I'm tied to Athena.

Chapter 189 Gilgamesh: Huh, the Bull of Heaven is gone?

"Don't be stupid, I'm not the kind of king who only knows how to scold others!" The king, who completely ignored his youth, spoke of his wisdom, "If you do well, I will praise you, if you do not do well, I will scold you, this is the most basic thing for a king!"

"Well... since you said it, I'll take it seriously."

"Are you challenging me as the king?"

"No, I am not a king, so I am not qualified to discuss the king with you. So in this case, it is best for me to follow your words."

"That's true...but I feel like you meant something else."

"Your illusion." Li Yun smiled and stood up. "Well, after all, this banquet is hosted by you, the king. If you don't say a few words, this banquet will not be perfect."

"Humph, I have already thought about this matter. Listen to my inspiring speech." The oldest king walked into the crowd and said loudly: "To the soldiers gathered here tonight, congratulations on completing this great feat."

The king's speech silenced the cheering soldiers, and all of them turned their eyes to Gilgamesh.

"I am deeply pleased with your high level of initiative and execution."

"I have told you before that no matter what you do, the end will come. And I will not force you to choose a way to welcome the end. Whether you indulge in temporary enjoyment or give up hope and fall into the underworld, I will not stop or oppose it."

"But you chose to resist under such circumstances - yes, it was not me who led you to resist, but you took the initiative to stand up and resist!"

"There is no doubt that this is a happy city. Its history, life, culture, and both this king and you are happy!"

"In order to resist the final outcome, and to let future generations praise your bravery, cheer, and then fight! Dedicate your lives to this king! Dedicate them to the descendants of the new era we have opened up!"

"Send the glory of Uruk to future generations!"

"I really admire him. He doesn't forget to work even at this time." Ishtar ran to Li Yun's side at some point. The hostess of heaven who attended the banquet did not continue flying in the air. She just stepped on the ground with bare feet, and did not seem to care about the dust on the ground.

"For the soldiers who are about to join the front line, the king's encouragement is undoubtedly the best reward. With his encouragement, there is no need to worry about the front line in the short term." If it were the game state now, Li Yun would probably be able to see that these soldiers' health bars had an additional buff that increased their attack power.

If the leadership that humans can have is expressed numerically, A is the limit, and Gilgamesh's leadership is expressed numerically as A+, which is beyond the limit of human leadership. Although it is not scientific to compare it with game skills, it is undeniable that Gilgamesh has the strongest leadership of humans.

"Oooo!!!!"

In response to Jin Shanshan's words, everyone cheered excitedly. They raised their glasses to each other and drank heartily, looking forward to the upcoming battle.

The banquet soon came to an end, and the soldiers of Uruk were a little drunk, but fortunately the powerful servants were not drunk yet.

"To be honest, is it really okay to get so drunk on the front line?" Although it was a bit of hindsight to ask this question afterwards, Li Yun couldn't help but look at Gilgamesh. He should have considered this, right?

"I have checked and no monsters will appear in the next two days. Even if they do appear, there will only be one or two. With Ushiwakamaru and the others here, there is no need to worry about a few monsters."

"Really... Since you said so, then let's do it this way." Li Yun did not discuss it any further. He murmured for a moment before saying, "If possible, King Gilgamesh, I hope you can lend me something."

"what?"

"The horns of Gugalana, the Bull of Heaven!"

"Gugalana's horn? What are you doing here?"

"Summon the Bull of Heaven." Li Yun glanced at the goddess who was hesitant to speak and couldn't help but smile. He said, "The Bull of Heaven has returned to heaven and didn't come down with Ishtar, so we are trying to find a way to summon the Bull of Heaven again."

"Ha, the Bull of Heaven is gone? No wonder you look so embarrassed." Gilgamesh was stunned when he heard this, and then he laughed happily, "Hey, Ishtar, are you an idiot? You can even lose Gugalan?"

Although I have said it before, I have to say it again here.

Gugalana, the bull of heaven, symbolizes Taurus, one of the twelve zodiac signs in Mesopotamian mythology. He is the most powerful and brutal beast in all of Mesopotamia, and is the absolute trump card bestowed upon his daughter by the god An out of his love for her.

At the seventh singularity, if Gugalan, the Bull of Heaven, had been there, Gudako and the others would not have had such a hard time defeating Tiamat, and Elly might not have had to disappear for violating the Goddess Treaty.

