Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

If we simply use destructive force to destroy it, it would be equivalent to destroying all the souls that were devoured as well.

He won't allow that to happen.

"Final Form Time! Gh·Gh·Gh·Ghost!"

Boom! Pure white feathers fluttered up everywhere.

In that instant, all the evil forces surrounding the underworld were suppressed.

"That's...yes."

Ereshkigal, watching from afar, was completely dumbfounded, while Woz wore a proud smile.

Yan Ming's figure slowly floated into the air.

Boom—!! Countless shockwaves from the evil spirits rushed toward him, but none of them could harm him in the slightest.

"Gh·Gh·Gh·Ghost! Final Attack Time Break!"

He slowly raised his hand, and colorful streams of light covered the ghost's entire body.

At the same time, even more than tens of thousands of eerie blue light spots detached from within; these were all souls that originally belonged to the underworld.

In addition, Ereshkigal also felt a return of some kind of power within his body.

"The authority over the underworld... has all been returned."

After stripping away everything, all that remains is something like filth.

It was an unidentifiable creature.

A faint dark red color appeared on the surface of the body, looking like mud, and it kept expanding, but it was just an empty shell.

This is the culprit that causes the souls in the underworld to run rampant; if we can eliminate it—

"It's about time it came to a complete end."

Its pure white, luminous body slowly flew into the air, with powerful energy condensing in its right foot from within the huge, colorful totem on its back.

And then he launched into a flying kick once again.

In an instant, it pierced through the last remaining deep red object.

An explosion occurred.

Ereshkigal and Woz saw that emerging from the flames of the explosion was only a figure dressed in pure white armor.

He slowly lifted the hood from his head, revealing his holy and powerful figure.

"I see."

In the shadows, a figure witnessed everything.

It was the old man in black robes who had helped Yan Ming earlier, and now… he spoke in a thoughtful tone.

"If this is your choice... then it seems that the future is bound to change."

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The underworld has returned to its former state.

The souls rescued by Yan Ming all flew to various corners of the underworld, and then, with the help of Ereshkigal's power, they were all settled down.

"What a pity, my Demon King, now this place is completely safe, isn't it?"

After reverting to their original forms, Yan Ming and Woz stood together.

Standing in front of them was a beautiful figure enveloped by a soul radiating a faint light.

She is a goddess who exists only in the underworld.

She wore a complex and thoughtful expression, and in the end, she simply smiled at Yan Ming.

"Thank you."

Ereshkigal expressed his heartfelt and satisfied gratitude to him.

"Without you, this underworld would never have been saved... So, thank you so much for saving this underworld."

Volume 8, Mesopotamian Absolute Monster Front: Chapter 333 The Story of Becoming Gentle

For nearly a hundred years, the underworld has rarely been visited by the living, but today is different.

Yan Ming stood there, gazing at the land he had saved.

"My Demon King".

Woz's voice came from beside him.

He looked at himself, and at the same time glanced at Ereshkigal to the side.

"I think you should take this opportunity to ask her something."

"Huh...? W-what?"

Ereshkigal still seemed incredibly surprised, but Yan Ming already understood what Woz meant.

He moved closer, but it was precisely this sudden approach that made the girl blush.

"What...what exactly are you planning to tell me? Why are you suddenly being so mysterious..."

"I want to ask you about the Three Goddess Alliance."

Huh? The goddess of the underworld froze on the spot, blinking, seemingly not expecting the other party to bring up this matter.

However, her expression quickly changed.

"How...how do you know about this?"

"Because my main goal right now is related to this matter, I need to figure out what the Three Goddess Alliance is planning to do? Are you really going to destroy humanity?"

At that very moment, while Yan Ming was asking this question, Ereshkigal... she sensed an aura.

It was a very dangerous aura, as if it could explode at any moment.

That's right.

This dangerous aura... came from Yan Ming.

She believed that her answer to this question would completely determine what Yan Ming would do next.

"...To be precise, only the Gorgon can do this."

Her tone became serious.

"That guy really hates humans. Neither I nor the other Quetzal have any intention of wiping out humans. On the contrary, we want to protect humans through our own different means."

"So that means...?"

