Why bother with the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

Because even the "neutral monsters" that are killed after losing are dragged into the unknown darkness by the Dark Game, and there is no bloody direct killing. Although the duel battle is indeed a life-and-death struggle, there is no real death, so ordinary people have become lax about the existence of magicians and servants.

This time Gilgamesh tore off the peaceful surface again.

"How dare you! How dare you!" Gilgamesh tore up the ticket connecting to Jiang You's Noble Phantasm, scattering the stars representing his points on the ground, clearly indicating his unwillingness to continue the competition.

Medea helped Jiang You craft the tickets distributed by Tranquility. As long as you carry them, you're considered captured by Jiang You's Noble Phantasm, and your corresponding deck will be generated. Since this isn't a regular effect, shredding the tickets will render them ineffective, and Gilgamesh used this method to enter battle.

"How dare you make me, the King, appear so pathetic!" Gilgamesh couldn't accept his defeat. To lose so utterly in his very first duel with a Heroic Spirit—that a mere mortal could defeat a Heroic Spirit—made him a complete laughingstock. Even Enki in his deck didn't respond to his call; he didn't want to continue this event for another second.

"Since that's the case, let the other Servants leave the stage! Those who point fingers at me will die right here!" Because of this double defeat, many bystanders mocked Gilgamesh, and his already tense nerves finally snapped. He would hasten the manifestation of the Holy Grail and unleash the evil of this world upon humanity.

As for why Gilgamesh was not affected by the weakness from the duel failure, he had taken the elixir of immortality in the Noble Phantasm. Although he did not know why the weakness could not be eliminated, the magic power converted from the elixir was still enough for him to use the Noble Phantasm.

Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasms shot out indiscriminately around him, determined to kill everyone here.

"Master!"

Toosaka Rin instantly understood what Jason meant. As the actual manager of the Fuyuki land, she had to protect the civilians here both for humanitarian reasons and for her own benefit.

"In the name of the Command Seals, Jason, unleash your Noble Phantasm!" Another Command Seal vanished from Rin Tohsaka's hand, and the Argonauts once again streaked through the air.

The massive ship formed a barrier between ordinary people and Gilgamesh, blocking Gilgamesh's barrage of Noble Phantasms. However, even a ship constructed of Age of Gods materials couldn't maintain its form under such a bombardment, and would soon be completely shattered.

But Jason's Noble Phantasm is not limited to this.

Amidst the debris stirred up by the explosion, a huge figure broke through all obstacles and rushed towards Gilgamesh.

Hercules deflected the Noble Phantasm shot at him with his axe-sword, then swung it in a circle and smashed it towards Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh knew that he was no match for Hercules in close combat, so he leaned back and the Heavenly Chain hooked around his waist, pulling him backward.

The axe and sword directly shattered the floor within a ten-meter radius of Hercules. Without any leverage, he was immediately bound by Gilgamesh's Heavenly Chains. Then, more than ten Noble Phantasms stabbed Hercules like a hedgehog.

"The Twelfth Trial..." Hercules' Noble Phantasm had already been revealed in the duel, so Gilgamesh had to devote some of his energy to controlling Hercules. This made him a little irritated.

On the other side, the Argonaut Asclepius was treating the civilians and using magic to help them escape.

At that moment, Atalanta had already found the right angle and shot an arrow at Gilgamesh. The familiar emerald green arrow made Gilgamesh's brow jump.

"It's you again, you wildcat!" After dodging the attack from behind, Gilgamesh temporarily concentrated his firepower, unleashing dozens of Noble Phantasms at Atalanta. Although the wide-area explosion did not cause too much damage, the impact still blasted Atalanta directly out of the hall and down the stairs.

"Archer! I summon you with my Command Spell, come to my side!" Shirou Emiya finally made up his mind. He used this final stroke without hesitation, even if it meant Archer would take his life. He would try to persuade Archer to fight Gilgamesh together before he died.

Red A had also learned about the situation here from Baimao. He had already been on his way here, so he wasn't surprised at being summoned. He just glanced at Shirou Emiya before rushing towards Gilgamesh.

