People in Type-Moon start from adopting Sakura

Ignoring Emiya Kiritsugu's unbearable expression, Kotomine Kirei continued to calmly recount the cruel truth.

"That lady actually took the blame for you, a coward who didn't even want to press the launch button. That night, the one who should have died with me was actually you, Emiya Kiritsugu. It's just that we were both lucky enough to survive."

"Shut up! You have no right to mention her!!"

Emiya Kiritsugu raised the gun in his hand angrily.

"Are you still running away after all this? It seems like you're really on the verge of going completely crazy..."

Facing the pitch-black muzzle of the gun, Kotomine Kirei felt a little disappointed, but he still increased the strength in his hands a little, and then looked at the man in front of him with a little pity.

"Not long ago, I too fell into depravity due to the whispers of the devil. But thanks to the death you granted me, I gained many insights before dying. And thanks to your wife's words just now, I finally knew the answer I was looking for. But you, who sacrificed others, still haven't found the right answer, Emiya Kiritsugu."

"What exactly do you want to say? Are you trying to disturb my mind with this meaningless lie?"

Emiya Kiritsugu struggled for a moment, then tightened his grip on the gun again.

"Lies? Haha, you're still avoiding me. Even when the truth is right in front of you, you still deliberately try to avoid it. What a pathetic man..."

Kotomine Kirei shook his head, then looked at his trembling palms. "Emiya Kiritsugu, are you still capable of fighting in this state? The hand holding the gun is shaking... What does this state of yours even mean? Would a man like you hesitate at this final step?"

"The reason for this situation is very simple. In fact, you have not made the corresponding preparations. You are just being pushed by the people behind you to keep running on a wrong path where there is no turning back, until you reach a dead end..." Then he spoke again and directly pointed out the truth of everything.

"Shut up! What do you, a bastard who killed your own master, know? What qualifications do you have to blame me?!" Emiya Kiritsugu roared angrily, "Do you know what I have been carrying all this time?!"

"You're right. Like you, I'm also a sinner... Killing the teacher was a sin I committed with my own hands, so I won't deny it or deceive myself."

"If I die here, my death will comfort the teacher's departed soul. If I survive, I will use the Holy Grail to make a wish for the teacher's soul to reach the source. If this is not possible, I will support the teacher's wife and daughter until the day Rin grows up. Then I will tell her the truth in person, and she will end my life and sins with her own hands."

Facing Emiya Kiritsugu's questioning, Kotomine Kirei's eyes revealed a hint of sadness, but this time he was not confused, but calmly expressed his inner choice.

"But now, I have something more correct to do." Then Kotomine Kirei looked up at Emiya Kiritsugu who was in disbelief, and then he directly took the starting stance, revealing the piercing edge of the Black Keys.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, I will redeem (kill) you, liberate your stubborn soul with my own hands, and allow you to find true liberation and rest... and this is the right choice I have made from the bottom of my heart at this moment."

"You...you, you, what's wrong with you?!"

In an instant, Emiya Kiritsugu felt a sudden chill in his heart and subconsciously took a few steps back.

He looked at Kotomine Kirei's calm yet compassionate eyes, and his heart began to tremble uncontrollably.

This damn man...what on earth is wrong with him?!

Why does my heart start to retreat before the battle even starts, and even have the urge to give up the fight and run away?

'No, no!'

"The salvation of all humanity is within reach. The entire world will soon be saved, and his long-cherished wish will finally be fulfilled. How could I possibly back down just because of this guy's deception and one-sided words?!"

"Just as the saying goes, justice will always triumph over evil. I am the ally of justice, and this guy is just a jerk who's good at disguising himself and backstabbing my teacher! So I won't lose, absolutely not!!"

The last words became the last straw that broke the camel's back. At this moment, Emiya Kiritsugu had long lost his original rationality and had completely lost his mind and entered a state of madness in his own world.

——Bang bang bang! !

He raised the gun in his hand and pulled the trigger frantically, firing bullets continuously at the lingering nightmare in front of him, trying to prove that he was right.

"Poor fellow, lost lamb..."

Seeing Emiya Kiritsugu like this, Kotomine Kirei's eyes revealed a hint of pity, perhaps because he saw his own former self in confusion.

"Now... let me save you!!"

Chapter 88: The Gate to the Demonic Realm Overflowing with Death

[——My heart hasn't changed. If I had to say it, I'd say I've become stronger!]

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Yuanzang Mountain, Liudong Temple.

No, now these two landmark buildings and natural landscapes in Fuyuki City, which have been famous for hundreds of years, have been completely wiped off the map.

Under the saturated firepower coverage of the Noble Phantasm Light Gate and the golden wave, whether it was the main battlefield, Ryudo Temple, the Sonzo Mountain where it was located, or the surrounding dense jungle, they were all turned into scorched earth, and the prosperity of the past was no longer there.

