The Cloud-Raised Brave Man's Travels

On the rubble left by the collapse of the mountain, a demon god was looking around with her eyes; this demon god had a human body and a snake tail, and was so huge that even with the coiled snake tail it was still twenty stories high. There were six yellow wings behind her, and a few strands of her hair had turned into snake heads and were wandering around. The amazing thing was that this demon god had an extremely beautiful appearance. Even though her image was so terrifying, people who didn't know the truth would definitely praise her enchanting beauty if they only saw her face.

"Why did Mother suddenly appear here? Before welcoming the 'Day of Rebirth', you should take care of yourself. This place is not safe."

"Don't say that, Enkidu. If you don't move, your body will rust. Let's get moving this time—"

"Mother mother——"

Normally, Enkidu wouldn't mind letting the Mother Goddess of Warcraft run amok, but now Koya is nearby! In terms of sheer strength, the Mother Goddess of Warcraft isn't even comparable to the other two goddesses. Her purpose is to serve as a sacrifice for the true Tiamat's arrival, so she's naturally just enough strength. (She's the only four-star among the three goddesses, what a shame!) Because she's so obsessed with her massive size and the omnipotence of the Womb, the Mother Goddess of Warcraft is weak in many areas, like perception... So the situation is truly dangerous right now!

"Hmm...Humanity is still as insignificant as ever."

The Beast Goddess had already swayed down from the rubble. She saw the delicious flesh and blood gathering at the city gate. Hunting them was like picking snakeberries, just reach out and you're good to go. She just hoped their taste would be as unforgettable as the snakeberries.

Boom boom boom——

Jizi: "Wow, this is awesome! It's like watching a monster movie, two giant monsters!"

Doctor: [How did this mother goddess of monsters give birth to these monsters? Did she use her power to create them out of thin air, or did she give birth like a queen ant? Where are her organs located? "Is it covered in snake scales below her abdomen like in the book?"

Keqing: [Looking at this pose, I thought Koya was so horny he was about to transform into a Black Dragon to bang this Warcraft Mother Goddess.]

Jizi: "Now that you mention it... it does seem a bit like that! Oh my goodness, there are extra charges?"

Kirisu Mafuyu: "No, you'll become a pervert if you do anything. Koya, if you really can't help it, come find us."

Keqing: [Hmm, now it's even more like it. Wait, did Koya deliberately rub his head against the Beast Mother's chest twice?]

Sirona [Wow, I can watch a blockbuster movie right after finishing work? Exciting! Hehe, will Koya and this Mother Monster Goddess lay an egg? I wonder if it can produce a Pokémon. If it does, it will definitely be as good as a legendary beast!]

Jizi: [Wow...you guys are getting more and more perverted. Does anyone still remember that Koya is our husband? You think your husband can get excited with another woman?!]

Keqing: [Aren't you enjoying it yourself?]

The 'wives' in the chat group were discussing quite heatedly, but Tachibana, who usually loved to say some dirty talk at this time, was looking at the live screen worriedly. Unlike this group of women who only had Sisi in their minds, Tachibana was really worried about whether Koya would get into trouble. She didn't know the true identity of the Mother Goddess of Warcraft yet, and she thought that Koya was fighting with the Mother Goddess of Warcraft because his ability was restricted.

The truth is, Koya was afraid he'd accidentally use too much force and kill the Beast Mother, so he had no choice but to transform into a Black Dragon and fight her in hand-to-hand combat. But... the Beast Mother's breasts are really huge!

Chapter 167: Gorgon, the Mother Goddess of Warcraft

In Nippur, Koya was pressing her claws against the Beast Mother's back, pinning her firmly to the rubble. No matter how the massive beast's body moved, Koya's claws remained steady, unbending. The Beast Mother was indeed a bit weak... To give a concrete impression, let's describe her according to the levels of Orario. At full strength, Koya's Black Dragon should have surpassed the level of a god, perhaps reaching level 11. Ishtar was currently around level 10, the theoretical limit for adventurers in Orario. And the Beast Mother, this weakling, was only level 9...

Lv. 9 is certainly very powerful, at least in Orario, Koya couldn't even look up at her figure, but compared to the other goddesses in Uruk, she's definitely a step behind. However, considering she's a "man-made" monster, it seems reasonable.

Although she caused the most damage to Uruk, it was all thanks to the monsters below. She couldn't help but show some pity in her eyes when looking at the guy under her. The purpose of his birth was to be a sacrifice. Alas... The monster mother goddess who inherited only the power of Tiamat possessed such strength. How much more powerful would the goddess sleeping under the Indian Ocean be?

