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But the [Power of Protection] displayed at this moment seemed to silently tell one thing - even without the harmony that day, they still had other means to block her Noble Phantasm, the Sword of Promised Victory.

"There's no other way. The spiritual vein output has been activated and the position has been fully activated. In order to fully maintain the magic here, we have to expose some things. Otherwise, the magic power of the spiritual vein will only overflow to the outside. We haven't even seen the people yet. Did we make a mistake this time?" Medea sighed.

Fan Yu said seriously, "Taking advantage of this momentum, the other party has sneaked in."

Medea: “Huh?”

Just as she was about to ask, a warning suddenly emerged in her mind and she subconsciously deployed a magic circle.

At the same time, a treasure with a storm spiral shot down from the sky, sweeping down with a sharp gust of wind.

Its attack landed on Medea's barrier, shattering it instantly with a crackling sound, scattering countless particles of magical energy. Just as the attack was about to strike Medea's delicate form, Fan Yu's figure flashed and appeared in front of Medea.

He had already grasped the golden lightsaber that had condensed at some point, and he stretched out his hand to slash forward.

The storm dissipated...

A solid spiral sword was revealed, and it collided between the two weapons, exploding instantly.

Boom!

"Come in secretly? I came in openly."

A voice sounded above Altria and Medea's heads.

The two women looked forward and saw a blond man with red eyes standing in the sky above the quarter of the area that had been destroyed. He was wearing golden armor, and the light from the crystal wall behind him made him shine with golden light.

"Archer?"

"Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes."

Whoops——!

At the same time, a gust of wind emerged from the smoke and dust area where the spiral sword collapsed, instantly blowing away the smoke and dust.

The dojo was broken into a deep pit, and Fan Yu was surrounded by an energy coat on his body. He jumped out of it and returned to the ground.

When Gilgamesh saw that face, his expression suddenly darkened: "..."

Chapter 88: Standing in the sky, returning to the earth (Happy New Year)

He is not dead?

Gilgamesh stared at the 'outsider' he had seen at the Tōsaka residence, his expression extremely unhappy.

and--

He looked down at the deep underground pit behind the opponent. The destructive power of the Spiral Sword, which was the power of the Noble Phantasm, was not only dissolved by the opponent, but even during the collision, this human hybrid pulled all the power into the ground in order to prevent the impact from spreading to the surrounding surface, which caused a large round hole to appear on the ground.

This process is completed instantly from collision to counterattack.

Whether it was the speed of his reaction or the way he handled it, even Gilgamesh couldn't help but think, 'This is the perfect solution!'

But, his face would not admit it.

Gilgamesh looked down at the figure below from above: "Humph, you are indeed a rat in the gutter. From the Tohsaka Mansion to here, you are all the same."

In response to his words, the three people below had different expressions.

Altria felt that the other party's attitude was too arrogant. He actually dared to appear alone in front of her two riders. Such a condescending existence really made her unable to have a good impression of him.

"He seems to have forgotten whose territory this is." Medea was surprised by Gilgamesh's open appearance in the sky.

As an archer, shouldn't you hide in the shadows and shoot arrows? How could the other party come in so brazenly?

"Master..."

Medea looked at her own master. It was natural that her master was unharmed within their domain. The power of harmony in the sky had the ability to turn everything that was not beneficial to them into a dream, or in other words, the pain was connected to the enemy and hurt each other.

There was also a protective barrier with anti-shock power surrounding the entire Yuanzang Mountain. Even the various powers of destruction, hunting, and other fates that they had not yet deployed made them basically invincible within this territory that belonged to them.

"This guy has been standing in the sky for too long." Fan Yu said indifferently, with a slight coldness in his eyes.

Even if the other party is really the most ancient king, his mouth smells very bad.

"and……"

Fan Yu stretched out his hand and clenched it forward.

The power of harmony in the sky was like dense threads, which instantly condensed from the void and captured Gilgamesh who was standing high in the sky.

