I really didn't want to burn it.

This explains why Anna is the nemesis of the Gorgons, and why she later appears in the form of a Gorgon.

Because Tiamat replaced Anna's main account, she could only enter the Singularity using Anna's alternate account.

"It would be great if we could wake up Mom today."

Li Ang gazed at the distant city walls, muttering to himself.

This is because this is the time when Uruk's fighting strength is at its peak, making it the best time to wake up Tiamat—provided that Gorgon hasn't killed too many Servants today.

If Gorgon were to unleash a killing spree today...

"I don't want to think about these troublesome things."

Li Ang coughed twice and opened his right hand, pointing it at the city wall.

"Well then—let's say hello first."

In order to confuse Tiamat, Leon did not use his newly acquired [Storm] ability, but instead used a regular rune beam attack.

However, this usually only means that the attack method is ordinary; in terms of attack itself—

boom!

With a single strike, a hole appeared in the physical defenses constructed by the walls of Uruk, large enough for nearly three people to pass through.

"What a joke!"

An Uruk soldier near the hole cried out in despair.

"This city wall was built from the eternal walls of Uruk! How could it have been breached in a single attack?!"

"There is no such thing as eternity in this world; it's just Gilgamesh's own boasting."

"Lord Utnabistim..."

The soldiers of Uruk looked up at Leon, who floated above them like a god.

Although they already knew that Lord Utnabistim had become an enemy, the soldiers still felt a deep sense of despair when they actually saw Leon appear before them.

It feels like believers discovering that the god they worship every day has suddenly turned into an evil god; it's the despair of a collapsing faith.

Li Ang even saw many soldiers secretly kneel down after he appeared, which was something he had not expected.

"Hey, do you guys have to idolize me like that... Hurry up and send someone to attack me!"

Seeing the soldiers' devoutness, Li Ang almost couldn't bear to continue acting.

Fortunately, Gilgamesh helped Leon out of the predicament.

Although Gilgamesh's way of getting out of the predicament infuriated Leon.

"Heh, you actually dare to say that my eternal walls are just boasting, you really have some nerve..."

Gilgamesh's sharp voice rang out from the city wall, but he himself did not appear.

"Gilgamesh, you're not just going to argue with me, are you? The King of Uruk is not one to hide his true colors!"

"Don't try to provoke me, Leon," Gilgamesh sneered. "I've prepared a special opponent for you; I'm sure you'll like him."

"What?"

Before the bewildered Li Ang could react, a flash of light descended from the sky.

Li Ang only had time to see clearly that a person dressed in full silver-white armor was launching a surprise attack on him before he was hit.

Bah!

Although Li Ang managed to block the attack by hastily deploying his rune shield, he was still knocked back a distance by the impact.

This was not the end. The attackers quickly approached Li Ang and launched an attack on him at an extremely fast speed.

Bah!Bah!Bah!

The runic shield that Li Ang had deployed shattered under a series of attacks.

The moment the shield shattered, the enemy launched an attack on Li Ang's heart.

"Tsk!"

Li Ang quickly used the runes symbolizing the sun to create flashbangs.

With a blinding flash of light, Li Ang dodged an enemy's attack on his vitals and threw the man away.

"Go away!"

Li Ang originally wanted to press his advantage, but his punch was perfectly blocked by his opponent.

Only then did Li Ang finally see clearly who the person in the silver-white armor who had attacked him was.

"Gilgamesh, you bastard, come out here! I'm going to tear you to pieces!"

"Don't be so violent, darling," Artoria said with a smile, touching her face. "We don't need to drag other people into our arguments, do we?"

Li Ang's lips twitched violently.

Is this a marital argument? Also, when did we become husband and wife? Didn't I only sleep with your Alt-enabled clone?

However, Li Ang did not voice these questions.

He was afraid that if he angered Artoria, she would kick him out of bed in the middle of the night if they slept together in the future.

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P.S.: It's so hard to find pictures of Gunslinger; most of them seem to be leaning towards R-rated... →_→

There aren't many pictures of characters wearing armor; the ones I could find were mostly in blue suits, so it's not really appropriate to put them in this chapter.

Of course, most of them weren't wearing anything—

Chapter 223 Artoria: Let Me Abuse You, Leon

"Ah, my dearest Empress Artoria."

As soon as Li Ang opened his mouth, Artoria kicked him in the head.

“Speak human language to me, Li Ang.”

Artoria spoke coldly, her tone carrying a strong warning.

Are you asking me to speak in English?

Leon tilted his head, one hand gripping Artoria's ankle, his face completely unconcerned.

