I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

The man named Simon was shocked and came down the stairs, while Kron, holding a measuring instrument, continued to report.

"Their routes of travel are northwest and northeast! If a conflict occurs in this direction, the area nine miles to the east will become the battlefield!!"

Kron's screams echoed throughout the settlement, ending the brief period of peace.

Rick efficiently directed the entire evacuation, instructing on the food and luggage to be taken.

Meanwhile, Rick, Shubi, and Kron calculated the range of the battle's impact in half a quarter of an hour.

From the twenty-eight locations selected after five years of investigation, a suitable place of refuge was determined.

Complete evacuation preparations eight hours before the battle begins, begin moving, and then...

“I’m going out for a bit,” the traveler said.

“Hey, are you crazy?!” Rick grabbed the traveler’s shoulder.

"I can only buy time..." the traveler grabbed Rick's hand. "Get everyone back quickly—hurry!"

His expression was serious and left no room for argument, his tone stern: "I will not let a single person here die, understand?!"

"...Ah, I understand, please."

……

The traveler, dressed in a black and gray cloak and mask, stood on the blood-red earth.

"Dragon spirit, huh... Well then, let's have a long-awaited..." The traveler unwrapped the bandages from his arms, exposing his black arms to the air. "Dragon slaying!"

"Type 666 restraint mechanism released, dimensional interference imaginary number array deployed!"

The traveler's voice echoed through the air as his right arm absorbed the purified energy from the spirit remains—energy known as magic essence.

"Blaz Blue, activate!"

Countless blue magic circles unfolded and then merged into the traveler's right arm.

Immediately afterwards, a heavy sword emerged from the golden ripples that appeared beside the traveler.

"Siegfried, your sword will once again be stained with dragon blood..." the traveler said.

Then, a chilling blue light began to flash on the greatsword known as the Fantasy Greatsword: Balumng.

The traveler launched an attack on a dragon spirit and shifted its gaze in the opposite direction of the settlement.

“Hooaaaaaaaa——”

"Hey, you big oaf, what are you looking at, you idiot!" The traveler leaped into the air, his sword erupting with a blinding blue light. "Die—"

"Fantasy Greatsword: Balumng, the Fallen Demon!"

The cyan light struck the dragon spirit fiercely, successfully attracting its attention.

"And those goblin hordes over there..." the traveler grinned, "Alright then... I'll stake my right hand on it!"

He ignored the gathered dragon spirits and switched the Fantasy Greatsword Balumng to his left hand.

"Blaz Blue, unleash to its fullest potential!"

The blue gem on the back of the traveler's right hand shone brightly.

"Ughh ...

"Star Destroyer Cannon - Fire!"

He condensed all the magical energy in the air and focused it into a single blow on his fist.

However—the name "Star Destroyer Cannon" was just a joke, but—

Boom!

This move is not to be underestimated.

One of the goblin ships was also shot down. The traveler cleverly used visual manipulation to direct the goblin's gaze to the dragon spirit.

The traveler nervously calculated the time, "There's not enough time... Damn it..."

His right arm has temporarily entered cooldown due to overload purification—the transformed magic essence.

The other hand is for individual combat and is not suitable for this situation.

He watched anxiously as the dragon spirit approached, and gritted his teeth.

He put on a hat made of black cloth wrapped around his head, and then the traveler disappeared.

There is nothing we can do about it.

Although the traveler is very strong and has a treasure vault, he cannot use the strongest Noble Phantasms in that vault.

Otherwise, do you believe I'll shove an EA right in your foreheads?

The traveler quickly left, thankfully the hat—Hades' invisibility helmet—had the function of concealing his presence and figure.

Of course, this hat is not very useful against orcs, some of whom have a very keen sense of smell, and Hades's invisibility helmet cannot mask their scent and sound.

The dragon spirit let out an angry roar.

At this moment, the goblin species opened fire on the dragon species.

The dragon spirit, already a powder keg due to its injury, exploded the moment the goblin was hit.

