Trouble Comes Knocking

In a daze, Ishtar opened her eyes, only remembering encountering Kingu in the wild, and then being suddenly affected by a strange magical force during the battle, losing her focus at the most crucial moment.

Her opponent was stronger than her, and that momentary lapse in concentration cost her even the chance to escape.

"It hurts..."

A tearing pain shot through my internal organs; it felt like several holes had been ripped open in my back. It was terrible, even worse than what I had experienced in the Underworld.

"Finally awake, Ishtar."

Upon seeing Kingu before him, Ishtar's eyes flashed with murderous intent, but to Kingu gaze was nothing more than the barking of a defeated dog. He calmly and composedly said, "Don't be so fierce. Just accept your defeat honestly."

Instead of that, let me make a choice for you now. Should I send your head back to Uruk, or should I send you to your mother so you can be reborn?

Kingu pressed forward relentlessly, the light emanating from his right hand transforming into a sharp blade. Ishtar, watching Kingu approach step by step, couldn't help but feel a pang of regret and pain.

Damn it, I should have stayed in Uruk. Ishtar thought to herself, closing her eyes, when a cold voice whispered in her ear:

"I see. You regret running away from Uruk, but not joining the human side? It seems you're greatly influenced by this vessel, Ishtar. As a child of a mother, a goddess of Sumer, you are truly hideous."

I've made up my mind. Although it will be troublesome, I'm going to hang your head on the city wall and let you watch with your own eyes how Uruk is destroyed bit by bit by the monsters transformed from your body.

Thank me, Ishtar, for I have generously given you a chance to be reborn.

The light blade in Kingu's hand flashed by in an instant. Ishtar tightly closed her eyes, but the imagined feeling of being decapitated did not come. Kingu's eyes widened even more. All he could see before him was the Chains of Heaven breaking into pieces. Ishtar had long since disappeared.

Ishtar felt a sudden release as Bai Mo, like a cat, lifted her by the scruff of her neck and carried her to the cave entrance. A gentle force emanated from Bai Mo's hand, Asura Eternal Life Art flowed into her limbs and bones, causing her wounds to vanish rapidly, like pencil drawings erased by an eraser.

"Don't move around. Your heart is damaged and you can't use your power for the time being."

A familiar voice rang in Ishtar's ears. Turning around, she saw the person she had only met once standing beside her, giving her a strong sense of security.

Bai Mo's gaze, like a spotlight in a movie theater, was fixed on Kingu before him, completely ignoring the lovable goddess in front of him. He casually released Ishtar and said coldly:

"Sorry, it seems your plan won't be working out."

Kingu frowned slightly. Bai Mo's Magnetic Field Power was completely unmasked at this moment. Feeling the 510,000 horsepower of power on him, Kingu smiled.

"The speed is not slow. As a human, you can actually master power that surpasses my current level." As soon as she finished speaking, Kingu also unhesitatingly displayed her Magnetic Field Power. The surrounding pebbles floated up around her, revealing a force of 500,000 horsepower.

"This is the first time I've fought against someone whose skill level surpasses mine. I hope you're not just good at agility."

Kingu showed no fear whatsoever. With Enkidu's body firmly in his grasp, Kingu possessed all of Enkidu's combat memories and instincts. Kingu naturally did not believe that this person, who was only ten thousand horses taller than him, could pose a threat to him.

"If you believe that power level is everything, then you are sorely mistaken."

Kingu slammed his hands on the ground, and chains formed by Magnetic Field Power danced like golden snakes, attacking Bai Mo. The fact that Kingu could unleash such tangible energy from Magnetic Field Power meant his Complete Realm far surpassed Ishtar's.

It's understandable that he seemed so confident in defeating his opponent, given the mere 10,000 horsepower difference. With his Complete Realm and Enkidu's physique, he was absolutely confident in defeating an opponent with 500,000 horsepower.

Chains pierced towards Bai Mo, Kingu, poised to strike, suddenly unleashed two beams of light from his hands. The Chains of Heaven left his opponent with no way to dodge; these 500,000 beams of light were about to cleave him in two!

Kingu's mind raced; he calculated everything about his opponent's choices: defensive options, evasive maneuvers, and direction of dodging.

"Alright, what are you going to do now, human?!"

However, Bai Mo's next move was something he could never have imagined. There was no dodging, no defense. Bai Mo simply made a move that couldn't be simpler: gather his strength and throw a punch.

With a deafening roar, the tangible energy, like mud mixed with water, disintegrated into scattered gravel under the force of the punch. Kingu felt as if he were in a Dahai, with a Killer Whale launching an unstoppable attack that sent him flying.

The mountain collapsed and the earth cracked, carving a hole through the cave. Rocks shattered, and the sound of an underground river echoed. Kingu himself on the ground with both hands, his long emerald green hair tinged with crimson, his eyes fixed on the human before him.

He struggled to keep his body upright, preventing his knees from touching the ground, his soul screaming: I must not let myself be beaten to my knees by a human.

"How could this be... Does this mean that after 500,000 horses, the difference in their cultivation levels is like heaven and earth? That girl, Sajyou Manaka, actually let this kind of monster in!"

On the other side, Ishtar looked at Bai Mo beside her, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips. This feeling was truly delightful, reminding her of the happy times when she rode the Bull of Heaven and did whatever she wanted.

Bai Mo raised his hand, and a chilling sensation appeared on Kingu's neck. He seemed to see his own neck being severed.

Just then, his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints, because he saw the familiar pale blue figure of a girl behind Bai Mo.

"Sajyou Manaka, what are you waiting for!"

Kingu looked at Manaka behind Bai Mo. He still had the strength to fight one last time. As long as Sajyou Manaka activated her barrier [Kaiju Princess] and temporarily controlled Bai Mo, he would still have a chance to turn the tide.

However, upon hearing her own words, Sajyou Manaka not only did not move at all, she even tried to hug Bai Mo's strong waist from behind, but was pushed away by Bai Mo.

Kingu an urge to swear, and he roared, "Are you deaf? Sajyou Manaka, what are you doing?"

Hearing Kingu's roar, Bai Mo glanced at Manaka behind him. He knew, of course, that this woman was most likely related to Kingu. He said:

"Stop wasting your breath, she won't make a move. In fact, choosing someone like that as a teammate was a mistake no matter how you look at it."

Bai Mo said with a hint of self-deprecation, he had already planned to finish up his current tasks and then send this trouble back. A blunder like Arcueid only needs to happen once.

Bai Mo's words made Manaka puff out her cheeks, looking rather cute with her puffed-up cheeks, but she didn't blame Bai Mo at all. Instead, she looked at Kingu with the same gaze she would give trash and said:

"Ugh, Kingu, you're so annoying. We're not even that close, and your persistent pestering is really annoying to girls."

They're on a mission to save Human Order, how could they possibly associate with someone like you?