Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

Gilgamesh frowned slightly, raised the Ea sword with its power concentrated to the extreme, and chanted the final powerful note.

"Around the mortar of stars, the celestial hell is the end of the eve of creation—the separation of heaven and earth, the star of creation!"

The King of Heroes' lips curled into a strange smile as he suddenly turned around.

In an instant, the red and black ether storm unleashed by the Sword of Divergence formed a torrent that engulfed everything, soaring upwards and striking the void anchor point created by the Great Sacrifice.

Click!Click!

The storm and thunder within a radius of a hundred miles were dispersed by the etheric flood, and the ear-piercing sound of shattering glass came from the sky.

Spiderweb-like cracks with red and black patterns spread hundreds of meters from the void anchor point in the blink of an eye, and the entire sky was like a mirror hit by a stone, shattering and disintegrating in large pieces.

The world barrier has shattered!

"My target was never you in the first place."

"So what do you have to be so proud of, you bastard!"

Gilgamesh smirked, his eyes full of mockery.

A strange, inexplicable tremor caused Apsu's scales to rip open, and in its rage, the ethereal dragon opened its mouth and gathered a bundle of magic.

He wanted to immediately annihilate the ants who had repeatedly fooled him, as well as those three ridiculous toys, in the etheric flood.

I can confirm that the magic power of this Heavenly Wedge has been exhausted after continuous eruptions. It's like a building block with its main stem removed; it will fall over with the slightest push.

Similarly, the ship was also full of the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled.

Now, nothing can stop the final judgment of all things!

"Aaaaaa!!!!"

However, just as the breaths of destruction were about to be unleashed, a joyful and loving song resounded throughout the heavens.

The Origin God, whose body was like a jewel, fluttered out from the darkness and nothingness, his wings outstretched, blocking the torrent of red and black.

Tiamat! Tiamat!

impossible!impossible!

Apsu, the ethereal dragon suspended in mid-air, stared at the shadow floating on the water, muttering wildly in his mind, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It's done! Mother Goddess!

Inside the main cabin, Samael, exhausted and kneeling, stared blankly at the towering yet reassuring figure, slammed his fist on the altar, and let out an excited, maniacal laugh.

Enuma Elish is not only a Babylonian epic that narrates the origin of chaos and traces the divine foundation of the mother goddess Tiamat.

At the same time, this is the original pronunciation of "the separation of heaven and earth, the star of creation", and the sword of Ea in Gilgamesh's hand is a divine weapon created to cause destruction to the world.

Therefore, the Ea is essentially equivalent to a key that can open the world wall from the inside!

Since this world resists the return of the Mother Goddess Tiamat, then it is up to humanity to open the gates and extend an invitation!

At this moment, towering pillars of wind and thunder roared in the sky as the two creator gods clashed violently above the deep flood.

Intersecting beams of light continuously divide the world, while surging torrents of ether explode in all directions, their intertwined forces forming dazzling and colorful auroras.

Gilgamesh, who had previously stood in front of Apsu, was exhausted and unable to escape the raging hurricane vortex. Like a small boat in a storm, he was in danger of capsizing at any moment.

"careful!"

Seeing that the King of Heroes was about to be engulfed by the raging waves, Samael, the only one still able to move, shouted a warning.

Immediately, the ancient serpent transformed into a two-legged dragon, rushing into the pillar of wind carrying floodwaters. At the critical moment, it lifted the falling Gilgamesh and pulled him back to Noah's Ark, which was maintaining the magical barrier.

The overflowing etheric tide intensified, with its amplitude of oscillation constantly increasing.

As soon as Samael and Gilgamesh landed from the rift above, the waiting magicians urgently summoned materials from the sacrificial site to patch the gap, reseal the deck, and reinforce the magical barrier.

On the altar, the two kings of Uruk exchanged a glance, their mutual admiration and agreement evident.

The two nodded in unison and entered the observation cabin together to watch the battle.

All the unspoken understanding was left unsaid.

“Aaaa!”