And so, the flames of war were ignited—

……

"Ugh... This is too much." The traveler forced a smile as he watched his arm groan in agony.

Using the Blaz Blue Spellbook to forcibly convert magic essence and then using a planet-destroying cannon or something... heh...

"You're pushing yourself too hard...." Rick sighed, looking at the traveler with bandages wrapped around his arm.

"...Well...don't worry about it." The traveler changed the subject. "What about the casualties?"

"Thanks to you... everyone was safely evacuated..." Rick said.

“That’s good…” the traveler nodded. “Then, Rick, what I need to do next is—”

In the instant Rick's pupils contracted, the traveler smiled and uttered those words—

"I want to end this endless war filled with sorrow and despair—"

Entering the final stage!

P.S.: From now on, I'll write some side stories in worlds with shorter storylines, and the protagonist will still be a traveler.

PS2: What would you like to see in the next side story?

Chapter 223 If you've got the guts, then cross my defenses!

Jill and Enki both jumped off the rooftop at the same time and landed on the ground.

"Come on horseback!"

The light on the mudstone slab of destiny held in his right hand began to flicker, and golden runes began to appear in the space.

Jill waved her hand, "It's time for you to experience firsthand the importance of tactical versatility..."

The runes began to combine and arrange themselves, and then—

"Boom—" A massive beam of light pierced through the army of shadow followers.

Although the attack destroyed a large number of Shadow Servants, above the massive stone mountain, the huge black cube continued to spew out black mud, which fell to the ground and continuously generated Shadow Servants.

The breach that Jill had just created with her magic cannon was immediately filled in.

“Oh my god, it really feels like a zombie apocalypse…” Jill said, as golden ripples slowly appeared behind her.

Indeed, such a large group of shadow followers does look very much like a zombie apocalypse.

“Well then… I’ll borrow the earth for a moment…” Enkidu then placed his hands on the earth in front of him.

“Ha, as expected of a close friend, our thoughts are surprisingly aligned…” Jill grinned. “So, let’s crush them!”

"Of course—"

And so, in that instant, the shadow followers exploded—

……

"What a joke... Anyone who dares to stop me, even a Heroic Spirit... even a Heroic Spirit!" Julian gripped the card tightly in his hand. "Go, kill them!"

Then, four figures rushed out from Julian's side.

……

"A battle is taking place outside?" Ilya looked at the figures below and the golden light.

"It's...it's that guy!" Shirou Emiya walked to the window and saw the figure he could never forget, even in the darkness of night.

“Miyu, stay here…” Shirou Emiya said, “You too…”

"Brother—!" Miyu tried to call out to Shirou Emiya, but Shirou Emiya had already jumped out of the window and landed on the playground.

"I'll help you." Shirou Emiya walked towards Gilgamesh.

“…Go back, don’t drag your broken body here and make things worse…” Jill turned her head, “The two of us are enough to control the situation now. If you, in your condition, volunteer to stand on the front line, we’ll have to take care of you.”

"Watch out!" Shirou Emiya shouted a warning to Gilgamesh.

In front of Gilgamesh, a shadow follower wielding a massive weapon raised its arm towards him.

"Clang!" The golden axe perfectly parried the massive weapon. "To deal with these weaklings..."

Then Gilles used the golden axe in one hand to knock away the huge weapon, and the golden axe cut the shadow follower in two from bottom to top!

“I can handle this with one hand!” Jill sneered, looking ahead. “No matter how many come, I can take them all…”

"Boom!"

A violent flash of lightning suddenly enveloped Jill, and then, after the lightning subsided, Jill's figure vanished, leaving only a charred hat and a pile of ash.

“Gil…?!” Enkidu was somewhat surprised.

"Hahahaha...So what if they're heroic spirits? They're just reduced to ashes by this attack, aren't they?" The girl laughed wildly, still wielding a massive hammer, and—

The magical power released from the Noble Phantasm just now.