Zongman: Evolution Paradise

"I can't sense it; perhaps that Caster used some kind of magic to hide it."

Humans cannot imagine things they have never seen before. Liu Fu and Steve Rogers naturally had no idea that Jolyne could use a special space without any scruples in a mode that restricts confrontation.

Chapter 188 Scáthach and her mother Gilgamesh

"Losing five clones in one battle seems like a good deal, but gaining so much intelligence in return."

Liu Fu mentally conducted a military exercise, with himself on one side and Xu Lun, who possessed so many abilities, on the other. As a result, if he encountered the other side without this intelligence, Liu Fu would undoubtedly suffer a great loss.

"How could a level 3 guy have such abilities? Which powerful family does he come from?"

Liu Fu frowned. He had only come to hunt down a player, but his encounters in just one day had been so unexpected that he had the strange feeling that he had been inexplicably involved in a game of chess.

"Restricting the combat mode, banning skills, equipment, followers, and storage space..."

"The other party's attitude showed no fear of me, their pursuer; they even seemed somewhat helplessly excited?"

"This player only has one Servant, but he somehow managed to create three..."

As his thoughts raced, Liu Fu suddenly realized something. His previously calm expression changed, his fingers clenched tightly together, and he looked at him with a gloomy expression, asking, "Is Makoto Ito's Servant dead?"

Steve Rogers felt a jolt in his heart, and his lips moved slightly, uttering a soft sound.

"That heroic spirit was not dead before all of my individual parts were petrified and sealed away."

“I heard him say ‘Don’t kill her.’”

Liu Fu stood up again, controlling his expression.

"Let's go, we can't stay here any longer."

Where did the enemy's three heroic spirits come from?

It seems that the Heroic Spirit in Makoto Ito's possession that can stop time has already become the other party's property!

"In the first encounter, the Hydra captain lost five clones and even sent you a Heroic Spirit capable of stopping time, while I only obtained this incomplete piece of information..."

"What a complete disgrace, a total failure!"

"Interesting, very interesting. A level 3 has already completely ignited my bloodlust."

"In that case, let's go ahead with the original plan and give you a surprise."

Liu Fu looked at the back of his hand. The missing stroke had been used up long ago, and so far, the product of that Command Seal's unsealing had not yet appeared.

Steve Rogers followed Ryufu out of the temple gate, the enormous shadow of Hydra spreading out beneath their feet, covering the entire area of ​​Ryudong Temple.

After cleaning up the traces, Steve Rogers, though reluctant to speak, cautiously asked, "Sir, is there anything we need to prepare?"

"Just hide quietly for a few days."

A smile appeared on Liu Fu's lips.

-

Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka asked Bishop Kallen of the Kotomine Church for leave and began heading towards Homurahara School. Halfway there, Kaguya Shinomiya, relying on the connection between Master and Servant, was somewhat surprised to find that Gilgamesh was not there.

"What happened? Did he run into another enemy on the road?"

Filled with surprise and disbelief, and feeling her magical energy still being drawn from her body, Kaguya Shinomiya changed direction and quickened her pace, discovering traces of Gilgamesh around a dessert shop.

"He fought in a special space."

Hayasaka Ai glanced at the melted ice cream on the ground and said to Shinomiya Kaguya.

Kaguya Shinomiya took a deep breath and respectfully addressed Gilgamesh through the link: "Your Majesty, please remove the spatial restrictions and allow us, your subjects, to enter and admire your heroic figure..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gilgamesh's furious voice responded.

"Step back, Your Majesty!"

"……what happened?"

Kaguya Shinomiya received a response and felt the magic power twitching in her body; her expression changed slightly.

It's obvious now that, given Gilgamesh's personality, she has definitely encountered a formidable enemy, the kind that puts her at a disadvantage.

And indeed, as Gilgamesh responded to Kaguya Shinomiya, the Spear of Death once again pierced through space and shot towards Gilgamesh's head, accompanied by Scáthach's calm voice.

"Is it your Master contacting you?"

“If needed, we can pause temporarily and give you some time to talk.”

Although Scáthach did not mean to provoke him, Gilgamesh found her words extremely grating in this situation.

