Visitors from the Deep Abyss

Thinking this, Gilgamesh's crimson eyes narrowed slightly as he focused his attention on the easier target, Rovey.

Seemingly sensing the other's thoughts, Rovey raised his wand and unleashed his magic, responding to the King of Heroes with his full power.

[High-Speed Divine Words]

The Age of Gods version of the auxiliary Magecraft, personally taught by the Magus of Flowers, was activated directly. In the next moment, a complex and long incantation was quickly uttered.

"—You are the kingdom, power and glory, forever. A—Men."

"YHVH - Yourself, the Almighty Lord".

As the incantation was uttered in an instant, the Philosopher's Stone above the staff suddenly unleashed a massive burst of magical power, and even the temple that had been prepared in advance and transformed into its own territory under the feet of the sorcerer shone with an incomparably dazzling light at this moment.

The incantation continued to be chanted until Gilgamesh made any move:

"Raphael before me, Gabriel after me."

"Michael in my right hand, Uriel in my left."

"A five-pointed star burns on my chest, and a six-pointed star shines on my back."

"However, by divine will, the holy seal of the Lord is revealed here, transforming into the all-knowing and all-powerful Lord,"

"From the void, I summon the transparent angels of land, air, and sea to this place, to form an array to protect me, to generate warmth, to ignite the fire of defense, and to reveal the sword of attack."

"——A-Men".

With the blessing of the High-Speed Divine Words, the ancient and complex spell was completed in a short moment. Even though Gilgamesh had done his best to take advantage of this opportunity to launch an attack and try to stop it, he was ultimately a step too late.

Red, blue, green, brown, fire, water, wind, and earth—the four basic colors symbolizing the elements that make up the world—suddenly erupted on this scorched earth, scattering the many Noble Phantasm thrown by Gilgamesh. Then, a blinding white light suddenly rose from Rovey's body, and the Alchemy Array beneath his feet began to operate rapidly, playing its important role.

It was as if the gates of heaven had been gently pushed open, and the miracles of the Holy Spirit had descended upon the world once more.

Immediately following, guided by the oracle, four angelic phantoms, each representing a distinct element of the world, began to appear in turn. Wielding the elemental swords they gripped tightly in their hands, they leaped from beside Rovey and charged towards the ancient king before them.

Having meticulously planned and schemed, the Magus, who ultimately reenacted a divine miracle in modern times, now stands indifferently behind the four angels.

He raised the miraculous weapon in his hand, crafted from countless wisdom, and guided his guardian to launch his strongest and most unique offensive against the ancient king before him.

"Looks like my Master is really motivated right now..."

Seeing the four archangel figures that appeared behind Rovey, whose magical power was greater, whose size was larger, whose faces and images were more concrete, and whose bodies were more solid than when she fought Saber, Scáthach understood that what followed was no longer a minor skirmish, and now she had to fight with all her might.

"Then, let's begin our second round of battle, King of Heroes."

Scáthach did not refrain from saying much nonsense to Gilgamesh, raising her magic spear in the same familiar starting stance.

"That trick again!!"

Gilgamesh's brow twitched as he watched the Gáe Bolg towards him once again.

"Don't you two bastards have anything original to say?!"

This damn bastard is just endless; he always uses the same simple, brutal, yet extremely effective trick.

"What's wrong, King of Heroes? Are you scared?"

Rovey's lips curled up slightly. "If you're ready, we'll be launching an attack. After all, we just suffered quite a bit of humiliation."

Although it was a question, Rovey clearly did not intend to seriously seek Gilgamesh's opinion.

In the brief instant that the words fell, four angelic phantoms of different colors dispersed around Gilgamesh, and then each drew its corresponding elemental holy sword and slashed at Gilgamesh in the center.

The scorching flames burning the air, the endless tsunami containing raging waves, the raging hurricane tearing through the dust, and the resilient earth constantly collapsing and falling.

Four distinct forces attacked Gilgamesh directly.

--call out!!

"Go, Gáe Bolg."

In that instant, Scáthach's crimson spear flew out of her hand and shot straight toward Gilgamesh, who was right in front of her, as if she wanted to repay him for the deep resentment he had accumulated while being bombarded by the Broken Phantasm.

"Fear? Ridiculous! You scoundrel are truly arrogant beyond measure!!"

Faced with Rovey and Scáthach's close-range taunts and the powerful attacks that followed, Gilgamesh bulged, and he simultaneously raised his left and right hands and swung them down heavily.

"Do a few mere false gods dare to face my boundless majesty? Go! Crush them all— Ig-Alima (Ig-Alima)!!"

With a roar, golden ripples suddenly appeared above the scorched earth. The enormous Mountain-Cleaving Sword, accompanied by the shockwave of the atmosphere, crashed down, creating a tremendous gale that shook the entire hillside. It also slammed the crimson demonic spear that was shooting towards him at lightning speed into the ground.

"They blocked it so easily?"

Seeing the Crimson Magic Spear Mountain-Cleaving Sword, Gilgamesh's originally angry eyes flashed with surprise, somewhat puzzled as to why the attack was blocked so easily.

