Or, why don’t you find another savior?

Shiomi patted the grass leaves on her clothes. "It's not that simple. If I don't actively interfere, these things will only last about a year."

"A year?!"

Ereshkigal felt his mind go blank, and was slightly thankful that he had not taken the initiative to ask for anything.

The scenery before my eyes is totally free!

Chapter 36 Home Delivery

"Before I go, can I ask you one last thing, Ereshkigal?"

The goddess of the underworld was watching the people who were about to pass through the woods and embark on the road to leave the underworld. She was about to lie down on the grass, which was softer than Dumuzi's wool, and enjoy herself, but when she heard Shiomi's words, she suddenly tensed her body and maintained a sitting posture.

No matter how much dignity is left, at least the posture must be maintained.

"What's the matter? If it's within my ability to answer, feel free to ask. Do you need information about the other two pillars of the Three Goddesses Alliance?" She put on a perfect smile.

"That's not urgent. It won't be too late to ask for it after we've completed the agreed task." Xi Jian slightly turned sideways, and the three people walking in front of him also turned back at this time. "I heard from Gilgamesh that after Enkidu died, he buried his best friend in the underworld, and you were in charge of keeping the body."

"That's right... I remember Enkidu's body was buried somewhere along the way." Ereshkigal raised his hand, and a little flame rose up, passing through the branches and leaves and flew upwards. "Follow this little light, and you will find that place."

This was something Ereshkigal had not thought to confirm.

When she saw Kingu, who looked like Enkidu, she thought it was a doll made in imitation of Enkidu.

Now that Xijian asked this, Ereshkigal suddenly realized another possibility.

"Yeah."

After learning the second piece of information needed for this field investigation, Shiomi no longer lingered and left the underworld along the road with them.

On the way, several people investigated the place where Enkidu was buried, where a very obvious large pit was left.

There is no doubt that the person who stole the body did not forget to bury it, but knew that it would be investigated sooner or later and simply did not bother to hide it.

"Then the answer is clear. After Enkidu's body was stolen, the Holy Grail was filled inside as a special magic furnace, and it was reborn as Kingo."

When leaving the underworld, Shiomi summarized the current situation with everyone.

"Enkidu's body was stolen, so the disappearance of Gilgamesh is most likely related to him," said Morgan.

"Well, we can only judge if we find that guy named Jin Gu and ask him." Scathach spread her hands. "The other party knows that we have exposed the power of the Holy Grail and the Demon Pillar, and still can't quickly annihilate us and Uruk. I'm afraid he won't show up alone easily again."

Shiomi was fully prepared for this: "Anyway, let's first check the city of Kusa thoroughly and see--"

After returning to the ground, the big hole where several people fell was no longer there, and it was almost dusk outside.

But what made Shiomi stop talking was not the time, but perhaps the thing they had been looking for.

A clay tablet covered with cuneiform characters was casually thrown on the side of the road, next to a dilapidated house.

Could it be that they missed it when they were looking for it before?

No, it's more like someone knew its whereabouts and took the initiative to leave it here.

Xijian walked over suspiciously and picked up the clay tablet. It was hard to say whether it was the clay tablet of destiny, but at least it exuded an extraordinary aura, and he needed to take it back for Gilgamesh to confirm.

At this moment, the communicator between him and Sakura suddenly started ringing rapidly.

After the call was connected, Romani's anxious voice was heard.

"Xijian! Are you all okay? Your vital signs disappeared for a while just now! I thought you were attacked by the enemy!" Romani said.

"No, we just--" Xi saw it and was about to explain.

It was probably because he entered the underworld without saying hello, causing Chaldea's radar to misjudge him.

Unfortunately, the current situation did not give them much time to hesitate.

"I'll explain the situation later. Here we come!" Sakura rushed out and opened the magic barrier with Morgan.

Then a torrential rain of attacks fell on the barrier, and Shiomi had to quickly retreat to the defense range to avoid being caught in the explosion.

He raised his hand to support the magic barrier and looked up.

"Spiritual reaction! It's the goddess Ishtar!" Romanitong reported.

