I'm terribly sorry, I've been gone for uhh... Probably 2 weeks? Graduation came and job interview also came so I naturally needs to prepare myself for it. Also, this is rush, and you might find it cringe and possibly wrong grammars whicha I didn't bother to check... Just point where the wrong grammar was, and I'll fix it.
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"Please come down, king Gilgamesh!" Tingyun called out from below, already wearing a weary look.
"Silence! My entrance should be magnificent as I, as a king! I refused to enter an entertaining game such as this without naming myself."
Faced with Gilgamesh refusal, Tingyun sighs heavily before looking at the golden deer then to the Astral Crew. Waving her hand awkwardly at them.
"But! Since I'm here, it's natural for me to finish what my subject couldn't accomplish. So, grovel and start revering me, fuhahah!"
With a boastful laughter, the opened gate once again took out multiple weapons, especially weapons that the cloud knights' uses. It soars through the air, cutting through the distance before piercing through the golden deer's body and an echoing explosion and smoke echoed loudly.
"A-amazing prowess…"
Gongsho exclaimed with admiration, quietly praising such a power coming to the king's vault. But…
"It's no use, that Ambrosial Deer is beyond mortal sense. A weapon of that caliber could never kill that thing."
"Naturally, but what kind of king would dirty his hands? While I'm adamant about killing such a precious toy, a king is still a king. Rather, my subjects' should be the one ending its boring existence."
Gilgamesh smirked and widened, as if seeing a jester dancing in front of Royal Court. It was truly amusing.
"But king Gilgamesh, they don't have weapons capable of slaying such a beast. Even if we destroyed all of that deer's cells, it would still be useless as it operates on a conceptual level."
Tingyun chimed in, after trying to climb up onto the roof, but of course with difficulty, it was nevertheless a good idea. After all, hiding behind this king is the absolute best option.
"Wrong."
Gilgamesh shook his head, his crimson eyes glance at the towering root that looks similar to an unbloomed flower.
"That tree itself is a conceptual level, but that deer, it merely borrows its concept, applying it to itself thus even if all cells would be destroyed, it naturally would come back."
"How can you tell, king Gilgamesh?"
Tingyun's eyes wandered to the towering tree, then darted between Gilgamesh and the Astral Crew below.
"Cease your question, Tingyun. Shouldn't we let these heroes find the roots that connected to this tree or perhaps interfere and end this parade?"
Despite the smirk on his face plastered, Tingyun naturally debated whether to let the Astral Crew waste their time on finding the roots or let the wise king end it. But there was one crucial problem, Tingyun doesn't know Gilgamesh's true capability.
"Okay. Please, king Gilgamesh. I'll leave it to your hand."
Tingyun bowed deeply, as laughter once again echoed loudly to the area. The sign of approval. As she straightened her back, she called out towards the Astral Crew and Gongsho.
"Benefactors! Please come to our side, King Gilgamesh decided to take this matter in his own hands. I don't know what kind of plan King Gilgamesh had, but I advise you to take cover from here."
"Indeed. Heed my vessel's word, mongrels. After all, my vault doesn't distinguish whether you're a foe or an ally."
Gilgamesh also added, as Welt, Caelus, March and Gongsho looked at each other before nodding.
"Mr. Yang, Caelus, what do you think Gilgamesh would do?"
"Who knows… also those swords are pretty cool. Should I ask one?"
"Why are you thinking that instead of important matters!"
March jabbed her elbow at Caelus' side, his face turning sheepish while scratching his head.
"March, Caelus. Enough playing around, while you two are such an enthusiastic duo, please refrain for a bit while we are in important matters."
"Sorry, Mr. Yang."
"March fault--oof!"
Having enough of his stupidity, March once again elbowed him but this time harder. Her face wearing that pout and furrowed eyebrow as they finally reach at Gilgamesh and Tingyun's side.
Caelus and March wipe their imaginary sweats while Welt and Gongsho glanced at the deer who was still getting bombed by Gilgamesh's vault.
"King Gilgamesh… Do you need a hand? I could offer my help if you tell me what to do."
Gilgamesh shifted his gaze at Welt, then shook his head slightly.
