On the distant horizon, the chaotic black tide that was madly eroding Mesopotamia was surging forward at an extremely fast speed.
In less than half a day, it had already reached the center of Mesopotamia, and now it was only two hours away from Uruk.
And in the sky, the Lahmu, the 'new humans' born from Tiamat, were circling excitedly, feeling the return of their mother's body and that her power had become even stronger.
They began to swarm in the sky above Uruk like a hive, screaming and emitting piercing sonic waves.
The terrifying and seemingly man-eating black scene in front of them seemed about to swallow the city below in the next moment.
But this time, their movement trajectory was not chaotic. These Lahmu, while their bodies grew larger, their actions and behaviors also became more regular. The tactic they were taking now was to surround but not attack, as if waiting for something to arrive.
"What a grandiose scale..."
On the northern city wall of Uruk, Tezcatlipoca slowly exhaled a smoke ring, looking at the Lahmu circling in the sky, and couldn't help but sigh.
"It seems that while we were liberating the Vortex of Disaster, these disgusting beasts also took advantage of the chaos to gain quite a bit. I didn't expect even their sizes to have grown so much."
"That's right, those above should be the special Lahmu that are close to Tiamat's eleven children. I can also sense that the power of each Lahmu is rapidly increasing, completely not inferior to ordinary Servants."
At this time, Roy also came over holding Tiamat Lily's hand and greeted Tezcatlipoca in front.
"I'm here, Berserker."
"Hmph, have you settled all your romantic entanglements? How do you have the time to come see me?"
"Rest assured, although there was a small hiccup in the middle, they have all returned to their respective posts and are standing by. Moreover, I and they are not in that kind of relationship; we are just mutual understanders and understood."
Roy shook his head slightly.
"Hmph, that's your wishful thinking. A goddess's love isn't something that can be excused with such a simple reason. But suit yourself; anyway, there's also the Goddess of the Underworld among them, so even if you die, it's not a big deal."
While mocking Roy, Tezcatlipoca couldn't help but sigh, "This time it's really a tough job, it's so tiring. But..."
He looked at Tiamat Lily hiding behind Roy, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"The Mother of Genesis, the Sea of Life, the Beast of Regression, finally reappearing and witnessing the primordial war of a foreign pantheon, as well as the struggles of humanity in this era. Such a heaven-shaking and earth-shattering grand scene is in no way inferior to that farce in the future at Mictlan."
"Although it's troublesome, it's worth the ticket price already, Master."
Tezcatlipoca, who had already extinguished the cigarette in his hand, looked at Roy, who was behind him and was bickering with Tiamat over the matters of Ishtar and Ereshkigal, and said faintly, "Since things have progressed to this point, I have already completed what I promised you. So... after I help you defeat Tiamat, shall we proceed with the second part of the transaction I proposed?"
"... What are your thoughts and choices regarding the story I told you last time? What choice will you make between saving humanity and the universe? Are you willing to engage in the second part of the transaction with me?"
Upon hearing Tezcatlipoca's question, Roy smiled slightly and did not directly answer the question, but the crimson light of the Command Spells flashing on the back of his hand had already responded to Tezcatlipoca's thoughts for him.
The Command Spells still existed, which meant that their transaction and contract were still ongoing.
With this, Roy's attitude was already very clear.
"Is that so... That's really interesting."
Tezcatlipoca gave a ferocious smile, "Since that's the case, then this time, let's both become the behind-the-scenes bosses of this singularity."
"I really look forward to seeing what kind of mindset that bird king will have, and what a wonderful expression he will show when he sees us turning against him at the last moment... Hahahaha."
"Don't laugh so evilly; pay attention to your image, Berserker. We are the saviors..."
Roy looked helplessly at this Aztec mythological main god who was already itching to start.
"Hey! Understood, rest assured, Master, I am the most compassionate god."
Tezcatlipoca responded with a cheerful laugh.
