I really didn't want to burn it.

Then, under the suppression of several Servants, Kingu was bound by the chains of Merlin and Anna.

"Haha, I'm not as good as you say."

Merlin chuckled and scratched his head.

"I wasn't praising you!"

A red light flashed around Jingu as he used his [Transformation] ability to maximize his power, attempting to break free of the chains binding him.

"Don't even think about it!" *2

Red Hare and Cú Chulainn stepped forward to help Anna and Merlin continue to hold onto Kingu's chains.

"Great, keep it up!"

Seeing that Jingu was unable to break free, Merlin not only showed an excited expression.

In the original story, this battle only involved him, Anna, and Mash, three Servants whose combat strength was not very good, so Merlin naturally chose to avoid it.

But things are different now. With so many Servants around him, Merlin's ambitions are getting bigger.

Perhaps... we can take advantage of this opportunity of Jin Gu's solo operation to eliminate him here?

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PS1: There are two versions of the myth about Nergal, the god of war, becoming the god of the underworld.

One is that he conquered the underworld through war and married Ereshkigal.

Another reason is that he had a conflict with Ereshkigal and took the initiative to go to the underworld to mediate.

He passed the previous tests, but ultimately lost to Ellie's seductive charm.

After a long seven-day wedding night, he became Hades.

Some say that Ereshkigal thought the God of War was very skilled and couldn't forget him after he returned to Earth, so she asked Father Anu for her husband.

Indeed, in terms of sheer chaos, Mesopotamian mythology and Greek mythology are practically on par... ╮(╯▽╰)╭

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PS2: I'm going to sleep now. I'll fix the typos in these two chapters tomorrow morning. _(:з」∠)_

Chapter 197 Enkidu's Return

Bound by chains, Kingu pushed off with his feet and charged at Cú Chulainn, using his head as a weapon.

Bah!

Cú Chulainn was sent flying by Kingu's headbutt, but fortunately, he never let go of the chains. Even in mid-air, Cú Chulainn held onto the chains, keeping Kingu restrained.

Merlin used magic to pull Cú Chulainn to his side while shouting at the other Servants.

"Everyone, don't let him escape! He is the coordinator of the Three Goddesses Alliance! If we defeat him, the Three Goddesses Alliance will be half destroyed!"

Merlin now gives off a vibe of "We don't need to follow the rules of the martial world when dealing with these evil spirits, let's all attack together!"

"You won't let me go? Do you think you can?"

Jingu grinned maliciously, and his body changed once again, the red energy becoming even more vibrant.

"Tsk, I hate guys who can change their talent points at will."

Merlin grumbled incessantly as he pulled on the chains of his wand with all his might.

Cú Chulainn gestured for the guy to shut up: "Don't talk, just pull it!"

At this moment, the Chaldea Servants and Kingu look somewhat like the heroes in "Avengers: Infinity War" when they fought Thanos on Titan.

Unfortunately, Chaldea lacks a hard crowd control ability like Mantis, so Kingu cannot enter a state of trance like Thanos.

"You lackeys—die!"

Jingu roared furiously; in the short two years since his birth, he had never suffered such humiliation.

At this moment, Kingu remembered what his Savior servant had said.

"It seems I was indeed a bit hasty in using Command Seals."

If Kingu still had Command Seals that could directly summon Savior, he wouldn't be in his current state.

but--

"You mere servant dares to try and stop me?!"

Jingu roared, investing the vast majority of his attribute values ​​into his strength talent.

Under normal circumstances, Jingu rarely adopts this approach of maximizing a single ability, because his total ability value is fixed.

While this might give him an advantage over his opponents in one area, the weakening of his other abilities would also become a weakness.

But now, he can't care about that anymore.

"Break it off!"

With his strength at maximum, Jingu transformed into the Red Pass Demon and broke free of his chains.

"Aunt!"

Although it wasn't a military matter, Merlin still managed to flash a knowing smile.

"Zaniya! (Delusional heart sound!)"

The unparalleled Master of Cursed Arms activated his Noble Phantasm the instant King broke free of his chains.

Hassan's unique ability as the teacher of the Cursed Arm is that his Noble Phantasm, "Delusional Heartbeat," is more of a curse than an attack.

Faced with this Noble Phantasm's attack, it has nothing to do with the body's own defense; wearing even the thickest armor is meaningless.

Because it targets the parts that most people cannot train—the internal organs—this Noble Phantasm, which can directly attack them, can be said to be a terrifying Noble Phantasm that is naturally suited to the assassin class.

Of course, although [Delusional Heartbeat] is a Noble Phantasm that can kill, its rank is only C, meaning it is neither invincible nor perfect.

