Moving beyond merely unleashing the "Gate of Babylon" for ranged assaults, Gilgamesh took the initiative to wield legendary "famous weapons" himself, engaging Berserker in fierce close-quarters combat. This all-rounded Heroic Spirit before him... even if he confronted him as a "King," he would still be slightly inferior.
"Not only possession of Anti-Dragon attributes but also Anti-Divine attributes."
"Is it that not even demons are exceptions?"
"As a 'human,' you are too terrifying."
The weapons shot out were knocked away by the opponent time and again. In close-quarters combat, he was slightly at a disadvantage.
"Exactly how many types of creatures did you kill in your lifetime?" With the corners of his mouth rising, at the moment swords and halberds clashed, their faces were very close, and Gilgamesh asked that question. Not "quantity," but asking about "types."
The more he knew the power of the person before him, the more curious he felt about his origin. Merely as a "human," not only had he slain "Dragons," but he had even killed "Gods" and "Demons."
A Savior... That was an "honor" Gilgamesh had never obtained in his lifetime. That is, the merit of saving the world! Not one person, one village, one town, one city, one country... But the gold content of "the whole world."
In front of that special honor, the so-called "Dragons, Gods, Demons" in myths were so tiny and insignificant. Gilgamesh himself was a demigod; precisely because of this, he wanted to know Berserker's identity. Being able to make him, the Oldest King, use "Sha Naqba Imuru" which he never wanted to use, showed the opponent's importance.
Bang! Without answering, Berserker naturally knew Gilgamesh had means to probe. The heavy sword he swung deflected the halberd blocking it, then he punched out with his fist.
Pa! Twisting his body to dodge the fist attack, the treasury behind Gilgamesh opened, and strange chains emerged from inside, wrapping around Berserker's body.
Crack! But in the next moment, the chains were easily broken open, and the opponent swung the heavy sword horizontally again.
"Hmph... so there are times when you and I appear so wretched." Seeing the most trusted "Enkidu (Chains of Heaven)" being broken free, Gilgamesh mocked himself and murmured.
Chains of Heaven... that was the symbol of his friend "Enkidu." A divine weapon specifically used to bind those with "Divinity." Compared to the strongest offensive Noble Phantasm "Ea," what Gilgamesh trusted most was actually these "Chains of Heaven."
The higher the "Divinity" of the enemy, the more they would be bound; conversely, if used on people with low "Divinity," it would just be a rigid chain. And Berserker breaking free without any effort clearly confirmed that he was indeed a "human" without Divinity.
Clang!! An axe extending from the rippling space by his side blocked the incoming heavy sword.
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"How could it be so..." Feeling magical energy being extracted continuously, Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was sitting gracefully on the chair, couldn't maintain that calm mood and panicked a bit.
"The King of Heroes is actually at a disadvantage?" Cold sweat broke out from his forehead. Tokiomi Tohsaka had never imagined this scene. Being able to sit firmly on the diaoyutai in the past was because he believed in Gilgamesh's strength. But now it seemed Berserker was stronger?
Even Gilgamesh, who possessed countless Noble Phantasms, found it hard to deal with the person before him.
Crack! "Who exactly is he!" He didn't even hold the teacup firmly, causing it to smash on the ground and shatter. The splashing tea stained his trouser legs. The situation seemed to be developing in a direction "unfavorable" to him.
What exactly is... "Mn? What is it?" Suddenly receiving contact from Risei Kotomine, Tokiomi Tohsaka was slightly stunned, then responded after connecting via the familiar.
"Is that so? I will go find you after this siege ends."
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Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!! A series of strafing sounds rang out. Lancer and Saber immediately pulled away from each other, dodging the powerful magical bullets.
"!" "!" The two then looked up and discovered the huge mecha located in the air.
"Rider?!" Calling out the comer's name in unison, Saber and Kyoko Sakura had different expressions.
"Saber, if you don't want to be accidentally injured, you'd better back off." Able to clearly hear the transmitted voice, Kyoko Sakura felt something was wrong. Why did she feel Rider also seemed to be coming for her?
"It's enough as long as you participated in this siege."
"Rather, you can consider going to help Assassin."
"He alone seemingly isn't Caster's opponent." Lelouch's straightforward tone made Saber stop the thought of wanting to act.
'Go help Assassin, Saber.'
'Leave Lancer to Rider to deal with.'
Kiritsugu also conveyed instructions at the appropriate time. In his opinion, it was really not cost-effective to let Saber release her Noble Phantasm to solve Lancer. Since Rider volunteered to come, why not go with the flow? Just right, he also wanted to observe secretly to see if Rider had any hidden means.
"Un, I understand." Although she still wanted to decide the winner with the girl before her, looking at Rider's huge robot, she still didn't argue.
Rider's attack method was obviously not suitable for "group fights." If she persisted here, she might really be covered by Rider's firepower in passing.
"Hey! Wait!!" "What is going on?" "What does siege mean!!" Seeing Saber leave, Kyoko Sakura immediately turned her head to look at Rider and questioned loudly.
Why was there a very bad premonition? It was one thing for Saber and Rider to unite, but it seemed even Assassin stood on that side. Counting the Berserker who didn't help and the Archer being held back, wasn't it she and Jonouchi fighting against four Servants? When did she and Jonouchi have such great hatred?
"Don't you know yet?"
"The Church issued a mission to besiege Lancer."
"The reason is that you killed ordinary people in the struggle with Assassin and violated the rules." But when Rider stated the reason, Kyoko Sakura was directly stunned.
"Every Master and Servant participating in the siege can get a Command Spell."
"With this reward, do you think anyone would remain indifferent?"
"What did you say?!" Finally knowing why a group of people came to attack tonight, Kyoko Sakura became angry.
'At that time...' "I didn't do it!!" Recalling the time she fought with Assassin before, she still wondered what the other party came for. A half-hearted stance, then retreating without doing anything.
'I have a bad feeling...' The words Jonouchi expressed at that time seemed to verify the conclusion. Now it seemed that Assassin appearing there was itself a trap. Why the Church would make such an announcement, she couldn't figure it out. She clearly didn't kill any ordinary people! How could she be slapped with a "crime?" How could she accept such an inexplicable reason?!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!! But without paying any attention to her shouting, the response was those countless machine gun muzzles.