I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

thump—

A clear, distinct tapping sensation echoed in Jill's mind.

His pupils suddenly contracted dramatically in that instant.

He saw——

From the depths of the abyss, a black beast with a mutilated body slowly crawled up and merged with the fairies with long, white-gold hair.

The platinum-gold girl smiled as she accepted the fusion; her fairy-like face radiated a pure and flawless smile.

Jill shook her head violently.

Everything before my eyes is an illusion—no, if this feeling of familiarity is a vision of the future!

The "inspiration" that the omniscient and omnipotent star gave himself!

It seems that time is running out.

Jill looked out the window.

The moon was obscured by dark clouds.

"In the end... it will be an unsettling night."

Chapter 358 Rampage! Beast VI! The Beast of 666!

It's far away.

In the black abyss, the enormous head slowly rose.

Immediately afterwards, a furious roar resounded from the dark abyss.

The fairy-like girl stood on the edge of the abyss, a smile on her face.

She reached her hand into the abyss.

Immediately afterwards, the enormous beast head burst forth from the bottom of the abyss.

It devoured the girl fiercely, swallowing her whole.

……

“It’s done,” Kusanagi said.

“Then let’s go.” Jill glanced at the girl over there and chuckled softly. “You really are a compassionate fellow.”

“…I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this either,” Kusanagi said. “Let’s go back quickly…”

"Boom——!"

At that moment, the ground beneath Jill and the others suddenly began to tremble, then emitted a mournful, trembling sound.

"What happened—was it an earthquake?" Jill asked, puzzled.

Japan is an island nation with numerous volcanoes and frequent earthquakes, making it a country prone to volcanoes and earthquakes.

Based on plate tectonics, RB is located at the boundary of the Eurasian Plate and the Pacific Plate, where the crust is active and unstable, resulting in frequent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

But the timing of the earthquake was truly strange!

"Roar--"

A terrifying roar rang out.

The sound waves transformed into a terrifying storm, scattering everything around them!

The sound waves, carrying a substantial storm, pressed down fiercely in that direction.

Jill quickly stretched out her hand, "Law Aias (Sevenfold Ring of Blazing Sky)!"

A black shield, as thick as a mountain, blocked Gil's path. Gil pulled Kusanagi to his side, and Kusanagi embraced the girl in his arms to protect her.

Boom——

The heavy shield, which had the defensive capabilities of an ancient city wall, was pushed back by the storm and finally came to a stop when it hit a rock.

After a long while, the sound waves stopped, and Jill almost thought she was going deaf.

"How terrifying... What is this?" Kusanagi asked.

However, he saw Jill's face darken to the point of being terrifying.

"It came. And I saw another beast coming up out of the ground, with two horns like a lamb, and speaking like a dragon."

He exercised all the authority of the first beast before it, and caused the earth and its inhabitants to worship the first beast whose dead wounds were healed.

He performed great signs, even causing fire to fall from heaven to the earth in the sight of men. Because he was given authority to perform signs in the sight of the beast, he deceived the people who dwell on the earth, saying, “Make an image of the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet still alive.”

He also gave him authority to breathe life into the image of the beast and to make it speak, and to kill all who did not worship it. He also commanded that all people, whether great or small, rich or poor, free or slave, should receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.

No one may buy or sell except that which has the mark, which has the name of the beast, or the number of its name. Here is wisdom. Let everyone who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of man, and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.

Jill looked into the distance at the roaring alien monster, "This is... the Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six—"

"Because in mythology, 6 is a number that is just one step away from perfection."

The seven tongues of flame, the seven spiritual gifts, the seven days of the week, etc. Therefore, three 6s symbolize extreme deficiency (three is the number of the Trinity). Thus, 666 represents a person full of deficiencies, while 777 represents God.

That beast desires for humanity to be perfect, but its excessive adherence to perfection has led it to develop a hatred for imperfections.

That is Beast VI, the evil of humanity that holds the principle of "perfection" (Note 1).

