That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

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In the forest outside Tulifas, Enkidu crouched down and touched the earth, feeling the ancient rhythm coming from afar. A look of astonishment and confusion appeared on his handsome face: "The earth is afraid."

Something must have happened.

Enkidu closed his eyes, maximizing his sensory abilities, merging with the earth and radiating outwards in all directions, eventually finding the destroyed land.

Why did this happen...?

Tears streamed down his face as Enkidu felt a deep sorrow for that dead land and the despair of the plants and animals that once lived there.

All the vitality of the earth has been plundered, concepts have collapsed, and that land will likely become a desert without life forever.

Enkidu had witnessed this scene countless times in his life: forests destroyed, the earth cracked, and humans lost their homes and food, starving to death due to famine.

Enki, who witnessed everything, was powerless to do anything; he was merely a weapon of the gods.

After enduring and yielding time and again, Enkidu finally broke free from the gods' control when he saw a mother collapse from hunger in front of her child. He was then used as a weapon by the world and by all of humanity to fight against the strongest divine beast—the Bull of Heaven.

Unpleasant memories are awakened, followed by an uncontrollable rage.

Enkidu trembled, a faint red light flickering in his emerald eyes, and he growled menacingly, "That arrogant goddess actually dared to do it!"

"Doesn't she understand? Humanity has long since severed its ties with the gods and tied itself to a new god! (Alaya-vijnana)"

"They actually dared to dream of summoning Gugalana again and restoring Inanna's power..."

"Unforgivable!"

"You, who still cling to the idea that gods control humanity, are nothing but an evil god! I thought I had made some progress through the demotion summoning, but I was wrong."

"Even if you disobey your Master's orders, I will eliminate you today!"

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Hidden in a beautiful courtyard in the forest, a young, silver-haired priest looked up at the sky and saw clouds being pulled by an unknown force, moving rapidly to reveal a dazzling starry sky.

Kotomine Shiro smiled calmly: "It's been a long time since I've seen such a beautiful night sky."

"That's because all the obstructions were blown away. Without the protection of the barrier, the garden wouldn't be so peaceful. Speaking of which, that goddess actually managed to summon the Bull of Heaven. She's really not to be underestimated," a black-haired female servant in a black dress remarked from the side.

If Hall were here, he would recognize her as the Red Team's Assassin, Semiramis, the Assyrian Empress.

"This is why I provided the relics to summon her and offered support. The weapons created by the gods in the past and the Servants of the Black Faction have to face the power that created the world. Everything has begun, and everything is irreversible. Let us set off as well."

Semiramis asked with concern, "Are you ready, Master?"

Kotomine Shiro calmly gazed at his servant, his gentle smile brimming with absolute confidence: "Of course, 60 years of preparation have led to this day. We will not allow a second outcome. Having witnessed a power that is absolutely unmatched, the magicians of Yggdrasilia should now make their decision."

Semiramis stepped into the center of the courtyard, lifted her skirt with both hands, and gracefully bowed to her Master: "Then, Master, please join me in dancing at tonight's banquet."

"Hanging Gardens of Babylon!"

Rumble~

The courtyard trembled slightly, and half of the forest land slowly floated up, revealing its original fortress-like appearance.

The courtyard is lush and green, with neatly arranged marble-carved buildings and stone pillars, entwined with vines. Upon closer inspection, one can see that the plants and water in the courtyard grow from bottom to top, all due to its "inverted" concept.

The Assyrian queen had nothing to do with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. She used the faith of a large number of misunderstanding people to establish it as a Noble Phantasm, hence the name "Vanity".

Chapter 191 The Beginning of Heaven and Earth

Howl and Saber arrived at the main hall of Yggdrasilia Castle. The atmosphere inside was solemn, and every Master or Servant had an extremely grave expression. Even a mediocre magician could sense the terrifying aura brewing in the distance.

Even just a few days ago, the aura emanating from the True Name of the Divergent Sword was not this powerful and terrifying.

“You’ve arrived.” Young Gil, seated on his throne, nodded to Hall and placed his hands on the armrests solemnly. “I’m sorry, magician, but tonight I’m afraid I’ll need to rely on your power.”

"What happened?" Hall asked, feigning ignorance.

Young Gil's cute little face was clouded with gloom as he said dejectedly, "It has been confirmed that the Red Team's Archer, namely the Venus goddess Ishtar, has summoned the strongest divine beast that ravaged the Age of Gods, Gugalana."

