The intense pain made Ichira groan and quickly retreat. Before Bai Ye could close in, Ichira crossed his hands and slammed them onto the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu!" Ichira reached for a scroll, unrolled it, and declared, "Silver Fox!"
With a bang, a cloud of white mist erupted from the scroll.
In the next instant, a giant silver fox appeared before Bai Ye.
Ichira commanded, "Kill him!"
The white fox immediately bared its fangs and claws, lunging at Bai Ye and snapping its jaws down. But…
*Poof!*
The moment the white fox lowered its head!
The Xuanyuan Sword in Bai Ye's hand swept out, golden sword energy scattering as it struck the white fox's shoulder, drawing a wound and causing blood to splatter.
Bai Ye stepped forward and suddenly swung his sword.
As the Xuanyuan Sword swept sideways, one of the white fox's forelegs was instantly severed.
A painful howl rang out. The white fox fell to its side, crashing heavily onto the ground, and then, with a "bang," it dissolved into white smoke and vanished.
Seeing this, Ichira was greatly alarmed. His hands moved in quick succession, forming ninja hand seals.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Ichira took a deep breath, brought his hands to his mouth, and then blew out a giant fireball that surged towards Bai Ye.
In an instant, Bai Ye's body was completely engulfed by the flames.
Ichira lowered his hands and watched the fireball.
Did his attack work?
Bai Ye didn't seem to be able to emerge from the fire immediately.
But then…
Suddenly, an arm shot out from the flames, grabbing Ichira by the throat.
The surrounding flames dissipated, and Bai Ye reappeared, chuckling at Ichira, "Sorry, fire doesn't work on me!"
*BOOM!*
The next moment, the flames in Bai Ye's hand exploded.
Amidst the roar of the explosion, Ichira was blasted flying.
In that instant, Ichira not only felt the searing pain but also felt as if several bones were broken from the impact of the explosion. His entire body was in agony.
"Berserker…" Ichira shouted at Bai Ye, who was closing in, "Save me!"
Heracles was also locked in a fierce battle, his body covered in countless wounds.
However, upon hearing Ichira's call, he immediately abandoned Gilgamesh, smashed through the wall, and rushed towards Ichira.
At that very moment…
The Xuanyuan Sword in Bai Ye's hand struck down again. Golden sword energy tore through the air, and just as it was about to hit Ichira, Heracles suddenly burst in from the side.
*Poof!*
The golden sword energy struck Heracles's chest, and a massive amount of blood erupted.
The gaping wound was terrifying, extending from Heracles's shoulder all the way to his waist, exposing bone and incredibly gruesome.
*Thud!*
Heracles knelt on the ground, his hands hanging limply, his life extinguished.
"Get up, get up…" Ichira yelled, "You won't die, kill them all!"
Following Ichira's desperate cries.
Heracles, whose eyes had been closed, suddenly snapped them open, emitting a scarlet glow.
"ARGH!"
Heracles roared, raising his axe blade, preparing to strike down at Bai Ye.
"Chains of Heaven!"
Gilgamesh's voice rang out, followed by the sound of dragging chains.
Countless chains surged from all directions towards Heracles, quickly wrapping around his figure and binding him tightly.
Then…
*Puff, puff, puff…*
The Gate of Babylon activated again. Countless weapons flew from behind, piercing Heracles's body repeatedly, instantly impaling him.
*ROAR!*
Heracles lifted his head high, letting out a roar.
Simultaneously, blood poured from Heracles's mouth, dyeing his body red.
Heracles fell silent, but…
The Noble Phantasm "Twelve Labors" activated. Soon, Heracles's body regenerated, and the dimness in his eyes reignited.
However…
A chain like a venomous snake wrapped around Heracles's neck, and the moment he tried to struggle…
*Crack!*
The chain tightened relentlessly until Heracles's head was snapped, emitting the sound of breaking bone.
Gilgamesh approached with a cold smirk and reached into the golden curtain of light emanating from his back, drawing a silver holy spear and aiming it at Heracles's heart.
"Ants will always be ants," Gilgamesh sneered. "What if you have twelve lives? You just kill them twelve times!"
The moment Gilgamesh finished speaking, Heracles revived again, his eyes glowing red once more.
But this time, Gilgamesh didn't even give Heracles a chance to struggle.
*Puff!*
Gilgamesh thrust the holy spear forward, piercing Heracles's heart and sending him away once more.
Gilgamesh smiled contemptuously. "I've killed you five times already."
As Gilgamesh spoke, the surrounding Chains of Heaven vibrated, and Heracles revived again, struggling anew. However…
*Puff, puff, puff…*
Golden ripples spread behind Gilgamesh as countless weapons shot out, embedding themselves into Heracles's body in rapid succession.
The immense force even sent Heracles flying backward, crashing into the wall and impaled there by a pile of weapons.
Gilgamesh declared, "Six times!"
Revival, death, revival, death…
Gilgamesh, consumed by rage, was terrifying.
Arrogant, capricious, unpredictable…
Gilgamesh's temper was clearly terrible. He might spare someone if he was in a good mood, or he might go all out to execute someone if he was in a bad mood.
Yes, execute!
The current situation had long surpassed the realm of combat; it was a unilateral execution by Gilgamesh!
The seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh time…
Heracles was utterly defenseless, his chances of revival constantly taken away.
His body was already covered in scars and blood.
Gilgamesh sneered, "You have only one life left!"
Ichira finally felt true terror and shouted desperately at Heracles, "Hold them back, Berserker, you must hold them back and stall them so I can escape!"
Gilgamesh looked at Heracles, who had just reopened his eyes, with a playful glint in his eyes. "Is that your Master?"
…