The Nuclear Sword Fairy from a certain cartoon

"Anyway... let's go to Ur City to investigate first." Gudazi said, looking at Shirou, "If we encounter danger, we can only trouble Orihara-senpai."

"If the goddess appears, leave it to me." Shirou clicked.

nod.

All in all, following Gudazi and Mashu would make it easier to meet those goddesses, which was why Shirou didn't leave.

"Then, let's set off." With the promise of Shirou, Gudazi suddenly felt confident.

When several people were approaching the city gate, Ushiwakamaru waved his hand and ran towards them.

"Orihara~!"

"Huh? I seem to be calling you, Orihara-senpai." Gudazi said.

"Hey~! Orihara!"

Ushiwakamaru, who ran over panting, looked at everyone.

"We heard from Your Excellency Siduli that you are going to go on an expedition now, which is really gratifying."

"Thank you, Ushiwaka." Gudazi said.

"Unfortunately, Mr. Leonidas is on the front line and cannot inform him of this matter." Matthew said apologetically.

Ushiwakamaru nodded.

"After this, I will also rush to the Warcraft front to recruit Leonidas. I wish you all good luck in martial arts! If you are still alive by then, we will meet again."

As he spoke, Ushiwakamaru smiled at Shirou.

"Let's drink together then~"

"Okay." Shirou nodded.

……

The city of Ur is located in the dense forest. It is a city surrounded by rows of trees.

Along the way to Ur City, several people encountered various types of monsters, but they were not very strong and were easily dealt with by Anna.

"This kind of monster is called 'Muhuhuxiu'. It is one of the eleven monsters created by the original goddess Tiamat, the dragon of Babylon, and something like a mysterious son..." Merlin looked like he expected others to praise him. He endlessly introduced the names and origins of these monsters.

But no one paid him any attention.

"Hurry up, you idiot Merlin!" Anna said coldly.

"..." Not receiving the praise from everyone as expected, Merlin's face suddenly dropped.

After the three of them crossed the mountain pass, what they saw was a vast forest like a tropical jungle, and in the center of the forest was a huge city.

The surrounding forest surrounds the city in the center like a natural barrier.

After entering the huge dense forest, everyone encountered the first obstacle.

That is this place like a tropical jungle. It is too hot and the wind cannot blow in, and the flying insects lingering everywhere are extremely annoying. From time to time, the sounds of various animals and insects can be heard in the dark and deep jungle. Sound, if ordinary people who are not familiar with the terrain travel here, they will probably be obliterated by this environment in a short time.

"Ah... it's so hot and there are so many bugs. How can the people of Ur City survive in the fourth place..." Merlin complained as he walked with his staff.

"Merlin, shut up, you are getting even more annoying!" Anna also wiped the sweat from her face and shouted to Merlin who made such remarks.

"Since you feel hot, don't wear so many clothes." Shirou complained as he looked at his thick robe.

Wouldn't it be nice to wear something cooler like Ushiwakamaru?

At this moment, both Matthew and Anna noticed something.

"Wait a minute...there's something following us..." Anna said.

"Hey! Who's behind!" Mashu immediately shouted.

"Hmph! You can actually discover my existence!"

A uniquely female voice echoed throughout the dense forest.

Then, a woman wearing a yellow cheetah suit appeared.

"What the hell is that!" Gudazi exclaimed.

"Could it be UMA? Is it UMA!?" Merlin also shouted immediately.

"Hmph! If you insist on saying it, I am the embodiment of the jungle, the embodiment of the great warriors, the Leopard Man!" The woman rolled and appeared in front of everyone, "If you are not afraid of being torn apart by my fangs, then come on!"

"Ah...?" Gudazi and Ma Xiu looked at the woman who appeared and were a little dumbfounded by her outfit.

"She is a suspicious person anyway, just kill her!" Anna rushed forward without hesitation, brandishing her sickle.

The scythe swung by Anna cut through the silver-white blade, but the woman who called herself the Leopard Man jumped nimbly and easily dodged the blow.

"So fast!" Anna exclaimed.

"Very good, I probably understand. See you later, everyone." The female voice echoed in the dense forest, making Anna completely unable to distinguish where she was, "Also, I am not a tiger, but a leopard man! These are the key points to take the test, remember them all~!"

The female voice gradually moves away with the final sound of the last sentence.

Gudazi said speechlessly: "What are you doing... What a strange person!"

"Forget it, don't worry about that guy." Matthew looked at Anna's puffed-up cheeks and puffed up her face and comforted her.

"Hmph!" Anna put away her sickle and walked ahead.

Everyone continued walking towards Ur City.

Most of the houses in Ur City have been eroded by trees, like creepers. Almost every house is covered by plants next to or on top of it.

But fortunately, although Ur City and Uruk were disconnected for training, the citizens of Ur City were still alive. Many women in cool clothes were fetching water from the pool with wooden buckets.

Merlin saw that the citizens of Ur City were still alive and immediately stepped forward.

"Hello, madam, we are from Uruk, and we have been ordered by the king to investigate the situation in Ur." Merlin walked forward and introduced a woman carrying a child on her back.

