The Door Is Closed / The Uruk Hometown Association

"Goodbye, great murderer, that was a good fight."

Berserker Jack lay silently on the ground, awaiting his final moment...

"The Mist!"

A thick haze instantly spread, like the sky of 19th-century London—dark and foul-smelling.

"Jack isn't a murderer!"

A childish voice rang out in the thick fog, uttering incomprehensible words.

A small figure holding a dagger appeared and disappeared in the thick fog, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Alcides narrowed his eyes. He had seen this little girl before, but he was more concerned about someone else than the little girl in front of him.

He was on high alert and called out, "Chiron, stay right there!"

"Jack! Come back!"

Yuxian's voice rang out, Little Jack immediately put away her Noble Phantasm and dragged the weak, Berserker Jack, who looked exactly like her, back to Yuxian's side.

The entire road was left to Alcides and Chiron, who stood facing him.

Yuxian said to Flat, who had come over to check on Berserker Jack's injuries, with a hint of annoyance, "You said we were just going to stroll around and not cause trouble, but you really know how to pick a place to stroll!"

Flat chuckled sheepishly and said, "Oh dear, it turned out like this by accident."

Then he looked at Chiron, who was facing Alcides alone, and asked, "That guy is very powerful. Are you sure it's okay if you don't go and help him?"

Yuxian shook his head slightly, "That was a battle that no one else could interfere with."

In the middle of the road, Chiron smiled at Alcides and said, "Do you think it's better to test archery skills first, or to test Pankrasin skills first, my dear disciple?"

"Or will you take my Noble Phantasm like you did before?"

"Hmm... Let me show you the Noble Phantasm first, and see if it's worth taking."

Chiron raises his right hand, index finger pointing to the sky, unleashing his Noble Phantasm.

"Antares Scorpio Shot!"

In the distant starry sky, the Sagittarius constellation shone brightly, and an unparalleled beam of light descended from the heavens, piercing through the stars with an ultimate arrow that struck Alcides without any error.

Boom!

A tremendous sound, accompanied by flashes of light, resounded around Alcides.

Everyone watching this scene felt their hearts skip a beat.

They began to wonder if they could dodge such a blow... The answer was, without exception, no!

Alcides did not choose to dodge, but instead took the arrow head-on.

Just as Chiron knew him well, Alcides knew his teacher intimately.

Chiron's arrows are never easily dodged, especially since they are Chiron's Noble Phantasm, which is bound to hit.

"Did you take them down?" Flat blinked.

As the light and dust dissipated, Alcides remained standing there, seemingly unaffected by Chiron's attack.

"So that's how it is..."

Looking at the unharmed Alcides before him, Chiron's smile faded, replaced by a slightly sorrowful expression.

Section 535, Chapter Twenty-One: Closing the Door

"Is that so?"

Chiron looked sorrowful, and although Alcides' facial expression was obscured by a piece of cloth, his body twitched slightly.

Chiron noticed this detail and realized that Alcides was enduring extraordinary pain.

Chiron quickly realized what kind of pain could even make the incredibly strong-willed Alcides feel.

Moreover, he sensed that familiar power in Alcides, the very power that had blocked his Scorpio Shot.

"So that 'immortality' was within you..."

Chiron said with deep emotion, "You have gained this 'immortality' and you have also inherited that pain."

Chiron, unable to bear the pain, transferred his immortality to Prometheus, choosing death as his own release.

That was the immortality he inherited from his parents, the bond between them. If the pain hadn't been so unbearable, how could he have been willing to sacrifice the only bond he had with his parents?

And now, Alcides is enduring such pain, a pain that Chiron doesn't even want to recall.

Has your hatred reached this point?

Chiron's gaze changed; he no longer dwelled on the past and looked intently at Alcides.

"In that case, let me test your strength."

As he spoke, he raised his hands to his chest, squatted down slightly, and assumed a starting stance.

Pankrasin.

Alcides did not speak; he remained silent, perhaps clenching his teeth so tightly he could not utter a word.

Alcides casually tossed his longbow to the ground and struck the same pose as Chiron.

Bang!

The two of them took a straight step forward simultaneously with perfect coordination, and their bodies crossed paths in an instant.

The moment they exchanged blows, the onlookers felt the power emanating from them, as if a massive shockwave was spreading outwards from the two men.

Bang bang bang bang!

Punch after punch, the two used almost identical moves, engaging in close combat.