At this moment, a loud and solemn chant came from the darkness, and two beams of blue and red light shot out from the cross-shaped star pupils.

Crimson Star Eyes! Blue Star Eyes!

The Mother Goddess has two gifts: the power to curse life and the power to disintegrate life.

This magnificent beam of light, containing the ultimate colors, pierced through the chaos, and wherever the radiance passed, the storm clouds and vast areas of lightning that had gathered in the sky were plowed into narrow trenches.

Boundless destructive power spread into the darkness, forming a fierce storm that dispersed the turbulent ethereal currents. This surging light pattern swept across the gloom and continued to spread into the distance.

Wherever it passed, it caused the clouds to disperse and the rain to stop, and the thunder to retreat, filling the oppressive and gloomy air with the vibrant feeling of life about to be born from the beginning of creation.

"boom!"

The ether dragon Apsu, struck head-on, was instantly riddled with holes, its massive body flying hundreds of meters backward before disintegrating into a black tide that dissipated.

However, before the people on Noah's Ark, who were holding their breath and watching the battle, could even rejoice, an even larger figure emerged from the abyss.

The enormous maw suddenly spewed out a beam of red and black magic from below. Caught off guard, the mother goddess Tiamat was blasted away by the destructive force with a mournful cry.

Furthermore, several of Tiamat's blue scales shattered, and gruesome blood holes were blasted into her body.

Fortunately, as long as the body is lifted from the freshwater system into the air, the self-healing power of this origin goddess can instantly refresh the wound and heal it in the blink of an eye.

Mother, you must win!

The humans, who were completely unable to intervene, gazed from afar at the ferocious figure that actually fought for them.

Under the flickering light, they knelt on the ground, their white fingers gripping the statue, murmuring prayers with the most devout devotion of their lives.

However, the two creator gods clashed several times, and although Tiamat was more powerful.

However, in an environment surrounded by water on the ground, the Mother Goddess could only defeat the ether dragon that Apsu had transformed into, but could not completely annihilate it.

If the stalemate continues and a protracted war of attrition ensues, Apsu, which has already completely controlled the land and water systems, will likely see its chances of winning increase over time.

"Mother Goddess! Apsu has shed her physical body and buried her divine foundation deep within the abyss of the earth!"

"What we see now is nothing but a polymer manipulated by power; the concept of 'life' has vanished."

"Please banish his divine core and divinity from the abyss, grant him new life, and shackle him with the chains of flesh!"

"After that, completely destroy this monster!"

Suddenly, a rapid shout echoed across the battlefield where the two creator gods were fighting, following the magic array that was operating at full power.

The aggressive Apsu looked surprised, and his body stiffened.

impossible!impossible!

Humans, mere mortals, could not possibly know of my existence!

The Mother of Origins, having sensed something, turned and gazed at the small boat in the flood.

"His divine foundation lies in—Eridu, the Temple of Ea!"

Inside the observation cabin, the ancient serpent grinned, a sinister sneer spreading across its face, and held the incomplete clay tablet brought by Kukulkan high in its hand.

Ha, the creator god?

Do you really think that humans will only cower behind city walls and tremble in fear, without ever thinking of finding your true weakness?

Time to hit the road, you bastard!

Chapter 153 Feeding Tiamat the Holy Grail (1/4)

In fact, at the beginning of the Great Flood, Samael and others did not come away empty-handed from their exploration of the Blood Temple in the Fir Forest, Mount Ebif, the pillar of heaven and earth, and the Temple of Eridua.

These three nodes, forming an inverted triangle, drive the circulation of the land-based and water-based systems in the Mesopotamian world.

Clearly, Apsu's divine foundation lies within it.

On the surface, the Blood Temple has the consciousness of Apsu being incubated by the Beast Goddess Gorgon, and Mount Ebif has the rampage of the Heavenly Bull Gugalana, which has broken the seal of the Underworld.

These two locations seem more likely to be where Apsu lived.

In contrast, the Temple of Eridua at the far end of the temple complex was much calmer, except for a few earthquakes.

