The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

An army of 10 monsters is still a terrifying number. Not to mention Sumer more than 4000 years ago, even before the modernization of the world, an army of 10 people was a force that could not be ignored.

In this era, conventionally speaking, they did indeed possess the power to completely sweep across this land.

"This number... No matter how much the city walls are reinforced, I'm afraid they won't last long. What does King Gilgamesh plan to do?"

Even if you believe in God's power, you must also think about sharing God's burdens. If you can get some support, you can at least share some of God's burdens.

Moreover, Nippur is not entirely a burden at this moment, but rather a very important defensive line. As long as the monster front is not defeated here, the pressure will be much less.

"King Gilgamesh decided to employ a decapitation tactic because defensive warfare was too passive and the chances of victory were slim. He aimed to destroy the stronghold of the goddess of monsters and the goddess herself."

That is why the King sent us here hoping to gain Nippur's support. However, regardless of whether this succeeds or not, the King will send elite troops to assist Nippur in its defense, buying time for the plan.

Chapter 167 Progress

"Are we going to take the initiative? That is indeed a rational and correct idea, and I'm sure Father would agree."

Ultimately, the decision-makers couldn't possibly be the priests; they were no longer the masters of the city, but merely the management, and had no right to make such a decision.

After the priests discussed and agreed on the framework of the Great Order with Uruk, they reported everything to Ninurta in the palace, who would make the final decision and determine the true direction.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with this plan and scheme. Faced with such an astonishing number of legions attacking, simply defending would at best only be able to stop the monsters' advance.

The current Warcraft offensive only prolongs their existence; it doesn't solve the fundamental problem. 2.

"It's really boring to just deal with government affairs and city maintenance all the time; it's like going back to before the birth of humankind." 9.

Ninurta wasn't particularly fond of what he was doing. Of course, as the god of agriculture, he did personally handle many tasks, but he didn't need to approve or plan everything himself. 4.

In the myths of the Sumerian and Akkadian eras, humans were created by Enlil to replace the gods in their daily toil, to do their tasks, and to liberate the gods from labor.

Whether it's Ninurta or Nergal, their initial attributes were eventually overlooked, and in the end, only their connection to war was valued. 4.

The dynastic changes in Mesopotamia were quite frequent. Located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Mesopotamia was constantly invaded by foreign tribes from other regions. 3.

The Sumerians, native to this area, ended their rule after the Third Dynasty of Ur, and the Amorites established a new regime here. 5.

Soon after, the rise of Persia swallowed up this land, and later, a man named Alexander from the Greek city-states brought Persia into his fold, establishing Babylon as the capital of his new empire. 6.

When the kingdoms established by the successors disappeared, the Persians once again swept across the land, confronting Rome. Then, the Arabs on the peninsula, guided by the Prophet, finally conquered the land, and even to this day, war has never been far from this region. 4.

"I will personally report this matter to Father. You all wait here."

This time, Ninurta did not send Uruk's messenger up the mountain to report, but instead chose to set off on his own.

Ninurta naturally wanted to participate, which is why she chose to go alone, hoping to volunteer during the exchange.

Otherwise, Ninurta thought that if she didn't take the initiative to bring it up, Manshu would definitely not have thought of her. After all, Manshu sent her out more to deal with unnecessary chores than to fight.

If a battle does occur, it will likely be at the very last moment, and who knows how long we'll have to wait?

"What happened that you came here in person? Could it be that the tide in the Persian Gulf has risen today?"

Manshu seemed somewhat surprised by Ninurta's arrival. After all, no matter what the matter was, it was better to have the person who came to report come up first. If the report was relayed again and again, there would inevitably be more gaps in the information.

Therefore, this was the order given by Manshu, and this was how Ninurta had always carried it out, so Ninurta's personal arrival was quite unusual. ⑨

"Oh, Father, Father who created us and all the great works of this earth, it was the King of Uruk who discovered the news. He found that the abominable evil god had already prepared his army again in the distant fir forest, ready to once again seize this land created by the gods."

The evil god gathered a hundred thousand demonic beasts, attempting to recreate the army that Tiamat had once waged to annihilate the gods in revenge. King Uruk believed that such a massive army was beyond the defenses of Sumer and hoped to cooperate with us to kill the goddess who created the beasts before their legions could completely tear the earth apart. (8)

Ninurta reported the situation truthfully to Manshu. Since he had come in person, he couldn't omit any information that might displease his possessed body; otherwise, how could he make any further requests or wishes? (II)

"So that's what it is. Then why bother you to come up here personally? Without handling official business, there's hardly any time to rest. Even gods still need rest; even if the body doesn't need it, the spirit always does."

