Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"...However, if I just let you leave like this, I won't be able to explain it to my mother."

"So, you'd better just go and die."

"Speaking of which, with so many important combat forces lost at once, Gilgamesh's expression must be quite interesting when he hears the news, right?"

Upon hearing this, Merlin couldn't help but tease him:

"It sounds like you care a lot about King Gilgamesh's feelings?"

"……care?"

These words were as if they had touched a taboo. The smile that had been on Jin Gu's face vanished instantly, replaced by a gloomy expression and obvious killing intent.

"boring."

As soon as he finished speaking, countless chains shot up from the ground, all aimed at Merlin and flew towards him, instantly piercing him with a thousand arrows and turning him into a hedgehog.

But the next moment, Merlin's figure, now a hedgehog, vanished into flower petals.

The real Merlin appeared on the other side, looking at the icy-eyed Kingu, scratching his head with a slightly embarrassed smile:

"Oh dear, this seems to have inadvertently touched a nerve with some people."

"Sorry sorry."

"—Die!!"

……

...

Regardless, they did achieve their goal, successfully delaying the advance of the monster goddess Gorgon and Kingu.

However, the situation is not optimistic.

On Kingo's side, Merlin didn't have much ability to fight head-on, so he could only rely on magic to assist Ushiwakamaru while evading Kingo's pursuit.

However, even with Merlin's magic, Ushiwakamaru still found it difficult to harm Kingu.

This is not a gap in technology or capability, but something more fundamental—

The two functions are vastly different.

Meanwhile, the situation was equally dire for Gorgon, the goddess of war.

"Why are my attacks completely ineffective?!"

Ishtar dodged and weaved through the air, dodging the enemy's attacks, while letting out a mournful cry.

To be precise, her attacks weren't entirely ineffective, but even if she successfully created wounds on her opponent's body, they would heal instantly, making it seem as if she was doing something futile.

"Is it the power of the Holy Grail? How despicable...!"

Ishtar finally realized what was happening, and with some regret, gritted her teeth and said:

"If I had known, I would have asked Gilgamesh to give me the Holy Grail!"

"How could you guess that the Holy Grail was in my hands? Your observation skills are quite good, but—"

Gorgon's tone gradually shifted from playful to impatient, and he said coldly:

"I've had enough of you, you annoying fly!"

"ha--!?"

Ishtar raised her eyebrows angrily and retorted without hesitation:

"You're more like a giant moth than a fly, you imposter!"

"...You've been calling me an imposter ever since you started, don't you know any basic manners towards Tiamat, the goddess of creation?!"

"Just because of you—!"

Before Ishtar could retort, she suddenly saw the Gorgon's gaze locked onto her, his eyes radiating a bewitching purple light. The next moment, her body almost instantly froze on the spot.

Oops!

The instant she was hit, Ishtar understood—it was her opponent's signature move.

Petrifying Demon Eye!

For her, a divine servant, the power of the Petrifying Mystic Eyes was not enough to truly turn her into stone, but the effect of stiffening was unavoidable.

That was enough for the Gorgons.

The next moment, Gorgon's snake hair suddenly attacked, his blood-red mouth biting her tightly before slamming her to the ground!

"Bam—!"

The immense force smashed a deep crater into the ground. Ishtar tried her best to use her magic to protect her fragile human body, but under the terrifying impact, she still couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood!

The situation is not good.

While keeping an eye on both sides, Merlin's brow furrowed even more.

As things stand, as long as he isn't hit by Gorgon's petrifying eyes, escaping should be easy for him. But as Kingu said, Ishtar and Ushiwakamaru are likely to perish here.

Is there any way to get both of them out of here, or at least take one of them with me...?

"...Wait, what's that...?"

At that moment, Merlin suddenly noticed the unusual movement in the sky. He looked up and saw a familiar young girl descending from the sky and landing in front of Gorgon.

He exclaimed in surprise:

"Eh, Gudako!?"

"But why...?"

She didn't say she couldn't—

Merlin had only thought halfway through when he suddenly realized something and gave a helpless look that was both funny and exasperating.

He originally thought that when the other party said they 'wouldn't help,' they meant they would only be bystanders throughout the entire operation.

Now he finally understood that when the other party said 'wouldn't help,' it seemed they only meant they wouldn't help the Chaldea group.

Now that Gudao and the others have successfully escaped, her actions certainly don't count as helping Gudao and the others.

"This is really..."

On the other side, Kingu also noticed Fujimaru Ritsuka's figure, and frowned slightly, saying:

"It's that guy."

He still vividly remembered the scene of the enemy unleashing a devastating thunderstorm that day, forcing him to order the monster horde to cancel their attack. In his mind, the enemy was a rather troublesome foe.

—In that case, let's just kill her here!

He had just thought of this, and before he could do anything, he suddenly realized that Gorgon's condition seemed to be somewhat abnormal—

Fujimaru Ritsuka landed silently. Due to the concealing effect of the aura attached to her cloak, although Merlin and Kingu had already seen her in the distance, they only barely noticed her presence when she got close to Gorgon's back.

However, before Gorgon could make a move, she smiled and pressed down on something she had already prepared.

Immediately afterwards, a clear, girlish voice rang out, questioning her.

"Medusa, what are you doing?"

"?!!!!!"

Gorgon froze on the spot, involuntarily stammering as he explained:

"No, I...I didn't..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 453 Full Retreat, Gudako's Secret Weapon

Taking advantage of the Gorgons' momentary panic, Fujimaru Ritsuka went to Ishtar's side, picked her up, and then rose back into the air before asking with concern:

Are you alright, Ishtar?

"...Of course, it's still a long way from death!"

Ishtar wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, summoned the Sky Boat Maana, which barely hovered in mid-air, and asked Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"How are things on Fujimaru's side? Did they manage to retreat successfully?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded and smiled:

"We're probably close to the north face now."

Ishtar breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this, and then couldn't wait to get moving.

"Then let's get out of here quickly!"

Of the two enemies present, one was a perfect counter to her in terms of personality, and the other had a cheat-like advantage. She really didn't want to fight this brawl at all.

Moreover, because their mission was to hold the enemy back and protect the Chaldea group's retreat, she was also unable to act freely.

"Damn it, how could you make me look so pathetic? I'll remember this grudge!"

Ishtar gritted her teeth and said:

"Next time, I'm going to blast Venus right in her face!"

"Yes Yes Yes……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled obediently and nodded to Merlin while glancing at the battlefield on Merlin's side.

What's the use of just nodding? Hurry up and come help us out!

Merlin wanted to complain, but he soon realized that Jingu, who was fighting them, was now distracted and had turned his attention to the abnormally behaving Gorgon.

opportunity!

Seeing this, he seized the precious opportunity and came to Ushiwakamaru's side to cast a magic spell. The two of them turned into flower petals and disappeared from the spot.

"...Tsk."

Seeing Merlin and the others take the opportunity to retreat, Jingu frowned, but looking at Gorgon's somewhat abnormal state, he finally just spat in annoyance and rushed towards Gorgon.

Just as he said before, no matter how much the Chaldea group struggled, their destruction was only a matter of time.

Compared to a group of clowns destined to fail, the situation of the Gorgons is more worthy of attention.