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Chapter Begins:
There was a disturbance in reality.
A hum that boded an ominous tone, seeping into the bones.
It was like staring into the maw of death and losing all senses.
Rage. Raw Emotions. Thrill. The sheer will to obliterate all and everything.
When Berserker walked out of the Teleportation Circle, from the strongest to the weakest, they all felt it.
And words welled up in their minds, rising right from their hearts, saying —
— This existence was dangerous.
Berserker looked different from his initial appearance from even Medea.
It was still over 8 ft tall, but it wasn't as bulky as before. The black flesh-like substance had contracted, almost looking like a skin-tight suit.
There were red vein-like marks running all over its body, giving off a reddish fume.
Berserker's head still looked like that of a Venom, but it had two curved horns, red fumes coming out from their tips as well.
This was what it looked like when Kai used Kaiju's Blood Essence, Little War Horn, Giant's Rage, Relentless Love, and Venom's buffs, combined with Selfless Breathing.
Berserker's hands suddenly twisted and became two long curved swords.
As much as Kai disliked admitting it, his body's raw, damaging power had become much higher than both Murasame and Sounga combined.
There were no growls.
There were no signs or warnings.
From a quiet Enkidu to stunned Lancer, from a wide-eyed Rider to gobsmacked Medea, and from a shaken Overlord to confused Betty Shaw, all just stared at the horrifying existence as he blurred.
Only blur.
That's the only thing they could perceive at that moment.
It was like Berserker had just shifted his stance, ready to attack.
But something utterly impossible and horrible had happened in that fraction of a moment.
Crack!
Even as Medea's spell lost its hold on Ainz Ooal Gown, he couldn't do anything, but marvel… yes, marvel at the sound of ribs cracking.
Squelch!
Betty Shaw's Glitch — Cameraman — worked independently.
No matter how fast an attack was, it would adjust his body, panning the Video Camera at the incoming danger with the same speed.
However, as blood sprayed from Betty's back, he realized the bitter truth.
For the first time after resurrection, his Glitch had failed in saving him.
Then, after dealing two incomprehensibly fast strikes, Berserker lifted its sword-arms and ROARED.
It was like the second coming of Fallen Down, just without the damage.
Lancer took a step back, the spear in his hands shaking. He looked over his shoulder at Kirei, asking if they should leave this place… while they still could.
Kirei, on the other hand, was looking at Berserker with wide, greedy eyes.
Not too far, Black finally regained his body and dusted the soot and filth off himself, walking toward Dark Sakura.
As he grabbed the Rule Breaker, he looked up and then around at everyone. "Kill."
ROARRRRRRRRR!
Berserker pounced at Overlord. Medea let out a grin, purple rays of Mana shooting out from the spell circles around her, homing onto Betty Shaw.
High in the sky, Enkidu, who had been watching everything quietly, finally smiled.
"No wonder I was summoned here," he mumbled to himself. "What a mess… Hmm… Berserker is fast. But — can he match… that? I wonder…"
On the ground, Black channeled his entire Mana into the Rule Breaker, making The Shadow covering Sakura repel even more.
Cr-rrr-ackkkkkkk!!!
In the sky, Ainz Ooal Gown compiled Physical Enhancement Spells over himself and then cast the Call Greater Thunder on Berserker.
A titanic bolt of lightning, looking like a silver-blue pillar dozens of meters wide, struck Berserker.
With a massive boom, the bolt of lightning planted Berserker into the ground, creating a crater.
However, in the very next instant, Berserker let out a growl and stood up.
With his buffed Stamina and over 80% Magical Resistance because of the Hogwarts Uniform, Berserker didn't fear any Mana and HP-based damage.
On the other hand, finally gaining a breather, Black's entire body glowed as his Magic Circuits activated, the Grail Heart supplying Mana to both Berserker and Rule Breaker.
Suddenly, a chill ran down Black's spine.
It was almost like the time before Berserker had attacked for the first time.
Sensing the doom, Venom-clad Kai boomed out of existence.
Metal struck metal, and Black and Sakura's eardrums exploded as Berserker deflected a chain just over her head.
Black's head snapped up and found Enkidu smiling at him… flanked by hundreds of similar chains.
"What are you doing?!" Black shouted, stunned. "We both want the same thing!"
That's why Black had not acted when Counter Force was summoning the Ruler-Class servant.
First, even if a Ruler-Class Servant was summoned, the first thing it would do was to take care of the Angra Mainyu's Will — something that Black needed to do anyway.
Second, it didn't matter if a Ruler-Class Servant joined the Holy Grail War later.
Contestants like Kai thrived in chaos. The more chaotic the surroundings, the more they squeezed out the benefits from it.
So, Black couldn't find any sense in Enkidu's blatant murderous intention.
"You don't understand," Enkidu said, his words echoing in the surroundings. "The best way to get rid of… that… is to make sure it dies with her."
Black's eyes widened.
In the Heaven's Feel Route, the Rule Breaker didn't need more than a few seconds to purify Sakura of the Corruption.
However, Black had added the Corruption from Illya's Grail Fragments to Sakura's as well, giving it a sense of completion.
That's why it still needed a few more seconds to completely erase the Evil Will.
A few more seconds that even Berserker might not buy for Black, it seemed.
Enkidu lifted his right hand and pointed at Dark Sakura.
The Chains of Heaven around him squirmed.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
A sonic boom split the surroundings.
Surprisingly, neither Berserker nor Enkidu had made a move. Even Ainz Ooal Gown and others battling it out in the sky weren't behind it.
Everyone's heads snapped in one direction, where a golden sun was materializing.
It was a golden-haired man, dressed in full golden armor, smiling ear to ear.
Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, had finally joined the battle.
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