Xi Jian couldn't help but be stunned.

"You asked the ranchers about me, didn't you? This is your punishment!" Ishtar looked very angry. "You actually wanted to investigate the goddess's vacation. There must be a limit to your nerves, right?!"

Then, when someone investigates the damage they have caused, they come out and bite back.

This made Shiomi want to ask who was more stupid.

But this is all pointless debate.

It is now dusk and it won't be long before the sun sets completely.

Ereshkigal, who shared divinity with Ishtar, should have noticed the change in time.

Originally, Shiomi thought that she had to rest for a night before going to the temple on the sacred mountain Mount Ebifu to fulfill the agreement with Ereshkigal.

Now that the "content of negotiation" was delivered to his door, even Shiomi couldn't help but let out a sly smile.

"Your so-called vacation is to destroy the pastures of innocent herdsmen and plunder their money?" Xijian took out the Rune Stone and held it in his palm.

"It's normal to collect money as a monetary reward! If we help humans for free, they will quickly degenerate," Ishtar argued confidently.

"You're really high and mighty," Morgan commented coldly, "As expected, all gods are birds of a feather."

"Oh? Then let me show you how terrifying the high and mighty gods are when they show their true abilities!"

Ishtar raised her right hand, with her index finger and thumb extended, simulating the shape of a pistol, but she was not about to fire a magic bullet from her hand, but the giant bow floating behind her was accumulating energy.

The sky ship Maana can not only carry Ishtar to fly, but can also be used as a weapon, compressed and loaded with the concept of Venus and then launched.

It is one of the top conceptual weapons in the Age of Gods.

As he spoke, a huge magic bullet like a meteorite was launched. Although it failed to destroy the barrier, it completely razed the houses around the street to the ground.

"Interesting! Originally I just wanted to teach you a lesson, but if that's the case, I'll show you some of my true colors--"

Ishtar discovered that after eating her own attack, the group was unharmed.

She was originally a little restrained because of the purple-haired girl, but now she found that they were more resilient than they looked, so she immediately became more motivated and was ready to launch a larger-scale attack.

However, a small stone flew in front of her eyes, causing Ishtar to be stunned before she could finish her words.

"Eh?"

The stone with the rune written on it suddenly exploded, causing damage that couldn't even penetrate her anti-magic power, but it severely interfered with her vision.

After all, it was a god. In just a few seconds, it adapted to the strong light and regained its vision.

Then she saw Shiomi jumping in front of her.

Chapter 37 Good Night, Goddess Venus

Shiomi's red spear drew a sharp arc and collided with the Tianchuan Maana, bursting into dazzling sparks.

"Well……!"

He avoided the direct attack of the spear blade on his body, but the huge impact of the collision of the weapons almost caused Ishtar, who was operating the sky ship, to temporarily lose control of the weapon.

It is unbelievable that a human being can possess such monstrous brute force!

What’s even more terrible is that this human can float in the sky.

"The sky is my territory, and humans should stay on the ground!"

As the goddess of the sky, the sky is her absolute pride, and Shiomi's behavior undoubtedly trampled on her dignity.

The sky ship spun rapidly in Ishtar's hands, turning into a projectile more ferocious than a dump truck and crashing into the human.

"I said... you are not good at fighting at all? You can only rely on overwhelming force to bully ordinary opponents?"

He asked calmly as Xiomi fell backwards to avoid the head-on attack from the sky ship.

"Don't get carried away!"

Seeing that her attack failed, Ishtar immediately braked and controlled the sky ship to rotate with her body.

The golden magic power gathered into a sharp blade of light, cutting down towards Xijian's body.

After just two exchanges, her entire attention was drawn to Shiomi, and she forgot the fact that he had three companions.

Therefore, before the rotating light blade got close, it was bombarded by the blue magic spear.

"Well--!"

Ishtar let out a louder cry of pain, and adjusted her posture in the air to see clearly the source of the attack.

She then saw that Morgan had also flown into the sky, and taking advantage of the moment when Ishtar's attention was drawn, he used magic that could break through the magic resistance.

