Chapter 753: Return

Splat!

A pale blue energy spike burst out from the King of Heroes' chest. The appearance of the energy spike was very similar to a Shadow Thorn, only it was closer to being solid than a Shadow Thorn.

After the first energy spike burst out from the King of Heroes' body, it seemed to trigger a chain reaction. Energy spikes burst out one after another from the King of Heroes' chest, abdomen, and even his head.

In less than two seconds, the King of Heroes turned into a "hedgehog," and his body collapsed to the ground, out of control.

Su Xiao, covered in blood, stood up, pulled out the Checking Zhan Long Shan from the side, and sheathed it. He walked toward the King of Heroes, leaving a bloody footprint with every step.

If it were a one-on-one duel in peak condition, Su Xiao would not be the King of Heroes' opponent. Su Xiao had discovered this point after his first encounter with the King of Heroes.

Precisely because of this, he tried his best to avoid fighting the King of Heroes in peak condition. Knowing he couldn't win and still choosing to duel the opponent—that wasn't bravery, it was stupidity.

Since he couldn't strengthen himself in a short time, he had to weaken his opponent. After Su Xiao successfully assassinated Kirei Kotomine, he successfully weakened the King of Heroes.

What followed was a matter of luck, seeing if the King of Heroes would appear. If the opponent didn't appear, Su Xiao would take the initiative to attack. If he really couldn't find him, Su Xiao wouldn't force it.

The weakened King of Heroes was still not easy to deal with. The power of Ea was plain for all to see. If it weren't for the armor formed by the Counter Shields, Su Xiao would have already been shredded by that red sword wind. And this was the power displayed when the King of Heroes had no subsequent mana supply.

"This King, actually..."

The King of Heroes' vision began to blur. The last scene he saw was Su Xiao walking in front of him, a hand with rising blue smoke reaching toward him.

The blue smoke produced by the Devouring Core wrapped around the King of Heroes. Not long after, the Conqueror King became nutrients for the Blade of the Demon ability.

【You have killed the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh.】

【The King of Heroes, Gilgamesh, was one of the seven Heroic Spirits participating in this Holy Grail War (Archer faction). Because the Master is dead, the Archer faction is an incomplete faction. You have obtained 5.4% of the World's Source, for a total of 86% of the World's Source.】

【Your talent 'Spirit Eater' has been activated, permanently increasing mana by 30 points. Current mana is 2320 points.】

【You have obtained Heroic Spirit Box - Gold.】

Because the King of Heroes' Master was already dead, killing the King of Heroes only yielded 5.4% of the World's Source. Under normal circumstances, killing the King of Heroes would yield at least 10% or more of the World's Source. After all, he was the strongest Heroic Spirit in this Holy Grail War, bar none.

Although the amount of World's Source wasn't much, the Gold-quality Heroic Spirit Box made up for the loss. The higher the quality of the Heroic Spirit Box, the more skills and items it contained.

When Su Xiao picked up the Heroic Spirit Box from the ground, a pool of blood had already appeared beneath his feet. Massive blood loss was about to put him into a near-death state. Once he entered a near-death state, he would be at the mercy of others. At this moment, a prompt appeared in his Reincarnation Mark.

【Due to the absorption of energy converted by the Devouring Core, the Blade of the Demon skill level has increased.】

【Blade of the Demon has been upgraded to Lv. 30.】

The corners of Su Xiao's mouth curled up. The changes to Blade of the Demon upon reaching Lv. 30 were not small. He could already feel them, but he didn't have time to check the changes to the Blade of the Demon skill. Instead, he opened the skill list and chose to complete the hidden mission. He felt a familiar aura approaching, and in his current state, he couldn't fight the opponent.

【Hidden Mission: Heroic Spirit's Glory has been completed.】

【You have obtained 'Designate any skill level +1 (ignores cap)'. You can use this reward at any time.】

【Detected that the Hunter's main mission has been completed. You will return to Reincarnation Paradise in 2 minutes.】

Su Xiao leaned against a concrete pillar and lit a blood-stained cigarette. His battle with the King of Heroes lasted no more than 5 minutes, but the process was exceptionally brutal. A moment of distraction would have meant death on the spot. Combat was just that cruel, but it was also equally stimulating. This was not something any extreme sport or adventure could compare to; this was the thrill of life and death.

Two minutes wasn't long. As long as Su Xiao returned to Reincarnation Paradise, his injuries would recover.

Su Xiao exhaled a puff of blue smoke and looked at a concrete pillar over ten meters away. Behind it stood a Heroic Spirit, a Heroic Spirit about to vanish.

"How long do you intend to watch from there? Now is the best time to kill me." Saber walked out from behind the concrete pillar. Her body was nearly transparent, and there was a possibility she could dissipate at any moment.

"If I were you, I would definitely charge over with my sword immediately and hack at this place without a word."

Su Xiao pointed at his own neck. At the same time, a short blade appeared in his sleeve. Although he had just consumed a No. 1 Potion, the injuries caused by Ea were too severe. Such injuries carried the power of rules and were extremely difficult to heal.

"I am different from you. I will not take advantage of a severely injured winner after two powerhouses have fought." Saber didn't approach, just watching Su Xiao from afar.

"Different from me? So what? Your chivalry indeed gave you a strong heart, but it also bound your code of conduct. When facing an enemy, any rule is bullshit. Charging forward and cleanly taking the enemy's head is the way of the blade."

