A World Gone Astray

"Mother Goddess! No! Go back quickly!"

The Ancient Snake's vertical pupils widened, its scales bristled all over, its soul violently trembled, and its frenzied roar was transmitted along the connected anchoring lines to the Origin Goddess in the Imaginary Sea.

This Hole of Heaven, which had been carved open to the inner side of the World Bubble, bore too many traces of human intervention.

Once she entered this situation, by the time the aperture sealed, Mother Goddess Tiamat would have no way back and could only choose to fight humanity to the death.

Not to mention that in the established history, even with her peerless power and vast army of demonic beasts, the Origin Goddess was destined to fall under the combined assault of multiple factions.

Even if Lin Xian joined, leveraging his precognitive advantage to wipe out humanity.

And then?

The boundary between heaven and earth would be broken, the gods of ancient Babylon would return, and at that time, Tiamat and he would face not a ragtag human force, but an army of gods!

In the past, Mother Goddess Tiamat, even in her prime, was slain by the King of Kings Marduk.

Now, how could the Origin Goddess, stripped of most of her authority, withstand the siege of those rebellious sons?

What's more, he had already vaguely found a more secure way to return.

So, no matter what, Lin Xian absolutely could not let Tiamat walk into this dead end.

Otherwise, everything would be irreversible!

Just as the Ancient Snake craned its neck and cried out, the anchoring line connecting the two hummed and began to fade.

Instantly, Lin Xian's consciousness was hazy and pulled into a pure white thought space.

Ahead, a graceful figure clad in clothes made of blue-green scales slowly turned. Her beautiful head, adorned with verdant earthly tendrils, hung low, her blue hair tied back. Her beautiful Cross Star Pupils were filled with a hint of sadness as she hugged herself and whispered with cherry lips.

"You know, I've nurtured so many lives, and I've been loved by them..."

"But my children used me as a stepping stone and left me..."

"I've always wanted to love them, and I want them to stay with me forever..."

"Is my love... all wrong?"

"When children grow up, do we have to part ways?"

The soul, materialized into human form, slowly stepped forward, throwing himself into the goddess's embrace, whispering softly.

"Mother Goddess, perhaps we have grown up and no longer need you to hold our hands for every step."

"But true growth isn't about abandoning everything; it's about carrying the past and cherishing what was!"

"Therefore, there is no reason in this world for them to kill and abandon you!"

Crystal tears rolled from her crimson eyes. The Origin Goddess, partially rationalized by the Hole of Heaven, clutched her chest, overcome with sorrow.

"Don't leave me, don't abandon me..."

"And don't love me anymore..."

"Because it hurts so much..."

At this moment, reason gradually faded from her Cross Star Pupils, and the pure white thought space shook violently. Spiderweb-like cracks spread from beneath Tiamat's feet, threatening to engulf everything.

Lin Xian glanced at the dense cracks surrounding him, closed his eyes for a moment to calm his emotions, and instead leaned closer into Tiamat's embrace.

He had already died once, so what did it matter? Even if he gave his life back to her.

The fingers formed by his soul gently stroked the goddess's soft blue hair. His lowered head whispered tenderly.

"Mother Goddess, don't be afraid..."

"Even if this world leaves you, I will always stand by your side!"

"I will love what you love, think what you think, and I won't let you bear the loneliness alone anymore!"

The man lowered his head, gazing through the mottled, intersecting cracks at the majestic figure in the Imaginary Sea moving towards the Hole of Heaven. He raised his hand and gently cupped Tiamat's face.

His serpentine vertical pupils, filled with intense emotion, met her empty, void Cross Star Eyes.

"Don't be afraid of being loved..."

"I've always been by your side, forever!"

When he first arrived in this world, he was lost and confused, immersed in fear and panic, gradually losing his way, but Tiamat gave him the purest love and protection.

As a repayment, he was willing to offer everything for her desires.

"However, this is not the right time for a return."

"So, please be patient a little longer, won't you?"

At this moment, as the two figures embraced, the majestic being floating above the Imaginary Sea was already close to the Hole of Heaven.

As his fair fingers approached, the outer wall of the World Bubble rippled with colorful waves.

"Please, Mother Goddess..."

"I don't want to see you die with my own eyes..."

Lin Xian pursed his lips and slowly closed his eyes. However, the shattering white thought space and his rapidly descending consciousness plunged his mood to rock bottom.

Since you've made your decision, I respect that answer.

Just as the Ancient Snake showed a deadly resolve, the spreading senses glimpsed the great void connecting heaven and earth actually beginning to slowly close!

Immediately, the colossal figure on the outer side of the world wall withdrew its fingers and palm, silently sinking back into the Sea of Imaginary Numbers.

Could it be… Mother Goddess was repairing the Hole of Heaven just now?

"I… will wait for you to return…"

The whisper transmitted into Lin Xian's mind through the anchor line made the Ancient Snake ecstatic.

It succeeded!

It actually succeeded!

To be able to persuade this Origin Goddess to suppress her instincts and choose silence was an incredible miracle!

However, before he could rejoice for too long, an intense sense of loss struck him.

The strange sensation of his body and consciousness merging left Lin Xian, whose spirit was severely depleted, with a splitting headache, every nerve feeling as if it were being pierced by a burning iron needle.

The Ancient Snake, writhing on the stones, endured for a moment before flipping onto its back and passing out.

Ereshkigal hurriedly scooped up her pet and transformed into a red stream of light, rushing towards the temple.

And just before Lin Xian's consciousness plunged into chaos, a sliver of relief solidified in his mind.

Fortunately, I managed to persuade Tiamat not to get involved. At least she can survive. That's better than anything!

But immediately after, a sense of strangeness and confusion surged.

If the great void is sealed, and Tiamat no longer comes ashore…

Then what about the Triple Goddess Alliance hunting humanity, the Chaldea Traveler repairing the distorted Human Order, and the Absolute Demonic Beast Front Babylonia writing the epic of humanity's struggle…

Who knows?!

Finally, the Ancient Snake, filled with complex emotions, passed out.

But the ripples he had created produced immense impact.

Like a stone cast into a lake, they spread outwards in distorted ripples, until they churned up the entire lake's undertow!

Several days later, hearty laughter echoed through the royal palace's divine tower in Uruk.

"Interesting! Interesting!"

"This is truly too interesting!"

"Hahahaha! Joy that makes one unable to stop!"

The Heroic King, juggling a certain clay tablet in one hand and massaging his aching abs with the other, let out a slight gasp, his lips curling as he gestured to someone below.

"Siduri, come, have a drink with me!"