"Yes, the only one who truly wants to attack Uruk and destroy humanity is Gorgon, but Gorgon's attack on Uruk wasn't solely for the purpose of reducing the population of this generation."

Looking at Yan Ming, Ereshkigal told him everything he knew.

"Gorgon desires the Holy Grail that remains in the hands of King Gilgamesh."

The Holy Grail... I've heard that word again.

Yan Ming couldn't help but think back to when he last heard the term "Holy Grail" back in Singularity F, where a war had been waged by seven Servants and seven Masters over the Holy Grail. He never imagined…

The Holy Grail actually exists directly within this singularity.

The legendary all-powerful wish-granting machine... Although Yan Ming had no interest in it, after all, he had even given up the chance to become a god, if that thing fell into the hands of someone who wanted to destroy humanity, it would definitely not end well.

"I see. Now everything makes sense. The monsters' attack on Uruk was all just to defeat Gilgamesh and get the Holy Grail from him."

"So, my Demon King, what are your plans...?"

"Nothing has changed. We still just need to defeat Gorgon."

At least that's how it seems for now, because only Gorgon in the Three Goddess Alliance truly wants to destroy humanity.

Therefore, as long as she is completely eliminated, no one in this era will ever again threaten the safety of humanity or the city of Uruk.

It seems that Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others are also after the Holy Grail, but... how to persuade Gilgamesh to hand over the Holy Grail to them is their own business, and Yan Ming can't interfere in everything.

The problem has been completely solved.

but.

"...Just for this?"

Yan Ming couldn't help but look at her; Ereshkigal's expression suddenly became somewhat sad.

"You came to this underworld for... so that's why."

"Whether it was helping me, telling me those things, or showing me the outside world, was it all just to...get information from me? Just for...this..."

Yan Ming did not respond to this question at all.

He lowered his head and slowly approached him, which made Ereshkigal even more certain of his own thoughts.

That's right, he only came to the underworld to save himself to confirm these things. If it weren't for confirming the alliance of the three goddesses, he probably would have just let himself and the underworld perish on their own.

I'm such an idiot...

To actually believe that a living human being would be willing to share their innermost thoughts is, in the end, nothing more than self-satisfaction.

Bang.

"Ouch, it hurts so much!!"

As Ereshkigal was pessimistically thinking about these things, Yan Mingchao tapped him on the head, and Ereshkigal glared at him with teary eyes.

"What the hell?! Why did you suddenly do this to me?! It hurts!"

"Put away all those pointless thoughts in your head."

Ereshkigal was taken aback.

Yan Ming looked at her calmly, as if he could see right through her thoughts.

“Saving you and asking you these questions are two different things. I didn’t come to save you because of such trivial questions.”

"That...that is..."

"My coming to this underworld was unexpected, it was just a coincidence. Saving this underworld and helping you here are all choices I made myself."

"Information of this level doesn't interest me at all. I only took action to save you."

So... there's no need to make any more unnecessary guesses.

The man before her was truly here solely to help her and save the underworld.

"Woz, let's get ready to go."

"Uh, but my Demon King..."

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Woz's stammering manner made Yan Ming look at him with some doubt.

But all he saw was Woz pointing awkwardly behind him.

"I think you'd better look back..."

Turning his head, Yan Ming saw—

The goddess of the underworld had a blush on her face.

She was startled when she realized that Yan Ming had turned around and was looking at her, and she quickly turned around.

"What... what happened to you—"

"No, don't come looking at me, you idiot! Aren't you leaving? Then hurry up and leave!"

He actually said something like, "I only took action to save you"... What is that supposed to mean?! It's so embarrassing...

Ereshkigal, who remained rooted to the spot like a shy young girl, had completely lost the ability to think.

Yan Ming and Woz could only stand there speechlessly watching her.

"Alright, Miss Ereshkigal... I think it's about time for me and my Demon King to leave."

"You...you guys...are you really leaving?"

"Don't worry, as long as my Demon King wants, we will have the opportunity to return to this underworld at any time."

Moreover, despite the extremely cold underworld, Yan Ming and Woz seemed completely unaffected, which alone is enough to prove that they are indeed capable of freely entering and leaving the underworld.