Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

However, on the back is a record of Kukulkan's visit.

Legend has it that shortly after Apsu's death, Tiamat, the mother of wrath, led eleven monsters to admonish the gods.

Meanwhile, the wife of the earth god Ea gave birth to their son Marduk in the temple at that very moment.

Furthermore, the well that leads directly to the abyss and connects to the divine foundation of Apsu was once used to baptize this divine son.

Even more coincidentally, Marduk, who had just grown up, joined the war of the creator gods, with a clear purpose: to take the Destiny Tablet from Kingu's neck and stamp it with his own seal.

Even before the war began, Marduk used the divine power of storms and thunder to forge bows and weapons capable of tearing the ocean apart.

Tiamat, the mother goddess feared even by the three pillar gods, was actually defeated by a newly born deity.

Isn't all of this too much of a coincidence?

Therefore, following his former form Apsu, the second-phase boss is Marduk's true form.

But that's still not all!

Chapter 161 How Can We Not Lose the Holy Grail? (3/4)

"A third storm, a three-goddess alliance..."

"The calamity-ridden beast Tiamat, which has come ashore in accordance with the principle of return, will destroy Mesopotamia and sever human history!"

"But in the end, the Mother of Origin, who was once abandoned by the world, will be defeated in an ugly manner due to the successive sacrifices of mankind and the successive defections of the goddesses!"

"The earth was washed clean by the Kuroshio Current, and humanity paid the price of an era dying out. Its potential was suppressed in this soil, and it was even deprived of the right to look up at the sky."

"And the gods, who are high above, can not only enjoy the fruits of others' labor, but also recreate a new generation of people who worship them and raise the next generation of sheep."

"Tsk tsk, this script doesn't even require you to get your hands dirty!"

"It's perfect..."

Samael's gaze was sinister, filled with mockery.

In their predetermined fate, the three goddesses Ereshkigal, Kukulkan, and Ana, who were supposed to assist Tiamat in her landing, were all traitors, and none of them survived, all turning against her.

Additionally, there is the scroll seal that reveals destiny, Marduk's axe that destroys the divinity of the Mother of Origin, and the Grand Assassin who grants Tiamat the power of death.

More importantly, even the divine incarnations stripped from the Mother of Origin, Ereshkigal and Ishtar, appeared in the human world at the same time, standing on the opposite side of bestiality.

If everything proceeds according to the trajectory of destiny, the two threats of human expansion and the awakening of the Daughter of Destiny can be completely resolved.

The gods only need to move their fingers to clean up the mess and they can take all the spoils.

Ultimately, they stood in the sunlight, on the high ground of justice, overlooking everything.

The Sumerians noticed the astonishment and horror of the golden deity, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Samael walked past the indignant crowd and glanced meaningfully behind him.

"However, you underestimated the variables and didn't consider that the instinctive bestiality could really be suppressed by divinity."

Then, the ancient serpent gently stroked the emerald green earth touch hanging down beside it, its eyes softening with warmth.

Then, the man turned forward and continued to speak sternly, counting on his fingers the scheming of this King of Kings.

"Things went wrong. The Mother Goddess willingly exiled herself, so you had to step in yourself and use the three goddesses to first slaughter the sheep on earth and let the ether fill the world again."

"The gods can then remain attached to the inner Mesopotamia, awaiting a new opportunity."

"If the three goddesses can't solve it, then let Apsu do it, and enjoy all the milk and blood provided by humans..."

"To achieve this goal, take Marduk's Axe, scrape off the scroll seal, and continuously weaken our resistance..."

The leopard man, Merlin, Anna, and Ishtar, who had once followed the ancient serpent to Eridu, recalled their past experiences and suddenly realized the truth.

This is why Jusudera once said that the waters are divided into upper and lower parts, and life and death each occupy one side.

Even if Tiamat, the mother goddess representing saltwater, does not destroy humanity, Apsu, the goddess representing freshwater, will still carry out her divine will.

Moreover, the creator father, who should have been an enemy of the gods, reacted very strangely as soon as he appeared.

