"Damn!!! To think this King would have to get serious about dealing with you like this!"
The treasures in the sky shot out one after another like machine gun fire, but they were all blocked by Shirou, who had taken a sword from the wasteland and held dual blades in his hands.
Clang, Clang, Clang————!!!
The treasures in his hands were shattered one after another. Shirou made a casual gesture while running, and the swords stuck upside down in the wasteland would rise from the ground on their own and fly into his hands. Arondight, the pitch-black sword in his hand, was also destroyed under the impact of the rain of Noble Phantasms.
Shirou also suffered some injuries on his body from this, but he did his best to protect his vital points, so overall there were no major problems. Because they were all minor injuries that were insignificant, under Avalon's healing, Shirou's wounds recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. However, although there were no injuries on his body, the clothes Shirou was wearing were completely unable to withstand this battle and were already in tatters.
Gilgamesh, as an Archer, also possesses a Class Skill like Clairvoyance, so he could clearly see the scene where Shirou's injuries healed at a very fast speed, leaving him stunned. The treasures that can recover from injuries quickly—even those that can save a life as long as there is still a breath remaining—are not rare in his treasury; it could even be said that he has a mountain of them. But the young man in front of him couldn't possibly have such an item; there were only two swords in his hands. How could he recover from his injuries?
"Shirou! I am here to help you!"
Saber, who was watching all this from behind, saw that Gilgamesh had entered a decline at this moment. Raising the holy sword in her hand, she planned to step forward to help.
"No, Saber, just leave it to me for now!"
Shirou didn't plan to let Saber release the Holy Sword too soon; he had to wait a little longer. As long as he waited until that exact moment, it would be the time of Gilgamesh's complete defeat.
...
Shirou's words resounded all around, and it was naturally impossible for Gilgamesh not to hear them.
"How dare you despise this King so much, you bastard!"
Gilgamesh let out a roar of rage, and the immeasurable golden ripples began to turn into a net of heaven and earth, enveloping Shirou within it. Then, the Noble Phantasms extending from it fired wildly!
Boom, Boom, Boom————!!!
Saber, standing at a distance and watching this scene, was suddenly shocked and cried out with worry.
"Shirou...!"
Gilgamesh, meanwhile, stared intently at the center of the smoke.
"Are you dead...?"
As soon as this sentence blurted out, he immediately thought of a question: if the other party was already dead, then why didn't the Reality Marble collapse?
"Is it————!?"
No way! Surrounded by his own group of treasures, the other party should have had no time to react! Gilgamesh's pupils shrank, and he suddenly noticed a figure leaping high above the smoke from the explosion.
"Rho Aias!"
In front of the young man, seven cherry blossom petals appeared, blocking the treasures fired by Gilgamesh. Then, Shirou, whose body was falling rapidly, raised his other free right hand.
"Trace... on!"
A white long sword appeared in his hand; it was the sword Bakuya! Seeing Shirou's completely unstoppable downward momentum at the moment, Gilgamesh's expression faltered significantly. He raised his right hand but froze in mid-air, hesitating.
At this moment, Gilgamesh's heart was very complicated. To deal with this kind of mongrel, he actually had to pull out Ea himself? Obviously, he had said five minutes ago that the other party didn't even have the qualifications to make him get serious, but now he had to take out Ea. Isn't this a slap in the face?
The question was now... the situation was at stake. Did he want his life or his pride? After much hesitation, Gilgamesh finally decided to save his life first. After all, if he was killed by the mongrel, it would be even more shameful!
The hand that had been stagnant in mid-air finally reached into the Gate of Babylon and grasped the hilt of the uniquely shaped long sword.
But it was at this moment that Shirou's sword had already fallen!
"Hero King!!"
Splashes of blood sprayed into the air, and Gilgamesh's right arm was directly cut off by the white sword Bakuya!
The Sword of Rupture, Ea, also returned to Gilgamesh's treasury because it lost its master's control. Gilgamesh staggered back half a step, his pupils widened, and he stared tightly at Shirou.
"I have to admit that you are stronger now!!"
But at this time, his realization came too late.
"Don't try to run away!"
In the other hand, a black sword, Kanshou, was projected. With Shirou's swing, it stabbed into Gilgamesh's body! The whole world finally ran out of magical energy at this moment and began to crumble. An apocalyptic scene appeared, and the Reality Marble fell apart and shattered like a mirror.
In the blink of an eye, the scene shifted. Saber was back on the asphalt road where they had been. After returning for just a second, Saber immediately ran to Shirou, who was exhausted.
"Shirou, are you alright?!"
Shirou stood up with Saber's support.
"Well, it's okay..."
Because of the high-intensity battle just now, Shirou's body had consumed a lot of mana, and he was physically and mentally exhausted. Of course, Gilgamesh was naturally the same, except that because he is an Archer, he has the Independent Action skill. Even if the Master dies, he can still stay for about two days. However, he had also consumed a lot of mana in Unlimited Blade Works just now, and his remaining time was likely shortened to half a day.
"I didn't expect this King to be forced into such a situation by a bastard like you..."
Gilgamesh gasped, looking quite embarrassed. Then, red eyes full of murderous intent looked at Shirou and Saber.
"But that is the end of it. Let us die to this King's satisfaction!"
As he spoke, he raised his left hand and took out his strongest treasure from the Gate of Babylon!
"Enuma Elish!"
The Sword of Rupture, Ea. It tells of the primordial heaven and earth, obediently opening up the gospel of nothingness—the opening of the world is for my sword. Intertwined with all things, swirling the stars, the so-called "Heavenly Hell" is the end of the eve of creation. Silence to accept death is enough! Enuma Elish!
This EX-rank Noble Phantasm has power on the same level as Artoria's Excalibur; it is a veritable sword that splits the world. Even Unlimited Blade Works cannot copy it. Gilgamesh expresses it as the knowledge of "the planet that was hell before the opening of the world."