I really didn't want to burn it.

Thor's hammer was shattered by Tiamat, and the ground beneath Leon's feet cracked open in the lightning and collapsed with a thunderous roar.

The entire Uruk Royal Palace was reduced to ruins at that moment.

The powerful shockwave even knocked people far away on the ark onto the deck.

"King Gilgamesh!"

Ritsuka quickly got up from the ground and turned to help Gilgamesh, who had fallen nearby.

"The king is fine."

Gilgamesh waved his hand. He had just been checking Jingu's injuries and was about to get up when he was hit from behind.

"Hey, Li Ang's servant!"

Gilgamesh shouted at DD.

"Ok?"

"The goddess has already disembarked."

Gilgamesh curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

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The ruins of the Uruk Palace.

Tiamat stood on the ruins of a wall, quietly waiting for Leon to crawl out of the rubble.

"You're not a god who can be killed so easily, are you, Utnabistim?"

However, Li Ang's familiar吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for complaining/criticizing) did not disappear. Instead, a golden arrow shot out from the cracks in the ruins.

"Ok?"

Tiamat tilted her head slightly as the golden arrow flew past it.

"These arrows can't hit me at all."

"Of course, my arrow wasn't aimed at you."

Li Ang broke off a rock and crawled out of the ground, his right hand holding the rock and his left hand gripping a golden longbow.

"Don't worry about that, Tiamat. If I were to shoot you, it would definitely be a chromosome that your grandfather Li has treasured for thousands of years!"

"what is that?"

Tiamat, who had never attended a health and physical education class or frequented the modern internet, had no idea how obscene Li Ang's words were.

It's not that Tiamat was completely ignorant about such matters; as a mother goddess, she certainly had a concept of mating.

But having never taken a science class, she didn't know what the "chromosomes" Li Ang was talking about were.

[Host, your joke isn't funny at all. Look, this mother isn't angry or embarrassed at all.]

“That’s why I hate old things.” Li Ang spat out a mouthful of blood. “Old things like you should just rot in the rain and become part of the earth.”

"rainwater?"

Tiamat was confused by Leon's choice of words again, but this time her confusion didn't last long.

Because the rain from the sky had already given her the answer.

"The rain that will destroy the world."

Tiamat is the mother goddess and the creator of life, so she certainly clearly senses the power of "death" in the rain.

Do you think this rain can kill me?

Tiamat scoffed.

"How will you know if you don't try."

Li Ang clasped his hands together in front of him, and a knight's sword made of runes appeared in his hands.

"boring."

Tiamat thought Leon was joking, but the man used the greatsword in his hand to tell the mother that he was serious.

Swish!

Li Ang swung his sword and slashed at Tiamat in the waist.

Tiamat quickly dodged the sword, but a few strands of her silver hair falling down indicated that her dodge was not so easy.

"Die!"

Taking advantage of Tiamat's opening, Li Ang forcefully raised his leg and kicked Tiamat in the waist, sending her flying.

Tiamat tumbled a few times in mid-air before landing quietly.

But Li Ang's pursuit followed closely.

"Take this! The damned secret manual passed down from our ancestors!"

Leon slashed his sword heavily at Tiamat.

"Listen! The evening bell tolls for your name. The feather of death, the decapitation—Azrael! (Angel of Death!)"

Boom!

A heavy sound rang out, like a heavy sword striking a body, or like the sound of a bell being struck.

Countless magical feathers fell in the rain, and Leon's greatsword cleaved Tiamat in two.

As feathers scattered around her, Tiamat's body turned into black mud and landed on the already damp earth.

Round one, over.

Li Ang wiped the blood from his face.

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On the sea, Tiamat, whose eyes had been closed, suddenly opened her "X"-shaped eyes.

"It's time to head to Uruk."

Looking into the distance, Tiamat announced.

"■■■!"*N

The sky-covering Rahmu emitted a piercing cry.

They flew towards Uruk in flocks, like clusters of dark clouds.

"Utnabistim, let's begin the second round."

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PS: In Buddhism, chanting "Namo Amitabha Buddha" can ward off all evil spirits, yakshas, ​​rakshasas, poisonous snakes, poisons, and other toxic and harmful things.

Saying this when dealing with Tiamat seems reasonable. ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Chapter 236 Ishtar, you've been enhanced, get ready!

Bah!

Siduri was thrown heavily onto the deck, bound hand and foot.

"You guys!"

While struggling, Siduri complained to Ritsuka and the others.

"Just wait, Mother will kill you all! She absolutely will!"

Snapped.

Gilgamesh stepped on Siduri, splashing water everywhere.

“It’s awful, Siduri,” Gilgamesh said. “She’s writhing on the ground like a maggot.”

Siduri struggled to lift her head, glaring at him with a cold smile.

Gilgamesh ignored Siduri and strode past the high priest to the railing of the deck.

"Damn gods... how many more times do you intend to humiliate us before you're satisfied!"

Gilgamesh gripped the railing tightly, veins bulging on his hands.

"King, King Gilgamesh!"

"It's you, Fujimaru."

Gilgamesh only looked at Ritsuka when he heard her calling him.

"What do we do now?"

Ritsuka asked anxiously.

Gilgamesh's answer was straightforward: "Once Leon kills that Beast, we can focus on providing support."

"Assistant?"

Ritsuka glanced at the ark sailing on the flood, then looked into the distance.

"King Gilgamesh, is this a recurrence of the Great Flood?"

Even Ritsuka, who wasn't very familiar with religious stories, had heard of the world-ending flood and the savior Noah.

"Yes, this can be considered a desperate situation that led to survival."

Gilgamesh squinted at a large patch of dark clouds drifting in from afar.

"That is……"

Ritsuka squinted, trying to see more clearly; her intuition told her that there was something wrong with that dark cloud.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried, her ordinary eyes couldn't see the specific situation clearly.

"It's Rahmuqun!"

Gilgamesh immediately understood the true nature of that seemingly boundless dark cloud.

"Hey?!"

Ritsuka's eyes widened; she knew the size of Rahmu.

If that cloud were entirely composed of Rahmu...

"No! Hurry up and hide in the cabin!"

Gilgamesh gave Ritsuka to Mash.

"Order all Servants on board! Prepare for battle!"

In fact, given the Ark's defensive capabilities, if everyone hides inside the cabin, they won't be affected by Rahmu in the slightest.

But doing so would mean giving up the initiative in the battle and leaving Leon to deal with Tiamat alone—once Rahmu surrounds the Ark, they won't even be able to get onto the deck.

"That's quite a lot."

Looking at the densely packed Rakhmu, Cú Chulainn's face fell as soon as he arrived on the deck.

"Are you scared?"

Red Hare sneezed dismissively.

“Of course not!” Cú Chulainn retorted loudly. “But those of us who can’t fly will only lose the initiative against these guys.”

Cú Chulainn could guarantee that he could stay airborne for a short period of time, but in that state, fighting against the extremely agile Rakhmu was simply wishful thinking.

Red Hare remained silent, knowing he couldn't deny what was said.

If surrounded by Rahmu on land, Red Hare was confident it could emulate Zhao Yun's seven charges in and out of Changban.

But what if these agile creatures could fly...?

Hey.

This was a devastating blow to Servants like Red Hare, who could only stand on their own two feet.

“I can fly,” Artoria said, “but I’m not enough on my own.”

“It’s alright, we’ll support you on deck. And…” Gilgamesh pointed into the distance, “you’re not without help.”