"You are not listening! Liyun said returning to heaven! What do you mean I lost it?" Ishtar retorted with a grin, "How could Gugalan, who is so big, lose it? How stupid must he be? Huh? Watch your choice of words!"

After recruiting Ishtar into the team, Li Yun was considering the possibility of calling out Ishtar's strongest trump card, the Bull of Heaven.

At first he also thought that Ishtar accidentally dropped the Bull of Heaven somewhere, but after he told Athena about this, Athena expressed a different opinion.

Gugalana is the mount bestowed by the gods to Ishtar. It is a divine beast connected with Ishtar. Even if Ishtar accidentally lost Gugalana somewhere, it would be impossible for her not to sense it given the connection between them.

Ishtar also said that she had been desperately searching for Gugalana after he disappeared, but no matter what she did, Gugalana did not respond to her call, and she could not even feel Gugalana's breath.

Given this situation, Athena gave two possibilities: one is that Gugalana was stolen by someone that even Ishtar could not touch; the other is that Gugalana completed his mission and disappeared.

The former is unlikely. After all, this is a gift from the gods. Who dares to steal it? Who can steal it?

So the only possibility is the second one - because humans were completely severed from mythology, the Bull of Heaven, having completed its mission, disappeared.

Therefore, Ishtar's loss of the Bull of Heaven in Uruk was not her mistake, but the inevitable result of the separation of humans and gods.

Yes, it's not Ishtar's fault!

Chapter 190: Manufacturing Plan of Sky Bull No. 2

After hearing this possibility, Ishtar realized that she could not summon the Bull of Heaven because her Bull had returned to heaven and left her completely.

After analyzing this point, Li Yun originally planned to give up the Bull of Sky. Without the Bull of Sky, there would be no Bull of Sky. He didn't believe that he would not be able to deal with the god Tiamat without the Bull of Sky.

At this time, Ishtar's change of mind gave Li Yun new hope.

"Since the first Bull of Heaven is gone, let's create a second Bull of Heaven."

That's what she said.

"Can you make a second Bull of Heaven?" Li Yun was confused when he heard her words. This is the Bull of Heaven, the most powerful mythical beast in the whole of Mesopotamia, powerful enough to wrestle with the goddess Tiamat... Can you just make it if you say so?

"Of course, if father can do it, then I can do it too." Ishtar looked at Li Yun cautiously as she said this, "As long as we spare no effort, we can create the Bull of Heaven."

"At any cost?" The scene returns to the present. After hearing this, Gilgamesh's eyes have a hint of suspicion. "What do you want to do?"

"I will carve a magic circle and gather a huge amount of magic power to condense Gugalana's body. As long as I am still alive, I can make Gugalana completely reappear and become an absolute divine beast that only listens to me." Ishtar said, "But doing so will have serious consequences."

"Because the Bull of Heaven's body is so huge, if we want it to fully appear, we need to create a huge magic circle that can cover the entire Mesopotamian plain. And because the magic power required is so huge, it would take ten years even in the Age of Gods."

"So, if you want to get so much magic power in half a year, there are only two ways. One is to absorb the lives of the people of Mesopotamia and use their life source as magic power. The other is to let servants with powerful magic power run on the magic circle, absorb their magic power bit by bit and evenly spread it throughout the magic circle."

As the Lady of Heaven spoke, the rest of the awake servants gathered around, and in front of so many people, Ishtar did not hide her true nature.

"Although I have followed Li Yun now, I still have to remind you that I am the Mistress of Heaven, a goddess who can bring Mesopotamia to ruin for her own selfish reasons."

"What is presented to you now is goodness, but that does not mean that I have no evil."

"If I really decide to do it, I won't let go halfway. Even if Li Yun asks me to, I will completely disregard the danger to their lives and extract the magic power."

"In other words, we just need to gather the magic power before the final battle, right?" Quetzal blinked, then put his hands together, "Then wouldn't big sister be a good fit? Big sister should be able to gather this much magic power within half a year."

"If it's just the need for magic power, we have so many servants here that we don't lack it. But the key is not magic power, but the upcoming monsters." Athena was not so optimistic. "The magic circle needs to be engraved on the Mesopotamian Plain, that is to say, including the area north of the north wall."