A dense torrent of magical power flowed over it, gathering into a thick rope that quickly grabbed Gilgamesh's dangling right foot.

The latter sensed the restraining force below and couldn't help but look down: "?"

Before he could react, the sensation transmitted from the threads of magic entangled together instantly invaded Gilgamesh's entire body.

“Guha——!”

A mouthful of hot blood suddenly spurted out of his throat, and his red pupils were filled with astonishment, as if he couldn't believe it.

But Fan Yu had no intention of explaining the reason. He grasped the void in his hand, as if pulling on the handle of those magical threads, and suddenly pressed it down to the ground. Gilgamesh, high in the sky, was instantly pulled down, and instantly crashed into the forest below.

Bang!

A loud bang sounded from the edge of the dojo, and a layer of air waves suddenly rose in the field. The tree roots were pulled out of the ground, splashing a large amount of smoke and dust, which were then blown away by the strong wind in the sky.

A huge pit with a radius of about 5 meters appeared at the edge of the dojo, and Gilgamesh fell in the center in a miserable state. His footsteps were still entangled with the light bands of the power of harmony, and the power that transmitted the senses still affected his spiritual realm.

"Gu——!"

Altria's face twitched as she watched the scene.

As someone who had experienced similar power, she knew exactly what it felt like in battle: social death, shame, pleasure, repression, and ultimately, the utter ecstasy of rising to emptiness, the shame of coming to one's senses...

"No, the pleasure we inflict on the King of Heroes is not the same pleasure you are experiencing, Saber," Medea said teasingly.

Altria's face froze for a moment, then a blush appeared on her face. She said in embarrassment, "I didn't think about that."

Medea glanced at her vaguely, as if she had seen through Altria, and slowly explained, "The sense the Master inflicted on Gilgamesh is the same experience we had when we killed Berserker three times."

"What?" Altria's face darkened, and she subconsciously asked, "Can even the sensory experiences of other Servants be extracted and incorporated into magic?"

Medea hummed, "That's right. Store the painful experience in your memory and use the power of harmony to pull and give the pain a residual feeling."

Artoria opened her mouth. If that was the case, wouldn't it be possible to extract the senses of a dead person, and through this power, make others feel what death is in an instant?

Her eyes couldn't help but turn to Gilgamesh, who was lying in the center of the big pit in front of her. The latter was lying in the pit and struggling to get up, his face full of anger.

With the experience of Berserker's three deaths, Gilgamesh was still able to maintain normal actions. Even she had to admire his willpower, worthy of being the oldest king.

"How is it, have you learned to speak on the ground?"

Fan Yu walked slowly from the dojo to the edge, where he faced Gilgamesh. He looked at the bewildered Gilgamesh and said, "A hybrid of a human and a god like you is a bastard."

The latter's red pupils shrank, and he immediately waved his hand.

A gun blade flashing with red lightning emerged from the golden ripples behind him, and instantly turned into a black and red stab towards Fan Yu.

call out!

The speeding black and red lightning brought with it a whistling sound that broke through the air. At such a close distance, it arrived in front of Fan Yu in less than 1 second. At this moment, the lightsaber in Fan Yu's hand slashed forward at the same time.

Golden particles are floating!

The space where the slash passed formed a slightly distorted force field, and static electricity flickered with a hissing sound.

The trajectory of the black and red lightning gun blade was instantly changed at this moment. The trajectory aimed by the gun tip bent, and then exploded directly in mid-air.

"Boring, the same old Noble Phantasm self-destruction is no longer effective."

Gilgamesh's face darkened: "You bastard!"

"Take out your sword, or..." Fan Yu paused.

In the field, a green cyclone suddenly emerged from under his feet.

In the magic circle in the sky, a faceless giant figure emerged, drawing a bow and shooting an arrow.

【Hunting·Mist】

Then, Fan Yu's figure disappeared from the spot and appeared in front of Gilgamesh as if teleporting. He stretched out his hand, grabbed the neck of the Ancient King with one hand, and pressed him to the ground.