"If it weren't for a Holy Grail-level consecration, it shouldn't be possible to summon that thing, right?" Hall asked, voicing a question that had been nagging at him for a long time; he had been pondering this question ever since he returned that morning.

Young Gil nodded: "Generally speaking, that is true, but the Bull of Heaven itself has the concept of creation. Its appearance will change the laws around it, returning them to the age of gods. Ishtar, as the master of the Bull of Heaven, will also benefit from it and regain the power of the gods. As long as the Bull of Heaven is summoned, there is no need to worry about the supply of magic power."

Hall crossed his arms and asked solemnly, "King of Heroes, in the myths and legends, it was you and Enkidu who joined forces to eliminate the Bull of Heaven, right?"

Young Gil said helplessly, "That's because of the elemental counter. Enkidu's ability just happens to counter the Bull of the Sky. It's impossible for me to eliminate it on my own. Fortunately, it's still some time away from fully materializing. Gugalana is currently just a conceptual existence, shaping its body by absorbing the life force of the earth."

Rider Astolfo raised his hand to attract everyone's attention. He was not as lively and cute as usual. He said with a weak smile, "Your Majesty, what should we do? I just rode my eagle to check the situation. There is no way we can win against such a being. It is no longer a divine beast, but a natural disaster! Countless bolts of lightning, each with the power to shatter a Servant's spirit origin."

Young Gil looked around at everyone and pondered, "Rider and Assassin are useless in the current situation, and Lancer cannot leave the Underworld. The only ones who can be used for combat are you, the magician, and Saber."

Neither Astolfo nor Li Shuwen denied that they might be considered first-rate Servants, and that even if they used their Noble Phantasms against a calamity-level divine beast, it would be difficult to cause any damage.

Hall pondered for a moment and asked, "King of Heroes, even your treasures can't provide a solution?"

"In my previous life, I alone could not have stood against it. With the development of humanity, the treasures in the royal treasury have become so numerous that I cannot count them all. Therefore, I cannot give a definite answer, but can only try. The Bull of Heaven has not yet fully formed, which is the perfect opportunity to defeat it."

"Let's give it a try then," Hall nodded in agreement.

Young Gil's face lit up with a smile, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Without further ado, Danic, I'll leave the position to you to guard."

Before the throne, Darnic, the patriarch of the Yggdrasilnia clan, placed his right hand on his chest and bowed respectfully: "Understood. Please bring us victory, Your Majesty."

Outside the main hall, Young Gilles called out in a low voice, "Come out, Vimana."

The enormous gates of Babylon appeared, and a golden ark, with emerald wings, slowly emerged from a golden vortex, exuding magnificence and elegance.

The Vimana, the "Shining Ship," is a flying machine described in the two great ancient Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. It can fly regardless of the laws of physics and was once shot down by Iskandar, the conqueror king, in the world of Fate/Zero, which Hoh experienced.

"Come on up," Young Gil called out as he jumped up.

Once Hall and Saber boarded Vimana, the emerald-crafted mechanical wings on either side unfolded, and the engine below could be seen operating through glass embedded in the ground at the center of the ark, with mercury continuously flowing into the core device.

shuh~

Vimana rose rapidly from its spot, and the next second it caused a violent air shock and shot out, its speed no less than that of Ishtar's Sky Boat Maana.

Besides the Vimana, Hall remembered that Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon contained a faster-than-light warship.

"If we use the ability of [Knights Don't Die Bare Hands], we might be able to turn this thing into our own Noble Phantasm."

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In a collapsing world, hurricanes raged, and a layer of the earth was swept away.

The sky was filled with boundless dark clouds, forming a massive vortex with thunder rumbling around it. Its center was unfathomably deep, like the gates to hell that had been opened.

A white figure appeared on the ground, and Ishtar, looking up at the sky, shouted, "Ishtar, what are you doing!"

The hurricane billowed his white robe, exposing his bare feet, and his green eyes revealed a quiet rage.

Ishtar descended in her Sky Bow, Maana, and looked at Enkidu with a cold smile: "Don't you understand now? Of course, it's about reclaiming your own power."

Ishtar's appearance has undergone a dramatic change. She now wears more clothing and magnificent armor, her slender waist and arms are adorned with bright red patterns, and her golden eyes are devoid of emotion, exuding an awe-inspiring majesty.