Do you want to leave some time to talk?

You might as well just tell me I have the chance to leave my last words!

Facing the incoming, deadly spear, Gilgamesh dodged, and the missing part of the amulet around his neck, meant to increase his evasion rate, grew larger, reaching its maximum withstand capacity after this attack.

"Stop joking, Scáthach!"

Gilgamesh, in shame and anger, removed the now-useless amulet and threw it towards Scáthach.

This amulet is also a Noble Phantasm. Wearing it greatly enhances evasion ability and makes all shots below D-rank miss. Each evasion also increases the size of the gap on the amulet. When the gap reaches the size of the sun, its evasion effect will be lost.

When there is no longer any way to dodge, the power of the amulet itself will reach its maximum, unleashing a fierce strike like the sun.

The amulet that Gilgamesh threw out suddenly transformed into an unbearable ball of light in mid-air, hurtling towards Scáthach like a blazing sun.

At the same time, Gilgamesh unleashed Ea once more, a single strike nearly tearing the space apart, its power in its normal state no less than that of most Noble Phantasm releases.

Scáthach simply retrieved her spear that pierced through death, her calm eyes concealing a passion for battle. Primal runes formed an invincible protective aura around Scáthach, and a beam of light formed at the tip of the spear, piercing Gilgamesh's offensive twice.

Seeing this, Gilgamesh's expression grew increasingly grim. No matter how many Noble Phantasms he used, they were unable to harm Scáthach's true form. She seemed to be toying with him, never unleashing her own Noble Phantasms, and simply relentlessly neutralizing all of Gilgamesh's attacks.

Normally, Gilgamesh would have played around with it, unleashing different Noble Phantasms one by one to enjoy Scáthach's "performance" of responding.

But this time, Gilgamesh knew he had used his full strength!

When Gilgamesh heard that Scáthach had descended upon the Holy Grail War by stepping over Enkidu's existence and was making such a provocation with a friend she could never meet again, he immediately became serious, so serious that he wanted to kill Scáthach, revive her, and then kill her again!

Even now, Gilgamesh has not washed away this shame; instead, he has aggravated it like a clown!

"This is...this is utterly disgraceful!"

Gilgamesh wished he could unleash the Ea sword completely and launch a planet-destroying attack on this world.

"It's such a pity that I'm a Heroic Spirit. I possess a special attack against gods, which prevents me from truly fighting you."

"However, that's how the Holy Grail War is. I suppose the King of Heroes had already prepared to leave before he appeared in the world."

"Then after this spear, I will be the first to claim a share of glory for my Master."

Scáthach spoke softly, her spear of death-piercing power once again aimed at Gilgamesh.

Chapter 189 A Temporary Ceasefire

Scáthach initially thought that the King of Heroes could become her opponent, but as the battle continued, Scáthach realized that she had a certain "restraint" against Gilgamesh, which was a special attack against gods born from the legend of killing countless gods.

Having witnessed numerous Noble Phantasms, Scáthach had no choice but to reluctantly give up fighting Gilgamesh.

"If this is all you're capable of, you couldn't possibly kill me in your Heroic Spirit form."

"It's a pity. If Gilgamesh, who descended into this world, were that wise king, this battle might have been more interesting."

Realizing that Gilgamesh could not kill her, Scáthach stopped fighting and decided to unleash her Noble Phantasm to end the battle.

The moment Scáthach chose to accept the summons, she had already accepted her new identity.

As a Servant, help your Master achieve victory in this Holy Grail War.

Even if the Master is a dog, that won't change.

"What a joke!"

Before the battle was over, Scáthach declared her victory. Gilgamesh's chest heaved violently. Instead of using Ea, he took out a special sword from the Gate of Babylon.

Having learned of Scáthach's reputation during the battle, Gilgamesh naturally also knew that the spear in her hand was the legendary Spear of Death, which, once unleashed, would always strike the enemy's heart. Coupled with Scáthach's incredibly powerful anti-god attacks, Gilgamesh knew that he could not possibly block it.

As the queen of the Land of Shadows and the master of the Otherworld and the Demon Realm, Scáthach is such a powerful ruler that ordinary attacks could not possibly kill her.

