A certain crossover anime's nuclear-powered sword immortal

"If we send just one person to the Temple of Elidu each day, we can satisfy that demon."

The two women standing on the steps spoke with their heads down.

"Is this your choice?" Mashu looked at them in disbelief. "Is this how you protect yourselves?!"

"What do you outsiders know! You haven't seen that terrifying goddess, that's why you say such things!"

"There's simply no way for weak humans to cope!"

The priestess leader descended the steps and looked at Merlin.

"So you should just leave. Human relationships and ethics have long since disappeared in Mesopotamia!"

Upon hearing this, Merlin scratched his head in annoyance.

"This makes it very difficult to persuade them and also makes it impossible to gather intelligence."

"But does that mean we're just going to have them send someone to their death every day?" Mashu said, somewhat unwillingly.

But at that moment, a familiar, hearty female voice came from above.

"Don't worry about that! If I kill the living sacrifice, I'll be called an old-fashioned person!" A female figure wearing a leather suit and calling herself a leopard person appeared on the roof.

Upon seeing her appearance, the citizens of Ur present showed expressions of terror and screamed as they hurriedly fled.

"Run! The forest goddess is angry!"

"Don't kill me!"

"Help me!!"

The women's high-decibel screams rose and fell in waves, creating an extremely noisy scene.

Seeing this, Anna looked up at the woman who called herself the Leopard Man, speechless.

"Could that thing be the forest goddess...?"

“It looks a bit raw, but that’s exactly how it is,” Shirou said.

"What happened to those people who were taken away?" Gudako asked.

"Of course, I'll take him to the Temple of Eridu to work as laborers! As a gourmet, I only enjoy the heart of a hero!"

With this declaration, the leopard-woman leaped into the center of the square, her body crashing down so hard that the ground trembled and created a crater.

"I like birds, I like fish, and I even eat people~ Leopard Warrior, teleport here!" After the smoke cleared, the leopard man stood up, his voice becoming slightly more serious, "I will not allow you to take away the living sacrifice. After all, if that happens, all my efforts so far will have been in vain. And Kukul will definitely make me cry!"

"Kukur?" Merlin frowned upon hearing the name.

"Indeed, this is our world, the land of spiraling serpents. Humans who cannot discern the definition of God, leave now!" A long staff appeared in the leopard man's hand, its tip resembling a cheetah's claw.

Chapter Nineteen: Choosing the Wrong Opponent

"In that case, I'll just defeat you!"

Gudako shouted without hesitation, "Mash!"

"Yes, Master!"

The girl materialized a cross-shaped shield and charged towards the leopard-man.

"Aren't you leaving...? As long as the forest provides shelter, our sun is invincible! To put it simply... at least bring a small gift, you fool!"

As the leopard-man shouted this, golden lightning surged from the staff in his hand, and then he charged towards Mash.

The tip of the staff struck Mash's shield with a dull thud.

"Oh, what a fine shield!" The leopard man exclaimed in admiration when he saw that his weapon couldn't leave even the slightest mark on the shield.

"My shield is a wish entrusted to me by Galahad, a Knight of the Round Table!" Mash responded, and with a sudden burst of strength, she shoved the leopard-man's body away.

At the same time, Anna charged forward, scythe in hand.

"Death!"

"Too slow!" The leopard-man nimbly leaped backward, then ran a few steps to the top of the city wall, and with a powerful push, charged towards Anna again. "This time the attack is coming from above, take this!"

The leopard-man was so fast that Anna only had time to raise her scythe to block the attack.

"Varied----!?"

The leopard-man was so fast that only afterimages could be seen, and Anna couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The girl was petite and light, and the leopard man's attack caused her to stagger backward. Then, he seized an opening and kicked her in the abdomen.

Bang————!

Anna's voice flew backward, but the leopard man did not stop moving at all. His body, leaving afterimages, returned to Anna's body and knocked her into the sky.

"Ouch!" Anna cried out in pain, her body twisting rapidly in the air as a long chain shot out from her left hand.

However, the leopard-man figure that appeared to be hovering in the air in the girl's eyes disappeared the moment the chains struck.

"This is----!?"

The moment Anna cried out in surprise, the leopard-man was already in front of her.

"That's my afterimage!"

The next moment, Anna was struck by the leopard man's club and fell to the ground.

"Anna!" Mash rushed forward when she saw Anna get hit.

