Patience and Waiting

At that moment, a bone-chilling purple flame suddenly gushed from the hellhound's mouth!

Seeing this, the people nearby all showed terrified expressions. They did not dare hesitate for even an instant and hurriedly retreated, afraid of being touched by even the tiniest bit of that terrifying purple fire.

There was no need to imagine what would happen if they were burned by it—the consequences would be unimaginable. After all, rumors about this kind of hellfire were common knowledge.

Gilgamesh, who had originally been sitting on a bench, had already leaped into the sky.

He let out an angry shout. "Damnable monster! How dare you force this king to move from his seat? Such a crime is absolutely unforgivable!"

With that, he waved his hand. The Gate of Babylon opened behind him, dyeing the entire sky gold. Countless dazzling Noble Phantasms then shot out at incredible speed like meteors.

This area was covered by an bounded field cast by Pale Rider. It had long since become part of the Underworld, and everyone was already standing before the Underworld's gates.

With the advantage of favorable terrain, Cerberus's strength had greatly increased—not only its size, but also its attack and defense.

Within this bounded field, Cerberus had been tremendously strengthened, to the point that ordinary attacks below the B+ rank could not inflict any damage on it at all.

Even among the many Noble Phantasms in Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon, most found it difficult to break through the giant beast's defenses.

The arrogant Gilgamesh was disdainful of drawing the Sword of Rupture, so he and Cerberus simply engaged in a direct shootout.

As his full power erupted, the entire area began to tremble violently. The ground split apart, sending rocks flying in all directions.

Although the Holy Church was surrounded by layers of