However, the four attacks that followed him left him no time to think. After intercepting all of Scáthach's attacks, he turned his gaze to the four Guardian Angel that Rovey had just summoned. While dodging the attacks, he raised his hand again and summoned his strongest attack, sweeping it towards them.

The next moment, the pitch-black night sky was once again covered by a dazzling golden color.

"Now, let me, the king, eliminate these false gods!"

Then, Gilgamesh's face broke into an insane grin once more.

—Buzzing!

In an instant, countless golden waves rippled across the sky once more, and countless golden portals appeared side by side like stars in the sky. A golden rainstorm swept across the ruins that had been reduced to scorched earth once more. The blinding golden light extended, collided, and then exploded completely.

Like a mythical battle where he hunted the Bull of Heaven alongside his best friend Enkidu, the Golden King is no longer satisfied with the previous small-scale skirmishes and has become completely serious.

Countless different Noble Phantasm flew through the air as he hurled them from the portal of the Babylon Treasury. The night sky over Fuyuki City was completely dyed golden by the explosions and the golden ocean, turning it into a golden dawn. The Noble Phantasm that kept flying out of the ocean were like rolling waves, pouring out from the Milky Way and sweeping away everything in the mortal world.

If the previous attacks could be considered Gilgamesh's serious bombardment, then the current situation has completely exceeded what can be described by common sense; it is definitely a moving, humanoid calamity.

Just how large is the golden gate in the sky?

Rovey was unaware, even Scáthach couldn't see it clearly, and perhaps even Gilgamesh, as the manipulator, didn't know the exact number. Because there were so many portals in the night sky, they eventually connected side-by-side, forming a massive gate that enveloped the entire area—the gate to the Golden City, which connected to Gilgamesh's Babylon Treasury, which held countless mythical treasures.

Each explosion of the Noble Phantasm thrown from them leaves a huge crater on the ground, nearly tens of meters in size. Just how many Noble Phantasm did Gilgamesh release at this moment?

Is it a few hundred? Or a few thousand? Or even tens of thousands?

The exact number was completely unknown; once it reached that scale, it became impossible to count. Because when he was completely enraged and determined to crush Rovey and Scáthach with all his might, numbers were no longer a consideration for him. The Noble Phantasm raining down from the night sky were like rolling waves in a golden ocean; no one knew how many waves they contained, and no one could count how many attacks he unleashed.

"Well, I know I've successfully provoked him, but... isn't this going a bit too far?"

While raising his cane to support his Magecraft for passive defense, he watched the ever-increasing number of golden light gates in the night sky. This time, it was Rovey's turn to have his eyebrows twitching wildly.

Although he said that, Rovey's face remained as calm as ever. He simply raised his wand and used all his strength to resist the overwhelming attacks sweeping from Gilgamesh.

I'm completely enraged...

Although the offensive was clearly several times stronger than expected, however—

I can still eat!

Amid the continuous explosions, the barrier that Rovey had erected began to sway incessantly, but it remained standing.

'To destroy someone, first make them mad.'

This is just the beginning, so...

Just keep venting your anger, King of Heroes, for this will be your final act of revelry.

He silently repeated this to himself, but under such a violent and fierce attack, blood involuntarily trickled from the corner of Rovey's mouth, and his raised arm began to sway under the increasingly heavy pressure.

Clearly, even with the most thorough preparations, he was far from being as relaxed as he appeared; he was simply putting on a brave face.

Just as in a certain World Line, the Sun King nearly burned the entire Tokyo to ashes with his Radiant Temple, the King of Heroes, also a member of the Golden Trio, displayed terrifying destructive power at this moment that was in no way inferior to the Sun King's.

As time went by, the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth gradually increased, while the golden waves in the night sky continued to roll and surge.

At this moment, it was impossible to tell whether it was early morning or late at night, because the entire sky of Fuyuki City was swallowed up by that golden wave.

The so-called hidden rules were completely ignored at this moment. In this mythical battle that transcends time and legend, the world before them will eventually be painted with a golden dawn.

Chapter Eighty-Six: Visitors from the Deep Valley of Shadows

"Hey, Weber, haven't you found a way to get back yet?"

"I'm sorry, not yet, Mr. Kenneth."

"What's going on? Is it this difficult even to find a means of transportation? You useless idiot!"

"Sorry..."

The following conversation took place on the streets of Mifune City.

Mifune City.

It is a city located west of Fuyuki City, not far away, only a few hours' drive away. There is also a special tram that runs between the two cities, so it only takes about an hour to travel back and forth.

Compared to Fuyuki City on the coast, Mifune City is geographically closer to the Far East inland. There is a straight highway between the two cities, and they are surrounded by dense forests.

At this very moment, two tourists with distinctly foreign features—one with blond hair and the other with black hair—are making a ruckus on the street.

This strange pair is clearly Kenneth and Weber, who were forcibly brought here by Aozaki Touko, the sworn enemies of the Holy Grail War.

