I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

Jill, piloting the Omniscient and Omnipotent Star, deduced which direction Enkidu and Artoria would run in.

The Thousand-Mile Eye was blocked by trees in the dense forest and could not be used, so the Omniscient and Omnipotent Star had to be used instead.

Gil encountered several teams along the way, and it was certain that they would directly try to steal the magic stones—however, because of these teams, Gil could no longer use the Gate of Babylon, which he could previously access.

My permissions have been revoked again...

Jill clicked her tongue. "It's really annoying."

"The template is such a pain in the ass..."

"When you, host, obtain A-level access, then once you enter another world, the template will grant you unconditional access to the Gate of Babylon," the template stated in a veiled protest.

"Tch." Jill was a little annoyed. "So what if I don't have enough permissions... Just wait. I'll collect all the permissions sooner or later."

"Please don't show me any mercy when the time comes..."

boom!

So Jill casually slammed the light screen that was emanating from the template into a large tree nearby.

"What a pain. Fine, if they don't want to pity us, they don't have to," Gil said as he walked toward the path he had just deduced where he might encounter Enkidu and the others.

"Ah~ Kimoji~"

Jill almost couldn't resist poking a few holes in the light screen on the template with the Demon Slayer.

“But now… this is really troublesome…” Gil saw the team of spirit users appear again ahead, “but I have a feeling that they are helping us in a roundabout way.”

In fact, the Elf King had already noticed Gil from the moment he entered this world.

Jill carries the world template, something that every world's will can sense.

As long as the "world template" exists and enters the world, the "will" of this world itself will open some backdoors for Jill.

For example, the original plan for the Elf Sword Dance Festival was for a team of five. Although the Elf King was resisting the corruption, he still issued a temporary decree to help the template holders, allowing each team to have one more person.

This opened up a convenient direction for Jill.

Jill took a deep breath, and the surrounding atmosphere slowly subsided.

Shielding one's aura—

The teams clashing this time were the Pterodactyl team from Aresia Academy and another team.

Jill took a step forward.

boom!

The Demon Slayer, which Esther had transformed into, lit up, and Jill forcibly intervened in the battlefield.

"Soul Flash - Seven Wheels!"

Thus, Jill, who suddenly intervened this time, once again gained more than a dozen magic stones.

"I hope... Enki can be a little more in sync with me."

Jill held the magic stone in her hand, casually placing it into her Gate of Babylon, and continued on her way.

We must hurry!

Gil charged toward Enkidu.

……

Golden Space.

"There are quite a lot of visitors today," the wise king frowned in displeasure.

"You're joking... Calling me a visitor is just a way to prolong my life." The old man holding scales and a staff gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

"Then what is the purpose of your visit—Sacred Elf King, Alexandros?"

If any elf player outside saw this scene, they would not only be shocked, but would probably be touching their own eyes in disbelief.

It's no exaggeration to say that this scene was shocking to the elf envoy, because the Wise King not only looked down at the Holy Elf King with a superior attitude, but also spoke in a rather impolite tone.

"...You're joking. After all, the Destruction Factor has already taken over eighty percent of our bodies... So, I have to discuss this with you." The Holy Elf King shook his head with a wry smile and then said.

"For example, what about Iseria Seaward, the water spirit queen who was freed by Ren Ashbell three years ago?" The wise king raised an eyebrow and asked.

"...Yes, we can hold out for a while longer—please find Isalia—so we will definitely take care of everything outside. If we can find Isalia, then the difficulty of liberating us will be greatly reduced."

The Holy Elf King nodded vigorously and said.

“…Alright, but you must remember one thing—” The wise king picked up the slab of mud and stone, “You must hold on and try your best to remain conscious during this time…”

"Alright." And so the Holy Elf King slowly disappeared.

