I really didn't want to burn it.

"We're tenants in the underworld now, so we should at least do some work."

Enkidu smiled and punched Mash's shield.

boom!

The powerful thrust forced Mash to slide backwards for several meters before she could finally come to a stop.

“This green-haired guy… seems a bit stronger than last time. But,” Cú Chulainn grinned, “just what I wanted!”

Enkidu maintained a calm, faint smile, as if Chaldea's actions did nothing to make him nervous.

“I remember Utnabistim said… Come on.”

Enkidu imitated Master Huang's starting gesture and waved to Cú Chulainn and the others.

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The mountains on the back of Uruk.

"Hey, this temple feels really weird in every way."

Leon turned to Gilgamesh, who was half a step behind him, and said.

"Is this how all Mesopotamians build temples?"

The three of them had now reached the mountainside and were able to get a general idea of ​​the Ishtar Temple that Gilgamesh had mentioned.

However, this so-called temple was eerie in every way.

Putting everything else aside, the archway that resembles a torii gate outside a Japanese shrine is already eerie enough.

Although the archway's architectural style is that of ancient Babylon, Li Ang had never heard of Mesopotamian temples having archways in front of their entrances.

Anyway, there isn't one outside the temple of the Blood Temple in Gorgon.

Of course, this is not the only discordant aspect of this temple. Not only is it located in a cave on a mountaintop, but behind the temple gate, there is only a thin layer of rock behind the mountain, probably less than 5 meters high.

It is estimated that the temple gate, which is now collapsed, is larger than the temple itself inside the mountain.

This is really abnormal!

No matter how Li Ang looked at it, he felt that something was wrong with this temple.

DD didn't speak, but her slightly furrowed brows also indicated her curiosity about the temple.

"I'm not entirely sure either."

Gilgamesh spoke with his usual arrogance, but there was also a hint of confusion in his words.

"Since the incident with the Bull of Heaven, I have not allocated any funds to the temple of that goddess, nor have I inquired about anything related to that goddess. I have simply let those temples fend for themselves."

Li Ang was speechless for a moment: "Aren't you afraid of that arrogant goddess's revenge...?"

"It doesn't matter. We've already broken off relations. That goddess won't accept the offerings from the Uruk royal family anyway. There are plenty of people who worship that goddess, enough to keep those temples doing very well."

At this point, Gilgamesh glanced at Li Ang.

If we were to ask which deity the people worship most fervently, it would undoubtedly be the savior right beside them.

Her popularity was almost on par with his own, which made Gilgamesh a little jealous.

Suddenly, a voice came from above the three people.

"King Gilgamesh, God Utnabishtim and his messenger, greetings."

A middle-aged man dressed in Uruk priestly attire, with half his shirt bare, stood under the archway and bowed to the three men.

Chapter 210 For the sake of the Party and the State, I'll give my brother a hand.

"Greetings, gentlemen."

The priest bowed to the three of them again.

Li Ang nodded to the other person: "Um...hello, old priest."

To be honest, the other person is only in their early forties, far from being considered old.

But in this era, an ordinary person who has absolutely nothing to do with God can be considered "old" if they live to this age.

However, Li Ang called the other person "Old Priest" because of the overly weathered and aged aura he exuded.

"My lords, you are here to see the High Priest, are you? Please wait a moment."

The smiling old priest gestured for the three to wait a moment, then turned and walked back.

"Do you have a high priest in Uruk?" Leon asked in a low voice. "Shouldn't it be the chief priest?"

"The High Priestess is Siduri; she is the leader of the Uruk religious priests." Gilgamesh sneered. "I have never known there was such a thing as a High Priestess. It seems this temple is probably a shady, lewd shrine."

"What about the remaining 20%?"

Gilgamesh rolled his eyes at Li Ang and said, "Official transfer to the wilderness."

“Aha.”

Li Ang nodded knowingly.

"Actually, all the temples of Ishtar can be classified into this category, it's just that that woman is too famous and not easy to deal with."

Gilgamesh added another sentence.

It's clear that Gilgamesh doesn't really like Ishtar.

However, Li Ang thought it was normal. It would be abnormal for him to have feelings for that woman; he wasn't a masochist.

Li Ang remembered that in the final chapter of the original work, when Enkidu appeared, he deliberately included Ishtar in his attack targets, highlighting the cunning of this divinely created weapon.

However, Li Ang did not tell Gilgamesh these words, not because he did not want to, but because it was too late.

The smiling old priest has returned, saying that the high priest has granted them permission to enter the temple.

Gilgamesh originally wanted to ask who the high priest was. If that person truly had some influence in the religious field, it was impossible for him, the king, not to know.

