"I'm telling you, aren't you afraid of making your sister worry about all this time you've been wasting here?"

At this moment, Ishtar glanced at Miyamoto Musashi, who was standing there lost in thought, and walked to Genji's side, whispering:

"You trained for three days, so your main body must have slept for three days. A normal person shouldn't sleep for that long."

"Well... there's nothing we can do about it."

These words did indeed strike a nerve with Gensato, and the young man let out a long sigh, saying helplessly:

"There are gains and losses. I'll figure out a way to go back and explain after I'm done with things here. To be honest, I've encountered quite a few outrageous things, so they shouldn't have a hard time accepting it..."

Even you feel guilty saying that.

Seeing Genji's voice getting softer and softer as he spoke, Ishtar chuckled and poked the boy's cheek. Although she didn't say anything, her meaning was clear. Genji slapped her hand away in annoyance, scratched his head in frustration, and then decisively acted as if nothing had happened. After all, things had already come to this, and he couldn't just abandon what was going on here.

"By the way, Yuanxiang, there is something the King wants me to convey to you after you return."

Just then, Senji Village, who had noticed the commotion on the city wall, appeared in front of Gensho, holding a hammer, and waved as he greeted him:

"He wants you to take Ishtar to Uruk; he might need your help with some things."

"Ok."

Gensou turned to look at Ishtar, and only after the goddess nodded did he agree. But at that moment, the city wall suddenly began to tremble, and ripples appeared in the water cup. It was a monster tide. After several days of silence, these monsters began their seemingly endless attacks again.

"Form ranks!!!"

The moment the monster horde appeared, a wild battle cry resounded through the defensive line. A muscular man, dressed only in a helmet and red cloak except for his private parts, stood on the pass, holding a gun in one hand and a shield in the other, and shouted a heart-stirring command to direct the soldiers of the defensive line to quickly take their positions.

This person was none other than the Servant who had been summoned earlier—Leonidas I, the legendary Spartan king who led three hundred Spartan soldiers to their deaths at Thermopylae. Now, he was responsible for guarding the entire defensive line and training the soldiers daily. Judging from the soldiers' extremely coordinated actions and their unwavering reactions, it was clear that Leonidas I had achieved considerable success with this defensive line.

"They just won't stop. Can't they be a little more considerate of this old man?"

At this moment, Li Shuwen's voice also appeared on the defensive line. Although he said those words, his imposing manner remained undiminished. Just by standing there, he gave the impression of being an unyielding reef, forever standing firm. But in the next second, Li Shuwen seemed to see something, narrowed his eyes in surprise, and after seeing something clearly, exclaimed in astonishment:

"I never expected to see you all again in this way."

"Are these...Achilles and Vlad III?"

Leonidas I murmured to himself, these two Servants who went missing during the battle against the Goddess of the Beasts were deemed dead by Gilgamesh because their Servant Contracts had been broken. In the subsequent summoning, he had indeed summoned a Rider of the same class as Achilles. But what he saw before him now forced these two 'old' Servants to accept the fact that they still existed, and at the same time strengthened their resolve to get rid of these two former companions completely.

"What are all these things?"

It's no wonder that Li Shuwen and Leonidas I made such a decision. The main reason is that Achilles and Vlad III looked so strange at the moment that even Miyamoto Musashi, who was constantly wandering between worlds, couldn't help but exclaim. The skin of the two Servants looked like it had been tanned, and dense scarlet spots had appeared on it.

What was most unbearable was that those markings were alive, and every now and then an eye would open as they writhed. The size of the eye, the position of the eye, and the frequency of the eye opening were all unpredictable. Miyamoto Musashi even saw that for a moment all the eyes on Vlad III's body opened, and that Berserker instantly became a monster pieced together from eyes of all sizes. Ishtar, who saw the same thing, couldn't stand it and rubbed her arms.

Meanwhile, Genji noticed that Achilles and Vlad III seemed to lack reason. They were frantically killing the monsters around them in the monster horde. Rather than saying that these monsters came to attack the defense line, it would be more accurate to say that they were used as bait to lure these two crazed Servants towards them.

What are the enemy up to?

Senjimura, also realizing this, silently put down his hammer and casually picked up a newly forged katana, swinging it around as if he were warming up and preparing for the upcoming battle. Ishtar, on the other hand, subconsciously looked in the direction of Genji, but found that the boy had already disappeared.

