Chapter 644

Having inherited the genes of Tiamat, Lahmu was named Lahmu Satan by Chaldea.

The last batch of Ultimate-level beings born, Lahmu, were referred to by Merlin as the "True Eleven Children of Tiamat."

However, what we're dealing with now has already gone beyond that scope.

Black Mud continuously gushed from beneath the massive Lahmu, which resembled Mount Ebih, instantly engulfing the surrounding land.

Wherever the black torrent that covered the land went, trees ravaged by miasma and poison lay scattered haphazardly across the muddy ground.

Even the hooves of the Bull of Heaven, entwined with lightning, were unable to pull themselves out of the mud after getting stuck, and were suppressed by the opponent's power.

"That... that... could it be a collection of the Lahmu?"

Ereshkigal (the mirror), who had been carried onto the balcony by the soldiers, shouted.

Based on the drastically decreasing number of Lahmu, she deduced that this giant Lahmu was actually a monster formed by the fusion of Lahmu.

"In order to fight against Gugalanna, the one hundred million Lahmu actually merged into a single entity on their own..."

"I've never heard of such a thing before. Mother, would Lahmu actually do something like this?"

The juvenile Tiamat said with a grave expression, "As far as I know, it's probably impossible..."

However, Lahmu and his children are children capable of learning...

I once ordered them to learn from humans, so maybe they are...

Why did humans evolve towards fusion?

The Goddess of Creation shook her head, then bit her lip and said:

"I think they must have learned from humans... how to break ties with the gods."

"???"

"Because of their mother's betrayal, the Lahmu people awakened."

Now, their goal is no longer revenge for their mother, nor to replace humans as the dominant species on the planet.

That was Beasts of Calamity that expanded solely to end Human Order.

The young girl Tiamat, pressed her hand to her flat chest as she spoke.

From that moment on, she lost her connection to the Sea of Origin.

"Wait... you mean the Beasts of Calamity!?"

Tiamat nodded. "The new generation of BeastII, Lahmu True Body, with the primordial sea left by Mother as its core, that is his truth."

Mother, once again... is no longer needed by her child...

At this point, Tiamat lowered her head in frustration.

"Mother..."

Although from a human perspective, Lahmu is a cruel and evil monster.

But from Tiamat's perspective, they are also children born of a mother.

Born without permission, and given feelings of hatred without authorization.

Abandoned without consent, and even the only person she loved, her mother, sided with the enemy (the Old Humanity).

The anger of Lahmu and his ilk is understandable.

However, Tiamat did indeed love humans.

Lahmu was a mistake that should never have been born; he was an evil born of his own desire for revenge.

Even if she is hated by the Lahmu, it doesn't matter; she has decided to protect humanity until the last moment of her life.

"Mother will protect everyone."

As Tiamat murmured, her body was enveloped in magical light.

"... Mother?"

Tiamat, who was originally the size of a young girl, gradually swelled up and eventually transformed into the form of a mature woman.

Tiamat clenched her fist with great confidence. "Oh! Mother, it's time to show your true colors!"

The enormous Lahmu is entrusted to Mother! You should use this time to seek refuge!

"Wait a minute! This is too reckless!"

Ishtar called out to the Goddess of Creation.

Even if the mother takes on an adult form, her Spirit Origin remains that of a regular Servant...

Moreover... the most crucial Primordial Sea has been taken away by them, making it impossible to fight such a monster!

Having obtained the Beast Spirit Origin, Lahmu became a true Beasts of Calamity, Evil of Humanity.

However, he did not love humans like Tiamat or other Beasts of Calamity, but rather he loved himself, the only New Humanity.

In fact, Tiamat had been restraining her power (self-sealing) while she was on the surface, which gave the Uruk faction an opportunity to take advantage of her.

Although Lahmu's true form is no match for Tiamat in strength, he will not hold back in his efforts to eliminate humanity.

Let alone Servant, even Gugalanna could only hold them off for half a day at most.

In Tiamat's current Spirit Origin state, fighting that thing would be suicide.

Even so, Mother will protect everyone...!

Tiamat said resolutely, "Because Mother made a promise with that child...!"

At that moment, a voice broke the deadlock.

"Okay, let's go... but it'll be the two of us together."

"...?"

Everyone turned around when they heard the voice.

"Shirou! You're back!!!"

"Ah, we just arrived. Looks like we made it in time."

Siduri, explain the current situation to me. Why is Gugalanna being suppressed? What is that thing outside?

