Chapter 2452: Inconceivable Power
"Hmm?"
In the royal hall of the Divine Tower, Gilgamesh, who had been handling various affairs throughout the night without having had time to rest, suddenly raised his head.
"What is it, my king?"
Siduri, who was organizing the clay tablets and preparing to report on the next task, was startled by this and could not help speaking up.
Gilgamesh did not answer Siduri's question right away. Instead, he gazed beyond the Divine Tower, looking toward the eastern gate.
After a moment, Gilgamesh had no choice but to admit it.
"It seems Merlin's barrier has already been breached. The eastern gate has fallen completely."
Gilgamesh's words caused Siduri's expression to change drastically.
At the same time, the noise outside began to rise.
"The eastern gate has been breached!"
"Undead monsters have invaded Uruk!"
"Quick! Go and repel them!"
The panicked sounds of the soldiers preparing to sortie rang out one after another.
"My king!"
Siduri also realized what had happened and turned toward Gilgamesh in alarm.
"Don't panic. It's only a single eastern gate that's been breached. Don't throw yourselves into confusion." Gilgamesh spoke with surprising calm. "Siduri, quickly pass down the order. Have the people from the shrine bring out all the weapons sent there for consecration some time ago and equip the soldiers with them. Otherwise, ordinary humans will find it very difficult to harm the undead."
"Yes!" Siduri quickly calmed down, though she still asked in surprise, "Had you already made preparations, my king?"
"It was merely to guard against the possibility." Gilgamesh snorted. "Since the Underworld has been confirmed to still exist, and Ereshkigal may very well have manifested in this world, Uruk could easily end up fighting undead monsters. Preparations of this level are merely the most basic of basics."
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