Whether it was the magnificent temples with a long history or the mountains and forests that had existed for many ages, they were all reduced to ashes in this mythical battle.

After all, the actual battle situation is different from that shown in the anime. The so-called Fuyuki City is comparable to the floor tiles in Ryudo Temple in Avalon's Defense of the Sustainment. From the beginning to the end, it is just a joke that netizens often make fun of because of the poor special effects and expressiveness in the anime.

The true situation in reality was just as it was unfolding before his eyes. In the face of a power that absolutely surpassed this world, no matter what kind of building you were, you could not withstand the might of the King of Heroes. Forget the floor tiles of Ryudo Temple, even the entire Fuyuki City, or even the entire Polar Region. If he so desired, he could turn the world upside down in the shortest possible time.

With a wave of their hands and a footstep, they can tear apart the earth and mountains, and change the color of the sky and clouds. This is the great power possessed by mythological heroes, a power far beyond the imagination of this era.

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"—Huhahahahahahahahahaha!! It's useless, useless, is this the level of your toys? Boy! You think you can use a few false gods without any divinity, stitched together with the power of elements and original scriptures, to deal with me? Don't be so naive!!"

"No matter how many miscellaneous soldiers there are, they are still miscellaneous soldiers. In the face of absolute power, so-called numbers and strategic coordination will only make you look even more ridiculous when you fail!!"

In mid-air, Gilgamesh, who was in the middle of a fierce battle, regained a certain degree of control by taking advantage of his absolute firepower coverage. His attitude became arrogant again. He stretched out his palm, completely ignoring the bad experience of being slashed by the elementalist's magic sword by four angels, and laughed wildly.

"Let me help you get rid of these hypocritical angels!!"

The moment the words fell, the countless light gates in the sky that were originally focused on shooting at Rowe and Scathach suddenly changed direction, aiming at the four elemental angels in front of them, and then launched a fierce attack.

——Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!

Accompanied by bursts of sharp sounds of breaking through the air, the golden storm once again descended on this abandoned land, followed by violent collisions and explosions.

The dazzling white light from the explosion began to spread, and the storm it stirred up began to rage, until it brought an end to all enemies that stood in its way!!

“…Huh, it worked.”

Seeing that Gilgamesh had finally changed the direction of the Babylonian Treasury's output, giving himself a chance to catch his breath, Rowe, who had been keeping his spirits up and struggling to maintain the elemental barrier, breathed a sigh of relief, and then a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out of his mouth.

"Are you okay? Master!"

Scathach, who was standing beside him, was frightened by the scene and hurried forward to support him.

She had sensed something was amiss with Rowe beforehand, but since the volley of illusionary destruction in the sky never ceased, Rowe wouldn't allow her to use her trump card, so their plan still needed Rowe's magic to continue. Rowe had repeatedly explained Scathach's plan before the battle began, and told her to simply complete the tasks he'd instructed her to complete. No matter what happened, she shouldn't panic, as this was all part of the plan.

"Ahem, I'm fine... It's just that the King of Heroes' attack was stronger than expected, so I have some minor problems, but it's not serious..."

Hearing Scathach's call, Rowe, who had just lifted the magic, suddenly coughed a few times and spat out a few mouthfuls of blood on the ground. Then, he used the huge magic power contained in the wand to cast a layer of healing magic on himself and forcibly suppressed the injuries on his body. Then his mind became clear again and he was ready to continue fighting.

"Don't be distracted, Master. Continue to follow my plan. The King of Heroes is gradually losing his mind. We just need to continue to provoke him. So, this time the attack depends on you."

"I see."

Hearing what Rowe said, Scathach beside him nodded solemnly, then put away her worried look, continued to accumulate magic power, and began to prepare for the upcoming thunder strike.

On the other side, Gilgamesh will fight with the four false angels until the end.

With the endless stream of Noble Phantasms, even if these four angels had nearly half of the Holy Grail's magic power to support them, it would be difficult for them to achieve any decent results against the Hero King.

While Gilgamesh was focused on Rowe, unable to free himself, they'd been able to inflict some damage, but that non-fatal damage was nothing to Gilgamesh. With the help of the Immortal Grass and the Holy Grail's magic, the damage the four angels had inflicted began to heal at a visible rate. This made Rowe and Scathach realize that Gilgamesh was in a state of flux. Furthermore, considering that he showed no signs of fatigue despite simultaneously unleashing so many Noble Phantasms, Rowe could infer that Gilgamesh had likely consumed some special item like the Golden Apple, the Immortal Grass, or the Elixir of Life before his arrival, granting him powerful buffs like rapid healing, unlimited vitality, and even immortality.

In other words, except for Gilgamesh's ability to kill with one blow and shatter the spirit core or to inflict fatal damage to the spirit base, the rest of his attacks would hardly cause any significant results to the King of Heroes even if they broke through his defense.

