I really didn't want to burn it.

written request for leave

Just got home from my advisor's place at school. The round trip took four hours – it was a nightmare! _(:з」∠)_

I was originally planning to at least get full attendance, but then I remembered that I'll be visiting several graves during the Qingming Festival holiday, so I'm taking the day off today. ORZ

I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry! (＞人＜；)

Chapter 217 The Ultimate Technique of the Rolling Curtain Door: Come Here!

On the parched earth of another dimension, Li Ang confronted the Bull of Heaven.

"Whoosh..."

Li Ang tilted his head and looked at the ark lying on the ground, its hind legs being pulled by the Heavenly Chains.

It has to be said that this kind of conceptual protection is really powerful. Even after being subjected to so much damage, the Ark is still intact, just like it was just summoned.

"Having such a strong opponent makes me very happy. After all, since arriving in Mesopotamia, I've basically been facing easy opponents. However..."

Li Ang shook his head with a sigh.

"Your intensity is making me a little scared."

"Moo~"

The Bull of Heaven grinned, seemingly quite pleased with Li Ang's praise.

"Don't get me wrong, I wasn't talking about you. I should have no problem beating you." Li Ang waved his hand. "I'm just thinking, since someone your level has this kind of strength, then Tiamat, the evil human... tsk tsk, troublesome. Isn't there an option to just woo Tiamat and get close to her?"

"Moo!"

The Bull of Heaven scoffed disdainfully at Li Ang's words.

It seems to be mocking Li Ang, suggesting he should defeat it before saying such things.

Although the Bull of Heaven is a proud and simple-minded creature, it is not an ignorant divine beast.

It could sense that Li Ang wasn't in good shape. Therefore, it naturally scoffed at Li Ang's claim that he could defeat it.

"You beast, you seem to disbelieve it."

Li Ang flew behind the Bull of Heaven, and with a single stroke of his finger, he cut open the Lock of Heaven.

"Moo!"

The Bull of Heaven roared in displeasure; it remembered this chain. Back in Uruk, it had been bound to the ground by this very chain.

For the Bull of Heaven, this chain is proof of the humiliating history of its noble divine beast being captured by humans!

Li Ang ignored the beast's howls. He swung the Heavenly Chains, pulling out a length that was long enough to wrap around some small parts of the Heavenly Bull's body, but not too uncomfortable for him to handle.

"Excuse me, Gilgamesh. May I borrow these chains for a moment?" Leon shouted at the Ark.

No one answered; it was unclear whether Gilgamesh had agreed or had already passed out.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

Li Ang smiled slightly at the Bull of Heaven, and starting from the part he held, golden magic and runes slowly spread throughout the entire chain.

"OK, come here."

Li Ang, like a bull soaring into the sky, waved.

"Moo!"

The Bull of Heaven, mocked and attacked, opened its mouth, and a golden beam of light burst forth once more!

"Humph~"

Li Ang pushed off the ground with both feet.

boom!

Like a rapidly flying cannonball, Li Ang dodged the beams of the Heavenly Bull and charged once again at the mountain-sized monster.

"Accelerate! Sprint!"

The distance between the Heavenly Bull and Li Ang was not very large. With Li Ang flying at high speed, he arrived in front of the Heavenly Bull in the blink of an eye.

"Oh—ha!"

Li Ang issued an excited philosophical cry.

The long chain in his hand, enhanced by his runic magic, shimmered with a luster that was different from metal and more like flames.

"You audacious monster—!"

Through magic, the chain transformed into a long, thin stick.

Li Ang slammed down towards the top of the Heavenly Bull's head!

"Haha! Take this from me, Old Sun!"

As he aimed for the Bull of Heaven's head, Li Ang said this.

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Underworld.

"The Bull of Heaven... Enkidu... Is that really necessary...?"

Standing before Enkidu, Merlin gritted his teeth and questioned his old friend, the king he now served, with a conflicted expression.

"The Bull of Heaven is no ordinary divine beast. At this time, it actually made the King risk his life. This...this..."

Enkidu's face was expressionless; his calm expression seemed to deliberately conceal his emotions, making it impossible for others to know his thoughts.

"If you can't even beat the Bull of Heaven, then what's the point of rebelling against your mother? Just give up. You don't think your little tricks will work forever, do you?"

Enkidu crossed his arms, rolled his eyes at Merlin, and remained unusually calm.

"..."

Merlin's lips twitched, and he rubbed his temples, his face full of helplessness.

If Uruk can truly subdue the Bull of Heaven, it will undoubtedly be a good thing.

But the Bull of the Sky is not a harmless Pikachu that can be subdued by simply enduring a couple of electric shocks.

That old bull is at least on par with Groudon.

To be honest, aside from the different designs, these two are quite similar in many ways.

They are all enormous, ferocious beasts that bring drought, and none of them can fly...

cough cough.

Merlin was unaware that the Bull of Heaven had inadvertently become even stronger due to Aia's sealing.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be hesitating now; he would have rushed up the mountain to arrest the person.