"Ah, it must be hard to cross the jungle over there from Uruk." The woman put down the bucket in her hand, then smiled and talked to Merlin.

"Yes, yes, it's hot, and there are a lot of bugs." Merlin immediately poured out his bitterness when he saw that the woman understood the pain of walking through the jungle.

Chapter 18 The Mysterious Goddess

"Haha, it's true, but Ur City is much better." The woman covered her mouth and said with a chuckle.

"It's indeed much better. So since you are all right, we will go back and ask the king to send a rescue team."

Merlin plans to inform Gilgamesh of the situation in the city of Ur, and then ask him to send a rescue team to cover the people of Ur as they seek refuge in Uruk.

However, upon hearing Merlin's words, a panicked expression appeared on the woman's face.

"No, no need. We are safe here. Ur is a safe city. The monsters cannot break through the jungle at all."

Merlin suddenly frowned when he saw the other person's flustered expression.

The other party must be hiding something very important, and as for saying that Warcraft cannot break through the jungle, it is naturally nonsense. If Warcraft really attacks Ur City, the place will definitely be destroyed quickly.

Merlin, who had some speculations in his mind, did not continue to waste time on this woman, but observed the situation in Ur City.

Time slowly came to dusk, and the setting sun was very beautiful to watch in the city of Ur.

"I have never seen such a beautiful sun road." Gudazi sighed with bright eyes.

"Yes, we must protect this scenery and save humanity." Matthew said immediately.

"Then come on." Shirou smiled.

The three of them sat on the edge of the stairs, quietly watching the sunset slowly set.

The sun sets slowly, and the sky is dyed with thin ink.

At this time, Merlin walked over holding a staff.

"Tomorrow, I hope you can gather the citizens of Ur City together. I have something to say."

……

As if something was about to happen, the sky became dark the next day, thick clouds covered the sun, and the entire city was shrouded in shadow.

After receiving the order, the people of Ur gathered in the square of Ur on this day.

Most of the people who come here are women and the elderly, and there are very few young men. However, many of the women are holding infant children, so this phenomenon is a bit strange.

"After a long wait, King Gilgamesh's envoy, you seem to have something to say?" The leader of the witches in Ur City looked at Merlin and asked him.

"Well, yes, I heard that you don't need rescue, but I'd like to ask your reasons just in case."

Merlin had a rare serious expression on his face.

After hearing his question, the two women standing on the stairs immediately spoke in a panic.

"Ur is safe! As long as there is this forest, monsters will not come in!"

"That's right! As long as you abide by the rules of the forest goddess, you won't..."

"Indeed, we didn't encounter any monsters in the forest." Matthew said.

"So, the forest is protecting Ur?" Anna asked doubtfully.

At this time, Merlin looked at the witch leader standing at the top and asked a somewhat pointed question.

"Then because you are safe, you don't lend a helping hand to other cities in crisis."

The leader of the witches immediately became anxious when she heard this.

"How is it possible? It's not like this! If possible, we would also like to reinforce, but..."

"But this conflicts with the rules of the Forest Goddess, right?" Merlin asked.

"..." The woman at the top fell silent.

Seeing the look on her face, it was obvious.

"I see. I already understand the situation. 'Doing nothing' is probably Ur's method of self-defense."

Merlin looked around, stared at the woman above and asked, "It's a useful tactic to give up on yourself. So, how many people have been sacrificed here so far?"

Merlin's words were so shocking that all the citizens of Ur looked away, not daring to look at Merlin.

"Is it really one per day?" Merlin said.

"What are you talking about? How can there be a living sacrifice..." The leader of the witch wanted to retort, but her voice became weaker and weaker in the end.

"This... there's nothing we can do about it! Everyone is selected based on acceptance and approval!"

"As long as you choose one person a day and send it to the Temple of Eridu, you can satisfy the devil."

The two women standing on the steps lowered their heads and said.

"Is this your choice?" Matthew looked at them in disbelief, "Is this how you protect yourself?!"

"What do you outsiders know! You have never seen that terrifying goddess, that's why you say such things!"

"For weak humans, there is nothing we can do!"

The leader of the witches walked down the stairs and looked at Merlin.

"So you'd better leave. Human ethics no longer exist in Mesopotamia!"

Merlin scratched his head in distress after hearing this.

"This makes it difficult to convince them and collect intelligence."

"But if this is the case, do they have to send someone to die every day?" Masuo said unwillingly.

But at this moment, a familiar female voice came from above.

"Don't worry about this! If I kill a living sacrifice, I will be scolded as an old-fashioned person!" A female figure wearing a leather holster and calling herself the Leopard Man appeared on the roof.

Seeing her appearance, the citizens of Ur showed frightened expressions, screamed and ran away in a hurry.

"Run away! The forest goddess is angry!"

"Don't kill me!"

"Help me!!"

The women's high-decibel screams suddenly started one after another, making it extremely noisy.

Seeing this scene, Anna raised her head speechlessly and looked at the woman who called herself the Leopard Man.

"Could that thing be the forest goddess...?"

"Although it looks a bit grassy, ​​it is indeed like that." Shirou said.