In Zongman, he transformed into Fu Hua at the beginning

"What happened? What happened to Goddess Ishtar...?" Everyone looked at Ishtar who was stunned in mid-air, a little confused about her current state, but no matter what, this was a great opportunity.

Anna leaped directly through the building and landed behind Ishtar.

When the dark clouds passed over the sun, Ishtar's expression became lively again. She saw the people on the ground and was about to say something when she suddenly heard the sound of breaking air behind her.

“Eh!? What! When did you get behind me… woooo!?”

After carefully examining the goddess who had been knocked to the ground and completely crushed by the building, Mash and Anna confirmed that she had lost consciousness.

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Chapter 19: For the Sake of the Immortal

Looking at the goddess who had no ability to resist, Anna's first reaction was to kill her.

Although having divinity usually means being difficult to kill, she happens to have a weapon specifically designed for the undead, so simply being difficult to kill is not a problem for her.

But after looking at Amber, she suppressed the thought.

After all, Amber's behavior just now clearly showed that she didn't want either of them to get hurt. Letting Ishtar calm down for the time being was still within her tolerance, but if she wanted to kill her, she would definitely refuse.

"Anyway, let's tie her up first." Everyone made the decision.

Anna tied her up with chains, and then they all found a residential house that looked spacious enough to stay in, resting and recovering their strength while waiting for Ishtar to wake up.

There is no need to worry about the owner's opinion, after all, this is already a deserted city.

After the sun had completely set, Ishtar, who had been waiting anxiously for everyone, finally opened her eyes. She was stunned when she found herself tied to a chair. "What's going on?! Why am I tied up?!"

"Good morning." Seeing that she woke up, Fujimaru Ritsuka greeted her.

"Senior...it's already evening..." Mashu beside him whispered a reminder.

"Good morning. Well, I like polite greetings. So who can explain the situation and who you are?" Ishtar asked.

Amber sensed something was wrong the moment she saw it. Although her appearance and aura were indeed Ishtar, she always felt that she was a little weird.

No one else paid attention to this. After all, Ishtar's casualness and unpredictability were already well-known to the people, and no one would find it strange no matter what her reaction or attitude was.

"Compared to that, we have a lot more things to ask you." Merlin smiled.

"Oh? Is this the attitude you should use to ask questions to a goddess? This is totally unheard of! You actually tied up a goddess like me!" Ishtar's face was full of anger, yet a bit shy, as if she felt ashamed of being captured as a goddess.

But she soon threatened: "Aren't you afraid of what will happen to you?!"

"If you ask me if I'm afraid... I'm afraid..." Ritsuka and Mashu looked at each other awkwardly, but then straightened their faces again: "But we have information that we want to know no matter what."

"Are you scared? Yes, it's normal to be scared. Well, I'm used to it. I've always been a nasty person in Mesopotamia." 'Ishtar' unexpectedly showed a suffocated expression.

This attitude did not evoke sympathy from the crowd, but instead they expressed astonishment at how 'you actually have this awareness'.

Seeing this, Ishtar's frustration instantly disappeared, revealing an angry look. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Amber's voice.

"You're not annoying."

"Eh?" Ishtar looked at Amber, who had been standing not far away and had no intention of participating in the interrogation.

A human that really caught her eye!? Is there another human this beautiful on Earth? No, a Servant?

Seeing Ishtar's out-of-character look of sadness, Amber wanted to tell her loudly how cute and beautiful she was, but because it didn't fit the immortal's personality, she had to hold it back. Then she said in a calm but serious tone, "You are my friend. Among the people I've been with, you are also a very interesting friend."

"Eh——" The others looked at Amber in surprise.

This speech certainly didn't fit the image of the Red Tobe Sage created by Amber, but it made Fujimaru Ritsuka smile.

He would protect his friend's mood because of his friend's loss. Although this made the immortal's image of being detached and indifferent shattered a lot, it also added a lot of humanity, making Lixiang feel that the distance between them was a lot closer.

Not only Ritsuka, but everyone else felt the same way.

Merlin stroked his chin, and the smile on his face became much more sincere.

He likes human beings, but what he likes is not human beings themselves, but the stories created by human beings.

The previous impression that the Red Kite Immortal gave him was not very good. Although he did not have a bad impression, he did not have a good impression other than that he was very powerful. But now that the Red Kite Immortal had a human aura, he liked him a lot.

"Even if you say so... I can't explain too much about the Three Goddesses Alliance." Ishtar pursed her lips, feeling even more unhappy. However, she felt faintly pleased to hear such serious words. With such a complicated mood, she turned her head and pretended not to say more.

"You have no room for negotiation now. If you don't tell me, you may be interrogated more harshly." Merlin threatened.

Ishtar certainly wouldn't be fooled. "That depends on what you ask. I won't tell you anything I can't, even if you kill me."

