Chapter 235: The King of Heroes Joins the Battle
[The three-way melee you are involved in is unfolding with extreme ferocity.]
[Just as you are planning to capture both Caren and Ibuki-Douji in one fell swoop, Caren is thinking exactly the same thing.]
[And right at this moment...]
[Ibuki-Douji seems to feel that this kind of chaotic melee is still not exciting enough, so she even invites King Gilgamesh to join in.]
"Golden King, would you like to come down here and play together!"
Ibuki-Douji raised her head to look at King Gilgamesh standing above the arena, smiling with narrowed eyes as she spoke.
Hearing this, Eikou felt a chill run down his spine, wondering whether she was serious or just joking.
Dealing with the god Ibuki-Douji alone was already incredibly exhausting; if even the King of Heroes were to join this chaotic melee, then would their team really still have any hope of winning?
Arbitrarily changing the tournament schedule—this really was a god doing whatever they pleased!
"Fool,"
Gilgamesh on the stands frowned and shouted loudly.
"Even if we set aside the neutral stance of the organizers and referees, this king is not so boring as to interfere in your match."
"Come on, come on, isn't it boring just standing on the stands watching?"
Ibuki-Douji maintained her bright smile, completely unconcerned with his arrogant attitude.
"If you don't personally come down to the field, then those children won't fight with their lives on the line. Since you've rarely organized a tournament like this, don't you want it to be a bit more lively?"
"Hmph, why should this king concern himself with a bunch of mongrel? Or do you want to be personally suppressed by this king?"
King Gilgamesh looked down at the evil god on the arena and said.
"That would also be very interesting, but my thoughts haven't changed. Come down here and play a round with us. If you don't come down, then this onee-san will..."
The vertical red pupils of Ibuki-Douji flashed with a sharp, chilling glint.
"Make an even bigger ruckus~"
"Tch..."
King Gilgamesh frowned deeply, glaring angrily at Ibuki-Douji.
But in the end, he let out a soft sigh and said in a rather helpless tone:
"…Gods truly are more willful with each generation."
[Ibuki-Douji has successfully persuaded the King of Heroes Gilgamesh.]
[Ruler Gilgamesh temporarily decides to join the final match.]
"!"
He actually agreed?!
The god Ibuki-Douji, plus the King of Heroes Gilgamesh—this was a top-tier lineup meant to take lives!
Eikou secretly thought about how that flashy golden guy had actually gone along with her and joined in; couldn't he bring out that hot-blooded, childish attitude from when he was an Archer, where he'd attack anyone who annoyed him?
Even though he still called others mongrel out loud, this King of Heroes was clearly already a mild-mannered working adult, someone who had completely compromised with life!
On the stands, King Gilgamesh transformed into a streak of golden light, using a spirit form to instantly move down into the arena below.
The air current swept across the surroundings, and the powerful Spirit Origin of the Ruler appeared on the arena.
"This king will not allow anyone to ruin this festival. In that case, I will play along with you,"
As the spiritual light gathered once more, a tall figure clad in golden armor appeared before everyone's eyes, exuding a solemn and imposing presence.
His dark red eyes looked down at the contestants present. His entire body was clad in armor; his face bore cold, sharp features; his golden hair, which hung down before, now stood on end in a wildly arrogant manner, and a contemptuous smile as sharp as a blade curved across his lips.
King Gilgamesh merely standing on the arena already radiated the momentum of a king as immovable as a mountain.
That was the King of Heroes of Uruk!
"This is this king's mercy. Go ahead and shed tears of gratitude for the king's generosity, god."
"Hehe~"
Ibuki-Douji lightly pressed her pink lips together, revealing a smile full of hidden meaning as she looked toward the two people opposite her.
"Now that even the Golden King has arrived, you should also take on a fight-to-the-death attitude and battle onee-san here to the bitter end. Tricks and everyone fighting on their own like earlier won't do. Next, it has to be slaughter without leaving any regrets—that's the only way to satisfy onee-san."
"..."
Sensing the god's red gaze that was both dangerous and unfathomable, Eikou felt a bit tense and swallowed dryly.
He turned his head to look toward Caren not far away.
"So, Doctor Caren,"
Eikou said.
"The enemies are the god Ibuki-Douji and the King of Heroes. We should really join forces now."
"You mean..."
Her beautiful golden eyes looked at him. "A truly genuine cooperation?"
"Umu."
Eikou nodded without hesitation.
The current situation had completely changed. This was no longer about who would win or lose, but about who could survive to the very end.
"Alright,"
Caren nodded lightly. "If we lose here, we lose everything. Do you have a countermeasure?"
[Sensing the immense pressure from the King of Heroes and Ibuki-Douji, the two of you finally truly join forces.]
[And you quickly run over to Caren's side and begin discussing the battle plan for this round.]
"First, we need to clarify the primary and secondary targets of this battle,"
Eikou touched his chin, thinking.
"Goldie isn't particularly interested in fighting us. He's mainly just indulging Ibuki-Douji's request. If we can defeat Ibuki-Douji, then perhaps he won't have the mood to keep fighting either."
"That's true."
Caren said thoughtfully.
"As for that snake woman with excessively swollen breasts—pardon my rudeness, Ibuki-Douji-sama with a figure that perfectly fits the standard scale of a god—if we only target her, then on my side I actually already have a very complete set of countermeasures prepared."
"What countermeasures?"
Eikou asked.
"My Servant is Kid King,"
Caren pointed to Kid Gil beside her. "Although his physique and strength are inferior to the adult version, there is one point that is exactly the same—both possess the Gate of Babylon."
"Oh, you mean..."
"That's right. Chains of Heaven to restrain gods, and Golden Wine that can dissolve Ibuki-Douji's power—inside Kid Gil's Gate of Babylon, all of them are available."
"!"
Hearing this, Eikou was startled, secretly thinking that he hadn't expected her to be holding onto such a powerful trump card!
Chains of Heaven specialized in countering divinity, Golden Wine could get Yamata-no-Orochi dead drunk—each move was lethal, striking directly at the weakness. In theory, it was completely possible to suppress Ibuki-Douji.
No wonder Caren had been acting so confident this whole time; it turned out she had secretly prepared countermeasures in advance.
"If you had something this good, why didn't you take it out earlier? If you'd done it sooner, we would've already won for sure."
Eikou complained.
"If I killed her that quickly, then what would I use to deal with you?"
Caren looked at him with an innocent, guileless gaze.
"Damn it, at a time like this you're still thinking about taking advantage of the chaos..."
"Not at all. Didn't you also keep Rider's Noble Phantasm unused just now? Why was that?"
"Because I was thinking the same thing as you."
[The two of you finally achieve effective cooperation.]
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