"Fujimaru! I'm still fighting! Why did you stab me in the back?!"
Watching Fujimaru Ritsuka approach, radiating a strange aura, Mo Shuying suddenly felt that Fujimaru Ritsuka's murderous intent was even heavier than Quetzalcoatl's!
"How! Dare! You! Ask!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka's face was shadowed, looking down at Mo Shuying with an expression reserved for scum. Mo Shuying was furious! What did I do?!
Feeling indignant, Mo Shuying turned to Quetzalcoatl, only then remembering he was still holding Quetzalcoatl down. He expected Quetzalcoatl to take the opportunity to retaliate, perhaps by squeezing his head with its scissor legs, but to his surprise…
"Oh, little brother, I didn't expect you to be so direct~ You're so naughty~ Big sister isn't that easy, you know~ And there are so many people here~"
Quetzalcoatl's body went limp and its face flushed. It covered its face with its hands, looking utterly embarrassed.
"..."
Mo Shuying was stunned. What was going on?
Well, if I can't figure it out, so be it.
Still confused, Mo Shuying reached out to grab Quetzalcoatl's legs. Quetzalcoatl's body trembled, thinking it was about to experience a beautiful princess carry. Instead, Mo Shuying suddenly exerted force, lifting Quetzalcoatl by its lower back and pinning its back down!
"Uh..."
Quetzalcoatl froze. In that moment of confusion, Leopardman slid over the ground like a gust of wind! It quickly slapped the ground with its hand!
"1! 2! 3! Done! Ding ding ding ding ding!!"
Leopardman quickly counted down, then stood up, grabbed Mo Shuying's right arm, and raised it high, looking around, regardless of whether there was an audience or not!
A wave of emotion washed over Mo Shuying. Sure enough, this leopard has been smart since it was little!
But when Mo Shuying looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, he suddenly noticed that Fujimaru Ritsuka's gaze had grown even darker. Before, it was merely looking at scum; now, that look made him feel like he wasn't even human anymore.
"This is too much..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka walked down, muttering as it passed Mo Shuying, then went to Quetzalcoatl, helping the teary-eyed Quetzalcoatl up and comforting it softly.
Mash also walked over, hesitating for a moment before speaking.
"Mr. Mo Mo, you really were in the wrong this time. You clearly… clearly… Ugh! Anyway, it was wrong! You truly betrayed Miss Quetzalcoatl's trust! Hmph!"
The junior student stomped its foot and went to comfort Quetzalcoatl as well.
Mo Shuying was dumbfounded. What was happening? He won the match, but it felt like he had lost the entire world?
"Mmm-hmm-hmm-hmm~ The little girl is right, you really were too much. To play with Kukulkan's feelings like that, I couldn't stand to watch."
Leopardman released Mo Shuying's hand and stepped back, saying.
Mo Shuying's eyes widened.
"You're the one who counted the seconds, weren't you? You were more enthusiastic than anyone!"
Leopardman froze.
"Ah, this…"
Leopardman's eyes darted around, seemingly trying to find a suitable excuse for itself, but its intelligence wouldn't allow it. Its head was practically steaming from thinking, and then Leopardman's eyes rolled back, and it actually fainted!!
*Slam!*
Mo Shuying slapped his forehead. He couldn't bear to look anymore. But since everyone said he was wrong, maybe… probably… he really was wrong. What could he do? An apology, Mo Shuying thought, for the greater good!
So, Mo Shuying turned and walked towards Quetzalcoatl and the others, just about to speak.
"That…"
Before he could finish, Mo Shuying saw Quetzalcoatl tackling Fujimaru Ritsuka to the ground, shouting, "As expected, Master, you're the best, little sister!" It rubbed its face vigorously against Fujimaru Ritsuka's, seemingly having recovered its composure.
So, that's it? Problem solved?
It should be.
Aside from Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was bringing trouble upon itself and felt utterly hopeless, and Mash, who was at a loss for words, Mo Shuying felt that this trip to the Sun Temple was a complete success!
Quetzalcoatl and Fujimaru Ritsuka had signed a temporary contract. Although Mo Shuying felt that if he had signed a temporary contract with Quetzalcoatl, it would have further boosted Quetzalcoatl's combat power, they all disagreed, so he didn't say anything more.
Thus, one of the pillars of the Three Goddess Alliance, the feathered serpent god of the rainforest, Quetzalcoatl, formally separated from the Three Goddess Alliance and joined the Uruk side.
However, it's worth noting that Quetzalcoatl's departure was merely a verbal statement. It was still bound by the Three Goddess Alliance contract; it could not attack other goddesses, or it would face fatal punishment.
In the original story, it was also because Merlin cleverly exploited a loophole, playing it close to the line, that Quetzalcoatl was able to attack Gorgon without dying. However, Quetzalcoatl, unaware of the full circumstances, still suffered a halving of its Divinity, which was quite a strict penalty.
Speaking of Merlin…
"Where's Merlin?"
Mo Shuying asked.
Quetzalcoatl pointed in a direction.
"He's locked up behind the Temple. Leopard, go bring him over."
"Huh? Why me?"
Leopardman was unhappy. Why should it run errands?
"You really wanted me to lose just now, didn't you?"
Quetzalcoatl's expression suddenly became very "amiable," and it looked at Leopardman with a smile.
Even though it was smiling, Leopardman felt a chill run from its back all the way to the tip of its tail! Its entire tail bristled! It turned and ran!
"I love running errands the most!!"
With that cheerful shout, Leopardman ran off.
Now that the Merlin situation was resolved, only one thing remained.
"So this is Marduk's Hand Axe... it's a bit too big. Whose hand is that large?"
The objective for Mo Shuying and the others on this trip was also an axe, known as Marduk's Hand Axe.
Legend had it that this axe once killed Tiamat, and it had a restraining effect on Tiamat's immortality.
But this axe was simply too massive!
It was almost as tall as the Temple itself. This wasn't a hand axe; it was a mountain-splitting axe.
"It's big, yes, but the Divinity it emanates is genuine. If it's this axe, it might truly be able to restrain Tiamat and kill it directly."
Ishtar and Anna had already returned. Ishtar looked at the giant axe, feeling a little unsure.
"The key is how to use it... Should we let the King go to battle? Put it in the Gate of Babylon and project it out?"
Mash asked, frowning, and just then.
"No need for such trouble. We have two strong individuals. As long as Mr. Mo throws the axe, the destructive power will be enough."
Merlin arrived. Merlin, who had been imprisoned for two days, still seemed quite pleased with itself, showing no signs of despondency from being confined. It seemed Quetzalcoatl treated its captives well.
"This Hand Axe is mainly for destroying the Temple's Boundary Field. For the rest, we still need to go deep into the Blood Temple and fight Tiamat."
Merlin already had a plan in mind. It glanced at Anna out of the corner of its eye, sighing internally. Though reluctant, this was the only way to defeat Gorgon.
However...
"Huh? What did you say? Just to break the Temple's Boundary Field?"
Mo Shuying paused, then asked.
"Yes, the Temple has a Boundary Field. If we don't break it, we can't get in and can't eliminate Tiamat's true body."
Merlin said earnestly.
Mo Shuying reached up and scratched its cheek.
"Um... perhaps we don't need to worry about the Boundary Field. When I first arrived here, I was chased by a bunch of Demonic Beasts. You know I'm usually good-tempered, but I'm not without limits. So, I sent something to their nest, which is that Blood Temple, and then...
...the Blood Temple was gone, hehe."
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