Chapter 16: Gilgamesh, the Hero King

Rider's declaration was not a special issue, after all, everyone was basically present.

Saber, Lancer, and Berserker had already appeared.

Caster was not mentioned elsewhere.

Assassin, due to his previous "defeat," had to hide in the dark.

Archer was the only one left.

Tatsuya already knew that the Archer-class Servant was nearby.

Kotomine Kirei, who was in the Cathedral Church, and Tokiomi, who learned about the battle situation through Kirei, both understood that the situation was getting worse.

As Iskandar's roar faded, a golden light lit up from the void.

Everyone observing the scene was no longer surprised. After all, there were already four Servants gathered together, so one more would not be too many.

The golden light finally landed on the top of a street lamp more than ten meters high, transforming into a tall figure wearing shining armor.

Seeing that dazzling figure, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

That was Archer, the Servant who "eliminated" Assassin in front of everyone the day before.

"I didn't expect that two of these rats would show up overnight to disregard my claim to be the king."

As soon as the golden Servant appeared, he sneered with displeasure, looking down upon all the Servants and magicians present. His arrogant attitude and tone were similar to those of the King of Conquerors, but he was also cold and ruthless in a way that the King of Conquerors was not.

Such aggressiveness surprised and confused Iskandar.

But it was not uncommon for reactions to be more dramatic than this.

In an instant, Morgan disappeared from Artoria's side and appeared between Tatsuya and the golden Archer, protecting the Master behind her.

When facing Artoria, she always maintained a calm and composed face, but finally, other emotions appeared.

She held out her hand to block Tatsuya, signaling him to step back.

"Give me the magic spear, my husband," Morgan's cold voice sounded as if she was facing a great enemy.

Apparently, the presence of this golden Servant had reached the point where Morgan had to face him personally.

Artoria, still standing there, was shocked. She didn't expect her sister to react like this.

——Morgan, you...

"I thought you were just someone else, but you turned out to be a fairy from Paradise." Archer's bright red eyes lit up, and his tone softened slightly, but his words were still cold and cruel. "For the sake of your fear, I will forgive your disrespect to your Master. If you don't want to die under the residual power of my extermination of the usurper, then retreat as soon as possible. I will allow you ten seconds to hesitate."

Iskandar half-jokingly said, "Since you speak so badly of others, why don't you tell us your name first? If you were also the ruler of a country, you would not be afraid to tell us about your own reputation."

"You have the honor of meeting me, but you cannot recognize my face. Such a foolish person does not deserve to live!"

As Archer suddenly roared, the space behind him began to distort like a mirage, and a shining weapon emerged from the golden distortion.

It was a sword without a scabbard and a spear, both weapons decorated with beautiful and breathtaking beauty. Not only that, they also released a strong magical power that was difficult to conceal. It was obvious that these weapons were not ordinary but treasures.

Everyone who had monitored the Tohsaka residence last night understood that this was exactly the strange situation that happened last night - the strange attack that completely suppressed Assassin and wiped him out was happening again.

Waver was extremely frightened, Keyneth held his breath, and Emiya Kiritsugu, who was watching from the dark, was also tense with nervousness.

Morgan was even more nervous. She stretched out her hand, but the magic spear was not returned to her for a long time.

The Archer in front of her...even though he hadn't revealed his real name yet, Morgan already knew it.

He is the Hero King Gilgamesh, who possesses clairvoyance that can see into the future and is qualified to become a Grand Caster.

If we only talk about magical talent, Morgan certainly doesn't think she will lose.

But... the King of Heroes has more than just magic.

"Tsk—"

The voice behind her made Morgan turn her head slightly to confirm Tatsuya's reaction, but she saw him holding the magic spear, clicking his tongue to himself, and reluctantly walking out of Morgan's protection to face Archer alone.

The helplessness on his face gradually faded away.

This behavior shocked not only Morgan but everyone else as well.

Without further ado, Tatsuya raised his left hand and quickly gathered his magic power.

Gilgamesh certainly noticed Tatsuya's actions. He shifted his gaze slightly from the Servant to the Master.

"Heh, I thought there were only bastards left in this era." The King of Heroes sneered cruelly, and the weapon behind him turned around and pointed at Tatsuya, "I didn't expect there would be someone who could look directly at me like that. As a reward for pleasing me... I will give you an intact corpse."

As his smile deepened, the weapons behind him were fired without warning.

Being able to shoot these weapons out of nowhere without even touching them, the others began to understand why this golden Servant was an Archer-class Servant.

He treated the treasure too roughly, throwing it away casually like a stone.

However, the destructive power was far beyond what the stone could match. The road surface was flipped up as if it had been exploded, the frozen ground shattered, and the white ice dust was raised, obscuring the vision.

Everyone held their breath, and Morgan slowly lowered her hand, which had been stretched out to stop him.

Tatsuya's slender figure faintly emerged from the hazy white ice dust.

The spear and sword were inserted behind him, digging the ground around Tatsuya into a large crater-shaped hole.

Tatsuya didn't even use the magic spear Morgan gave him, and dodged Gilgamesh's nameless Noble Phantasm attack as if he was dodging oncoming pedestrians on the street.

His expression remained unchanged, and he did not stop accumulating magic power in his hands.

In the blink of an eye, the magic power reached its limit.

"You're quite capable, bastard. Doesn't this make it more fun?" Gilgamesh's smile was thick with the smell of blood. "If you were killed so easily, I would find it boring."

"I'm sorry, but I'm not the type to just sit back and take a beating, Archer!"

Tatsuya lowered his body and aimed at the golden Servant on the street lamp.

"Eldritch Blast!"

A magical beam containing explosive energy burst out from his hand.

At this moment, the Hero King also summoned a completely different long sword and shot it out.

The explosion, which was even stronger than the previous one, created another gust of wind pressure, which shattered the surrounding ice.

Waver had to hide behind Iskandar to avoid being accidentally injured.

The Servants watched with even greater concentration as the human magician challenged the top Servant.

The smoke gradually dissipated, and Tatsuya's figure had disappeared from the pit, leaving only the three weapons that were blown away.

"Ha! There's not even a slag left—"

"Behind you! Archer!"

After shouting this, Tatsuya swung his weapon and slashed at the waist, the weakest part of the golden armor.

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