Moreover, this blue magic spear was not just one, but two in a row, accurately leaving intervals that allowed Ishtar to react but was unable to react completely.

Although the series of explosions did not cause fatal injuries to Ishtar, they made it impossible for her to maintain her flying state in the air and she fell to the ground.

In the moment before falling to the ground, Ishtar struggled to turn over again, and floated up again, ready to attack the two people in the sky.

whoosh-

The cold red spear was pressed against the back of her head, and with just a slight push it would pierce her throat.

"Checkmate, goddess Ishtar," said Scathach.

"...This uncomfortable feeling...The power of killing gods..." Ishtar did not look back, "Are you a heroic spirit who has killed gods?"

"You can't call her a heroic spirit. Now you're just a woman who can't die." Scathach smiled modestly.

Shiomi and Morgan slowly landed on the ground and walked over here with Sakura, surrounding Ishtar.

There was one thing Ishtar had to admit, that was that she was not the type who was good at fighting. After all, what she was in charge of did not include war, but only the result of victory.

Morgan hooked his fingers, and chains stretched out from the void and wrapped around Ishtar.

It is not like the Chain of Heaven that has the ultimate suppressive power on divinity, but it is also attached with a complicated binding magic. Ishtar, who passively accepts the binding, cannot break free immediately.

"What are you going to do? Tie me up—"

Ishtar stared at these people with a sullen look on her face. Just as she was about to ask a question, her voice stopped abruptly.

After a moment, she raised her head again, her face relaxed and without hostility.

"Ah, it's already dark. I didn't expect to see you again so soon. Good morning—" Ishtar's tone changed slightly, and she greeted the four people kindly, but she realized that her situation was not good. "Wait a minute! Why am I tied up here by you? Didn't we agree to cooperate?"

Hearing this, Xi Jian raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Morgan with an inquiring look. She immediately laughed and removed the chains with a wave of her hand.

"From the tone of your voice, do you think you are in control of this body now, Ereshkigal?" Shiomi folded his arms and sat on the ruins nearby.

"That's about it, but your luck is too bad, isn't it? You're targeted by Ishtar right after leaving the underworld?" Ereshkigal seemed to want to make his identity clear. The hair of this body turned golden in the blink of an eye. "That's not right... We can capture Ishtar alive after we meet her. When I control this body..."

The goddess of the underworld shuddered secretly.

She may have underestimated the strength of these people. If a war breaks out in the underworld, she may not be able to guarantee victory.

Just the power that Shiomi has that goes beyond the rules is not simple enough.

Fortunately, no fight broke out.

Fortunately, these people still want to resolve the issue peacefully.

"It's better to say that we are lucky. We originally planned to rest for a night after leaving Kusa, and then go to the temple on Mount Ebifu to confront Ishtar." Scathach waved her hand, "Now is the day, and now is the day. Since Ishtar has come to us, let us fulfill your previous negotiation with my beloved disciple, right?"

"...This..." Ereshkigal hesitated slightly.

The relationship between her and Ishtar is complicated, and it is not something that can be simply defined as good or bad.

The two are sisters.

The elder sister can only guard the underworld alone forever, while the younger sister can fly freely between heaven and earth and do whatever she wants.

Ereshkigal was also jealous of Ishtar's freedom.

The reason why he has gained control over Ishtar's body in this form is because of the constraints he established when his sister once broke into the underworld and was pierced through the body by Ishtar with a sharp blade, taking away her power and then returning it.

"If you are still hesitant, we can give you more time," Morgan said, "but we will capture Ishtar and bring her back to Uruk. As for how the king of Uruk will deal with her, that is not within our scope to interfere."

“…That’s not necessary…”

Ereshkigal did not intend to give up the opportunity that was already in front of him, but he suddenly felt a little sympathy for Ishtar.

"Then..." Shiomi nodded to Morgan, "Then let my wife set up restraints for you. This will completely suppress Ishtar's divinity and make her fall into a deep sleep. In this way, you will be the last goddess of Mesopotamia."