Unfortunately, the old priest wouldn't say, only stating that the high priest was truly remarkable.

Gilgamesh scoffed at this, believing the other party was faking it.

Li Ang didn't see it that way. The fact that the old priest knew his and Jin Shanshan's true identities but still thought the high priest was remarkable showed that the other party did indeed have some connections.

"I just don't know why this character didn't appear in the original work."

Li Ang began to show some interest in the temple.

Soon, led by the old priest, Li Ang and the other two passed through the archway.

"Ok?"

Li Ang was slightly taken aback. He and Gilgamesh exchanged a glance, and both understood the meaning conveyed by the other's eyes.

"There's actually a barrier."

Li Ang grinned, and only after entering the archway did he realize that the entire top of the mountain—that is, the temple—was shrouded in a barrier.

That archway is the entrance to the barrier, just like the gate of Ryudoji Temple in Fuyuki City.

"This temple... is really unique."

Li Ang commented as follows.

He now understood why this temple had been preserved in Mesopotamia, where monster armies roamed, and why people even lived in it.

The barrier is so well hidden that even if Li Ang didn't come here in person and only used his magic to sense it, he wouldn't be able to detect this place.

"There's no other way. It's not safe outside, so we have to use a barrier to protect this place."

The old priest didn't hide anything and explained directly.

Li Ang nodded: "Yes, I understand."

"Enough." Gilgamesh interrupted the old priest Leon's self-praise with displeasure. "Hurry up and take us to that charlatan."

"It's almost there."

The old priest wasn't angry and led the three of them up the mountain.

Instead of leading Li Ang and the others through the temple gate, he turned into one of the smaller doors next to the main gate—doors that had been blocked by rocks on the way up the mountain, which Li Ang hadn't seen.

These small doors, like the main gate, are embedded in the mountainside. The only difference is that the main gate is completely open, while the small doors are covered with wooden panels.

"High Priest, I have brought the three of them with me."

The old priest opened the wooden door, gave a slight bow, and then turned around to invite Li Ang and the other two inside.

Upon entering, Li Ang found the room to be very simple. Apart from a bed made of straw (a pile of straw) and some personal belongings placed beside it, there was nothing else.

On the bed (a haystack), an elderly man with white hair sat against the wall, looking dignified and composed.

If it weren't for his posture and the fact that he wasn't bald, Li Ang would have thought he was a highly accomplished monk from Shaolin Temple.

"This guy's attire does have a bit of the air of a hidden monk."

Li Ang thought that this so-called high priest might actually have some skills.

"Please continue your conversation, I'll be going now."

The old priest smiled as he left the room and closed the door.

"..."

Upon hearing the door close, the high priest looked up to confirm that the door was indeed closed.

thump.

The high priest instantly appeared beside Li Ang, prostrated himself on the ground, and knelt deeply before Li Ang.

Then the other person hugged Li Ang's leg and cried bitterly, tears streaming down their face, shouting in anguish.

"Utnabistim! For the sake of the Party and the State, lend your brother a hand!"

"What the hell is going on?! What's wrong with you?!"

Seeing the once-revered high monk turn into a lackey is more horrifying than a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken.

Even Li Ang, a modern man, feels that the world is changing too fast.

"Utnabistim! I don't want to die! Save me!"

The high priest's tearful state left Li Ang speechless.

"So, what's going on?"

Leon scratched his head with a wry smile and looked at Gilgamesh.

"How would I know?"

Gilgamesh snorted coldly, his expression quite disdainful.

"Damn it, Gilgamesh, you unfilial son!"

Although the high priest was humble and subservient to Leon, he struck Gilgamesh with a heavy blow, hitting him directly on the head.

"What's wrong with you, old man? Don't think I won't hit you just because you're old!"

Gilgamesh was instantly enraged. Apart from Enkidu, no one in the world who could defeat him had been born yet!

"So what if I hit you? You think I can kick you to death?!"

Despite his advanced age, the High Priest is remarkably agile. If Leon hadn't stopped him, he probably would have attacked Gilgamesh from both sides.

"Old man, who exactly are you?"

Gilgamesh said unhappily, "I know all the official priests in Uruk! I've never heard of you!"

"Nonsense! I was never a priest!" the old man roared, his voice booming. "I am Ea, the supreme god Ea! Gilgamesh, you foolish king!"

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PS: Bilibili finally bought Ultraman, a total of 16 episodes, and it will be released on the 31st.

I'll probably be spending most of April catching up on anime. ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Unfortunately, Mimi-chan only bought one Leo movie, which was the Showa series she most wanted to watch.

However, this is a copyright issue, so there's nothing we can do about it. →_→