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Chapter 249 Servant War (First Release, Later Revision)

On the land where the Holy Church once stood, Gilgamesh's domineering aura now resounded.

Golden waves spread out in all directions around him, heading straight in three directions.

Numerous Noble Phantasms were aimed directly at Artoria, Iskandar, and Medea, and the attacks they received were exceptionally fierce.

It seemed as if they would be pierced by a thousand arrows at any moment.

However, none of the three of them could be easily defeated.

Before Medea, Lancelot returned to his old ways.

This was the third time he had faced Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon.

With his powerful basic abilities and 'endless martial arts training', he knocked down these Noble Phantasms one by one, preventing any of them from reaching Medea.

He charged forward while blocking incoming Noble Phantasms.

Perhaps sensing the presence of his former master not far away, Lancelot's fighting spirit was exceptionally high at this moment.

As the one who inspired Lancelot's fighting spirit, Artoria showed no signs of weakness at this moment.

Faced with the incoming weapon, she immediately unleashed a storm.

This is another Noble Phantasm possessed by Artoria, named 'Wind King Barrier'.

Compared to a Noble Phantasm, the Wind King's Barrier is more akin to magic.

With the help of this Noble Phantasm, Artoria usually hides the holy sword in her hand, making it impossible for the other party to know what weapon she actually wields.

In addition, she can increase her attack power and attack range with this weapon.

For example, at this moment, he stirred up a storm and a point, which then swept forward and wreaked havoc.

This is a variation of the Wind King's Barrier: the Wind King's Iron Hammer.

This attack sent all of the first dozen or so Noble Phantasms flying.

And this was just Artoria's opening move.

Wielding her holy sword, Artoria keenly observed the Noble Phantasms shooting towards her, and then, relying on her 'intuition,' she accurately shot them down one by one.

The so-called 'intuition' is the ability to determine the 'most suitable action for oneself' in an instant during battle.

Those who are proficient in it can even enter the field of 'predicting the future'.

Even ordinary users can predict the trajectory of bullets by listening to the wind and using their intuition, thus avoiding attacks from firearms.

Or it can halve the obstruction to vision and hearing.

At this moment, Artoria was facing an environment similar to being attacked by firearms, an environment that was the perfect stage for 'Intuition' to fully demonstrate its abilities.

This allows Artoria to accurately find a path through the incoming Noble Phantasms.

She only needs to use her sword to change a few of the obstructing Noble Phantasms to pass through Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasms unscathed.

Of course, the reason why Artoria was able to so easily shoot down Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm was because Gilgamesh was dealing with enemies from three directions at the same time.

At the same time, Gilgamesh fired 108 Noble Phantasms, which was already his current limit.

The reason it is the current limit is that his Master, Tokiomi Tohsaka, can only support him to project Noble Phantasms at this level of magical energy consumption.

In fact, many Servants in mythology are subject to great restrictions after they are summoned.

One of them is the Master's magical power.

At this moment, Gilgamesh's ability to fire 108 Noble Phantasms simultaneously is already a sign that his Gate of Babylon is consuming relatively little power.

Karna, who is one of the "Golden Three Targets" along with Gilgamesh, is the real mana drainer.

He only lit a small fire, and even an ordinary magician couldn't withstand it.

Therefore, in a sense, Gilgamesh's requirements for magic power are still quite low.

Under normal circumstances, even Lancelot couldn't withstand firing 108 Noble Phantasms at the same time.

The problem is that Gilgamesh is attacking three sides at the same time.

On average, each side receives 36 attacks.

This level of firepower would never be able to subdue a top-tier Saber like Artoria.

It couldn't even suppress Lancelot.

He couldn't even suppress Iskandar.

At the end of the original story, after the Army of Kings was destroyed by Ea, Iskandar was easily and severely injured by Gilgamesh using the Gate of Babylon when he charged at Gilgamesh.

Finally, he was bound with the Chains of Heaven, and then pierced through with the Sword of Ea.

At that time, the King's Treasure could only fire 32 guns at a time, or even just 16 at a time.

But Iskandar still couldn't stop him.

Because he himself was not a very powerful warrior, but an excellent military strategist and commander.

