Chapter 219: Hot-Blooded Iskandar
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An invisible pressure, a palpable weight, descended upon the courtyard, though the physical world remained untouched. It was the undeniable presence of the Counter Force, Gaia and Alaya.
"I thought the Counter Force's existence was—debatable!" Waver's voice was a panicked whisper, tears streaming down his face.
He wanted to strangle his past self. Why had he agreed to this insane Grail War? Masters forming alliances, Servants wielding broken powers, a God joining the fray, and now—the Counter Force, whose very existence was questioned by Magicians, had appeared.
In this war, with his less than impressive physique, he was sure to die.
Rider fell silent, his expression a mix of shock and disbelief as he processed the information being relayed by the Counter Force to the Servants present.
"King of Conquerors, your instincts—are they as sharp as mine? Is your Instinct also A-rank?" Saber asked, her voice strained, a bead of sweat trickling down her forehead.
"So, Rider was right. He's their son. That explains why Enkidu willingly gave him her blood—and why the Counter Force allows a God to exist in this era." Gilgamesh's voice was filled with a sudden understanding.
Enkidu, after all, had been created from the clay of the earth, an extension of Gaia. And Haru, as Gaia's child, was essentially Enkidu's child as well.
And the rule forbidding the existence of Gods—that was enforced by the Counter Force. Making an exception for their own offspring—was understandable. A perk of being the son of the boss.