Although Su Xiao said this, if Saber dared to charge forward, he would give the opponent a "surprise." The Boundary Line was already distributed in the surroundings, and not only that, the area was also covered in Alchemy Bombs. He wouldn't gamble his life on the enemy's character, although he knew Saber definitely wouldn't charge forward.

"No, that is despicable!" Saber shouted angrily, her pure, emerald-like eyes very firm.

"Thank you."

Su Xiao's sudden gratitude left Saber stunned.

"Thank you for wasting two minutes talking nonsense with me. I haven't been this weak in a long time."

Su Xiao's body began to become transparent.

"Berserker, could it be that you..."

Looking at the gradually transparent Su Xiao, Saber's gaze was somewhat complex. She was puzzled as to why Su Xiao did all this. In Saber's heart, Su Xiao was also a Heroic Spirit about to dissipate.

"Who knows."

Su Xiao vanished beside the concrete pillar; he had already returned to Reincarnation Paradise. Saber sighed and looked down at her arm, which had already begun to turn into energy.

"Berserker, what was it all for? A promise to someone? Perhaps, but that doesn't change the fact that you kill for pleasure. If there's a chance, I will definitely use my actions to tell you that any life is inviolable, regardless of their good or evil." Saber began to gradually drift away in the air. Just as only her upper body remained, a chain formed entirely of the power of rules burst through the air and pierced into her body.

【Detected plot character consistent with Rule No. 156249.】

【Judging current plot character potential...】

【Current plot character potential: S~SSS rank.】

【Judging whether there is a rule conflict with other Void factions.】

【Judgment complete, no conflict.】

【Selecting... This plot character has been selected as a Space Battlefield Arbiter (Reserve). Henceforth, in this derived world, this plot character's world line will be replaced by other Heroic Spirits of the same rank. This plot character's characteristics have been changed, changed to unique.】

【Converting... 10%... 25%... 49%... 83%... 100%.】

【Conversion complete, plot character 'Artoria Pendragon' has been converted to Arbiter (Reserve).】

【Because the Arbiter (Reserve) status rank is lower than the Hunter, they have no right to enter various derived worlds and no right to enjoy Reincarnation Paradise public facilities.】

【Rule No. VII Space is preparing. In 30 seconds, 'Artoria Pendragon' will be teleported to the 'Void Black Abyss Battlefield' for training. Training time: 397 natural days. Death probability: 98.12%.】

【If the Arbiter (Reserve) completes the training, they will be promoted to Arbiter (Official). Arbiter (Official) is responsible for supervising the Space Battlefield (1st~9th Tier).】

【Teleportation complete. This time, 65 plot characters were selected. Void Black Abyss Battlefield survival rate: 0.53%.】

When the confused Saber opened her eyes, she was already in an abyss formed of black rock, where dried bloodstains could be seen everywhere on the black rock.

A pitch-black humanoid creature was watching Saber not far away. The humanoid creature wore a crude gas mask formed of muscle tissue on its face. This humanoid creature gave people a strong sense of power, and the fierce aura that rushed toward her made Saber's hair stand on end, even causing a long-lost sense of fear.

That humanoid creature stood beside the corpse of a black dragon. The black dragon was huge, with sharp bone spurs growing on its back.

A dark green tube grew from the palm of the humanoid creature. At this time, the tube pierced into the black dragon's body, and the black dragon's corpse shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Gamolagabugateni (Unknown language)."

The humanoid creature spoke. If translated into human language, it would be: 'How could there be such a weak creature as you in the Black Abyss.' Saber held her sword with both hands and took a step back.

Boom!

The sonic boom stung Saber's eardrums, and the wind pressure blew up her golden hair. When she came to her senses, the humanoid creature had already appeared in front of her, and the tube formed of biological tissue was spread on the ground.

The humanoid creature tilted its head to look at Saber. Saber didn't dare to move. Even if she blinked, this humanoid creature would smash her head.

"Hey, that Laliin race, this is... uh~ a Heroic Spirit, right? Anyway, she can't die yet."

A deep male voice came. A man was sitting cross-legged on a rock not far away, holding a bottle of wine in his hand.

Hearing this voice, the humanoid creature began to tremble violently. With a thud, it knelt on the ground and kowtowed like a garlic-pounding machine. Strangely, it could actually understand what the man said.

"I'm in a good mood today..."

Hearing this sentence from the man, the humanoid creature actually shed tears of joy.

"I'll let you die painlessly."

The man's fingers holding the wine bottle moved, and the humanoid creature stood there in a daze.

Splat!

Blood splashed, and the humanoid creature exploded into a sky full of flesh and blood.

"What are you looking at? I'll give you five seconds to disappear from my sight."

The man sitting cross-legged on the rock drank wine in large gulps. From beginning to end, he just sat there. Saber didn't even know when the other party appeared.

If the humanoid creature gave Saber a feeling of fear, then this man gave her a feeling of despair, an irresistible despair. She suddenly felt that she was very small here. After Saber fled rapidly, the man sitting cross-legged on the rock threw away the empty wine bottle in his hand, a neurotic smile appearing on his face.

"That game should be starting soon, right? Another hundred years? Start quickly. The Void is really too boring, so boring that there isn't even an opponent. If I had known, I would have saved some kills. But counting it up, I haven't killed anything for 30 seconds. This is progress, hehehehehe."

The laughter spread far in the Black Abyss. Within a radius of a hundred kilometers, all creatures lay on the ground, trembling, not even daring to breathe, for fear of attracting the attention of a certain existence and being killed casually. Of course, except for Saber, who was running for her life. ===== CHAPTER 754 =====