I really didn't want to burn it.

The survivors, under the tutelage of Utnabistim, united and eventually established the Kingdom of Uruk.

"This concludes the story of the god Utnabistim."

Below the black hole, Gilgamesh, with exaggerated intonation, "explained" to Li Ang the "great achievements" that Li Ang had once accomplished.

He had his hands in the pockets of his casual clothes, looking ahead with disdain.

The other Archer standing next to Gilgamesh aimed his crossbow at Leon, ready to attack him without hesitation should he make any unusual movement.

Facing the two Servants, Leon calmly observed his surroundings and sized up Gilgamesh, who was beginning to tell his story, seemingly lost in thought.

When Gilgamesh finished telling the story of Utnabistim, Leon remained in the same posture, which made the atmosphere on the field a little stiff.

"Li Ang, what are your thoughts after hearing your story being sung? You know, I grew up listening to your savior legends."

Gilgamesh said coldly.

However, Li Ang always felt that Gilgamesh's words were no different from those third-rate comedians on the Spring Festival Gala stage. They clearly couldn't make the audience laugh, yet they desperately tried to elicit applause.

However, in an attempt to break the awkward atmosphere, Li Ang rubbed the glasses on his face, as if pushing up glasses that weren't actually there.

Then, he looked at the King of Heroes and asked, "So, are you trying to tell me that I'm awesome, and even you admire me?"

There was not a trace of arrogance in Li Ang's tone; his calm manner suggested that he was simply stating the facts.

In fact, Gilgamesh himself felt a very unreal sense of alienation from the story he told.

If Gilgamesh hadn't specifically reminded him, Li Ang would have forgotten that he had ever done this.

Actually, you can't blame him. Leon didn't stay in that Uruk timeline for very long, nor did he form any ties with anyone, so naturally he didn't have much of an impression.

When Li Ang first arrived in that time and space, he was informed by the Mourning System that a world-ending flood was coming, and that he had to save as many humans and animals as possible.

Because the mission given by the system had a very tight timeframe, Li Ang immediately began constructing the giant ship as soon as he arrived.

After the boat was built, Li Ang urged people and animals to board it a few days before the flood.

To improve his mission completion rating, Li Ang often acted very unreasonably. When he encountered someone who was uncooperative, he would simply knock them unconscious, pick them up, and leave.

To prevent these people from sneaking off the ship after boarding, Li Ang even locked those who did not cooperate in cages, restricting their freedom of movement.

In modern society, this kind of thing would definitely be criticized harshly in some places.

After all, what do their lives matter to those shallow and foolish people? What they want is the freedom to do whatever they want.

Fortunately, such people did not exist in ancient Mesopotamia. Although many people were very noisy when they were first tied to the boat, their voices denouncing Li Ang disappeared after the flood came.

Instead, these people began to worship Leon in various ways, regarding him as a great savior, and even giving him the honorific title of Utnabistim (who created life).

However, these are all just halos imposed on Li Ang by those who were saved.

For Li Ang, he was simply completing the system's tasks.

He didn't even know he had the name Utnabistim, let alone that he had traveled to the Age of Gods in Mesopotamia.

Li Ang always thought he had traveled into biblical mythology and was cosplaying Noah.

Therefore, when confirming whether the floodwaters had receded, he even released birds to scout ahead, thus adding a sense of ritual.

However, Li Ang remembered the wrong order in which Noah released the crow first and then the dove. He released a dove and a swallow first, and then released a crow.

For this, Li Ang was ridiculed by the mourning system for a long time.

This journey through Mesopotamia was just a small episode in Li Ang's long and arduous traversal.

After the floodwaters receded, he led the survivors ashore and left shortly thereafter.

"So you all mistook my departure for becoming a god..."

Li Ang nodded and said in a tone of sudden realization.

"Hmph, I don't care where you go at all, I'm just very annoyed with you!"

The King of Heroes pointed at Li Ang, his red eyes filled with displeasure, and spoke in a disdainful tone.

"So that's it."

Li Ang nodded, seemingly unaffected by the Hero King's disdainful tone, and continued speaking as if he knew everything.

"I know it's tough for a self-centered person like you to have your spotlight stolen. But you have to understand, there will always be someone more popular than you..."

"That's not how it is!" Gilgamesh roared in exasperation. "What I'm angry about is why you defied the gods and weren't punished at all!! What you did was like slapping the gods in the face!"

Gilgamesh's rage was not without reason.

If the Greek gods were a bunch of capricious creatures, then the Mesopotamian gods were a bunch of tyrants.

Looking at the legends of various heroes in Mesopotamian mythology, we can draw a common conclusion—human efforts to stand shoulder to shoulder with the gods are futile, and anyone who makes such an attempt will ultimately be punished.

Gilgamesh is a very typical example of this.

He rebelled against the gods and was then subjected to the cruelest punishment.

In the long history of Mesopotamian mythology, only one person was not punished after rebelling against the gods; instead, he was rewarded.

This person is the savior Utnabistim.

No wonder Gilgamesh was unhappy with Leon. They were doing the same thing, so why was he fine while he had to watch his best friend die?

At the same time, Gilgamesh, as a predecessor who rebelled against the gods and made those high and mighty guys suffer, greatly admired Leon for daring to do so.

This mixture of resentment and jealousy in his worship was Gilgamesh's true attitude towards Leon.

"Hmph, you're such an eyesore! You should just die!"

After Gilgamesh finished speaking, he took his hand out of his pocket and casually snapped his fingers.

Snap.

After a snap of his fingers, countless ripples appeared in the space behind Gilgamesh, and then countless Noble Phantasms emerged from the ripples, floating around the King of Heroes.

