Zongman: Evolution Paradise Chapter 188

“Losing five clones in one battle, it seems like a worthwhile trade for so much information.”

Liu Fu mentally simulated a battle, pitting himself against Xu Lun, who possessed numerous abilities. The result was clear: if he had encountered Xu Lun without this intelligence, Liu Fu would have suffered a tremendous loss.

“A Level 3 individual actually possesses such abilities. Which noble family or clan do they belong to?”

Liu Fu frowned. He had originally come to hunt down a player, but the encounters within a single day had been so unexpected that Liu Fu felt an inexplicable illusion of being drawn into a game of chess.

“Restricted combat mode, sealed skills, equipment, followers, storage space…”

“The opponent shows no fear of me, the pursuer, and even seems to have a helpless excitement?”

“This player is only supposed to have one Servant, yet they managed to produce three…”

As thoughts flashed through his mind, Liu Fu suddenly realized something. His originally calm expression changed, and his fingers clenched tightly together. He looked at Steve Rogers with a grim expression and asked, “Is Shirou Emiya’s Servant dead?”

Steve Rogers’ heart trembled, and his lips moved, producing a faint sound.

“That Heroic Spirit was not dead before all of my individual bodies were petrified and sealed.”

“I heard him say, ‘Don’t kill her.’”

Liu Fu stood up again, controlling his face to show no expression.

“Let’s go. We can’t stay here.”

Where did the enemy’s three Heroic Spirits come from?

It was likely that the time-stopping Heroic Spirit in Shirou Emiya’s possession had become the opponent’s property!

“In the first engagement, the Hydra Captain lost five clones and even delivered a time-stopping Heroic Spirit to you, while I only obtained this little bit of incomplete information…”

“It’s a complete disgrace, a total failure!”

“Interesting, interesting. A Level 3 has completely ignited my desire for slaughter.”

“Since that’s the case, I’ll send you a surprise according to the original plan.”

Liu Fu looked at the back of his hand. The missing command spell had already been used, and as of now, the product of its release had not yet appeared.

Steve Rogers followed Liu Fu out of the temple gate. The vast shadow of Hydra spread out beneath their feet, covering the area of Ryudou Temple.

After dealing with the traces, Steve Rogers, though reluctant to speak, still carefully asked, “Sir, do we need to make any preparations?”

“Just hide quietly for a few days.”

A smile played on Liu Fu’s lips.

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Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka requested leave from Bishop Kirei Kotomine of the Kotomine Church and began heading towards Homurahara Academy. After walking halfway, Kaguya Shinomiya, relying on the Master-Servant connection, was somewhat surprised to find that Gilgamesh was not there.

“What’s going on? Did he encounter another enemy on the way?”

Filled with surprise, and feeling her body’s magical energy constantly being drained, Kaguya Shinomiya changed direction and quickened her pace. She found traces of Gilgamesh around a dessert shop.

“He’s fighting in a special space.”

Ai Hayasaka glanced at the melted ice cream on the ground and said to Kaguya Shinomiya.

Kaguya Shinomiya took a deep breath and respectfully spoke to Gilgamesh through their link, “Your Majesty, please release the spatial restrictions and allow us, your humble subjects, to enter and admire your heroic姿…”

Before she could finish, Gilgamesh’s voice, filled with anger, responded.

“Step back, Shinomiya!”

“…What’s going on?”

Kaguya Shinomiya received the response and felt her body’s magical energy constantly being drained. Her expression changed somewhat.

She didn’t need to think about it now; with Gilgamesh’s personality, he must have encountered a powerful enemy, one that had him at a disadvantage.

And indeed, as Gilgamesh responded to Kaguya Shinomiya, the Gáe Bolg once again pierced through space, rocketing towards Gilgamesh’s forehead. Synchronized with it was Scáthach’s calm voice.

“Is your Master contacting you?”

“If you need to, we can temporarily stop and give you some time to converse.”

Although Scáthach had no intention of provoking him, such words in such a situation were incredibly grating to Gilgamesh’s ears.

Leave time for conversation?

You might as well just say you’re giving me a chance to say my last words!

Facing the incoming Gáe Bolg, Gilgamesh’s figure flickered. The missing portion of the amulet he wore around his neck, which was used to increase his evasion rate, also grew larger, reaching its maximum capacity after this attack.

“Don’t be ridiculous, Scáthach!”

Gilgamesh angrily took off the now useless amulet and threw it in Scáthach’s direction.

This amulet was also a Noble Phantasm. When worn, it could greatly enhance evasion ability and prevent all attacks below D-rank from hitting. Each evasion would enlarge a gap on the amulet, and when the gap reached the size of the sun, its evasion effect would cease.

When it could no longer evade, the amulet’s own power would reach its maximum, unleashing a fierce attack like the sun.

The amulet Gilgamesh threw suddenly transformed into an unbearable ball of light in mid-air, rushing towards Scáthach like a blazing sun.

At the same time, Gilgamesh’s Ea once again slashed out. A normal slash almost tore open the space, its regular power no less than most Noble Phantasm releases.

But Scáthach merely retrieved her Gáe Bolg. Beneath her calm eyes, a passion for battle was hidden. Primordial Runes formed an invincible protection around Scáthach. A beam of light formed at the tip of her spear, and two thrusts dispersed Gilgamesh’s offensive.

Seeing this, Gilgamesh’s expression grew even more unsightly. No matter how many Noble Phantasms he had, he found it difficult to harm Scáthach’s main body. And she, as if toying with him, never released her own Noble Phantasm, merely resolving all of Gilgamesh’s attacks.

Normally, Gilgamesh would have similarly adopted a playful attitude, releasing different Noble Phantasms one by one to enjoy Scáthach’s “performance” in response.

But this time, Gilgamesh knew he had already used his full power!

When he heard Scáthach arrive in this Holy Grail War stepping on the existence of Enkidu, using his unmeet friend to provoke him like this, Gilgamesh immediately became serious, serious enough to want to kill Scáthach, resurrect her, and then kill her again!

And now, Gilgamesh still hadn’t washed away this shame. Instead, he was like a clown, constantly doubling this humiliation!

“This is… this is utterly shameful!”

Gilgamesh wished he could completely unleash Ea and deliver a planet-destroying attack to this world.

“It’s truly a pity that I am a Heroic Spirit. I possess a special attack against gods, so I cannot truly fight you head-on.”

“However, that’s how the Holy Grail War is. I presume the King of Heroes was already prepared for his departure before appearing in this world.”

“Therefore, after this spear, I will first claim glory for my Master.”

Scáthach spoke softly, her Gáe Bolg once again aimed at Gilgamesh.