Chapter 5: Hero King
Abarai Renji and Rukia were stunned.
But after reacting, they both anxiously said to Gilgamesh,
"Now is not the time to show off, run!"
"You just got here, so you don't know, this place is not like the human world. Death is already commonplace here. If you can't escape, you might really die!"
Gilgamesh's expression remained unchanged as he looked at the five men, full of greed, who had surrounded them, and said, "Do you know what my subjects called me when I ruled them?"
As he spoke, an indescribable aura erupted from Gilgamesh's body.
This aura was neither spiritual pressure nor magic, but a solidified will and belief forged through countless trials.
Confidence, arrogance, unrivaled supremacy.
This was the will and belief that Abarai Renji and Rukia could feel from this aura.
Their minds were shaken at this moment.
The words they had been about to say, to persuade Gilgamesh to run, were now stuck in their throats.
It was as if they saw a glorious kingdom, and a King sitting on the throne, enjoying the reverence of all people.
As for the five people who wanted to snatch the gem ring, their reason had already been devoured by greed.
Their only thought now was to kill and seize treasures.
The gem ring on Rukia's hand was too precious in a place like Hōkō. They had no intention of letting Gilgamesh and the other two leave.
Otherwise, if Gilgamesh and the other two were to reveal this information, endless disasters would befall them.
Even if the five of them banded together, they would not escape the fate of death and destruction.
Therefore, even though they felt Gilgamesh's aura and vaguely sensed that Gilgamesh was not simple, they did not awaken from their greed.
In their opinion, no matter how extraordinary Gilgamesh was, he would not be a match for the five of them.
Unless Gilgamesh was a Shinigami.
But why would a Shinigami come to a remote, backward, and chaotic area like Hōkō?
Moreover, Gilgamesh was too young; they had never seen a Shinigami so young.
Gilgamesh had originally intended to open his King's Treasure.
King's Treasure is Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm, containing the prototypes of all Noble Phantasms, the embryonic forms of human inventions, and treasures or rare items from ancient times to the present.
And King's Treasure is not so much the treasures Gilgamesh stored, but rather the [Original of Human Wisdom] itself.
But after thinking about it, Gilgamesh gave up.
Because Gilgamesh felt that using King's Treasure to kill these people would stain King's Treasure with their foul, greedy blood, which he could not accept.
Gilgamesh slightly stretched his body, and under the gaze of Abarai Renji and Rukia, he said, "Hero King, that is what they called me."
"Although the strength and martial arts of this body have not reached their peak, they are already enough to rival the heroes in the epics of the human world."
"Renji, Rukia, you two just watch carefully."
Before Gilgamesh could finish speaking, one of the five men had already raised the scythe in his hand, laughing maniacally as he swung it at Gilgamesh, mockingly saying, "Hero King? Kid, you're still dreaming, aren't you?"
Another person beside him also raised a long staff and struck Gilgamesh with it, adding, "Perfect, then just die in your dream. This is our last mercy to you."
The remaining people followed with hearty laughter.
"So, does that mean we're very kind?"
"Mercy? Yes, we are very merciful!"
"Hey, Goro, why are you so humorous today? I haven't heard such a funny joke in a long time."
Swish!
Bang!
Before everyone could react, Gilgamesh's figure had already appeared beside the man with the scythe, and his small fist heavily slammed into the man's stomach.
And under this punch, the man was sent flying backward.
This scene stunned everyone. They subconsciously looked over and saw the man's facial features distorted, his eyes wide and bloodshot, his face full of pain, and unknown liquid mixed with blood uncontrollably spewing from his mouth.
Not only that, the man's breaths were shallow and irregular, clearly indicating he wouldn't live much longer.
But how was this possible? He was clearly only punched by a small child.
The pupils of the remaining four men began to tremble violently at this moment, and their bodies involuntarily stopped.
The man named Goro even said tremblingly, "Hey, Meiji, don't joke around, get up quickly."
As he spoke, Goro seemed unable to accept reality, becoming agitated, as if trying to conceal his intense unease and apprehension, and continued, "Meiji, if you don't get up, I'm going to get angry."
But Meiji was clearly no longer able to respond to him.
Goro still wanted to speak, but Gilgamesh no longer gave him the chance.
Gilgamesh flashed in front of him, and without any wasted words, gave him the same treatment as Meiji.
The next moment, Goro, like Meiji, lay on the ground, breathing shallowly and irregularly, clearly not long for this world either.
Goro finally understood that Meiji was not joking with them.
Gilgamesh's punch was truly too heavy... too heavy, and it hurt so much... so much when it landed.
This was normal, after all, Gilgamesh's Strength attribute was C-rank, which translates to about 4 tons of force.
Such force is fatal to ordinary people.
Goro's consciousness began to blur.
Vaguely, Goro seemed to see several other figures falling beside him.
Goro understood that those were his other companions.
At this moment, Goro couldn't help but recall Gilgamesh's earlier words.
Perhaps, he wasn't dreaming...
Perhaps, he truly was the Hero King...
With endless regret and unwillingness, Goro's consciousness permanently plunged into darkness.
In the field, Gilgamesh's not-so-tall body stood tall and stretched, and at his feet, Goro and the others were already lifeless.
It was Gilgamesh's first time killing someone, but perhaps because he had fused with the Child Gil template, he felt no discomfort, and his heart was incredibly calm.
Abarai Renji and Rukia, on the other hand, were already dumbfounded.
They felt their minds were a blur, and they didn't even know what they were thinking.
Only Gilgamesh knew that they had acknowledged his identity as King from the bottom of their hearts.
Because in front of him, the system's prompt had appeared.
[Detected important plot character - Rukia has become the host's subject, gaining 10,000 King's Way Points.]
[Detected important plot character - Abarai Renji has become the host's subject, gaining 10,000 King's Way Points.]
Not long ago, when Abarai Renji and Rukia agreed to become Gilgamesh's subjects, he found that the King's Way Points had not increased.
Through the King's Way System, he knew that merely verbally agreeing to become his subjects was useless; they had to genuinely acknowledge him from the heart for it to be effective.
Gilgamesh just hadn't expected that Abarai Renji and Rukia would actually give him 10,000 King's Way Points.
An ordinary subject would only add 1 King's Way Point.
But Abarai Renji and Rukia were 10,000 times that amount.
It could only be said that they were indeed important plot characters.
Without hesitation, Gilgamesh directly purchased [Spiritual Pressure (Initial)].
Immediately, an additional attribute appeared in Gilgamesh's attribute panel.
[Spiritual Pressure: 0.]
Seeing this, Gilgamesh directly thought in his mind, 'System, add points for me!'
End of Chapter