[281] Fierce Battle

"It seems like the temple curse doesn't affect you much." Ozymandias spoke to Martha."So, is this another privilege of a Ruler?"

"Ozymandias." Marthalooked around warily.

"I see, no wonder they say Rulers are the strongest in a normal Holy Grail War. Indeed, someone like you, with the Ruler class, performs completely differently from other classes. However—!"

Ozymandias chuckled, "That's for ordinary people. Such common sense doesn't apply in front of me!"

"Sphinx." Martha clenched her fist, facing the lone Sphinx that appeared around her. "Alright, come! Let me see your power. But—I have things to attend to!"

She walked past the seven Sphinxes in front of her, saying, "If you want to attack me, be prepared! Let me show you the consequences of attacking a Ruler—"

"Haha! Come, come! Let me witness it! Witness what you can do!"

Squeak, squeak, squeak—

At that moment, countless bats rushed into the confrontation, filling the space!

...

Boom—

After the explosion, the already ruined small island had turned into complete rubble. It even sank further down—

It was already noticeable.

After this Holy Grail War, this small island would be completely erased from the map!

"Haha! Enkidu, truly deserving!" Gilgamesh laughed, "It seems your abilities haven't declined at all!"

"No, it's already at its limit." Enkidu smiled, "Although not as strong as in the Age of Gods, your Noble Phantasm is indeed stronger than mine."

"Enough! Even if it's under the condition of having fame bonus, if your Noble Phantasm is still stronger than mine, it's equivalent to saying that I'm inferior to you! How could such a thing happen—be careful behind you, Enkidu!"

Gilgamesh said, and his Noble Phantasm was directed towards Enkidu's back!

However, it was already too late.

Click—

"Die—"

Alucard, at some point, had appeared behind Enkidu, interrupting their conversation, and he pulled the trigger, firing bullets toward the back of Enkidu's head!

Enkidu's body stiffened slightly, and he dodged the shot in front of him, but a bloodstain still appeared on his face.

The next moment, Alucard was pierced by Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm.

Bang, bang, bang—

However, it was just being pierced. It was just like that. How could it possibly cause damage to Alucard? How could it be useful to him?

Bullets were shot at Enkidu.

Several bloodstains appeared on his white robe.

It was inevitable. Generally, Enkidu could block these attacks easily. However, now...

To match the power of Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm, Enkidu had excessively used his abilities beyond his performance, causing considerable damage to himself.

For a while, his movements became stiff.

However, Alucard didn't care about that.

Now was the opportunity.

Now was the time to pull the trigger!

So, he would kill him!

No matter how powerful the Noble Phantasm was, it was just that. Killing him was as simple as that!

Gilgamesh must be killed.

His Noble Phantasm had too wide a range, too much danger. If he released his Noble Phantasm, Gilgamesh could kill him in an instant.

So—

Kill him before releasing the Noble Phantasm!

Kill Gilgamesh!

Although Alucard was preparing to unleash his Noble Phantasm, although he was preparing to unleash his River of Death, it didn't mean he would directly charge into the blade.

Let himself actively seek death?

Impossible!

Out of the question!

Moreover, he would not hold back at all. Want to kill him? Sure! Come on! Rely on your perseverance, rely on your courage, penetrate through that infinite army, and come to him.

Truly defeat him!

Only such a person had the qualifications!

Not some king in the sky—

"You damn bastard!"

Boom, boom, boom, boom—

Countless Noble Phantasms were shot at Alucard.

But it was useless!

"What's the use of such slow attacks?" Alucard grinned, leaping high into the air, continuously pulling the trigger. Bullets shot out one by one.

In the sky.

Bats filled the surroundings, biting towards Gilgamesh and Enkidu!

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" Gilgamesh's expression became a bit ugly.

Although he blocked the bullets and bats, and the Noble Phantasms kept shooting, it was—ineffective.

Even attacks with significant suppressive effects?

Weapons specially designed for killing undead?

He had tried them all, but, in fact—except for weapons that could prevent wounds from healing, which could slightly delay Alucard's movements, others were utterly useless!

Immortality.

True immortality.

Do you have to kill him hundreds of thousands of times?

To open his Noble Phantasm—Gate of Babylon required very little magical energy consumption, to the point where it could be said to be very low. However—even if it was him, he couldn't withstand the consumption of such magical energy if he had to open it continuously hundreds of thousands of times.

Splat—

Finally, one bat broke through Gilgamesh's defense, biting his arm and leaving a small wound.

Very small, blood only flowed a little before stopping.

However—

"Damn it!"

Swish—

Chains entangled Alucard. The next moment, he turned into countless bats, broke free, and charged at Gilgamesh's airspace, saying, "Die!"

Boom, boom—

Pulling the triggers of two guns at the same time, two bullets shot towards the unprotected back of Gilgamesh's head.

Almost at the same time.

Around Alucard, several circles appeared.

Countless Noble Phantasms were shot towards him.

Numerous lightning bolts covered him.

However, Alucard had no intention of avoiding them. He just kept pulling the trigger.

Undying, he didn't need to worry about his injuries. Anyway... these things couldn't kill him!

Boom—

"Gil!" Watching Gilgamesh fall to the ground, Enkidu rushed over. The wound on his chest wasn't significant, and it would heal quickly.

However...

The situation on Gilgamesh's side was not very good.

Although he was only slightly injured in reality, Gilgamesh's forehead had a bit of blood when he raised his head at that moment. However, that was all, just a small wound on the scalp.

However—

Watching Alucard, who had completely recovered from a distance, the two were speechless for a moment...

At this rate, if they didn't find a good solution, Gilgamesh would be dragged to death... by Alucard!

Splat—

At that moment.

A black key pierced through Alucard's head!

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