Rovi stood on a height overlooking Uruk. Behind him, the King's Treasure opened in an instant.
But he did not act immediately.
Before the monsters drew close, before they caused any casualties... he wanted to see how well Gilgamesh had organized the strength of human civilization.
At that very moment, enormous roars resounded between heaven and earth. The tremors raised by the monsters' charging footsteps seemed as though they would overturn the entire world.
Clouds churned through the sky, while dust and smoke burst from the earth.
The soldiers atop the Great Wall of Uruk reacted swiftly. Spears were raised in their clenched hands, and the rotating black cannon muzzles instantly aimed at the incoming black tide.
Boom—
The falling spears were as dense as rain. Accompanied by the thunderous roar of cannon fire, black smoke and flames erupted layer upon layer, like flowers that bloomed and withered in an instant.
Gunpowder did not exist in this era, so these shells clearly did not operate on the same principles as those of later generations.
They used magical power in place of gunpowder, and their explosive force was even greater than that of ordinary gunpowder.
It was not just the cannons. Those spears worked much the same way. Any one of these weapons would have been a rare enchanted ceremonial armament in later ages.
The first volley fell, and the Monster Tide was halted in an instant.
After a deafening blast, countless giant beast corpses remained where they had fallen.
But soon, even denser masses of monsters filled the gaps created by the first defensive barrage.
Boom, boom, boom...
The thunderous blasts continued without end.
Roars echoed through the air.
Attack and defense both seemed exceptionally difficult at this moment.
Yet, visibly, the nearly endless Monster Tide still relied on its immense numbers and fearless momentum to withstand the incoming cannon fire and spears, inching forward... approaching the enormous wall like a tide drowning the land.
Human strength was formidable.
Yet in the face of such a massive assault, it still seemed insufficient.
But this had already exceeded Rovi's expectations. After all, this was still far from an age where individual strength surpassed all else—the Heroic Age of myth.
He waved a hand, and the golden ripples behind him grew more distinct.
It was time to act—
"Hahaha! A pack of mongrels dares trample through this King's courtyard without this King's permission?"
The suddenly resounding laughter made Rovi instinctively stop. Hearing those familiar narcissistic words, he looked up.
Sure enough, he saw a celestial vessel wreathed in ghostly blue stellar flames glide over from afar in an instant.
On the Star Vessel, someone stood at the prow with both arms spread wide.
Unrestrained and arrogant.
Crimson serpentine eyes gleamed with an icy chill. With his appearance, the entire world seemed to freeze for an instant.
The immense and invisible magical power of the Demigod Hero descended like tangible pressure upon every monster, abruptly halting their advance.
Their fierce momentum was suppressed.
In its place, the morale atop Uruk's great wall boiled over!
"The King... King Gilgamesh has arrived!"
"Those damned monsters are finished now!"
"My King—"
The raised throwing spears and flame-lit cannon muzzles seemed to burn even hotter.
This was the purpose of a king.
To steady the hearts of the people and raise their morale.
Like a pillar holding up heaven and earth, giving everyone the courage to face every hardship!
The Gilgamesh of this moment
was already nothing like the absurdly cruel man he had once been.
And perhaps that had something to do with him?
Rovi watched the scene.
He could not help feeling a little sense of accomplishment...
Gilgamesh's laughter spread across the battlefield at the same time. "This King is the king of all creation. Everything beneath heaven and above earth belongs to this King. To trample upon it without this King's permission is an unforgivable crime of utter disrespect, deserving ten thousand deaths!"
Forget it. He could do without that sense of accomplishment.
Better to beat him to death—Rovi shot him a sidelong glance.
Behind the king, golden ripples spread across the heavens, connecting piece by piece to form a golden sea.
In an instant, over a thousand gates opened, all of them aiming downward like countless cannon muzzles.
Only Gilgamesh, the true owner of the King's Treasure, could use it to such an extent.
Compared to before,
he had improved tremendously once again.
Roar... The monsters, suppressed by pressure transformed from magical power, broke free at the same time. Though they seemed weak compared to Gilgamesh, their numbers were immense, and they were driven by the wills of both the Bull of Heaven and Humbaba. They clearly would not retreat so easily.
Perhaps because of the pressure Gilgamesh exerted upon them, the Monster Tide did not weaken. Instead, it became even denser.
In the distance, more monsters surged over.
They swept toward the other side of the great wall, toward the direction beyond Gilgamesh's fire coverage...
These monsters possessed an innate instinct to seek advantage and avoid danger.
Naturally, they would look for a breach.
But at that same moment, a voice rang out from that side as well. Unlike Gilgamesh's wild and arrogant laughter, it was a girl's light chuckle, crisp and gentle. "Ah, sorry—but you can't pass through here. Otherwise, Rovi and Gil will be very troubled!"
What emerged with the voice were swords and blades sculpted from mud, rising from the earth like countless wooden stakes. In the blink of an eye, they pierced the charging monsters from below, pinning them dead where they stood.
Above them, beside the great wall, a green-haired "girl" approached as her plain white robe fluttered. She watched the roaring beasts and revealed a serene smile.
"It's the King's friend, the divine weapon, Lady Enkidu!"
"The one who shares the King's throne..."
"There won't be any problems now!"
Morale surged even higher at that moment.
This moment belonged to Uruk.
Yet amid all this, other voices could also be heard.
"King Gilgamesh and Enkidu have both come. Will that lord come as well?"
"You mean the wise lord who suppressed the Monster Forest, destroyed a kingdom alone, shook the north, defeated the Bull of Heaven, then returned from death?"
"Lord Rovi will definitely be here too!"
Someone mentioned Rovi.
A wise man?
So that was what people called him now?
Rovi froze for a moment, unable to react right away.
He knew that he had already done many things, and that his reputation had indeed spread far and wide. But this was the first time he had heard someone sing the praises of his name and title... It was a little embarrassing, but he also felt a little proud.
He waved his hand.
The King and his friend had arrived on the battlefield.
But between them, one place was still missing—
"In that case, I shall fill... the remaining gap!"
Rovi smiled.
He waved his hand, closing the gates of the King's Treasure and making the golden ripples vanish into the air.
At the same time, he closed his eyes, then opened them.
A key glimmering with flowing light appeared within his eyes.
The power of the Key of Heaven
surged forth.
Rovi looked toward Gilgamesh and Enkidu. At a glance, he could see that although their attacks were fierce, they were not coordinating with each other.
Thus, while they could suppress the Monster Tide, it would be difficult to crush it completely without using their maximum power.
Nor did they intend to use their maximum power.
Because they were waiting.
Through the keys that everyone carried—keys Rovi had created using the power of the Key of Heaven—they had already sensed Rovi's arrival. That was why they had appeared here at the same time.
They were waiting for him to appear.
For his coordination—
The Key of Heaven had always been the core that linked the Keystone of Heaven and the Lock of Heaven, opening their restrictions and allowing them to work together perfectly.
And that was precisely what Rovi was about to do now!
Vast Sky Sun,
Flames streamed like light—
The restrictive "lock" flew wide open the instant the key appeared!
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