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Chapter 399 - Chapter 36: The Appearance of Iskander

"What did you do, you bastard!"

Everything happened in an instant. Gilgamesh Alter, who was connected to, or rather, was the will of the Black Holy Grail itself, immediately realized what had happened.

Is this even human!?

Without another word, he used twenty Command Seals.

And Command Seals are merely crystals of magic. The Holy Grail can provide countless times more magic.

But why?

That guy erupted with such terrifying power.

This pair of man and woman, at least one of them, is an abnormal existence.

One dared to use twenty Command Seals at once, and the other actually dared to awaken new power.

Lowering his arm, Takatsuki smiled at Gilgamesh Alter. In that instant, he felt Durandal's call.

Without hesitation, he directly shared his power, but it seemed he could only share one type, so Takatsuki chose his highest-level Demon Flame.

"Come on, King of Heroes…"

Cutting off communication with the other side, Takatsuki focused entirely on the enemy in front of him. Although he could support while distracted, to truly defeat the opponent, he still needed to use his full power.

"Is the weapon storage still sufficient?"

The moment Takatsuki's words fell, countless Noble Phantasms pierced through where Takatsuki had been.

And the Ea in Gilgamesh Alter's hand instantly accelerated its rotation. The intense wind pressure had no effect on him, but it caused devastating damage to the surrounding environment.

Takatsuki's figure was also forced back.

"Invisibility, trying to deceive me with such a clumsy method? It seems I've been underestimated."

Holding Ea in one hand and the Sha Naqba Imuru in the other.

Gilgamesh Alter completely controlled the situation on the battlefield.

He aimed Ea in Takatsuki's direction.

"Enuma…"

With Ea's attack range, even Takatsuki's speed couldn't completely evade it.

But at this moment, an unexpected voice suddenly pierced into the battlefield.

"Ooh-la-la-la-la!!!!"

Accompanied by the roar of thunder and crumbling walls, two divine bulls crashed through the top of the Great Cavern and plunged underground.

"Hahahaha! How could a battle that decides the future of the world be without me, Iskander!"

Iskander's booming voice, accompanied by Waver's screams, forcibly intruded into this battlefield.

The Gordius Wheel was incredibly fast. Almost the instant the wall shattered, Iskander's chariot rushed in front of Gilgamesh. Just as the two pairs of bull hooves were about to kick Gilgamesh, several silvery chains emerged from the golden gate, fiercely restraining the two divine bulls in place.

"Hmph, don't waste your effort. These are the Chains of Heaven that can restrain the Bull of Heaven."

As one of Gilgamesh's famous Noble Phantasms, the Chains of Heaven, the stronger the divinity of the restrained target, the harder and stronger the restraint.

It is a true Anti-Divine Noble Phantasm.

Dozens of golden gates appeared, firing towards Iskander and the divine bulls.

"Ha!"

Iskandar didn't hesitate, directly leaping out of the Gordius Wheel's range with his young Master in his arms.

The moment he escaped, the Gordius Wheel was pierced by several Noble Phantasms.

The two divine bulls were not so lucky, being directly skewered like beef kebabs.

"Why did you come here, Iskander?"

Looking at the somewhat disheveled Iskander who had jumped out of the chariot, Takatsuki dismissed the counterattack he had just been preparing for Ea.

"Hahahaha, I learned of your whereabouts from Saber's Master and found out what was happening here. How could an event like this be without me, Iskander!"

Iskandar looked at Gilgamesh Alter strangely: "But, why is that Gilgamesh guy so dark? And, he actually survived those injuries? As expected of the oldest king."

"Don't talk nonsense. The guy in front of you is the one from the Holy Grail who seized Gilgamesh's Spirit Origin. The real Gilgamesh has already departed."

"What! To insult a king's honor like that!?"

Iskander's eyes widened as he looked at Gilgamesh Alter opposite him.

"Iskandar, I didn't expect you to dare show up. I wasn't looking for you, but you appeared on your own. Very well, I'll take care of all of you at once."

Gilgamesh Alter held Ea level in his hand, looking at Iskandar, and the Ea in his hand began to spin.

"In that case, let this impostor witness, I…"

"Don't use your Ionian Hetairoi."

"Huh? Ah? Little brother, how did you know?"

Iskander had just begun to say something impressive when Takatsuki interrupted him: "But why?"

"That sword, it's Gilgamesh's most powerful Noble Phantasm, Enuma Elish, also known as Ea. It's an Anti-World Noble Phantasm that can destroy your Reality Marble in an instant."

Iskander's eyes widened as he watched the slowly rotating blade: "That sword!?"

"You can't defeat Gilgamesh. I really don't know why you came."

Takatsuki sighed helplessly. Gilgamesh Alter on the other side didn't make a move, as if waiting for them to finish speaking.

"Hahahaha! How can you know without trying! True conquest! Is to overcome all impossible things!"

Iskander laughed heartily and drew the long sword from his waist.

"Hey! If you want to die, don't drag me down!"

As soon as Takatsuki finished speaking, a violent storm erupted from Iskander, and in an instant, the spacious Great Cavern became extremely crowded.

"…"

Looking at the densely packed Servants filling the scene, Takatsuki was speechless.

This Conqueror talked tough, but in the end, he didn't deploy his Reality Marble.

However, although Iskander's Noble Phantasm manifests as a Reality Marble, it is not entirely a Reality Marble in essence.

Its essence is the collective will of countless warriors who fought alongside Iskander on the battlefield.

If used within that Reality Marble of endless yellow sand, it can unleash its strongest power, but it can also be used without deploying the Reality Marble.

It just can't manifest all of his generals.

Just like Emiya Shirou's true magecraft, Emiya Shirou's true magecraft is not to create swords, but to project his inner world.

Projection magecraft is just one manifestation of his Reality Marble.

This is also why Takatsuki cannot achieve Unlimited Blade Works through Projection. They are fundamentally very different.

"Hmph hahahaha! You're trying to contend with my Ea in this way!? But it's too naive!"

Indeed, it was still too naive. A true strong person cannot be defeated by numbers.

"The enemy is a bandit who stole the glory of the oldest king. This battle is not only to show our dominance to the oldest king, but also a battle to punish the villain!"

Following Iskander's command, the densely packed army in the Great Cavern let out a thunderous roar.

In an instant, the Great Cavern was filled with an uncomfortable echo.

"Trample them!"

Iskander swung his sword and led the charge towards Gilgamesh Alter.

"Foolish!"

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