"That's right. The area south of the north wall has been occupied by us. The monsters can't cause any big trouble, so the southern area can safely accumulate magic power. But it's different in the north. The monsters, the Twelve Sons, and the Golden Gu may destroy the magic circle and prevent us from summoning the Bull of Heaven."

Gilgamesh also nodded and said, "How to hide it from them and accumulate magic power, this is the key."

"No matter if you are strong or weak, as long as you leave the north wall, you will be noticed by the monsters and then be hunted down by them most brutally. It is almost impossible to hide the magic circle under such circumstances."

"Besides, it's impossible for so many people to follow you to accumulate magic power."

Gilgamesh pointed out the most crucial point, "Ushiwakamaru, Musashibo Benkei, Tomoe Gozen, and Leonidas need to guard the front line, the king needs to stay in Uruk, and the leopard people need to be responsible for training soldiers. In other words, the number of people responsible for supplying magic power should not exceed ten."

"And some of the servants who are traveling with you must conserve their magic power to deal with the attacks of the monsters. If necessary, they will most likely fight against Kingu and the other Twelve."

"Actually, I think I can ask someone for help on this point." After thinking for a while, Li Yun turned his gaze to Merlin.

"Merlin?" Gilgamesh was stunned, then laughed, "It seems that I am confused... No, it must be your fault for not having a sense of existence! Merlin, you lowered your sense of existence after hearing this topic, don't you want to help?"

"No... King, think about it carefully. I don't have enough magic power to hide such a large magic circle..." Merlin was stared at by everyone and could only explain helplessly: "I have used my magic power for other things. You know this, King."

"Besides, it's too dangerous to leave the North Wall. If anything goes wrong with me, disaster will come early... In a sense, I should be the one that Jin Gu wants to kill the most."

This is true. After Merlin came here, he used illusion to deceive the sleeping Tiamat. If he died, the illusion would automatically be lifted, and the god Tiamat would come to this world ahead of time.

"...This is going to be difficult." Li Yun became distressed after thinking about this. If the strongest fraudster can't help, it's basically hopeless to deceive the world.

"Merlin is so useless." Little Anna said with her head down.

"Indeed, this is the case with magicians among magicians. Without the ability of nightmare, he probably can't do anything." Quetzal followed Anna in belittling Merlin.

"No, there is no need to hide the aura of the magic circle, just hide the aura of the person." Li Yun suddenly thought of something, "The magic power engraved by the magic circle can be hidden with other things, right?"

"We just need to let Merlin hide our presence, and then use other magic to cover up the magic of the magic circle... In short, we need to attract the attention of Jin Gu and the others."

"As long as we attract Jin Gu's attention, Merlin can use illusion to hide our figures and deceive the monster, and then we can perform the summoning ceremony!"

"That's a good idea, but in this case, Brother Merlin can still do it." Hearing this, Merlin immediately became energetic and smiled, saying that he could be of use.

Chapter 191: Merlin, the Disliked One

"Wait, Merlin! Didn't you say that you can't use illusions on monsters?" Suddenly, Gilgamesh shouted at Merlin, "Are you trying to be lazy right from the start?"

"Oops, we've been discovered!" Merlin broke out in a cold sweat. In order to avoid going to the front line, Merlin deliberately said that there was no way to hypnotize the Warcraft... In fact, there was indeed no way to hypnotize the Warcraft, but that didn't mean he had no other way to deal with the Warcraft.

It would be too embarrassing for him, the greatest trickster, to not be able to handle Warcraft.

So, it’s not that it can’t be done, but that Merlin just wants to be lazy.

"Very good, Merlin, I will settle accounts with you about this matter later, but you have to go on the next trip!" Gilgamesh smiled happily. It seemed that he had to think about how to punish Merlin after work.

"Then there is another question. What should we do to attract Jingu's attention?" Athena looked at Li Yun and asked softly.

"Substituting a cat for a prince!" Li Yun smiled and told his plan.

However, this plan was rejected by Athena!

"Impossible! I won't allow you to do such a dangerous thing alone! Not to mention that you can't accomplish this kind of thing alone, even if you reluctantly carry out such a mission, once you are discovered, you will be dead!"

"That's right. This plan will never succeed no matter how you look at it! Besides, do you think we would let you do something so dangerous?" Ishtar frowned and said, "If you really think so, don't blame us for tying you up."

