Self-Loathing

"Mordred…"

At Lux's house, Artoria felt tense.

After knowing the true identity of Berserker…

No, before that, when she saw Berserker, she felt a helpless emotion of heartache, discomfort, anger, and guilt.

The legacy of King Arthur made her have very complicated feelings towards Mordred, to the point where her body trembled slightly.

Seeing this, Lux reached out to hold Artoria's hand. When Artoria's hand unconsciously turned to look up, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, because they appeared on the light screen, the time in the Holy Grail War, King Arthur will settle her own grudge against Mordred, we just need to watch it."

After hearing this, Artoria's slightly trembling body calmed down, then she nodded silently, looking directly at the light screen, she wanted to witness the further development.

——VIDEO——

The enraged Gilgamesh summoned dozens of Noble Phantasms at this time. His eyes were filled with endless anger and murderous intent: "How dare you show your claws to the king, and even treat him disrespectfully? Mad dog! Use your death to appease this king's anger!"

As he spoke, the Noble Phantasms rained down on the opponent, Mordred immediately let out a roar. The sword in her hand erupted with dark red thunder, and showed power and speed, starting to fight against the rain of Noble Phantasms.

Although Mordred is a Berserker, she doesn't fight blindly with strength. Instead, she runs to dodge and cuts off the incoming Noble Phantasms that she can't avoid.

At the same time, the explanatory subtitle also quietly appeared.

[Berserker, theoretically, the Servant with the strongest power and agility among the seven main classes, sacrifices reason in exchange for the strongest power and speed. It is the class that squeezes the Master's magic power the most among the seven main classes. It will demand unlimited magic power from its Master in exchange for the condition to fight freely]

The brief subtitle made people in the real world know the basics of the Berserker Class.

Under Mordred's slash full of madness, the Noble Phantasms released by Gilgamesh were blocked one by one, and each time they were blocked, they were attacked by the great force that was forcibly destroyed.

*CLANG!* *CLANG!* *CLANG!*

The sound of metal explosions continued, and fragments of Noble Phantasms flew everywhere. Gilgamesh fired his Noble Phantasms like a machine gun, and chased Mordred like a missile.

Under the influence of the overwhelming power, the ground collapsed, debris filled the sky, and many fires flew, and the entire harbor was burning.

At this point, even ordinary people couldn't hide it. The fire alarm sounded, and Fuyuki City's ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars started working overtime late into the night.

Soon, ordinary people will come here.

Seeing this scene, everyone at the scene knew that tonight's Holy Grail War had to end here.

However, Gilgamesh didn't care at all. He continued to release Noble Phantasms with an angry face, and he didn't seem to give up until Mordred was killed.

The continuous release of Noble Phantasms made many people feel numb.

The narration voice also sounded at this time.

[The Holy Grail War must not be known to ordinary people. Even when fighting in the harbor, magic is used to make ordinary people stay away from here without realizing it]

[However, the huge damage can no longer be hidden, and the arrival of ordinary people is a sign that tonight's Holy Grail War has ended]

[It's just that the enraged Gilgamesh just wants to kill the Berserker who attacked silently and doesn't care about the rules of the Holy Grail War at all]

[However, even though he is very angry, the attitude Gilgamesh takes is just 'must destroy this insect'. From beginning to end, even when Assassin almost took his life, the proud King of Heroes never thought of taking him seriously, let alone use his full power]

[Because if he did that, it would be a great humiliation for this arrogant king, and it would be harder for him to accept than death]

[For this powerful King of Heroes, participating in the Holy Grail War is not for the Holy Grail, it's just a casual game to pass the boring time]

The narration, combined with Gilgamesh's angry expression and the continuous destructive fight, made many people in the real world lose their voices.

That's it…

Not at full power? Not even serious?

What the heck?

How powerful is the King of Heroes who was almost killed by Li Shuwen at first sight?

And…

Choosing to die rather than using his full power and refusing to be serious?

Is something wrong with this King of Heroes?

Many people gained a new understanding of Gilgamesh.

Normal people can't understand Gilgamesh's way of thinking at all.

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At Lux's house, Artoria frowned deeply: "Gilgamesh is too arrogant. It's really annoying. This kind of attitude treats the Holy Grail War where others risk their beliefs and even their lives as a game."

Lux smiled and said: "It's normal, Gilgamesh is too strong, and he has experienced too many things, and his perspective can no longer be understood by normal people, and with his wisdom, he also has insights beyond the understanding of ordinary humans."

Artoria thought thoughtfully: "Does that mean he's more divine than human?"

Lux shook his head: "No, on the contrary, he is human, he will only be human, and he is also one of the kings who can best represent humanity."

"?" Artoria didn't understand.

Lux said: "Once upon a time, there was a man who became afraid of death because of the death of his best friend, and dreamed of transcending death. He went to the underworld to find a potion that would bring him immortality."

"Not as a king, or as a hero, but as an ordinary human who embarked on the longest journey of his life."

"After completing a journey longer than his own lifespan, the man finally obtained the potion of immortality. The sense of accomplishment, satisfaction, and joy was very strong – it can even be said that he understood the meaning of life in this world."

"However, on the last day when he was preparing to take back the potion of immortality, he wanted to return to the surface with a new appearance, so he went to the pool to bathe, and when he was bathing, the potion of immortality was eaten by a snake."

After listening to Lux's words, Artoria thought for a moment and said: "It seems like this is the story of Gilgamesh? According to legend, he once found the potion of immortality, but it was eaten by a snake. Since then, the snake has gained the ability to shed its skin. But that should be different from the actual situation."

Lux: "Then, do you know what the King of Heroes' reaction was?"

Artoria said without thinking: "He must have been so angry that he used all means to destroy the snake."

Her reference object is the Gilgamesh on the light screen who was so angry that he desperately wanted to kill Mordred.

Lux shook his head: "No, Gilgamesh wasn't angry. Instead, he felt the joy of survival, and the glory that would last forever from now on all disappeared."

"But he didn't let out an angry roar, or even anger."

Artoria was stunned and looked at him in disbelief.

Lux continued to speak, his eyes widening, as if he was seeing Gilgamesh through endless time: "He smiled, and his mood became very happy and he burst into laughter. Because, throughout his life, he has gained everything, and even though he has lost everything, he still has to face tomorrow."

"At that time, he undoubtedly represented the unruly attitude of mankind in the face of the world, and as he was dying, he finally understood everything about mankind."

"In his view at this moment, the so-called human beings have unlimited room for growth, and this is no exception even a second before the end of life – until the last moments, we must continue to accumulate where our hearts are."

"After waking up, Gilgamesh sealed his strongest power. After returning to his own country, he led his people with his own wisdom, and became a very wise king."

After hearing these words, Artoria showed her shock, and then when she looked at Gilgamesh, there was a hint of respect in her eyes: "So Gilgamesh has such an experience… But what happened to him now? He doesn't look like the wise king you mentioned, who can see the cycle of life and death."

Lux shrugged: "Lia, you have to know that Servants are just imitations of Heroic Spirits, representing a certain aspect of the Heroic Spirit, and Gilgamesh in the Holy Grail War is on his side as a tyrant when he was young. You know, no matter how good a person is, he still has a dark history. Gilgamesh in this period even hated himself and wanted to commit suicide."

"Can it still be like this?" Artoria's amazed eyes turned subtle, as if she was looking at a middle school boy who was showing off.