Bai Ye and Gilgamesh entered the Hanging Gardens.
This did not signify the end of the battle, but rather that the battle had just begun.
The courtyard was also densely packed with Dragon Tooth Soldiers. The moment Bai Ye and Gilgamesh landed, they charged towards the two.
Bai Ye wasted no words, raising the Xuanyuan Sword and sweeping it forward.
A crescent-shaped golden sword qi reappeared, sweeping forward. Following that, wherever the golden sword qi passed, the Dragon Tooth Soldiers exploded.
From head to body, they were completely pulverized, leaving no chance for reconstruction.
Bai Ye sighed, "As expected of the Xuanyuan Sword!"
On the other side, Gilgamesh swung the spiral sword in his hand forward, and a large wave of electricity swept out.
Upon hitting the Dragon Tooth Soldiers, it formed chain lightning, continuously jumping and crushing the Dragon Tooth Soldiers one by one.
Gilgamesh sneered, "A bunch of grunts."
Bai Ye shrugged. They were indeed grunts, but the opponent's intention was clear: attrition.
Even if the Dragon Tooth Soldiers could not harm them at all, fighting them would inevitably consume Bai Ye's stamina, and might consume Gilgamesh's mana.
With continuous accumulation, once they reached the depths of the Hanging Gardens, the opponent would undoubtedly gain the advantage.
However, this was an overt scheme.
Even though Bai Ye knew they were trying to wear him down, there was nothing he could do. The Holy Grail was in the opponent's hands, and there was no other way but to fight their way into the depths of the Hanging Gardens.
With this thought, he continued forward.
The surrounding Dragon Tooth Soldiers, unafraid of death, continuously attacked.
Bai Ye flicked his wrist, sweeping the Xuanyuan Sword, shattering the body of a Dragon Tooth Soldier, and then swept a leg forward.
Phoenix Flame!
Raging flames erupted from Bai Ye's body, and as his leg swept out, a large expanse of flames spread out, covering a vast area ahead.
However, as Dragon Tooth Soldiers were made entirely of bone, the effect of the flames was not very potent.
The Dragon Tooth Soldiers could move freely in the flames, and even if they were reduced to ash, it would take some time.
But…
"Flame Burst!"
Bai Ye then clenched his hand forward as if grasping something.
Boom, boom, boom!
In the sea of flames, explosions sounded continuously, and then, the Dragon Tooth Soldiers within the flames were repeatedly blown into fragments.
Bai Ye and Gilgamesh stepped on shattered bones, advancing rapidly, passing through the courtyard, and arriving before the ancient castle in the center.
Bai Ye looked up at the magnificent ancient castle before him and said, "Finding someone in such a large castle won't be easy."
Gilgamesh said, "The core of the Hanging Gardens is on the uppermost level. If they don't show themselves, then…"
Gilgamesh's smile conveyed his intention: if they couldn't find the person, they would simply destroy the Hanging Gardens to force them to appear.
As they spoke, Bai Ye and Gilgamesh entered the castle.
But the moment they stepped inside, a strong gust of wind swept down towards them.
To the left and right, Bai Ye and Gilgamesh dodged to the sides simultaneously.
Looking up, it was an extremely large Dragon Tooth Soldier, four to five times the size of a normal one, looking ferocious.
Then…
Bai Ye casually slashed forward.
The Xuanyuan Sword radiated golden light, and the golden sword qi reappeared, sweeping forward.
With a boom!
The Dragon Tooth Soldier was split in half by Bai Ye's sword, its body instantly scattering into pieces.
Bai Ye stepped forward, stomped down with force, crushing the Dragon Tooth Soldier's head, and then looked ahead.
In the passage behind the entrance, Dragon Tooth Soldiers were densely packed, almost filling the entire passage.
Then…
Gilgamesh haughtily raised his head, looked forward, and then extended his hand.
The golden Gate of Babylon reappeared, a circle of golden ripples revealing a large number of weapons, which then…
Flew out!
Boom, boom, boom!
The weapons struck, and then continuous roaring explosions occurred.
The surrounding walls shattered, the bluestone slabs on the ground broke, and the Dragon Tooth Soldiers quickly turned into piles of bone fragments, scattered on the ground.
"Incapable of withstanding a single blow!"
Gilgamesh flicked his cape, and the golden Gate of Babylon behind him vanished.
Bai Ye spread his hands and then walked forward.
Moving onward…
It was just as Bai Ye had guessed; the opponent was indeed using an attrition tactic.
Those Dragon Tooth Soldiers posed no threat to Bai Ye and Gilgamesh, and presumably, they wouldn't cause much trouble for other chosen ones and their Heroic Spirits either.
However, the opponent still created a large number of Dragon Tooth Soldiers, filling the entire castle, with the sole purpose of forcing everyone into continuous battles.
Then…
Rounding a corner, Bai Ye and Gilgamesh suddenly stopped.
The passage ahead…
Had no Dragon Tooth Soldiers!
However, countless white bones were scattered in the passage, clearly indicating that it wasn't that there were no Dragon Tooth Soldiers, but that they had already been defeated here.
Bai Ye and Gilgamesh looked up simultaneously, towards the end of the passage, into the dark shadow.
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap…
Metal combat boots struck the ground, making clicking sounds.
Soon, at the end of the passage, a man and a woman walked forward.
The woman wore a blue dress, but over the blue dress, she wore silver armor. Her long golden hair was tied up, with a single ahoge gently swaying on her forehead. In her hand, she held a silver knight's sword, its hilt engraved with golden runes.
A powerful aura!
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes. Not surprisingly, this was also a very strong Heroic Spirit.
As for the Chosen One beside her…
He appeared to be in his mid-twenties, wearing a jacket and jeans, with a baseball cap worn backward, chewing gum.
Bai Ye was momentarily stunned, then he smiled.
During the wish-granting missions, one could really encounter so many acquaintances from past lives.
Cao Mingjin, from the Mythological Civilization world!
In Bai Ye's previous life, he was also one of the strong individuals who survived until the end, disappearing during the final free-for-all in the central area.
Bai Ye had also participated in that free-for-all in the central area, but he had never fought Cao Mingjin. However, as someone who could survive until the end, even without fighting, they had surely seen each other or heard of his name.
Cao Mingjin stepped forward and said, "Hey, you two on the other side, if you're willing to retreat now, then we'll stand down."
"Huh?" Bai Ye looked at Cao Mingjin and said, "Are you joking?"
He couldn't be that naive, could he?
Or rather, naive people don't survive until the end!
Cao Mingjin spread his hands and said, "This is the request of the Knight King, and it's a manifestation of knightly spirit."