There is still a need to care for the "tool" (human-made) characters; after all, if they break down, it's a waste of effort to create a replacement.

As for the matter at hand, it is indeed time to kill the Beast Goddess Gorgon. The timing of Gorgon's death is ultimately her own decision.

The moment Gorgon decides to launch her final assault is the moment she is destined to die; her massive army of magical beasts is indeed a force to be reckoned with.

Even if Manshu were to wipe them all out, it would take some time. One hundred thousand is no small number, especially since not all of those magical beasts were counterfeit.

Although it was much more intense, it was indeed created by the power of the goddess Tiamat, and it was rightfully called the creation of the eleven sons of Tiamat.

“I had already planned this. Just reply to the king of Uruk and tell them to use Nippur as their base before their operation. I will fund their destruction of the temple of the Goddess of Monsters.”

By this point, Gorgon could no longer be considered a real enemy.

The Sumerians have already brought two of the three goddesses into their camp. Although the three goddesses' alliance is bound by factional constraints, those constraints are between the three goddesses themselves.

In other words, the other goddesses can hold off Kingu, leaving Uruk to face Gorgon head-on.

That's enough. Manshu doesn't really have anything extra to add. He just needs to wait for the Marduk Axe to be delivered from Uruk.

Since Manjusquerade was going to destroy the temple, there was no need to use Marduk's Axe to destroy Gorgon's Blood Temple.

Using this axe directly to smash the Temple of Blood would be a waste. The time spent destroying the Temple of Blood would be completely canceled out by the divinity of Marduk, Tiamat, and Gorgon.

As he smashed the temple, all the divinity within the axe was consumed, so Manshu kept it, intending to use it again himself.

"Everything on earth will be done according to your will, our Father. Now that the matter has been dealt with, our loving Father God, I hope that you will hear my request from my personal desires."

Ninurta stopped there and asked cautiously.

"Hmm? Then present your desires to me."

Manshu thought to himself that he had indeed overlooked what this tool was thinking, but what desires could it possibly have? He didn't seem to have set anything too complicated.

Confused, Manshu told Ninurta to speak first, and he would decide based on the situation.

"I hope to participate in King Uruk's proposal to delve into the abode of the evil god and kill the goddess of the monster before it engulfs Sumer."

"Just this one?"

Manshu subconsciously leaned his head back, and seeing that Ninurta had stopped talking after finishing, he asked with a strange expression.

“Father, are your children not greedy? They will utter one demand after another from their mouths.”

"Then you can come along, it'll save me some trouble. If there's nothing else, go back first, and wait for the people from Uruk to come over, then you can go with them."

Manshu waved his hand dismissively, thinking it was something serious. He thought it was just a trivial matter.

Ninurta was quite excited to express her feelings here, but she also followed Manshu's order to leave as soon as possible and walked out of here.

"Next is how to smash the Blood Temple. Sigh, let's just go and force our way in. As long as we don't let Gorgon affect them, it's not too difficult."

Manju had already considered using Marduk's Axe as a weapon to destroy the Temple of Blood, so he had thought about it beforehand.

If no other methods are used, then the only way to destroy the Blood Temple openly is indeed to smash it with Marduk's Axe.

After all, there is a contractual relationship between the three goddesses. Even goddesses cannot be exempt from the consequences of violating the contract between the three goddesses; they will be killed directly.

Therefore, the goddess cannot possibly step forward to destroy the Blood Temple, so Uruk cannot muster any significant firepower.

Moreover, even if they possessed firepower capable of destroying the Blood Temple, they would still need to consider how to deal with the Gorgons after breaching it.

The readily available Marduk's Axe is arguably the only solution that is readily apparent.

However, Manjusaka still possesses the power to breach the fortress embedded in the mountain. If all the prepared resources are used, she might be able to destroy the temple along with the goddess within.

However, Gorbagong isn't the final boss of the series, and Qi Manshu isn't planning to stay until the very end. 4〃∠3∽㈡⌒￠

“The loving Father has heard your plea. The Holy One has commanded me to reclaim the power of a warrior. I will go with the warriors who will slay the goddess of monsters as a warrior who has subdued the monsters. I will leave one of the goddess’s serpent heads and hang it on my chariot.”

After descending the mountain, Ninurta said this to the messenger from Uruk, who, having received this promise, departed gladly.

"This way there are no difficulties at all, and we even have an extra helper."

