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Osmandis is similar.

Although he doesn't have the same level of fame as Gilgamesh, don't forget where you are!

This is Egypt!

With the added advantage of being from the local area, who could be stronger than this man?

The three were originally of the same rank; two had local fame as a bonus, while one had none...

The difference in strength becomes immediately apparent.

Then--

With perfect coordination, the three of them stopped at the same time.

Gilgamesh didn't want to really hurt his friend, and for Osmandis, Enkidu was now on his side.

As for Enkidu... since both of them have stopped, there's no need for him to continue...

"It seems... there's no need to continue the battle. Very well—let's use my Ea to open this battle! The Star of the Beginning of Heaven and Earth!"

"Perfect, let me show you my glory—the Dendera Giant Electric Ball!"

"Then... I'll try again."

Enkidu smiled, and the earth began to cry once more—Son of man, bind yourself to the gods!

The collision of three extraordinary Noble Phantasms left a massive crater in the desert.

The only thing in this crater... is that perfectly intact temple!

And in the temple, he realized something: that a hero who could rival him had emerged in this Holy Grail War!

......

And—at this very moment.

A young girl descended upon this land.

"A battle has already begun?" The girl said, looking at the lingering effects of the battle in the distance. "Now there's a clear location... It really is that temple. Let's go take a look!"

The girl who descended as a Ruler... no, the saintess, held a staff in her hand and gazed at the distant pyramid radiating sunlight. She silently made a decision.

I don't know why... but I always get the feeling that she's about to throw her staff out at any moment!

Chapter 221 Shining Gets Serious

"It's so...beautiful."

Under the cover of night, DIO gazed at the radiant glow of the distant battle and said, "Such power is truly beautiful... Louis, don't you think so?"

"So... what should we do?" DIO's Master, Louis Schmidt, sighed and said, "Do you have that kind of power?"

“No, it’s useless.” DIO admitted it directly, then laughed, “But—I’m talking about now! It’s true that I don’t have that power right now, but… just now! There are three days left, Louis… in three days it will be that time, and then I will end this war!”

“Three days…” Louis Schmidt still didn’t understand.

What is it that this person keeps thinking about?

What will happen in three days?

but...

"DIO...you're really not the same person as that Ottomandis?"

"Oh? What do you mean?"

“Look, your voices sound exactly the same…and you’re both in Egypt, and both are Riders…” Louis Schmidt said, watching DIO’s expression to see if there was any change in his demeanor…

“No, it has nothing to do with it.” DIO said, frowning slightly.

......

"Yo, Master." Mordred, covered in blood, walked over after putting away his armor and helmet.

"It's all blood... How is it?" asked the necromancer dressed in black and wearing black sunglasses.

“I ran away,” Mordred said with a laugh. “That guy… he was a monster. I couldn’t think of any way to kill him, so I ran away.”

"A monster?" Necromancer Shishikage Kairi asked, somewhat puzzled. "What's going on?"

"To put it simply... I chopped off his head three times, pierced his heart twice, and vaporized his entire body once with my Noble Phantasm... and he's still alive, really..."

Mordred touched her head as she spoke; a bullet had pierced her helmet earlier, leaving a bloody gash on her forehead.

So she ran away.

Anyway, there's no hope of victory if we continue fighting.

On the other hand, although the Servant fighting her only had occasional opportunities to hurt her... she simply couldn't find a way to kill him. If things continued like this, it was already obvious who would lose.

"He won't die?" Shizi Jieli asked with some doubt. "Destroying his spirit core should be enough, right?"

“That’s true…” Mordred sighed, “But that guy just stood there and let me hit him. I don’t even know where his spirit core is. He was hit head-on by my Noble Phantasm and seemed to be dead, but he revived after a while… I don’t know what to do. I’ve never seen a monster like that before.”

"Hmm? Could it be like the Twelve Trials of Hercules? The kind that requires killing twelve people?"

"I don't know. Anyway, I ran away." Mordred said, wiping the blood from her forehead. Only this blood was hers; the rest was the blood of the Servant she had fought.

"That guy doesn't seem like someone who needs to be killed a certain number of times... something feels off..."

