I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

A gigantic hand of sand suddenly slammed down towards Gil. Gil took a step forward, and Soul Flash Shadow Step moved beneath its feet. In that instant, Gil's speed surpassed the opponent's sight—

"Soul Flash - Seven Wheels -" A powerful attraction came, and the Sand Hand was instantly pulled toward Gil.

At that moment, a figure suddenly rushed towards Jill, holding two drawn military knives.

The seven wheels that Jill was using only created a vacuum zone with a diameter of ten meters after they were released. Now, the opponent was using a military knife and was slashing at Jill in an invisible manner!

Jill sensed that terrible feeling, but if she let go of the seven chakras she was currently using—

"Don't even think about succeeding—cold fangs, pierce through the enemy—Frost Arrow!" The icy arrows deflected the invisible slash, and the one who made the move was a girl with long platinum blonde hair—Linslet.

Lian also took this opportunity to rush over quickly.

Seeing this, Gil, following the movement of Soul Flash Seven Wheels, released the demon sword Crimson Cherry Blossom from his left hand and threw it to Ren as a throwing knife.

Lian steadily caught the demon sword, Crimson Cherry Blossom, and stood in front of the girl with the military sword.

"Sorry, this road is blocked!" Lian brandished her long sword, and the scorching heat directly forced the girl with the military knife back.

The other girls also accurately located the ambushers and engaged in direct combat.

Fog began to appear around them, indicating that the other side had a mist sprite.

"Wind, surge forth!" Alice, as a wind spirit user, directly used spirit magic to disperse the surrounding mist—

"Well done, Alice!" Lian praised, while simultaneously swinging her longsword even faster, directly knocking the magic stone off the opponent's body.

Jill destroyed the Hand of Sand, but the Hand of Sand quickly reassembled.

At that moment, Jill noticed something was amiss.

The Sand Hand's movements are too agile!

If it were remotely controlled, the precision of the movements would absolutely not be able to achieve the "grab" action just now.

This is similar to the Stands in the JOJO world; there are no perfect Stands, and every Stand has a weakness.

This can only mean one thing—

Then Gil stepped forward, "This Sand Hand is your Elf Armor!"

Infuse your hand with magic, control your strength, and then strike with full force—

The Sand Hand dissipated, revealing an unconscious girl. Gil casually ripped the magic stone hanging around her neck. In a minute, she would be teleported away.

That takes care of two now. The remaining Mist Sprite is more difficult to deal with.

After Lian stole the magic stone, there was another wind spirit and a mist spirit on the other side. The mist spirit escaped, but the wind spirit's magic stone was taken away by Claire and Linslet.

In this way, the raid by the Kingdom of Balstan was not only thwarted, but also added a sum of magic stones to the Uruk team's income.

Jill didn't care about the magic stone. She casually tossed the magic stone in her hand to Lian and walked forward, squatting down to look at the fragments on the ground.

“How strange…” Jill frowned. “Was this a premeditated attack…”

The match had only been going on for a little over an hour.

The other party arrived here as if they had known their route in advance.

"...Someone is watching us!" Jill immediately realized, her clairvoyance instantly activating as she scanned all the surrounding locations that could look down on her.

Finally, Jill saw a small hill where several girls were looking at her.

Jill squinted; according to the other person, he and their captain had only met twice.

The opposing force is the Dragon Emperor Knights—

Jill grinned, revealing a wicked smile.

……

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you, Gilgamesh."

The sword dance performed on the first day of the Elf Sword Dance Festival was being watched by a group of people in the distance.

Five girls dressed in military uniforms sat on a small hill overlooking the surrounding area.

They are the Dragon Emperor Knights, one of the most promising teams to win this tournament.

Their means of gazing into the distance is the Dragon Eye, a magic spell of dragon-attribute spirits.

"That's more like it. This is the kind of living sacrifice the sleeping dragon within me desires."

The young girl, Leora Lancaster, stepped to the edge of the cliff and licked her lips as she spoke.

She exuded a ferocious aura, and her eyes flashed with a sharp, blood-red light.