"Leopard Man Flying Kick!" The leopard man kicked her shield. After all, she was a goddess, and her power was something Mashu couldn't withstand. The girl couldn't stop it at all and was sent flying backward.

At the same time, Anna quickly stood up and launched an attack again, gripping her scythe.

"Leopard Man Javelin!"

The goddess raised her long staff, gathered lightning, and slashed it down at Anna.

Anna's body was momentarily paralyzed by the lightning, and in less than two seconds, she was met with the leopard man's next attack.

"Leopard Man's Heavy Hammer!"

Bang————!

Anna was hit squarely and was slammed into the ground.

"Oh no!" Mashu exclaimed in alarm upon seeing the scene.

Just then, the leopard-man charged towards her, and in a moment of panic, Mash quickly raised her shield to defend herself.

"Leopard Man Bomb!"

Her completely immobile defensive posture gave the leopard man an excellent opportunity.

boom----!

Mash, struck by this blow, was also sent flying backward uncontrollably.

The leopard-man, leaning on his long staff, burst into laughter.

"Hmph~ Don't underestimate the gods!"

"Damn it, that guy who calls himself a leopard man is actually a formidable enemy!" Gudako said through gritted teeth.

At this moment, the leopard man's gaze shifted to Shirou standing next to Gudako. Seeing the other's calm and scrutinizing gaze, he immediately decided to teach this disrespectful fellow a lesson.

"Your intuition is clearly stronger than theirs, so why are you cowering and hiding in the back? You better take the challenge!"

Golden lightning crackled and surged above the long staff as the leopard-man charged toward Shirou.

The long staff struck Shirou's shoulder, and golden lightning immediately began to spread across Shirou's body.

"what?"

The leopard woman was certain that her attack had indeed struck the man before her, but the man's body remained completely still, as if he were utterly unconcerned about her divine power.

"If all the gods in this world are as weak as you, then I'm truly disappointed." Shirou stared expressionlessly at the leopard-woman whose pupils were gradually contracting, then raised his hand and grabbed the long staff in her hand.

The moment her weapon was seized, the leopard-woman immediately tried to pull it back, but her previously invincible goddess power seemed to have completely lost its effect, as powerless as a child wrestling with an adult.

"What's wrong with you!?"

“Just as you can see,” Shirou replied with a smile.

At the same time, he raised his hand and pressed down on the back of the leopard man's head, then slammed it into the ground!

Bang————!

The ground was smashed into a deep crater.

As for her Noble Phantasm, Shirou conveniently added it to "Unlimited Blade Works," intending to leave it as trash rather than return it.

Gudako, Mashu, and the others, still somewhat dumbfounded by the current situation, were all lost in thought at this moment.

"This...this...did we succeed? Did we defeat a...'god'?" Gudako asked uncertainly.

"That's right, the leopard-woman is a being possessing divinity. Logically speaking, no servant without divinity should be able to defeat her..."

As Merlin spoke, his gaze fell upon Shirou. "So, his power is already comparable to that of a 'god'...?"

"They can actually fight against the gods... This Age of Gods is really interesting; anything can happen." Merlin said excitedly, "I've come to the right place!"

"But now that we've defeated this leopard man, will Ur City be saved?" Gudako suddenly thought of this.

“Yes, that’s right, but that god she calls Kukul might still be eyeing this place covetously,” Merlin said.

"No, no way! Kukul has no reason to attack this city!" The leopard-man, who was being held down by Shirou, began to writhe.

“How can we believe your story? Let’s just put her back in Uruk!” Merlin suggested.

"No! I don't want to leave the forest, waaaaah!" The leopard-man, who had finally managed to escape the ground but whose fate was now in Shirou's grasp, suddenly became like a child who had lost a fight, crying out.

"Do you think anyone will listen to your opinion?" Merlin mocked.

Just then, Anna jogged over and kicked the leopard man, saying, "Here, this is for you!"

Finally, the predicament in Ur was resolved, and the leopard man led the others to rescue those who had been forced to flee to the Temple of Eridu.

"Thank you! Messengers of King Gilgamesh!" The citizens of Ur thanked Shirou and his party as they packed their belongings and prepared to return home.

"Haha, no need to thank me, it was nothing!" Merlin laughed and waved to everyone.

Seeing Merlin's actions, Anna immediately said coldly, "It wasn't you who did it, you idiot Merlin!"

Merlin: "..."