Gilgamesh stood in the hallway, his nostrils detecting a foul stench of sweat, and he knew they had arrived. "One... Three... Twelve... Fifteen... That's fifteen assassins, quite a sizable number. I'm glad they didn't underestimate me, but they will all die in this place and won't have the honor of keeping their bodies intact for that."
In the darkness, several figures with twin daggers in their hands stared at Gilgamesh with murderous intent. They were all in a deceptive combat formation, as they only needed to make one cut to the prince Gilgamesh to kill him.
That's why they were not afraid to fight a Sword King, as even someone with his power could not stop the effect of the potent poison coursing through the daggers of all the figures looking at Gilgamesh with intense eyes.
"I originally thought my message got through to all of you loud and clear, but it seems it didn't... What a shame, this really is a shame because now you all will have to die, and it won't be by my hands." In Gilgamesh's eyes, these third-rate assassins would not even be enough to get close to him, but he found it amusing how worms dared to wish for his life in this manner.
Since he arrived in this world, he had developed a certain fondness for the peculiar way things worked. In his previous life, he was an absolute king, and there was no one who wished to kill him because his own people knew it was futile to entertain such a grand idea that would never happen. Here, on the other hand, it was very different because no one understood Gilgamesh's true strength.
"Target confirmed!" A man declared, immediately hurling several poisoned darts towards Gilgamesh's body.
"Interesting..." Behind Gilgamesh, a ripple of golden light flashed, and within seconds, a spear flew at such incredible speed that none of the assassins could react in time.
Boom!
The spear, as if it had a life of its own, moved forward and pierced through the chest of the first assassin rushing towards Gilgamesh.
It was natural that this assassin did not anticipate a long-distance attack from Gilgamesh, after all, he was a swordsman with no sword in hand, and they were watching him closely, prepared to employ any tactic. Still, no one expected this attack, so different from what they had heard.
"Are you already dead? I had planned to make you suffer a bit more, but well, trash will always be trash." After saying this, more golden circles appeared behind Gilgamesh, where the tips of swords and spears emerged.
"Defensive formation!" The assassins right in front of him panicked, and they all moved towards him, attempting to dodge or plan to evade the attacks coming their way.
But all of this was futile, as the projectiles passing through the gate formed bright ripples in the empty air as they instantly appeared, and these were launched with such force and speed that they couldn't be perceived by these simple assassins.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Gilgamesh calmly watched the mutilation of these assassins, step by step walking towards them as swords and spears impaled their bodies. Blood soon splattered across the hallway, some walls crumbled, and everyone attempting to approach met a miserable end.
"Ahh!" Miserable screams echoed through the hallway, and in the darkness, which was the sole witness to this brutal massacre, the assassins could do nothing against Gilgamesh's power.
"What pathetic assassins. They couldn't even get close to my body," Gilgamesh said as he stopped after the blood had stained the floor.
From the golden ripples, the tip of his Enkidu, his most trusted Noble Phantasm, appeared stealthily, and just at this moment, a cold voice emerged behind Gilgamesh: "I've got you!"
Like two sharp fangs seeking their prey, the edges of two daggers appeared behind Gilgamesh, held by a feminine figure that seemed to have hidden in the darkness and waited long enough to strike accurately.
It was a pity that Gilgamesh's Enkidu moved faster than the attacker in the darkness, and the chain-like tendrils quickly wrapped around the female's body that remained alive.
The female assassin in this case had barely any clothing on her body, and her gaze seemed as vacant as if she were dead. Gilgamesh frowned, knowing that extracting information from this woman would be very complicated, but he still had to make an attempt.
Upon closer inspection, Gilgamesh saw her complete appearance and discovered that she was a petite and slender woman with dark, tentacle-like hair. She had golden pupils, dark eyelids, and an impassive expression. Most of her body was exposed, with only her private parts covered. Her chest was connected to something that wrapped around her neck, and she also wore a pair of boots.
She still tried to move, now showing panic in her eyes, but it was impossible to escape Gilgamesh's grasp, so he said, "Resistance is futile. You'll not only hurt yourself but also waste your energy."
"Grr!!!" A fierce growl escaped from the woman's mouth, and after a few minutes, she stopped moving.
"What is your title?" Gilgamesh asked as the swords that had emerged from the Gate of Babylon disappeared from the floor.
"Can't you hear me?" Gilgamesh asked once more as the chains extended with increasing force in four different directions.
"Night's Eye Crow..."
"You dared to come here with such confidence that now all that awaits you is a slow and painful death... But you can change things; you still have much life ahead of you, so you can redirect your path as there is no turning back."
The smell of blood filled the place, and Simon, along with several guards, approached, their eyes widening when they saw all the blood and mutilated corpses on the floor.
"Prince, how is she?" Simon had no words, so he asked the first thing that came to mind.
Gilgamesh extended his hand and said, "Guard, be silent and observe. I don't want anyone to speak."
"I can heal all your wounds, make the impossible possible. Ask me a wish, and I can grant you whatever you desire. I can kill whoever your enemy may be, give you another name and life, so just tell me a name."
Gilgamesh's words were soft, his charismatic tone filled with seriousness was sincere. He was not lying, and if the woman in front of him told him the truth, he would protect her even if it meant destroying half of this kingdom.
"No one is my rival, so you must know how far I can go to fulfill my words. Even if it's the very King who ordered my death, you can trust me as I will ensure to eliminate the problem at its root."
Gilgamesh sighed, and several golden ripples appeared behind him, from which several slender swords emerged, all pointing towards the female assassin with the title Night's Eye Crow.
"You have only one minute before you die. If you answer my question, I am willing to take you as part of my family and give you a new life. Listen very carefully; it's highly likely that the man who sent you to this place is the puppet of a very evil man. Let me remove him from this world and give a warning to all those nobles who believe they cannot be touched."
"Dar... Da... Darius."