Instead of causing trouble for the gods, he betrayed his "good son" Jingu, who was clamoring for divine intervention to settle old scores, and devoted himself to destroying humanity.

If you think about who's behind this, everything makes sense.

The green-haired beauty's face darkened. She had ultimately misjudged him. Daring to declare her intention to seduce the gods in front of Marduk, she deserved to be stabbed.

Samuel paused, a smile playing on his lips.

"And the Mother Goddess's response will awaken you to fear once more."

"You worry that she has truly broken free of the shackles of fate, revealed herself to the world, and has already sided with humanity, so you have slowed down the pace of your attack."

"You made many preparations to ensure that everything was under your control."

"First, we will bring down continuous torrential rains to create a land-based water system, maximizing the advantages of Apsu's power."

"Secondly, we will awaken Humbaba, leave behind the Bull of the Sky, and summon the Ea Water Monster to constantly test Uruk's defenses, ensuring that the five goddesses can never remain at their peak and thus cannot pose a real threat to you."

"In the end, it turned out to be a false alarm, so you had Apsu personally hunt us down."

"But precisely because of this, the Mother Goddess descended at the most critical moment, causing the situation to once again exceed the control of fate."

"Tsk tsk, the mighty Father of Creation, with all the advantages, fled in defeat at the first encounter. Just how afraid are you of the Mother Goddess?"

Marduk drew his hand axe, gripped half of the Destiny Tablet tightly, his eyes flashing with lightning, and roared with a twisted expression.

"Shut up! Even though it's beyond the calculations, I'll still win!"

"I can kill her once, and I can eliminate her a second time!"

He's getting anxious again! He's getting anxious again!

Samael covered half of his face with one hand, and under the heavy thunderclouds, he couldn't help but lower his head and laugh.

The only one who still possessed some fighting strength stood beside the ancient serpent, surrounded by black mist.

The ancient serpent fearlessly raised its head, its smile gradually turning cold.

"Even destiny has its limits!"

"If you are truly invincible and fearless, why send down torrential rains to flood Mesopotamia with fresh water!"

"Why manipulate a group of gods and monsters to test Uruk for you, keeping the five goddesses constantly on the run!"

"Why wait until the Mother Goddess appears, then flee in disarray and move the battlefield to the Temple of Aea, where you were born!"

"Why cut off your own arm and abandon Apsu's divine foundation, waiting until that scattered freshwater divinity completely completes the curse on the Mother Goddess before daring to come out and shout about some destiny!"

With a deafening snort, everyone suddenly remembered that Apsu, who fled to the Temple of Aea, had died too simply, too cleverly, as if it had been deliberately arranged.

Merlin's eyes flickered, he tapped his head, and then his expression suddenly became clear.

Wait! How did Apsu die again? He was split in two by the angry god Tiamat!

In the ancient war of creation, Tiamat was also split in two by Marduk!

This is the Mother Goddess's instinctive revenge!

However, precisely because of her lack of rationality, she failed to realize that Apsu, who came to shield her from the attack, was actually bait thrown by Marduk.

Moreover, they did not see the Holy Grail fall after Apsu's death.

Perhaps that thing is inside Marduk's body, which is why he was able to descend in almost his complete form!

That's more like it! I knew this guy was such a coward, never going on the field until he had a full advantage.

When did the cunning, treacherous, and scheming Creator Father change his ways? Knowing he was no match, he still came to fight Tiamat.

Looking back now, it was indeed true; this was a trap that the Mother of Origin had designed after her arrival.

The golden markings and cracks on the scales on the back and the emerald wings of the mother goddess Tiamat are clearly the curse left by Apsu with his primordial divinity.

Saltwater and freshwater are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. Although Tiamat, as the mother of origin, is more powerful, she cannot ignore Apsu's divine curse.

Therefore, after being cursed by Apsu's divinity, Tiamat was naturally unable to resist the suppression of the Destiny Tablets.

After all, the one who manipulates this thing is Marduk, who shares the same origin as Apsu!

I was careless! I was careless!

