I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

“…” Jill remained silent.

"Ugh..." After struggling two or three times, Rubia did not get up again.

“Your divine power is exhausted, so stop struggling.” Gil didn’t rush to take the magic stone from Rubia. “There are some things I need to ask you.”

“What do you want to ask?” Rubia asked, frowning.

"What was the reason you betrayed the Elf King three years ago? Or what did those guys ask of you that led to your betrayal?" Gil asked.

It's good to maintain a curious mindset about certain things. Although curiosity killed the cat, Jill isn't a cat, is she?

"..." Rubia was just about to say something when an unusual divine power appeared.

"...Ugh! Ah...Gurgle...!"

Suddenly, Rubia curled up on the ground, emitting painful cries.

Rubia's forehead was covered in sweat, and her arms were oozing blood.

Jill frowned and quickly stepped forward. The blood of Rubia flowing at Jill's feet felt hot, which made Jill sense that something was wrong.

Jill lifted Rubia's arm and immediately frowned.

Her arms were covered with dense, dark lines.

Jill had only seen this pattern a few times, but she still easily identified the other party's true form.

“This is… a cursed imprint…” Gil raised an eyebrow. “You maintain your contract with the mythical spirit because of this? You use this to maintain that almost impossible contract?”

"Because...that flame, after all, I obtained it at the cost of my life...Laevatain was an elven weapon sealed away after losing to the five elven kings in the ancient elven war. It harbored hatred for the elven kings and shared the same goal as me, which is why it lent me its power. However—"

Halfway through his speech, Rubia suddenly coughed violently, and the blood splattered on the ground resembled falling flowers.

"Logically speaking, that thing is not a spirit that can form a contract with human flesh and blood; in order to form a contract that exceeds the limits, the price that spirit demanded was—my life."

The cursed markings branded on her arms emitted an eerie and ominous light, while her military uniform was stained crimson with blood.

So this is ah.

A roar suddenly came from above Gil's head, and a giant hand of crimson karmic fire reached out to grab Gil.

Jill's eyes turned cold.

“That’s… part of the Flame of Annihilation…” Rubia reminded Gil.

"So what? You dare to lay your filthy hands on the king—" Jill's eyes were icy cold. "You deserve to die!"

"Whoosh—" A cold light flashed, and Gil pierced through and slashed the arm of the God-Slaying Flame.

"Get up! You'd better stay put until I finish my questions!" Jill put Rubia aside. At this moment, he also gained a privilege...

"Grant the host access to the Gate of Babylon for half an hour—" the template's voice rang out.

"Hmph, just in time." Jill chuckled, and a golden ripple suddenly appeared around her.

"Bang!" Jill swung her hand, and a sharp weapon pierced the red arm.

An entity capable of fighting against one of the "wills" of this world; when fighting such an entity, the template also grants Jill renewed access to the Gate of Babylon.

Gilles used only fire-specific Noble Phantasms this time, shattering the arm in one go, and then picked up the Rule Breaker and walked to Rubia's side.

“Defeating that guy would only be a temporary solution…” Gil half-squatted down, then picked up the Noble Phantasm and began to destroy the Elf Mark and Cursed Armor Mark on Rubia’s body.

Even if Laevatain was temporarily suppressed just now, it was only a temporary solution. As long as the bond generated by the contract remains in effect, it will repeatedly demand Rubia's life as a sacrifice.

So Jill simply chose to break the contract.

……

“That is—” Artoria frowned slightly as she saw the huge, fiery arm in the distance.

However, the fiery arm was quickly shattered by something, and Artoria only paused for a moment before continuing to the battlefield ahead.

“Around us… ugh!?” Artoria stopped in her tracks, gripping the invisible sword tightly with both hands.

Several girls appeared nearby.

"That attire—the attire of an elf from the Holy Kingdom of Lugia?" Artoria's face darkened. "It seems you and the Alphas Theocracy have been plotting something."

"I suppose so—I just planned to stop you here." The long-haired girl stared at Artoria.

“Luminaris Saint Reichette…” Artoria glanced at the encirclement, her brows furrowing deeply.

