Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Since Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka appeared at the Kotomine Church, they must have left traces.

The reason she didn't eliminate all of this was because Kaguya Shinomiya felt it was a good opportunity.

When Jolyne visited the Church of Kotomine, Gilgamesh also came here, attempting to search Kallen's memories once more in order to obtain more information.

Soon after, Mother Shanshan released Karen.

Karen felt a little dizzy and almost fell to the ground; her head was throbbing unusually hard today.

"No."

Niang Shanshan didn't discover any new information because Medea had erased their memories of questioning Karen when she left.

Although there was nothing that could be done about it, the defeat still made Niang Shanshan a little unhappy.

Hmm... I was really put on guard by that purple-haired old woman, and I'm still not over it.

"My lord, a fellow will be testing the enemy's strength for us. In the meantime, please enjoy the drama unfolding among the other heroic spirits..."

These were the words Kaguya Shinomiya said to her, but Gilgamesh wasn't stupid, so she naturally understood the true meaning: If you can't beat the other party, let them fight first, and then we can reap the benefits.

Mother Shanshan doesn't mind using strategy, but having strategy and being limited to strategy are two different things. The former can be viewed with a spectator's mentality, but the latter... Mother Shanshan already feels a kind of shame that she can't vent her anger on.

It was almost like a visitor had come. As her mother stepped out of the gates of the Kotomine Church, just as she was about to look for the purple-haired old woman, she noticed something.

"Someone's tampering with my treasure vault?"

Realizing the changes at Gate of Babylon, Mother Gilgamesh was somewhat incredulous.

In a sense, this [Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon] is something shared by Gilgamesh. When the male version of Gilgamesh uses his Noble Phantasm within the Reality Marble, the female Gilgamesh outside can also clearly sense it.

A sense of shame at being a minotaur sent a signal through Niang Shanshan's brain.

Because of her anger, Niang Shanshan's body was still trembling slightly, her chest heaving, and her eyes were already shrouded in a crimson hue.

Even a regular Noble Phantasm user like Gilgamesh wouldn't want any bastard to touch it, let alone her most treasured [Chains of Heaven], which is currently stored in [Gate of Babylon].

"You bastard! Where are you! I'm going to kill you!"

Gilgamesh has realized that there is another Gilgamesh in this world.

But so what? To her, the other Gilgamesh are not herself. Anyone who dares to desecrate her treasury must be punished!

Before the opponent touches the [Chains of Heaven], Nijisan must kill them.

Using the Gate of Babylon as a connection, Shining found the hospital elevator.

A storm of magic blew up the nurse's skirt, and Gilgamesh pulled out a Noble Phantasm that shouldn't exist in the Fate world!

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Let's turn back time to this moment!

The protective barrier collapsed with a deafening roar, and a cold female voice came from outside at the same time.

"You bastard! Who dares to desecrate my treasure trove!"

Then Gilgamesh saw Jolyne staring at him with a bewildered expression, as well as Yukino Yukinoshita, Medusa, Esdeath, Saber, and Medea.

Shirou Emiya managed to escape with three Servants before the space was covered up again; the dark red peaks and raging light formed the landscape.

Everyone was silent, except for the sea monster that looked exactly like Gatanothor, which kept roaring with resentment.

"Five heroic spirits."

Gilgamesh wasn't flustered, but she felt that this Holy Grail War seemed a bit too unfair.

If her Uruk had such an unfair competition, her mother, Glamour, would definitely punish many people.

Where are those who desecrate my treasure?

Under the gaze of so many heroic spirits, Mother Gilgamesh did not show any fear, but her voice became a little softer.

"Hmm... You just let it get away."

The person who answered her was Jolyne, and he was having a hard time keeping his composure. Why did a female version of Gilgamesh suddenly appear?!

So you're the last Archer left in this Holy Grail War?

Okay, now the existence of this Holy Grail War is truly understood.

New problems followed one after another. My dear Jolyne, I painstakingly set up a trap for Shirou Emiya, who had three extra missions, to jump into it, and you actually let him escape!

What does this mean? It means that we don't know when the next opportunity will come.

With Shirou Emiya losing Iskandar, Medusa's Pandemonium will not have another chance to absorb the magical power of 10,000 Heroic Spirits.

Medea's [spiritual abode] has also been exposed, which makes Red A less likely to make a move again, in order to avoid falling into a crisis where he cannot retreat once more.

