"You! What did you say?!"
Gilgamesh was stunned for a moment by Ishtar's words, then he exploded in rage!
"You useless goddess! What did you think I was recruiting you for?! You're pathetic!"
Gilgamesh leaped directly from the city wall. Siduri, standing behind him, didn't even react and was too late to reach out and stop him.
*Thud!*
He truly was a demigod; a normal person falling from that height would definitely be kneeling.
"Wuwuwu, I didn't mean to! I didn't want to!"
Ishtar covered her ears, unable to help but shift closer to Mo Shuying, as fragile as a rabbit. Where was her earlier swagger?
"Alright, alright, Gil, stop bullying Ishtar."
Mo Shuying naturally couldn't stand by and watch his Servant get bullied.
Ishtar turned to look at Mo Shuying, her eyes sparkling with gratitude, but the next second…
"When I recruited her, I never expected her to be a main damage dealer. We'll just keep her as a mascot."
"…"
Gilgamesh felt a bit stifled, then snorted coldly and said,
"If she's just a mascot, then I can't give you three-tenths of the treasure at the original price. I can only give you one and a half tenths!"
Gilgamesh was a fierce negotiator, cutting the price in half directly.
But Ishtar froze.
"What three-tenths? You said three-tenths last time too? What's going on? Don't tell me!"
Ishtar turned to look at Mo Shuying, her gaze scrutinizing.
Mo Shuying glanced at her and said,
"What are you looking at? You agreed to the price yourself. I originally wanted to give you three-tenths, but you couldn't hold up your end. Is that my fault?"
"…"
Ishtar was furious but had no retort. Besides, she had lost her bull and was feeling a bit guilty.
"Alright, this first wave has been fended off, but the real challenge is yet to come. The danger from across the sea won't be so easily stopped."
No sooner had Mo Shuying finished speaking than,
"Bad news! A powerful spiritual energy has been detected emerging from the ocean! It was just a sign before! Now it's confirmed that an incredibly powerful creature is preparing to return to reality from the imaginary space! It's Tiamat!"
Dr. Roman's voice rang out, followed by the trembling of the earth!
On the distant sea, the layer of black sludge that covered it began to churn! A wave started to push towards the shore!
"Ah!!"
At the same time, a shadow emerged from beneath the ocean. A beautiful woman rose upright from the sea.
Tiamat!
The Mother of Creation, who, according to legend, created the gods!
Yet, she was ultimately betrayed by her own offspring, her body becoming the earth itself.
After her death, her spirit resided in the Sea of Imaginary Numbers, constantly preparing to return to this world.
In her eyes, the humans who appeared later on Earth were no different from invaders. They were not worthy of her love, not worthy of her effort—they were beings that needed to be purged.
"Ah~"
She opened her mouth and let out a resounding cry. A terrifying force, like a nuclear explosion, spread outward, continuously stirring up waves that crashed onto the shore, preparing to cover the entire world with this black and red sludge.
*Rumble!*
The black sludge surged like a tide, moving rapidly. At this speed, it wouldn't take even a day for all of Mesopotamia to be submerged.
Gilgamesh was calm and collected, having foreseen this situation and made preparations.
"We must immediately destroy the Beast at sea! She cannot be allowed to set foot on this land!"
Gilgamesh looked at Mo Shuying, who nodded.
He then looked at Ishtar and sighed.
Ishtar: "…"
"Regardless, we must try. You! And the idiotic goddess, and Quetzalcoatl, you three go. If possible, please eliminate the danger out at sea. The opponent is the primordial Demonic Beast, Tiamat, so do not be careless! If not, please return safely."
Gilgamesh spoke with a serious expression. The King was incredibly earnest at this moment.
"Indeed, that's how it must be. This will be the final enemy of the Seven Singularities. Let's go, before this mother reveals her true power."
Mo Shuying patted the Hippogriff. In truth, he wasn't worried.
In the original story, Tiamat was invincible because she had obtained the Holy Grail, but now, both Holy Grails were in their possession. There was nothing to fear.
"Your Majesty! We want to go too!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash ran forward and said, with Anna following silently behind them.
Gilgamesh hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Go on! Go and witness the majestic presence of the Mother of Creation!"
"Yes! Thank you!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash were overjoyed. Then, the six of them departed from Uruk, flying at top speed towards the ocean, ready to stop the final Tiamat.
Mo Shuying rode a Hippogriff, Ishtar had Maanna, Quetzalcoatl was a feathered serpent pterosaur, and Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and Anna shared a Pteranodon.
Everyone flew at their maximum speed, streaking across the sky like meteors, aiming to reach their destination in the shortest time possible.
Mid-flight, they saw the surging black and red sludge! Fujimaru Ritsuka was very worried, fearing that Uruk wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"Don't worry about Uruk. That King has long since made preparations. We're almost at the coast, so focus your attention."
Mo Shuying shouted loudly, reminding Fujimaru Ritsuka that since they had set out, they shouldn't worry about anything else; Gilgamesh would handle everything.
"Understood!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka no longer fretted, instead focusing their attention on the ocean ahead.
*"Rumble!"*
The vast ocean was already close, with large patches of dark clouds floating in its depths. That terrifying aura was emanating from within those dark clouds.
"Ah~"
As they flew into the ocean area, they immediately heard a piercing cry. Lahmu continuously surfaced from the seawater, their numbers vast! Far more than the previous 20,000.
"It's terrifying! Conservatively estimated, there are currently 100,000 Lahmu floating in the sea! This number is already astonishing, and the key is that she's still constantly producing them! The growth rate is too fast!"
Dr. Roman announced the detected information. They were too prolific; the number of new Lahmu appearing every second exceeded several hundred. Even a sow wouldn't dare to give birth like that!
"Ignore them! Once Tiamat is defeated, they will all disappear! Look ahead!"
Mo Shuying shouted. They were already very close to the dark cloud area!
A gust of wind howled, stirring up the surrounding black waves. Mo Shuying had always found these black mud tides somewhat familiar, resembling the black mud of All the World's Evil.
As the strong wind dispersed the dark clouds, everyone finally saw the mysterious Tiamat.
"This! Is this Tiamat?!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka frowned, not because Tiamat was terrifying, but quite the opposite! The Tiamat before them was excessively adorable!
Mo Shuying also clicked his tongue. It really is different to see her in person. Mama Tiamat is so cute. If my mind wasn't completely gone, I might have even pulled out the Holy Grail and fed it to her!
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