Besides, it doesn't matter if she's killed. This isn't her body anyway. If she dies, she dies. It's better to die than not!

"So, why did the goddess attack Uruk? What are the true names of the other two goddesses? Also, who summoned you? Please answer these questions carefully." Merlin said.

"Before that, what's your name?" Ishtar looked at Ritsuka.

"Fujimaru Ritsuka." Ritsuka replied.

"And what about that human over there?" Ishtar looked at Amber.

"...Fu Hua, I forgot to exchange names in such a hurry when we met last time. I'm sorry." Amber borrowed the immortal's name without hesitation.

"Very well, since you foolishly told me your names, I'll answer you." Upon learning that they hadn't exchanged names last time, and this was the first time, Ishtar's mood suddenly brightened, a smile breaking out on her face. "First and foremost, the reason the Three Goddesses attacked Uruk was, of course, to dominate the earth in the future."

"However, I intend to rule over humanity. The goddess in the north represents the earth. As for the goddess in the south, to be honest, I don't understand her very well, so I don't know."

Ishtar explained succinctly: "Whoever obtains the Great Grail of Uruk first will claim this land as their own. The other two will either leave or become subordinate gods..."

"It wasn't the Holy Grail that summoned me, nor was it the Suppression Force. I was summoned by the priestesses of Uruk."

Hearing this, and thinking about Ianna of Uruk and the current situation in the city of Kusa, Merlin's guess was completely confirmed, and the expression on his face became thoughtful.

"As for your real name, I can't tell you. You wouldn't spread the secrets of your friends and family everywhere, would you? Compared to other beings, goddesses must abide by the rules, so I can't tell you anything about that."

"Goddesses have to follow the rules, I can't believe it was Ishtar who said that." Merlin couldn't help but tease.

Ishtar's expression darkened as she realized that the other party had guessed her situation.

"However, this information is enough to exchange for the goddess' freedom for the time being, for the sake of the Red Kite Immortal." Merlin waved his hand quickly, not daring to really anger the goddess.

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Chapter 20 Evacuation Mission

"You, are you often told that you have a bad personality?" Ishtar's temples twitched violently.

Isn't this just revenge for his own words, "I told you because I was stupid," by changing them to "I let you go because I'm a god"? This petty behavior made Ishtar consider whether to teach him a lesson.

"Although I disagree with you in many aspects, this is the only thing I can sympathize with." Anna certainly spared no effort in belittling Merlin, and took back the chains that helped Ishtar.

"Fu! Fu!" Fu Fu also started dancing with joy.

Although Ritsuka also felt that Merlin's personality was a bit strange, he didn't find it annoying, so he just smiled awkwardly.

Just when the atmosphere had relaxed, Amber felt something outside slowly surrounding everyone.

"Something is coming."

"Thing? Doctor?" Mashu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ritsuka's bracelet.

"Eh? The surrounding magic reaction is normal, there shouldn't be anything wrong?" Roman confirmed the information on the screen again and again.

"No, there really is something there. Is it a wandering soul? Traveling out from the underworld at night... or..." It was created by someone.

Merlin looked at Ishtar, who looked a little embarrassed.

Ishtar, who had originally intended to cause trouble for this group and escape, had forgotten about this incident during the conversation. Seeing the hordes of undead outside was indeed a bit difficult to deal with, so she quickly changed the subject: "Oh, oh, oh... You're actually trying to cause trouble for me, a goddess? They're just a bunch of undead!"

Merlin: ...

You are too stubborn.

As if sensing the contemptuous look, Ishtar smashed through the roof of the house and flew out, crushing the undead spirits that lived on the ground by virtue of their skeletons, and then sent their souls back to the underworld.

"Anyway, this meeting ends here. I look forward to seeing you again next time!" The goddess with a stiff expression said this and flew away.

"There seems to be some unspoken understanding between that goddess and Merlin," Fu Hua suggested to Amber.

"Hmm." Amber nodded, thinking about Ishtar's recent abnormality.

"The goddess's behavior and attitude are simply beyond human comprehension." Fu Hua shared the same view as everyone else: "Furthermore, that Ishtar is an elusive goddess."

Fu Hua has always been trustworthy, but when it comes to emotions, especially delicate ones, Amber doesn't really trust this blockhead.

The aura from the other person just now was definitely Ishtar, but Amber still felt something was wrong.

Fu Hua is once again compared to a piece of wood:

She finally couldn't help but defend herself: "The Herrscher of Consciousness... Although I haven't actually met her, in your understanding of the story, my actions don't constitute low emotional intelligence. If I don't defeat her mentally and consciously, with my body, martial arts, and the power to control consciousness, she is unbeatable."

"Besides, even if defeating her isn't the premise, I don't want her personality to become a shadow of someone else's. So my actions in the plot are not inappropriate. The Herrscher of Knowledge is different from the other Seele."