So many combatants were exposed here, yet you let Shirou Emiya, who was destined to perish, escape?

Jolyne felt that the space where the inherent barrier had been torn apart looked familiar, but since the [Taoist Heavenly Eye] was not there, he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

Jolyne's answer was indifferent. Gilgamesh glanced at the expressions of the two Masters and the Heroic Spirits, and a strange atmosphere had already permeated the space.

That was the calm before the storm.

"Where is he?"

The brilliance of [Gate of Babylon] shone in the space, and countless Noble Phantasms emerged from it, pointing forward. Gilgamesh's pride prevented her from choosing to escape.

Jolyne did not answer her again, but simply said softly, "Esdeath."

Emiya Shirou ran away; you, an Archer, are a decent loot.

Chapter 254 Bait

"Esdeath."

When Jolyne spoke, Esdeath, clad in the [Noble Chariot], raised her hand and created an ice pillar hundreds of meters long. She had long been dissatisfied with Gilgamesh, who stood at the highest point as soon as she appeared, with an air of superiority.

The probing attack was naturally no match for Gilgamesh; she simply summoned a few Noble Phantasms and shattered the terrifying ice pillar.

However, Jolyne's priority was not to deal with her. While Esdeath was confronting Gilgamesh, Medusa, riding Pegasus, had already charged towards Gilles de Rais, who had transformed into a sea monster.

His body was enormous, his flesh, which was over a thousand meters long, was like a mountain. When Medusa flew nearby, hundreds and thousands of tentacles covered in black mud swept over him. If he were caught, he would probably be sent to his hideous mouth to be chewed up.

However, Medusa was never alone; given her enormous size, Saber directly unleashed her Excalibur.

With Excalibur's shout, Saber unleashed a golden beam of light, which struck the sea monster and blossomed into a cross-shaped holy blade.

Then there's Medusa, who has prepared [Black Flash] on [Slaughtering Undying Blade].

[Slaughtering Undying Blade] is only a B-rank anti-human Noble Phantasm, so it is impossible to cause fatal damage to the Sea Demon. Only when it is wrapped with Black Flash can it exert the power to kill the Sea Demon and the mechanism to destroy its immortality.

Excalibur's hit caused the sea monster to let out a terrifying cry, and with the remaining power of the Cross Blade, Black Flash and White Horse followed closely behind!

The black lightning faded into insignificance under the lv10-special-invisible effect, and such an ordinary slash landed on the severely injured sea monster.

In an instant, the space wailed, and the sea demon died, its remnant soul being collected into Medea's equipment.

[You killed Caster-Gil de Rae]

[You have obtained Gilles de Rais's treasure chest]

[Your Quest - The Eighth Servant Who Shouldn't Have Appeared Has Been Progressed Up]

"It's a real shame that Shirou Emiya ran away. Now we can only get four treasure chests."

Jolyne said to Yukino Yukinoshita beside her.

"Isn't this an Archer? Eliminating any potential allies of Souichirou Kuzuki here is a good option." Yukino Yukinoshita raised her head and looked at the last Heroic Spirit. Her face was filled with natural arrogance, and she looked at them with a disdainful expression, which made Yukino Yukinoshita a little confused.

Gilgamesh, who was just controlled by the Black Grail and had infinite magic power, couldn't beat us. You, a mere shrew, are now showing off in front of us. Have you made a mistake?

"Is this guy out of his mind?"

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but think.

Niang Shanks didn't notice Yukino Yukinoshita's look of disbelief; she was observing Saber and Medusa working together to kill the sea monster.

Upon seeing the Sword of Victory and the Sword of Oath, she knew it belonged to King Arthur of Britain. The latter puzzled her; it was clearly Medusa's petrifying eye, so why was she wielding the Blade of Slaughter and Immortality?

Moreover, he killed that sea monster with a single strike?

Without even leaking any magic, the sea monster died with a single slash.

The bizarre moves reminded Gilgamesh of the Command Seals held by Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka, which came from a place that could imbue Heroic Spirits with one's own skills.

However, even with such terrifying power, Gilgamesh showed no fear, for she saw divinity in the heroic spirit riding the white horse.

