Chapter 117. Supreme Divine Machine, King of Heroes, the ancient and strongest King!
["Boom boom boom...!!"]
[The heavens thundered, the nine layers of sky trembled, and the world seemed to change color.]
[From the sky, countless golden lights simultaneously shot down, endlessly and continuously, like weaving a heavenly net covering the entire celestial pillar!]
[The terrifying might was like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, causing the mountains and forests to tremble non-stop…]
[Gilgamesh sneered with contempt, his eyes full of ridicule, looking at the girl in front of him as if enjoying prey trapped in a cage.]
[At this moment, the golden brilliance of the Gate of Babylon was enough to cover the entire sky.]
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Opening with a finisher right away?!
The viewers felt breathless — wasn't this "greeting gift" a bit too heavy-handed?
Back when facing Medusa using Bellerophon, he only used Enkidu – Chain of Heaven to bind her and fired about ten gates of the Gate of Babylon.
Yet this time, facing Yukino…
Thousands of gates, the barrage seemed endless!!
To be treated this seriously by the oldest Heroic King — was Yukino really that dangerous?
The hearts of Earth's people felt like they were being choked at the throat.
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[At that very moment of life and death.]
["——Rho Aias!!"]
[Yukinoshita Yukino, her whole body drenched in blood, gritted her teeth and spread her arms in front of her, channeling all her mana, finally managing to erect layers of pale pink shields like a fortress wall in front of the girl.]
[This Noble Phantasm originates from the seven-layer ox-hide shield in Greek mythology during the Trojan War, possessing absolute defense against thrown weapons.]
[If in perfect condition, it could even withstand thousands of Noble Phantasm barrages.]
[However, with her body covered in injuries like this, she no longer had the strength to produce all seven layers of protection.]
["Crack...!!"]
[Under the rain of Noble Phantasm light pouring from the sky, the projected pink circle instantly shattered.]
[As if the whole world was drowned in the golden brilliance of the "Gate of Babylon."]
[Mountain ranges collapsed, the desolate city of Fuyuki trembled slightly.]
[No one knew how long had passed, the ruined world returned to silence.]
["Cough, cough…"]
[Amid the rubble, Yukinoshita Yukino coughed up blood as she stepped out, her body staggering, about to fall. Her entire form exuded a sense of an oil lamp running dry, decayed to the extreme, trembling as if she wanted to fight, but the next moment she almost collapsed.]
[Countless blades pierced her body, like ten thousand arrows through the heart.]
[Making her whole body look like a sword sheath.]
[Can't even walk anymore…]
["What a disappointment, mongrel~."]
[Gilgamesh looked at her with disdain, "A woman who doesn't know her own limits dares to say she can kill this king — laughable. Nothing more than a mongrel. With those foolish eyes, how could you possibly comprehend the greatness of the king?"]
["Just meeting once and already crawling at this king's feet — someone like you, what right do you have to be called this king's natural enemy by her?"]
["But… mongrel, you're quite lucky."]
[As he spoke, Gilgamesh's sneer deepened, and he reached into the golden wave before him, pulling out from the Gate of Babylon a vial of mysterious elixir, the liquid inside glowing with a translucent purple light, full of vitality.]
[In the girl's eyes filled with disbelief, he casually tossed the elixir over.]
["This king is willing to give you another chance to prove yourself. Try to satisfy this king!"]
["After all, clowns like you aren't so common anymore. Fuhahahahaha...!!"]
[The mocking laughter echoed across the heavens and earth.]
[The King of Heroes' smile was full of arrogance and wildness. He raised his eyebrows, enjoying Yukino's choice, completely indifferent to the so-called threat.]
[Only those who stand at the pinnacle of the world can possess such overbearing confidence.]
[Yukino paid no attention to the enemy's taunts. Instead, she silently caught the elixir, clenched her fingers tightly, and quickly drank the entire translucent purple liquid.]
[Although she deeply hated the wretched personality of the Golden King, a chance offered by the enemy was absolutely not to be missed.]
[Hesitation would lead to failure!]
[Immediately, the girl narrowed her eyes slightly, feeling a warm current flow throughout her body, healing every damaged cell. Along with an abundant surge of mana, her exhausted body rapidly recovered back to its peak.]
[Even the pain brought by the Origin Awakening became negligible — she felt her entire being overflowing with power.]
[With her current condition, facing the King of Heroes...]
[Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly lifted her head, her gaze sharp, her aura clearly revealed.]
[Nah, I would win!!]
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At this moment, upon witnessing this bizarre and twisted development firsthand, many netizens couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths.
"Gilgamesh is putting on airs again, can he even live if he doesn't act dramatic?!"
