Free Web NovelChapter 728: Chapter 5: A King’s Treatment
In a daze.
It’s the world turned upside down.
A sudden tumultuous noise emerged, and directly elevated the volume to an astonishing level, as if it took on a tangible form.
The chaotic sound waves surged in, finally awakening Makoto Sakura as if from a dream. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
"This... this is..."
It took a lot for the purple-haired girl to snap out of the shock of Makoto Zouken being so decisively killed, and she felt as if she were dreaming, filled with disbelief and a strong sense of unreality. Only then did she realize she was no longer in the previous yard.
But rather, she stood on a grand plaza—
Surrounded by a sea of people in a clamor, everywhere filled with a cacophony of noises, many people flushed red, raising their fists and shouting something.
In the center of the square, there was a tall execution platform, upon which stood a wooden frame several meters high, with a trapezoidal blade and slanted blade-like heavy axe, seemingly exuding the terrifying atmosphere of that turbulent era, a feeling that made one shiver.
The purple-haired girl was naturally not unfamiliar with this. Mentioning the French Revolution, the July Monarchy, the misty coup, the Declaration of Human Rights, and so on, people might not remember them clearly, but things like the gallows were undeniably unforgettable, becoming an intuitive symbol.
The gallows stood tall in the square...
The crowd cheered and rejoiced beneath the gallows...
Witnessing this uncanny scene, the purple-haired girl subconsciously felt as if she had returned to the historical Paris Place de la Concorde, faintly smelling a hint of blood. This was the condensation of a bloody history.
"A mere bastard dares play tricks on the king..."
Faced with such a king’s game, the golden Servant was naturally enraged, gritting his teeth while his tone grew icy. He was indeed impulsive, returning two days early. Before even arriving at Fuyuki City, he sensed the situation and hurried over, only to find Yanfeng Church in shambles.
The priest was dead beyond dead.
Under such immense power, parts remained unrecognizable as human, a blatant provocation, like killing someone and hanging their head as a display.
Furthermore, the church’s underground chamber was uncovered...
Gilgamesh’s sustenance for a decade, the imprisoned human batteries in the underground chamber, were erased without a trace...
—These were the focal points of his wrath.
Honestly speaking, Gilgamesh had no sentiment towards Kirei Kotomine. If it were only Kotomine’s death, he wouldn’t care much. What truly enraged him was the unexpected invasion of his territory, the invaders brazenly killing, destroying his human batteries.
Unwarranted territory intrusion, unauthorized property damage, such provocative antics...
For a self-regarding absolute ruler, a madman considering himself the ultimate monarch of this world, this was intolerable, like a slap to his face! Thus, finding the invader’s unhidden tracks, he pursued them furiously.
This despicable clown, the king must kill him! To vent the heart’s hatred!!
With such furious thoughts, Gilgamesh chased to the Makoto Family, just in time to confront the opponent, believing it was a cat-and-mouse cruel punishment moment to unleash his displeasure and anger. Yet, unexpectedly, the opponent remained fearless, seemingly assured.
Even setting up a gallows under the pretense of a "king’s game"...
How could this not make Gilgamesh more furious, resembling rage-driven insanity!!
At that moment, the golden Servant’s crimson eyes burned with an uncontrollable fury. He fixed his gaze on the calm young man standing upon the gallows opposite him, gritting his teeth and said:
"I will definitely tear you to pieces!!"
As the words fell, ripples and waves emerged in the surrounding void, and in an instant, the flame-like bizarre aura ascended, causing the sky to shine with a brilliant gleam from numerous treasures appearing in the empty sky.
Next moment, the treasure group launched, whistling and falling!
Like a storm of annihilation, amidst the incessant thunderous roar, it crashed onto the execution platform, causing a stunning explosion and impact as immense magic power rolled and burst forth!
Not actually looking at the result, knowing that relying solely on the destructive power of treasures to shake the foundation of an Artificial Otherworld was unrealistic. Therefore, after launching a wave of treasures for suppression, Gilgamesh immediately drew out a golden key.
With a ferocious grin, he used the key in hand to open the treasure vault in the void. He intended to utterly shatter the dignity of this bastard, to annihilate the Innate Barrier along with the opponent!!
So-called Innate Barrier, mimicking the Elf’s ability, is a Subspecies Magic of "Fantasy Manifestation."
The magic that manifests one’s inner imagery, rewriting reality with the "inner imagery" of the technician, shaping the imaginary world of the caster, creating a barrier that corrodes the real world. The manifestation of the inner imagery, in other words, the innate barrier replaces oneself with the world without altering boundaries.