His specialty is commanding soldiers.

Therefore, his Noble Phantasm is the terrifying King's Army.

After the king's army was destroyed, he had no other means.

But that's on the condition that his chariot is no longer there.

Keep in mind that Iskandar's class this time is Rider.

In the original story, the reason he was so miserable that he could only run towards Gilgamesh was because his chariot was destroyed by Artoria's Noble Phantasm, Excalibur, in the previous battle.

But Iskandar's war machine has not been destroyed yet!

Driving his chariot and wielding thunder, Iskandar charged straight at Gilgamesh.

All the Noble Phantasms aimed at him were destroyed by lightning en route.

You should know that the lightning that Iskandar unleashed was the lightning of the great god Zeus!
Thus, Gilgamesh's attempt to simultaneously intimidate three parties instantly became a paper tiger, proving utterly useless.

This result greatly angered Gilgamesh, even enraging him.

"Damn bastard, how dare you resist!"

Faced with the situation where none of the three approaches had worked, Gilgamesh grumbled and cursed, but his eyes remained completely unmoved.

This was something he had already guessed.

After all, when he fought Berserker before, he fired sixty-four Noble Phantasms at the same time but still failed to defeat him.

Now that one side has only fired thirty-six Noble Phantasms, he certainly doesn't think he can defeat the other side.

Gilgamesh isn't that brainless.

He did this simply to delay the advances from both sides.

For Gilgamesh, the increase in the number of Noble Phantasms launched from Gate of Babylon was just the beginning.

In addition to increasing the quantity, Gilgamesh can also improve the quality of the fired weapons.

However, Gilgamesh still cherished those high-level Noble Phantasms.

In his view, those guys he looked down on didn't deserve to be killed by higher-level Noble Phantasms.

But now, in this situation, it's time to use more advanced weapons.

Before Artoria, Lancelot, and Iskandar could even react, several A-rank Noble Phantasms were launched from the Royal Treasury, aimed directly at their vital points.

Lancelot was the first to be attacked.

After three attempts, he had gained experience.

Therefore, his advance was extremely fast, making him the closest enemy to Gilgamesh among the three.

Therefore, he was the first to suffer a severe blow.

Lancelot, who was smoothly slashing at the incoming Noble Phantasms and knocking them away one by one, had his sword suppressed the moment it came into contact with an A-rank Noble Phantasm.

And this is just the beginning.

The power displayed by the successive A-rank Noble Phantasms was completely different from that of other Noble Phantasms.

After Lancelot's attack was deformed, the second and third A-rank Noble Phantasms injured him, and each one was more serious than the last.

The second shot only caused a graze, but the third shot went right through.

But that's all. Lancelot went berserk after being injured.

With his 'endless martial arts training', he narrowly deflected the fourth attack and then easily dodged the fifth.

Since the opponent's power is strong enough, we will not resist, but only dodge.

With his superb martial arts skills, Lancelot deflected Gilgamesh's attack.

Hiding in the shadows, Matou Kariya immediately began treating Lancelot.

With Fu Le's secret help, Lancelot's injuries recovered rapidly.

Meanwhile, Artoria was also attacked by Gilgamesh.

However, Artoria, who relies more on her 'intuition', noticed Gilgamesh's subtle actions earlier.

He easily dodged Gilgamesh's attack by relying solely on his senses.

All I can say is that Artoria's intuition is incredibly useful in situations like this.

While Artoria and Lancelot managed to evade Gilgamesh's attack thanks to their warrior experience, Iskandar suffered a severe blow on the other side.

Iskandar, fueled by Zeus's thunderbolt, was originally heading straight for Gilgamesh.

But a single A-rank Noble Phantasm pierced through his lightning, killing the divine bull, and then continued towards Iskandar.

After Iskandar barely managed to block the attack, the second, third, and fourth A-rank Noble Phantasms followed in quick succession.

The first few shots completely destroyed Iskandar's sacred bull and chariot.

The following shots were filled with murderous intent, aimed directly at Iskandar, who had lost his chariot and was falling from the sky.

Iskandar, who was in freefall, had no way to change his position.

He stared intently at the Noble Phantasms that were heading towards him, intending to kill him.