“Isalia Shiva, the Water Spirit Queen…” The Wise King tapped the stone slab, frowning. “Then, if you can get the Holy Spirit Queen to come and visit in person, you must be able to play a significant role.” So the Wise King slowly closed his eyes and then used the Omniscient and Omnipotent Star.

Based on the current situation, use wisdom to predict the future.

Even if he could only exist within the Golden Space, the Wise King still possessed considerable power...

They should be at least stronger than Gil is now.

Even without sword dancing skills and those other things, the Wise King is still stronger than Gil in his current state.

after all……

……

Gil defeated another group of elves, then counted the magic stones in his hand.

There were originally 24 teams participating in this competition, with 6 people per team and a total of 144 magic stones.

Besides the magic stones from the three teams—the Purgatory Apostles, the Dragon Emperor Knights, and the Uruk Team—there are one hundred and twenty-eight more magic stones.

Jill now has over sixty magic stones in her possession.

Including the magic stone in his hand, there were a total of sixty-seven pieces.

Nearly half of the teams have already been easily defeated by Jill in their encounters with her.

Including the already defeated Purgatory Apostles, at least half of the teams have been eliminated.

Keep in mind that only two days have passed.

Half of the teams have already been disqualified from the competition.

However... if you collect all the magic stones...

"Hopefully there's still enough time..." Jill stuffed the bag of magic stones into her clothes, "Just a little more effort..."

Chapter 253 The Reason for Betrayal

A day later.

This year's Elf Sword Dance Festival produced a champion in just the preliminary rounds.

Yes, because—

The Uruk team obtained all the magic stones, eliminating all the other teams.

The most conspicuous one in this battle was the blond male spirit user who wielded a sword spirit.

Because Gilles used the same sword dance as the strongest sword dancer from three years ago, Ren Ashbell—a sword dance similar to Soul Flash—he was even given a title.

The golden-haired swordsman.

Of course, the contestants from the Dragon Emperor Knights, including Artoria, also performed exceptionally well.

After all, these two were the team that led their team to eliminate all the other teams' spirit users.

In fact, many nobles extended olive branches to the two of them, hoping for a marriage alliance, so that their offspring could become even better elf wielders.

but--

“Whoever wants to do that kind of thing can go ahead,” Jill said, sitting on the sofa and flipping through a book. “I’m not going.”

Lian was not surprised by her master's behavior.

Perhaps the strangest thing would be if our own master agreed...

However, I never expected the game to end this way...

……

One day ago.

Everyone fell silent as they watched Claire uncover the truth about what happened four years ago from Rubia.

“The reason I betrayed the Elf King is…” Rubia began slowly, “The Elf King has gone mad.”

After being brought by Jill, Claire was extremely excited to see Rubia...

So Claire asked Rubia the question that had been buried in her heart for four whole years—

Why betray the Elf King?

So Rubia said those words.

Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, Rubia recounted her suspicions about the Elf King and everything that followed.

Four years ago, at the request of the Divine Ritual Academy, Rubia became the Fire Spirit Princess who served the Fire Spirit King.

Rubia originally believed she could bring happiness to the people of the continent, until that day—

"Six months after I became the Fire Elf Princess, a small town on the outskirts of the empire vanished from the face of the earth."

That was the so-called Great Calamity of Dilghus...

The so-called Great Calamity of Dilus refers to the event in which a small town called Dilus, located on the border of the Austroasiatic Empire, angered the Fire Spirit King and was subsequently annihilated from the world. For three days and three nights, fire rained down from the sky, completely destroying the town... without a trace.

The reason for the Elf King's anger was simply because the people of Dilos offered too few sacrifices.

That year, the border regions of the Austrian Empire suffered a prolonged drought, resulting in a failure to harvest the grain needed for sacrifices to the Elf King. As a result, the Fire Elf King was angered.

But it's precisely because of this—

Rubia began to doubt the Elf King.

However, at that time, it was merely the seed of doubt that was planted.

After that, the Elf King's judgments continued to descend upon various parts of the continent.