Although you say that, no matter how I look at it, you don't seem like someone who will behave honestly.
Tiamat Lily poked her head out from behind Roy, tilted her head, and her eyes, dotted with stars, were full of pure puzzlement and cuteness.
"Aa... aa... a?" (What exactly are you talking about?)
"It's nothing, Tiamat Lily, we're just discussing how to save the world, as well as how to save the universe and the future."
"Aaa... aa?" (Really?)
"Of course it's true; I never lie."
Roy rubbed her cute, soft little head and then answered with a smile.
"Let's all work hard together."
"Aaa... aa." (Yes.)
Tiamat nodded.
...
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Roy and Tezcatlipoca quickly finished their last bit of casual conversation on the northern side before the war, shifting their attention to the impending battle.
That terrifying pressure stepped from the distant sea onto the land, then strolled across the plains of Mesopotamia, bringing endless disaster as it stepped towards their direction.
After retracting his gaze, Roy revealed his ice-blue eyes, then crossed space and distance, seeing on the black mud the huge shadow that was leading the endless disaster, turning into the calamity of this world and approaching.
That was Tiamat in her form as a Beast, the final form of human disaster, and also the terrifying dragon body that symbolized pain and madness.
Without the restraint of the Goddess of Fate, this entity was now completely unrestrained, fully displaying its aspect as the Human Evil · Beast, wantonly ravaging this land.
"So... Ana was still defeated..."
Although he had long known the outcome, challenging the Mother of Genesis of Genesis with just Medusa's power could only be called seeking death. But when he saw Tiamat's huge dragon body appear, Roy couldn't help but feel a bit sad.
"Aa... aa... aaa." (She's coming, I can feel that my other half is very angry and in pain.)
Sensing that her other half, that is, the true body of the Beast of Disaster, was constantly approaching, the Goddess of Fate, Tiamat Lily, beside Roy, also showed a trace of sadness in her eyes.
As the Goddess of Fate, she truly loved humanity from the bottom of her heart, loved all life on this planet. She saw herself as the mother and guardian of all things and seriously fulfilled her responsibilities in that regard.
Although she was betrayed by her children, who used her as a stepping stone, the Goddess of Fate, after experiencing confusion and pain, chose to forgive their actions. She was willing to drift in the boundless imaginary sea, observing these children.
But thinking that because of the hatred and desires she had suppressed in the past, it had now turned into one of the seven great Human Evils, the Beast II with the Principle of "Return," and was currently using her own body to wantonly harm her children, she felt genuine pain.
For the Goddess of Fate, humans were her children, existences that must be protected and loved. But for that incarnation of pain and disaster, Beast II, humans were the aliens, the dregs that must be eliminated.
It was precisely because of this extreme contradictory dualism in their ideas that Tezcatlipoca, the god of Aztec mythology who governs impermanence and opposition, got his chance. Together with Roy, they split Tiamat's concept, rescued the Goddess of Fate, and inflicted an irreversible heavy blow on the true Beast II.
Sensing Tiamat Lily's anxiety and self-blame, Roy gently patted her soft little head.
Although patting the head of the Mother of Genesis was somewhat impolite, her body was currently so small that it was really hard not to touch it. Otherwise, to comfort her, he would have to deliberately bend down, which was too troublesome.
"Aa... aa... aa" (You naughty summoner, don't mess with my head)
"Sorry... I couldn't resist."
After teasing her, Roy immediately lifted his head and gazed into the distance again, estimating the distance of the opponent from Uruk.
At this speed, it wouldn't be long before they arrived.
They had to prepare for battle.
Not far away, Mash Kyrielight and Dr. Roman, standing beside Gilgamesh, observed the outline of Tiamat's dragon body appearing, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Is this the true form of the Beast of Disaster? Indeed... the sense of oppression from seeing it with our own eyes is completely different from observing it through instruments."
