"Vimana!"
Gilgamesh extended his hand to the side, and the golden screen of the Gate of Babylon immediately appeared.
Within the golden screen, a treasure resembling a battleship slowly materialized, crafted from gold and emerald. It could fly at high speeds in the air and was Gilgamesh's royal chariot.
Gilgamesh and Bai Ye boarded Vimana, which then transformed into a streak of golden light and sped forward, smashing through the hotel's floor-to-ceiling windows and soaring into the sky.
Swiftly weaving through the air, the floating garden soon appeared within reach.
However, entering the floating garden seemed no easy feat.
A multitude of flying Dragon Teeth soldiers patrolled the perimeter of the floating garden, their bony wings flapping incessantly.
In addition to the Dragon Teeth soldiers, there were also twelve massive stone pillars carved with magic engravings, clearly posing a threat to anyone who approached the garden.
Bai Ye asked, "Directly go up?"
Gilgamesh glanced at Bai Ye and asked, "Are you afraid?"
"Are you kidding?" Bai Ye replied, "Are you planning to be my source of laughter for the entire year?"
Gilgamesh grinned.
In Gilgamesh's world, there were two types of people.
The first were the uninteresting ones.
The second were the interesting ones.
Bai Ye, Gilgamesh decided, would be grudgingly counted among the second type.
In the next moment, Gilgamesh accelerated, his chariot swiftly cutting through the sky as they charged towards the floating garden.
However...
Bai Ye and Gilgamesh were not the first to arrive!
As they approached, a loud roar suddenly came from ahead.
Immediately after, a figure streaked through the air. The surrounding Dragon Teeth soldiers exploded, turning into piles of broken bones that rained down below.
Bai Ye glanced and said, "The opponent is riding a Hippogriff, aren't they?"
A Hippogriff, a legendary creature, with the forequarters of a griffin and the hindquarters of a horse.
A man and a woman sat on the Hippogriff's back. The woman had short pink hair, wore silver-white armor, and held a medieval white long spear in her hand. It looked incredibly powerful, instantly shattering the Dragon Teeth soldiers it struck.
As for the man, Bai Ye found him somewhat familiar, then a look of realization dawned on his face.
During the city-wide chaos when it was declared a forbidden zone, Bai Ye had fought three mechanical warriors, one of whom was named Zak, and he was standing right before him.
At the time, due to a rush, Bai Ye hadn't finished off Zak but had instead tossed him into the Jiang River.
Bai Ye had ultimately succeeded in claiming the one hundred million reward for the city-wide chaos.
Therefore, the two could be considered old rivals?
As Bai Ye looked at the other party, Zak also turned his gaze towards Bai Ye, his eyes narrowing slightly.
However, the scene Bai Ye imagined, of the other party charging at them, did not materialize. After Zak whispered a few words in 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 looked at Gilgamesh and asked, "Aren't we going to chase them?"
Gilgamesh sneered, "Insignificant figures are not worth my pursuit."
Bai Ye remarked, "They aren't exactly insignificant, are they? Well, in the name of the King of Heroes, the renown of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne might not measure up."
"Oh?" Gilgamesh asked, "You know who she is now?"
Bai Ye replied, "There aren't many knightly heroes in epic poems who ride Hippogriffs. The most famous would likely be Astolfo, one of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne."
Actually, 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 then asked, "But wasn't Astolfo described as a rare beauty in legends? Why is it a woman?"
Gilgamesh explained, "Heroic Spirits are heroes whose legends remain after death. Through the convergence of faith, they manifest again in the human world. They are not truly existent entities, so gender holds no significance. What matters is the meaning contained behind their name."
As Gilgamesh spoke, he further increased their speed, charging into the midst of the Dragon Teeth soldiers.
In an instant, Gilgamesh's chariot transformed into a streak of golden light. As it charged forward, the surrounding Dragon Teeth soldiers continuously shattered.
However, it was at this moment...
The stone pillars floating around the garden suddenly emitted a red glow.
In the next instant...
A red beam of light appeared, heading towards Bai Ye and Gilgamesh.
Bai Ye extended his hand to the side, and the Steel Slime rapidly churned, then solidified into the Xuanyuan Sword.
Golden sword energy!
Bai Ye slashed forward with his sword.
The Xuanyuan Sword trembled in Bai Ye's hand, emitting a "hum, hum" sound. Then, accompanying Bai Ye's slash, a crescent-shaped golden sword energy shot forward.
Boom!
The golden sword energy collided with the red beam of light, resulting in a massive explosion.
The beam and the sword energy detonated simultaneously.
An incredibly terrifying wave of energy spread out in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, the surrounding Dragon Teeth soldiers were instantly pulverized by the impact of the wave, turning into scattered bone fragments that fell 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 warned. "You've collected enough treasures already, leave this child alone!"
Bai Ye was now very familiar with Gilgamesh's character.
Arrogant, conceited, fond of fine wine and food, his greatest pleasure being to gather all sorts of treasures from the world into his Gate of Babylon.
Gilgamesh snorted, "Then remember not to die in battle, or I will claim this sword from your corpse."
After Gilgamesh finished speaking, Vimana once again transformed into golden light and charged forward.
The second massive stone pillar glowed again, and a red beam of light reappeared, shooting towards the two, attempting to block their advance.
Boom!
Vimana, transformed into golden light, charged forward and collided with the red beam.
The deafening roar of the explosion sounded again, and then, the red beam was forcibly pushed aside, scattering into countless red halos that drifted in all directions.
Gilgamesh unleashed his might, appearing exceptionally overbearing. After pushing aside the red beam, he brushed past the massive stone pillar, reached out and grasped a spiral sword.
In the next instant, Gilgamesh raised the spiral sword and swung it to the side.
A current of electricity swept out, striking the stone pillar fiercely.
A resounding crash!
The stone pillar tilted to the side, a crack running from top to bottom through it. Even the magic engravings on the pillar were shattered.
Following this, Gilgamesh pressed onward, charging forward and landing within the floating garden.
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