She saw it too; Jill's snake-like eyes were looking at her, and she had an undisguised wicked smile on her face.

Then she saw Jill's mouth shape.

“I… am waiting… for you…” Leora read these words aloud, and the corners of her mouth turned up.

"Lady Leora's Dragon Blood is about to awaken..."

Upon seeing her appearance, Vice Commander Yuri Ashid's face revealed an unmistakable look of fear.

A chill ran down my spine, making me shiver uncontrollably.

The priestess who serves the dragon possesses a special ability inherited through her bloodline—[Dragon Blood].

This was the fourth time Yuri had seen Leora's eyes turn red.

She first witnessed the awakening of [Dragon Blood] two years ago—during the entrance exam for the Dragon Emperor Knights.

Leora defeated all the knight candidates who participated in the test in just a few minutes.

It was a horrific and utterly chaotic dance, but thankfully, no one was killed in the end.

If the dragon within her awakens, even her subordinates, such as Yuri, will be unable to stop her.

(However, this awakening seems to be a little different from before...)

Yuri secretly glanced at Leora's profile.

The woman before me didn't seem to have awakened dragon blood; instead, she appeared calm and composed.

Although the reason is unknown, she seems to be focusing on only one thing—defeating the male elf.

Leora finished surveying the ground below, quietly rose, and announced, "Tonight, prepare to hunt the pride of lions."

Yuri and the others nodded silently in acceptance.

This phrase is the code signal used by the Dragon Emperor Knights when they prepare to launch an attack.

……

As the sun began to set, the group finally found a suitable spot to set up camp.

The place is located beside a gently flowing stream; not only can you catch fish for food, but the clear stream water is also perfect for bathing and cleansing yourself.

Jill helped set up the tent and then went to the side to close her eyes and rest.

He said he was resting with his eyes closed, but in reality, he was delving into his mind to discuss some matters with the wise king.

Night falls...

“Master…Master…” Lian shook Jill, “It’s time to get up.”

"Ugh..." Jill opened her eyes with a headache, shook her head, and still looked drowsy.

“I understand.” Jill nodded, then took out the traveler’s diary again.

To be honest, the contents of this diary are quite extensive. Jill flipped through two pages before Lian picked it up.

"..." Jill looked up and saw the helpless look in Lian's dark eyes.

"Lian, can you give it back to me?"

"Master, go eat first. Everyone specially saved a dinner for you. It will get cold if you don't eat it soon," Lian said helplessly.

"Okay, okay, really, you're not cute at all compared to three years ago..." Jill muttered, as a food box was shoved into her hand.

Enkidu held a grilled fish in his hand, the food box still slightly warm.

“Eat quickly…” Enkidu said, “unless you want your next death to be starvation.”

P.S.: If you don't want to read the extras, then don't... just talk nicely.

huh huh...

Starting today, updates will be reduced from two to one.

Hey, stop! I know you want to kill the hostage, but let me finish.

Originally, it was supposed to be two chapters, each with two thousand words.

Now, one update, four thousand words per update.

See, nothing's changed, is it? (laughs)

Chapter 241 You really came!

Gil opened the food box given to him by Enkidu. It was divided into two sections: one was a risotto with various spices and grilled river fish, and the other was a vegetable soup.

"Hmm, this looks quite a feast," Jill remarked, then picked up her spoon and began to eat.

Jill quickly finished his dinner, then cleaned the food container and set it aside.

“We’ll be keeping watch tonight, right?” Jill asked.

He deliberately avoided eating until he was full, and only ate until he was about 70% full.

Just in case he throws it up during a fight, that would be embarrassing.

“Yes, Master… I have another question.” Lian nodded and then said.

In response to Lian's question, Gil simply said, "Ask away."

“Master… I’ve always wanted to ask you, why did you teach me?” Lian asked the question.

"..." Gil took the traveler's diary back from Lian's hand, thought for a moment, and replied, "I guess it's something I can teach whenever I want."

“Master, you’re really quite casual…” Lian twitched her lips.

"Hmm...maybe." Jill didn't give a direct answer, but simply said, "I've always been a bit of a free spirit."