die, but since you're not appreciative, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Kama sneered coldly, infinite radiance pouring forth from the halo behind her head, instantly enveloping Arkhan and Heracles.

The two suddenly felt a weight pressing down on their body, as if invisible shackles were binding them, causing their parameters to plummet significantly.

This was Beast III/L's personal skill as the 'Demon King of the Sixth Heaven', a skill known as 'Pathos Scepter', a power that could release various beams of love according to her mood, either to weaken opponents or to strengthen herself.

"Go to hell!" Kama raised her hand again, and two beams of light converged into whips, lashing out toward Arkhan and Heracles.

Due to the debuff from Kama, Heracles couldn't avoid the strike at all, instantly being hit by the whip of light.

*BOOM!*

His body flew like a cannonball, crashing heavily into a small asteroid nearby, and spitting out a mouthful of blood, his aura greatly diminished.

Seeing the whip of light approaching him, Arkhan narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately activated the power of Cosmic Juggernaut. A rift in space opened behind him, instantly swallowing him to evade the attack.

"Tch, petty tricks." Kama's face looked slightly unpleasant, coldly snorting with disdain.

A spatial rift unfolded beside Heracles, and Arkhan emerged from it. He placed his hand on Heracles's body, using the power of Abyss Flower to heal his injuries.

Feeling this immense vitality, Heracles looked slightly surprised, but he didn't ask much, just nodded slightly.

"Thanks."

"Now's not the time for such words..." Arkhan shook his head, his face revealing a clear sense of seriousness. "Listen, we don't have much magical energy left. Moreover, this place is that woman's domain, so the longer we drag this out, the worse it is for us. We have to finish this quickly!"

Heracles nodded solemnly. As an experienced warrior, he also saw that the situation was unfavorable for them.

The only way now was to go all out and finish the Beast as soon as possible!

The two looked at each other, nodded, and stood up, directing their gaze straight at Kama.

"Oh? Planning to go all out?" Kama sneered coldly, but there was a hint of imperceptible alertness in her eyes.

A fiery blaze gathered in Arkhan's hands, turning into a burning crimson greatsword, with golden patterns flowing on its surface like magma, distorting the surrounding space with its terrifying heat.

Heracles held a black obsidian longbow, his whole body brimming with vigor, like a newly unsheathed sword, exuding a formidable aura.

In the next moment, the two acted simultaneously, without prior agreement.

"Shamash, unleashed! Might of An-Utu!"

"Nine Lives!"

*WHOOSH—!*

An endless tide of flames, carrying nine furious dragon-like beams of light, soared forth. Wherever they passed, space ruptured in layers, stars dimmed, and the thunderous sound shook the heavens and earth, as if the entire universe trembled!

Fire and light intertwined, illuminating the boundless, pitch-black universe, instantly enveloping Kama!

*BOOOOOOOM—!!!*

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"Hmm?"

Outside Kama's Noble Phantasm, Jeanne suddenly noticed the black velvet curtain in front of her twisting, as if ripples were spreading across a lake hit by a stone. After a moment, a clear scene unfolded before her eyes.

"That's... Archer of Black... and Rider of Black!"

A hint of surprise flashed across her face, but then she stiffened.

"What... is that?"

===

"Succeed?"

Arkhan and Heracles stared ahead intently. This was their strongest attack, the moment of victory or defeat!

The tide of fire and beams of light gradually dispersed, and Kama's figure completely dissipated without a trace, leaving only emptiness before them.

"It's over..." Heracles let out a long breath, finally showing a hint of a smile.

But Arkhan furrowed his brow slightly. If Kama was truly dead, why hadn't they out of this place yet?

"Heehee..."

"Heehee..."

"Heehee..."

Clear laughter, like silver bells, suddenly echoed from all directions, causing Arkhan and Heracles's pupils to shrink!

One after another, figures appeared from the void. Among them were petite, young, and mature figures, but without exception, they all wore identical clothing and had identical appearances—it was the Kama who had just been destroyed!

Countless Kama!

They almost occupied every corner of this pitch-black universe, each wearing the same mocking expression, looking at Heracles and Arkhan as if watching animals in a cage.

"It's no wonder you two are regarded as great heroes. That attack just now was indeed impressive." One of Kama, who stood in front of Arkhan and Heracles, spoke with a slight smirk.

"But unfortunately, you're still lacking... Let me tell you why..." Kama continued, spreading her arms as if to embrace the entire universe. "As long as I'm here, I'm absolutely impossible to die!"

This was another personal skill of Beast III/L, known as 'Embrace of Dreams'.

As the god of love, in response to the myriad desires of humanity, her appearance and abilities possess a high degree of diversity. Due to being based on the endless nature of the universe, this diversity manifests in more concrete forms.

This was to accurately approach and indulge the desires of every being in the universe, leading to their corruption.

'Embrace of Dreams' could be freely customized to exist like an endless number of stars, and this was the theorem.

In other words, as a Beast, Kama existed infinitely in her own universe. As long as she was in this universe, no matter how many times she was destroyed, she would revive infinitely like nothing happened.