Originally, Aozaki Touko planned to send them directly to Britain and complete the mission. However, due to the suspected continuous missile bombing of Fuyuki City, all flights in the Far East were suspended. Several cities around Fuyuki City, including the current Mifune City, were under martial law. The entire city was filled with an atmosphere of panic, and staff began to evacuate and relocate every household to safe places to prevent missiles from Fuyuki City from bombing them.

This led to Aozaki Touko arriving with the estranged master and apprentice, and picking up Sakura Tohsaka, whom she had already transported to the safe house, just as she was about to send them away by plane, when they were suddenly evacuated.

Faced with this unexpected situation, she had originally planned to take them to Mifune City to try their luck, or to put them on a smuggling cargo ship in a nearby coastal city and secretly send them out of the Far East.

She had just finished calling some old friends from the phone booth and arranged Kenneth and his group's escape route when, in the blink of an eye, the sworn brothers had vanished, giving her a sudden headache.

Looking at Sakura, who was sitting obediently in the car, winking at her and telling her that Kenneth and Weber had gone to the bathroom, Aozaki Touko sighed helplessly. In her heart, she cursed those three troublesome guys who all came from the El-Melloi Faction and liked to cause her trouble. In the end, she could only hold Sakura's hand and search for the pair of sworn enemies in the crowd.

Located in the outskirts of Kanbuko City, Kenneth's brow twitched as he saw the urgent news at the airport that Fuyuki City had been heavily bombed by missiles and that golden aurora borealis was constantly appearing in the sky.

He stared intently at the dense array of golden light gates on the screen, enough to dye the night sky gold, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets.

Just because others can't see it doesn't mean he doesn't know what it is. After all, Kenneth and Weber, who have personally faced the King of Heroes, have seen the true form of the rippling golden waves.

That is the gate to the Babylon Treasury, a powerful Noble Phantasm of the King of Heroes Gilgamesh connects to the Golden City, capable of holding countless precious Noble Phantasm.

However, while they had seen it before, what they witnessed was at most a few dozen, or at most a hundred, light gates opening simultaneously. In the video transmitted from Fuyuki City, the number of light gates that almost dyed the night sky of Fuyuki City into golden dawn must have been at least a thousand, if not ten thousand. And those falling from the sky and causing continuous explosions were not so-called missiles, but Noble Phantasm, all of them Noble Phantasm!

Kenneth and Weber, who knew Gilgamesh, felt their hearts sink when they saw this scene.

They had no idea what had happened in Fuyuki City. What kind of opponent could have made Gilgamesh open so many Babylon Treasury portals?

However, after careful consideration, the two ruled out the few Heroic Spirit who had already left the stage:

After Assassin, Rider, Berserker, and Lancer, aside from Scáthach and the King of Knights whose fates are currently unknown, there are no more Servant in Fuyuki City.

Considering the King of Knights's disappointing performance in the Holy Grail War, Kenneth and Weber quickly ruled out Artoria. So—when you eliminate all the impossible, what remains, no matter how unbelievable, is the truth.

Even if they are unwilling to believe their own guesses, there is only one possibility that fits the current situation.

That is—

Rovey is leading Scáthach in a head-on confrontation with the King of Heroes Gilgamesh, and has driven Gilgamesh to the point where he is willing to open the Babylon Treasury to this extent.

Good heavens!

Thinking of this possibility, Kenneth and Weber couldn't help but widen their eyes. The various Noble Phantasm, swords, spears, halberds, axes, and tridents in the scene were falling like a torrential rain, sweeping across half of Fuyuki City. Even though they were thousands of miles away, they could feel the intensity of the battle there, and at the same time, they were worried about Rovey's current situation.

Having witnessed Gilgamesh's formidable strength in fighting three opponents single-handedly, Kenneth and Weber deeply understood the power of the King of Heroes.

If I had to describe it, it would only take two words—

Invincible.

Absolutely invincible.

Truly invincible.

No matter how many Heroic Spirit or how miraculous their Noble Phantasm are, they will be utterly useless against that King. They will simply be crushed by his absolute power.

When Aozaki Touko brought him here, Kenneth still harbored a sliver of hope, believing that Rovey was definitely not the kind of person who acted recklessly and impulsively. He thought Lovi was always very measured in his actions and would definitely find a way to escape when the situation was beyond repair. However, that little bit of comfort in his heart was completely shattered by the rain of light unleashed by Gilgamesh.

Seeing the horrific scenes broadcast on the news, Kenneth was once again reminded of the unpleasant experience of having his PUBG dream shattered by the King of Heroes' sword. At the same time, because he couldn't get through on the phone, Kenneth became increasingly worried about Rovey's safety.

So while Aozaki Touko was arranging the cargo ship, he secretly ran off the train with Weber and rushed towards the train station. However, due to the nuclear situation in Fuyuki City, the train service between the two cities had been suspended, and the situation was far worse than that.

Not only trams and airplanes, but also taxis and other means of transportation are nowhere to be found because of the city's lockdown. The streets are now filled with panicked crowds, and there is nowhere to get them to Fuyuki City.

Shortly afterward, Weber had gone out to find a car, hurriedly returned.

Have you found transportation?