Artoria raised an eyebrow: "Oh ho, so you've grown wings and now you can't even be bothered to look at me? Who was it that used to follow me around calling me 'Your Majesty' this and 'Your Majesty' that?"

“I have never…”

Bah!

Before Li Ang could finish speaking, Artoria punched him in the nose.

"What the hell!"

Li Ang covered his nose and complained loudly.

"Artoria, if my nose gets crooked from now on, it'll all be your fault!"

"Bullshit! Do you think I don't know you're in a Servant's body now?" Artoria said, glancing up at Leon. "I'm even complaining that I didn't actually break your nose."

"Sigh, I'm increasingly realizing that we really are a family."

Li Ang sighed, only then realizing that Artoria actually had the same fetish as him—breaking other people's noses.

"Humph."

Artoria proudly raised her head, looking just like a haughty white swan.

In her opinion, Li Ang saying they were a family was the greatest compliment she could receive.

Afterwards, she could proudly tell Nero, "Leon told me we're family. Have you ever been told that before?"

After imagining herself looking handsome, Artoria was especially happy.

Leon shook his head with a helpless smile: "So, how did you get here? You can't summon Servants anymore."

“Well… I have to thank Merlin for that.” Artoria tilted her head and explained, “I really couldn’t have come here otherwise. But Avalon is a great place; its spacetime is completely independent of the concepts of time and space.”

Li Ang roughly understood what was going on.

Artoria followed Merlin's good example, entered Avalon to escape the timeline, and was then pulled back by Merlin through a cheating method.

However, Li Ang estimated that only Artoria, as a special case, could use this cheating method to enter the Mesopotamian singularity.

It's important to know that Avalon isn't a place you can just walk into. Aside from Merlin, who is a descendant of a nightmare demon, only Artoria, who reserved a spot in Avalon long ago, is allowed to do this.

After learning the whole story, Li Ang said calmly, "You came here because of me, right?"

Artoria nodded.

“You just left like that, without leaving a single message. You, the prime minister of such a vast country as Britain, just abandoned it all! Of course, I, the king, have to come and find you.”

Although Artoria made it sound like she had traveled thousands of miles to find her husband solely for the sake of the country, Leon knew that Britain was unlikely to be in any major trouble.

I had already laid the foundation long ago. As long as the general direction is correct, Britain can continue to operate smoothly.

After he left Britain, wasn't King Mona quite good at being king?

Why did this departure cause problems?

Looking at it this way, it seems that the reason Artoria came here is mostly due to her own personal problems.

Li Ang really had nothing to say about this.

Although there were reasons for it, at that time he chose to steal the Holy Grail and run away in order to become a villain.

However, it was Li Ang's fault for leaving without giving Artoria an answer.

If Artoria wanted to call herself a scumbag, Li Ang would really have nothing to say.

"Artoria, come here."

Li Ang spread his hands, as if to say, "Do whatever you want with me."

"It was my fault back then. If you want revenge, then come at me. I'll accept it all."

Artoria tilted her head and blinked at her man (in her own opinion).

"Li Ang, you're way too open! There are so many people here, and you dare to perform in public. Have you been corrupted by the Romans and Greek gods? Was it the dissolute Emperor Nero, or that crazy goddess of flowers who led you astray?"

Artoria clutched her chest, lamenting with deep sorrow.

"You used to be such a pure man! You wouldn't even hold my hand."

"I didn't hold your hand because you were a man back then, right?!" Li Ang retorted directly. "Besides, you're the one who got dirty! Why do you immediately think of that kind of thing when I say you can do whatever you want with me?! Is your head, you King Arthur, filled with [beep—!]?!"

"Oh ho~ You mean you want me to beat you up?"

Artoria nodded dramatically, as if she had just realized something.

"There are actually people who ask to be beaten up. I've hardly ever heard of such a request in my life. Li Ang, something's not right with you."

Artoria spoke with concern, but Leon was not happy at all.

With a face full of black lines, he swore that Artoria was definitely doing it on purpose.

So these women have switched from physical torture to mental pollution?

Leon glanced into the distance; the Chaldea Servants were already fighting Gorgon.

The current battle situation is clearly in Gorgon's favor, with him dominating almost the entire group of Servants.

Fortunately, there are many more Servants fighting Gorgon this time than in the original story. Compared to the original story where Gorgon unilaterally slaughtered Flamehead and Ushiwakamaru, at least now the fight is evenly matched.

However, Li Ang knew very well that this situation was only temporary.

Without Marduk's battle axe to weaken Gorgon's fighting power, once these Servants are exhausted, it will be Gorgon's turn to give a live demonstration of how to kill Servants.

“No need to look,” Artoria said. “Gilgamesh’s mission for me is to prevent you from joining this battle.”