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

"Who are you...?" Upon hearing the human voice, Siduri looked at him, who was covered in blood and whose face was already mangled, and asked, "Are you a soldier from Uruk?"

"Yes, I am a soldier from Uruk. I've come to rescue you."

Without wasting any words, he looked at the cage in front of him, swung the spear in his hand, and thrust it hard at the lock. He used the tip of the spear to pry the lock open, and then used both hands to exert force until the veins bulged. Finally, he unleashed unimaginable strength and forcefully pried the lock open. However, he also lost several fingers in the process, but compared to the unharmed Siduri in front of him, this was nothing.

He was somewhat relieved that these monsters had been torturing him all along, because it was because of this that he had the opportunity to rescue the High Priestess Siduri.

"Thank you for your help, but please do not move. I will now heal your wounds."

Upon emerging from the cage, Siduri's first thought wasn't to escape, but to heal the battered and seemingly unconscious soldier before her. However, he immediately waved her away, refusing her offer.

She said, "Don't waste your time on me, High Priestess Siduri. Time is limited, and those guys will be here soon. While they are still in a very low state of intelligence, I will release more of my companions to stop them. Please run back to Uruk as soon as possible!"

"but……"

"There are no buts!"

Hearing the distorted sounds behind them, the soldier grabbed Siduri's hand without a word and ran towards the exit. Along the way, he used all his strength to open several cells, releasing more of his comrades. Seeing that High Priestess Siduri was unharmed, they regained their spirits. Everyone, who had been utterly disoriented, immediately focused on their goal: to get Siduri out.

"@@! &&&--#&￥!!!"

The monster's voice grew closer, and many soldiers volunteered to pick up stones and sticks to fight it off, leaving only the original soldier to hold Siduri's hand and continue leading her on her escape.

Finally, in a corner near the window, he crouched down so that Siduri could step on him and leave the roof. He would then risk his life to buy time. Soon, ear-piercing screams came from behind them.

"No! I am the high priest, how can I abandon you and run away?!"

Siduri, who was being dragged along, found it hard to accept the plan.

“It is precisely because you are the High Priest that you need to escape! King Gilgamesh needs you, and everyone in Uruk needs you. You cannot be harmed under any circumstances! For me, for everyone, as long as you can get out alive, we will die without regrets. So—please live on for us!”

"..."

They ran together to the end of the cell; just past the top window would lead them to the forest outside.

"Excuse me."

Seeing Siduri hesitate, the soldier in front of her picked her up and prepared to throw her out. Before Siduri could even make a sound, her body was already thrown onto the roof. At the same time, the monsters outside had killed their companions and were closing in on them.

After sending Siduri away, he suddenly turned around, gripped his weapon tightly, and let out his last battle cry.

"Come on! You damned monsters! Let me show you the spirit of Uruk men!!"

"&&￥＃&＃￥!!!"

Provoked, the Rahmu let out a strange cry and swarmed towards their target. Soon, all that remained was the ear-piercing sound of flesh being torn apart and bones being broken.

At this moment, Siduri on the roof had long since disappeared.

Crying, she jumped into the nearby forest and began her desperate escape.

This city was not unfamiliar to her, because before the disaster, she had traveled to many city-states as a high priest, so she knew the way through the forest and the exit was right ahead.

No matter how painful it is, no matter how reluctant she is, she must escape now, not only for herself, but also to avoid letting down the fallen soldiers...

She couldn't be willful, she couldn't hesitate; she had to do everything she could to escape.

Click—!

As she entered the forest, she stepped on a branch and made a sound.

In the forest, the keen-sensed Rahmu immediately noticed her presence and scrambled toward her. Siduri was sweating profusely, but dared not turn back. She could only continue running forward, disregarding her physical strength.

At this moment, she had only one belief.

Go back alive.

Then tell King Gilgamesh about the monsters' gathering places, habits, and weaknesses...

Finally, after her strenuous run and hard work, the exit of the forest was almost in sight. Perhaps once she reached that point, she could…

brake--!!

The moment she touched the light, Siduri's right leg was pierced through, and she lost consciousness instantly, her body falling heavily to the ground.