Gilgamesh then took out the sword, the legendary Nibelungen sword wielded by Hegnis.

The legendary sword that killed the hero Siegfried.

Legend has it that it is cursed with absolute power to kill enemies, and has the characteristics of being unavoidable, undefendable, and incurable. Its absolute attack power must be exchanged for the user's own fate, and the person who uses this sword will definitely perish.

It can be said that as long as this Noble Phantasm is unleashed, even if Gilgamesh kills Scáthach, he himself will die at the hands of this double-edged sword.

Gilgamesh now truly unleashes the fury of the oldest king.

Just as the two sides were about to unleash their Noble Phantasms, their tensions were at their peak.

Bond and Kaguya, as Masters, spoke simultaneously, temporarily halting the mutually assured destruction battle.

……

After licking a few bites of the ice cream on the ground, Bond didn't dare to eat more. Noticing that the enemy Master was not around, he found a secluded spot and the dog stealthily hid.

Feeling the surge of magic, Bond was also assessing the situation on the battlefield. Seeing that Scáthach had not yet killed the enemy Heroic Spirit, he became somewhat flustered.

“Scáthach, if the enemy is too difficult to deal with, let’s run. This is a Holy Grail War for seven, we can’t afford to lose too much in this battle.”

"Who knows, the opposing Master, or some other player, might come over later. It would be terrible if another player took advantage of the situation."

Through the connection between Master and Servant, Bond's somewhat timid feelings reached Scáthach's ears.

Scáthach glanced at the Hegni Sword in Gilgamesh's hand, recognizing the legend of absolute attack on it, and hesitated as she held the Spear of Death Piercing.

Although her wish in coming to the Holy Grail War was to encounter a true enemy, a powerful foe capable of killing her, as a Servant she must at least be responsible to her Master.

If he were to die in this very first battle, the dog, as his Master, would undoubtedly be greatly affected, essentially ending the Holy Grail War prematurely.

Moreover, being killed by a Noble Phantasm rather than by a truly worthy enemy is somewhat different; the former seems a bit hasty.

Scáthach slowed down the piercing spear in her hand, looked at Gilgamesh opposite her, and found that she was looking at her as well.

-

"What exactly is going on? Logically speaking, a Heroic Spirit like Gilgamesh should be able to single-handedly conquer the Holy Grail War..."

Although she couldn't see what was happening inside the space, the terrifying depletion of magic power and Gilgamesh's tone made Kaguya realize that she had encountered a powerful enemy inside.

Gilgamesh is too arrogant, and when the power of the Master and Servant is not equal, the relationship can easily collapse if not handled properly.

After considering it for a while, Kaguya Shinomiya decided to speak up and dissuade him.

"Your Majesty, please stop what you're doing."

When these words reached Gilgamesh's ears, there was no doubt that she did not heed them at all.

"Shut up, miscellaneous cultivator!"

She is a female version of Gilgamesh, and her personality is just like Gilgamesh's—so self-centered and arrogant.

Having anticipated Gilgamesh's reaction, Kaguya Shinomiya didn't care and continued speaking to him.

"As agreed, I will grant you the privilege of standing behind me and enjoying this glory."

"These are the words that Wang told me yesterday."

"I remember you were more of a king who had the final say than someone who was arrogant and self-centered."

Kaguya Shinomiya's words reached Gilgamesh's ears, causing her veins to bulge. Looking at Scáthach in the distance, she felt utterly humiliated that she couldn't keep her promises and was even pointed out by a mere mortal.

At this moment, Kaguya Shinomiya's voice rang out again, changing from gentle to solemn.

“My words are not meant to point out the king’s faults. As a subject, whatever decision the king makes, I should follow him.”

"So please, in any case, remove the spatial restrictions and let me, your subject, join the battle!"

"Glory should not be bestowed by the king, but rather it should be a reward that subjects can receive by following the king."

Kaguya Shinomiya spoke slowly and deliberately, not trying to persuade Gilgamesh to retreat, but instead making the decision to join the battle herself.

The reason for this is that the name of this heroic spirit is Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh's personality cannot be criticized. Even if she is wrong, Kaguya Shinomiya can only try to deal with it indirectly from other aspects.