Jill looked at Paracelsus beside her, "Can you hold your own against that guy?"

“…We can only do our best,” Paracelsus said.

"...Please, I'll go find Enkidu, and then I'll go see Rider, Assassin, and Saber."

“You don’t have to fight to the death… It’s terrible, but I think this time, I’m afraid I’ll have to sacrifice a small number of people to save the majority,” Jill sighed.

"...No, no!" Kusanagi suddenly shouted.

"What's wrong?" Jill turned around and asked.

“Salvation, if there are sacrifices from the beginning, then it is not salvation,” Kusanagi said.

"Then what are you going to do?"

Looking at the shadow of the monstrous beast that was growing larger in the distance, Jill said, "You are no match for that monster."

“But…” Kusanagi wanted to say something.

“You have power, and you also have responsibility… You are good.” Jill looked at the giant beast in the distance. “It’s a pity that even I might not be able to deal with that Beast.”

"..." Kusanagi lowered his head.

He took off his glasses and tossed them to Jill.

“I’m going.” The boy looked at Jill earnestly. “I’m going to save someone, even if it’s just one person.”

Even if it means being shattered to pieces?

"Correct."

“Fool,” Jill commented. “If you die, I will have no one to supply my magic. And even if this singularity is repaired, you will still die.”

“Death—I’ve experienced it once, and it left me with deep regret.” Kusanagi looked at Gil, his icy blue eyes gleaming. “This time, I will absolutely not regret it!”

“…Alright, if that’s the case, then you go and inform Enkidu.” Gilles kicked Kusanagi. “I’ll deal with the Beast. You go and inform Enkidu to go find Ozymandias and Saber. Then, Assassin will definitely not let that Beast get away with it. I’ll deal with the Beast.”

“…Okay.” Kusanagi was silent for a long time before nodding and then carrying the girl away.

“Paracelsus…would you be interested in joining me to stop that monster?” Jill extended an invitation to the alchemist beside her.

“—I was going anyway,” Paracelsus said.

“Then, follow me.” Golden ripples lit up beneath Jill’s feet, and Vimana appeared beneath Jill’s feet.

“Come on, Beast.” Gil gazed at the colossal monster in the distance, his crimson eyes blazing with battle intent. “No, come on, Ayaka Sajou—I will stop you—!”

"Right here on this land, this time, we will annihilate you!"

PS1: Note 1: Here I borrow a setting from another great player... the reason for setting the 666 beast as "perfect".

Chapter 359 Bitter Battle, Awaiting Reinforcements!

Roar! ...

The alien monster roared.

Gil, piloting the Vimana, wore a solemn expression.

"Roar! Aa ...

The monster roared, and as if sensing something, looked directly in Vimana's direction.

Jill's pupils contracted instantly. She pushed Paracelsus aside and jumped off the Golden Ship.

Immediately afterwards, the golden ship was swallowed up by a massive black torrent.

Jill quickly activated the Gate of Babylon's recycling and repair capabilities.

Vimana was immediately taken away by the Gate of Babylon, and Jill finally looked directly at the dark, alien monster.

Does it still retain some rationality?

Damn it... and judging from the fact that I injured Arthur, I'm probably going to be chased and beaten up indefinitely.

It's like a mage using taunt in a monster horde...

Golden ripples spread out behind Jill, and at the same time, a crimson gauntlet appeared on her left hand, as if burning with flames.

"Buzz—" The golden ripples emitted a clear sound, and then swords, spears, and halberds appeared directly in those ripples and were launched out.

Rumbling--

Swords, spears, and halberds struck the monster before them, sparks flying everywhere. The 666 Beast, in pain, roared and swung a claw at Jill.

Jill swiftly dodged, her claw sending countless pebbles flying.

Large cracks appeared on the original asphalt road. Where the beast's claws had struck, large sections of the asphalt road had been torn up, leaving a hole that appeared to be at least ten meters deep.

Jill was certain that if such a claw struck her directly, her spirit form would be severely injured.