She desperately turned around, only to see a twisted monster licking the blood from its claws, then making a mocking sound at her.

These guys weren't unable to catch me; they just found it amusing and wanted to see their prey's despair. That's why they hadn't made a move until now, when I thought I could escape, and then they struck to destroy that hope.

"Waaah..."

Siduri continued her arduous crawl, moving forward even with her legs pierced, simply because—

She was the high priestess of Uruk, and many people were waiting for her to return. She couldn't let down the soldiers who had sacrificed their lives; she had to relay the situation back to them...

Siduri dragged her body with difficulty, blood flowing from her legs leaving a trail on the ground. She was only a few meters away from the forest exit, but to her, those few meters felt like an insurmountable chasm.

“￥￥＃＆＃＆￥＃!!!”

Rahmu watched as Siduri, who was about to lose her strength and faint from blood loss, let out a harsh laugh, then swung her claws to send Siduri on her way.

next moment--

A head flew into the air, and more Rahmu who arrived later screamed as a result.

-

"..."

Death did not come, nor did pain.

Siduri looked back and saw that the head flying into the air belonged to Rahmu. Rahmu behind her was completely unaware of what had just happened.

“￥＃@＃＆@＃＃@＆！！”

The few Rahmu that had just arrived thought it was Siduri's doing, and they all raised their claws to tear Siduri to pieces. But in the blink of an eye, a "whoosh!" sound came from the depths of the dense forest, and then dozens of golden chains pierced through the heads of several Rahmu with perfect accuracy, stringing them together and throwing them directly to an unknown distance.

"Finally found this place. Those two annoying guys really know how to cause trouble, but..."

"How disheveled you are, High Priest, it's nice to see you again."

A cold yet familiar voice came from the ground, and Siduri, who was lying on the ground, couldn't help but look up.

A green-clad figure in a white robe hovered silently in the sky, looking down at everything happening below. Along her arm, more golden chains poured down, sweeping towards the monster below like a storm.

At this moment, memories of the past uncontrollably surfaced in Siduri's mind.

"Lord Enkidu..."

Chapter 286 Titled "The Lock of Heaven"

The Arabian coast long ago.

A massive number of Rahmu emerged from the dark depths of the ocean, their twisted bodies and sheer numbers forming a layer of black clouds that enveloped half of the Mesopotamian sky.

The once clear ocean, which held special significance in Mesopotamian culture, transformed into a breeding ground for monsters at this moment.

Even Merlin and Loki, who had just arrived and found Gilgamesh, were surprisingly shocked by the scene.

For Merlin, he had thought that Gorgon's ability to give birth to tens of thousands of magical beasts with Tiamat's blessing was already impressive enough. But when he saw Tiamat give birth to hundreds of millions of Rahmu, whose power and number completely overwhelmed any magical beast, he realized what the true Mother of Beasts was.

Even Gilgamesh had to admit that if Gorgon had possessed even half the terror Tiamat was displaying, Uruk probably wouldn't have survived this long. Meanwhile, Lovi knew that Tiamat's abilities had indeed been greatly enhanced due to the widening of the rift. The original Rahmu would never have been able to produce hundreds of millions of them in just a few hours; while he had anticipated an increase, he hadn't expected so many.

The only thing that gives him some comfort now is the Gaitia on the other side of the coastline, who are wreaking havoc and annihilating thousands of Rahmu on the grounds that he blocked their way and offended them.

At this moment, he was like a pillar supporting the sky, single-handedly piercing the dark ocean and limiting the scale of Rahmu's invasion. Without him, Mesopotamia would already be overrun with these monsters.

When Gilgamesh and Kingu saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel strange and outrageous. They couldn't believe that the culprit who burned humanity had actually reformed and was now using his own power to protect humanity instead of destroying it. This situation was completely incomprehensible to Gilgamesh.

Merlin then gazed intently at Goetia's side. He realized that Goetia truly had no ulterior motives; he was genuinely and diligently eliminating Rahmu, as if deliberately demonstrating something. He then glanced at Romani on the screen, then at Rowe, nodded, and asked with interest.

What do you think?

Roman: "..."