Bang!

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Another year has passed. Happy New Year 2025!

No. 8⑨ “Hunting”

Gilgamesh's head made close contact with the earth.

A force of gravity spread from the center point between the two of them. The strong air pressure caused the already sunken ground around them to crack again, making a crackling sound.

Then, the entire ground collapsed and sank several centimeters.

Gilgamesh, his head pressed against the ground, was struck so hard that not only was his skull pinned to the ground, but everything below his neck involuntarily bounced. At that moment, he felt his consciousness nearly collapse. A mouthful of crimson sprayed from his throat, and darkness briefly appeared before his eyes.

However, Gilgamesh was a king after all, especially during his reign over Uruk. Whether he was a wise king or a tyrant... no one could deny his domineering will. This fact made it impossible for him to fall so easily.

He forced himself to maintain consciousness, his crimson eyes blazing with uncontrollable murderous intent. He had previously participated in the Holy Grail War simply for fun. As the oldest king, possessor of the royal treasure, he possessed the ability to record the original texts of human history. This was true for both weapons and other items, and the Holy Grail itself was merely a collection of items within his treasury. Therefore, his desire to fulfill a wish through the Holy Grail differed from that of other Heroic Spirits.

But at this moment, Gilgamesh felt the shame of falling from heaven to earth.

What a shame!

He was actually hurt to such an extent by an outsider.

"That's the pathetic look. He thinks he's the best, but in the end he's nothing but a frog in a well. What's there to be proud of as the ruler of a planet born earlier?"

Fan Yu spoke calmly, causing Gilgamesh to look surprised and angry.

Three golden ripples emerged from the other side, revealing three treasures: a spear blade with black and red lightning, a rotating sword with golden light, and a dagger with flames...

They locked onto Fan Yu's figure from three directions and enveloped him from three different positions.

call out!call out!call out!

The breath of destruction carries with it an extremely strong magical rhythm.

Fan Yu raised his head and glanced, and his figure suddenly returned to his previous position from where Gilgamesh was.

The three Noble Phantasms missed their targets and rushed to the edge of the dojo on the other side, where they were stopped on the spot by the protective barrier erected by Medea who had been prepared in advance.

Boom!

A sudden sound rang out in front of the protective barrier, and the impact and explosion caused by the collapse of the treasure were all blocked in front of the barrier, unable to penetrate the building of Liudong Temple on the other side at all.

Unable to penetrate, the violent impact force coalesced into a powerful force, sweeping in the direction of its original impact. A continuous, whirring, powerful wind lifted the concrete slabs and ground of the dojo, even the large pit where Gilgamesh lay, completely engulfing him.

The whole process looked like an angry person throwing a weapon, and then being blocked by a wall, and all the impact of the attack exploding on it was reflected back to the attacker intact.

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe the current situation as "trapping oneself in a cocoon."

When the aftermath of the impact dissipated, it rushed endlessly downwards, and all the smoke and dust swept down the mountain.

Inside the venue, everything became clear.

Gilgamesh slowly stood up, a streak of blood trickling from his forehead. His eyes were fierce and he looked incredibly miserable. His dazzling golden armor was stained with dust and no longer shone as brightly as before.

"Bastard..."

Gilgamesh whispered that he had never suffered such humiliation even in his lifetime.

But it cannot be denied——

That speed just now was too strange. It was like the Assassin class panel suddenly increased its agility to EX level, catching everyone off guard.

"That scar suits you very well." Fan Yu said slowly.

He silently glanced at the King's Treasure reflected behind Gilgamesh. Although the three weapons hadn't directly hit him, they had provided Gilgamesh with a chance to breathe. The treasure behind him began to unfold again, clearly ready to be launched.

"It seems that simply using [Hunting] to maintain acceleration is not enough to kill the opponent." - Fan Yu thought to himself.

but--

If you think about it carefully, this makes sense.