It can be said that in order to ensure a victory over the outrageous master-servant combination of Rowe and Scathach, Gilgamesh made sufficient preparations this time, even using the Immortal Grass and the Holy Grail. He was simply being shameless to the extreme.

Originally, Gilgamesh was labeled as the most fragile among the three golden targets because of his outrageous experience in a certain world line where he was killed by Shirou Emiya after his hand was severed due to his negligence.

But now, despite all the preparations he had made in advance to win this battle, while still inferior to the Sun King Ramses II's Noble Phantasm, the Grand Composite Temple of Radiance, which offered a righteous defense and absolute immortality, and the armor of Karna, the Sun Disc, which reduced all damage inflicted to one-tenth, this powerful immortality, combined with his chaotic array of defensive Noble Phantasms, completely made up for his so-called shortcomings.

It could be said that at this moment, Gilgamesh was a complete rogue warrior. While possessing unwavering ranged damage and maximum firepower, he had also managed to transform himself into a blood cow with an infinite mana bar. Even if four angels simultaneously used their elemental magic swords to deal damage approaching A-rank Noble Phantasms, he would easily withstand it with his defensive Noble Phantasms and physical body.

"What's wrong? You don't want to continue fighting? If that's the case, then it's my turn now!!"

Gilgamesh sneered at the four angels in front of him whose attacks were gradually slowing down due to Rowe's manipulation. He then turned all the light gates in the sky and launched several rounds of devastating attacks on them without mercy.

Under his precise control, it only took a blink of an eye.

The archangels, whose strength was comparable to that of first-rate servants, were completely annihilated under his coverage.

Michael, who was in charge of fire and justice, was pierced straight through the chest by the Morning Star belonging to Lucifer and died immediately; Gabriel, who was in charge of water and justice, had his wings cut off by Original Sin and fell to the earth, and then the Burning Sea Sword followed and completely destroyed the water element he symbolized; as for Raphael, who was in charge of hurricanes and healing, he was controlled by the sudden Wind-Fixing Pearl before he could heal the other three, and then was directly blown into pieces by the True Shooting Hundred Heads; the death of the three archangels was only in a moment, and Uriel, the angel of the earth who symbolized the earth and its protection, was naturally unable to stand alone. Before he could make any decent achievements, Gilgamesh used the Mountain-Slaying Sword to tear the earth he represented to pieces.

In just a few minutes, all the angels who were famous in mythology and symbolized the four basic elements of the world died, and they were not even able to cause any significant damage to Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh and Rowe's expressions remained unchanged. After all, compared to the true archangels, these beings were vastly inferior in status and power. They merely shared their names and certain biblical attributes. The rest were merely false gods, imbued with elemental spirits and magical energy, devoid of divinity. If Gilgamesh couldn't even handle these four alchemical creations, barely reaching the level of first-rate Servants, then his title as the King of Heroes would be nothing but a joke.

And these four angels fully accomplished their mission, helping Rowe draw fire and buy a moment of respite, while also creating a rare opportunity for Scathach to counterattack. This time, she didn't dodge or simply throw the Death Thorn Spear as usual. She stood in the golden rain of light, not avoiding it. She simply raised her hand and continuously injected magic power into the vermilion magic spear, then narrowed her eyes and adjusted her condition to the best possible level...?

No, it's not the best.

Scathach knew this very well.

Even the Noble Phantasm that she had just thrown out after consuming the Command Seal was not her real Noble Phantasm from the beginning to the end, nor was it her legendary ultimate shot that could kill gods.

If one wants to kill a god, simply locking the area and applying the "effect before cause" technique is far from enough. In this battle, and even from beginning to end, the strength displayed by Scathach was only what Rowe hoped she would show.

The two trump cards she had been hiding, namely her true treasure and the absolute god-killing shot, had not been used until now.

Although Scathach felt that this opportunity might be a rare one, she might really be able to use that shot to teach this arrogant hero king a rare lesson, and then tear apart his stinky mouth that made her angry by calling him "old woman" all the time.

But thinking of Rowe's instructions and his long-standing trust in her, Scathach finally suppressed her inner thoughts, chose to believe Rowe's arrangements, and continue to act according to the plan.

"Then... let's go! Spear of Deaththorn!!"

Scathach let out a light cry, then aimed the scarlet spear that had been brewing in her hand for a long time at the golden figure in the sky and shot it without hesitation.

This time, her movements were completely different from the previous ones, when she had seemingly been angry, with her Deaththorn Spear's powerful movements. This time, the attack was silent, like a venomous snake quietly extending its tongue in the darkness. Among the countless treasures radiating magnificent light, this magic spear was too inconspicuous, its aura too faint, like an ordinary blade of grass hiding in the forest. Why would anyone care?

