The Warrior of Love

"Damn it!"

The goddess flew across the sky, showing off her gorgeous figure. She fired light bullets one after another, accurately hitting the invading Lahmu. The goddess flew a thousand meters away in an instant and blocked nearly a hundred Lahmu.

Ishtar originally felt a little bored that she couldn't take part in the final battle, but now she is extremely grateful that she could stay in Uruk.

If she wasn't here, the people of Uruk would have no power to resist and would not even have the chance to escape. They would be killed within half an hour.

She used "Magic Release (Gem)" at all costs. Although it consumed a lot of assets, it successfully blocked most of the Lahem for a moment, buying the residents precious time to retreat.

The temple (palace) area where Gilgamesh was sitting was still safe, and all Ishtar could do was to buy time for people to evacuate there.

She knocked down dozens of monsters at once, but her expression did not relax, because most of these Lahmu were just injured. The attacks that could easily tear apart large monsters could not penetrate the bodies of these guys!

Although she was stronger than any other Lahm in terms of individual strength, there were already thousands of Lahms entering Uruk, and there would be tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands more to come...

"No, if this continues..."

"Drink!!"

The blinding flash struck a hunting Lahmu, and although it failed to penetrate its shell, it sent it flying far away.

The leopard man landed, reached out to call back his spear, and looked around. Even though she was a lively person, her expression became gloomy.

"What the hell is going on, meow... I feel really uncomfortable, meow!"

Not only her, but also Siegfried, Ibaraki, Ushiwakamaru and other servants also fell one after another, rushing to various places in Uruk without stopping, and began to stop these twisted "new humans".

This force was not weak. It included Ishtar who stayed behind, and had everything from servants of gods to dragon-slaying heroes. It immediately changed the one-sided situation.

However, it is still extremely difficult.

The difference in numbers is too great. These Lahmu are not ordinary monsters. Each of them has abilities comparable to those of a servant.

Even without a Noble Phantasm, he is not some small fry who can be defeated easily. Even Ishtar needs a full-strength attack to kill him... but there are thousands of such Lahmu!

For people like Ushiwakamaru, Mashu and others, dealing with three or four Rahmu at a time is already their limit!

Moreover, Lahmu was not obsessed with fighting with the Servants. Sometimes he would rather leave the Servants alone and kill the humans who were hiding. His laughter never stopped...

"Meow!"

After struggling to fight off a Lahmu and protecting the frightened little boy, the panting leopard man began to complain.

"If only Kukul were here, let her blow this place up in one go!"

"No, Quetzalcoatl also has a city to protect... She made a promise with those people that as long as they obey the goddess, they can survive. Now she will not abandon that city."

Dan Zang flashed to the leopard man and said, "We can only rely on ourselves."

"Meow!"

The leopard man was angry and picked out Lahmu again and rushed forward.

Duan Zang looked at his right hand. He could hear a squeaking sound when he moved it slightly, and his eyes darkened.

The battle with the eleven monsters had already left her body in a state of wear and tear. It would undoubtedly be too strenuous for her to fight with Lahmu... but even so, she couldn't retreat!

The Servants tried their best to resist Lahmu's attack. The battle was quite difficult. They thought they would be drowned in the violence of numbers, but unexpectedly -

Rahmu actually retreated!

Without any warning, they suddenly retreated, moving away in an orderly manner like a colony of ants, leaving behind only the servants who looked a little confused.

A moment later, everyone gathered in the temple of Uruk. The servants and the survivors gathered in the audience room. The hero king Gilgamesh sat on the throne with a serious expression.

"I see, Beast?"

After listening to Ritsuka's words, Gilgamesh nodded: "I understand. I didn't expect Merlin to... That's why the goddess of demon beasts appeared. Now the real disaster has come to Mesopotamia. It has finally reached the most dangerous time. During this period of time, the king has been making compromises, because the throne cannot be without the king's figure.

But since it is the last moment, I can finally give it a try! "

"King Gilgamesh...what exactly is Beast?" Ritsuka still couldn't fully understand its meaning.

