How Dare They! 2/4

As night fell, the noisy, unsettling rain subsided, and Uruk fell silent. The people, whose bodies had been exploited and whose spirits had been stirred, finally slept soundly.

On the Astrology Platform, the Solar Calendar Stone, which had been hastily placed, shone brightly against the backdrop of starlight, projecting a sky full of star charts and celestial outlines into the darkness.

Golden Light Patterns, appearing and disappearing intermittently, rippled outwards with a peculiar rhythm, eventually spreading to the outer edge of Uruk and cascading down like a beautiful canopy adorned with tassels, covering the fortified city.

The dark clouds that had originally blanketed the entire Mesopotamia were driven out of the area protected by the sun's rays and could only linger and surge a few dozen miles away.

Even the overflowing floodwaters on the ground had to retreat and detour, unable to penetrate even a fraction of it.

To the north, the Nabisthin's Tooth, forming a buffer, will wash rainwater down from the Fir Forest, blocking it outside the line, and then along the ditches to strike Tigris.

If all goes smoothly, these turbid currents will flow along the river to the Persian Gulf.

But beyond the light patterns and fangs, the water was vast and turbulent, reaching a height of seven or eight meters.

If the rains continue like this, within seven days at most, the floodwaters lingering outside the city will completely submerge the walls of the Babylonia defenses.

Leonidas, who was defending the North Wall, was filled with worry.

This time, their opponents are not only monsters, but also an enemy called "Nature".

Meanwhile, at the Royal Palace Divine Tower.

"As expected, we have successfully contacted the King."

As the Sorcery Array on the ground gradually lit up, Merlin wiped away his sweat with a sigh of relief.

As the light patterns emerged and surged, an impatient hum came from within.

"What business do you have with me? Speak quickly! I'm very busy right now!"

Immediately following were sharp explosions in the air, the deafening roar of the Aether Tide exploding, and the strange, creaking sounds of sharp blades, one after another.

They could even hear inhuman screams and groans coming from it.

"Buzz!"

After a moment, the Sorcery Array stabilized, and the interconnected Projection gradually became clear. When everyone saw Gilgamesh's current condition, they gasped in shock.

Trees! Trees that are densely packed, growing in a haphazard, crooked pattern!

They emerge from the black soil, some reaching hundreds of meters in height, others tens of meters. Not only are their branches menacing, but their roots and bark are also covered with vein-like patterns.

From a distance, these things look like deformed arms stretching out from the soil, their branches rubbing together and emitting a strange, chilling sound.

Now, this monster is growing all around the Heroic King, and even throughout the entire Fir Forest!

Furthermore, from the air, these things called the Dawn God's Arm have already invaded two-thirds of the wasteland, and it won't be long before they cover the entire territory of Uruk.

No! If someone hadn't stopped them, they might have already spread to the North Wall!

As everyone watched the scene constantly shifting in angle on the screen, and the strange forest in the distance, with spears and halberds raining down like bullets, their gazes were solemn.

Unlike the southern rainforests of the Maya Goddess, which nurtured the prosperity of life, this area covered by Fir Forest was devoid of any living creatures, and the land was filled with ravines.

Layer upon layer of deathly, gloomy Black Mud flowed forward with its roots spreading out. The roots that surged and shot out from the earth were hung with the skeletons of beasts, and the branches that collided and twisted with each other also passed through the corpses of birds.

Seemingly due to the divine patterns on the tree bark and the black tide beneath the roots, those branches, harder than gold and iron, grew continuously, frantically twisting into the shape of arms and thorns, covering the two figures in mid-air.

The dense barrage of bullets only managed to slow down the advance of the Fir Forest.

"Gilles! Watch out on the left! It's coming out!"

The Green-Haired Beauty unleashed the surrounding chains, severing hundreds of creaking, sweeping Black Shadow into pieces. While noticing the ground trembling, she didn't forget to warn the person behind her.

In an instant, the earth split open with a hideous gap, and the entire Fir Forest shook violently. A monster, about a hundred meters tall with sharp horns and a lion-like appearance, roared out of the abyss.

Incredibly, the fur on the monster's surface was actually from those strange trees!

Its body was half flesh and blood that reeked of decay, like fertile soil, and half densely packed roots that intertwined and grew long.

Clearly, this is a monster that exists somewhere between a plant and an animal.

Those eyes, radiating hatred, were equally staring, one hollow and empty with tangled roots, the other blood-red.

"If you're dead, you should look like you're dead! You bastard!"

Gilgamesh summoned the Holy Staff of Sin, coldly snorted and waved it. This Noble Phantasm manipulates the Power of Earth caused clods of earth to surge and compress, and the hard clods in the bottom half of the Fir Forest were pulled out!

However, as the floating island created by this person rose higher, the lion-shaped monster, whose body had been torn off by a third, immediately gathered its spreading branches and shattered the floating plate that had separated its existence.

Amidst the flying dust and debris, a thunderous roar, like branches rubbing together, erupted as several streams of black mud burst through the ground, shooting towards the two figures in mid-air.

Gilgamesh and Kingu's expressions changed, and they cautiously withdrew to avoid the attack.

"Your Majesty, this is not..."

Inside the Royal Palace Divine Tower, High Priestess Siduri raised her hand to cover her mouth in astonishment, her face filled with disbelief.

"Fir Beast Humbaba! That's right, that bastard has come back to life!"

Gilgamesh's face was gloomy, and he then took a moment to respond with a cold snort.

"Rest assured, take this place from me. I will stop the spread of the Fir Forest without alerting Apsu, thus buying time for Uruk."

Samael glanced gloomily at the sand table, then briefly reported the arrival of the Bull of Heaven.

"..."

"Dominion Authority?"

"How dare they! Bastards!"

Gilgamesh silent for a moment in the heavy rain, gazing at the dark, cloud-covered sky with a ferocious expression.

Immediately, the Heroic King's attack was somewhat violent, and he blasted half of the Cedar Beast's body to pieces.

However, thanks to the Fir Forest and the Kuroshio Current, it is able to continue to thrive.

At that moment, a strange tremor came from the ground, a low roar originating from the abyss, permeating the surroundings.

Damn it! This land can absorb attacks and the ether in the air, transmitting it underground to accelerate Apsu's awakening!

Otherwise, why should I hold back? I'll just kill it!

Thinking of this, Gilgamesh turned to look at Samael, his gaze solemn.

"Kid, whatever you're doing, hurry up!"

"Based on the magical reactions coming from below, I can confirm that Apsu will awaken at dawn on the seventh day!"

Immediately, hundreds of golden rhomboid light cores rose from above the arms of the Dawn Gods, shooting out dense Magic Beam.

The image of the Royal Palace Divine Tower shattered as the ether in the air vibrated violently.