"How could this happen?"
A flash of shock appeared in Gilgamesh's eyes.
Even if the Noble Phantasms he had just used were the lowest grade from his Gate of Babylon, they shouldn't have been so easily defeated.
[Origin +10]
[Origin +11]
[Origin +15]
Watching the constantly appearing notifications, Ayato's eyes lit up, and the way he looked at Gilgamesh changed.
'As expected of Gilgamesh. He really had a lot of good things.'
'It's decided!
'Before killing you, I'll make you drop more experience for me.'
"Mere Devil!"
Gilgamesh was furious. "Who permitted you to look at me with those eyes?"
He was familiar with that look. It was exactly the same as when he himself found a satisfying prey.
But who was he?
He was the oldest king.
How dare someone look at him with such eyes? Unforgivable.
"Die!"
With a roar, brilliant light covered the sky. Countless Noble Phantasms, like raging waves, shot toward Ayato once more.
Crackle!
Blue lightning swept across the sky. Terrifying lightning bolts crisscrossed, shattering countless Noble Phantasms.
"Let's just say... even an experience farm needs to know its place."
Ayato's figure rose into the air, a cold glint in his eyes. "Though I'm counting on you for experience, you still need a lesson."
As his voice sounded, Ayato's figure seemed to turn into a bolt of lightning, appearing right before Gilgamesh.
"So fast!"
Gilgamesh's pupils contracted. Before he could react, Ayato's palm was already magnifying infinitely in his eyes.
Smack!
His face quickly swelled. Just as his body was about to be sent flying, another slap followed.
Smack!
Gilgamesh's face quickly became symmetrical. His entire body shot sideways like a cannonball, smashing through a distant container and causing the ground to rumble.
"..."
Watching this, everyone's lips twitched.
Especially Tohsaka Tokiomi, who was watching the battle remotely from his mansion, had his expression completely changed.
He knew…
This arrogant king was about to lose control.
Boom!
With an explosion, the container burst apart. Gilgamesh, his face now swollen like a pig's head, his eyes radiating piercing cold light.
"Kill you!"
"I will definitely kill you!"
"I will make you wish you were dead."
He reached one hand behind him. Brilliant golden light appeared behind him. An unimaginable pressure emerged from the Gate of Babylon.
But the next moment, annoyance appeared in his eyes. "Damn you, you dare order me, the King, to retreat? You have quite the nerve!"
"Damn it..."
Gilgamesh roared repeatedly, but he couldn't defy the power of Tokiomi's Command Spell. He could only vanish into golden light, disappearing in an instant.
"He retreated?"
Seeing this, Iskandar also spoke. "Young Devil, this is only the first day. No need to decide victory so quickly. I'll take my leave as well."
With that, he pulled Waver, and his chariot soared into the sky, disappearing into the night.
"Then, I shall also take my leave."
Artoria was silent for a moment. Just as she was about to leave, her body stiffened.
Because someone had used a Command Spell to give her an order.
A sneak attack... went completely against her code of kingship.
But even if she wanted to resist, her body moved involuntarily.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Artoria's figure turned into a blur. The invisible blade in her hand tore through the air, slashing toward Ayato.
At the same time,
A gunshot rang out.
Kiritsugu, who had been watching the entire battlefield, finally made his move.
Using Artoria to distract Ayato, his target was Medusa.
After all, no matter how strong the Servant, eliminating their Master would make them disappear.
Boom!
With a crash,
Ayato easily parried Artoria's sword.
His gaze looked into the distance, his eyes indifferent.
As for Medusa, he wasn't worried.
If a Servant could be taken out by such a sneak attack, that would be the real surprise.
And sure enough,
Just as the bullet was about to hit, Medusa's long legs jumped, easily dodging the shot.
"S-Sorry."
Looking at Ayato, Artoria's ahoge drooped. She said apologetically, "This was not my intention."
"Of course I know."
Ayato smiled slightly. While forcing Artoria back, his eyes turned icy cold. "But someone... is going to die."
Ayato's voice boomed like rolling thunder.
A vast magic circle appeared in the sky. The entire night was filled with lightning and thunder, finally condensing into a bolt of lightning that streaked across the sky.