For some inexplicable reason, Gilgamesh thought of himself when facing Scáthach, and she was a little annoyed. The Gate of Babylon hung high in the sky, with hundreds of Noble Phantasms half-revealed from it, but she still did not make the first move.

The fighting on the battlefield ceased for a time.

After killing Gilles de Rai, Jolyne was in no hurry to attack Gilgamesh. He was channeling magic to help Medea recover from her injuries, as the Caster class made her body rather fragile.

"Master, I can treat my injuries later. Let's deal with her first."

Medea said in the team chat.

“No, she controls this space. If there is the slightest deviation, this conscious Gilgamesh might use some kind of magic to escape from here.”

The fact that the unique barrier called [Spirit Mansion] was destroyed by the space released by Gilgamesh has made Jolyne wonder where she has seen this space before.

Browsing through his past memories, he had an uncertain answer, an answer that made Jolyne somewhat reluctant to kill Gilgamesh directly.

Jolyne gestured for Saber and Medusa to return for the time being, and continued, "Gilgamesh is relatively easy to understand when she is conscious. As long as we thoroughly provoke her, she will stay here and fight us. But I think we can broaden our horizons and achieve greater results here."

"Let her be the bait to lure the enemy players over?" Yukino Yukinoshita thought for a moment, then pointed out the flaw and asked, "Esdeath's ability to stop time has been exposed. Before she releases time, the enemy players cannot appear in front of us."

Yes, knowing that Jolyne and Yukino Yukinoshita have a time-stopping ability, no normal person would approach Jolyne to experience the stillness of time before the time-stopping ability is released.

As for Mother Shanshan?

She came here following the trail of the [Golden Gate of Babylon]. When she broke the Reality Marble and covered the place with her own space, she discovered that the people in the space were Jolyne and Yukino Yukinoshita.

Niang Shanshan knew they might possess the ability to stop time, but her pride prevented her from leaving without saying a word. However, taking direct action made her worried about losing face again. Thus, the current situation was temporarily at a stalemate.

Knowing that there is time stop, it's virtually impossible for the enemy's Master to get close to the battlefield. Even if a battle were to break out, the enemy's strategy should be to wait for time stop to activate, then have their Master, who is far from the battlefield, use Command Spells to forcibly recall the Servant, and then rejoin the battle once time has passed.

"Unless the enemy believes Esdeath has already used her time-stop technique!" ×2

Jolyne and Yukino Yukinoshita exchanged a glance, both understanding the crux of the matter.

But how can you make the enemy believe that Esdeath has used up her time stop?

Looking at Esdeath under the [Noble Chariot], Jolyne suddenly remembered something and said, "Esdeath's class is Berserker. According to other people's understanding, she should be in a berserk state."

It is now the third day of the Holy Grail War. After yesterday's battle, the berserk Esdeath finally came into Jolyne's hands and regained her self-awareness.

Logically speaking, neither Kuzuki Souichirou nor the other players should know this.

According to their intelligence, Esdeath is currently in a berserk Berserker state!

"How about fraud?" Jolyne asked.

"A berserk Heroic Spirit naturally disobeys his Master's commands, fights the enemy recklessly, and is then no match for Gilgamesh..."

With just a simple explanation, everyone understood what Jolyne meant by fraud.

It can be roughly divided into two steps: first, Esdeath pretends to be in a berserk state that is not in accordance with commands; second, the berserk Esdeath is no match for Gilgamesh.

The former gives the enemy a psychological suggestion, making them believe that Jolyne cannot control the timing of Esdeath's release of time stop, and when the enemy accepts this psychological suggestion, they will see the latter shown by Jolyne.

Even though that berserk Heroic Spirit with the ability to stop time couldn't defeat Gilgamesh, he didn't unleash his Noble Phantasm.

They just finished a battle?

Perhaps... the time stop has been used up, and now is the best time to seize victory!

The initial planning is complete, but the details still need careful refinement.

Just as Jolyne was about to get Esdeath to start performing, she realized that things were starting to go wrong again.

Chapter 255 Foresight and Prophecy

When Gilgamesh angrily searched for another Gilgamesh, Kaguya Shinomiya, as his Master, naturally sensed it. Not knowing what had happened, Kaguya was quite exhausted.

She had already kindly told Gilgamesh not to make a move during this time and to wait for Souichirou Kuzuki to test the waters a few more times, but now, for some reason, Gilgamesh has made a move again.