One-way traffic

That was a self-mocking thought, a reminder that just seconds before, she had been trying to make the white figure back, afraid he might be caught in the crossfire of her fight with Enkidu and get hurt—

I felt really ridiculous.

"Ah...uh...!!"

"Don't worry about it, this is just the beginning."

Accelerator's voice was eerily calm, as if none of this mattered.

And that is indeed the case.

Even this force, which covers an area of ​​several kilometers and surpasses that of an earthquake, is still an effect he can easily achieve with a flick of his wrist.

The humanoid monster used one hand to pull the nearly exhausted Enkidu directly out of the crater that looked like a meteorite impact.

The roles of prey and hunter have been reversed.

"Perhaps it's because I haven't felt any tension for so long, I have indeed become a bit dull-witted. In that respect, I really have to thank you."

The first one raised his left hand, and the monster's five fingers clenched together one by one.

Even Enkidu, even this weapon of the gods created by the gods.

—He still felt a profound and urgent sense of urgency that was etched into his very being.

"So, I'll let you die a quick death for now."

A punch that showed no mercy, a clean and decisive punch, a punch with pure power.

It slammed directly into Enkidu's body.

Thump—! ! ! !

The area surrounding the punch was so powerful that it caused the air itself to evaporate and shatter, making the sonic boom no longer form, as if it were pressing down on the ground itself.

This attack, in terms of sheer power, has completely surpassed the effect of concentrating all the power of a nuclear bomb into a single point.

A punch that surpassed even nuclear weapons sent Enkidu's body flying straight away.

Boom! There was absolutely no chance for Ushiwakamaru to make a move.

In short, after only a few moves, Enkidu's body flew straight out like a sandbag, piercing through the mountain wall behind him in one breath, like a drilling machine, penetrating more than tens of meters deep.

All of this happened within half a minute.

"..."

"Don't be dumbfounded, that guy isn't dead yet. Rather, it's not that he's dead at this level."

Accelerator reminded Ushiwakamaru behind him, who was at a loss for words.

"How is this possible... Even Enkidu! That kind of attack should have been enough to destroy his body!"

“I’m not going to deny that, but didn’t you see? That guy can’t be viewed through the lens of normal human anatomy.”

Ushiwakamaru seemed to realize the meaning behind Accelerator's words.

Indeed, that punch just now, in a sense, truly surpassed the full output of a nuclear bomb. Whether it was the temperature burst or the impact force, nothing about a nuclear bomb could match Accelerator's attack.

Although this was something Ushiwakamaru could never have known, even such a powerful punch couldn't truly kill Enkidu's existence.

Because his body itself exists as an embodiment of the earth of this world.

"No matter how many times you shatter its body, as long as Enkidu remains connected to this land, does that mean it can't be completely destroyed...!"

"I don't understand what you're talking about, like mythology and history. Whatever."

But Accelerator still understands what he needs to do next.

Boom! The pebble he kicked was enough to blow away all the rubble blocking his way.

What comes into view is a road that has been cleared out directly, with rusty rocks everywhere.

And in the deepest part.

"...Has it been reconnected to the previous mine?"

The place where Enkidu fell, in that place.

There was also a huge piece of metal that was many times larger than his body.

It shouldn't be called a metal; it's actually a combination of ore and metal.

It is the same type of metal ore that Accelerator and Hatsune Miku discovered last time.

It was thus firmly rammed into the prepared mine cart, and judging by the number of them, it should have been enough to fill the entire cart.

Enkidu collapsed at the edge of the ore.

"How is this possible...? How could a human... possess... such immense power...?!"

Accelerator had no interest in talking nonsense and continued rambling with Enkidu.

He had barely stepped into the mine when he raised his hand.

"...Haha! Even so, you haven't forgotten what my real purpose was in coming here, have you?"

For a moment, Enkidu's words surprised Accelerator.

"Do you really think I was hit by your attack for no reason? Sure, you are very strong, and you might even be able to surpass me... But I am a puppet connected to the earth. It's not difficult for me to rearrange my body and dodge your straight punch in that instant!"

Enkidu possessed the ability to easily evade Accelerator's attack, which was enough to destroy a nuclear bunker, but he did not do so.

why?

"That's why."

Ding—he tapped the cart of minerals behind him.