"Alright alright alright, damn you're generous giving her a chance huh?"
"Yukino's on the verge of death and you're feeding the enemy instead of finishing her off?"
"Defying logic, just like my teammate who refuses to push tower, top kills in the team but daydreams about 1v5, then ends up throwing a 10k gold lead to the enemy."
"Although that's true, seeing Yukino come back to life really makes me happy!"
"We gotta thank Goldy for this one — if it wasn't for his help, Yukinoshita-san probably would've died from her injuries."
"Kaguya: Huh? I already gave you the path to win and you still lost?"
"Kaguya: Damn this matchmaking ELO system, always stuffing me with bots as teammates."
"You're wrong. Bots at least don't heal the enemy. But Gilgamesh does."
"Terrifying… Even though Yukinoshita has fully healed now, the King of Heroes' confidence must have a basis. What if this is just a game of cat and mouse?"
"Yukino's not without hidden cards either (scratches head)."
"Umu, let's all wait for the next episode of Dragon Ball GT----- I mean, Fate Stay Night!"
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In the sky.
[On the battlefield, the two — both at their peak — once again faced off.]
[Although Yukino felt a slight tinge of gratitude toward Gilgamesh for giving her the potion, after glancing at the black tower high in the sky, she quickly calmed herself, shifting her gaze calmly to the radiant golden king.]
["King of Heroes, are you truly going to stand in my way?"]
["Hoh~ Stand in your way?"]
[Gilgamesh let out a soft laugh, as if he had just heard a joke. His expression suddenly turned fierce, and he roared in anger: "Don't be so arrogant, mongrel!"]
[Immediately after, he raised one hand, and a dazzling aura radiated from his palm. Golden ripples emerged at his feet and rapidly spread outward, until they covered half the dense green forest. Only then did the golden lake surface stop expanding.]
[Next, the sky suddenly darkened, and a deafening explosion rang throughout the heavens!]
["BOOM BOOM BOOM!!"]
[The ground within hundreds of kilometers around Fuyuki City shook violently, clouds of dust surged high into the air.]
[The golden figure slowly rose, a massive metallic mountain peak lifting him upward.]
[Bathed in moonlight, the shadow of the summit cast down, covering a vast portion of the land. The King of Heroes stood tall at the peak, his entire body exuding an invincible aura — none could rival him, to the point that even heaven and earth seemed to suffocate!]
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What the hell?!
What kind of Noble Phantasm was that under Gilgamesh's feet? It was absurdly huge!!
People's eyes widened in shock.
The last time they saw such a jaw-dropping scene… was the last time.
Could it be a Divine Construct?
The next moment…
The entire world held its breath, as a colossal form revealed itself.
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[Standing atop it, Gilgamesh sneered coldly: "Do you know who it is standing before you? Mongrel, I am the King of Heroes, the most ancient and powerful King!"]
[That is...?]
[Yukino's pupils contracted — the colossal being seated amidst the heavens and earth before her rendered even her speechless.]
[An icy mechanical body towered into the clouds like a super-skyscraper mountain!]
[The metal mountain from earlier was merely an extension of the metallic horn on the forehead of this Divine Giant.]
[Far too majestic, far too massive — even Gorgon, the Goddess of Monster, paled in comparison!]
[And this was merely one among countless weapons of mass destruction recorded in the "Original Text of Human Wisdom."]
[King of Heroes Gilgamesh, wielder of the Gate of Babylon, possessed all treasures under the heavens.]
[Forget something like this super-colossal machine — even things like Tsar Nuclear Weapons capable of annihilating national territories, aerospace missiles capable of space travel, and submarines capable of diving twenty thousand meters deep into the ocean... all existed within the Treasury of the King.]
[The wisdom of mankind is my wisdom!]
[Pan-Human History is my history!]
["I am the Human Order itself, I am the Cosmos itself!"]
[Atop the sky-piercing Divine Giant, Gilgamesh stood with arms folded across his chest. Looking down at the stunned girl below, he spoke calmly. It was a kind of absolute confidence — arrogance that scorned the heavens.]
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"This… this is the King of Heroes…"
In the real world, people were practically breathless as they stared at the sky-reaching mechanical giant.
Even separated by an entire world, witnessing the Supreme Divine Machine with their own eyes instilled unease, anxiety, fear, trembling limbs… even shivers.
It was a fear carved into their very genes — the fear of being suppressed by colossal beings that once dominated humanity's ancestors.
"Why… with so many Noble Phantasms in the Gate of Babylon, did the King of Heroes choose this?"
A scientist, haunted by megalophobia, muttered to himself with a complex look.
But soon, someone figured out the reason — a flicker of realization flashed in their eyes.
