"No! Tiamat's climbing out of the Underworld!"
Dr. Roman in Chaldea urged, "We have to strike now!"
Although the Lahmu were held back by King Hassan, Tiamat herself was the most troublesome existence.
"Watch me!!"
Ereshkigal took a deep breath, preparing to use her Noble Phantasm to stop Tiamat from leaving the Underworld.
But just as she was about to make her move, someone else acted faster.
Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang—!!!
Countless Noble Phantasms rained down from above, all pouring onto Tiamat, halting her advance.
"Aaaaaaaa!!!"
Tiamat was driven back; she could no longer climb upward, for far too many Noble Phantasms were falling from above.
At this familiar sight, Ereshkigal showed a look of shock.
Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash thought of something and looked up to see a familiar figure standing there, countless golden ripples spreading out behind him.
The Noble Phantasms that had just struck Tiamat had been fired from those golden ripples.
"Why are you all so sluggish?"
Gilgamesh said with a smile, "Allow this king to lend a hand. Servant, Archer—king of heroes, Gilgamesh.
It's far too noisy here, so I came to help."
Type-Moon/Fate World.
"Hahahahahahahaha!!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!"
Gilgamesh let out unstoppable, wild laughter—he had appeared! Finally! He had returned!!!
This time it wasn't the elderly version, but the 'young' Gilgamesh.
Fantastic—this feeling was absolutely fantastic!!!
"..."
Toosaka Rin and Emiya Shirou watched the laughing Gilgamesh in speechless silence.
Still, they could hardly object; ever since earlier, Gilgamesh had kept saying, "I"m about to appear.
Now he really had appeared—though his entrance looked a bit different from what he'd described.
But at least he was here.
"Look well," Gilgamesh now told Toosaka Rin and Emiya Shirou, proud. "Gaze upon this king's battle prowess, engrave this sight as your most treasured memory!!"
Toosaka Rin and Emiya Shirou were at a loss for words, unsure how to retort.
Honestly, when they first saw 'King Gilgamesh' appear, they had been thrilled.
Yet the moment this Gilgamesh's laughter rang out, their excitement suddenly cooled.
Inside the video.
"Your Majesty!!!" Fujimaru Ritsuka exclaimed excitedly.
"But your appearance..." Mash wore a puzzled expression.
Inside Chaldea.
"Gilgamesh?!" Dr. Roman also looked shocked. "No—a Servant?!"
"Could he have reached here alone?" Even Da Vinci was momentarily speechless.
As they spoke, under Gilgamesh's assault Tiamat plummeted back into the Underworld once more.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"
Perhaps because Gilgamesh had knocked her down, Tiamat roared, firing terrifying lasers from her eyes that shattered part of Gilgamesh's foothold and the golden ripples.
"Don't lower your guard," Merlin called out as he leapt up. "Keep your eyes on Tiamat!"
While Merlin spoke, Ereshkigal and Ishtar descended as well.
Gilgamesh remained motionless above; the golden ripples beside him had ceased firing Noble Phantasms.
For now, only King Hassan's whereabouts were unknown.
The group gathered again, but the Tiamat Goddess ahead seemed to realize she could not leave; she halted, a gleam flashing through her violet eyes.
"Boom—!!!"
Centered on Tiamat, a black-and-white bounded field rapidly expanded outward.
"Impossible!!!" Merlin lost his composure on the spot.
"Wait!!!" Dr. Roman frantically operated the controls, exclaiming in shock, "This reading—this reaction—!!!"
"How could..."
Even the usually calm Da Vinci was incredulous. "An Innate Territory?!"
"No... this is the birth of a new world," Merlin said, cold sweat on his brow, eyes fixed on Tiamat. "Nega Genesis."
"Boom—!!!"
Nega Genesis spread outward from Tiamat; any stray Lahmu caught within turned to black particles and vanished.
The viewers were stunned—those Lahmu who had fought Ishtar to a standstill, even held the advantage, were erased just like that?!
From Merlin's reaction and Chaldea's response, it was obvious.
This Nega Genesis was terrifying—utterly, extraordinarily terrifying!!!!
Was it some kind of ultimate attack?
As everyone pondered, Ereshkigal—who had been 'providing the moe factor'—finally acted.
Ereshkigal swung her weapon.
"Heaven has the endless sea! Earth holds the prison!"
"My heel is the fury of the underworld!"
"Boom—!!!"
Blinding light illuminated half the Underworld as crimson flames erupted from the ground, temporarily halting the advance of Nega Genesis.
"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!" Tiamat let out an incomprehensible cry.
"Appear! Febrilis Thermae!"
Boom—!!!
Anti-Creation surged outward again, nearly washing away the crimson flames.
In that instant, Ereshkigal slammed her weapon into the ground and shouted, "Mountain Range That Grasps the Netherworld's Forge!!!"
Bzzzz—!!!
Countless stones rose from the earth, imprisoning Tiamat and halting the spread of Anti-Creation.
"It stopped?!" Mash looked stunned.
"She sealed the Beast (Beast II)." Fujimaru Ritsuka exclaimed, eyes shining at Ereshkigal. "Ereshkigal, you're amazing!!!"
Ereshkigal gave a weak nod, forcing a smile for Fujimaru.
"You materialized the temple Nergal granted you. A fine last resort, but…" Gilgamesh left the sentence unfinished.
Ereshkigal picked it up, nodding. "Reluctant as I am, this will only buy time; that space will keep gnawing at the Underworld."
Everyone gasped—such a Noble Phantasm could do no more than stall for moments?!
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