Let Me Be Alone Forever / Wait, and Keep Hope in Your Heart!

She couldn't help but panic. Being in this place, Ishtar had absolutely no confidence in defeating Ereshkigal.

The Underworld is Ereshkigal's home turf. Even her true form cannot gain an advantage in Ereshkigal's home turf, let alone now that she is only possessing the body of an artificial human.

Ereshkigal frowned as well, sensing something unusual about this place; the power of the Underworld Goddess was greatly amplified here.

But she didn't know the reason for all this, and it wasn't, as Ishtar thought, her conspiracy.

Ishtar's words drew everyone's attention to Ereshkigal.

The underworld... this is a plan to wipe them all out.

Golden Flash, Enkidu, and Alcides all watched Ereshkigal very cautiously, fearing that she might do something drastic.

Richard I, however, slowly pulled Sajyou Ayaka away; he didn't have the leisure of Alcides to attend the Uruk folk gathering.

Moreover, looking at the five people in front of him, even if he was very confident, he knew that if he went up, he would probably be doomed. At this moment, protecting Ayaka Sato was more important.

Ereshkigal's heart skipped a beat; without her noticing, she was now facing four opponents.

No, it should be one against five. The enormous body beneath Ishtar's feet is equally formidable.

Alcides summoned Cerberus, which became even more ferocious and terrifying under the power of the underworld. Each of its three heads drooled, and the drool dripped onto the ground with a hissing sound.

Ishtar's eyes lit up; she immediately realized that there was a way to make a difference in the situation.

"Let's attack together and take down this Underworld Goddess first, or we'll all be doomed!"

Ishtar rallied the others, seeing Ereshkigal as her greatest adversary at the moment. If she could drive Ereshkigal out of the game, the situation would be most favorable to her.

Ereshkigal suddenly became the target of everyone's criticism, and she still didn't understand what was going on.

Faced with so many opponents, Ereshkigal dared not be careless. Even with the amplification of her underworld powers here, each of her opponents possessed extraordinary strength.

She desperately wanted to leave and find Yuxian, but she couldn't escape without dealing with the enemy in front of her.

Thinking of this, Ereshkigal stopped being polite and began to spin her spear rapidly, her aura rising.

Within this Bounded Field, there are no ordinary people, so she decided to fight with all her might.

If she holds back now, even if she is Underworld Goddess, she might still be in trouble.

As the heated temple Meslamtaea in Ereshkigal's hands spun continuously, the earth rumbled, and violent tremors came from beneath our feet, as if the earth's crust was constantly shifting.

Ereshkigal slammed her spear into the ground, shouting:

"Please, Meslamtaea! My heel is the wrath of the underworld! Appear, Temple of Fever! This is mine..."

"The Hraesvelgr, Embrace of the Underworld! (Kur Kigal Irkalla)"

Chapter 24, Section 538: Let me be alone forever.

The ground in the dream world was shaking continuously.

The towering buildings swayed constantly, and the drastic changes in the terrain caused the dreamlike city to collapse like an avalanche.

If this were outside, Ereshkigal would never have activated her Noble Phantasm so recklessly, but here, she had no such restraint.

The people inside were desperately trying to escape; being in the center of it was definitely not a pleasant experience.

Sajyou Ayaka was led away by Richard I, and upon seeing this scene, she couldn't help but glance at Richard I beside her.

"So you predicted this just now?"

Richard I shook his head. "I just don't want you to get involved."

Sajyou Ayaka pouted, "Actually, you're the weakest one in this group, right?"

Richard I frowned, "You can't expect me to go toe-to-toe with the Underworld Goddess, can you?"

Ayaka Satou remained silent, seemingly agreeing with Richard I's assessment. After all, she was a goddess, and Underworld Goddess at that—something one should absolutely not mess with.

"Can they contend with the Underworld Goddess?" Ayaka Sajo asked again.

She quickly answered herself, "It seems impossible. This power is terrifying. Will we be taken to the underworld?"

"What's the underworld like? Have you ever been there?"

Richard I pondered for a moment, "I have never been to the underworld, but this place must have traces of the underworld, which is why Ereshkigal has such great power."

"Fighting the Underworld Goddess in the underworld, you can imagine the outcome."

He shook his head, showing little optimism towards the others fighting Ereshkigal.

"Ereshkigal! You're insane!"

Ishtar roared angrily at Ereshkigal, "Who unleashes their Noble Phantasm right from the start?!"

"You're even more reckless than me!"

Ishtar herself knew that she often acted recklessly.

Ishtar has no problem with having the Ship Maana, but the others are having a harder time.

Golden Flash was sealed in the Gate of Babylon and unable to use his Noble Phantasm. He barely managed to escape from Ereshkigal's Noble Phantasm with Enkidu's help, but both of them still suffered considerable damage.

Alcides was much more relaxed. He summoned Diomedes's man-eating horse and flew far away, unaffected by Ereshkigal's Noble Phantasm.

