Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

"Maana!"

Ishtar hurriedly summoned her Heavenly Bow and dodged in a flash, narrowly avoiding the falling giant hoof.

"boom!"

Even so, the hoof that stepped on the ground was like a conductive copper pillar, instantly scattering countless arcs of lightning.

"Ouch!"

Caught off guard, Ishtar was struck by the lightning and blasted away like a cannonball, her hair standing on end and her whole body billowing black smoke as she crashed into the sacred peak that blocked the chasm.

"Cough cough..."

Fortunately, it was just the aftershock, and a gentle, supporting force came from the spiritual peak behind them.

The Uruk goddess, who was not seriously injured, immediately used the mountain behind her as a cushion to dissipate her remaining strength. Then, she angrily crawled out of the human-shaped pit that went straight into the mountain and rode the celestial ark Maana forward at high speed.

"Gugalana, you've gone mad!"

Indeed, this colossal creature, shrouded in clouds and mist and carrying the weight of a mountain torrent, was none other than her long-lost Bull of Heaven.

"Buzz!"

However, the top-tier divine beast, towering over a hundred meters tall and with only a few outlines visible, mercilessly stomped down with its hoof once more.

The remaining eight hurricanes, carrying turbulent waves, swept across the sky.

"Damn it! I just insulted you a few times! And you dare to hit me!"

Ishtar screamed as she steered Maana left and right, her blood boiling and her anger raging.

"Watch me skin you to make clothes, and chop off your hooves to make soup!"

Enraged, the Great Goddess of Uruk unleashed the full power of her Heavenly Bow, Maana, sending dozens of beams of light in arcs toward the bull's head shrouded in dark clouds.

However, after a series of clanging sounds, not a single hair on the huge bull's head, which exuded power and a resilient beauty, was lost.

It's even harder than before! Are you kidding me?!

Ishtar's face froze, and he was speechless with anger.

Immediately, the dark clouds trembled violently, and Gugalana slowly moved, revealing half of its outline.

Its pair of azure bull horns on its head shone even brighter, attracting lightning from thousands of meters away, which condensed into hundreds of those heart-stopping, eerie blue lightning balls.

"Moo..."

Amidst the desolate and violent roars of beasts, balls of lightning streaked across the sky, trailing chaotic arcs of light.

Facing these things directly, Ishtar felt a chill run down her spine, and she felt her hair standing on end involuntarily.

The goddess disregarded her image and immediately dodged left and right, leaping up and down, while simultaneously using spells to intercept the pursuing lightning balls, barely managing to eliminate these troubles.

"Be good...be good..."

"I promise I won't yell at you anymore..."

Ishtar swallowed hard, staring at the eyeballs that looked like a pair of red lanterns in the dark clouds, feeling a little uneasy, and couldn't help but make a dry promise with a forced laugh.

She used to use the Bull of Heaven to wreak havoc on others, but this time, when she faced it herself, she realized that this thing, which was like a mobile fortress, was really troublesome!

"Moo!"

The bull of heaven reared its head and roared, its right hoof stomping down hard on the ground.

Suddenly, a rumble came from the earth, and spiderweb-like cracks spread all the way.

"boom!"

In the blink of an eye, the sacred peak that had stood across the chasm collapsed with a deafening roar.

At the same time, the abyss that had been blocking the flash floods began to squeeze from both sides toward the middle, and the cracks were slowly closing.

Worse still, the turbid current that had just calmed down surged again, with rows of giant waves rising one after another beneath the hooves of the Bull of Heaven.

Changing the terrain, manipulating water flow, controlling wind and thunder...

Oh no, if this continues, not only will Kusa be finished, but my Uruk will be gone too!

This thing is more accurately described as a mobile war fortress; I never realized before that having so many functions could be so annoying.

"Stop looking! Gugalana has been [dominated], quickly send it to the underworld!"

A soft humming voice, originating from Ereshkigal, suddenly echoed in his mind, followed by a loud shout as a reminder

"I know!"

Ishtar stared into those scarlet eyes, her voice trembling with tears.

"But that's my cow, my property, I can't bear to part with it!"

Chapter 134 What exactly have you been protecting? (4/4)

"Your cow?"

"Your Niu Jin Gui is precious!"

"Your cow almost tore my kusa apart, should I ask you for compensation?"

"And if this drags on any longer, you won't even be able to keep Uruk!"

"What a greedy person!" Ereshkigal was furious, wishing she could smash Ishtar's head open.

"I released Gugalana a long time ago! This cow has nothing to do with me!"

Ishtar retaliated fiercely, knocking Gugalana back several steps before turning solemn and rebuking him with righteous indignation.

"I knew you were a monster all along!"

"They actually dared to use the flash flood to try and submerge Uruk!"

"Having been hiding for so long, they must have done more than one bad thing."

As the goddess Uru casually questioned him, she blasted open the soil, causing the Heavenly Bull to stumble and its forehooves to sink into the abyss.

But thanks to the divine beast's power to alter the terrain, Gugalan broke free of his restraints in an instant.

Ishtar painfully scattered a handful of high-quality gems, detonating them one after another on her former private property, while continuing to distance herself from the criminals who had caused her serious economic losses.

"Speak! When Abif collapsed and the Black Tide invaded the South Gate, was it your doing?"

