"Stop him!"
"Quick!"
"We can't let him unleash that Noble Phantasm!"
Under Shion's lead, a group of Kijin charged forward, attempting to interrupt Gilgamesh's activation of his Noble Phantasm.
They moved swiftly.
Some even planned to use their bodies to block the terrifying release of the Noble Phantasm.
"Turn to ash under this arrow, monsters!!"
Gilgamesh gave them no chance, letting out a commanding shout.
In an instant, space itself was sealed, and the world fell silent.
"..."
Shion's pupils contracted.
The Kijin attacking alongside her froze in a grayscale world.
"This is bad!"
The Ice Empress didn't understand divinity.
But the situation had spiraled far beyond her expectations.
With no other choice, she channeled all her mana to bolster her defenses, hoping to withstand the incoming attack.
Crack!
The next moment, the crimson crystal shattered.
Along with it, the night sky itself broke apart.
In an instant, a scene like the apocalyptic deluge of myth filled the Kijin's vision.
This wasn't mere tides or waves... it was destruction and collapse at the level of the Root itself.
The Kijin had no time to react before Gilgamesh's arrow erased their bodies.
Losing their projected forms, the Kijin's true selves awakened.
"This is too much."
"The entire Mount Enzo... it's gone!"
In the projection above their heads, Mount Enzo, once standing proudly in a corner of Fuyuki City, had vanished entirely.
Without question, the power Gilgamesh displayed was excessive even for a Heroic Spirit.
"How many are left?"
"The Shadow Guard are all still active, but they're dealing with Assassin and can't return yet."
"What about the others?"
"A few of the Kijin remain, but their bodies are damaged and need time to recover."
"The other clans are unscathed. Everyone's still alive."
In the Kijin village, the awakened Kijin gathered in the plaza, watching the projected battle.
"Is Shion still there?"
"I'm dead."
Shion stepped out from the crowd.
Though reluctant, she accepted the outcome.
"I didn't expect that guy to have such a powerful Noble Phantasm."
"I underestimated him."
Shion didn't mind the loss... it wasn't her true self, after all.
Under the constraints, being defeated by the enemy was unavoidable.
"Now, it's up to the Snow Empress and Ogerpon."
Gilgamesh's attack had indeed dealt maximum damage.
The Ice Empress, the Kijin, and Shion took the full brunt.
"Where'd that guy go?"
Using a tracking Noble Phantasm, Gilgamesh quickly located Damien and his group.
"There?"
But upon seeing the remaining Kijin, though wounded, they hadn't charged as recklessly as the Kijin, so their injuries weren't fatal.
For the Kijin, as long as it wasn't a lethal wound, they could regenerate quickly with mana.
By rough count, Gilgamesh's massive attack had taken out about a third of the Kijin.
There were losses, certainly.
But they weren't as severe as they could have been.
Damien still held the decisive power.
Even if the battle dragged on, with the mana flowing back to him, Damien could instantly restore the injured Kijin to peak condition.
And then...
[Analysis Progress: 95%]
"One Sword of the End boosted my analysis by 25%."
Damien didn't know how to describe Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm.
If rated, it would undoubtedly rival Ea as another Anti-World Noble Phantasm.
"But to pull out even his only Noble Phantasm?"
Not only could he freely unleash the Noble Phantasms in his Gate of Babylon, but he could also wield a new Anti-World Noble Phantasm.
If Damien recalled correctly, this Noble Phantasm was part of the discarded settings for him.
"Command Spells are utterly unreasonable."
Unfazed by the Kijin destroyed by the 'world-ending deluge,' Damien turned his attention elsewhere.
The Ice Empress, however, was in a sorry state.
After barely surviving True Nine Lives, she faced a relentless combo of Brionac, Enkidu, and the Sword of the End's deluge without a moment's rest.
Her resilience was truly remarkable.
"Hmph, still alive?"
Floating high above, Gilgamesh's gaze softened as he looked at the Ice Empress.
To take a direct hit from his Sword of the End and only be injured, not dead... her defense was unmatched in his experience.
Even a god would be gravely wounded by such an attack.
Crack!
The mountain-sized icy form shattered, and a petite figure fell from the sky, landing beside Damien.
The Sword of the End had broken the scorpion's shell, causing Enkidu to fall away, indirectly freeing the Ice Empress and restoring her power.
"Huff... huff..."
The Ice Empress exhaled frosty breaths, her face grim, "That guy, damn him. I shouldn't have gone so big."
The girl deeply regretted her choice.
She had transformed into her true form to boost her attack power.
Who could have predicted Gilgamesh would play dirty and unleash a massive attack right in her face?
"Your mana is heavily depleted, Ice."
"I know."
The Ice Empress didn't push herself, stepping behind the Snow Empress, "I'll protect Master. You and Ogerpon take him down."
"Make sure you teach that guy a lesson!"
In terms of strength, if the Ice Empress had fought cautiously, she wouldn't have been so battered, even if she couldn't defeat Gilgamesh.
She had simply been too reckless.
She nearly got herself killed.
"How much analysis is left?"
The Snow Empress asked, and Damien replied calmly, "Just one more Noble Phantasm. If you can force out Ea, Gilgamesh will be useless to us."
"Got it."
With Damien's confirmation, the Snow Empress stopped holding back.
Not only her own mana but also the portion returned from the fallen Kijin flowed into her.
Combined, the Snow Empress reached her peak state.
Boom!
A surge of mana, rivaling the Sword of the End's world-ending strike, erupted from the Snow Empress, instantly transforming the ruins into a frozen world.
All fell silent, as if sky and earth were draped in a gray-white veil.
The Snow Empress's Triple Arts...
Imperial Frost: Snowdance Sunblaze!
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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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