Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 548 My Enkidu might not be a fake after all.
The spatial rifts that suddenly appeared in the void were like shattered mirrors, and each rift seemed to contain flowing golden lava, radiating a dazzling magical glow.

It started as a single point, but quickly spread and expanded into a surface, filling the entire sky.

Kirei Kotomine, who had chosen to return early simply because he was somewhat unsettled, was completely stunned when he saw the golden sky above the church.

Normally, battles between Heroic Spirits are held at night, which is the default rule of the Holy Grail War... Of course, whether or not to abide by it is up to the individual.

The relationship between the King of Heroes and Kirei Kotomine is not a forced contract. If a definition must be given, their relationship can be described as "accomplices".

Since Gilgamesh gained a near-real physical body through the Holy Grail's black mud, he can move freely and his magical power is almost unrestricted, making him theoretically the biggest variable in this Holy Grail War.

Logically speaking, even the most willful and capricious Hero King shouldn't have made a move at such a young age, just as the Fifth War had begun. In Kotomine's mind, this chuunibyou king should have been more pleased to watch everything unfold and then make his move when things reached a climax, rather than acting like he was now, knowing it was broad daylight and inside a city, yet still choosing to unleash his divine-level Noble Phantasm with all his might, seemingly about to unleash a barrage of attacks.

...But from another perspective, this is enough to show that at this moment, something has appeared that is enough to make the King of Heroes abandon everything and go all out!

Was it some foolish Master's ignorant provocation? Or has a completely unknown variable emerged?

He quickly went through all the Master-Servant combinations for this fifth battle in his mind, paused for a moment on a certain little brat with red hair, and then moved away.

At this moment, Kirei Kotomine himself did not notice that, despite the fact that he was in a crisis situation where he had completely failed as the supervisor and was about to cause a huge commotion, the corners of his mouth were uncontrollably turning up.

Work is work, and hobbies are hobbies; the joy that welled up in his heart at this moment filled his broken soul.

This is the fate of those who commit pleasure crimes!

Meanwhile, other factions that witnessed this scene through various means were also in an uproar.

However, no matter how much they exploded, it couldn't compare to Cheng, who was facing the King's Treasure with full force.

Swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, forks... For a moment, countless original magical artifacts from human history revealed their sharpest parts from those golden spatial ripples.

Then, they all hurtled towards Cheng Tian with a force that surpassed rain but was more like a downpour, carrying an aura that could easily tear space apart, and with countless trails of flame!
"To die amidst such a magnificent scene! You ants should feel honored!"

Enraged that his best friend's phantom was being played with so casually, the king still instinctively spouts some special trash talk even in this situation.

But at that moment, the expressions of the King of Heroes suddenly changed, because a magical fluctuation with a very large peak suddenly appeared in the gathering place of the ants below. Then, a semi-circular barrier with holy light appeared out of thin air, enveloping the phantom of the man, two women and Enkidu.

"A barrier? Such a petty trick will only slightly delay your death."

The King of Heroes looked disdainful and immediately increased the intensity of the Noble Phantasm rain.

But soon things began to differ from what the King of Heroes had imagined.

As the Gate of Babylon unleashed its full power, delivering a continuous barrage of attacks like a dense missile bombardment, a smaller number of magical projectiles, significantly weaker in power but imbued with Noble Phantasm magic, were flying back along the same path at the same speed!

Almost instantly, Hero King, combining the previous failed headshot with his own judgment, concluded that the opponent's barrier not only had excellent damage resistance and absorption capabilities, but also had a special reflection effect!
It is the most detestable inferior Noble Phantasm counterfeit of the ancient Hero King!
Moreover, these inferior counterfeit items that flew back could even trigger the black spatial particle fluctuations!

This wave of energy could not be defended against by conventional means. No matter how many Noble Phantasms were fired, they could only pass through it, ultimately striking the outer wall of his own treasury. But it was also because of this attack that the enraged King of Heroes noticed the sky.

Suddenly, a false full moon appeared next to the sun, which hung high in the sky.

Although the surrounding sky was still bright daytime, it gave Jin Shanshan a strange feeling as if she were in both day and night at the same time.

At the same time, a voice that made the King of Heroes shudder entered his ears, small but clear.

“I’m so glad, Jill… I never thought I’d have another chance to have a thrilling performance showdown with you in this way.”

The Hero King shuddered.

The bombardment of the King's Treasury also came to an abrupt end.

"How can this be!?"

The King of Heroes' expression was completely replaced by shock, and he spoke with difficulty as if he were squeezing something out of the depths of his throat.

The smoke and dust from the bombardment of countless Noble Phantasms gradually dissipated.

The church is gone, completely reduced to ruins... no, it should be called an empty void.

Currently, only the very center of the entire cavern remains, with a solitary rock pillar existing due to the protective barrier, and it looks like it could collapse at any moment.

The ladies were still somewhat shaken, while Cheng Tian stuck out his tongue and spat twice.

"Nothing is impossible, Jill."

Located in front of Cheng Tian and the others, the colors on his body had changed from the black and white television screen to a fresh and colorful mix of white and green. At the same time, Enkidu, who should have been as wooden as a puppet, had become quite lively.

"To be precise, I am a shadow Heroic Spirit who, in the form of a collection of rumors, successfully reproduced the personality, thoughts, and even abilities that an individual Enkidu should possess within a specific Realm of Nature. Strictly speaking, my origin is actually you."

I am him and yet not him; how you see it is entirely up to your own subjective judgment, Gil.

Furthermore, this may seem absurd to you, but my temporary Master is truly one of Gaia's people.

Despite his bewildered friend's expression, the genderless Enkidu still managed to flash a radiant smile. Then, the shadow spirit continued to provoke him without further ado.

"Jill, you wouldn't refuse such a small request from your best friend, would you?"

"...You bastard! I'll grant your hypocritical wish right now!"

The Hero King, though saying these words, had only this soulmate in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)