At the same time, Li Shuwen also disappeared. Before anyone could react, two figures suddenly appeared beside Achilles and Vlad III, who were slaughtering monsters in the surging tide of monsters. Li Shuwen assumed the same stance, suddenly attacked, forcefully opening the enemy's defenses. Then, he clenched his fist and thrust it straight at the heart, unleashing a burst of immense power. This move was called "Tiger Climbing the Mountain"!

In an instant, Vlad III was blasted into the air!

Meanwhile, on Yuanxiang's side, he adopted the same stance as Li Shuwen, but since he had only recently learned it, its power and proficiency were not yet perfected. Therefore, after repelling Achilles, the boy had no choice but to take flight and deliver a spinning kick to finish the job, finally causing the former Rider and Vlad III to collide in mid-air.

In that instant, Li Shuwen's ferocious fist came crashing down from the sky, while Yuanxiang's fierce wind swept across the ground, aiming to annihilate the two crazed followers.

Suddenly, the markings on Achilles and Vlad III fully unfurled, crimson light shooting from their strange eyes. In the blink of an eye, this triggered a terrifying energy surge, forcing Genji and Li Shuwen back. The two Servants were also enveloped in the light, appearing as if they were floating in the air as a mass of blackish-red flesh, as if they were nurturing the birth of something horrible...

327 Mother Goddess Tiamat

How disgusting! Do the Demon Pillars have such terrible taste?

Ishtar, who was already piloting the Sky Ship and hovering in the air, ready to meet Yuanxiang and Li Shuwen at any time, looked at the strange ball of light that looked like a pile of rotting flesh and kept writhing. He couldn't help but clench the gem in his hand, wanting to shoot it directly. However, seeing that Yuanxiang and Li Shuwen were still near the ball of light, he was worried that his rash attack would cause unpredictable accidents, so he had to suppress the restlessness in his heart.

Meanwhile, Li Shuwen and Yuanxiang, forced back by the appearance of this strange orb of light, fell into a surging tide of magical beasts. These beasts, which also lacked much intelligence, immediately swarmed forward, intending to tear the two apart. Li Shuwen, without changing his expression, took a step back, and his 'Circle' made him disappear instantly. The magical beasts that collided with each other were aroused by the pain, and even though the beasts in front of them were of the same kind as themselves, they did not hesitate to open their blood-red maws and bite down hard on the other's throat.

In an instant, foul-smelling, dark red blood splattered where Li Shuwen had just stood, and the sounds of swallowing and wailing filled the air. Even Li Shuwen frowned slightly upon seeing this scene. He could sense that these magical beasts had become much more ferocious in the few days since he last saw them, undoubtedly because the Demon God Pillar had made some kind of modification to them.

Yuanxiang also used the 'Circle' to temporarily avoid the siege of those magical beasts, but his focus was more on the strange ball of light.

very dangerous!

Although he didn't know what it was, the danger it revealed set off alarm bells in Yuanxiang's heart. For some reason, he sensed an unusual aura emanating from it, making him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Without saying a word, Gengo immediately switched to 'Joker', pounded his special attack gauge, and with the sound effect of "Joker! Maximum Drive!", Kamen Rider Joker crouched down to charge up, and the surging purple-black energy flames solidified into crystal armor. Gengo roared and leaped high into the air, kicking the ball of light with a 'thud', trying to destroy it. No matter what, nipping the enemy in the bud was the safest thing to do.

But the moment Yuanxiang made his move, two hands grew from the huge ball of light, dripping a thick, blackish-red liquid. Any magical beasts splashed on it instantly twisted violently, and in the blink of an eye, their flesh tore apart from the middle, revealing a scarlet embryo. The embryo then broke open again, and out emerged the new Achilles and Vlad III.

How is this possible?!

Senji Muramasa's eyes widened suddenly, and he ordered the soldiers to send a message to Gilgamesh immediately, making sure the information was relayed back. The change in these two Servants suddenly made the situation unusually serious.

Genji, who was about to kick away, was caught by those hands and even thrown back. However, the power of 'riderkick' was also transferred solidly, creating a huge hole in those hands and imprinting clear footprints on the blood orb, opening a gap. At that moment, all the Servants clearly saw a mud-like figure hidden inside, with endless killing intent revealed in its scarlet eyes.