At this crucial moment, Iskandar could no longer hold back and activated his Noble Phantasm.

"The King's Army!"

The light came from him and instantly engulfed everyone on the battlefield.

The next moment, space shifted.

As the group walked on the desert, the darkness turned into light.

The sun was high in the sky.

"As expected of the King of Heroes!"

Iskandar remarked.

"When Brother Fu Le first approached me for an alliance, I was quite proud, thinking, 'Who would make me form an alliance against someone else?'"

"But now it seems that my arrogance was really not worth mentioning."

"Indeed, there are always higher realms to be found!"

Only after personally fighting Gilgamesh can one truly appreciate his shamelessness.

His Gate of Babylon is too overpowered, both in its design and its actual performance.

It was as if he were the true protagonist of this world.

"So at this moment, let me offer you my sincerest respect!"

"Warriors, follow me!"

Iskandar shouted.

"Oh!!!"

A fierce response resounded from all directions around Gilgamesh.

Those are the sounds of Iskandar's past battles and the shouts of his soldiers.

Tens of thousands of Servants surrounded Gilgamesh, encircling the Hero King in the very center.

At the very front of the four soldiers were Iskandar, Artoria, Lancelot, and Medea.

Fu Le stood behind Medea, alongside many soldiers.

And in the very center of this army of tens of thousands, Gilgamesh stood tall.

However, standing beside him were Tokiomi Tohsaka, Kirei Kotomine, and Risei Kotomine.

They were also drawn into this decisive battle.

"This is a Reality Marble!"

Looking around at the battlefield and the soldiers on all sides, Tokiomi Tohsaka felt goosebumps all over his body.

Tokiomi Tohsaka felt he couldn't bear the feeling of being at odds with the world.

But Gilgamesh ignored it.

For him, these were all minor incidents.

"No matter how many insects there are, they are still just insects."

As tens of thousands of Servants rushed toward him, Gilgamesh continued to open the Gate of Babylon to suppress Artoria and Lancelot.

Their charging speed was far greater than that of the other soldiers.

If Gilgamesh doesn't suppress them, it will be difficult for him to do anything else.

For example, summoning the Ea.

When this World-Splitting Noble Phantasm, capable of cleaving through the world, first appeared, it required the analysis of that world.

But Medea did not intend to give him that opportunity.

"Do you think you can block all my attacks just by relying on the Shield of the Gods?"

Medea smiled slightly.

She kept unleashing magic cannons because it was the simplest and fastest way to do so.

She knew very well that in the battle against those Servants, power was not the most important thing; the key was the speed and ease of casting.

Otherwise, even the most powerful magician would be easily defeated in a direct confrontation with Servants.

But now, in this scene protected by thousands of troops, Medea can finally unleash her magic to her heart's content.

The most classic element in magic is the manipulation of the elements.

Facing Gilgamesh, who had placed the Shield of the Gods in front of her and was simultaneously releasing Noble Phantasms to suppress her from two directions, Medea first used a move called "Soaring into the Sky" on him.

Medea's target for release was Gilgamesh's feet.

Before Gilgamesh could react, a massive rock pillar rose from beneath his feet, dragging him straight into the sky.

Meanwhile, in the sky, terrifying thunder was gathering.

As Gilgamesh soared into the sky, all the lightning bolts fell from the heavens.

At the same time, a storm swept through the shield of the gods that Gilgamesh was blocking in front of him, and went directly to attack Gilgamesh's main body behind him.

In just a moment, Gilgamesh, who had been standing in the center, was severely injured by magic.

"Underestimating us magicians will lead to big trouble."

Flames were boiling in Medea's palm.

His attacks boosted morale on the field, and Artoria and Lancelot moved closer and closer to Gilgamesh's position.

They knew very well that Caster's magic, though dazzling in effect, was not effective.

However, it was difficult to inflict a fatal wound on Gilgamesh.

Let's not even talk about Gilgamesh's magic resistance.

Just considering his treasure trove, there must be plenty of magical artifacts for defense.

But Caster's attack also has significance.

Her goal is to prevent Gilgamesh from analyzing this world, thereby freeing Ea.

(End of this chapter)