"Then let's go back to the Chaldea embassy now, make the final preparations, and then head to Nippur... King Gilgamesh, will you stay here? This should be the literal final battle."

Having received confirmation of his return, Merlin looked at Gilgamesh and asked.

"Of course, orders can be issued here as well. If you are unable to do so, the next battlefield will be Uruk."

The fall of Uruk will be the end of Mesopotamia. How can I, the king, not remain here then?

Gilgamesh declined the invitation to go to the battlefield, knowing that with his clairvoyance he knew the true moment of the final battle had not yet arrived.

"So that's how it is. You intend to be the last bastion? Although I know Uruk is the oldest fortified city in human history, I now have a new understanding of what truly constitutes its foundation and is the cause of its existence."

However, the Gorgon side still has Kingu, the jackpot of this singularity, perhaps even more difficult to deal with than Gorgon himself. I think only you can stop that imposter, or do you believe he won't appear on the battlefield?

"Enough with the chit-chat. If there's a place to die in this battle, then this Holy Tower is where I will die. Dealing with that guy named Jingu is entirely up to Quetzalcoatl! That guy isn't a goddess, he's not affected by the alliance pact, am I right, Quetzalcoatl?"

Theoretically, Gilgamesh entrusted the problem of Kingu to Quetzalcoatl, and among them, only Gilgamesh and Quetzalcoatl were capable of stopping Kingu.

Although Jin Gu hasn't really made a significant impact, he can undoubtedly be considered the strongest pillar of this land right now.

If Gilgamesh were to act according to his true strength, although he would not be able to stop Kingu, even if he were in perfect condition, the outcome between the two would still be uncertain, not to mention that he has now sealed his strongest Noble Phantasm and is burdened with a large amount of magical energy.

However, thanks to Kingu using Enkidu's body, Kingu is unable to fight Gilgamesh normally, so currently only two people on Uruk's side are capable of stopping Kingu.

"Well, I'll take on this task. Anyway, I can't go to the Blood Temple with you. So let me do the task of stopping the Jinwu.

Quetzal Koyatl was quite happy to take on this task, otherwise she seemed to have nothing to do.

Those preparing for this battle quickly completed their final preparations. They departed from the Chaldea embassy, ​​bidding farewell to the elderly who came to express their gratitude, the soldiers who saw them off, and the guards at the gate. With the help of Merlin's magic, they hurried towards Nippur.

"That's incredibly efficient. It's only been a day. Even if a person runs at full speed, they should not reach Nippur until evening."

While still dealing with government affairs, Ninurta was surprised to hear that the people who were to carry out the decapitation operation in Uruk had arrived, but she quickly smiled.

"Then let me meet the rest of our companions... no, let them rest first since they've come so quickly, I'll go myself."

After thinking for a moment, Ninurta decided not to let everyone come to him first, but instead got up and went there.

'I personally asked my father for this, so there can't be any mistakes. They need to be in perfect condition, their fatigue completely eliminated, and no problems can be allowed to arise.'

Ninurta, upon rising to this end, also took the wheat he had planted himself, a symbol of abundance and the power of life.

Chapter 168 Before the Journey

In the house that Nippur had just prepared to entertain guests, the priests, cooks, and servants who were in charge of the banquet gathered to welcome the distinguished guests who had come from afar.

4 “Please enjoy yourselves, everyone. This harvest comes from the fields personally designated by the Holy One. Abundant and light springs flow through those fields, so that the fruits there can relieve fatigue simply by eating them.”

As for the valiant warriors who were about to venture deep behind enemy lines to kill the goddess of monsters, Nippur naturally treated these risky heroes to the best of his ability.

The goddess of demons, Dena, is the one who caused the entire Sumerian to collapse into its current state. However, she personally appeared to destroy the city of Nippur before. The hatred this land harbors for her has reached a point where it is difficult to express. Even being torn to pieces would probably not be enough to vent her hatred.

"The people in Nippur are just as overly enthusiastic as when I last visited, preparing far too much food."

Mashu couldn't help but gasp as she watched the food being served. This was even more extravagant than in Uruk, and what the other person said was indeed true.

Qiu and his companions hurried to Nippur, having traveled a long and arduous journey. Although they used a mode of transportation created by Merlin through magic, the road conditions more than 4000 years ago meant that even with such a mode of transportation, it still took a toll on their spirit and body.

Just the strange aroma emanating from the food on the table was enough to relieve their mental fatigue and stimulate their appetite, which had been reduced by the fatigue of the journey. One can imagine how wonderful it would be to eat this food and what kind of effect it would have.