"Rin, that's not enough! We need more help!" Gilgamesh was currently in a vulnerable state, lacking his usual composure, and unleashed a barrage of attacks without restraint, his Noble Phantasms flowing freely. Archer also didn't have time to activate his trump card, his Reality Marble.

"I understand." Rin was ready to use the last stroke of the Command Seal. She wanted Jason to continue summoning the rest of the Argonauts.

"In the name of the Command Seal..."

"Don't even think about it!" Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm is not just a weapon. Under the cover of the Gate of Babylon, Vimana, who had been stagnant for a long time, directly sent Archer flying. Gilgamesh rushed in front of Jason and Rin Tohsaka.

"Jason, as a reward, I will address you by name here." Gilgamesh stood in mid-air, countless golden ripples spreading behind him—this was the largest volley ever launched. Gilgamesh intended to finish Jason off right here and now. "Although you were fortunate enough to win against me in the duel, you have no chance of winning in a true contest. Here—kneel before me!"

The golden light completely covered Rin Tohsaka and the other two like raindrops. No Heroic Spirit could withstand such a bombardment.

After the volley, Gilgamesh's sword blew away the smoke and wanted to assess Jason's death, but there was nothing left except the rubble created by the explosion of the Noble Phantasm.

"As expected, I didn't want you to die so easily." The young Medea appeared not far away; it was she who used magic to safely transfer the three of them.

“Medea Lily!?” Jason exclaimed in surprise, but he quickly realized something was wrong. “I…didn’t summon you.”

Chapter 114 Jiang You: Facing an EA? I can do that too!

“Very perceptive. Actually, what you summoned was me all along.” Medea Lily laughed, untying the hair tie that bound her hair, and then wiping away her makeup. “Hello, my deceased husband.”

“Medea!?” Jason’s jaw dropped, but this was not the time for him to whine about the past. “Please help me! That madman plans to kill everyone.”

Although Jason didn't know Gilgamesh's true purpose was to unleash the evil of the world upon all of Fuyuki, he wanted to see if humanity could withstand the malice he unleashed. However, Gilgamesh's humiliating behavior was no different from simply killing everyone.

"Of course I won't let him run amok here." Jiang You had prepared a model shop for Medea nearby, and she had spent the whole morning decorating it. She didn't want Gilgamesh to ruin it in his rage. "But look at the way he's fighting. Even Servants without the ability to fly can't get close to him."

After repelling Red A and Atalanta, Gilgamesh flung Heracles away with his Heavenly Chains. Freed from his hindrance, he leaped onto his Vimana, soaring hundreds of meters into the air. Even the two Archers couldn't bypass the Vimana to deliver a particularly effective blow, and even Red A's projected Noble Phantasm's Illusion Destruction would be intercepted by the Vimana.

"I can fly, that's true, but I don't want to be a target." Medea had no desire to fight Gilgamesh in the air; she knew she couldn't possibly be his match.

Red magic circuits spread in the sky, and a strangely shaped weapon was held in Gilgamesh's hand.

The Sword of Separation began to spin, and all the Heroic Spirits sensed a dangerous aura. A vast magical force oppressed the entire city.

Gilgamesh knew that if he delayed any longer, more Heroic Spirits would come to stop him. He was now in a weakened state from the duel and it would be difficult for him to gain an advantage in close combat, so he decided to directly carry out a purge. Under the attack of the Sword of Separation, few Heroic Spirits would be able to survive, and the Holy Grail would soon appear.

"No one could withstand that attack, could they?" Jason felt a profound sense of powerlessness simply from the threat emanating from the sword. There was no way to defend against it; unless Gilgamesh intervened before he could swing his sword, he couldn't imagine any chance of victory. "Are we just going to stand by and watch him launch his attack?"

“Of course not.” Medea looked in the direction of Mount Enzo, where Servants had already activated their Noble Phantasms. “So we asked for outside help.”