As expected of a monster that seized the power of the Origin Mother Goddess, it actually calculated this point.

They were just a hair's breadth away from being completely wiped out!

The white-haired nightmare still felt lingering fear when recalling the terrifying experience.

Chapter 162 The Legendary Talk Therapist (4/4)

"Destiny? Ha!"

"In the end, you're afraid!"

"You not only fear the mother goddess Tiamat, but you also dread the humans you created and Gilgamesh, who is the embodiment of part of the power of the Tablet of Destiny!"

"Even with the Tablet of Destiny in your hand, you merely took advantage of others' vulnerability and relied on all your advantages to defeat the goddess, heroic spirits, and royal power, whose strength was less than 30%!"

"What right does someone like you have to stand here and talk to us about destiny!"

At that moment, Samael looked down at the King of Kings with disdain and spat out a mouthful of muddy saliva.

"Shut up! I am the God of all gods! The King of all kings!"

"Destiny is in my hands!"

Marduk's face turned pale for a moment, feeling intensely humiliated. He gripped the Destiny Tablet so tightly that his knuckles creaked.

The hands that had been clenching tightly around the axe handle loosened instinctively upon seeing a pair of menacing, cross-shaped eyes, leaving only an angry roar.

Screw fate!

Samael was furious and looked back at every silent figure standing behind him.

Among them were goddesses, demigods, weapons, heroic spirits, humans, and calamity beasts that had lost their divinity.

When the so-called destiny loomed over them, none of these figures ever knelt down or gave up.

One by one, they stepped forward, using all their strength and risking their lives to test the limits of Marduk's manipulation of destiny!

This King of Kings, so arrogant with victory in his grasp, probably didn't even realize it himself.

He was indeed quite adept at scheming against Tiamat at the beginning.

However, after suppressing the resistance of the goddess, the heroic spirits, and the royal power several times, it gradually became difficult.

Subsequently, if one wants to strike first and execute Tiamat, one can only rely on the targeted nature of Marduk's Hand Axe.

From the very beginning, when the ancient serpent came into contact with the Threads of Fate, it already realized that it possessed resistance to the power of fate.

Therefore, waiting for the right opportunity to seize control of the Destiny Tablets from Marduk is their only chance of winning!

Samael's act of running into Marduk's axe was to see how much strength the King of Kings still had left, and incidentally, to lie down in front of the Mother Goddess Tiamat and pretend to be dead.

After all, if Marduk were truly at his limit and wanted a complete victory, he would definitely come over himself, pull out his battle axe, and deliver the fatal blow, demonstrating his bravery and yet another victory in front of the lamb.

He might be able to seize the opportunity to break free from his flesh and blood armor and disrupt his control over the Destiny Tablet.

The worst outcome would be nothing more than struggling to the end and walking towards the end with the Mother Goddess.

But in the end, humanity's suicidal attacks, driven by a sense of selflessness, became the final straw that broke the camel's back, completely shattering the myth woven by destiny.

Even a harmless spear or a mere stone could strike him and humiliate him.

Even before Samael could make a move, the old man Jusudra, who had infiltrated the survivor group beforehand, actually kept his promise and appeared at the right place and at the right time!

Therefore, the Grand Assassin who had quietly infiltrated raised his sword, and the Rebellious Serpent, full of malice, bared his fangs, together launching this long-planned thunderous attack.

The only pity is that Marduk was, after all, the supreme Mesopotamian god who combined the divinity of origin and the divinity of destiny.

Even with all their chips up, and with him and Jusudela launching a surprise attack, they still couldn't truly damage its foundation.

Even Samael himself could not wrest the tablet of destiny from Marduk's hands.

However, in his desperation, he instinctively bit and chewed, managing to gnaw off a third of the Destiny Tablet, thus damaging its integrity—a truly unexpected delight.

This time, it wasn't just the goddess.

Heroes, royalty, humans, and monsters all staked everything they had, finally gaining a sliver of opportunity to break free from the shackles of fate.

This is not praise exclusive to the gods, but an ode to all those who are indomitable!