"Yes, Master Shirou."

Shirou slowly looked around at everyone. "Mother, why are you in this position...?"

"Shirou!!!"

Tiamat ran over excitedly, wrapped her arms around the back of the boy's head, and buried her face in the soft, full valley.

"... Hmm."

"It has to be this one," Shirou thought to himself.

The fatigue accumulated from the "Second Magic: Travel Between Parallel World" was blown away without a trace in an instant.

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The operational meeting did not take much time.

The final strategy was to have Ishtar retrieve the Bull of Heaven, while Shirou and Tiamat would deal with Lahmu's true form.

Although Gugalanna can hold off Lahmu's true form for a long time, Uruk will be swallowed by the Black Mud before that happens.

The task at hand should not be to consider how to stop the enemy, but to eliminate them as quickly as possible, even for a moment.

And so it ended.

The howling typhoon and the devastating lightning gradually dissipated, Gugalanna temporarily retreated.

Shirou and Tiamat walked hand in hand through the devastated battlefield.

A repulsive stench filled the air, and a putrid, black torrent was relentlessly engulfing the land.

His first major project after inheriting the throne of Uruk, the Nabistine's Fang Mk II, has begun to crumble under the impact of the black mud.

The boy thought with some regret, "I had originally thought it would be passed down to future generations and become the eighth wonder of the world."

"Mother."

"I see."

Tiamat raised her hand, and the Black Mud that had been spreading on the ground was swept up by the gale.

That was the application of the power of Sea of Life Chaos Tide. Although Lahmu's true form had taken away her authority over the Sea of Origin, she used her skills as Heroic Spirit to temporarily control the spread of the Black Mud.

"This guy might be my Natural Enemy."

As Shirou muttered to himself, he fired dozens of sword blades at the Black Mud.

Although the Projection were all A-rank super-high-level Noble Phantasm, they lost their light and were swallowed up the moment they touched the mud.

"Nega Genesis"

This is a skill that Tiamat originally possessed, but which has now been inherited by Lahmu's true form.

It can overturn existing concepts such as evolution and creation myths.

Beast II, bearing this burden, Noble Phantasm exceptional resistance to Servant Phantasms born from the true Human History, making it an ultimate version of Alcides ' "Pelt of the Divine Beast".

In the past war against Tiamat, the Creator Goddess only unleashed this power when she was driven to the brink of despair in the Underworld, but Lahmu had no intention of letting humanity off the hook.

"I'm sorry, it's all Mother's fault."

Tiamat looked dejected.

"This isn't Mother's fault; all we need to do is defeat this guy."

"Yes! Mother, I understand. Let's do our best together, Shirou!"

The boy and the Goddess of Creation exchanged knowing nods.

"If all else fails, Mother will send Shirou away, and then let Gugalanna hold off Lahmu."

Don't think about such negative outcomes before the fight starts.

"Yes, that's true."

Shirou and Tiamat ventured deeper into the battlefield and encountered the newly formed Lahmu, whose form had stabilized.

Enveloped in smoke, its pitch-black body was covered with thousands upon thousands of eyeballs, mouths, and tentacles.

This inevitably brings to mind the mysterious monsters that appeared in the Cthulhu Mythos, namely Lahmu's new form as Beasts of Calamity.

"Lahmu!" Tiamat shouted at him.

"... Is that... my mother's aura?"

The thousands of mouths of Lahmu's true form opened simultaneously, and thousands of eyes looked back and forth at Shirou and Tiamat with disdainful gazes.

Compared to the past, his appearance is more detached from the biological realm, yet he can now use human language very fluently.

Lahmu's mouth stretched into a wide grin, revealing a terrifying, mocking smile.

No... it should be said that you are "the woman who was once our mother."

"..."

Tiamat was not intimidated by the other party's overwhelming presence and spoke loudly.

"It's not too late. Stop now, Lahmu. There's no longer any reason for you to kill humans."

"The reason for killing humans?"

This remark elicited a cold snort from Lahmu Zhenti.

"We are the children of Tiamat, the Goddess of Creation. We are the tools you created to exact revenge on humanity."

We are killing machines created to eliminate, to torture, and to destroy humanity.

Now, you're telling us to give up slaughtering humans?!

Lahmu True Form brandished its tentacles, unleashing a roar as powerful as an earthquake.

His roar was a mixture of beastly fury and Authority, its force shaking the sky and the earth.

"So... there's no need to do that kind of thing anymore..."