Even the water monster Abogaru that appeared was killed by Kukulkan, so it seems to pose no threat at all.

However, the overly calm reaction seemed more like a cover-up for fear of having one's weaknesses exposed.

Combined with the mother goddess Tiamat's resistance to Eridu, Samael harbored deep suspicions about this place.

Ultimately, Quetzalcoatl went to Eridu and found the key record of the creation war that verified this conjecture.

According to historical records, Apsu, the creator father who first decided to destroy the Babylonian gods, was defeated by the earth god Ea through a trick.

The Temple of Ea was built on the remains of Apsu.

The gods dared to release this monster to cleanse the earth, so they probably have ways to control it.

Therefore, his divine foundation is buried deep beneath the Temple of Aea!

The ancient serpent had already reached this conclusion long before the feathered serpent goddess handed over the incomplete clay tablet to Samael.

The problem is that knowing their weaknesses doesn't mean they could actually defeat the creator father with their current strength.

Without the help of someone of equal rank, even if you put all your strength into it and go all in, the chances of winning against this monster are extremely slim.

Kukulkan chose to evacuate from Eridu precisely to avoid this outcome.

After several discussions, the group unanimously decided to wait for Noah's Ark to be completed, so that it could carry the survivors away from the land and water systems and seek refuge in the Persian Gulf.

They planned to return to land once the floodwaters receded or they found a way to contact the mother goddess Tiamat.

However, plans can't keep up with changes.

Humanity underestimated Apsu's wisdom and cunning. This creator father constantly controlled the gods and monsters, depleting Uruk's war potential.

Furthermore, he took advantage of the massive floods and torrential rains, systematically encroaching on the land to accelerate the regeneration of the land and the formation of waterways.

As the monster rose to the surface, its ethereal body, formed from the black tide, was virtually immortal and managed to drag down the five goddesses, the Wedge of Heaven, and the Chain of Heaven.

As a result, even with the arrival of Noah's Ark, humanity's prudent plan to seek refuge in the Persian Gulf became a pipe dream.

However, this creator father also underestimated humanity's will to resist, as well as the mother goddess Tiamat's love for life.

Those ants in his eyes never gave up the fight, and long before the final battle, they had memorized his weaknesses!

"The Mother Goddess, more precisely, should be the well in the Temple of Aea!"

On Noah's Ark, Samael narrowed his eyes, stroking the back of the clay tablet where Quetzalcoatl had left a record of their conversation. He sneered and shouted, continuing to provoke Apsu, who was clearly tense.

"Roar!"

The crimson-black dragon roared, its gaping maw frantically sucking in the surrounding ether particles, while a dazzling beam of light locked onto the Noah's Ark where Samael was located.

"Aaaaa!"

Tiamat crossed her arms over her chest, and her opening and closing cross-shaped eyes instantly turned dark and sinister. The jet-black beams shooting from her eyes immediately clashed with the red and black ethereal turbulence.

This talent ability, called [Dark Star Eye], is precisely the special skill of decomposing ether (commonly known as reducing NP), which perfectly counters Apsu's magic bundle.

He panicked! He panicked!

It seems that the divine foundation of Apsu is indeed buried beneath the well in the Temple of Ea!

Samael grinned maliciously, his eyes filled with mockery.

What was once just a guess has now become absolutely certain!

However, we need to add fuel to the fire and get this bastard on his way sooner.

The ancient serpent immediately transformed into a two-legged dragon, grabbed the Holy Grail from the altar, which was stained with the divinity and blood of Ereshkigal and Ishtar, and spread its wings to fly over the Mother Goddess Tiamat.

"Mother Goddess! Go on!"

As the claws loosened, the gleaming Holy Grail immediately plummeted downwards, disappearing into the breast of the mother goddess Tiamat.

“Aaaaa…”

A joyful chant flowed from the mouth of this Mother of Origins, and beneath the surging golden light, the once scourge-ridden beast now resembled a jewel.

hum!

At the same time, Tiamat's eyes shone brightly, annihilating Apsu's destructive beam in one fell swoop and piercing it from head to toe.