She is gradually regaining Inanna's divinity and power as the supreme deity.

Enkidu said in a deep voice, "I'm asking you why you did this."

"As long as Gugalana returns to my side, I will regain my true power, and then I will take care of everything, whether it's the Holy Grail or you, you piece of junk."

Enkidu scoffed, "Although I've known for a long time that you're arrogant and never think before you act, what you're doing now has exceeded my tolerance limit."

"How dare you say that? A mere weapon made by the gods has defied them, and there is no longer any god within you."

"It doesn't matter. I'm just a weapon system. I can be used as a weapon. God's protection is too much of a luxury for me."

"Is that really the case? You claim to be a weapon, yet you still come to attack me, a fellow Red Team Servant. Did you get your Master's permission for your actions?"

"That's because I can think, while you never know how to be discreet in your actions. It's practically an arrogant display of your belief that everything in the world belongs to you." Enkidu retorted without hesitation, his magic flowing into the earth beneath his feet, spring buds blooming, and hundreds of weapons emerging from the ground.

"Are you serious this time? I've regained some of my strength, and now I'll take care of you two pieces of junk!" Golden light condensed into an arrow in Ishtar's hand, which she then used to fire the Heavenly Bow beside her, aiming it at Enkidu on the ground. The massive bowstring was drawn back.

Enkidu spread his hands and chanted the name of his Noble Phantasm: "Now is the time to sing out the splendor and scars etched upon the stars."

—Age of Babylon! (The Wisdom of the People)

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The weapons generated by the earth collided with countless arrows falling from the sky, transforming into beams of light. As if the world had just begun, under the dazzling light, both the sky and the earth were swept into the chaotic rules.

An ordinary Servant would probably be eliminated if hit by a stray bullet here.

Chapter 192 Uruk Photo Album Reunion

The Radiant Ship flew silently through the night sky, its hull enveloped by the Wind King's Barrier, breaking through the surging torrents of wind ahead.

"It's like the end of the world." Hall stood on the side of the ark, looking down at the earth and sighed sincerely. The gale had engulfed everything, the earth was cracking, sand and dust were everywhere, and countless rocks and trees were being swept into the air, just like a flood, only a category 12 typhoon instead of a flood.

This is still a supernatural disaster that can be directly felt even before getting close to Gugalana—the Bull of Heaven.

The Radiant Ship sailed against the current and finally caught a glimpse of the legendary strongest divine beast. In the distance, the gloomy sky revealed countless bolts of lightning moving through the clouds, converging into a massive black vortex, like a thunderstorm cloud exceeding natural limits.

Hall's Mystic Eyes stared at the terrifying energy contained within the thundercloud. Each bolt of lightning possessed the power to shatter a Servant's Spirit Origin. If all the energy of the thundercloud were unleashed in one go, its power would be enough to evaporate a city.

Tens of kilometers? No, the scale is far beyond that. Just by visual estimation, the volume of the thunderstorm clouds can be measured to be at least two hundred kilometers, and these thunderstorm clouds are part of the body of the Bull of the Sky.

"Magician, the defense is up to you."

On his throne, the Hero King Gilgamesh spoke calmly. He had regained his youthful appearance, with half of his body exposed, red divine markings tattooed on his waist, and his golden bangs hanging down. He looked even younger than the chuunibyou king from Fate/Zero, somewhere between a boy and a young man.

"Hero King, can't you just finish it off with your Ea sword in one go?" Hall asked in a subtle tone.

Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, closed his crimson eyes and gently shook his head: "Gugalan is an existence on the same level as Ea. The Hell Star that Ea unleashes is the most suitable environment for its existence. It cannot be affected conceptually unless one can directly strike its spiritual core."

"So how do you plan to destroy the Bull of Heaven?"

"Hmph." The King of Heroes snorted confidently.

"?"

The Hero King replied matter-of-factly, "I don't know."

Hall stared silently at Gilgamesh, trying to make sure he wasn't joking.

"Ok?"

Sensing Hall's gaze, Gilgamesh struck a pose and proudly declared, "Magician, have you finally realized that appreciating me is the highest form of entertainment in the world? I grant you permission to gaze upon this beauty, which no one in this world can surpass, until the stars fade, and to recount it to your descendants!"

Which era's Hero King was this guy from? Before his encounter with Enkidu? After his encounter? Before searching for the elixir of immortality? After searching for the elixir of immortality?