"Huh? This is...?!"

However, in the brief moment when it entered the locking range, Gilgamesh in mid-air seemed to have noticed something. He frowned suddenly and then suddenly turned sideways to avoid this magic spear that seemed a little different from the previous one.

However, due to the characteristics of the magic gun, the moment it enters its locking range, the result of it being a hit has become a fact, so there is no way to avoid it.

So Gilgamesh suddenly waved his hand, summoned a defensive weapon to protect himself, and began to retreat at a high speed.

However, he didn't really need to do that, because the Blazing Sky Seven-Layered Ring was a Noble Phantasm that provided a defensive bonus against thrown weapons. It would be a joke for a normal javelin to break through this defense and harm him. But... if the opponent was a magic spear covered in several runes, strengthened by the Command Spells, and possessing the Law of Causality, then that would be another matter.

In short, Gilgamesh, who had suffered two great losses, did not dare to neglect it at all, and hurriedly summoned his own treasure to defend himself.

And indeed, as he had anticipated, the magic spear this time was completely different from the previous two times, with its powerful and outward-looking aura. The scarlet light covering the surface looked ordinary, but the magic power and light contained within it were restrained, constantly hiding countless murderous intentions.

--call out!!

Only a scarlet light remained in the field of vision. The terrifyingly powerful magic spear penetrated straight through the seven-layered ring of Seraph, which had lost four layers due to the sudden attack of the first magic spear and the explosion of the Ship of Light, and directly broke through the autonomous body defense system that Gilgamesh was proud of.

"Humph!"

Gilgamesh was startled by this scene. He snorted coldly and summoned the Shield of the Gods to protect his chest again, hoping to block the incoming spear. However, this time the spear wasn't aiming for his heart, but... his left arm.

There was a loud "boom!" and the golden armor covering his arm was pierced through by the magic spear without any suspense. Then his flesh and blood were shattered together and he was almost torn off by the powerful magic power, repeating the humiliating experience of having his arm broken in other world lines. The dark purple rune also drilled into his body the moment it pierced his body.

tick, tick...

Bright red blood flowed from the nearly severed arm, plummeting to the ground. The arrogant Hero King, who had never suffered any real harm, was the first to suffer a wound in this battle. The arm pierced by the magic spear was cursed with poison. These were runes deliberately placed on the tip of the magic spear by Scathach, a severe injury curse that limited healing. Even though Gilgamesh would not die due to his prior consumption of the Immortal Herb, his healing speed would be greatly slowed, a substantial injury.

"..."

The atmosphere fell silent again. He stared at his injured arm, then looked at Scathach and Rowe below. Instead of displaying the childish rage expected, he spoke indifferently, "Very good, truly very good. Although you come from different eras, your cooperation can be described as seamless and tacit."

"I admit that I underestimated you before, the Queen of Shadow Country, and you, the Outsider."

Feeling the power of the cursed runes raging through his body, even the immortal Gilgamesh felt an inhuman agony. The power of the primordial runes' curse was truly unmatched by ordinary forces. This excruciating pain could only be compared to the legendary hydra's venom, perhaps?

This damned woman was truly like a snake and scorpion. Although she always appeared to be smiling, when she really started to attack, where was her reserve and pride as a warrior queen? She was completely after your life.

"Compared to the combined power of Rider, Lancer, and that mad dog, the strength you two can display far surpasses theirs. This truly astonishes me to the point where I don't know how to describe it. Anyway, let me praise you a few words. At least you have proven to me with your strength that you now have the opportunity to witness my most powerful Noble Phantasm..."

Exhaling deeply, Gilgamesh's face lit up with a terrifying, ferocious smile, despite the curse and poisonous runes still wreaking havoc within him. "Now that the miscellaneous soldiers have been mostly wiped out, and we've been testing each other for so long, it's time to put an end to you two damned miscellaneous cultivators!"

As he spoke, Gilgamesh waved his hand, and most of the golden waves in the sky disappeared, but the bright stars in the sky showed no signs of disappearing.

"Boy, your magic is amazing. It can withstand my bombardment. However, since ordinary Noble Phantasms and Fantasy Collapse cannot break your defense, then I will adjust the level of all Noble Phantasms to a sufficient level of B+ or above. I wonder how long your proud tortoise shell can protect you two?"

Gilgamesh looked down at Rowe below, then coldly stated his plan.

Yes, despite the powerful blessing of the Sage's Staff.

This made Rowe's own strength soar directly from a magician to the level of a top-notch servant who could withstand the bombardment of the King of Heroes. Although his magic power was still endless, his human body was still his biggest limitation. He could not maintain his condition and physical strength to resist like a servant. His body had limits, and the fantasy collapse above B+ level mentioned by the King of Heroes was obviously the limit he could not bear.

but……