I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

Chapter 385 Try It If You Dare

"You wretched brat!" With that, Shudnan's body emitted light once more, his size suddenly shrank by half, and he charged toward Gil.

Having lost the limitations of his less agile body, Xiudnan's speed was indeed much faster.

boom--

A fireball was spewed directly at Jill, who swung the Demon Slayer sword, cleaving the fireball in two with a single strike.

Immediately afterwards, Jill took another step.

Through the shadows!

Jill used the special footwork that she had modified with Ren Ashbell. Jill's entire body was suspended upside down on a lamppost that was not yet broken. Then, with a push of her feet, she jumped onto the building on the other side.

"What's wrong? You think I can't catch you?!" Shudenan roared, and the beast he had transformed into pounced on Jill.

"Boost—Boost—Boost—"

"Transfer!" A destructive light flashed on the silver holy sword in Jill's hand.

"Soul Flash - Heaven Severing!"

The enormous silver sword light slashed down fiercely towards Xiudenan.

Xiu Denan reacted quickly, rushing to the side. The silver sword light left a huge mark on the ground, and there wasn't even any gravel around the ditch.

The rubble was pulverized into dust by the magic that Gil had attached to the sword's edge. If Shudenan hadn't dodged earlier, his body would have been cut in two by Gil's sword right now!

“Very fast…” Gil watched as Shudnan displayed a speed completely inconsistent with his massive body, and he noted down the other’s characteristics.

Unable to outmaneuver Shudenan with his speed, and now clearly weaker in strength, Gil narrowed his eyes. This guy was a tough opponent.

We can't hesitate any longer.

He reached out, and another knife popped out of the Gate of Babylon.

3rd Relic.

Gil's divine power surged, and soon, the Demon Slayer in his right hand transformed into a katana similar to the 3rd Sacred Relic.

If the divine power is sufficient, the Demon Slayer can be transformed into a weapon that does not deviate from the concept of a "sword".

Xiudenan lunged at Jill, but Jill was just as quick.

"Soul Flash Triple Combo!" The sword dance technique, which should have been used by dual swords, finally showed its true power. Deep bloody marks appeared on Xiudenan's arms, and one of Xiudenan's claws was even cut off.

Jill also suffered several deep wounds on his shoulder from Shudenan's attacks, which were essentially trading blows for injuries. Blood slowly flowed down his clothes from the wounds, and the intense pain stimulated Jill's nerves, making him even more irritable.

Xiudenan's ferocity seemed to have been unleashed as well; the giant beast, the size of a copper bell, stared intently at Jill with murderous intent in its eyes.

"Phew... I underestimated you, you wretched guy." Jill gritted her teeth as the bloodstains on her shoulder began to heal slowly.

His durability attribute also gives him the benefit of faster wound healing, although the healing speed is slower than that of Shudnan, who is currently recovering from his injuries.

Crimson Apostles only need the power of existence to heal their wounds.

Xiu Denan expended some of his existence power, and the wound disappeared. He then expended another portion of his existence power to repair his arm.

Gil clicked his tongue. If Kusanagi were here, the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception could greatly restrain Schudnan, or rather, all opponents with powerful healing abilities would be restrained by the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

Unfortunately, there aren't that many "ifs" and "what ifs" in the world.

Jill didn't intend to waste any more time.

"Then let's try it out and see if your life force runs out first, or if I fall first." Jill slowly raised the longsword in her hand.

Jill ultimately possesses a body largely similar to that of ordinary people. She gets injured when attacked, and her stamina is depleted when she attacks others. Once a battle begins, fatigue accumulates until she collapses.

Crimson Apostles are not immune to injury, fatigue, or collapse.

However, all of that is based on the consumption of the power of existence.

As long as the power of existence remains, the Crimson World Apostles can use it to repair their wounds and restore their strength until the power of existence is exhausted.

The battle between Gilles and Shudnan is destined to be a protracted war.

……

On the other side, the battlefield between Fariagni and Shana.

The scorched streetlights shattered with a dry crackling sound.

The ground was covered with burn marks.

Dozens of pale white flames crowded into the narrow alley and rushed forward, surrounding Shana completely.

Amidst the flames, a group of "dolls" emerged.

They were a group of dolls with very high head-to-body ratios, but with slightly round heads.

"Hmph, I see." Shana's tone was mocking, as if she disdained Fariagni for using such a toy to fight her.

In fact, if it were Jill, she would probably mock Fariagni if ​​she were surrounded by a group of dolls with cartoonish faces painted on them and dressed in somewhat crudely made clothes, ranging from casual wear and Gothic Lolita to punk outfits, maid outfits, shrine maiden outfits, nurse uniforms, bespectacled suits, and so on.