Honestly, Koya was terrified he'd accidentally overexert himself and crush the Beast Mother Goddess to death. If Tiamat were to escape, it would be no fun. Enkidu was quite understanding, having probably realized Koya had no intention of killing the Beast Mother Goddess, so he quietly stayed in the air, watching the two monsters wreak havoc in Nippur. Ushiwakamaru had already reunited with the five hundred men Koya had left behind, bringing the survivors. Koya would be able to leave soon, too.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Tiamat swung her serpentine body. Her restless tail, though unable to strike Koya, unconsciously crushed the city of Nippur into ruins. The scars left by her invincible scales were healing at a visible rate, and her resistance grew stronger, but that was all...

"Well, it has the ability to recover? That's good. At least I don't have to worry about it accidentally killing you."

Under the divine domain, everything is just the plaything of the black dragon, even the gods are no exception.

·Dividing line·

"Ushiwakamaru! You're back!"

"Master Fujimaru, please quickly fire a flare to let Master Koya know that we have evacuated."

“Mashu——”

After pinning the Beast Mother Goddess to the ground for an hour and twenty-seven minutes, the faint glow of a flare finally appeared in Koya's view. It seemed Ushiwakamaru had successfully led the survivors to the battlefront. It was just a rescue mission, so why had he run into this guy? Would his act of pinning the Beast Mother Goddess to the ground give her any drastic thoughts?

Forget it, let Merlin, Gilgamesh and the others deal with this kind of thing. I'm just a thug.

The energy of ice calmed down the Mother Goddess of Warcraft physically. Of course, Koya controlled the output of energy so as not to accidentally turn the Mother Goddess of Warcraft into an ice sculpture. Although he was not familiar with this kind of precise quantity control, since Tiamat had the ability to recover, it would be OK if she exceeded the standard a little. As long as she didn't die, it would be OK.

"Enkidu, take your mother back."

"Oh my... Having such a willful mother is really troublesome."

The chains lifted the ice that held the Beast Mother Goddess frozen from the ground. Because of the Beast Mother Goddess's massive body, Enkidu felt like he was holding up a mountain. However, this wasn't a difficult task for him...

"Mother, you're truly too impatient. However... Koya, as a fellow inhuman, you should seriously consider my previous proposal. Uruk is doomed. At dawn ten days from now, the second generation of magical beasts will be conceived. I, your unreasonable mother, will surely launch a full-scale attack on Uruk at that time. Koya, you can defend against tens of thousands of magical beasts, but can you annihilate hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of them? They will surely overrun Uruk and crush all of the old humans into dust."

Koya did not respond to Enkidu floating in front of him. This kind of words were useless to him. Although Koya did not think of himself as a hero, he would never become a villain. Although it was difficult to tell whether the incident was good or evil, Koya had his own scale in his heart and knew what he could and should not do.

·Dividing line·

The northern front has become quite safe because of Koya's action this time. At least within ten days, the northern front will not be threatened. There is enough feed to breed the second generation of monsters. Ten days... is the time left for the northern front to prepare, and it is also the last time left for Uruk.

"Merlin, if I completely freeze the Mother Goddess of Warcraft but keep her consciousness alive, will Tiamat wake up?"

"Yes, there is a huge difference between me and Tiamat. My illusion only lures her into a dream, while the Mother Goddess of Warcraft is the alarm clock, and this alarm clock always rings at the right time."

"What are the current odds of victory for Uruk and Tiamat?"

"zero."

The group has returned to Uruk. Tachibana and Mashu are reporting to Gilgamesh in the temple as representatives, while Koya and Merlin are chatting about the 'future' in the Chaldean Embassy.

"Don't be so pessimistic. We can come up with solutions. Now let's sort out the information we have. Maybe we'll have a flash of inspiration~~"

"it is good."

"Then first we need to confirm the true identity of the Mother Goddess of Monsters. She's not Tiamat, but a goddess who has gained Tiamat's special powers. So who could she be? She has serpentine hair and a body, and the magical eyes that she used to petrify cities when she fought you after Ushiwakamaru's evacuation. Oh, this goddess is really careless. Do we even need to guess? It's obviously the Gorgon."

"Gorgon? Sorry, I'm not familiar with the mythology of your world, and there's no goddess named Gorgon in Orario."

"Well, because the Gorgon isn't a goddess. She's a monster in Greek mythology. Generally speaking, the Gorgon refers to three sisters, but the one we're dealing with now is the Gorgon who used the Holy Grail to forcibly define the concept of the Gorgon as a single person. The power of her beastly womb must have been obtained through the Holy Grail, right?"

"Why is a question."

Koya took out some snacks and drinks from his portable storage, placed them on the table, and chatted with Merlin while eating. This scene did not look like they were discussing important matters.

"Because I'm not sure which goddess actually got Solomon's Holy Grail. By the way, did the Gorgon you saw look mature or young? Did he have big breasts?"

"Ok?"

"This question is very important."

"...If you ignore her body type, she's a mature and beautiful woman."

"Yeah, she's a mature and beautiful woman!"

