"Don't say that Benkei, how can you say that you saved my life." Ushiwakamaru closed his eyes, as if remembering the final moments of the previous beheading of the Demon Beast commander.
In the beginning, the decapitation operation was carried out by ten Servants, the reason why two Servants namely Ushiwakamaru and Musashibo Benkei survived completely because Musashibo Benkei who was a former retainer of Ushiwakamaru failed. To be killed by the Demon Beast commander, saved suddenly.
Musashibo Benkei grabbed Ushiwakamaru and rushed into the rushing Euphrates River. However, there was also a mass-produced Demon Beast in the river — Kururu, the finned mermaid.
The finned mermaid lay siege to the Euphrates River. Luckily Musashibo Benkei unlocked the Noble Phantasm in time, and temporarily had a great influence on the spirit of this demihuman Demon Beast – the standing mermaid.
Benkei and Ushiwakamaru were able to escape, but they were also seriously injured.
It can only be said that it was ordained by God. Even though both of them were seriously injured, they were lucky not to die. Coincidentally, the two of them drifted into the north wall.
Both the Euphrates and Tigris rivers flow through the northern wall. Uruk had previously not defended these two rivers, causing a large number of finned dugongs to emerge from the river and causing damage to the surrounding area.
After that they passed Gilgamesh. According to the plan, the people installed a gate similar to the gate at the position of the two rivers that passed through the north wall. The effects of the checkpoints are explained simply: Demon Beasts cannot swim, and rivers flow normally.
Demon Beasts cannot swim, and Servants cannot swim either. Ushiwakamaru and Benkei were blocked from the checkpoint. They happened to be found by maintenance and daily inspection personnel and rescued, they were the only Servants to return to Uruk alive.
If not for Benkei pulling Ushiwakamaru and jumping into the river at that moment, the two of them would have been buried in a group of Demon Beasts no different than the other eight Servants who participated in the beheading operation.
"No, Ushiwakamaru-sama…" Benkei seemed to be hiding something, and he hesitated and couldn't say anything.
But before Benkei could hesitate, on the fortress wall, a sharp-eyed warrior suddenly saw a large lump of dust appear on the plains in front of him.
"What's that?!"
Many soldiers climbed onto the walls of the fort to watch, and even Ushiwakamaru didn't listen to Benkei's hesitant words, but jumped straight into the tower wall. The relationship between the clothes, with the very attractive figure, looked in the direction that many soldiers were looking at.
Ushiwakamaru whose eyesight was much better than that of many soldiers, instantly saw what was coming towards her along with the smoke and dust.
"That… Demon Beast?!"
Thousands or even more red-haired lion-like Demon Beasts mixed in smoke and dust, rushed towards this side, like a flash flood which was quite shocking.
"This is a mass-produced Ugallu."
Ushiwakamaru's eyes widened, and she immediately sensed that something was wrong.
It could only be said that thanks to the military advisors of King Gilgamesh and Zhuge, they had long hoped that the Demon Beasts would emerge from here, and set up a barrier first. Otherwise, so many Demon Beasts would have rushed over here without any defensive facilities. It would definitely become the Demon Beast's port of attack, and then destroy all of Mesopotamia.
"You immediately return to Uruk to report the situation here to King Gilgamesh and ask for support!" Ushiwakamaru immediately jumped from the high platform and came to Benkei.
"This… yes, Ushiwakamaru-sama."
Although Benkei hesitated a little, he immediately agreed.
As for why Ushiwakamaru didn't let the soldiers go to Uruk to report information, but let Benkei report information, it was entirely because the leg strength of the Servants was far greater than that of human soldiers.
This was indeed the Age of Gods, and the humans here were indeed much stronger than modern humans. The physical qualities were definitely different, but the Servants were still stronger than the humans here.
Therefore, it was the best choice for one Servant to go to Uruk to report the news, and the other Servant to order the soldiers to fight the Demon Beasts. The reason why Gilgamesh asked Ushiwakamaru and Benkei to be placed here together also mattered.
Although one less Servant could result in less battle effectiveness, it was better than anything to bring in reinforcements faster.
This is a war, a war between humans and demon beasts, and the overall situation must be taken into account.
Benkei immediately departed, and he didn't need anything like his mount. A Servant's feet are the best means of transportation.
Even though Benkei's agility is only Rank C, even Rank C level far exceeds that of humans, moreover his endurance is already Rank B+, and he can run at high speed all the way to Uruk.
Watching Benkei leave, Ushiwakamaru also took out the famous sword Usumidori from his waist.
"Everyone, prepare for the defense!! Let these Demon Beasts see how strong we are!!" Ushiwakamaru is his nickname, his real name is Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a military general from the Minamoto family. As a general, it was natural to command the army.
"Ohhhh!!" Even though there were quite a few people, the soldiers still made deafening noises.
The soldiers began to defend, some of the soldiers mounted long spears between the gaps in the barrier, while others mounted bows and arrows between the sunken walls of the city walls.
Ushiwakamaru was also ready to launch with Usumidori, she would jump immediately when the Demon Beast approached, and use Ugallu as a stepping stone to display his Noble Phantasm.
"Since Demon Beasts can climb mountains, there must be a Demon Beast commander behind." Ushiwakamaru gathered magic power in his eyes and tried to look behind the Demon Beast army that was shrouded in smoke.
A man with the head of a lion walking upright was wandering the plains under a cover of smoke and dust.
"One." The corners of Ushiwakamaru's mouth curved upwards, with a curve in his face.
Now that she had found the Demon Beast commander, all she needed to do, was take the Demon Beast commander's head.
In addition, she is not afraid of fighting the Demon Beast commander at all, and there are so many Demon Beasts around her as his stepping stone, even if she can't kill the Demon Beast commander, Ugallu's prototype, she is confident that she will not die here.
But things are not as simple as Ushiwakamaru imagined.
In this group of Ugallu Demon Beasts, the three-headed red snake that looks like a small python continues to appear in Ugallu, and is led by Ugallu to the barrier. Gradually, the entire group of Demon Beasts became a group of Demon Beasts mixed with lions and snakes.