Chapter 611: Chapter 610: Leaving
Gilgamesh lay in the deep pit, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his clothes turned to ashes.
At this moment, Charles floated in the air, panting heavily. The Eight Gates had been deactivated by him.
Due to his massive chakra reserves, even though he had only opened six gates, the actual effect was greater than someone else opening seven gates.
But releasing such a large amount of chakra made it difficult for him to control.
Seeing Gilgamesh lying on the ground with blood at the corner of his mouth, Charles breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he broke through the defense.
In the pit, Gilgamesh's divine aura covered his body, and in the next second, his exclusive battle armor completed its formation.
"Swish!"
Gilgamesh leaped out of the pit like a missile, appearing in front of Charles in the blink of an eye, directly swinging his right fist at Charles.
"Boom!"
Charles crossed his arms in front, but still heard the sound of bones breaking.
"Crack!"
Charles's expression changed as his bones broke...
He was sent flying, the speed of his flight creating a sonic boom as he crashed into the ground, creating a deep pit.
Charles lay in the pit, but his broken bones were pulled out by him, turning into bone knives in his hand, which he threw aside. New bones replaced the old ones, thanks to Kimimaro's ability.
Seeing Gilgamesh charging again, Charles threw a Hiraishin Kunai at him.
Gilgamesh looked at the incoming projectile with disdain as he side-stepped it effortlessly.
However, just as the kunai was about to pass by Gilgamesh, Charles suddenly appeared in front of him.
Gilgamesh was surprised. "What?"
"Great Rasengan!"
"Boom!"
A Rasengan much larger than Gilgamesh smashed into him, enveloping him in rotating chakra energy.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A hundred-meter-wide crater appeared in front of Charles, with Gilgamesh lying in it again.
Seeing the traces of chakra rotation friction on Gilgamesh's armor, Charles was quite satisfied with this hit, but the actual damage remained to be seen.
At this point, Gilgamesh got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and waved his hand. "I give up. Let's end today's sparring here."
Before Charles could speak, Gilgamesh continued, "That ability you suddenly used just now, it's related to space, right?"
Charles nodded. "Yes, it's a space-style ninjutsu."
Gilgamesh was somewhat helpless. His speed was not good, and he couldn't fly. If Charles kept using this ability to evade him, he might be defeated without causing any harm to Charles.
"Space-style ability, you're really my nemesis."
Gilgamesh stood up from the ground, dusted himself off, and then said, "Friend, what are you waiting for? Help me heal."
"Okay."
Charles instantly appeared in front of Gilgamesh and began to assist him in healing.
Charles used Palm Sage Jutsu to treat him, and green chakra emitted from his hands was placed on Gilgamesh's wounds.
As Charles treated him, he found that although Gilgamesh was injured, the damage was not severe, and his body was starting to heal on its own.
Even without Charles's help, it wouldn't take long for him to heal completely. Charles's assistance just sped up the process.
While Charles was treating him, Thena ran over.
"It seems that Charles Doyle won this sparring match," Thena said.
Charles modestly replied, "No, no, let's call it a draw."
Charles knew that although he could defeat Gilgamesh with Hiraishin, killing him would be extremely difficult.
Gilgamesh directly said, "Charles won."
"His abilities are just too comprehensive. Perhaps among us, only Ikaris can defeat him."
Thena looked at Charles in amazement. She didn't expect Gilgamesh to hold him in such high regard.
In Charles's mind, he began to recall Ikaris's abilities: flying, immense strength, incredible speed, exceptionally tough body, and heat vision. He was like a version of Superman.
Although he knew who this person was, Charles pretended to be unaware and asked, "Who is Ikaris?"
Thena spoke up, "He is the strongest warrior of our Earth Eternal Clan. Neither I nor Gilgamesh are his match."
"I really want to have the chance to spar with him."
At this point, Gilgamesh's treatment had ended. He moved his arms and said, "That's a bit difficult. He's not in Australia."
Charles shrugged, not concerned. "I believe there will be opportunities."
After the sparring ended, Charles didn't leave but stayed in there for a week. During this week, Charles took out a lot of food from his storage space, even two servings of delicious ramen for them to taste.
Obviously, these two Eternal Clan members were also conquered by the delicious ramen.
During this time, Charles didn't idle. Firstly, daily check-ins were essential, and he gained quite a lot during this time: delicious ramen, reputation points, copper coins, secret scrolls, and more.
Charles also sparred with them every day, at least one match per person per day.
During the sparring, Charles couldn't use Hiraishin Jutsu. After all, it was too overpowered, making it impossible for them to defend against Charles and unable to attack him.
Instead, Charles could continuously attack them using Hiraishin, especially when he imprinted the Hiraishin seal on them during combat. Even if they dodged the kunai, they couldn't avoid Charles's attacks.
Charles didn't mind this handicap. Not using Hiraishin was fine; it helped him to train his other abilities more.
…
Today was the day Charles was leaving. He was heading back to the base in New York. It's not that he didn't want to continue training here, but he received information from Kabuto that there was a disturbance with the Cosmic Cube at the SHIELD base in New York.
Thena looked at Charles and said, "It's already nighttime. How about returning tomorrow?"
"Thena, Gilgamesh, I have some matters to attend to in New York now and need to rush back. So, I won't be able to delay," Charles said.
Charles snapped his fingers, and a business card appeared in his hand, which he handed to Thena. "Here's my business card. If you ever want to come to New York to visit me, remember to contact me."
Thena took the card and then gave Charles a hug. She whispered softly in Charles's ear, "Remember to come visit me in Australia when you have time."
After Charles finished hugging Thena, Gilgamesh also wanted to give Charles a farewell hug.
But when he reached out, Charles held Gilgamesh's hand and said, "Thank you for your hospitality during this time. With my current abilities, I can only temporarily delay Thena's disease. If her symptoms recur, you can contact me, and I will come to treat her again."
Charles knew that his Genjutsu seal, with Thena's use of divine power, was gradually eroding the seal. Perhaps in the near future, this Genjutsu seal would lose its effect.
Gilgamesh simply held Charles's hands and thanked him, "Thank you. At least Thena has been much more relaxed during this time. If her symptoms come back, I'll contact you. We'll still need your help."
"No problem."
Charles patted Gilgamesh's arm and then said, "Well, I have to say goodbye now. See you next time."
Feeling the Hiraishin seal he left behind at the New York base, Charles disappeared in front of them.
Watching Charles disappear, Gilgamesh couldn't help but sigh, "Such spatial abilities are truly enviable. It's even more convenient than Ikarus's flight."
Thena looked at the business card in her hand and then said, "He's an interesting friend, isn't he?"
Gilgamesh glanced at the business card in Thena's hand and asked, "Do you want to go to New York to find him?"
"Who knows..." Thena replied casually, putting the business card in her pocket before heading inside the house.