In that instant, Genji suddenly realized something, his expression changed, and with a wave of his hand, a fierce fist storm repelled the two approaching Servants. Then, he looked up at Ishtar and shouted in a deep voice:

"Give me a big one! Right now!"

"You said it yourself."

Ishtar paused for a moment, and as she replied, the celestial vessel beneath her emitted a dazzling light.

"Take off, Maana! Open the portal! Hmph! Let that guy see my full power! Shatter, 'angaltakigalshe' (Mountain Shakes, Star's Fuel)!"

In Sumerian mythology, Ishtar ravaged Mount Ebif, a sacred mountain revered by the king of gods, simply by saying, "I just don't like it." She stormed into Mount Ebif, increasing its divine power with each step she took, and finally even grabbed the summit of the mountain and pierced the heart of the earth's veins with her spear, causing Mount Ebif to completely collapse.

According to this legend, when using her Noble Phantasm, she would first teleport to Venus, use her administrator privileges to acquire the concept of Venus, and then insert it into the magazine of "Celestial Ark Maanna" as a conceptual planet for launch, thus accomplishing an act that would frighten even the gods.

Thus, when Ishtar activated this Noble Phantasm, her figure disappeared from everyone's sight and arrived in space. The enormous Venus transformed into light at her fingertips, and finally, with the surge of the celestial ship, it transformed into an arrow of divine punishment falling from the sky and crashing down on the area where the blood orb was located.

In an instant, everything around them turned to ashes. The dazzling light became a symbol of death. The soldiers on the defensive line lowered their heads and hid behind the city walls. Miyamoto Musashi tried to use his sword to cut through the golden shockwave, but was pulled back by Senko Muramasa and pressed behind the city walls. Seeing that the situation was not good, it was better to wait and see how things went than to use his strength to cut through it.

"Hmph, see that? This is the power of the Heavenly Mistress!"

Ishtar, who had teleported back from Venus, sat on the Skyship, laughing happily. At the same time, she secretly kept an eye on the situation in the Source Village. Putting aside her worries about the blood sphere, she was more curious about whether the boy would look at her with admiration after witnessing this dazzling and invincible attack, just like he did with Li Shuwen, and then want to learn "angaltakigalshe" (Mountain Shakes, Star's Fire).

Well, if his attitude is sincere enough, then I'll let him use his Noble Phantasm a couple more times. As for whether he can learn it or not, that's not my responsibility. After all, it's the power of a goddess, hehehehe!

"Is that really how it is?"

"Um?!"

Just as Ishtar was imagining the scene of the source coming to follow her, the boy's solemn whisper reached her ears. The goddess looked down in surprise and saw that in the charred blackness, the broken blood sphere bloomed like a flower, and a black and red figure walked out from it.

At the same time as they saw this scene, everyone looked at Genji in astonishment. Therefore, the armor of the blood sphere man and Genji's 'joker' were exactly the same except for the color of the pattern.

"It twisted my power, or created a monster based on me..."

Gensou whispered as he looked at the blood sphere monster slowly approaching him. Beneath the mask, his expression was unusually solemn. Just now, when the blood sphere broke open, he sensed a strange aura and tremor, like a dumpling filled with a glutinous rice ball, or a glutinous rice ball filled with a husky. He was certain that the source of this monster's power must be himself!

Be careful...

Just as Yuanxiang was about to warn him, the strange man suddenly charged forward and struck Yuanxiang on the head with a palm. Yuanxiang had anticipated this and took a step back, intending to take the opportunity to use his fairly proficient "Inch Force: Heaven Opening" to crack the strange man's skull. However, to his surprise, the strange man's arm suddenly extended, literally stretching out like rubber, and continued its attack on Yuanxiang.

To be fair, Gensou did anticipate the attack, after all, he was quite familiar with his own fighting style. At this distance, a dislocation would be enough to hit it. Letting it go would be too un-Gensou-like. However, he didn't expect that this thing's limbs could perform such maneuvers.

The process didn't matter; the key was that the result was the same. Gengo instinctively raised his hand to block with his armor, while his other hand took the opportunity to gather strength again, intending to deliver a powerful blow. But at that moment, Gengo suddenly felt a sharp pain in his arm. Only then did he realize that this strange person seemed to have inherited the penetrating power of 'joker·xtreme'.

But....

This shouldn't be happening.....

Despite his grim expression, Yuanxiang still managed to execute the "Inch Punch - Heaven Opening" technique, instantly blasting the strange man through his body. In the blink of an eye, this imposing monster was torn to pieces, which surprised everyone. They hadn't expected this guy to be so easily defeated.

