"This is impossible! The Noble Phantasm in my hand is the Star of Creation that Splits the World, Enuma Elish! A sword said to be capable of tearing the world apart!
"The slash it unleashed could even split heaven and earth, even create hell itself! How could it possibly be blocked so casually?"
As the spatial rift created by Enuma Elish collided with Yoru Machi's crescent slash in midair, tearing a massive canyon dozens of kilometers long into the ground, the power unleashed by Enuma Elish's true-name release gradually dissipated in the aftermath of the collision. Gilgamesh's expression turned grim.
This was not the scene he had wanted to see. In the past, Yoru Machi had given him an opening, allowing him the chance to use Enuma Elish.
But this time, he had successfully used Enuma Elish through his own strength. He had even used the Chains of Heaven to seize a flaw in Yoru Machi's defense, leaving him nowhere to evade.
Yet when their attacks collided, they had ended in an even match. This was a result Gilgamesh had never anticipated.
During the final battle of the Fourth Holy Grail War, Yoru Machi had also survived Enuma Elish's slash. But at that time, he had merely survived the wind pressure from the sword and the pseudo-spatial rift it produced.
But now, Yoru Machi had directly blocked the enhanced Enuma Elish head-on with his own strength. The blow this dealt to Gilgamesh was obvious.
Enuma Elish's true-name release was already the strongest power he possessed. Yet even after catching his opponent in a vulnerable moment, he still could not kill him with a single blow. Did he have even the slightest chance of winning?
No, he still had a chance to win. He possessed power even greater than Enuma Elish's