[287] Undying Tyrant

"So, this is... the River of Death..."

Watching the surging river, which instantly engulfed Enkidu and covered the area where Arash was located, Barthomeloi Lorelei felt nothing but fear.

Even with strenuous efforts to suppress, she couldn't control the emergence of the emotion called "fear" from deep within her heart.

She even wondered, is it really okay like this?

Is it really good to force out Alucard's Noble Phantasm like this? That thing...

Can Enkidu and Arash really defeat it?

Necrophobia...

There are quite a few people with such symptoms.

Millions of centipedes gathered densely together, millions of snakes gathered densely together...

Barthomeleoi Lorelei was confident that even in such a situation, she could decisively act and eliminate every single one.

However!

Millions of people gathered densely together! One entangled another, with blood-red pupils and arms reaching out, wailing!

Not to mention fighting against them, just looking at it would make one feel the bone-chilling cold emanating from the depths of one's being.

It was a huge challenge for the heart.

The sanity value plummeted.

This was Alucard's true Noble Phantasm, his true form.

An ultimate monster that carried millions of lives on its shoulders—

The river continued to cover.

The dead still kept emerging, as if it were an endless stream.

The River of Death.

After all, these were millions of people, not something that could be completely released in a short time.

Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss —

A dense rain of swords shot out from the ground, clearing a hole in the center of the dead river, as if all of them were avoiding that place.

"Continuing like this won't work..." Enkidu gritted his teeth.

With this, he couldn't move, and if he was dragged, he would be killed.

In the next moment, he jumped, jumped out of this River of Death, towards the depths, rushing towards where Alucard was.

Slap —

A human ladder rose high, a hand grabbing his jumping foot, attempting to pull him down.

In front of him, a rushing army!

Alucard's army, rushing towards this side!

"Where's Alucard—!"

Chains and swords tore open a path, but with a casual breath, one could sense the bloody air permeating the atmosphere.

Enkidu, with an A+ level in Presence Detection...

This allowed him to perceive Alucard the moment Gilgamesh was summoned.

However...

Alucard should be nearby, even not far away, but he couldn't feel it. He couldn't completely detect his presence.

Where is this undying tyrant?

Arash was also searching —

Moving around, leaping between buildings, avoiding the surging army of the River of Death, constantly searching —

The next moment, his pupils slightly contracted.

The ground beneath his feet trembled.

The army of the River of Death—

They toppled the buildings.

In front, it looked like a red sea.

In this sea, there were only Arash and Enkidu.

"This won't do—"

Arash turned around and began to retreat, heading towards the outside.

"Lancer, withdraw. I'm going to use my Noble Phantasm."

"Noble Phantasm—?"

Enkidu, looking from a distance, slightly turned his head, huh... that Noble Phantasm...

"I understand."

Saying that, he looked around and began to retreat.

However —

They both wanted to retreat, but the River of Death behind them wouldn't allow it.

Countless sounds of horses running.

Alucard's army surged again, each person holding a long spear, as if they wanted to pierce everyone, recreating the scene from that year.

Barthomeloi Lorelei looked at the scene in front of the Holy Grail.

Caster and her Master also walked over at some point.

Glancing casually at the two, she didn't say anything.

Oh right, what was the name of Caster's Master? She forgot...

The Command Spells on the back of her hand faintly emitted light, and Arash's Master, a member of the clone squad, was naturally already dead.

The Command Spells transferred to her hand.

This was the initial arrangement.

Next...

"Get ready to unleash your Noble Phantasm, Archer. Be sure to burn all of Alucard's River of Death dry without leaving anything behind!"

"Got it." Arash just nodded and didn't say anything more.

They were about to run away. Once they ran away, they could use the Noble Phantasm, one strike—end everything!

"Hmm? Is that—"

Arash smiled bitterly, "Surrounded, huh?"

"Yes, surrounded." Alucard smiled, standing in front of Arash, and behind him was an army wearing armor and riding horses, countless soldiers.

Royal Cavalry of Wallachia!

Blood-red flags fluttered in the wind.

"Is this really okay?" Arash looked at Alucard, who raised his bow, and said, "If you come out like this, I can kill you in an instant. Now, piercing through your heart should be enough to kill you, right?"

"Hahaha! That's right, that's it—now, as long as you pierce through my heart, you can kill me. But... can you do it? Can you use your bow to pierce through my heart?"

Saying that, Alucard's army behind him began to charge. Long spears were aimed at Arash!

"So, give it a try?" Arash said, ignoring the approaching army, pulling out the bow in his hand —

The crimson bow was fully drawn by Arash's full strength, and the arrow, like a full moon, accurately aimed at Alucard behind the army —

Then, it was shot!

Ding —

A large sword appeared in Alucard's hand and accurately deflected the arrow!

"Just like this? Do you think you can still say you want to kill me!?" Saying that, Alucard suddenly turned around, and the sword in his hand swung towards Arash!

"I found you—!"

Enkidu said, chains entwining around Alucard's sword, pulling the sword away, and his arm stabbed towards Alucard's heart!

Bang —

The next moment.

Accompanied by the gunshot.

The red cloak once again appeared on Alucard's body, and in the black muzzle, a bullet accurately pierced through Enkidu's chest!

"Macedonian Special Silver Bullet Case, Mercury-baptized Bullet Head, Marvell's Special Powder: NNA9, 39cm in length, 16kg 13mm Explosive Piercing Shell—The Jackal! After being summoned as a Servant, the power increases once again. What will you do with this injury? Can you still fight?"

"Of course, I can."

Enkidu stood up, the wound had already stopped bleeding, and he smiled helplessly, "I am a weapon. As long as it doesn't break, I can fight—"

"Oh? Is that so... Well, I was wrong! Only humans can defeat monsters! You came to me with the determination to defeat monsters, so what are you? A weapon? Or a human?"

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