However, new monsters surged into the cleared area cleared by "angaltakigalshe". These monsters were drained into dried corpses just by getting close to the blood sphere monster. Each monster seemed to have some kind of power hidden in its body, which was then transmitted to its body, allowing it to recover quickly.

At the same time, a black and red aura began to spread outwards from the Blood Sphere Monster. This aura was definitely different from the one in the Source Village. It was more like a plague, distorting everything in its path and turning it into the Monster's home ground. Once it took shape, this guy would become a foreseeable and troublesome enemy.

"Six Paths and Five Wheels - Kurikara Celestial Phenomenon!"

Naturally, no one would stand idly by and watch the blood sphere monster evolve. Miyamoto Musashi, descending from the sky, gracefully tucked his twin swords into his waistband. The terrifying sword pressure transformed into the wrathful King of Benevolence, and the Buddha's sword, capable of cutting through almost everything, danced from the sky, aiming straight for the blood sphere monster's brow.

But it was just one punch, only one punch!

The blood-ball monster's punch shattered Miyamoto Musashi's Noble Phantasm. At the same time, it grabbed Genji's wrist as he attacked in 'xtreme' form, trying to stop him. If Li Shuwen hadn't appeared in time and used [Tiger Climbing the Mountain] to blast the monster's arm away, Genji's wrist would probably have been broken.

Gengo looked at the monster, who was being held back by Ishtar's cannon fire and Senji Muramasa's sword dance, with a grim expression. He took a deep breath and raised the level of 'Xtreme' again. His magic power poured out like a flood, summoning a powerful force. It must be admitted that even the ordinary 'Joker Xtreme' would have to take this monster's power seriously!

Ok? !

However, just as the confrontation was about to break out, the blood sphere monster's body suddenly showed signs of self-disintegration. The aura that Li Shuwen, Senji Muramasa, and Ishtar had been attacking together disintegrated like bubbles, and this formidable enemy on the verge of battle was heading towards its own demise.

Just then, Gengo sensed something and stretched out his arm in the direction where the blood sphere monster had disappeared. Amidst the black and red, a purplish-black light detached itself and flew toward Gengo's palm, but it vanished midway. It wasn't taken away; it simply died from exhaustion.

"This matter is troublesome."

Gensou deactivated his transformation and said with a cold expression:

"The power of the punch I threw when I was chasing Goetia seems to have been used by the Demon Pillars as the source of creating monsters."

"Was that... really that powerful? That punch?"

Miyamoto Musashi, clutching his chest which felt suffocating from the impact of the punch, walked to Genji's side and softly asked what was wrong. Genji silently held up two fingers and said:

"At that time, even with the help of two Earths, I didn't think I could solve the problems I left behind."

"Two real Earths? Not some concept or something?"

Ishtar leaned closer, cautiously pressing for answers. After seeing Gensou nod firmly, the goddess scratched her hair hard, said nothing, and just sighed deeply, seemingly questioning the very existence of her little ally who had suddenly become so thick-legged.

“In that case, let me go back with you to see the King of Uruk.”

At this moment, Li Shuwen suddenly spoke, looking at Yuanxiang and saying:

"By the way, there's something else I need to tell you. There was something wrong with the punch you threw just now."

"okay."

Gensou nodded, then looked at Ishtar, who waved her hand knowingly and said:

"I understand, I understand, I'll stay here and help keep an eye on the defenses... Wait, where's the leopard woman? That girl... With the fighting so fierce here, is she still sunbathing? Seriously, she's a god, don't let her slack off!!"

Watching Ishtar fly towards the city, Gensou looked at Senko Muramasa. The reliable old man nodded, indicating that he would keep an eye on the two goddesses and prevent them from causing too much trouble. Then, the boy switched to 'cyclone' and left with Li Shuwen.

"Yuanxiang, you've got some things mixed up."

Through the windbreak, Li Shuwen looked kindly at Yuanxiang and said in a low voice:

“I can see that you are used to gaining the upper hand in battle by striking continuously, but my punches do not contain any restraint or feints.”

Indeed, Li Shuwen's powerful fist, even a single strike that should have been used to restrain or feint, was enough to take the enemy's life, which led to the title "Li Shuwen needs no second strike (powerful fist has no second strike)".

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