Since the range of [Delusional Heart Sound] is limited, this Noble Phantasm cannot be activated as long as the distance is kept from the Cursed Arm.

Furthermore, if the delusion of the heart is a "curse", there is a risk of it being nullified when facing a Servant with high magic power, and if luck is high, it may be avoided.

That is why Merlin ordered the Cursed Arms to attack the moment Kingu broke free of his chains.

Only when Jingu puts all his ability points into strength will he reveal a weakness, leaving him no chance to modify his parameters to evade.

Pfft!

Jin Gu's right chest was pierced by an orange-red arm, and bright red blood stained his white robe.

"Don't get too cocky!"

Kingu grabbed the demon's arm from the cursed wrist and slammed it heavily to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Kingu released the Chains of Heaven to bind Cú Chulainn and Euryale, two Servants with [Divinity].

Despite suffering heavy losses, Jingu still maintains a high level of combat power.

This is another drawback of [Delusional Heart Sound]: the heart is not necessarily the fatal part of all enemies.

The Type-Moon world is filled with all sorts of strange creatures, from priests who can still live and beat on their own even with their hearts broken, to monsters whose internal structures are completely different from humans.

Kingu belongs to the latter category. His body is a weapon created by the gods, so he does not have a heart in terms of physiological structure. The so-called "magical core (Holy Grail)" is his most important core.

Therefore, the heartfelt words spoken by the cursed wrist did not kill Jin Gu, nor did they completely incapacitate him.

"Go to hell!"

Jingu swung his hands, and countless chains unfurled from the void, sweeping across the forest with his arms, leaving a trail of devastation in their wake.

Large swathes of trees were shredded and crushed by chains, creating a deafening roar.

"cut."

Looking at the chains rushing towards her, and the shockwave carrying countless pebbles, broken wood, and dust, Mash spat lightly.

She put on goggles that resembled VR glasses and planted a shield horizontally in the ground, aiming it at Kingu.

"aim--"

At Mashu's command, the shield crackled and transformed, quickly unfolding into a giant cannon.

"--emission!"

Wow!

In an instant, a red beam of light erupted from Mash's shield, meeting the oncoming chains and the massive shockwave they generated.

boom!

The two immense magical forces intertwined and instantly spread into a fierce hurricane!

The immense wind pressure spread outwards with tremendous force.

Even though Mash was wearing the defensive armor given to her by Li Ang, she was easily thrown away, tracing an arc in the sky like a shooting star before crashing heavily to the ground.

However, Jingu was in an even worse state. He crashed into a thick tree stump, and his body was pierced through again, leaving him in a very sorry state.

"Tsk."

Jingu pulled the wooden stake out of his body, panting as he tossed the wood aside.

"You guys are really something, managing to hurt me to this extent."

"They still haven't defeated him?"

After clearing away the rubble and debris that had been pressing down on her, Mashu climbed out of the ruins of the forest.

Because of the full-body armor protecting her, she was not injured.

Seeing Jin Gu's ferocious appearance, she gaped in astonishment.

"How can he still stand after taking that shot? Is this guy immortal?"

Mashu gripped her shield tightly. That last shot was her strongest attack; if even that couldn't work, she didn't know how she could possibly defeat Kingu.

Fortunately, that shot used the magic power that the shield usually collects from the air, so Mashu still has the strength to fight.

But this also means that Mashu won't be able to fire a second magic cannon shot in a short time.

"Girl, I'm going to turn you into a stationary artillery emplacement—"

Jingu, who said this, had a sinister smile on his face, which, combined with the bloodstains all over his face, made him look as bizarre as could be.

"Reveal yourself—huh?!"

Jingu, who was about to throw off the chains, suddenly stopped there.

"what happened?"

Jingu's unusual behavior puzzled everyone.

Fearing some kind of conspiracy, the Chaldea Servants hesitated to approach Kingu, who stood there in a daze.

Jingu clutched his chest, looking around blankly.

"This fluttering feeling... could it be my mother?!"

Suspecting that something had happened on Gorgon's side, Jingu took off without hesitation.

He didn't even have time to utter a harsh word before he flew off toward the Gorgon Temple.

"They... escaped?"

"That guy, was he faking it just now?" Cú Chulainn muttered to himself suspiciously, leaning on his spear.

"It's a pity we couldn't catch him."

Merlin shook his head regretfully.

Although he failed to defeat Jingu, the battle itself was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

So despite the regret, Merlin was not discouraged.

"We'll figure out a way to catch him later. Next..." Merlin straightened his clothes and smiled at Mash and Ritsuka, "Mash, Ritsuka, it's been a long time."

The next second, Merlin was kicked in the face by a certain white beast.

"Ouch! Fufu! Get down right now! Wait! You can't bite there! Let go!"