"do not you know?"

The wise king frowned slightly: "That is the disaster that came with the prosperity of human reason. It is the most essential evil born from human weakness and animal nature. It is also the "beast" that destroys the world!

Originally, seven top-ranked servants were needed to fight against them, and the Heroic Spirit Summoning was a safety device for this purpose. But now that humanity is on the verge of destruction, this safety mechanism has long lost its effect.

Now, we are the only ones who can deal with the "beast" - Tiamat! "

Chapter 639: Let us hold high the flag of salvation!

"Announce this to everyone who is alive now!"

When the sun rose the next day, Gilgamesh walked to the high platform of the temple under the sunlight and spoke to all the residents of Uruk gathered in the square.

"I have already told you that the destruction of Uruk is inevitable. You can run away, indulge in pleasure, or go to the underworld... but you chose to fight. Even though you knew that you would eventually be destroyed, you still decided to fight against it!"

Whether they were ordinary residents, soldiers, servants, or even Athena, they stood among the crowd, quietly listening to the wise king's final speech.

"However, I still have to say it again: Uruk will be destroyed! This is an indisputable fact. It has nothing to do with your strength or your courage or cowardice. Uruk's destruction is the reincarnation of cause and effect, a fate that cannot be changed by human power.

But the destruction of Uruk does not mean our destruction!

Even if only one person survives in the end, our heroic spirit will exist in his soul!

Even if we eventually perish, even if we cannot leave offspring, our thoughts and ties will still be passed on. This is the essence of civilization! It is not the inheritance of blood, but the continuation of intellect!"

King Gilgamesh's voice echoed in this lonely city at the end of the world, and every survivor could hear it clearly.

"We will shine at the dawn of victory and use this light to connect a new era!"

After a pause, the wise king changed the subject.

"Therefore, I hereby order you to survive! You must survive even if you have to escape, in order to convey our glory to future generations!

From Uruk, head north across the plain to the northern wall, "Babylonia."

If Babylonia also falls, continue northward into the black cedar forest and look for the city called Lagash.

There is new land there, and there are enough resources for you to survive.

Live and wait!

Will the original Mother Goddess exterminate us, or will we rebel against the Mother Goddess?

Until this result comes out, you have the obligation to survive!

Then, remember everything that happened on this land, remember the city called Uruk that once stood here, and let its name shine in the world thousands of years later! "

"Ahhhhh!!"

"Oh oh oh!!"

……

"The city emptied out all of a sudden."

Athena asked the priestess beside her casually as she looked down at Uruk from the railing.

"How many are left, Siduri?"

"There are still three hundred and eleven people."

The priestess, who had a high status in Uruk, surprisingly did not have much resistance to Athena's condescending attitude, but seemed to be very accustomed to it.

Perhaps it was a professional habit, Athena would unconsciously reveal the demeanor of a goddess, and Siduri was obviously very familiar with dealing with such people.

"Including you, there are 312 of us?" Athena frowned. "I think Gilgamesh has made it very clear. Uruk's destruction is inevitable. You can't change anything even if you stay."

"We understand."

Siduri said softly but firmly, "But those who stayed were foolish people who knew it was meaningless but were unwilling to leave."

"including you?"

"We know that all this is fate, but..."

Siduri looked back towards the depths of the palace, with a faint smile beneath her veil.

"At least, there should be someone to accompany him and witness the destruction of Uruk. Otherwise, the king... will be too lonely."

Originally, the king should have been accompanied by a green man, but now he is alone.

Faced with such a Gilgamesh, Siduri could not leave him alone, and those soldiers who chose to stay had similar reasons.

"madness……"

Athena shook her head and left the balcony to go to the audience room.

"It's stupid, but not ridiculous."

Now, all the fighting forces of the Uruk camp have gathered under the throne of Gilgamesh, whether it is the servants he summoned or the travelers from Chaldea, even Athena is temporarily under his command. Quetzalcoatl also rushed over after sending the humans she protected to the city of Lagash.

The only one who was not present was Jiang Liu!

