The Hero Makes His Entrance

"I won't give you a chance."

A woman's voice came from below.

With a loud "thud!", a powerful attack, seemingly tearing through dimensions, struck Tiamat. A purple light pierced through Tiamat's wing, creating a gap, and her massive body began to fall uncontrollably downwards. However, this blow was not enough to cause her permanent damage. The moment the wound appeared, the enormous hole began to repair itself at an extremely rapid pace.

But just then, several "whoosh" sounds rang out from the darkness once more, like dancing golden snakes. Suddenly, hundreds of long, golden chains appeared in mid-air, and in the blink of an eye, they gripped Tiamat's limbs and neck, suspending her in mid-air.

"Aaaaa--!!"

Tiamat let out a confused and angry voice.

Because it happened so fast, she didn't even have time to react and understand what was going on.

"Well done, lad! You actually managed to lure Tiamat here all by yourself, causing her to fall into our carefully laid trap. I've always known you were the most trustworthy!"

Above the dark rock wall, an extremely joyful voice echoed, followed by a cluster of gold, where Gilgamesh had been waiting for some time.

Looking up, Rovey saw that just as he led the target to the designated location, King Gilgamesh, who was always the most reliable, did not disappoint him; he had also prepared an ambush there.

"Stop your babbling, Gilgamesh!"

Another voice, sounding somewhat annoyed or impatient, came from the darkness. Rovey recognized it as Kingu's voice.

"Hurry up and do it! I can only hold my mother down for three seconds!"

Although the Chains of Heaven have a Chains of Heaven effect on divinity, they also have their limits. They might be able to restrain a shameless person like Ishtar, but if they were to restrain the Mother Goddess, every second would be a test, and she wouldn't be able to last more than a few seconds.

"Aaaaaa--!!!"

And that is indeed the case.

Realizing she had been ambushed, Tiamat struggled violently, and the supposedly indestructible Chains of Heaven began to break apart inch by inch, like straws breaking free.

However, Gilgamesh was even faster than Tiamat.

Gilgamesh knew that the Chains of Heaven couldn't control Tiamat; this mother goddess's dragon form possessed the ability to fly, and to drag her into the Underworld, her wings had to be stripped away, so--

"Take this, Mother!"

"Narrive at the beginning, Enuma Elish."

The Ea, symbolizing the creation of the world, spun and bloomed in his hand. Crimson gales tore through space, dividing the surroundings into layers. Terrifying power gathered continuously in his palm, its target the wings behind Tiamat.

"Aaaaaa--!!"

The light of the Ea burst forth, and Tiamat sensed the danger and realized their purpose. Instinctively, she opened her mouth and made a sound, trying to summon Lahmu for help.

Suddenly, a swarm of Lahmu, like locusts, enveloped Tiamat's body, wanting to use their own lives to shield Tiamat from the impending attack and help her escape the Underworld.

But--

"How could I possibly give you that kind of opportunity!"

Gilgamesh roared, the Ea in his hand reaching its final stage, and he shouted upwards.

"Your turn! Buy me some time to be liberated!"

"I understand, Gilgamesh!"

That was Ishtar's voice, "It's my turn to act!"

"Magic loaded, maximum power brewing! Is Maanna ready?!"

The deep blue Maanna flew out of the darkness, with Ishtar riding atop her. With a sudden wave of her hand, she used the key symbolizing the goddess Venus to open a stargate to Venus, unleashing her strongest attack within Maanna.

"Tiamat, feel the power from Venus!"

"I'm ready too! Bring it on!"

Meanwhile, Quetzalcoatl was also poised to strike.

"Close your eyes and feel the temperature from the mass extinction in South America! This is the fire of the sun, burning away all impurities!"

"This is a wrestler's ultimate move--!!"

The Solar Corona Stone burned with intense heat, and the person, like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, crashed heavily vertically downwards.

Then, the two in mid-air simultaneously unleashed their strongest Noble Phantasm.

"--Mountain An Gal Ta Kigal She (An Gal Ta Kigal She)!!"

"--Blazing flames, also burning away the gods (Xiuhcoatl)!!"

Rumble rumble rumble--!!!

A blinding white light burst forth from the dark abyss.

With the joint liberation of the two goddesses, the light of Venus and the flames of the sun suddenly appeared above the abyss.

In just a fleeting instant, the terrifying temperature and powerful magic that were brewing within evaporated the countless Lahmu above, finally transforming into two streams of light of different colors that struck Tiamat's wings, causing them to explode completely. The terrifying impact propelled Tiamat's massive body straight down to the bottom.

