Kotori frowned; Tomoe Gozen wasn't in the room.
But the next second, she sensed the Flames of Regeneration that had been left inside Tomoe Gozen's body.
There was a faint connection between the flame and her; they could sense each other's location.
Kotori closed her eyes and followed the direction of that sensation.
It's confirmed. Tomoe Gozen is currently moving and is rapidly approaching Uruk.
It must have been on the way back that Kotori finally felt completely at ease.
She breathed a sigh of relief, then her stomach suddenly growled.
"Gurgle,"
"..."
I'm hungry.
"I'll have to ask Tomoe Gozen to make me some more food later."
She rubbed her stomach, turned and left the house, quickly arriving at the northern city wall of Uruk.
At this time, there were other Uruk soldiers on the city wall who were responsible for daily patrols.
They wore simple leather armor and carried bronze spears, walking back and forth on the city wall.
Upon seeing Kotori's arrival, everyone showed expressions of joy and happiness.
"It's that red-haired sir!"
"She's back!"
"Very good!"
Some of the younger soldiers wanted to approach Kotori, their faces filled with admiration and curiosity.
But before he could take more than a few steps, he was stopped by some older soldiers.
Don't go over there.
An old soldier with a full beard grabbed the young soldier's arm.
"That red-haired gentleman doesn't seem to like people getting too close."
"Last time, a new recruit, being clueless, went over to talk to her, but she glared at him and scared him so much that he didn't dare go up to the city wall for three days."
"Really?"
"Of course it's true. Just think about it, she's someone who can kill the Goddess of Demonic Beasts with a single shot!"
After receiving a warning from the veteran soldiers, the young soldiers could only reluctantly turn back.
They glanced at the red figure from afar, their eyes filled with awe and admiration, before continuing with what they hadn't finished.
Kotori didn't pay much attention to the soldiers at the moment.
It's best that they didn't surround us without our permission.
Otherwise, I'm not in a good mood right now, and I wouldn't mind giving them a lesson they'll never forget.
She leaned against the crenellations of the city wall, gazing at the distant sky.
A little while later, more time passed.
She saw several black dots rapidly approaching Uruk at the edge of the sky.
As they drew closer, the black dots gradually became clearer; they were Quetzalcoatlus.
The Quetzalcoatlus landed in front of the gates of Uruk.
Ritsuka Fujimaru jumped off the pterosaur's back, her legs feeling weak as soon as they landed.
Mash quickly helped her up.
"Senior, are you alright?"
"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."
"Let's go see Gilgamesh first."
After Ritsuka and the others returned to Uruk, the first thing they did was to meet Gilgamesh.
After passing through layers of guards and traversing long corridors, they arrived at the main hall of the temple.
Gilgamesh sat on his throne, with Siduri standing beside him. Seeing everyone return, a look of relief appeared on her face.
Welcome back.
Gilgamesh looked at the people who had entered.
His gaze swept over everyone.
Ishtar, the Jaguar Man, Mash, Ritsuka Fujimaru, Ana, Tomoe Gozen.
Where is Merlin?
His first question was to Merlin.
Ritsuka Fujimaru bit her lip.
" Merlin's Spirit Origin collapsed on his way back. Before he dissipated, he gave us important information and asked me to pass it on to you."
Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Explain."
Ritsuka Fujimaru took a deep breath.
" The Beast of Calamity, Beast II, has awakened."
" King Gilgamesh, please make sure you are prepared."
"The very survival of Uruk, no, of the entire Human Order, depends on what happens next."
Silence fell instantly between the thrones.
All eyes were on Gilgamesh.
The golden king sat motionless on his throne.
His expression became more solemn than ever after learning that Beast II Tiamat had been revived.
"... Yeah."
"Has that guy finally woken up?"
Gilgamesh stood up.
His posture remained upright, and his golden eyes still held the arrogance of a king.
But everyone could feel the heavy pressure emanating from him.
" Siduri."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Summon all Servant, and all forces capable of fighting."
"Warnings meeting in half Tokiomi."
"Yes!"
Siduri accepted the order and left.
Half Tokiomi later.
The main hall of the Uruk Temple.
Gilgamesh sat at the very top and surveyed everyone present.
"Everyone here should already know this."
" The Goddess of Demonic Beasts Gorgon has been defeated."
But the real problems are only just beginning.
"Beast II, Mesopotamia, the Primordial Mother Goddess of Tiamat, has awakened."
"She is leading the Chaos Tide and an army of monsters toward Uruk, and is expected to arrive the day after tomorrow."
"I'd like to clarify one thing first."
His voice grew heavy.
"The demise of Uruk is a foregone conclusion."
Everyone present was stunned for a moment.
"Your Majesty... what is this...?"
Siduri's voice trembled slightly.
Gilgamesh raised his hand to stop her.
"I am not trying to demoralize you, but simply stating the facts."
"Beast II is not an enemy in the conventional sense."
"She cannot be killed, cannot be sealed away, and cannot be eliminated by any conventional means."
" Uruk, as a city, could not possibly survive in her presence."
"But."
His tone suddenly changed.
Even so, the Uruk Uruk continue to be passed down.
"What we are doing now is not meaningless."
Human History will remember this city, and every single person who fought here.
That's why we must fight now.
His gaze swept over everyone present.
"It's not about defending the walls of Uruk, but about protecting the future of humanity."
"Do you understand everything?"
"Next, I need your Chaldea's help to analyze Tiamat's weaknesses."
A semi-transparent Projection appeared in the center of the operations room.
It's Dr. Roman.
Sorry to keep everyone waiting.
Roman looked tired, with noticeable dark circles under his eyes.
"I have completed the analysis results regarding Tiamat."
How so?
Gilgamesh's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable air of authority.
Roman paused for a moment.
The conclusion is...
Tiamat has absolutely no weaknesses.
The operations room was silent.
"Say it again?"
Dr. Roman knew that his analysis was demoralizing, so he could only repeat it again.
This time, however, Dr. Roman also explained to everyone why he had come to this conclusion.
Tiamat has no weaknesses.
Tiamat is the Primordial Mother Goddess, the origin of all life on this planet.
"She is not a single living being, but a concept, the concept of the ' Sea of Life '."
"As long as there is any life on this planet, even if it is just a single cell or bacterium, it testifies to the fact that the Primordial Mother Goddess Tiamat is alive."
"No matter how much damage she suffers, as long as there is life on this planet, she will continue to be resurrected."
In other words, there is only one condition under which she can be eliminated.
"Let all life on earth die, so that she may be the 'last to die'."