"Could it be...!"

Ushiwakamaru, who arrived right behind him, also realized something.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle—! ! !

An even more powerful magical reaction erupted from Enkidu's body, and it all transformed into lightning.

"Even with such severe injuries, he can still unleash such immense power...!"

"It's more like you deliberately took these injuries to store up this power, you idiot!"

Ignoring Ushiwakamaru's words, Enkidu stood up with a cold smile.

As he made this move, the surrounding crystals trembled.

—Bang! !

In a very short moment, all the ores shattered into fragments.

"You did win this time... but it's a pity, war is not something that an individual can decide."

"Besides me, there are enemies in this world that you can't even imagine... Accelerator."

The first person didn't respond to him at all.

By the time Enkidu realized what was happening, the shockwave that had swept across the entire mine burst forth from the depths of the earth.

But at this moment.

The flames that ignited engulfed his body in an instant.

"--drink!"

Ushiwakamaru realized something was wrong and immediately rushed forward, swinging his sword down.

But they found nothing.

"...They escaped?"

Accelerator immediately narrowed his eyes.

He could detect changes in spatial vectors. If Enkidu still had the ability to manipulate space and escape, he would definitely have been able to detect it in advance and block it.

This is definitely not Enkidu's own ability.

Furthermore, considering what Enkidu said before he left…

“Accelerator… I’m sorry, I couldn’t stop him.”

You don't need to apologize to me.

Accelerator didn't care whether that guy was dead or alive. The reason he took action was simply because Enkidu was standing in front of him.

However… he and Ushiwakamaru both looked at the mineral fragments in front of them.

"Completely destroyed, aren't they? Those minerals that Enkidu destroyed even at the cost of injury, were they really that important...?"

So, the previous batch of minerals was also attacked by monsters during transportation.

—If that's the case, then everything might make sense.

As Accelerator pondered, he began to notice something more secretive.

Why was Enkidu able to escape under these circumstances? And why did he risk injury to destroy the minerals in front of him?

—Wait, could it be that…

That thought popped directly into Accelerator's mind.

"Those two guys...could they be over there?!"

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The magnificent and resplendent Temple of Glory.

King Gilgamesh sat on his throne, calmly turning the pages of the clay tablet in his hand.

He ordered the Chaldea members to go to Ur.

After so many days of tedious, mundane tasks, the King of Gold was finally ready to have them do something meaningful.

but.

"...It's you."

Siduri went to attend to other administrative matters, leaving her alone in the entire temple.

But Gilgamesh said something like this, as if he were expressing his feelings.

"Although I have already foreseen a future where 'someone is looking for me,' I still haven't been able to see through it all. It turns out it will be you."

*Thud*—He snapped the mud slab in his hand shut.

Before him, directly in front of the King of Gold, stood a person whose aura was no less imposing than the King's.

That person with white hair and red eyes, dressed in a way that didn't fit the era.

"Accelerator...that's what it's called, right?"

It was not stated that these four words were the other party's "name".

Gilgamesh looked at Accelerator in front of him and continued speaking.

"In my eyes, you are a 'distinguished guest' of Uruk, not a 'citizen' of Uruk."

"That's why I didn't do what those guys did, arranging so many boring and stupid things for me and that girl?"

"Even if I arranged it, you wouldn't do it, would you? I can see the look in your eyes, which is somewhat similar to my current one. So I know that someone with your personality wouldn't do something like this."

That's quite accurate. Accelerator thought the same thing, but it differed somewhat from what Gilgamesh said.

It wasn't that I felt these chores were too lowly to do, or that I was bored and didn't want to; it was simply that I had no reason to do them.

Just as Gilgamesh said, Accelerator is not a "citizen" of Uruk; his status here is merely that of a "distinguished guest" of the city.

Gilgamesh believed that one should protect one's own city, and Accelerator respected this principle, which is why he wouldn't do things that only the people of Uruk should do.

To this city, and even to the entire Age of Gods, his existence and that of Hatsune Miku were nothing more than passing by alien objects.

They are even more alien beings than those in Chaldea.

"So, you've come to see me not for some trivial matter, have you?"

As Wang spoke, he planned to continue examining the clay tablets that were placed beside him.

"How much of the metal we mined before is still in Uruk?"

The question posed by the first person was just this one.