"Since you refuse to surrender, then everything shall perish together!"
Gorgon suddenly spread her hands, a frenzied smile on her face as she ordered the surrounding demonic beasts: "Go bite everyone to pieces and destroy everything here, behold my children!"
Everything should have ended here. Filled with wrath, she was about to exact revenge on this world and tear everything apart.
...That should have been how the script went, however—
"Roar!"
"Awoo..."
"A-a-woo..."
Yet at this moment, Gorgon looked on in utter shock as her mass-produced children... seemed to have no intention of advancing at all. Their eyes were dyed a fierce crimson, and they stared fixedly at the crowd outside the city gates, howling and roaring with terrifying sounds that struck fear into the heart.
And yet... not a single one of them showed any desire to press forward.
Gorgon hesitated for a moment, her originally frenzied expression stalling as she turned her head slightly to look at the demonic beasts swarming around her.
Upon closer inspection, all four legs of these demonic beasts seemed to be trembling slightly, their gazes fixed fearfully upon the city as if they were terrified of something.
"Why does it feel so noisy outside?"
Just as Lan Ze pulled Tiamat by the hand and walked into the house, he heard a considerable commotion rising from outside.
Even indoors, he could sense that oppressive atmosphere.
"Aaaa." Tiamat tugged at Lan Ze's sleeve, meaning that he shouldn't mind it so much and that it was all an illusion.
Her date for today wasn't over yet, and she didn't want to be disturbed.
Lan Ze thought about it for a moment, and ultimately gave a gentle nod.
Besides, even if something happened, Gilgamesh, Merlin, and even the people from Chaldea were outside; they should be able to handle most troubles.
...After all, they weren't dealing with the final boss.
Then again... they couldn't possibly encounter the final boss right now.
Lan Ze glanced at Tiamat, who was resting against the windowsill. The light of the setting sun fell upon her face, plating the woman in a warm glow. She was dressed much prettier than usual today, her gown completely unable to conceal her curvaceous figure, and her azure hair drifted gently in the breeze.
She gently swayed the horns atop her head, staring blankly at the setting sun.
...The final boss was sunbathing right now.
He wondered if she was satisfied with playing around for the whole day?
Such doubts inevitably arose in Lan Ze's mind.
In real life, he was the kind of theoretical master who could give friends advice on chasing girls, but completely short-circuited when it came to his own turn. He had no way of observing whether Tiamat was actually satisfied with the date.
Then again... why did the current atmosphere feel like the illusion of "I can make a move"?
Looking at the evening glow outside the window, Lan Ze suddenly found this thought popping up in his mind for no reason.
No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than he saw three choice boxes pop up before his eyes.
[Objective 1: Express your love for Tiamat. Tell her frankly that you don't want her to treat you as merely a child, but hope she will regard you as both a child and a lover]
[Task 2: Step forward now to embrace Tiamat, and then kiss her by the windowsill beneath the setting sun]
[Task 3: Lift the Spiritron Seal prematurely and send her back to the Dreamscape]
Lan Ze: "..."
Is this system broken?
Now it suddenly wants me to confess to Tiamat?
Tiamat certainly treated him very intimately right now, but he had no idea whether she acted this way because she viewed him as a child or something else.
A rash confession required courage.
You want me to confess to the Creation Mother Goddess right now?! This is the mother of everyone on this land! Lan Ze roared inwardly, This is blasphemy against her!
The system sneered: "You know very well what you're thinking, Host."
Translated into plain words, the system's remark was roughly: We're all seasoned perverts here, so stop putting up a front. Do you really have no self-awareness about what's going through your mind?
Lan Ze fell silent.
He had to admit that he could find no reason to refute it.
"Please make your choice." The system's cold, mechanical voice sounded once more.
"Task 3 can be directly ruled out, and Task 2 is also a bit too abrupt and violent. Although the atmosphere is good right now, rushing up to kiss her out of nowhere is still somewhat improper."
"So I choose Task 2." Lan Ze continued.
"..."
The system seemed to freeze for a moment before popping up a prompt: [Task 2 chosen. Please complete the task within one hour]
Lan Ze walked up to the windowsill and stood beside Tiamat.
He raised his head slightly, gazing out at the setting sun.
Tiamat stood right beside him, her full breasts pressing gently against the windowsill. Lan Ze had never seen such proportions on any other woman, causing his eyes to sneak a few extra glances involuntarily.
"The people here... are very kind," Tiamat suddenly said.
"Well... after all, they sent food and drinks, and cried out begging us to come in and stay..." Lan Ze nodded gently.
"How did you feel about today's date?" he asked next.
Tiamat thought for a moment and spoke in human language: "Very happy."
"Are there any other places you'd like to go?" Lan Ze continued to ask.
Tiamat raised her head to ponder for a moment, then shook it gently: "Already, very happy."
"Is that so." Lan Ze turned to look at Tiamat, letting his deep affection show: "I'm very happy too."
Tiamat blinked, seemingly uncomprehending why this kid suddenly looked at her with such deep affection.
Lan Ze wrapped his arms around Tiamat's soft, sexy body, then looked up at the woman and slowly moved toward her lips.
Tiamat blinked, seeming to realize something.
Yet she did not struggle. In the end, she closed her eyes as well, hugged Lan Ze gently, lowered her head slightly, and proactively pressed her slightly cool lips against Lan Ze's.
Even though it wasn't his first time kissing Tiamat, that slightly cool yet comforting sensation still made Lan Ze feel a little light-headed.