A shining meteor rose from Mount Enzo, then drew a silver-white arc across the sky and flew towards Gilgamesh.

"Caster, hold on tight, don't fall!" Medusa rode Pegasus through the sky, with Jiang You riding on her back. Medusa held his hand, guiding him to hug her waist.

Seeing Jiang You's slight resistance, Medusa leaned closer to him. "Don't think about it now, I don't mind."

In fact, Jiang You wanted to use his hands to brush Medusa's hair away because it hit his face at high speed.

It would take some time for the Sword of Separation to charge. As an Archer, Gilgamesh's dynamic vision was very strong, and he could clearly see the two servants on Pegasus.

"You're courting death!" Gilgamesh gave the order to Vimana, and a barrage of ancient missiles rained down on Pegasus.

"Pegasus!" Medusa used her legs to clamp down on Pegasus's abdomen in response to the attack.

Pegasus understood and quickened his sprint.

The silver-white Pegasus fought with the missiles with tail flames in the sky. After Pegasus performed a series of cobra maneuvers in the sky, he successfully approached Gilgamesh.

"It's useless! The moment you stop, you'll be blasted to pieces by Vimana's attack!" Gilgamesh and Jiang You exchanged a fleeting glance, his eyes filled with disdain. "Even if you get close to me—it's too late!"

The charge of the Sword of Separation has been completed. Now, if I swing it, most of Fuyuki City will be reduced to ashes under the Star of the Creation of Heaven and Earth.

"Atoms mix and solidify, creating the stars that weave together all things. Behold them with your death. The creation of heaven and earth—"

At that moment, Gilgamesh saw Medusa fling the Servant behind her towards him. This trajectory was exactly within the direct attack range of the Sword of Separation.

"Foolish! But as the first soul to fall under the sword of Ea, you should try your best to feel honored!"

A torrent of magic power flowed through the Sword of Separation, and in the next second, a groundbreaking blow that was powerful enough to split the space apart was about to burst out.

Then, the Servant grasped the Sword of Separation. All magical power vanished into thin air, as if the attack of the Star of Creation of Heaven and Earth Separation had never occurred.

Gilgamesh "?"

He even suspected that he had drawn the wrong weapon.

"Gilgamesh, long time no see." Jiang You smiled, tossing Ea aside and patting Gilgamesh on the shoulder. He looked at Gilgamesh with a disappointed expression, "I thought I'd see you in the finals, but I didn't expect you to be so bad. As far as I remember, you've only ever beaten random randoms. Losing to a Beast is one thing, but you haven't won a single match against any other Servant."

"And you can't even accept defeat! You want to smash up the venue and attack the audience after losing, making things very difficult for me, the organizer. Do you know how busy Bai Mao is right now?" Jiang You complained about Gilgamesh's behavior, which made the already sparsely attended event even worse. Fortunately, the Servants present reacted quickly, preventing any casualties.

"No, Ea is a top-tier Noble Phantasm, right?" Gilgamesh was somewhat lost in thought, completely unaware that Jiang You had just uttered an incredible word. His mind was filled with the fact that his prized Noble Phantasm had been easily blocked. His attack could even have inflicted significant damage on Tiamat.

But Jiang You took it easily as if nothing had happened, which was beyond his understanding.

"Hey, snap out of it!" Jiang You patted Gilgamesh on the head.

Gilgamesh finally snapped out of his daze, revealing a rather fierce look in his eyes. "You... bastard, how dare you touch my noble body!"

"Noble?" Jiang You narrowed his eyes. He had read the Fate/Zero storyline. Gilgamesh's current body couldn't be described as noble at all. "Isn't your muddy, fleshy body the most filthy?"

"How dare you!"

Jiang You interrupted Gilgamesh's angry outburst, as the duel application window was less than a minute long: "As the organizer, we naturally have to punish a player like you who doesn't follow the rules. The price... will be your soul."