At this moment, the size of oneself and the world will be replaced, and the world is completely enclosed in a small container. This small world is the World Egg, which has also become the name of the theory.
In that case, just tear the world apart with the most ferocious power, let this clown feel the disparity between him and this king, feel what despair truly is...
With such thoughts, Gilgamesh smiled with satisfaction and arrogance: "Unlock the door of the treasure vault, at the time of judgment, use my Deviation Sword to tear the world apart—Clown, let me show you the artifacts from the planet that was hell before the creation of heaven and earth!!"
Announcing proudly, he raised his arm high over his head.
Or rather, he subconsciously tried to raise his arm high over his head, assuming he had made such a move and given such a command.
It was not until the next moment that he was shocked to find he had lost his right hand.
The right arm holding the strange long sword detached from his body, falling directly down, the cut smooth as a mirror. Blood surged like it had sensed the severity of the problem; it paused for a moment, then gushed from the cut like a fountain.
"Bring it on!!"
The calm voice finally arrived late.
At the same time, a thread of light rapidly formed in the void, directly connected to Gilgamesh’s body, who was shocked and angry, unable to react in time. The light thread tautened straight, while the other end was naturally tightly held in Gu Mo’s hand opposite.
—After the dust settled and the fire dispersed, the execution platform was, of course, intact.
—The gallows still stood tall, the audience below were still enthusiastic, eager to see the king’s game proceed.
"You...!!"
The servant clad in golden armor hadn’t snapped out from the shock of an unexpected severed arm, and in the next instant, felt an incredibly terrifying force coming from the taut light thread, instantly pulling him airborne, his entire body dragged over with terrifying speed!
His muscle strength was decent; with Archer’s rank manifestation, he had a rank of B, but only a B.
Yet on the other side? Based on Gu Mo’s current ability values reaching seventy percent of the body’s potential, it was directly above spec, far beyond what a servant’s panel should be, even with the support of a crowned spirit base, it was absolutely impossible to reach this level.
Simply speaking in terms of ability values, the panel was already off the charts. In terms of muscle strength, even without using techniques like "Magic Release" which utilize magic power to enhance physical abilities, or traits like "Monster Strength" for amplification, just a little bit of force would already be an outburst of dozens to hundreds of tons.
Facing such ferocious strength, a mere muscle strength B naturally has no chance of resistance!
Gilgamesh even felt as if he was being dragged off by a train, but unfortunately, in this scenario, he didn’t have the level of super monster power like Spider-Man to counteract, ultimately being fiercely dragged over hundreds of meters, fiercely slammed onto the execution platform.
The severe pain made him groan instinctively, and in the next moment, he felt someone grab his collar and lift him up.
"You... you scoundrel!! You..."
He opened his scarlet eyes, roaring furiously, but before he could finish, he was fiercely thrown onto the execution platform, hearing a crack, his remaining arm was swiftly handcuffed to the post of the gallows.
Gu Mo did not give him any chance to resist, would not let the opponent use the Deviation Sword, Celestial Lock, or any treasure at all. Although confident he could handle it, it would be somewhat troublesome... But why bother with such trouble, isn’t it better to swiftly eliminate the opponent?
Even with the capability to crush from all sides, there’s no need for a back-and-forth battle, nor does he respect this so-called Heroic King or wish to fulfill the other’s heroic reputation!
His head was fixed on the gallows, it took a second to comprehend his situation, and Gilgamesh instantly trembled all over, not from fear, but due to extreme anger. How dare this mongrel... dare to humiliate him like this! Such resentment!!
He couldn’t believe he had been defeated so quickly, with not even a chance to fight back, ending up like this, his anger leading him to forget himself, breaking into furious roars with eyes wide open: "You...—"
Cut short.
Only a "clack" sound was heard, the heavy axe fell, and a head rolled directly off!
"This version of you really is the most unpleasant, better to hit the road early, keep it dignified..." Gu Mo muttered softly, then grabbed the head with an angry expression frozen at the last moment, showing it to the crowd below infected by revolutionary fervor.
In an instant, cheers, applause, and shouts as if mountain-crumbling or sea-roaring came forth!
Such commotion felt as if it would shake the heavens, countless crowds cheered under the gallows, celebrating the king’s game hosting another successful event.
And immediately—
The grudges mingled within the crowd dissolved, gradually dispersing one by one...
