In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

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"Haven't you heard that there's always a way out?"

Rafe grinned, then burst into laughter. "Goetia, do you really think I have no way out? You're so naive. Who do you think I am? I am Floros, one of the seventy-two most loyal demons. If I want to go, the path is right under my feet."

Having said that, he didn't care whether the spies Goetia had left here heard him or not.

The next moment, accompanied by convulsing pain, a large amount of blood suddenly flowed from Rafe's mouth. Then, he closed his eyes and lay on the ground, quickly meeting his death.

With things having come to this point, Rafe decided to take a desperate gamble and bite off his tongue to commit suicide before Goetia could stop him, thus returning to the Temple of Time.

Meanwhile, Qatia, who was checking on Tiamat's condition in the Arabian Sea, immediately flew back as a shooting star after realizing that Raif had suddenly stopped breathing.

He was surprised; he couldn't understand how Rafe had managed to escape.

But when he saw Rafe's body, spitting blood and completely dead, even Goetia couldn't help but exclaim, "You're truly something, Floros... Unparalleled loyalty, you certainly deserve that title."

He sighed silently, but wasn't particularly angry.

After all, he had used up all of Rafe's usefulness, and seeing this guy's loyalty made him feel like he was caught in the middle. So, Goetia simply destroyed Rafe's body and then looked in the direction of Gorgon.

"It's the power of the light wheel again, huh, Solomon, without me you really are a useless piece of trash."

He said this, but anyone with him would have seen Goetia’s joy at that moment, since using his power meant Solomon needed him.

Thinking this, just as Qatia was about to go and check out the situation there and maybe make a sarcastic remark, a huge storm suddenly arose in the Arabian Sea behind him, and a terrifying aura emanated from it.

Goetia looked back and saw a large number of dark monsters slowly crawling out of the ocean, intending to land here and head towards the Blood Temple.

Clearly, Lovi and his group's attack on the Blood Temple had triggered Tiamat's self-defense mechanism, and she was currently sending her newly conceived children to eliminate the enemy.

Upon seeing these creatures, and especially realizing that their target was undoubtedly Rowe, Goetia, who had been in a relatively good mood, immediately turned grim. He raised his hand and unleashed a golden lightning bolt, annihilating more than half of the surging black waves.

Then, his figure slowly descended from the sky, landing on the coastline where these monsters were about to come ashore, his eyes filled with coldness.

"..."

The sudden appearance of this magical power immediately drew the attention of the numerous monsters to Goetia, their eyes filled with astonishment and suspicion. This strange creature clearly possessed the same aura as their mother, both being Beasts, so why was it attacking them?

However, in response to their questions, Getia simply spoke softly.

"Although I don't really want to help that incompetent and troublesome king, you lowly creatures dare to appear before me, you deserve to die! Today, I will destroy you!"

As Goetia spoke, the golden lightning in his hand gathered again. Clearly, for him, there was no need for excuses or reasons.

He was just giving himself a way out.

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Am I the only one in this team who isn't Ultraman?

Chapter 278 The Beauty of Medusa

Anna entered the Temple of Blood alone.

Unlike the outer areas, Gorgon was located in the heart of the temple, a more bloody and terrifying central area. Therefore, every step she took was permeated with a strong stench of blood. Human skeletons and placentas bearing the remains of magical beasts were everywhere, and a chilling sense of dread followed.

Even with the roars of monsters echoing in her ears and the thick stench of blood surrounding her, and death constantly brushing past her, Anna remained expressionless and calmly continued forward.

Because of her trust in Lo Wei, she knew that with Lo Wei blocking her way, none of the magical beasts outside could get in to disturb her. Medusa, provoked by Merlin, would surely send out all the magical beasts around her to attack. There were no more magical beasts here, only pure death and darkness, and—

Myself and Gorgon. ?

Taking a deep breath and summoning the resolve she had already prepared, Anna continued forward, scythe in hand.

Suddenly at this moment—

Suddenly, a sound of skin scales scraping against sand came from the darkness, followed by a gaze as cold as a knife emerging from the darkness behind.

"Um?!"

Anna, with her keen intuition, noticed this scene and her eyes narrowed. She then gripped her scythe and turned around abruptly. However, in the instant she turned, she saw a huge purple snake tail, as thick as a tree trunk, lash out at her.

Seeing the tail launching a sneak attack on her, Anna immediately raised her weapon and took a horizontal stance to defend herself.

A sharp clang rang out. The snake tail, which was clearly flesh and blood, produced a metallic clang the moment it collided with the scythe. The immense force acting on its surface sent Anna's petite body flying like a cannonball, finally slamming heavily against the dark wall with a dull thud.

"Waaah..."

As Anna fell from the rock wall, she frowned, feeling a burning pain all over her body from the blow.

Similarly, in the darkness, a pair of purplish-red snake eyes, gleaming with a fierce light, were also staring intently at her.

Anna swung her scythe following her instincts, but the figure in the darkness had already vanished. The opponent did not want to confront her directly; having only succeeded in a sneak attack, Gorgon's body once again disappeared into the darkness.

Seeing this, Anna had a headache. She could only pick up her weapon and assume a defensive stance, and also activate her purple-red demonic eyes, which she had never used before, to search for Gorgon's whereabouts in the darkness.

"Don't hide anymore, Gorgon, I've found you!"

Anna activated her Mystic Eyes, wielding a scythe, and shouted repeatedly.

However, all that responded to her was Gorgon's cold and insane voice.