The story of the Gorgons is a tragedy, all ignited by the goddess Athena's anger over their younger sister, Medusa. Cursed by Athena, Medusa became a monster. Her two older sisters, pitying their sister, fled with her to an isolated island called the Invisible Isle. However, Athena was not prepared to let them go. Incited by her, the people viewed the three sisters as monsters. They intended to become heroes who would defeat the monsters, but Medusa slew all the invaders, transforming her into a true monster.

Medusa, transformed into a monster, killed her two beloved sisters and absorbed their divinity to become the three-in-one primordial goddess, the Gorgon.

"So this has something to do with your problem?"

"No. I'm just curious! I heard that Medusa was mature and beautiful, but she didn't conform to the Greek aesthetic and was ridiculed as ugly. Her two sisters are petite and cute, so I'm curious whether you think Medusa is really beautiful or just ugly as the Greeks say."

"You fucking——"

"Alright, alright, let's put this aside for now. You've just heard the story of the Gorgon, haven't you? This goddess has a deep hatred for humans. An innocent monster slandered by the gods becomes a true goddess of vengeance. Hmm, this kind of plot is quite rare."

"So what are you trying to say?"

"Servants are beings bound by 'stories'. The weaknesses they had in life persist after becoming Servants, just like the story of Achilles' heel. So now that we know Gorgon's true identity, can we defeat her by exploiting her weaknesses?"

"...Merlin, I don't need any so-called weakness if I want to make the Gorgon retreat; the only problem I see is Tiamat."

"Ahahaha~~ Although Tiamat is indeed the creator goddess, she was killed in the myth and became heaven and earth. And Tiamat, who returned from the myth, will naturally have flaws because of this story, such as the hand axe of Marduk that slit Tiamat's throat in the story."

"Where is this hand axe now? Would another axe be effective?"

"I have no idea!"

Merlin answered with such confidence, but Koya's brows twitched when he saw it. Merlin really deserved a beating!

"You're really useless! You're wasting my time!"

·Dividing line·

"Gugalana, the Bull of Heaven?"

"Yes! After we reported the situation to King Gilgamesh, he told us about the super weapon possessed by our goddess Ishtar. It was forged by the gods, and ultimately, the chief god An gave it to his favorite goddess, Ishtar. Even King Gilgamesh regarded the Gurgalan with a special eye, calling it a trump card with winning power. The Bull of Heaven will surely defeat the Gorgon! After all, this is a super weapon said to be able to shake the continental shelf!"

"Tachibana...you must have misunderstood one thing. If I wanted to kill Gorgon, the Mother Goddess of Monsters, it would be very easy."

Koya's expression was a little melancholy. Was Tachibana still being kept in the dark by Merlin and the others? Could she still not know about Tiamat's existence? How could she still be so innocent after all these journeys? Perhaps only a sincere Tachibana like this could overcome all kinds of adventures again and again. After all, isn't that how storybook protagonists are? It's an old cliché.

"Eh? Koya, are you so strong? But when I watched the live broadcast, didn't you fight the Warcraft Goddess in close combat? Wasn't it because she used her power to seal yours?"

"That was actually because I was afraid of accidentally killing her, so I deliberately didn't use energy. And didn't I freeze her completely with ice at the end? Didn't you see it?"

"At that time, Ushiwakamaru returned with the survivors, so I went to help her. So that's how it happened..."

Tachibana's face was filled with shock. Perhaps it was because she had watched too many of Tachibana's live broadcasts. In her impression, Koya had been solidified as someone who was strong but not too strong, at most about the same as the servants. So now when she heard that Koya could actually defeat Gorgon so easily, Tachibana felt as unreal as a ten-year-old child suddenly knocking down the world boxing champion.

"But since Koya has such strength, that's perfect! When we get back from the rainforest, we'll beat that Beast Mother Goddess down!"

"Are we going to the rainforest again? I know when we'll leave?"

"No, Koya, you stay in Uruk. The members going to the rainforest this time are me, Mashu, Merlin, Anna, Ushiwakamaru, and Benkei. Koya, your mission is to go to Mount Ebifu and bring the goddess Ishtar back to Uruk. By the way, Siduri said that your wedding with her is only half prepared. At least the wedding can't take place before the Mother Goddess of Monsters is defeated~~"

"Are you guys okay going to the rainforest? Don't underestimate that leopard man, not to mention the Quetzalcoatl that hasn't appeared yet. I'd better go with you."

"It's okay, it's okay. Mashu will protect me."

In the end, Koya was persuaded by Tachibana that with so many servants in Tachibana, his safety should not be a problem, not to mention Merlin. Although Merlin was unreliable in many things, at least he never failed at critical moments.

