Doomsday Countdown 3/4
Oceanus Sea.
The Cross Spear ignited with a hundred-foot-long flame, transforming into a gigantic black serpent that devoured dust. It pierced through the galaxy vortex in Seferu's abdomen and coiled and strangled the monster's limbs and torso, finally tearing it to shreds with a deafening explosion.
The first time...
Samael, his face devoid of color, watched as the dismembered and shattered golden-blue light body of Seferu closed its eyes and murmured as it drifted down, attracting a dense swarm of aberrant mutants.
"Aaaa!"
Upon seeing this, Origin Goddess Tiamat was controlling Eleven Demon Beasts and the Black Tide on the sea to fight against the army of the giants, immediately uttered a high-pitched chant. A column of water rose from the sea, like a palm, gently lifting her divine child and dissipating the force of the fall.
Get out of my way!
Standing on the reef, Ereshkigal spun her gun wheel and slammed it down into the sea. Thousands of red and black light-like spears shot out, strung together the mutants.
That forest of guns, stretching for hundreds of miles, resembled an eerie yet beautiful thicket of red and black thorns, inspiring awe and keeping hordes of monsters at bay.
She could only hold on for a few breaths before the Underworld Goddess coughed violently, her spear slamming against the rocks. Her face was pale, and she looked into the distance, unable to maintain such a large-scale domain of power.
Fortunately, at that moment, a golden-blue streak of light plummeted from the sky, and then, with superb driving skills, performed a miraculous inertial drift, spinning and speeding across the sea, and in the process, scooped up the ancient snake wrapped in the water and pulled it onto the Sky Ark Ma'anna.
"How long was I unconscious? How was it at sea?"
Upon contact, Samael instantly awoke, grabbed Ishtar's arm, and urgently asked what was wrong.
"Don't worry, he's recovering. We'll take advantage of this lull to get back to health. We can manage."
The Goddess of Heaven helped Samael into Ma'anna's cabin to rest, gently comforting him. But as she turned her back to the ancient serpent, her brow furrowed.
Looking around, among the Olympian Gods, only Zeus, Hera, Artemis remain, their fighting power still intact.
Apollo, God of Light; Hermes, the god of speed; Queen Persephone, the queen of the underworld, have all perished; Ares, the god of war; Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth King Hades, are in slightly worse condition, their forms decaying; and Grimm, the god of death, is damaged and is slowly reassembling his body.
Of the Three Goddesses from Mount of Ares, Medusa, Athena, Themis survived, but suffered injuries. Their bodies are currently being repaired using their immortality and the power of order.
The snake- Echidna, the Hecate, Goddess of the Dark Moon, the Epimetheus, and the Chiron the Wise perished, their shattered and wandering divine identities being bound together by Mother Goddess Tiamat of stagnation, with the power of the womb of all beasts.
The people of Mesopotamia, including Ishtar, Ereshkigal, Gilgamesh safe and sound.
Enkidu's clay shell collapsed, and he was struck by the Heavenly Lock, falling into a dormant state. He was then summoned to the Treasury of Babylon by the Heroic King and nurtured with life-giving water and life-giving food.
Of the Eleven Demon Beasts God-level prototypes, only the highly venomous serpent Bashum, which guarded the High Priestess Siduri, the Holy Prostitute Shamhat, and the Assyrian Empress Semiramis, survived.
The mobile fortress, "Garden of Vanity," is currently crashing onto the wasteland, billowing smoke and flames. All eleven fan-shaped main cannons have disintegrated, and the main body is riddled with holes. The surviving Garula Spirit and Uruk Undying Army are facing the strangulation of the Colossal Titan and the Aberrant, going against the current and rushing towards Athens.
As for Athens, three of its four front lines had fallen, leaving less than a thousand soldiers capable of fighting. The defenses were only held up by Pandora drawing resentment and bitterness from countless corpses, which coalesced into Black Mud and summoned Shadow Servant.
This malice, fueled by human nature, is as faint as a firefly in a field to the Star-Seeded Soldier that seeks to burn the earth and reap all civilizations. It will eventually burn out.
Behind the Mount of Ares, in the valley, lived tens of thousands of elderly, weak, women and children who were powerless to fight.
Taking another step back means utter ruin!
Looking at the overall situation, ninety percent of the gods have fallen, and humanity is nearly wiped out.
The lone army previously deployed to the eye of the tidal bore has yet to be heard from again, and has likely been lost among the 19,990 possible defeats.
The current situation can be described as "a dead end"!
Just as Ishtar was feeling pessimistic, starlight fell from the sky, and the sea once again trembled like a death curse.
"It's only been less than ten minutes, and they're already active again! So fast!"
Samael, leaning against the Sky Ark Ma'anna, sensed the obscure and eerie rhythm coming from it. He suddenly opened his eyes and saw Seferu, whose pupils contracted sharply, as he saw Saifalu's form coalescing on the sea surface under the baptism of starlight.
"Damn it! Her recovery time is getting shorter and shorter! Why can't we destroy this thing no matter what we try?!"
Ishtar was furious and somewhat deflated. The gods, who had just destroyed Seferu for the second time, had little time to catch their breath. Their faces were pale and their divine bodies began to flicker.
Clearly, they had all reached their limit.
"Star Emblem, dock!"
Simulated Ether Magic Circuits, activated!
Soul medium core, awaken!
Data loading...
Boundary bubble erosion rate 98.72%! (MISSING) Boundary wall assimilation rate 97.74%!...(MISSING)...
Alien Key embedding complete. It is estimated that the Tearful Star will arrive at the terminal jump point in 30 seconds...
Triangulation deployed, preparing for starlight guidance!
At the same time, Seferu's body solidified again, surrounded by Star Ring. He gripped the God of War's sword with both hands, tilted his head back, and chanted coldly. The three star core vortexes on his chest and arms extended colorful light bands that shot straight into the sky, scattering the clouds and connecting the pitch-black sky with the starry sky.
In the deep, boundless Milky Way, a tear-shaped comet with a fiery white tail is hurtling towards us.
We absolutely cannot let Seferu summon that thing!
Upon seeing this, Samael's eyes widened in shock and anger. He immediately gripped his spear, spread his golden wings, and prepared to interrupt the navigation of this Star-Seeded Soldier.
"You haven't recovered yet, wait a little longer, let us do it!"
Ishtar raised her hand and grabbed the ancient snake's arm, gritting her teeth as she shouted to stop it.
In order to reduce casualties in Mesopotamia and Mount of Ares, this guy always charged ahead, absorbing the vast majority of the damage and taking on the main output.
Otherwise, the two types of deities would suffer at least a 3:1 increase in casualties.
Pulled by the Goddess of Heaven, Samael turned around and, surprisingly, embraced Ishtar, lowering his head to kiss her forehead.
The scorching air breathed into the goddess's ear, catching Ishtar off guard. She was stunned, her body stiffened, and a captivating rose-red flush rose on her pretty face.
"Listen to me! Zeus and I will hold this place. If Greece falls, you must lead them and the gods to retreat immediately from the Sea of Chaos, and make Mesopotamia shrink!"
If we can't hold that place, we'll go to Northern Europe, to the Maya, to India, to China!
We must find other world bubbles that can survive and stay alive!
What followed was not tender sweet words, but resolute admonition.
Immediately afterward, before Ishtar could react, Samael withdrew and easily broke free from the flustered Ishtar's grasp. Then, with a mischievous smile, he leaned back and flapped his wings, flying out of the Sky Ark Ma'anna.