"Moo..."

"And my temple..."

"Wait, my temple?!"

Suddenly, all the previous doubts were connected into a complete cycle as a flash of inspiration struck Ishtar's mind.

As the conqueror of Mount Ebif, she gained ceded control over this sacred mountain.

Therefore, he possesses the Noble Phantasm "Mountain Shattering Star's Fuel," which is the converging of the Venus concept and the legend of "Mount Ebifu Crusher."

Therefore, the temple built on the summit of Mount Ebif also serves as the foundation for stabilizing the entire mountain.

Ishtar had been wondering why the spirit of Mount Ebif, which should have perished, was able to break through the seal and destroy her temple, without receiving any obvious warning.

Now she understands everything!

The cause of the disintegration of his own temple was not the demonic boar possessed by the spirit of Mount Ebif at all!

It was the Bull of Heaven—Gugalana!

If everything is purposeful, then the three impacts from Mount Ebifu can all be explained.

Destroying her temple means that Mount Ebif will no longer be stable and will be unable to serve as a pillar to suppress the underworld.

Therefore, Apsu, who is trapped in the abyss, will break free of his restraints and awaken sooner.

The evil spirits that emerged from the cracks and the demonized wild boars and other creatures were all signs.

They didn't even realize it themselves, and even took the blame for it!

Ishtar, recalling the shattered gems scattered on the ground, gritted her teeth in hatred, scattering her remaining treasures under Gugalana's hooves, causing it to sink further.

The second wave of attack occurred the instant Apsu awoke from beneath the cedar forest. Mount Aibif then collapsed, unleashing a black tide that attacked Uruk from both sides!

The third wave of attack is undoubtedly happening now. This dead bull, carrying a torrent of water, is coming, also with the aim of destroying Uruk!

It really is you, Gugalana! You traitor!

Driven by money, Ishtar, having figured out everything, had bloodshot eyes and immediately ascended into the sky, opening a black vortex to store the concept of Venus into her magazine.

"The gates are open!"

"From the great sky to the great earth! Also known as—Mount Ebif Crusher!"

A beam of light, hundreds of meters in diameter, gradually condensed and took shape. As the goddess of war raised her hand and pressed down, a surging tide of ether crashed down on the ground where the Bull of the Sky stood.

After the air collapsed rapidly, it suddenly exploded, and a huge mushroom cloud rose into the air.

"Moo!"

With bloodshot eyes, Gugalana sank into endless darkness amidst his wailing.

"You dare touch my temple! You dare smash my collection!"

Looking down at the culprit as he gradually fell into the underworld, Ishtar sneered maliciously, feeling relieved after venting his anger.

"Once we're done working, you can have that cow. You can use it for soup or barbecue, whatever you like."

The goddess stretched lazily, like a cat whose fur had been stroked, appearing quite pleased.

"Furthermore, regarding the cost of protecting Kusa, out of consideration for our past relationship, I won't ask you for it..."

With an increasingly smug hum, Ishtar gracefully turned around, supporting the Sky Bow Maana.

Just as she was about to show some magnanimity to Ereshkigal, her gaze fell upon the massive, collapsed void behind her, and the colossal waves surging across the chasm toward Uruk. Her smile froze instantly.

"Uh, I think we can try to save Uruk..."

"The situation is urgent, I have to go!"

Ishtar chuckled dryly and said, then immediately jumped onto the celestial ark, Maana.

Driven by the madness of magic, Maanna transformed into a dazzling stream of light, carrying the culprit who overturned Kusa, and sped away from the scene of the crime.

"Ishtar!"

From the pitch-black abyss, a furious roar echoed all around, scattering the dark clouds in the sky.

"Moo!"

Just as the goddess of the underworld relaxed her guard, a roar like muffled thunder came from the ground.

In an instant, a strange tremor spread out.

Power—the turbulent Euphrates!

As the bull of heaven intervened, the waters of the Euphrates River immediately overflowed and surged, merging with the raging mountain torrents, sweeping towards Uruk with overwhelming force.

Oops!

Aileen's expression changed drastically. Her gaze shifted back and forth between Gugalana in the abyss and Uruk beyond the Euphrates River, her mind in turmoil.

A moment later, the goddess of the underworld gritted her teeth in hatred and turned her head away.

Meanwhile, at the south gate of Uruk, a group of guards, terrified by the endless waves crashing down on the reed plains, hastily activated their magic signals.

"Euphrates River breached! Highest alert!"

The off-key, shrill warning echoed throughout Uruk, plunging the city into panic and chaos.

What's going on? Could it be that even the two main gods, Ereshkigal and Ishtar, couldn't stop that flash flood?

Samael's expression changed drastically, and he rushed to the South Gate front line with Anna.

Seeing that the giant wave had already swept dozens of miles away, a beam of light shot out diagonally, but after only splitting through a few dozen meters of water, it dissipated.

Oh no! I've run out of magic!

A wave of dizziness washed over her, and Ishtar collapsed onto the Skyship Maana, watching the floodwaters, which hadn't been significantly reduced, continue to surge forward, her face turning pale.

Fortunately, the ground in front of Uruk rose up, and layers of mountains began to block the floodwaters.

Ereshkigal is here!