Dr. Roman couldn't help but comment, "Even though Tiamat Lily, the Goddess of Fate, is so cute, her dragon form has turned into such a terrifying appearance... Gods are really fickle, aren't they?"
"Yes, the Tiamat Lily that Roy-senpai brought back is really adorable. She's so petite, but her presence is really like that of a mother. What was it called again? Gap moe?"
Mash nodded in agreement.
"... "
Gilgamesh beside them said nothing.
He knew that Dr. Roman was trying to distract Mash to help her alleviate some of the pressure from facing the Beast of Disaster.
Although it was unnecessary, it was also undeniable.
The two beside him were just chatting casually; they wouldn't really think that Tiamat was harmless.
After all, she was the culprit who caused such upheaval in the Seventh Singularity.
As they chatted, the Lahmu circling above their heads finally made their move. In a short time, they had already turned into a vanguard, swarming densely towards Uruk.
"They're coming!!"
Seeing this, Gilgamesh frowned and quickly waved his hand, commanding the white Ascenders hidden in the city to form a defensive formation, then threw out countless white spears towards the Lahmu at the edge of the sky to resist them.
Feeling that the time had come, Roy and Tezcatlipoca didn't hesitate, immediately leaping off the city wall and heading to their respective areas.
Whoosh!!
The trench coat fluttered violently as it fell at high speed, making a whooshing sound, and in an instant, he arrived at the front of Uruk's city gate.
"Aa... aa... aaa!!" (I want to fight with everyone too.)
Tiamat Lily stretched out her small arms to hug Roy's neck, falling to the ground together with him.
"@@@ $%＃!!!"
The Lahmu, upon seeing the human figure appearing not far from the city gate, immediately became agitated with excitement.
It had been a long time since they had seen a living human.
Even if they searched the entire plain of Mesopotamia, all they saw were those white Ascenders or Servants. Such powerful opponents, they not only couldn't kill them but would also be pierced through after a few exchanges.
Even when they rarely found two relatively weak ordinary humans, they would quickly be toyed with and broken.
Such games were not satisfying at all.
The feeling of toying with and abusing life, forcing them to kill each other for survival, and finally seeing the desperate expressions on those humans' faces when they realized they couldn't escape death, that wonderful feeling was addictive.
Realizing that they could find extreme pleasure in tormenting these old humans, these Lahmu began to search all over Mesopotamia for traces of humans.
However, due to the efforts of Roy and Gilgamesh, these Lahmu found very few humans.
Although they discovered that there seemed to be many toys on the Kusha side.
But under the protection of hundreds of Ascenders, as well as Leonidas II, Li Shuwen, and Red Hare, these three riders, they couldn't break through the city walls in a short time.
Moreover, with the return and anger of Tiamat's dragon body, these Lahmu who submitted to their mother's rule began to gather around the outskirts of Uruk and launched an attack following their mother.
And now, seeing that there was actually a living human right in front of them, these Lahmu immediately let out excited screeches.
Some even used their evolved human vocal organs to shout out unclear human language, expressing the excitement they couldn't suppress in their hearts.
"Tear... tear apart! Fear!!!"
Looking at the countless Lahmu screeching and swarming towards him, a trace of disgust flashed in Roy's eyes.
"Without souls, without life, such things can't even be called life; they're just filthy dregs... truly disgusting."
Under the not-yet-obscured dark clouds, a streak of white light drew out a large expanse of exotic colors. Black light continuously gathered at his fingertips, forming a small point that dramatically expanded, finally turning into a crimson storm that ravaged everything, sweeping towards the front of his gaze.
In an instant, magical energy exploded with a bang.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
They didn't even have time to get close, nor could they react at all.
The Lahmu that had just been screaming were instantly ground into pieces by this crimson storm that tore through heaven and earth.
Compression, condensation, collapse, endless magical energy turned into dark red light points rotating at Roy's fingertips.
