"Anna!"
Gorgon's massive body was pierced, a clear, gaping hole visible right through her!
This wasn't the Gorgon from before, the one with immortality. This current Gorgon was a composite Divinity, a composite Spirit Origin, not even truly an Avenger anymore!
Being hit by an attack like this would gravely wound her.
Mo Shuying rushed towards Anna! But before he could get close, a surge of Mana stopped him!
"Ahhhhh!"
This time, it was Anna's voice!
"Ahhhhh!!"
Countless serpentine hairs coiled around Anna! Her body was enveloped, and her massive wings spread wide, shedding golden feathers!
Anna didn't flinch. Even though she was pierced, even though she could already feel her life fading, she didn't retreat!
"Tiamat! Dragon of the Earth!! This is Gorgon's gift to you!! Just lie down for me!!"
*Boom!*
A massive blood-red magic circle unfolded before Anna! The serpentine pupils of her eyes radiated an astonishing surge of Mana! The strongest of Mystic Eyes, Cybele, unleashed its full power in this moment!
"Melt away, all of you!
Forced Seal! Pantheon of Demons!!"
*Boom!*
The Mystic Eyes erupted, and a red-black beam of light blasted forth! It instantly dissolved countless Lahmu in its path before slamming directly into Tiamat!
"Argh!!!!"
Tiamat roared. Her Anti-Genesis had been shattered by Quetzalcoatl and couldn't be used again for a while. Her body was still entangled by the serpentine hair, leaving her no choice but to endure the attack!
"Argh!!"
Anna roared, increasing her output. The golden mark on her forehead glowed with intense light, but it was visibly fading!
Finally!
Thump~
The mark completely vanished, and Anna gasped for breath, her body beginning to dissipate with a faint glow.
It was truly wonderful to go on an adventure with everyone.
Anna smiled, then Gorgon's massive form vanished, and Anna's small figure appeared, a large hole in her chest!
"Anna!"
Mo Shuying accelerated his charge! Ishtar continuously fired energy blasts, stopping the Lahmu behind Mo Shuying! This finally allowed Mo Shuying to catch Anna before she hit the ground!
"Anna!"
Mo Shuying raised his hand, activating Star Infusion. Anna's Spirit Origin wasn't damaged! It was just an external wound, treatable!
What had dissipated just now was clearly only Gorgon's Spirit Origin; what was exhausted was only Gorgon's power and Anna's Mana.
Now, with the Star Infusion healing her, the wound on her chest rapidly mended. Although she hadn't immediately woken up due to the Mana depletion, her life was no longer in danger.
"Cough, cough."
When the last of the wounds on her chest healed, Anna coughed and woke up. Her first question upon waking was:
"Tiamat... how is she?"
Mo Shuying didn't reply but turned Anna so she could clearly see Tiamat.
At this moment, Tiamat was completely petrified in place! Gorgon's Noble Phantasm was originally capable of melting everything, but the opponent was a Creation Goddess, immortal and indestructible, so she had shifted the attack to petrification! She had finally petrified Tiamat on the spot!
However, for Tiamat, this petrification was merely a form of restraint, a delaying tactic; it couldn't cause her much harm. It wouldn't be long before she broke free.
And before Tiamat could break free from the petrification herself, the Lahmu that had been pursuing Mo Shuying turned around and began rushing towards Tiamat.
"Gagaga! Mother! Mother!"
These Lahmu were like a flock of young swallows returning to their nest, accelerating their charge towards Tiamat, then slamming violently into her!
*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*
The collisions were incessant; this was almost suicidal behavior. Not a single Lahmu that slammed into Tiamat with full force survived.
But!
"Crack! Crack!"
Tiny cracks began to appear on Tiamat's petrified layer! These Lahmu were attempting to free their mother through this very act!
"Truly insane creatures. It seems they won't be held back for long. Let's head back! We can re-strategize then."
Mo Shuying spoke, but Fujimaru Ritsuka refused.
"How can we?! We haven't bought enough time yet! Are we just going to give up like this? Even though, even though Quetzalcoatl and Gorgon have already given their all!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka said through gritted teeth. She knew very well that her words were childish. She actually just hoped Mo Shuying would scold her and snap her out of it, making her forget about those who sacrificed themselves.
However.
Mo Shuying reached out and stroked Fujimaru Ritsuka's head, smiling.
"That's precisely why we can't let their sacrifice be in vain. It's enough. There's nothing more we can do by staying here. Don't worry, we've done well enough."
Neither Fujimaru Ritsuka nor Mash had any flying tools left, and they couldn't keep using Maanna. Moreover, Fujimaru Ritsuka had used three Command Seals in a row, and her Mana was almost depleted. She had reached her limit.
"Let's go, back to Uruk!"
Without another word, Mo Shuying stopped lingering and flew straight towards Uruk, holding Anna.
Upon returning to Uruk, they found that Nabu's Fang, which had been erected earlier, was also severely damaged and would soon be unable to withstand the Black Tide's impact.
Everyone returned to the Divine Tower to report the situation to Gilgamesh, but before they could speak, Gilgamesh stopped them.
"This King has already seen the specific situation. Although they were once enemies, those two goddesses achieved the greatest results through their own means. It seems there are indeed capable goddesses."
As Gilgamesh said this, he looked at Ishtar, who was so annoyed her teeth ached, but feeling guilty, she didn't retort.
"Then, all that's left is to wait. This King has prepared everything to welcome Tiamat's advent! Hahahaha! This atmosphere of an impending final decisive battle truly makes one nervous, you lot!"
Gilgamesh looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash.
"Go rest. There will be an even harder battle later. If you don't rest well, you'll only hold us back."
Gilgamesh's words left Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash speechless.
The two nodded, then helped Anna leave.
"Romani, calculate how much time we have left."
Mo Shuying spoke.
Soon.
"Due to various entanglements and Tiamat's current injuries, her speed has been greatly reduced. Estimating the petrification time again, it should be three hours later than previously expected."
Romani recalculated, clenching his fists. The sacrifice of two goddesses had only bought them three hours of delay.
"Only an hour's difference? That's good enough! Sigh, I thought with all my prior arrangements, I'd have an easy fight. Who knew it would still be this tight."
Mo Shuying was speechless. He had clearly arranged for Ereshkigal to transfer the Underworld in advance, yet it was still a struggle. Sure enough, fate wasn't so easily changed, or rather—
His arrival had changed too much already!
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