Koya also accepted Tachibana's arrangement to go to Mount Ebifu to find Ishtar. In fact, Koya was a little curious about the Bull of Heaven. In the battle with Tiamat, any strength was necessary. If the Bull of Heaven really had the power to shake the continental shelf as Tachibana said, it would be too powerful. After all, Koya, who had been exposed to the concept of the earth, knew what shaking the continental shelf was.

"Putting a lucky cat at the entrance of the temple is exactly the same taste as those gods in Orario."

The Temple of Ishtar is majestic yet a bit abrupt. It is a Mesopotamian building, but it imitates the East and places two stone lions in front of the door. The most important thing is that these two stone lions are in the shape of golden lucky cats. If you look closely at the temple, you can find many strange places, such as the Pixiu carved on the pillars and the koi in the pond... The elements of Ishtar are too mixed!

Koya pushed open the temple's door and stepped inside. Ishtar's temple had no windows, its light coming from a few gleaming gems fixed to the walls. Even with the gemstones' light, the place still seemed dim and oppressive, like the inside of a coffin. It was clearly a temple, so why was it like this?

Fortunately, Ishtar's whereabouts were not difficult to find. She was lying in the center of the temple. Going up the stairs, he saw Ishtar, nestled in her throne, cuddling a bag of magic stones and sound asleep. Koya didn't wake her, but sat beside her, quietly gazing at Ishtar's delicate face. Perhaps Ishtar sensed the sudden presence of someone beside her, and she woke up with a start—

"Hey hey hey? Koya, why are you here? I was wondering why Ma Anna didn't warn me. It turns out you're here."

"I haven't seen you for a while, I miss you a little bit."

"Hehe~~I see. Actually, I missed you too, but I've been busy decorating our new house these days so I didn't come to see you. Sorry, sorry."

Chapter 168: Contract with Ereshkigal

In Ishtar's temple, having just concluded a Great Harmony of Life exercise, Ishtar collapsed once again in Koya's arms, unable to move. It was strange. While her current body couldn't match her true divine form, nourished by divine power, she could run for dozens of kilometers without even catching her breath. Logically, even with this mildly intense Great Harmony of Life, she wouldn't tire even if she continued for three days and three nights. Yet, Koya had managed to completely collapse in just a few hours. Wasn't this amiss? Was he the legendary male succubus?

"Speaking of which, Koya, where are those two little girls following you? Where did they go?"

"You mean Tachibana and Mashu? They went to the rain forest."

"Rainforest... That Quetzalcoatl isn't very smart. He's a god, but he loves wrestling. Damn, last time I just went to visit her, she threw me to the ground. I was so angry!"

Ishtar still couldn't forget the hug and throw. Koya had heard her talk about it several times. But since the Quetzalcoatl was able to hug and throw Ishtar who was sitting on Maana, her strength should be stronger than Ishtar, right?

"Hey, hey, are you saying with that expression that I'm not as good as that muscle idiot? I was ambushed that time! Amazed, understand?"

"Yeah, be good. Next time there's a chance, I'll help you deal with her. Then I'll give her a hug and a throw as well."

"Okay, Koya, remember what you said, or I'll shoot you to Venus with an arrow!"

"By the way, I came here this time to ask you something. Can you still summon the Bull of Heaven, Gugalan?"

"Eh? Ah... Of course! Gugalan is my pet, so I can command him!"

"Really? You don't look confident at all. You seem guilty."

"You, you! Ahem, let's continue exercising!"

While Koya and Ishtar were making love, another goddess who had a close relationship with Koya was diligently digging a pit underground. Now she was more motivated than before. Ereshkigal now wished she could use all 24 hours a day to move the underworld, just to reach Uruk one day earlier.

"Hehe~ Let Keya be the King of Hell, and I'll be the princess. Hmm, I don't know if Keya is satisfied with the palace built by the spirits. Will he hate the dark environment? Well, we can make a few more gun cages and hang them on the castle for lighting. Come on, Elle! The sooner we dig up Uruk, the sooner we can live a good life with Keya! Come on!"

Elle swung her weapon even faster. The rock wall before her collapsed with a rumbling sound. The encroaching underworld was steadily advancing towards Uruk. At this rate, in seven or eight days, the entire underground of Uruk would be transformed into the underworld.

"Eh? Wait, it feels like... it's night again? Damn it, I don't want to stay in that tacky palace, it's not pretty at all. Sure enough, the new house I prepared for Koya is better!"

Before Ereshkigal could even complain, her consciousness was transferred to Ishtar. As a deity, Ereshkigal's direct descent was not allowed. Even if the goddesses of Uruk gathered together to play mahjong, it would be enough. However, the Mother Goddess of Warcraft came through the Holy Grail, Ishtar came through possession, and Quetzalcoatl was unaware of it. Ereshkigal was summoned to this world through the link with Ishtar. In the underworld, she could show her true godhood, but outside the underworld, she could only rely on Ishtar's body to move.