Only the true Berserker beneath Ishtar's feet, due to its enormous size, was trapped within the protruding mountain range and had no way to escape.

Ishtar couldn't spare any time to help, and could only watch helplessly as the real Berserker was pierced by the gun-shaped cages that kept emerging from the ground.

The wails, accompanied by the tremors of the earth's veins, echoed in this once silent dream world.

The first player to leave the Snowfield Holy Grail War has appeared.

The real Berserker struggled incessantly, but to no avail. Finally, he stopped struggling, and his body gradually weathered away, disappearing into the devastated landscape.

Ereshkigal stood firmly in place, and the area around her remained completely unaffected; the small circle around her remained perfectly flat.

She glanced around from afar, then slightly raised her hands, as if to continue twirling the spear in her hands.

Upon seeing her actions, the expressions of the group changed drastically, and they quickly moved further back to increase the distance between them.

"Ereshkigal, that's enough!"

Ishtar groaned inwardly. She had come to cause trouble for Golden Flash, and had even managed to outwit that Golden Flash jerk.

But she never expected to encounter Ereshkigal, her nemesis, which made her feel anything but happy.

On the other side, Yuxian and his group, who were still thinking about how to extract information from Mr. Darky, felt the strong ground tremor.

"Ereshkigal!!!"

Everyone looked towards the commotion in the distance; it was impossible not to see such a large-scale event.

Yuxian was eager to rush to provide support.

There was a figure who was faster than him.

The plague swept away like a whirlwind the moment the tremor began.

This is the world of Kagarioka Tsubaki, and anyone who destroys this world is his enemy.

"Mr. Darky!"

When Kagarioka Tsubaki saw the plague leave, she shouted at him, but unexpectedly, Mr. Darky had always been by her side and never left, did not turn around this time.

She was very anxious and couldn't play with the children. She wanted to catch up with the plague. Kind-hearted Kagarioka Tsubaki was very worried about Mr. Darky had always been with her.

"Let's go! Let's go together!"

Yuxian hurriedly called everyone to follow, paying close attention to the battle taking place in the distance.

When Yuxian arrived, the scene before him gave him a bad feeling.

The previously indifferent, dark figure suddenly launched a frenzied attack on Ereshkigal.

Ereshkigal, who possesses the powers of the underworld, is naturally unharmed by the plague, but she is overwhelmed by its attacks and keeps waving her spear.

"Mr. Darky, what are you doing?"

Seeing this, Kagarioka Tsubaki shouted anxiously.

Mr. Darky was usually quiet and reserved, suddenly acted so wildly that Kagarioka Tsubaki was so anxious that she almost cried.

At that moment, a small figure appeared beside Kagarioka Tsubaki.

He coaxed, "This is your world. They are invaders, people with ill intentions who want to destroy your happiness. Kill them, and you can continue to live happily."

Yuxian turned his head sharply and looked at the owner of the voice with murderous eyes.

Ignoring Yuxian's gaze, Jesta continued to say to Kagarioka Tsubaki, "Your Mr. Darky is about to collapse. Help him quickly, or you will lose him forever."

Kagarioka Tsubaki stood there helplessly, tears streaming down her face.

She didn't know what to do.

She just wanted to live a happy life.

She wants to live happily with her parents.

She wanted to have fun with her new friends.

But she got into trouble again...

"Waaah..." Kagarioka Tsubaki squatted down, heartbroken, and began to cry.

"Do you want to die?!"

Yuxian gritted his teeth and growled in a low voice.

His gaze was like a sharp knife piercing Jesta.

Jesta glanced casually at Yuxian, then looked at the fanatic who had been standing silently behind Yuxian and his group.

"Oh! My darling."

The fanatic shuddered, her eyes blazing with fury. She finally knew who this person who had suddenly appeared was.

"Jesta!!!"

Her roar accompanied her sudden charge towards Jesta.

Jesta calmly dodged her attack, his face still full of smiles.

The children surrounded Jesta, glaring at her with equal anger. "You're dead!"

"Don't do this... Chun, don't do this..."

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

"Tsubaki has gotten into trouble again..."

"Sorry..."

Kagarioka Tsubaki's voice, trembling with sobs, was heartbreaking to hear.

Yuxian wanted to go forward and comfort her, saying that it wasn't her fault, and that she had never done anything wrong.

While crying Kagarioka Tsubaki Chun said:

Let's put everything back to normal.

"Let me be alone forever."

Section 539, Chapter Twenty-Five: Wait, and hold onto hope!

Jesta's seduction had no effect on the innocent and kind-hearted little girl, Kagarioka Tsubaki.

In Kagarioka Tsubaki's heart, there was never any intention to harm others, not even a little bit.

She always longed for a happy life, a very simple kind of happiness.

She could endure the pain her parents imposed on her because she could feel the longing and expectation in their eyes.