"Your help is unnecessary, sit well and let your king do all the work."
Welt nodded at his arrogant voice, after all, if the Wise King said he was not needed then there's no need to argue. Just sit and watch him.
The golden portals finally stopped, and the deer finally found itself free from the golden swords plummeting through its body. Letting out a cry towards the Wise King.
"If such a weapon couldn't possibly harm, nay destroy your body then perhaps this should suffice."
The empty golden portal lets out a different kind of weapon, radiating an oppressive aura that is clearly "alien" to this world. If such a weapon was left unattended, then the consequences would've been dire.
"Such aura…"
Gongsho and Welt thought at the same time, they hadn't seen such a weapon of this caliber for a long time. The divine weapons finally got out from the vault, tearing through the space– no, tearing it was not metaphorical. Rather, it literally erased the spaces between the weapons and deer, causing a massive amount of destruction, it went straight to the deer and finally tore the three's immortal body.
"-!!!!!"
Explosions after explosions echoed loudly and dust, and debris scattered everywhere. The deer finally let out a piercing cry that was both disturbing and heinous, behind Gilgamesh– Tingyun and the Astra Crew along with Gongsho gasp at the king's capability.
The weapons continued to rain down until Gilgamesh decided to stop, having enough fun on playing this toy was already entertaining to him.
"Amazing, the deer… it was nowhere to be seen!" Tingyun exclaimed
"You're right! It didn't even manage to repair its body--no, it wasn't able to heal its body because of this guy's weapon! And look! The Ambrosial Arbor also took the hit, its abundant energy was completely useless and also can't repair itself." Gongsho also pointed out, his eyes brimming with excitement.
"Indeed. But, it's only a limited amount of time so heed my words; go find the root and stop it from drawing energy to the surroundings to boost its healing. Welt, Caelus, and March 7th, follow Gongsho and take out the unnecessary roots."
"Eh, us?" March let out a dissatisfied noise but Gilgamesh simply responded again calmly.
"Yes. Don't complain! This is your lots' tribulation, it's natural for you three to solve it, don't you think so?"
"Ugh, fine, fine." March sighs heavily, as Caelus laughs at her which irritates her. Just as she was about to take a step, Gilgamesh suddenly stopped them.
"That bow doesn't please my eyes, here, take it."
The golden portal opened above March and a bow suddenly fell down to her hands. A big question mark appeared above her head, while staring at the golden bow.
"???"
"What is this?"
"Your reward. After all, a king must reward his subjects if they did their job well."
March stared at the growing grin on Gilgamesh's face, tempted to punch it but forced herself not to.
"When did I become your subject?!"
"Since the moment I decided."
"Ugh… this arrogant prick… thanks, Gilgamesh." March finally calmed down and expressed her gratitude to the king with a smile.
"What about me, Gilgamesh?" Caelus joined in excitedly, throwing his hand in the air like a child.
"You? Hm, well, since you also did well, then perhaps this should suffice."
A golden baseball bat also drops from the king's vault, landing at Caelus' hand. With wide eyes, Caelus gripped it tightly and began kissing it.
"Thank you, your majesty!"
"Stop— kissing that thing already!"
March dragged Caelus and followed Welt and Gongsho, while Gilgamesh laughed loudly at the sight. Their figure finally disappeared as the king's laugh also stopped. Then his gaze went back to the tree itself who already began healing.
"As I've thought, even a regeneration-negation type noble phantasm is also useless against this thing."
"And… I cannot blindly use types of noble phantasm without affecting the surroundings."
"Your majesty, are you okay?" Tingyun worriedly asked, her hands at the king's shoulder.
"Ho? A gifted hand, not bad, Tingyun. Continue, and I'm fine. There's nothing to be worried about, after all, letting those mongrels face this tribulation is part of their journey they must face."
"Understood. As for the time being… What should we do about the Ambrosial Arbor, King Gilgamesh?"
"I'll continue my assault until the connection between that deer and tree is cut off. So by then, I will entertain myself with this thing until I get bored."
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it's bad, repetitive, limited words, and yet, will you stay and support this uneducated mongrel?