For some reason, no one can contact him now, not even Ritsuka knows where he is.

However, from Gilgamesh onwards, no one would doubt Jiang Liu's position, nor would they question his courage. Everyone knew that he would appear at the last moment, but they just didn't know when that moment would come.

"Chaldea, tell me what you think." Gilgamesh looked at Ritsuka, but the person he was talking to was not her.

[Hmm... there shouldn't be anything to worry about. Things have already reached their most serious state.]

Dr. Roman's voice came over, making everyone perk up and listen attentively.

[Now, on the surface of the Persian Gulf, the sea south of Uruk, there are magical reactions in the hundreds of millions, all of which are the same Lahm that attacked Uruk before.]

"More than 100 million? All that crap?"

Ushiwakamaru showed a disgusted expression: "I would rather fight the countless evil spirits in hell than come into contact with that kind of thing."

"Oh, Genji's little girl, don't compare the "demon" with Rahmu." Ibaraki Douji protested, "Even an evil ghost is much more pleasing to the eye than that thing."

[The black ocean, the original ocean—Tiamat—brought forth these Lahmu! ]

"Tiamat... is the ocean?" Ritsuka was a little confused.

"In Mesopotamian mythology, all life in the world, including gods, was conceived by "salt water" Tiamat and "fresh water" Abzu. Tiamat is the mother goddess of life. She is both a god and the "primordial ocean."

Those Lahms are new lives born from her power."

"New life... Is there something wrong with this goddess? Why did she have to create something as weird as Lahmu?"

Anna, who has basically regained her mobility under Athena's care, raises questions.

"Is she trying to replace humans with this?"

"No, although Lahmu is indeed a 'new human' to replace the old human, this is probably not the will of the 'Mother' herself."

The one who answered this question was Ishtar. As one of the Sumerian gods and the extremely high-ranking mistress of the sky, she was undoubtedly the most familiar with Tiamat among everyone present.

"Mother was abandoned after the creation of the world...by the gods and all life in this world."

Ishtar said faintly: "She gave birth to the original ecosystem and is the mother of the first generation of gods. However, the meaning of her existence is continuous creation!

She constantly covers old information with new life information and replaces old ecosystems with new ones. This is an instinct that she cannot control. As long as she is alive, she will continue to create new life.

At the beginning, this was naturally the best thing, but after the surface environment stabilized and the ecosystem was established, her power turned into the biggest threat to the world! "

"So did the gods kill her?" Ritsuka and Mashu asked nervously.

"Kill her? No, no one can do that. The god Marduk only tore apart her body that was active in the surface world. The core of her power and divinity cannot be destroyed. The gods had no choice but to banish her to the unpredictable realm inside the world."

[You mean the imaginary space? ]

Roman sighed and continued.

[Now, the goddess has returned to the surface of the world from the imaginary space. The moment she woke up, her power began to operate on its own, and began to systematically cleanse the ecological environment on the surface of the earth... and Lahmu was the first "new human", the ruler of the new ecosystem. ]

"I'm afraid... Mother didn't actively attack us."

Ishtar said thoughtfully and with a hint of sadness: "Just like before, even though she was betrayed by the gods, she never resisted. She just gave birth to the monster as an instinctive way of self-protection."

"But she can't control her instincts. It has nothing to do with her own will. As long as she exists in this world, she is our enemy!"

Gilgamesh said in a deep voice: "There is no need for hesitation or pity. We just need to mobilize everything we have to rebel against the Origin Mother!"

After saying this, he looked around and said, "The most urgent task now is to find out the current status of Tiamat, and... the whereabouts of the Holy Grail that is supposed to exist!"

-

While people in Uruk were questioning the whereabouts of the Holy Grail, in the chaotic tide of the Persian Gulf, a strange figure with disgustingly gorgeous clothes and a hunched back was walking step by step.

He stepped steadily on the primordial ocean that was like black mud. This symbolized that the "nurturing" seawater could easily transform the genetic sequence of existing life forms, and even the spiritual foundation of the servants could be distorted, but this person seemed to be unaffected at all.