Roman's feelings at this moment were extremely complex, but he also felt somewhat gratified.

His complexity stemmed from his child's efforts to impress others and his inability to recognize him. What was comforting was that this child, who admitted his mistake, actually pulled Goetia back from that situation, turning him into a righteous figure, and was clearly better educated than himself.

In short, no matter how you look at it, his inner thoughts are quite complicated.

When Goetia realized that the person he wanted to see had arrived, he immediately put on an even more impressive performance. What was originally just a simple beam of light became even more dramatic after he noticed Rowe's arrival. To boost his performance, he launched himself into the air at high speed, followed by a meteor shower that swept across the ocean and the Rahmu above it, effectively lowering the sea level.

Seeing how capable he was, Luo Wei gave him a thumbs up to express his gratitude.

In any case, Goetia really helped a lot.

He had just been hesitating about how to control these Rahmu and prevent them from storming the town, but now, Goetia had single-handedly held back both the Rahmu on the sea and in the ocean. This meant that the few of them could watch the show from the sidelines, as not a single Rahmu had time to bother with them. In this way, Goetia not only successfully protected the safety of humanity but also created the best possible environment for their plan to be implemented.

Similarly, when Rahmu landed on the wasteland using the corpses of monsters, Gilgamesh, who had set up a great barrier in Uruk, clearly sensed something. His face turned ugly, especially when he recalled a prophecy, the one about Siduri. His expression became noticeably unsettled, and he lowered his head and cursed angrily.

"A bunch of good-for-nothings, they can't even protect one person."

He then wanted to leave to go back and save people, but he didn't. Instead, he watched as Rowe continued to arrange multiple Holy Grails into a ritual array, preparing to summon Tiamat's true form from the Imaginary World and begin the final battle.

For them, Tiamat is currently in a special state. Her powers can influence the world, but her true form has not appeared. This means that they cannot harm or affect Tiamat. If they want to carry out their plan, the first thing they need to do is to make their abilities work on Tiamat. In layman's terms, they need to make Tiamat show her health bar.

The Holy Grail, the ritual array, and Gilgamesh's own Ea are the keys to breaking the prison of the gods, so Gilgamesh cannot leave, but...

Gilgamesh could hardly remain calm whenever he thought about Siduri's fate.

Of course, Love, who had been making arrangements, noticed Gilgamesh's change in attitude and asked him why. Gilgamesh did not hide anything and told Love about the attack on Uruk and the disappearance of Siduri, explaining that he was saddened by it.

Upon hearing of Siduri's disappearance, Lovi was somewhat surprised. After all, he had instructed Ishtar and Scáthach to take good care of Siduri; how could she possibly be missing? There were two goddesses in the city now; there shouldn't be any problems. Although he thought this way, considering the surge in the number of Rakhmu and the significant changes in the world, he immediately accepted the fact. He exchanged a glance with Gilgamesh, then both looked at Kingu beside them, demanding that she handle the matter.

Being targeted and stared at, Jin Gu was taken aback. Just as she was about to blurt out, "I would never save a mere human," many memories that did not belong to her suddenly surfaced in her mind—a blurry reflection of a woman.

At this, she felt a pang of pain in her heart, and Siduri's figure became increasingly clear before her eyes.

"Damn it... it's Enkidu again."

Kingu covered her head, green light flickering in her pupils. She knew exactly what was happening; it was Enkidu's memories influencing her again.

Although she wanted to suppress this pressure and continue preparing for her mother's arrival, the next moment, Tiamat's words to her came to mind again.

"Aaaa~"

Tiamat often spends her free time with children and Kingu, and they talk about strange things. That day was no exception.

"A helper? What kind of helper do you mean? I will give you everything. I will do whatever you ask of me, as long as you need me. Please rest assured, Mother, I will always support you."

Upon hearing his mother suddenly mention that she needed him as a helper, Jin Gu immediately agreed without hesitation.

However, Tiamat simply shook her head at Kingu's words of loyalty.

“Aaaa……aaa”

"Preparing for what's to come? And what exactly did you mean by saying, 'Even after I'm gone, I hope you can be his helper'?"