That's right, Gilgamesh's treasury surpassed time and space, holding every prototype of all Noble Phantasms.
But the problem is — Noble Phantasms cannot be unleashed.
They can only be used as weapons.
Whereas this kind of modernized Divine Automaton was different — it only needed...
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["Crush her—my servant."]
[As if sensing Yukinoshita Yukino's astonishment, Gilgamesh burst out laughing in delight, giving the order with excitement.]
[In the next moment, the Supreme Divine Machine, towering above, looked down upon the earth and began to move.]
["Rumble…!!"]
[In an instant, it was as if a furious storm rocked the entire world, sweeping across the ground!]
[Thick cloud layers were torn apart. The raging airflow instantly uprooted entire forests — within a range of ten thousand meters, everything turned to desolation.]
[The ground cracked open into deep chasms, resembling the Great Rift Valley—utterly terrifying!]
[And this was only a single punch from the Divine Machine.]
[The power of that fist surged like a great flood — even Servants watching were struck with fear!]
[Absolutely horrifying, as if created with the sole purpose of annihilating humanity.]
[Explosions boomed relentlessly.]
[The mountainous fist charged forward, the terrifying pressure trailing behind it no different from a meteor impact!]
[In the end, under the cold sweat-drenched expression of the girl, she narrowly evaded that fatal blow.]
[In this situation, there was absolutely no way to keep hiding her strength any longer.]
[She had to treat the King of Heroes as the final enemy and fight to the very end!]
[She furrowed her brows tightly, BOOM, a cold gust flared her clothes as all her mana gathered, beginning to chant. Her entire body burst into radiant blue flames.]
["My body is made out of swords."]
["My blood is of iron and my heart of glass."]
[Her voice echoed with boundless conviction. Her white hair danced in the storm, sketching out the strong and flawless silhouette of the girl.]
["Through countless battlefields undefeated."]
["Not even once fleeing, Not even once being victorious."]
[Every magic circuit lit up, like the most intricate masterpieces of nature.]
["The bearer lies here alone, forging iron on the hill of swords."]
["Thus, my life needs no meaning…"]
[The blue flames exploded violently, the ground cracked inch by inch, the currents of air even swept into the heavens. Gilgamesh's hair was tossed in the storm, his brows raised unconsciously — slightly surprised.]
["—This body is made out of infinite swords!!"]
[With that final, forceful cry, the surrounding scenery instantly warped and transformed!]
[Both the Supreme Divine Machine on the battlefield and everyone else were dragged into Unlimited Blade Works!]
[A vast world, like a graveyard of swords, saturated with decay — countless swords impaled across a desolate plain, while in the sky, the gears of fate turned. All of it was sorrowful, desolate, and terrifying in its surreal absurdity.]
["Reality Marble, huh?"]
[Gilgamesh raised his brows slightly, evaluating the world within Unlimited Blade Works.]
[Then, he calmly looked toward Yukinoshita Yukino in front of him and said coldly: "Don't tell me you actually think this broken inner world could do anything to me?"]
["Something like that... wouldn't you know unless you try? I'm coming for you, King of Heroes!"]
[Yukinoshita Yukino stood in the middle of the barren plain. She casually pulled two swords from the ground, stepping forward. Her gaze was calm, yet terrifyingly sharp.]
["Still got enough weapons in stock?"]
["Hah?"]
[Gilgamesh's face instantly froze. His entire body trembled — furious, yet he couldn't help but laugh from sheer rage. Countless golden ripples like glimmering sparks spread outward. "Don't get cocky, mongrel!"]
[With Gilgamesh's enraged roar—]
[In that instant, countless dazzling Noble Phantasms simultaneously shot toward the girl!]
["Roooar~!"]
[The massive Divine Machine also roared from deep within the wasteland, swinging a peerless punch toward Yukinoshita Yukino.]
["RUMBLE…!!"]
[A violent storm spanning several kilometers howled through, shaking the wasteland. Countless swords swayed with the tremors.]
[In a flash, the small blood-stained figure had already adapted to the battlefield, dancing gracefully amid the chaos, dragging countless swords along with her, launching them at the enemy.]
[A new battle—had begun.]
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"Yukino… you've completely inherited Archer's craft."
Someone murmured in awe, emotions surging in their chest.
Had one not witnessed her life firsthand, who could believe that the inexperienced girl from seven days ago had transformed into this figure forged through blood and fire?
That brilliant silhouette—like a flower blooming on a frozen cliff.
Yes...
The arrogant monarch and the resolute warrior.
This battle—its outcome had been predestined from the start.
Just as Yukinoshita Yukino had declared:
Nah, I would win!!