"You scum who betrayed your sister! How dare you—how dare you appear before me like this!!"

The situation was somewhat unexpected for Anna. She had thought that Gorgon, after going berserk, had completely lost his mind and the ability to communicate with people, becoming a monster driven entirely by anger. However, in reality, she still retained a certain degree of thinking and communication abilities.

"I have come to end your erroneous, pathetic life, Gorgon!"

After listening to Gorgon's words, Anna frowned, then gripped her weapon and continued forward.

"End me? With your piece of trash?! Hahahaha—!!"

After hearing Anna's words, Gorgon let out a piercing laugh, then she gave her orders to the dark temple, roaring angrily.

"Children! Kill her, eat her, and make me whole again!!"

"..."

However, a minute passed, and no magical beasts appeared in the dark temple. Only the two Medusas continued to confront each other. Suddenly, Gorgon, who was so angry that she was about to lose her mind, realized something.

"Yes! That's right—it's my child, Jingu, Jingu betrayed me!!"

"You bastard, you're going to die here today!!"

Hearing this, Anna frowned. As Gorgon's words grew increasingly frantic, she finally realized something.

The information provided by Lovi and Jingu was correct; Gorgon is indeed in a state of madness. The fact that she can communicate now is simply a result of the conflict between her hatred and her madness, resulting in a positive outcome.

"die!!"

With a furious roar from Gorgon, his chilling deathly voice echoed throughout the Blood Temple, and terrifying power surged in the darkness.

Realizing this, Anna silently retreated, feeling the burning pain in her back. Her thoughts became clearer again, and her magical eyes warily guarded against any difficulties that might arise next.

The crawling and wriggling sounds all around were undoubtedly the sounds of Gorgon's enormous body moving; she was moving in the darkness.

At this moment, Gorgon was like a predator in the dark, not intending to show herself easily, but rather preparing to torture Anna to death in her most skilled way. She was constantly setting up her killing trap, intending to drag Anna into hell.

"Gorgon, get out here!"

Anna taunted her again in a fit of rage, "You monster who killed my sisters!"

"monster!?"

Upon hearing this word, the angry voice in the darkness made no attempt to conceal its rage.

Then, the dark Blood Temple suddenly fell silent. Immediately afterward, a "whoosh!" sound erupted from a corner, and a purple venomous snake opened its blood-red maw and lunged at Anna's head. Anna's wielding blade left a trail of cold purple light in the night sky. In just a moment, blood splattered in mid-air. The next instant, the attacking venomous snake was severed by Anna and became new nourishment for the Blood Temple. Finally, it lost its magic and turned into a strand of long purple hair.

Because of the legend of Gorgon.

Therefore, Gorgon's long hair can transform into the most venomous snakes in the world to launch attacks.

Just after this venomous snake failed, accompanied by the rustling sound of snakes flicking their tongues in the darkness, a dozen more purple venomous snakes surrounded her from different directions in the blink of an eye. They all opened their blood-red mouths, intending to tear Anna apart, but Anna anticipated their positions and dodged them with agile movements. Then, she seized the opportunity and cut them off with a single stroke.

Anna, panting heavily, leaped to a higher vantage point, looking down to gain a wider view, and earnestly searched for Gorgon's location.

Because they were both Medusa, she knew of Gorgon's hatred towards her.

If we had to rank them, Gorgons' hatred for Athena would undoubtedly be number one, followed by their hatred for themselves. This hatred far surpasses that for humanity, which is why she planned to use her own methods to lure Gorgons out of the darkness below.

Although doing so would deprive Gorgon of his home-field advantage, Anna firmly believed that Gorgon wouldn't care about that advantage as long as he had the chance to kill her.

And that is indeed the case—

As the sound of that massive body sliding rang in her ears again, Anna knew that Gorgon was making a new move, and she became alert.

However, even after she waited for a while, Gorgon still did not appear, which surprised her.

She frowned and began to think.

'Did the Gorgons escape?'

No, that's impossible.

Her murderous intent remained; she couldn't possibly leave.

But why stop releasing the venomous snakes?

Why is this?

Anna didn't believe Gorgon would let her go, and that's exactly what happened.

The disappearance of the venomous snakes is merely the calm before the storm. If Gorgon stops releasing them, it means she is brewing an even more terrifying attack.

So--

not good!!

In just a moment, Anna's sixth sense went into overdrive.

She suddenly looked up and saw a giant purple serpent coiled above the massive rock pillar, staring intently at her below. Gorgon had just taken advantage of the darkness to climb up the rock pillar and reach the highest point. Now, its demonic eyes, filled with madness and rage, were brimming with terrifying power and emotion, and were fixed on Anna.

Anna immediately realized that Gorgon had also thought of this tactic when she wanted to take the high ground, and because the opponent had a snake body, she was faster than her legs.

It's clearly the same person, so why did they presumptuously use such a common tactic?

Anna felt a pang of regret, but there was nothing she could do now.

A burst of purple magic eye light erupted, instantly locking onto Anna's location. With no way to avoid it, Anna could only activate her own magic eye to release light in response. For a moment, the situation became a standoff. However, Gorgon in mid-air had anticipated this and was already prepared. Or rather, she never intended to use her magic eye to kill him. All Gorgon needed was Anna's brief respite.

With the help of Newton, Gorgon, who was hovering on the stone pillar, loosened his coiled body and allowed his massive form to crash down from above, striking Anna like a hammer.

Boom!!!