"Big sister won't stand by your side this time, Liyun. Although you have good intentions in wanting to help us, it's still too dangerous for you to be alone. At least you have to let big sister accompany you before big sister will agree."

"Hey, you're just trying to take advantage of the opportunity to sneak away!"

"Ah, actually, if Ishtar can put down the magic circle and accompany Liyun, I have no objection. But Ishtar is not a match for Jingu right now, and the magic circle cannot do without you..."

"Don't smile at me so deviously! Damn it, I thought you were the same Venus goddess as me and a kind god, but I didn't expect you to take advantage of me like this!"

"Stop arguing! Consider my feelings, please! I can't even go with you!" At this time, Ai Lei came out of the underworld with the help of the Underworld Mirror. She projected her body and said, "Li Yun, I don't agree with this kind of thing. It's too dangerous for one person!"

"Quetzal is right. If we want to use this method to deceive the world, we must have a god who can fight against King Kong." Athena pondered for a while, and finally said, "I will go with you!"

“Eh!!!!” Quetzal, Elly, and Ishtar all exclaimed at the same time, “Wait Athena, you’ve already reached the finish line, so there’s no need to snatch our chance!”

"Li Yun's plan is not only to conceal his true intentions, but also to improve his own strength. His path to becoming stronger is different from others. Only I can help him break through his existing limits and reach a higher level. Therefore, my following is indispensable."

"In Uruk today, apart from me and Quetzal, no one can contend with Kingu. Based on these two points alone, I am the most suitable person to act with him."

"The most important thing is that Quetzal's magic power is higher than mine. If she follows Ishtar, the birth of the Second Bull of Heaven will be faster."

Athena listed three advantages of her own... No, it was the benefits of doing so, and Quetzal and the other two were speechless...

"Damn it! When I summon the Bull of Heaven and obtain the final power to evolve into Inanna..." Ishtar gritted her teeth. Damn it, when she proposed this plan, she was planning to act together with Li Yun. Unexpectedly, it helped Athena.

Ah, I forgot to mention it. The plan that Li Yun mentioned was to leave the North Wall alone and carve a brand new magic circle within the range of the monsters. This magic circle must be powerful enough to attract Jin Gu's attention, but be careful, to attract Jin Gu's attention, he must meet the premise of "accidentally" discovering it.

And they also wanted to let Jingu see the power of this magic circle and plant the idea in his mind that the magical vibrations in the Mesopotamian Plain were caused by them.

"Very good, the plan is set, and I'll leave the rest to you." Gilgamesh raised his glass, "When do you plan to set off?"

"Early tomorrow morning." Li Yun said without hesitation: "We all need to prepare our plans. I will carve a magic circle outside in advance to cause magic vibrations, and Ishtar will carve a summoning formation on the entire Mesopotamian Plain."

"Once the monsters attack, Athena and I will immediately take action. Taking this opportunity, you should immediately start accumulating magic power with all your strength."

"It's time to get busy again... although we've always been busy." Quetzal had no choice but to accept this fact. "Damn it, I must find a way to teach Merlin a lesson."

"That's right, if Merlin wasn't so useless, we wouldn't have to act separately!" Ishtar nodded in agreement.

"When this is over, we'll kill Merlin." Anna said this nonchalantly, which made Merlin nervous.

"Hey, hey, this must be a joke, right? I don't want to survive until now without being killed by monsters, but die in your hands!" Merlin responded in horror.

Now that the decision has been made, everyone will start preparing. But of course, for now, let's go to sleep.

By the way, there are no houses or anything on the north wall, so everyone sleeps under a tent that can protect them from wind and rain.

The next morning, Li Yun struggled to get out of bed... Although he basically got up early every day, he still hasn't gotten rid of the habit of staying in bed.

"Then, let's separate here. The next time we meet will probably be in half a year." At the north gate, Li Yun and others said goodbye to King Gilgamesh. After this separation, the next time they meet, it will probably be a decisive battle.

While Li Yun and his team were taking action, underneath the huge temple deep in the dense forests of the north... in the middle of the place filled with the smell of scarlet blood, a huge figure slowly raised her huge body.

"Mother, are you awake?" Jingu, who was guarding Gorgon, immediately greeted him.

"He left the north wall..." The giant Gorgon murmured in a low voice, "The other half of my original power, and my destined enemy... Enkidu, I am going to act.