Last time he hadn't managed to taste what the kiss was like, but this time Lan Ze tasted it: Tiamat's kiss tasted like cake... the cake she had just eaten today.
Such an intimate embrace lasted for a long time. Their shadows under the setting sun were drawn out long, holding each other tightly as they continuously demanded each other's passion.
After a long while, their lips slowly parted. Lan Ze gazed into Tiamat's eyes, and after a moment of silence, asked: "Mother, you should already know what a kiss means, right?"
If it were the original Tiamat, one could argue she kissed Lan Ze without knowing what a kiss meant. But later on she had even completed watching an anime in the dreamscape; logically speaking, she ought to know that a kiss was one of the ways for a man and a woman to prove their relationship had progressed further.
Under such circumstances, she still agreed to the kiss... could it be assumed that Mother of All truly didn't just view him as a child?
Under Lan Ze's direct, unblinking gaze, Tiamat lowered her head and softly said, "Kissing you, very comfortable."
When you put it that way, I'm wide awake... Lan Ze felt a small thrill of excitement.
He raised a hand, resting it gently upon Tiamat's delicate, pretty face, and said softly, "Can you continue to stay by my side in the future?"
Tiamat was slightly startled, then nodded gently.
At that moment, she heard Lan Ze suddenly speak again: "And also... my magical energy is running low again."
Tiamat froze slightly. She gazed into Lan Ze's eyes, looking at the boy's slightly sparkling pupils, and tilted her head in slight puzzlement.
She couldn't understand why this kid was so obsessed with replenishing magical energy, wanting more even though his magical energy was already quite abundant.
Still, it didn't matter if she ignored it; as long as he liked it, that was fine.
The current atmosphere made her feel very at ease, and this Creation Mother Goddess even hoped that time could just pause right here, so no one else would come to disturb them.
She reached her hand back toward the waistband around her waist, but at that moment, an ear-splitting explosion rang out by her ear.
That explosive sound came from outside the Absolute Demonic Front. The Beast Goddess had unleashed a terrifying laser ray, and the lingering shockwave of that explosion could be clearly felt in Uruk, despite the considerable distance.
That wonderful atmosphere just now vanished completely with this sudden, thunderous crash, and Tiamat's movements stiffened accordingly.
The gentle look on the woman's face now carried a trace of displeasure.
She turned her head to look toward the windowsill, seeming to gaze through the window toward some distant place, and then fell silent for a long time.
"I'm going out for a bit," she said softly.
Lan Ze was startled: "Where are you going?"
"It's too noisy outside."
"A dating environment shouldn't be this noisy."
It seemed Gorgon was currently outside the Absolute Demonic Front, preparing to storm into Uruk... Lan Ze realized inwardly, and immediately felt a bit worried: "Will you be alright?"
Tiamat's Spiritron was currently in a sealed state... Would she be able to handle Gorgon in her current condition?
Lan Ze felt a trace of anxiety in his heart.
Tiamat nodded gently and stroked Lan Ze's head: "It's fine."
"It'll be resolved soon."
Her expression was unusually calm, as if she were speaking of an utterly commonplace matter.
Outside the city of Uruk, at the Absolute Demonic Front.
"Ahahaha... So, so much magical energy! No good, no good, if this keeps on going I'm really going to lose it and run away!"
Under the oppressive weight of Gorgon's terrifying magical energy, Merlin held his staff to resist while making somewhat out-of-character noises. He turned his head and shouted to the others: "You guys run first!"
"Mr. Merlin, what about you?!" Mashu asked anxiously, her shield already struggling to hold firm against the black gale whipped up by Gorgon.
"I'm fine, I'm an Incubus after all. Incubuses don't die that easily, so just leave this to big brother Merlin!"
At that side, Ushiwakamaru and Benkei proactively stepped forward to hold back Gorgon's pressure. Facing the black gale, they turned their heads with difficulty to look at the others: "Let us hold her back, you guys go first!"
Merlin was stunned, then scratched his head in embarrassment: "Ah... then I'll leave it to you."
With those words, he turned his head and made to run.
Yet at that moment, a laser ray suddenly slashed across the ground right in front of Merlin, splitting the earth wide open and cutting off Merlin's intended escape path.
Gorgon stared at Merlin's retreating back and sneered: "All of you are staying behind today!"
With that, she raised her hand slightly: "Go, my children!"
"..."
After a long while, those demonic beasts still didn't make a single move.
"What are you doing? Can't you hear my orders?!"
Gorgon turned her head to glare at the surrounding demonic beasts, only to find that these creatures were acting like mice seeing a cat, not a single one of them showing any intent to step forward even half a step.
Gorgon's eyes narrowed, her cold, beautiful pupils radiating a heart-stopping chill.
"Fine, then I'll do it myself and send you lot on your way!"
Her gaze swept over Mashu, carrying cold indifference in her eyes: "Let's start with you."
Gorgon raised her right hand, and in an instant, laser rays gathered in midair, assaulting Mashu with an aura of destruction.
Amidst the explosion laden with destructive intent, the shield in the young woman's hands, along with her entire body, was sent flying backward out of control.
"Mashu!" Ritsuka shouted, the Command Spells on his hand already flaring with light.
However, giving Mashu practically no chance to resist at all, Gorgon raised her finger once more, and a second ray violently blasted forth.
Mashu barely managed to shoulder her shield, but under the lingering explosive shockwave of that laser ray, the shield was blasted away as well.
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