[143] The King of Heroes

Roaring sounds filled the air as Noble Phantasms clashed with Noble Phantasms, lightning, and monsters. The three of them continued to close in on Gilgamesh, facing the onslaught of his Noble Phantasms.

Archer continued projecting Noble Phantasms.

Rider's chariot sparkled with lightning as he used his sword to deflect countless Noble Phantasms around him.

Berserker needed no protection, no need to safeguard any existence. He roared while charging at Gilgamesh with his massive sword.

And then, the first one reached him!

"Roar!"

Berserker roared, and the patterns on his body granted him immense strength.

Boom!

Cracks and shattering sounds echoed as Gilgamesh's shields appeared in front of him, blocking Berserker's attack.

But...

Berserker's strength was overwhelming! The shields rapidly began to crumble and shatter under the intense force.

Bang!

The next moment, Berserker jumped back, and countless chains surrounded him from all directions.

Chains of Heaven!

And then...

Bang, bang, bang!

The clash of Noble Phantasms continued. Archer used his projected Noble Phantasm to momentarily block Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasms, but it was a challenging feat even for an Archer of his caliber.

This time, King of Heroes used some of the most powerful Noble Phantasms to cause damage to Berserker. It was a level of projection that even the current Archer found strenuous.

"In the end, a Faker remains a Faker. This is the best you can do, isn't it? King of Conqueror, how long do you plan to continue like this?" Gilgamesh inquired.

"Well... I'm not sure what to do for now. Is using the Reality Marble inside a Reality Marble safe?" King of Conqueror contemplated, gazing at Berserker.

"Roar!"

"It seems you're a persistent beast, eagerly awaiting your own death," Gilgamesh said as he unleashed a rain of Noble Phantasms again.

At the same time, multiple shields appeared in front of him, and he slightly stepped back. Berserker was indeed formidable. Even with so many Noble Phantasms attacking, Berserker didn't need protection and could deflect most of them on his own.

Besides, he didn't die even when fatally pierced. Even if he did, he had the ability to "continue the battle," which gave him incredible endurance, along with his Twelve Labours.

Gilgamesh, at the moment, couldn't take him down.

"It's finally ready," Archer raised a sword.

This sword was called Excalibur. Of course, it was a projection with a reduced rank. Meanwhile, outside the Reality Marble, Emiya Kiritsugu had only one Command Spell left on his hand.

"Huff..." Archer let out a faint breath.

His spiritual core had started to crumble on a small scale. The part he had previously restored with a Command Spell was inherently fragile, so if he wanted to recover it now, he estimated he would need to use two more Command Spells.

Therefore, this time, he didn't rely on Emiya Kiritsugu's assistance to restore his spiritual core. Instead, he replenished his mana.

Previously, he had used his mana for the Reality Marble and the already prepared Sword Rain. But now, he projected the Holy Sword using the mana from the Command Spell provided by Emiya Kiritsugu.

"This is the final time! You can't resurrect now, Heracles—"

"Be cautious, Gilgamesh. The situation isn't right!" Kazuya quickly warned.

Gilgamesh furrowed his brows, about to correct him for the lack of respect, but he suddenly turned and said, "Oh, I see, I see. So this Faker has some ideas."

"Well, indeed," King of Conqueror agreed.

In front of them was a downpour of swords, with all the blades concentrating behind him in the Reality Marble without their notice.

And then...

In an instant, all the swords were unleashed!

But that's not all.

In front of them, Archer also freed the Noble Phantasm in his hand, unleashing his holy sword.

Before them was a flood of light, and behind them was a torrent of swords.

This was Archer using all of his accumulated mana to perform the most powerful attack he could muster, enhanced by the support of one of Emiya Kiritsugu's Command Spells. This was his most potent strike!

"Stop... Stop it! You Mongrel, don't go out of control!" But in contrast to these, what irritated Gilgamesh more was Kazuya controlling his head, looking back and forth between the flood of light in front and the flood of swords behind.

"Damn it!"

Shields. Countless shields. What he could do now was to utilize these. He couldn't unleash EA; he didn't want to use EA.

And as for the others, while there might be Noble Phantasms in his treasury capable of withstanding this level of power, as he was summoned in his current state, he couldn't utilize them.

At last, the shields blocked his vision.

Kazuya and Archer stopped.

"You Mongrel, what were you doing just now?"

"Nothing... It's a rare sight, so why not savor the moment?"

"Tsk... Gah—Forget it! We don't have time for this!" An irritated Gilgamesh said.

But...

Both parties were at ease.

Kazuya had confidence in his immortality, while Gilgamesh believed in his own strength.

With both sides having their treasures fully open, countless shields stood in front.

One after the other shattered.

Although unable to unleash their True Names, it was beyond a doubt that all of these were high-ranked Noble Phantasms.

It was unclear how much time passed.

Everything came to an end.

However, Gilgamesh's treasury had limited capacity.

Gilgamesh blocked the attack, but his golden armor showed cracks and there were tiny cuts on his face. However, they quickly healed.

"It seems this is my limit," Archer released his Reality Marble and said, "But, shouldn't you take a look behind you?"

"Roar!"

Since the attack from Archer didn't kill Berserker in his last moments, Berserker appeared behind Gilgamesh without warning. He swung his battle-axe towards Gilgamesh's head, splattering blood everywhere.

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