Facing these scum that toyed with life, those ice-blue eyes showed no mercy.
Their only fate was to be crushed.
"Aa... aa... aa!!"
Even the Goddess of Fate in his arms, seeing that these creations that could be called her new children were so crazy, showed a painful expression, but more on her face was guilt.
She felt guilty for creating these Lahmu, guilty for giving them such a crazy mission, guilty that her own pain and hatred made them so evil, guilty for making the children kill each other.
But even though her heart was filled with ten thousand pains at this moment, Tiamat Lily's determination to protect humanity had not wavered in the slightest. She saw her azure little head resting on Roy's shoulder lift up, slightly opening her mouth, and spitting out a dazzling blue laser that instantly eliminated several Lahmu hiding above, intending to sneak attack.
By personally eliminating these out-of-control creations, she proved her determination...
Tiamat Lily...
Seeing this scene before him, Roy's emotions were a bit complicated, but more than that, he felt relieved.
So, you've also made your choice?
That's the true Mother of Genesis; let's fight side by side then.
"Disappear."
After a slight sigh, Roy immediately raised his palm, transforming it into a finger gun, continuing to gather magical energy and shoot wildly at the swarming crazy Lahmu.
When the Lahmu realized something was wrong and kept sending reinforcements from the sky to the city gate side.
Before they could land, another dark red storm ravaged out, instantly swallowing all the gathered, still unreactive Lahmu.
The dark red storm that tore apart this world and ravaged everything continued incessantly, sweeping across the entire battlefield in an instant with a momentum that destroyed everything.
Whether on the ground or in the sky, the Lahmu in the city gate area were being rapidly eliminated by Roy at the fastest speed.
No matter how many there were, their fate was to be compressed into black dust in the red magical storm and then scatter with the wind.
"Come on, let's continue."
At this moment, Roy, maintaining absolute crushing power, hovered in the air, looking down at the entire area.
From the sky, one could see that below, the city gate had already been turned into ruins by the crimson storm, and a corner of the entire land, along with large areas of houses, had been covered by the crimson storm he had just swept out.
As for the area near the broken city gate below, it was already empty.
Under such absolute strength crushing, no Lahmu dared to intrude here anymore.
"Huh? Is that guy that exaggerated?"
Ishtar looked in surprise at the battlefield controlled by Roy.
He eliminated them so quickly; in such a short time, he had already wiped out such a large number of Lahmu.
Some of the Lahmu that weren't instantly killed by Roy also began to hesitate.
Although their brains weren't good, they still developed a fear of death due to biological instinct.
However, this special situation didn't last long.
Under the push of the chaotic tide and the command of Tiamat's dragon body's Song of Creation, these Lahmu, realizing that their mother was right behind them, once again launched a charge towards Uruk.
But this time, these guys very tacitly bypassed Roy's position, not planning to forcefully break through from this magus's defense line.
After all, the lesson from a few seconds ago was still fresh in their minds; only a fool would choose to break through from an iron plate.
One could see the densely packed Lahmu like a black tide dispersing from all sides, intending to bypass Roy's defense line and attack Uruk from all directions.
In response, Roy didn't hesitate at all; he immediately chased after the Lahmu in one direction and solved as many as possible at the fastest speed, helping his companions in other positions share as much battlefield pressure as possible.
Given the advancing speed of Tiamat's dragon body, it would still take a little time to reach Uruk's range.
These Lahmu were precisely the harbinger of her imminent arrival.
What they needed to do now was to reduce the number of these Lahmu as much as possible before Tiamat's dragon body arrived.
"Since that's the case, let's eliminate as many as possible. Tiamat Lily, are you ready?"
Suddenly stopping in his tracks, locking his gaze on the large number of Lahmu above his head trying to bypass him, Roy slowly raised his finger.
"Aa... aa... a."
The Goddess of Fate, whose arm was hanging around Roy's neck, nodded seriously.
"Let's have a good time!!"
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