They're All Snakes, Family!
"Buzz!"
At the critical moment, the Aether Tide in the sky trembled violently, Golden Light Patterns across the sky, descended and converged below Kingu, and casually lifted the collar of the monster commander.
But as the bait was taken, a violent and furious roar came from the abyss. The huge maw covered with sharp teeth stretched upwards and snapped shut, swept up by countless red and black torrents.
"King Gilgamesh, be careful!"
As the crowd on the edge dodged the surging and spreading crimson and black dark currents, they looked at the towering and terrifying creature and instinctively gasped in shock.
This monstrous creature, which had merely extended its enormous maw, was enough to engulf the entire Fir Forest and had already enveloped the Heroic King and Kingu.
However, Gilgamesh was prepared, his expression more solemn than ever before, as he raised his hand and curled his fingers to grasp.
Amidst the dense, red and black modular patterns that seemed to divide the world, the strangely shaped, rotating, columnar Gawain's Sword of discord unleashed a spatial-tearing ethereal Aether Storm, pressing down fiercely.
"The mixture of elements solidifies, creating a tapestry of stars that weave together the myriad phenomena of the universe..."
"Pay homage to me with your death, you bastard! — The Enuma Elish!"
With Gilgamesh roar, he swung his sword downwards, and a red and black beam of light, hundreds of meters in diameter, pierced through the gaping maw of the abyss.
"Buzz!"
"Boom..."
Amidst the simultaneous tremors of the entire space, the interior of the ferocious dragon head, which was pierced by a single blast, first collapsed rapidly, then burst open as a red and black liquid!
Immediately afterwards, the surging aftershocks spread out, a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky, a hurricane swept in all directions, and stirred up red and black waves from the abyss, hundreds of meters high.
"Run!"
Seeing that things were going badly, Samael roared to wake everyone up. He immediately transformed into the monster Ugallu and, carrying Anna, sped forward through the constantly sinking tectonic plates.
Finally, just as it was about to be overtaken by the red and black waves, the ancient serpent stepped on the collapsed soil and leaped up.
The instant the two ascended into the air, Samael transformed into a free-falling ancient snake, and together with Anna, precisely hitched a ride on the diving Quetzalcoatl.
Long live the South American big sister! She's family! Bringing you here was absolutely the right decision!
Looking at the safe and reliable Quetzalcoatl beneath him, Samael quickly ascended, moving away from the area affected by the red and black waves, and couldn't help but give Quetzalcoatl a hundred thousand thumbs up in his heart.
Meanwhile, apart from the oblivious Jaguar Man who had a piece of cat skin burned off by the red and black waves, everyone else was unharmed.
Needless to say, Merlin, the old swindler, was a master of survival, and this Nightmare was faster than both Samael and the other man.
With the Goddess Ishtar and being an aerial unit, the Sky Ark Ma'anna is unparalleled in its speed advantage.
He was at the epicenter of the explosion, carrying Kingu, Gilgamesh was equally severed.
The Heroic King first dropped the "Shield of the Gods," a magnificent shield inlaid with various gems and carved with images of gods, as a barrier.
While delaying the raging red and black waves for a moment, the red divine runes on his body burned fiercely, frantically unleashing ethereal magic, gushing out and propelling them a hundred miles away at a terrifying speed.
Sensing the aftershocks of the explosion behind him gradually subsiding, Samael pulled on the reins of the Quetzalcoatl, turned his head slightly to look into the distance, and saw a scene of utter devastation.
The Fir Forest had completely vanished, and in the vast sky, resembling a deep abyss of hell, something resembling red and black blood was churning and surging in the ravines.
Wherever these things passed, vegetation withered and life was extinguished, the earth turned red and black, and thick smoke billowed from the grid-like red and black cracks.
Before the crimson and black tide, thousands of Golden Vortex appeared behind Gilgamesh.
Those terrifying things, constantly being eroded and ravaged, could not advance an inch and gradually shrank into the abyss.
"So... this solves the problem, meow?"
The Jaguar Man looked at the dangerous-looking thing that was constantly bubbling with red and black bubbles, shrank his neck, and looked on with a hint of anticipation.
Samael and the others had dry throats and did not answer. Seeing that there was no movement inside, a faint sense of hope arose in their hearts.
"Don't dream about it! How could that be!"
"Cough cough..."
Kingu by Gilgamesh, after uttering two cold snorts, he coughed violently, vomited blood clots, and gritted his teeth to give his answer.
"Father... Apsu ... is the Dark God, and the source of underground freshwater..."
"Unlike the Mother Goddess Tiamat, who comes from the sea and is weakened by the land, He is the dark abyss beneath Mesopotamia and the ruler of the waters on the surface."
"Just like the changeable nature of water, once the body is revived, it can freely change its form and regenerate among the waters..."
"Even though the Sumer gods defeated Him, they could not completely destroy Him. They could only strip Him of his powers and imprison Apsu in the underworld."
Samael's pupils contracted slightly, his face showing surprise and doubt.
Etc!
Could the underworld be the prison where Apsu's origin is held?
So, if one of Ereshkigal and Ishtar is to be chosen as the guardian of the gate, could there be... another hidden reason?
At this moment, blood trickled from the mouth of the Green-Haired Beauty, whose slightly magnetic voice held an indescribable air of indifference and mockery.
"Stop struggling, you have no chance!"
"In contrast to the Mother Goddess, who represents [creation] and [life], Apsu's power is [domination] and [destruction]..."
"This guy is a complete madman, he has no mercy whatsoever, and besides, he's already tired of this world."
"Now, Apsu's [domination] and [destruction] of this world has begun..."
"The good news is that He has been sealed for so long and is not complete. It will take some time for Him to fuse with the Holy Grail and regain His power."
"About seven days..."
As the demon commander finished speaking, he looked at the crimson and black blood tide that was boiling violently again in the abyss and sneered.
"Then, the ball begins again!"
"Before He completely breaks free from his shackles and bursts out of the earth, you can enjoy the moment when the world heads towards its end and destruction!"
In an instant, black monsters resembling spiders emerged from the water, their mouths growing vertically and their lower two pairs of segmented limbs growing outwards.
They moved along the waterways, leaped onto the barren land, and clucked as they headed toward Uruk.
"What is that?!"
As the Goddess of Beauty, Ishtar felt a chill run down her spine at the sight of these ugly, deformed monsters.
"The Lahmu are also among the [Eleven Demon Beasts], but their forms were designed by the Gorgon. They were originally intended by Gorgon to be used as humans in this world, but there wasn't enough magical power to activate them..."
"But now it seems that it's no longer necessary."
Kingu explained calmly, glancing at the crimson-black blood tide's eyes, but couldn't help but reveal a hint of anger.
"Are you so smug? You idiot!"
"Find a way to send these bastards back to their homeland! I, the King, will spare your life!"
Gilgamesh's eyes flashed with cold light as he grabbed Kingu's collar and roared.
Those bloodshot eyes flickered with inexplicable rage and fury, and even a faint hint of expectation.
Busy with stopping the spread of the red and black blood tide and with Lahmu landing on the shore, Samael and the others subconsciously distanced themselves from the fateful entanglement of the two figures.