"Trying to run?"
"Too late!"
Gilgamesh hurled the blood-red spear.
In an instant, everyone's vision blurred as the spearhead bloomed like a flower, darting through the air like lightning, impossible to track.
Splurch!
"Ah!"
Splurch, splurch, splurch!
"Damn it..."
The Kijin reacted swiftly.
Some chose to retreat, while others aimed to trade injury for a shot at Gilgamesh.
But whether they fled or advanced, every Kijin felt a searing pain in their chest.
"My heart... pierced?"
An unavoidable spear that always strikes the heart, imbued with a curse... the Celtic myth's Gáe Bolg.
This was the power of the Brionac, the prototype of Cú Chulainn's Noble Phantasm!
In a single moment, it pierced the hearts of over a dozen Kijin, claiming their lives.
Of course, the mythical spear wasn't infallible.
Clang, clang, clang!
Countless crimson beams struck the Ice Empress's massive form but couldn't penetrate.
Her terrifying defense surpassed the spear's destructive capacity.
"Tch!"
Gilgamesh hadn't expected the Ice Empress's armor to be so resilient, prompting him to abandon further attacks with the Brionac.
"Phew!"
"That was close!"
Shion stared at the gaping hole in her chest.
For anyone else, such a wound would be fatal.
But the Kijin were different.
They possessed extraordinary regenerative abilities.
The Kijin who derived from Shion's power, was especially remarkable.
Even if their heads were severed, as long as they were reattached quickly, they wouldn't die... let alone a mere heart wound.
"You okay?"
"I'm fine!"
"A little fatal wound won't kill me!"
"..."
Watching only a dozen Kijin fall before they regrouped and charged again, Gilgamesh knew it was no time to hold back, "Let's see if you can withstand this king's Sword of the End!"
[Analysis Progress: 60%]
On the other side, Damien monitored the Noble Phantasm analysis.
"The higher the rank and number of Noble Phantasms used, the faster the analysis."
Realizing this, Damien stopped holding back, ordering all Kijin to attack without giving Gilgamesh a moment's respite.
Buzz!
At that moment, a blinding golden light caught Damien's attention, "What's that?"
Golden radiance erupted from behind Gilgamesh.
Facing the onslaught of Kijin, each rivaling an A-rank Servant, Gilgamesh's expression darkened.
"To make this king scurry like a monkey!"
"Drown in the world-ending deluge!"
From the golden ripples, Gilgamesh drew two strange golden greatswords, which combined to form a longbow.
[Sword of the End: Enki]
"The flames of calamity rain from the heavens!"
"The raging torrents of Nippur surge forth!"
The arrow was fired, moving slowly enough that the Kijin could easily dodge.
But soon, an indescribable, overwhelming pressure descended from above.
"A Noble Phantasm of this caliber..."
"Are you serious?"
Damien's gaze pierced the night sky, reaching into the cosmos beyond.
On Earth's orbit, several mountain-sized arrows converged.
"Nope!"
"Not sticking around!"
Damien wasn't foolish enough to stay put during Gilgamesh's ultimate move, "Time to move. This place doesn't seem safe."
"Ogerpon, lead the way!"
Ogerpon punched through space, hopping through with a cheerful bounce.
Damien and the Snow Empress followed, vanishing from Gilgamesh's attack range in an instant.
"That guy!"
Gilgamesh gritted his teeth, furious at Damien's reaction.
Yet, he was powerless against him.
"Hmph!"
"Once I deal with your lackeys, I'll come for you!"
Focusing his mind, Gilgamesh summoned his next move.
A translucent red circuit slowly materialized overhead, shimmering faintly.
"What's that?"
"This ominous mana?"
Across Fuyuki City, residents, no matter their task, looked up in unison.
From Mount Enzo, where Ryudou Temple stood, a web-like red crystal spread across the entire sky.
The eerie sight sent countless people collapsing in fear, convinced the end of the world was nigh.
"Not good!"
The Ice Empress sensed a lethal threat and moved to retreat.
But golden ripples appeared around her, and chains shot out, binding her in layers, trapping her completely.
"What are these things?"
The Ice Empress tried to break free with brute force, only to find her power suppressed to its limits.
"Damn it!"
"I can't break free!"
Her strength, mana, and other abilities were sealed by the strange chains.
[Anti-Divine Noble Phantasm: Enkidu]
A Noble Phantasm designed to counter gods, Gilgamesh's most trusted weapon.
The more divine the target, the stronger the chains' binding.
During Damien's battle with the King of Conquerors, Gilgamesh had noticed it.
The Kijin and Majins under Damien's command carried potent divinity.
In other words, Enkidu was their natural counter!
Once bound, escape was impossible.
[Analysis Progress: 70%]
The appearance of Enkidu spiked Damien's analysis progress, nearing completion.
"That idiot Ice."
The Snow Empress stood before Damien.
They were now outside Mount Enzo, at a magical stronghold prepared by Shuna.
Watching the Ice Empress take a beating since her appearance, even the Snow Empress sighed and facepalmed.
"Meh."
Damien was unfazed.
After this battle, their projections would be spent anyway.
Better to let them have their fun than waste them.
Besides, Damien wasn't worried.
Each time Gilgamesh defeated one of his subordinates, their remaining mana returned to Damien.
As long as he had mana, Damien was invincible.
Unaware of this, Gilgamesh was merely wasting his efforts.
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Bonus Chapter:
100 Power Stones = 1 BC
300 Power Stones = 2 BC
500 Power Stones = 3 BC
700 Power Stones = 4 BC
1000 Power Stones = 5 BC
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