Chapter 115 Gilgamesh, the Master of Card Games

"Perfect timing, since Jason beat you, I've acquired quite a few interesting cards." Jiang You added the newly acquired cards to his deck. These cards would be perfect for messing with Gilgamesh's mentality; disobedient NPCs need to be taught a lesson. "It seems these are definitely the best cards to use when fighting you!"

"What do you mean that guy beat me?" Gilgamesh didn't want to admit his defeat. "It was just good luck. As long as Enkidu responded to me, Jason, that clown, wouldn't have been able to resist. Or if I had drawn the Elixir of Immortality sooner, I would have killed him directly."

"You didn't say that when you dueled with those ordinary magicians before." Having played through one and a half scenarios, Jiang You had already discovered that when heroic spirits and magicians used card decks, they were more inclined to draw their own cards.

Just like Kotomine Kirei also had a Gilgamesh card, but he couldn't summon Gilgamesh as easily as Gilgamesh in the first round. And Enzi had never missed the first round of Gilgamesh in the Fourth War.

"I think you probably can't summon Enkidu." This black mud chuunibyou's bond is probably out of credit. Jiang You even said something that made his blood pressure soar even higher: "Judging from your current condition, even a dog has a better chance of summoning Enkidu than you do."

"Not only do you dare insult me, but you also dare to say that even a dog can be the Master of my best friend?" Gilgamesh had no idea that Jiang You was telling the truth; he only felt that this was a great insult to both himself and Enkidu. "Very well, 'mongrel' is not enough to describe you; you are simply a disgusting insect!"

"Who's the clueless worm is still up in the air!" Jiang You opened the duel space.

Jiangyou LP4000

Gilgamesh LP4000

"This king's..."

"You've already gone first enough times. As the organizer, I have unlimited power. In this battle, I'll go first!" Jiang You decisively interrupted Gilgamesh's attempt to take the initiative, aiming to completely break Gilgamesh's mentality.

"First, I Normal Summon [Hundred Faces]!"

The ponytailed figure was summoned, but she was carrying a camera. Because the Hundred Faces at the scene had been shot dead by Gilgamesh, they were temporarily shorthanded. So she took over, and happened to be able to livestream the battle in the sky.

"...In short, regarding the effect of [Hundred Appearances]," Jiang You was somewhat responsible for the current art style of Hundred Appearances, so he stopped himself from making a sarcastic remark. "Special Summon all cards with the same name from the Deck."

[Hundred Appearances] Attack Power 800*3

[Morning Glory] Attack Power 0

"Then, I cover two cards in the back row and end my turn!" Jiang You did not stack up the Mad Faiths as before, but directly deployed them in formation.

"Insects, where are your own cards?" Gilgamesh was also curious about who this Servant was who could possess a Noble Phantasm of this caliber, but Jiang You hadn't expected to summon only three low-level Servants with less than 1000 attack power at the start. "Trying to use cannon fodder as meat shields to block my [Gate of Babylon]? How naive!"

"It's my turn! Draw a card!"

"I activate [The First Heroic Epic]! I discard all my cards. I discard a total of four cards, so I will send five equipment cards to the graveyard..." With a very standard starting hand, Gilgamesh quickly summoned himself to the field and filled the back row with cards.

Gilgamesh's attack power increased from 3000 to 5000.

"This is the moment I've been waiting for! I'm opening my face-down card, a Continuous Trap Card. Servant targeted by this card cannot..." After Gilgamesh set up his starting hand, Jiang You flipped over his face-down card.

"How naive! You should have used it the moment I appeared!" Gilgamesh laughed, surprised that the user of a dueling Noble Phantasm was only capable of this much. "I need to release an equipment card, Destroy... Why can't I activate it!"

“What do you think?” The card was opened, and Gilgamesh’s all-too-familiar chains bound him tightly. “The name of the trap card I activated is—[Chains of Heaven]!”

"[Heaven's Chain] will not be affected by the effects of Servants below 8 stars. Gilgamesh, although you are indeed a top-level Servant, you are only a top-level Servant. You are also only 8 stars, and there is no way to break through the blockade of [Heaven's Chain]!"