"I understand. Let's leave it at that about the Bull of Heaven."

Without that playful glint in his eye, a slightly angry Merlin said nothing more and turned to leave.

Anyway, Master Merlin decided to tell Siduri the whole story, and then we'll see if King Gilgamesh will have to kneel on a washboard.

"By the way, about Quetzalcoatl... you should have the Chaldea Master handle it. Otherwise, it's quite annoying that they're always keeping an eye on Lord Leon."

Behind Merlin, Enkidu's emotionless voice rang out once more.

Merlin paused, then turned and glanced at Enkidu.

"I understand~?"

Merlin, who seemed to have reverted to his usual unreliable self, nodded slightly to Enkidu and then left the room where Enkidu was.

Merlin and Enkidu were naturally discussing the whereabouts of Gilgamesh and Leon.

Merlin only learned about the capture of the Bull of Heaven at that time.

There was no other way; to ensure that Siduri didn't know Gilgamesh was going out to have fun, the later anyone on Uruk's side found out, the better.

This was Gilgamesh's own plan.

However, after Ai Lei leaked the information, there was no point in hiding it anymore.

However, the matter of Leon and Gilgamesh's Bull of Heaven still needs to be kept secret from the Chaldea side.

There was no way around it; Ritsuka and Mashu were both the type who couldn't keep secrets. If they found out that Leon was actually on Uruk's side, it would be troublesome for Leon to continue infiltrating Kingu's circle.

Therefore, Enkidu and Ereshkigal's reason was that Leon used Gilgamesh's soul as leverage to search for things that Gilgamesh had hidden before.

Despite the absurdity of the reason, Li Ang was innocently dragged into the mess, further damaging his image in Mashu's eyes.

Anyway, at least we got through it.

But keeping it from Chaldea doesn't mean keeping it from Merlin, which led to the scene just now where Enkidu and Merlin were having a private conversation.

Of course, Enkidu did more than just exchange information with Merlin.

He also took this opportunity to assign tasks to Merlin and Chaldea. ...

"only……"

After Merlin, an outsider, left, Enkidu's previously calm expression finally changed.

"Are you worried that Lord Leon and Gilgamesh won't be able to handle the Bull of Heaven? I think the two of them should be fine, right? If they can't do it as a team, then there really isn't anyone in Mesopotamia who can handle that bull right now."

Ereshkigal's voice came from the side, and Enkidu turned his head, his golden eyes looking at the Queen of the Underworld.

"Lord Ereshkigal, are you really not worried? You should be well aware of the danger that bull poses."

Enkidu frowned and sighed.

Clearly, this divinely created weapon was not as calm as it had been when it was communicating with Merlin earlier.

Compared to Enkidu, Ereshkigal seemed more composed, as if she didn't take the Bull of Heaven seriously at all.

“Just like Enkidu said, if we can’t even handle that bull, then we shouldn’t even think about dealing with Mother. Wouldn’t it be faster if we all just lay down and wait for Mother to make her move?”

Touching the spear in her hand, Ai Lei shrugged.

"How's the work of moving people from the underworld going?"

Enkidu decided to put aside his anxiety about his friend who was bullfighting, so he changed the subject.

“We’re speeding up,” Ereshkigal replied cheerfully. “Now that we don’t have to hide it from Gilgamesh, we’re much faster than before. I’m sure we can give Mother a big surprise when she wakes up.”

When Ellie said this, her eyebrows danced with excitement, as if she had done something truly remarkable.

In fact, this is exactly the case.

After all, it's about moving the underworld to the territory of that arrogant king, and the other party had no choice but to agree.

Being able to do that is enough to make Ellie proud.

Gilgamesh was a notorious problem child in the eyes of the Mesopotamian gods. To make this guy suffer a setback, and even to make him suffer a setback, was something he had no choice but to do.

Ereshkigal considered herself the most radiant goddess among the Mesopotamian gods.

"If we really drag our mother into the underworld, what will happen afterward... Lord Ereshkigal, have you thought about this?"

Enki frowned when he saw Ereshkigal looking as happy as a 5-year-old.

As part of the cycle of reincarnation within the three realms, the underworld plays a crucial role in the operation of the Mesopotamian pantheon.

It's important to understand that repairing a singularity does not mean that the events that occurred during the singularity never happened.

As Gilgamesh said, fixing singularities simply modifies what happened during that period to a level that is acceptable to history.

For example, those who die in singularities will have their history altered to show that they were bitten to death by wild animals.

Similarly, Tiamat's destruction of the underworld will certainly have a significant impact on its future operation.

The plan was to finally imprison Tiamat in the Underworld and deal with her. Enkidu could hardly imagine what a beast driven to the brink would do. After all, Tiamat was far too dangerous, and the extent of her destruction far exceeded Enkidu's imagination.

"There's no other way. Besides remembering, what else can kill Mother? Compared to the most important goal of preserving humanity, the loss to the Underworld is only within acceptable limits."

Ai Lei chuckled lightly, seemingly unconcerned.