“I see…” Shiki Jie Li thought for a moment, “In any case, let’s leave this matter to that queen.”

......

"roar----!!"

"I see. So this is your Berserker?" Barthez nodded, looking at the Berserker summoned by Mavis. "He looks like an ancient Chinese warrior. What's his name?"

"Lü Bu...that's his name."

Barthez was slightly surprised: "Oh... thank goodness, thank goodness it was Berserker... let him go and probe the Dead Apostles' side. Now we can confirm with the Church that Gilgamesh was summoned, so what about the Dead Apostles? They should have one or two Servants there too, right? Let Berserker probe them, Archer provide support!"

“I understand.” Mavis nodded, then said to Berserker, “Did you hear that? Go and probe the Dead Apostle Servants. If you can, it doesn’t matter if you kill them.”

"Roar————!! (I'll kill you when I get back after taking down those guys!)" Berserker roared as he charged out.

“Then, I’ll be in charge of providing support, right?” Archer walked out with a smile.

“That’s right. Dead Apostles are all arrogant people. To be able to gather so many Dead Apostles, and even some high-ranking Dead Apostles together... there must be something extraordinary among those Dead Apostles. Find them and kill them. That’s your mission.”

“Oh, I see.” Archer nodded and transformed into spirit form. “Then, I’ll follow.”

“Then… let’s go check on Rider…” Barthemello said with a slight sigh of relief.

"Saber has returned, supposedly after encountering an immortal monster. Then there's Assassin and Caster..."

“Saber’s orders are to keep her on standby for now. As for Assassin and Caster… well, whatever.” Bartholomew waved his hand. “Bring that Lyad and his Servant along. They’re coming with me to see Rider.”

She paid no attention to Assassin and Caster.

Because... not only because they were Servants she couldn't even defeat, but also because... the Masters of those two Heroic Spirits were not from her faction.

The other Masters are either under her command or Masters related to her.

But those two are different.

One is a democratic Master, the other a neutral Master...

Since they're unresponsive, there's no need to use them. Anyway... this configuration is sufficient for now.

Saber Mordred, Lancer Enkidu, and...Arhcer Arash.

These three knights are all top-tier.

Then there was the Pharaoh King, Rider, who rivaled that Hero King.

And Lu Bu, a general from the Three Kingdoms period known for his bravery and martial prowess.

Now, we've drawn the best cards!

......

"How do you feel, Gilgamesh?" Kirei Kotomine asked Gilgamesh as he returned. He was Gilgamesh's Master and the person in charge, while the others were mainly responsible for the battle.

Instead of anything else.

"Didn't you notice?" Gilgamesh said with a smile. "I'm in a very good mood."

"Meeting an old friend? Or is it that Rider..."

“Both.” Gilgamesh sat down in his seat, looking quite pleased with himself, and said, “I truly never expected to meet Enkidu in this era, and... that King of the Sun is indeed quite remarkable, worthy of my drawing Ea.”

"So, can we win?"

"...Kirei, you're getting more and more audacious. Me, losing? Sure, generally speaking, that's possible, but things are different now... I'm serious now!"

Chapter 222 The First Night That Wasn't Over

"Are you getting serious now..." Kirei Kotomine paused for two seconds before saying, "There's one more thing I haven't told you. During your battle with Lancer and Rider, our side also summoned a second Servant."

"Oh...so who is it?"

"Servant, Saber... real name Siegfried." As he spoke, the dragon-slaying knight named Siegfried stepped forward.

The next moment, he drew his sword—

He charged towards the dozens of Noble Phantasms that were being fired at him!

Boom boom boom————

"What's wrong?"

The Proxy rushed over and saw that the halo behind Gilgamesh was gradually disappearing, and Siegfried, holding his sword, was surrounded by what looked like cannonballs.

"You have passed the test, you bastard. Be grateful, for you will have the honor of fighting alongside me!"

"What do you mean?" Siegfried asked, sheathing his sword.

"Didn't I say this before?" Gilgamesh closed his Gate of Babylon and said, "I'm going to be serious about this Holy Grail War. Enkidu is on the other side, and I can't afford to be careless against him."