Yuxian stared, his eyes wide with amazement.

He had also learned Pankrasin; Chiron had taught him this martial art without reservation in order to train him.

But the strength displayed by the two people in front of him made him feel even more like a salted fish, which was a huge blow to him.

Compared to the Pankrasin battle between Chiron and Alcides, Yuxian found that his Pankrasin was no different from calisthenics.

After a flurry of punches, Chiron and Alcides separated slightly from each other.

"Is the warm-up over?" Chiron said casually. "Then I'll speed things up!"

After saying that, he charged forward again, this time throwing punches faster and with more power than before.

The two even formed a blur of motion, making it difficult for the Yuxian eye to catch their movements.

"This..." Yuxian's mouth dropped open, "... wasn't that his full strength just now?"

He couldn't help but ask Mash, "Am I really that bad?"

Mash comforted her, "Teacher Chiron taught you using his own limits, so what he learned wasn't bad at all."

Upon Yuxian felt even worse...

Mash thought for a moment and decided not to discourage Yuxian. She said earnestly, "Senior has already tried his best!"

Yuxian stood there dumbfounded, his eyes glazed over. He had actually worked so hard to learn a set of radio calisthenics.

Mash, you're so good at comforting people!

The wind howled as fists flew and figures clashed.

The battle between Chiron and Alcides showcased the pinnacle of close combat.

The two are evenly matched, with neither able to gain the upper hand.

As expected of Chiron's most outstanding disciple, Alcides has completely mastered the essence of the art.

Considering the inhuman pain he is currently enduring, Alcides has in fact surpassed his master.

Given the current situation, this battle will likely continue indefinitely.

Yuxian looked up at the sky. It was already night, and Chiron and Alcides should not be able to determine a winner before dawn.

However, today is destined to be anything but smooth.

"Roar!!!"

Alcides suddenly roared, taking a punch from Chiron and staggering back a few steps, casually picking up the longbow from the ground.

Ignoring Chiron in front of him, he charged towards the next street like a mad beast.

What made him abandon his battle with his teacher and rush over without regard for anything else?

The answer is obvious, God!

A god appeared on the next street, the god he hated.

"Golden Flash?" Yuxian frowned and whispered.

But he quickly dismissed this conclusion. Golden Flash been there all along, and it was definitely not Golden Flash, a demigod, who could make Alcides rush over regardless of everything.

If not a demigod, then...

"Gods?"

Yuxian was startled and immediately said to Flat, "You leave quickly, let's go check it out!"

As if rushing from one event to another, Yuxian returned to the next street, to the battlefield between Golden Flash and Richard I.

Golden Flash his arms over his chest, and ripples appeared behind him as Noble Phantasm shot towards Richard I as if they were free.

Richard I continued to activate his Noble Phantasm, slowly but steadily approaching.

Closer... closer...

Golden Flash looked down at Richard I. Having survived under his rule until now, he no longer underestimated Richard I.

"You bastard! Seeing how hard you've worked, I'll give you a magnificent funeral."

Gilgamesh finally released his hands from his chest, raised his right hand, and prepared to send Richard I off with the maximum rain of Noble Phantasm.

Richard I was slightly out of breath, constantly dealing with the barrage of Noble Phantasm; he had lost count of how many times he had activated Noble Phantasm.

Seeing Golden Flash's actions, he activated his Noble Phantasm once again without hesitation.

"The Eternal Distant Sword of Victory!"

Just as the Golden Flash hand was about to strike, and the dense array of magical Noble Phantasm behind him was about to pour forth,

The distorted space and the ripples suddenly disappeared.

For the first time, a different expression appeared on Golden Flash's usually expressionless face: surprise.

The doors to that treasure vault, which was said to still exist somewhere in the present world, or perhaps somewhere in another dimension, were all closed.

The gates to the Gate of Babylon have closed, closed to its owner.

Is there anyone other than Gilgamesh, his master, who could do this?

Absolutely impossible.

But the truth is, the vault door refused to let its owner continue to take treasures out of it.

Richard I's Noble Phantasm struck Golden Flash's armor directly, causing it to shatter and Golden Flash to be hit head-on.

The once unyielding King of Heroes staggered unsteadily for the first time; he was injured.

"... Did I disturb you?"

A beautiful and clear voice, yet containing a chilling coldness, rang out in the night sky.

Section 536, Chapter Twenty-Two: The Uruk Hometown Association