"--Aaaaaaa!!!"

Struck by this terrifying blow, Tiamat let out a piercing scream as her body plummeted uncontrollably. But perhaps resisting death, or perhaps sensing something, her dragon claws clung tightly to the rock wall, unwilling to fall into the Underworld, and tried to climb out.

"Even such an attack couldn't damage her wings and send her plummeting to the Underworld? What kind of monster is this?!"

Upon seeing this, Ishtar's eyes widened.

"Gilgamesh! Hurry up and do it! If she crawls out, everything is over!"

She shouted anxiously at Gilgamesh.

"Enough with the nonsense! I know better than you! I will not let her leave like this under any circumstances!"

Gilgamesh responded loudly.

At the same time, he raised the dark red divine sword in his hand, and the gale that was strong enough to tear the heavens and earth gathered on the blade was finally ready to fall at this moment.

"Look upon this carefully, Mother! This is my rebellion against you! It is humanity's farewell to you!"

"--The Enuma Elish (Enuma Elish)!!"

The arm fell heavily, and in that instant, the Ea had shattered heaven and earth became the final straw that broke the camel's back. The terrifying gale that erupted from it merged with the power of Venus and the sun, sweeping them together and striking Tiamat's wings firmly. In that instant, the terrifying power caused Tiamat's wings to begin cracking uncontrollably, and the enormous impact tore her wings apart, then plunged her completely into the bottomless abyss.

"Aaaaaaaa--!!"

Tiamat originally intended to use Nega-Genesis to counteract it, but with a gentle wave of Rovey's hand, the energy contained within the Holy Grail, originating from the same source as Tiamat's scales, began to exert its own power.

In just a moment, it negated the effects of the Nega-Genesis, allowing the attack to hit its mark.

The shift between hunter and prey can occur in an instant.

"Ugh... Ugh..."

Tiamat uttered meaningless murmurs, her body struggling in vain, until finally, like a kite with a broken string, she was forced straight to the deepest point.

Gilgamesh glanced at it, then gently flipped his hand and pulled out a small mirror, a communicator he had made based on the mirrors of the Underworld.

Using this, he can directly contact the people at the very bottom.

He addressed Ereshkigal and Scáthach on the other side, saying, "Mission accomplished. Tiamat has been captured. Now it's your turn."

After saying that, he glanced at Rovey again, a smile appearing on his lips. Then, he took a golden, curved dagger from the treasury and tossed it into Luo Wei's hand, saying,

"Alright, lad, this is all I can do to help you. Uruk still needs my command; the rest is up to you. Go and do what you want to do!"

After a brief silence, Rovey nodded slightly, gripped the [Eroding Golden Blade] in his hand, and answered with the same firm tone.

"I won't let you down."

"No matter what, I will never let Beast II appear in this world again."

Chapter 305 Heroes Appear

When the light burst forth from the blade of the Ea swept out, the symbolic power of creation reappeared before our eyes, and the overflowing powerful wind pressure swept up a large number of dark monsters around it and began to crush them inch by inch.

"@%&&%&%--!!"

Just as the howling wind swept across the sky, Tiamat's wings and her massive body finally lost their last support and plummeted into the Underworld.

Rovey grasped the Eroding Golden Blade that Gilgamesh had thrown at him and leaned down to look below.

Although they were far apart, Tiamat's presence could still be clearly sensed; she had already fallen into the area planned in advance, just as intended.

After Gilgamesh left to continue commanding Uruk, Rovey lightly touched the rock wall with his footsteps, his body slowly falling downwards. Suddenly, a blue light in mid-air caught him steadily.

"Hurry and grab my hand, this is your last chance. I, the goddess, will take you down now."

The person who arrived was Ishtar, who, riding her Maanna, caught Rovey and prepared to take Rovey to the battlefield that truly belonged to him.

Ereshkigal had originally intended to grant Rovey a special Underworld protection, allowing Rovey to fly within the Underworld and making combat less cumbersome. However, Rovey immediately rejected her suggestion.

Because Rovey was well aware that Ereshkigal, as the ruler of the Underworld, was the embodiment of the Underworld's rules, and her purpose was to uphold those rules—a principle even Underworld himself had to abide by. If she arbitrarily gave the living a free pass to the Underworld and disregarded the fairness of the Underworld's rules, she would suffer a severe backlash.