Chapter 250 Just like the thing on the Elf King…

A golden space.

"You're still here?" a rude voice rang out.

The wise king, seated on his throne, merely glanced at the figure. "What's wrong? Isn't it normal that I'm still here?"

“No, this is very abnormal…” The figure looked at the Wise King, “You, you should have been at this time—”

"It's not time yet—as I've said, he's not qualified to know everything... but when the time comes, I will tell him." Golden ripples appeared around the wise king. "Now, get out of my territory!"

"Bang!" The golden Noble Phantasm slammed into the figure, but he merely smirked and pulled the sword from his shoulder. "Hmph, you'd better hurry up."

"Tch, stop pretending." The wise prince snorted. "If it hurts a lot, just yell out."

"I won't tell you, you nasty old man."

"I find it strange that I didn't just blow you to pieces back then." The wise king waved his hand in annoyance. "Get out of here."

"...A breach has appeared at the front... You all need to be careful back here too." The figure left with these words and said.

"I understand. As long as I am here, there will be absolutely no trouble in the world behind us!"

The wise king said calmly.

"Hmph, you're still the same as ever."

"Each each other."

……

After Jill removed the contract from Rubia's body, she casually glanced at her surroundings.

"Hmm...this is a bit bad." Jill clicked her tongue as she looked at the battlefield, which looked like it had been blasted by a meteorite.

He glanced at Rubia to the side, clicked his tongue, and had no choice but to pick her up.

Of course, he just wanted to take Rubia back to the previous camp and find out some details about the Destruction Factor she saw four years ago.

But at this moment, Enkidu took the initiative to carry Rubia on his shoulder, saying, "Let's go, Gil."

“…Enkidu, what is this…”

“We need to get back quickly. Can you run that fast while carrying her?” Enkidu frowned. “Your apprentices are already in a tough fight.”

“No way? They’re ten against three…” Gil frowned, but didn’t hesitate. “Then I’ll have to trouble you, Enkidu.”

"it is good."

So Enkidu and Gilgamesh quickly headed back the way they had come.

……

With a clang, Artoria parried a longsword aimed at her and, using the advantage of her invisible sword, swiftly felled a knight from the Holy Kingdom of Lugia.

Then she quickly left the battlefield, and casually took the magic stone from the girl she had knocked down.

"Chase!"

……

Jill was also intercepted on the way—

“That uniform—it’s from the Holy Lugia Kingdom’s Repulse Legion…” Gil frowned. “Get out of the way!”

Jill's voice was stern and cold, and her cold, merciless gaze made the girls gasp for breath.

"There's no other way, Enkidu. Leave that woman aside and head to the battlefield. I'll handle things here." Gilles didn't have time to think anymore; he had to resolve this as quickly as possible.

"Okay... Be careful." Enkidu leaned Rubia against a tree and then leaped away.

Jill narrowed her eyes.

It's certain that the Destruction Factor has taken some action—for example, by using "Holy Elf King" Alexander to issue orders to stop our side.

Feeling slightly uneasy, Gil spat.

"Estée—here comes. Ruthless Steel Queen, holy sword slaying demons—transform into a steel sword, grant me divine power—"

Jill held the silver-white longsword in her hand.

"Is this the Demon King?"

"Yes, he's the target of our annihilation..."

When such a sound reached Jill's ears, Jill was able to confirm that the A-level Destruction Factor possessed a considerable level of intelligence.

What a clever attempt to frame someone!

If Mingming is occupying the body of the Elf King, he would be the easiest to understand who the Demon King is—it seems that the Destruction Factor must have anticipated Jill's arrival.

"...I don't have time to waste with you. I'll take your magic stones!"

Jill calculated the time; she still had fifteen minutes left to unlock the Gate of Babylon.

"Then—" Golden ripples suddenly appeared, directly facing the girls.

"You've been eliminated."

boom!

The sound of the explosion echoed deep within the forest...

……

At this time, on the battlefield.

"Whoosh...whoosh...that elf, why...why is it so weird!?"

Linslet, panting, held the Ice Demon Bow in her hand.

She was referring to the demon spirit summoned by Sarah Kahn—Chaos Hunt.