Her super-massive body was adorned with super-scant accessories, super-massive horns curving downwards, and a super-super-super-cool, beautiful face.
Before Tiamat was blasted apart by the Holy Sword of the Planet, she possessed the stunning beauty of a "demon" oneesan.
But as Quetzalcoatl and others arrived and Tiamat's Regression progressed, she abandoned the last shred of reason, officially beginning her recovery in the form of a Beast.
On her remaining legs, lumps of flesh formed tentacles, and the tentacles wriggled and coalesced into a dragon's body covered in scales.
This was EX Rank [Self-Modification]. When she preliminarily completed its manifestation, attacks below A++ became completely ineffective against her.
And in this form, she already stood on all fours, roaring in fury just like a beast!
"Past is here, present is here, and future as well!"
"The wind comes! The thunder comes! The moment the Morning Star of Dawn shines!
Know that the sun will still illuminate the earth beyond!
Sun Calendar Stone, Piedra Del Sol!"
Legend has it that after the Aztec gods destroyed the world, they would definitely create the next one, and the sun was precisely what served as the center of the world or provided shelter for the prosperity of the world's life.
Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, was precisely the sun of the Second World in Aztec mythology.
In a state where she had not been schemed against by Merlin and her Divinity was fully preserved, Quetzalcoatl's solar authority could erupt with power greater than that of a nuclear bomb.
Although it could not harm Tiamat herself, it could clear away the vast majority of the Lahmu permeating the Persian Gulf.
When Kingu arrived in Uruk, Quetzalcoatl and the Jaguar Man were also in Uruk. When Kingu left Uruk, Quetzalcoatl immediately rode a Cretaceous pterosaur summoned by her Noble Phantasm [Quetzalcoatl], and rushed to the coast at the fastest speed.
After all, the third bet between her and Guinevere was a bet on who could take Tiamat's head first.
Blazing golden flames erupted, igniting the crimson Sea of Life. They also incinerated the countless Lahmu that, having been ravaged by the Holy Sword of the Planet, were now lunging directly at Guinevere and the King of Knights.
With this single strike, Guinevere and the King of Knights were spared the trouble of being besieged by the Lahmu Swarm.
"Hey, Guinevere, so the rest of the battle is really just to smash Tiamat as much as possible, until you think it's enough?"
Quetzalcoatl arrived faster than Guinevere had imagined. Tiamat's recovery speed was also faster than Guinevere had imagined.
Amidst the flames, the charred Tiamat let out an even more tumultuous roar. As her body swayed, a pair of eagle wings over a hundred meters long extended from the shoulders of her dragon form.
The very next moment, stimulated by the deaths of her many children, a long tail extended from behind her rump. As it struck the sea, it kicked up a spectacularly grand reverse waterfall.
At the same time, from the charred flesh, Tiamat finally grew an utterly terrifying head.
Its shape was human, featuring beautiful, crimson cross-pupils. Her face was also exquisitely beautiful, but during her roar, her mouth split open, revealing dense, sharp teeth stretching from her lips to her collarbone.
Deep enough, long enough, but surely no one could spawn any strange ideas.
The moment her Self-Modification reached this point, a massive and crimson Mana began to gather in her mouth, its energy intensity no less than Quetzalcoatl's previous strike.
Serious, cautious, panting, after unleashing her strongest Noble Phantasm, Quetzalcoatl still needed a moment to recover her breath. Just as she was about to rush over and kick Tiamat's mouth shut, the King of Knights ran across the sea and arrived in front of her, shielding both Quetzalcoatl and Guinevere behind her.
Because of this delay, Tiamat's mouth cannon fired. The King of Knights had already drawn and unleashed her scabbard.
The scabbard named Avalon was the King of Knights' most precious Noble Phantasm. It was the absolute top-tier defensive Noble Phantasm that even the entire Type-Moon universe could hardly find a way to break.
At least with Tiamat's power, she still could not break Avalon.
The crimson torrent of Mana parted the sea and split the mountains, evaporating everything it touched. Yet, it could not evaporate the ants in her eyes.
The next moment, as Tiamat crawled toward the shore, the King of Knights' second strike with the Holy Sword of the Planet was already prepared.
With the King of Heroes supplying Mana and the [Sword of Destined Judgment] entrusted to her once again by Guinevere, the King of Knights' Mana supply was extremely ample.
Standing upon the Sea of Life, she only needed to plunge the [ Sword of Destined Judgment ] into the sea to continuously draw Mana from it.
At this moment, the King of Knights held her twin swords in both hands, except for the instant she unleashed her Noble Phantasm.
Moreover, Guinevere had been accumulating Mana since arriving at this Singularity, and had not used [The Birds That Fly as One] to share the [Dragon Heart of Albion] to provide Mana for her.
"Ex...calibur!"
Once again, a golden torrent surged. The Holy Sword of the Planet, having already released its restraints, did not need to be unleashed again. Its future power surpassed [Piedra Del Sol] only because it was a convergent cannon strike, whereas [Piedra Del Sol] could only achieve ultra-wide area damage.
However, precisely because it was a convergent cannon strike, when the golden radiance once again engulfed Tiamat, her newly born dragon body and the various Bounded Fields permeating its exterior all melted like snow upon contact with the Holy Sword of the Planet.
"The top-tier defensive Noble Phantasm, and the Holy Sword of the Planet that can shatter even a Beast of this level in a single strike. No wonder she is a Grand."
[ Piedra Del Sol ] had wiped out the vast majority of the Lahmu, leaving only fewer than a million to land on the coast outside the Noble Phantasm's range. But their destination was no longer the concern of Guinevere and her group at the very front lines. Those who would greet them would be Uruk's well-trained warriors...
...as well as Servants like Ushiwakamaru and Leonidas, who were accustomed to fighting alongside the soldiers.
They were also a step behind Ishtar and the others, who had already arrived, as they were currently rushing to Uruk by land, intending to meet the Lahmu Swarm's tidal wave there.
In this era, Gods, humans, and the Underworld coexisted. Yet, even with Ereshkigal-chan's cooperation, accommodating all of humanity was still a stretch.
Besides, some humans were always afraid of death. Even after Ereshkigal-chan promised that they could leave the Underworld afterward, they still did not dare to go.
In other words, to protect these people, the battle for the City of Uruk was also unavoidable.
Leave them alone? No matter how cowardly they were, they were still the citizens of Uruk, the roots that the King of Heroes and his soldiers had to protect.
"Ritsuka, Mash, Ishtar, you've arrived!"
Coming at full speed from the sky, these three arrived just shortly after Quetzalcoatl. Looking at them, Guinevere, who was currently accumulating power, could not hide her smile.
Even though they were relatively weak, Ritsuka and Mash did not fear arriving at the most dangerous front line.
However, other than having Mash take over from the King of Knights in using defensive Noble Phantasms, there was little room for them to play a role in this battle.
"Ishtar, Quetzalcoatl, Lia, and Anna-chan, who will arrive a step later, I'll leave it to you to continue shooting down Tiamat!"