Although this would make things much easier for Rovey, he wouldn't use other people's souls or lives to pave the way for himself; that would be irresponsible. The upcoming battles no longer required any more sacrifices, which is why he entrusted Ishtar to take him down.

"Sigh, you actually refused that guy's help? Were you worried about hurting her? Hmm, although I still don't think much of you, you're not exactly a man..."

In mid-air, Ishtar, while piloting Maanna, whispered to Rovey was holding onto Maanna's arm from behind, "Although it has nothing to do with me, thank you anyway..."

"Huh? Thank you? What are you saying? Are you thanking me, Ishtar?"

When Rovey heard the "thank you" from this guy, he was slightly taken aback. He then looked at Ishtar with an incredulous yet teasing expression, which instantly made her face turn red. Ishtar waved her hand, saying in embarrassment and indignation, "Hey! Don't look at me like that, 'Ishtar actually said something like that'! I may be a bit willful, but it doesn't deserve to be seen like that by you!"

"Um..."

Rovey nodded, as if confirming something.

Ishtar, seeing this, thought that this guy had come to understand her again, but in reality—

"Ereshkigal, hurry up and show your true colors! Pretending to be Ishtar isn't a good habit. My favorite thing to do is torment Ishtar; I can't stand a day without it. If you keep going, I might just..."

Rovey tugged at her hair to see if it had subtly changed color.

Clatter!

Ishtar responded to Rovey's words with a light, airy fist.

"Hey, stop teasing me! You should show some respect to the gods! And seriously, even at a time like this, how come you still don't seem to be on guard at all?"

Ishtar was amused by Rovey's unexpected remark. Suddenly, she felt her previously tense heart relax considerably. She understood that Rovey had sensed her nervousness and wanted to tease her at the last minute. She sighed helplessly and continued:

"I'm really impressed with you. The reason I thanked you is actually because..."

"It's because of Ereshkigal, right?"

Rovey smiled, then spoke first.

"Ah, ah! What are you saying? How could it be because of that guy? She's just an autistic, gloomy older sister who always bullies me. I wouldn't..."

Ishtar's expression suddenly turned somewhat flustered after her secret thoughts were exposed.

"Yes, because you like your older sister very much too, don't you?"

Before she could finish speaking, Rovey patted her shoulder, "Although you sisters were forced apart by personality and fate, and your relationship was like fire and water, you actually still care about each other, it's just not obvious."

"I know your story. Although as an outsider I don't know it all, I can roughly guess what your purpose was. Bringing magnificent treasures into the Underworld was probably just to show her how beautiful things exist outside. Shouting at her that you were giving up being the God of the Underworld wasn't about coveting her position. You just wanted her to be a little more willful, right?"

"I..."

Ishtar remained silent. At that moment, Maanna slowly descended to the bottom of the abyss. Rovey grabbed her and, dangling in mid-air, looked down at the abyss below, knowing he was nearing his destination. He then offered Ishtar his final words of advice.

"There's no need to deny it or rush to answer. Just ask your heart. I don't mean to expose or accuse you. I just want to tell you that you sisters aren't mortal enemies; you're family after all. Although many things have caused unpleasantness between you, and your personalities have made it difficult for you to understand each other, so many misunderstandings have arisen. But now that we have this rare opportunity—because of Rin Tohsaka's body, you can communicate normally—seize this rare opportunity. In short, don't do anything you'll regret."

"You bastard..."

Ishtar paused for a moment after being told that by Rovey, then turned her head slightly, her eyes becoming somewhat complicated.

"Ha, why does this sound like Grandpa Enki? He's clearly a heretic god, yet he claims to be a follower of the Church. Do I need you to teach me this? It's none of your business!"

She grabbed Rovey by the neck, suddenly moved closer, and then said in feigned anger.

Although Ishtar appeared very angry, Rovey could tell that she was just joking or trying to hide her true feelings, so he simply smiled.

"Alright, that's enough for now. The rest is up to you. Just don't die, you wretched fellow. You still owe me a lot of treasure."

Maanna hovered in mid-air, and Ishtar spoke.

Rovey looked down and saw Tiamat's enormous dragon body struggling violently in the deeper abyss of the Underworld; this was the final battlefield.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I never renege on my debts."

He nodded slightly, then gave Ishtar a no-questions-asked gesture, indicating that he had already made his decision.

But just then, another voice rang in his ears.

"Now that you understand, let's stop wasting time and get to work on the plan. I'll handle your mother's final counterattack."