After hearing the explanation from the man himself, Amber nodded hesitantly, but she still had no intention of removing the filter.

Fu Hua was helpless.

Because of the appearance of the undead, Kusa could no longer serve as a safe base. Even if they had to hurry before night, everyone had to return to Uruk first.

On the way, with the help of Merlin, Ritsuka deciphered the clay tablet of destiny written by Gilgamesh, and discovered that the person who was leading the burning of human logic was not the real Solomon, but another being who called himself Solomon.

Amber didn't know much about this. At this moment, she had been pulled into Yu Duchen by Fu Hua, and was keeping watch while being beaten in the consciousness space.

This time, Fu Hua no longer just taught her moves and assisted her in training, but used real punches and kicks to beat Amber, making her dizzy.

While being beaten, Amber was thinking in her heart that it was because she said Fu Hua was a piece of wood that Fu Hua took the opportunity to vent her anger, but she also felt that Fu Hua was not such a person.

So how does Fu Hua, who can hear Amber's thoughts, evaluate Amber's ideas?

The evaluation was that the beating was not severe enough and that he had time to think about other things.

After finishing another evening exercise, Amber woke up the next day feeling only phantom pains in her body. She had suffered a mental beating all night, which made her feel unusually tired. However, her progress was also obvious. She had greatly improved her proficiency in sword transformation and sword defense. For the time being, she did not dare to say anything bad about Fu Hua.

They returned to Uruk around noon, and then went directly to the ziggurat to explain to Gilgamesh what had happened during this period.

Gilgamesh immediately laughed after hearing this. He laughed loudly and said, "Stop it! This kind of thing should be stopped in time, idiot!"

After learning that Ishtar was tied up and interrogated, and was released by the kindness of a mortal, who finally helped to save face, Gilgamesh felt his abdominal muscles twitching with laughter: "Ishtar this time is quite interesting. Although it is only a slight improvement, it is worth re-evaluating."

He had to admit that Ishtar had changed a lot after fusing with her body.

"Perhaps, that goddess can be communicated with." Ritsuka looked at Amber beside her. "According to what Ishtar said, the immortal and she are friends. Perhaps her nature is not evil."

"A fairy who protects humanity, and a willful goddess?" Gilgamesh frowned, mentally assessing Ishtar once more, but quickly shook his head. "No, it's precisely because her nature isn't bad that communication is difficult. If she were purely evil, it would be easy. We could just destroy her. If she were purely good, we could just make friends with her. But she's a fool who stirs up trouble everywhere without any ill intentions."

"Ahaha..." Ritsuka couldn't refute.

"However, these are not things you need to consider right now." Gilgamesh got down to business. "Nippur is currently under attack by demonic beasts, and the latest clay tablets indicate that they don't have much time left to hold out."

"In this era, every life is precious. Now is the period of weakness in the monsters' attacks. Chaldea, it is your mission to evacuate the citizens of Nippur!"

"Yes!" Ritsuka and Mashu nodded heavily.

Gilgamesh then turned his attention to Amber. "Ally of Uruk, bearer of the flame of humanity, I have entrusted this mission to Chaldea as a test of her. However, the circumstances of this journey present anomalies that could interfere with my clairvoyance. Therefore, I require your strength to deal with the inevitable unexpected events."

Simply put, it's just to get a safety net.

Amber nodded.

"Then let's set off now! Bring the citizens of Nippur back to Uruk!" Gilgamesh smiled, then stood up and gave the order.

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Chapter 21: Failed Retreat

"The prosperity here is just like Uruk. And even though it's a fortress, there are actually quite a few civilians doing other jobs besides soldiers..."

Entering the front line of Nippur, Mashu couldn't help but sigh at the scene here, and received a nod from Ritsuka.

"Haha, after all, the defense work here has been going on for half a year. To keep it going, this place can no longer even be called a fortress or a front line, but a new city." Merlin explained with a smile: "But for now, let's just call it a fortress."

Mashu and Ritsuka weren't the only ones who were impressed by this place.

This was actually the first time that Amber experienced this kind of atmosphere.

Although Uruk is the last human kingdom, there is actually no such a serious atmosphere inside Uruk. There are soldiers on the roads, but more often than not, people are laughing and living happily.

Amber, who lives a comfortable life, is actually a little uncomfortable with this atmosphere.

"The city wall in front is the front line, a thick wall that has kept the monsters outside the city for half a year." He continued to introduce.

Li Xiang and others were about to express their admiration when they heard a soldier shouting that the city wall had been breached by monsters.

This bad start didn't seem like a good omen, but Merlin smiled and said, "It can't be helped. Magical beasts with such strong legs usually have a way to climb over the wall single-handedly. But it's no big deal. Don't be polite and deal with them."