"Vimana!"
Gilgamesh reached out to the side, and the golden curtain of the Gate of Babylon instantly appeared.
Within the golden curtain, a treasure resembling a warship slowly materialized, crafted from gold and emerald, capable of high-speed flight in the air. It was Gilgamesh's royal chariot.
Gilgamesh and Bai Ye boarded Vimana. Immediately, Vimana transformed into a streak of golden light, charging forward. It smashed through the hotel's floor-to-ceiling windows and soared into the sky.
Swiftly weaving through the air, the Sky Temple soon appeared within reach.
However, entering the Sky Temple seemed to be no easy feat.
A large number of flying Dragon Tooth soldiers patrolled around the Sky Temple, their bone wings flapping incessantly.
Besides the Dragon Tooth soldiers, there were naturally the twelve colossal stone pillars engraved with magic runes, posing a clear threat to anyone approaching the Sky Temple.
Bai Ye asked, "Directly go for it?"
Gilgamesh glanced at Bai Ye and replied, "Are you afraid?"
"Are you joking?" Bai Ye retorted. "Are you planning to be the source of my laughter for the entire year?"
Gilgamesh grinned.
In Gilgamesh's world, there were two types of people.
The first type were boring people.
The second type were interesting people.
Bai Ye, Gilgamesh decided, could be reluctantly categorized as the latter.
In the next instant, Gilgamesh accelerated. His chariot swiftly streaked across the sky, charging towards the Sky Temple.
However...
Bai Ye and Gilgamesh were not the first to arrive!
As they approached, a loud roar suddenly erupted from ahead.
Following that, a figure streaked through the air. Surrounding Dragon Tooth soldiers exploded, turning into piles of shattered bones that rained down below.
Bai Ye glanced and commented, "The other party is riding a Hippogriff, aren't they?"
A Hippogriff, a mythical creature, with the forequarters of a griffin and the hindquarters of a horse.
A man and a woman sat upon the Hippogriff. The woman had short pink hair, silver-white armor, and held a medieval white long spear in her hand, which appeared to be formidable. When it struck a Dragon Tooth soldier, it instantly pulverized the creature.
As for the man, Bai Ye found him somewhat familiar, then a look of realization dawned on his face.
During the city-wide chaos, Bai Ye had fought three mecha warriors. One of them, named Zack, was right before him.
At that time, being in a hurry, Bai Ye hadn't finished off Zack but had instead thrown him into the river.
Bai Ye had ultimately secured the hundred million reward for the city-wide chaos.
Therefore, they could be considered old acquaintances?
As Bai Ye looked at him, Zack also looked back at Bai Ye, his gaze slightly darkening.
However, the scene Bai Ye expected, of the other party charging at them, did not materialize. Zack whispered a few words into the woman's ear. The woman directly pulled the reins, and the Hippogriff veered away from Bai Ye and Gilgamesh, heading in another direction.
Bai Ye turned to Gilgamesh and asked, "Aren't we going to pursue them?"
Gilgamesh contemptuously sneered, "Insignificant figures are not worth my pursuit."
Bai Ye remarked, "They aren't exactly insignificant, are they? Well, from the perspective of the King of Heroes, the fame of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne might not be much."
"Oh?" Gilgamesh inquired, "You know who she is?"
Bai Ye replied, "There aren't many knightly heroes riding Hippogriffs in heroic epics. The most famous one would likely be Astolfo, one of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne."
In fact, Astolfo could be considered a renowned Heroic Spirit, but compared to the King of Heroes...
One was a king, the other merely a knight!
Bai Ye added, "However, wasn't Astolfo reputed to be a rare and handsome man in legends? Why is it a woman?"
Gilgamesh explained, "Heroic Spirits are heroes whose legends endure after death. Through the gathering of faith, they manifest again in the human world. They are not truly existent individuals, so gender holds no meaning. What matters is the significance contained within their name."
As Gilgamesh spoke, he accelerated again, charging into the throng of Dragon Tooth soldiers.
In an instant, Gilgamesh's chariot transformed into a golden stream of light, surging forward. As it did, the surrounding Dragon Tooth soldiers were continuously shattered and disintegrated.
But at this moment...
The stone pillars floating around the Sky Temple suddenly emitted a red glow.
In the next instant...
A red beam of light appeared, heading in the direction of Bai Ye and Gilgamesh.
Bai Ye reached out to the side. The Steel Slime rapidly surged and coalesced into the Xuanyuan Sword.
Golden Sword Qi!
Bai Ye slashed forward with the sword.
The Xuanyuan Sword vibrated in Bai Ye's hand, emitting a "hum, hum" sword cry. Then, accompanying Bai Ye's slash, a crescent-shaped golden sword qi shot forward.
Boom!
The golden sword qi collided head-on with the red beam of light, resulting in a massive explosion.
The beam and the sword qi detonated simultaneously.
An incredibly terrifying wave of energy erupted, pushing outwards in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, the surrounding Dragon Tooth soldiers, struck by the impact of the wave, had their bodies instantly shattered, scattering like broken bones from the sky.
Gilgamesh's eyes instantly lit up as he looked at the Xuanyuan Sword in Bai Ye's hand and said, "A good sword."
"Hey, don't get any ideas about the Xuanyuan Sword," Bai Ye cautioned. "You've already collected enough treasures, leave this child alone!"
Bai Ye was all too familiar with Gilgamesh's usual behavior by now.
Arrogant, conceited, fond of fine wine and cuisine, his greatest pleasure was to amass all sorts of treasures from across the world into his Gate of Babylon.
Gilgamesh snorted, "Then remember not to die in battle, or I will take this sword from your corpse."
With those words, Gilgamesh's Vimana transformed into golden light once more, charging forward.
The second massive stone pillar glowed again, and a red beam of light reappeared, shooting towards the two, attempting to impede their advance.
Boom!
Vimana, in its golden form, charged forward and collided with the red beam of light.
The deafening roar of an explosion echoed again. Following that, the red beam was forcefully pushed aside, scattering into countless red halos that drifted in all directions.
Gilgamesh unleashed his power, displaying immense might. After pushing aside the red beam, he grazed past the colossal stone pillar, grasped it, and a Spiral Sword appeared in his hand.
In the next instant, Gilgamesh raised the Spiral Sword and slashed sideways.
An arc of electricity swept out, striking the stone pillar with great force.
A loud crash!
The stone pillar tilted to the side. A crack ran from top to bottom, xuyên qua the pillar, even shattering the magic runes upon it.
Following this, Gilgamesh pressed on without hesitation, continuing forward and landing within the Sky Temple.