Seeing that the Hero King was preparing to attack, Arch, who was standing nearby, also raised his hand and fired a crossbow bolt at Leon.

An arrow, gleaming with cold light, pierced the wind and shot towards Li Ang.

Snapped.

Leon kicked the crossbow bolt away with a swift motion, then glared at Gilgamesh warily.

Although Gilgamesh describes Leon as an immortal god, he is essentially still a human being.

Despite having a body far more robust than any human thanks to the runes and system, Leon's body would still be in danger of death if struck by a Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm.

"Bastard, don't interfere! This is a feud between me and Li Ang!"

Gilgamesh roared at Arch.

"Master?"

Arch ignored him and instead consulted his Master, Kirei Kotomine.

"Let him have some fun."

Kirei Kotomine said without any emotion.

Hearing his master say this, Arch had no choice but to step aside.

Gilgamesh then unleashed all the Noble Phantasms around him in an instant.

Li Ang knew very well that if he were hit by any of the Noble Phantasms, it would affect his body, and he would eventually be buried alive by the rain of Noble Phantasms.

Li Ang didn't even flinch when faced with the countless magical artifacts flying towards him.

"?! (Algiz!)"

The original meaning of this forked rune is "deer antler".

In the Nordic context, elk antlers can provide warriors on the front lines with protection from danger and an inspiring spirit to fight to the end.

This is the only rune among all the initial runes that has a clear defensive attribute!

Under Li Ang's control, the rune flew into the air and transformed into a protective shield, emitting bursts of light as it enveloped Li Ang.

At first glance, Li Ang looks a bit like Mr. Zetton, the one-trillion-degree fireball, and the actual effect of the rune is similar to Zetton's protective shield.

The countless flying magical artifacts struck the light emitted by the protective shield, producing a series of sounds and vibrating continuously.

Ding~~ Ding~~ Ding~~

Leon's defensive stance at this moment resembled a large bell, while Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm was like the wooden stake striking the bell, producing a melodious and pleasant sound.

These Noble Phantasms were deflected the moment they hit the protective shield. Some of the lower-level Noble Phantasms were even shattered, just like when the original Mangekyou Sharingan encountered Zetton's protective shield.

Chapter 166: Take orders from heaven and live forever

Leon's rune power depends on his environment, and the Great Void was filled with a lot of magic power for the Holy Grail's descent, which actually enhanced Leon's strength, as if he were fighting on his home turf.

Li Ang only needs to infuse the surrounding magic into the runes to remain invincible.

As long as the magic power inside the Great Void doesn't run out, regardless of how Gilgamesh attacks with his Noble Phantasm, as long as it doesn't reach the EX level, Leon can basically ignore it.

"Damn runes, no wonder they could withstand the power of the gods, they're practically a tortoise shell."

Gilgamesh cursed, and at the same time stopped releasing his Noble Phantasm rain.

Although the treasures in the King's Treasure are numerous, he can only use them in a very superficial way, which is far from enough to cause any harm to Leon.

"Yes, as long as he injects magic, he remains invincible. Judging from his expression, he doesn't even show the slightest sign of fatigue. It seems that a war of attrition is useless against him."

Kirei Kotomine calmly analyzed the situation after observing Li Ang, who appeared unharmed.

Since Kiritsugu hasn't arrived yet, watching our own Servants put on a show to pass the time is a good option.

"Qili, shut your mouth! This is such a simple matter; I can tell just by looking!"

Gilgamesh grinned and said.

"Li Ang, let me see how long you can be so smug!"

Gilgamesh unleashed the Chains of Heaven in an attempt to bind Leon.

In Gilgamesh's eyes, Leon was already a god, so his Chains of Heaven should definitely have an effect.

As a result, that damned protective shield blocked Gilgamesh's chains from reaching Leon, making it impossible for him to make any contact, let alone engage in any bondage play.

Therefore, Gilgamesh could only pin his hopes on his strongest attack, as only that could break through Leon's defense.

Gilgamesh drew a red pillar-shaped sword from his treasury.

Although this sword has a hilt and a guard, its "blade" is quite different from that of a traditional sword.

The three cylindrical sections at the top are tightly connected, and the not-so-sharp blades are twisted into a spiral shape. The three cylinders slowly wrap together like a chain, spiraling and extending outwards.

As soon as this drill-like object appeared, Li Ang saw that the surrounding space had begun to distort abnormally.

The item Gilgamesh brought out was so famous that Li Ang knew what it was at a glance.

There's no way around it; this "sword" is just too famous for Type-Moon fans, even more so than Excalibur.

When Leon saw Gilgamesh take out the sword, he showed no surprise, as if he had expected it.

Despite possessing countless Noble Phantasms, Gilgamesh doesn't have many offensive methods.

First, Wang Cai cleaned up the ground, then Tian Zhi Suo bound people, and if that still didn't work, they used EA to fire cannons.

It can be said that Gilgamesh's pattern is like Cheng Yaojin's three-stroke axe, with a fixed routine.

However, this guy's firepower is so strong that even if outsiders know Gilgamesh's attack patterns, they cannot defeat him.

But Li Ang was different; he had already devised a strategy to deal with Gilgamesh before even entering the cave.

Upon seeing Gilgamesh take out the drill, Leon surprisingly abandoned the rune defense.

The light that had been protecting Li Ang gradually dissipated, and Li Ang faced Gilgamesh's attack in an ordinary state.

Seeing Li Ang's actions, Arch, who was watching the match, frowned. He couldn't understand what Li Ang was going to do.

The Hero King roared angrily, "Li Ang! Do you look down on me?"

"Of course not, I'm doing this to give it my all!"

Li Ang smiled confidently.

"You actually gave up your defense on your own initiative, and even said you were going all out! Fine! Since that's how it is, then you can just die."