Enkidu naturally knew nothing about what had happened on Luo Zhen's side.
Enkidu simply continued explaining.
"What happened back then, perhaps only the gods knew. But the initial decline of the Age of Gods began at that time, causing the gods' era to gradually fade away."
Enkidu's voice slowly rang out.
"The gods of Mesopotamia may have planned to extend the Age of Gods through their own unique methods. Thus, to tightly bind humans and gods together and prevent humanity's growth from causing the decline of mystery, they created a king born of the mixed blood of god and man—a demigod expected to become the 'Heaven's Gate.'"
That demigod was the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh.
However, Gilgamesh's actions went against the mission the gods had given him. Not only did he fail to help the gods control humanity's growth, he instead ruled over humanity and gave them the power to prosper.
Because of Gilgamesh's rebellion, the gods of Mesopotamia gradually lost their power and vanished from the earth.
From that moment onward, the gods were no longer present.
They fulfilled their duties and disappeared from this world, proceeding to a higher dimension and watching over the world as ethereal divine spirits.
"This was the end of the Age of Gods in this era—in your terms, around 2600 BC. It was the end of the Age of Gods, the moment of parting when the gods faded away."
Enkidu's voice grew low.
"After that, only a trace of the gods remained in the human world. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, that trace would have completely thinned out after roughly another thousand years, soon being replaced by legends in human consciousness until it vanished entirely. Therefore, even in this era, one should not normally encounter an active divine body."
That was why Luo Zhen