This group, purely a product of personal hobby, with their adorable cartoonish smiles and creaking joints, approached step by step from the wall of puppets. Although they had no weapons, they possessed hands that burned with pale white flames.

Fariagni's smug voice came from the other end of the doll wall.

"Hoo hoo, little girl, have I met your expectations?"

"Who knows? Come on, try it if you dare." Shana didn't care about their appearance at all.

Fariagni, with a slightly disappointed expression, formally announced: "What a discouraging feeling. Well, let's give it a try then."

Nearly 30 puppets rushed towards us at once.

The nurse doll, which was positioned in front of Shana, was suddenly cleaved in two by a slash that flashed before her eyes, and then burst into pieces.

Amidst the raging flames whipped by a raging wind, a blinding, crystalline light shimmered, searching for its next prey.

Shana dashed into the wall of dolls, and one of the gothic lolita dolls pounced on her.

Shana took her first step forward, then swung her greatsword and slashed horizontally!

The Gothic Lolita doll raised her arms high, and her upper body flew out.

Shana spun around and turned her back, the blade trailing sparks as it pierced the bespectacled, suited doll on the other side.

"Drink!!"

With a shout, the bespectacled, suited doll was blown to pieces.

Immediately afterwards, a large, sharp blade of saber whistled past. Explosions erupted all around—

"drink!!"

With a diagonal slash, the upper bodies of two more puppets were blown away and crashed into the building.

After kicking aside the two lower halves that were gradually turning into sparks, the pale white figure of the real target finally emerged at the other end.

Shana then swung her katana sharply to her right rear, adopting a side-attack stance, and took a step forward, pressing her foot firmly against the ground, preparing to leap up and deliver a backhand diagonal slash to her target, Fariagni—

Chapter 386 Battlefields on Both Sides

After breaking through the dolls' encirclement, Shana pointed her sword at Fariagni's head—

"Huhu...!"

Almost at the same moment, Faligani's right fist, gloved in pure white, flicked upwards with his thumb, which had been clenched tightly.

Ding!

The clear sound, produced by the flick of a glove, was unbelievable. A gold coin flew into the air, leaving an afterimage as it spun and continued to rise.

It's obvious that the gold coin is a Noble Phantasm!

In time with Shana's jump, Fariagni swiftly swung his right hand, then forcefully flung away the afterimage of the gold coin.

Suddenly, these afterimages connected to form a long, thin, and soft golden chain, which fell down on Shana's head.

Shana reacted quickly, raising her sword to slash upwards at the golden necklace approaching from directly above, but she couldn't cut through the afterimage necklace. Not only that, the blade of her samurai sword was also wrapped with it several times.

To ensure absolute safety, the gold coin at the front of the necklace is firmly attached to the blade like a magnet.

At this point, Shana finally realized that the gold coin was a Noble Phantasm specifically designed to destroy weapons.

"Tsk!" Shana clicked her tongue in displeasure.

Shana and Fariagni were only a short distance apart, both pulling at each other with their weapons.

"How about that? No matter how powerful your sword is, it can't cut my 'foam chains'."

The foam chain is shaped like a gold coin, and the afterimage of a coin toss can transform into a chain. It is a Noble Phantasm capable of binding and destroying weapons; almost no weapon or Noble Phantasm can harm it.

Fariagne, clutching one end of the necklace, boasted about her Noble Phantasm.

Then I'll kill his master!

Shana naturally thought so, holding up the Nie Dōsen-na to restrain Fariagni, and measuring the distance between the two.

The puppets around them slowly approached, and some even broke between the two who were locked in a tug-of-war.

At that moment, Fariagni also picked up a handbell in his other hand.

Shana, naturally, wouldn't give him a chance, and immediately applied a strong pulling force, pulling Fariagni back as well. In an instant, Shana used this force to leap up, and with a powerful push off her feet, she shot straight forward.

The puppet standing between the two was no problem at all; it passed through the obstacles in one go, its sharp edge heading straight for Fariagni.

Fariagni, who kept shaking the rattle and producing a single note, looked astonished.

"Get back!" A voice from somewhere startled Shana, and she involuntarily obeyed its command.

Shana, who was originally sprinting forward, then stomped her foot on the ground and pushed off forcefully, jumping backward.

The gold chain wrapped around the blade, also known as the "foam chain" specifically designed to destroy weapons, somehow came undone.

Just as Shana realized something was amiss, the movable dolls began to shrink and explode.

A massive explosion has occurred; the streetlights collapsed from the impact, and the entire road surface was ripped open.

……

On the other side of the battlefield.