The storm draws near

As soon as the battle ended, Manaka took out a warm, damp towel from somewhere and ran to Bai Mo's side, but the next moment a golden figure appeared behind Bai Mo and hugged his neck tightly.

Sensing his restored strength, Arcueid couldn't help but marvel, but quickly put it aside. Having spent so much time with Bai Mo, she knew that the period right after a battle was the most comfortable time to hold him.

Her body temperature was higher than usual, and she could hear her heart beating strongly if she looked closely. She gripped her wrist, and the pulsating blood made her almost lose control.

"Arcueid, don't suddenly stick to me like that. Didn't you just suck my blood?" Bai Mo had a headache and tried to pull away the clingy big cat. It took a lot of effort to finally get her off.

Watching this scene unfold, Aika's towel had grown cold without her Manaka. A shadow gradually clouded her eyes. It was like this again; without strength, she simply couldn't keep up.

Looking at Manaka beside him, even the slow-witted Bai Mo could sense her intentions. Although this girl had mental problems, she still had to thank others for their kindness.

"I don't need this, but thank you for your concern."

These words were like sunshine dispelling the gloom, instantly erasing the disappointment from Manaka's face.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't think of that. I'll go prepare some towels and hot water right away. Please wait a moment."

"No, I don't need that..."

Before the words were even finished, Manaka's figure had already disappeared. She could only shake her head and follow Quetzal into Eridu. Arcueid, standing beside her, pinched Bai Mo's cheek.

"You're making trouble for yourself again~ It's better to leave that kind of woman alone."

As Arcueid said this, she wore a teasing smile, showing no sign of blame. After all, it was precisely because of Bai Mo's sense of responsibility that she was able to stay by his side.

"Yes, it's an old problem. But after we get back, I'll have to talk to Gilgamesh and tell him to go back to Chaldea first. It's better if she doesn't participate in the upcoming battles."

Now that things are settled here, those who are not strong enough should not interfere in the upcoming battle. The Heroic Spirit need not worry, but Manaka is a living, breathing person.

"I see~" Arcueid gave a slightly wicked smile. "I bet her expression when she hears this news will be priceless."

Upon entering the temple in Eridu, Bai Mo immediately spotted the enormous hand axe at the back of the temple Quetzal, standing beside him, explained, "That's Marduk's hand axe. If you could use that, you could easily take down any goddess."

But now, this thing is no match for the powerful Goddess of Demonic Beasts.

"Speaking of which, did you guess the plan behind that stone tablet, which is why you refused?" Bai Mo asked with some doubt. He didn't believe that Enlil hadn't contacted Quetzal; Quetzalcoatl's authority was definitely the strongest among all the goddesses at present.

"After all, I don't believe in things where the effort and reward are completely unequal. It's practically a scam, but almost all the gods of Sumer have made the deal."

I was initially worried that I wouldn't have the power to protect the people of Eridu, but I just happened to encounter a timely rain.

Quetzal turned his gaze to the rain and mist outside. It was this mist that protected Eridu from the monsters' attacks. Unlike Uruk, which had been fortified and scorched-earth, Eridu, surrounded by dense forests, was completely unable to resist the monsters.

As Mery stroked her chin, she said:

"Timely rain? So the rain and fog outside weren't your doing. But then again, I've never heard of Quetzalcoatl possessing the power of fog."

"That's right, I wonder if he's even here. He must have been waiting for you all for a long time." Just as Quetzal was smiling and moving, Bai Mo suddenly stopped, and Arcueid also frowned.

"What's wrong?"

"It's too quiet; there's something wrong with the airflow."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then immediately felt that something was very wrong. Quetzal immediately jumped out of the window, while Bai Mo had already arrived at the top of the pyramid at some point.

In the distance, dark clouds, as large as mountains, shrouded the sky. Within those abyssal clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared, like a giant beast crawling out of the abyss, its gaze fixed on Eridu, this delicacy.

"Seven hundred thousand units of power... It seems this God-King is abandoning the deal and preparing to simply rob us."

Bai Mo sensed the power of the distant dark clouds. Such weather could not possibly be naturally generated. Only the wind god Enlil could create such a massive Storm in such a short time.

The area was too vast, and the rainforest's receptors were too large. Bai Mo looked at the people below the pyramid and sighed inwardly. The rain and mist that had protected Eridu who knows how long was destined to be blown away today.

"What is that?!"

Mery stared into the distance, where beneath the Storm, a figure a thousand feet tall was slowly moving forward. Its upper body had bronze skin, its scales reflecting the light; its muscles bulged and bulged; its lower body was a serpentine tail, and it had wings on its back, crushing the dense forest that had grown for hundreds of years like a child's toy.

On its forehead, however, was a strange purple pattern, resembling an open eye.

"My God, a monster!"

"What is this thing? Is it divine punishment?"

The citizens below were wailing; faced with this absolute and overwhelming disparity, they, as human beings, could only feel deep despair.

"Arcueid, I'll leave the city to you. I'll handle this guy." A flash of cold light appeared in Bai Mo's hand, and the Mad Giant Shark seemed to come alive as it emerged from Bai Mo palm.

"What is that? It's disgusting."

Arcueid asked with a puzzled expression. The next moment, the thing opened its mouth wide. Arcueid could sense that the opponent's horsepower was lower than hers, but the power it had gathered made her feel a sense of threat.

"Aww--!"

The power cannon illuminated the entire world, unleashing a destructive torrent of power that seemed poised to tear the sky apart and crush the Daichi, reducing everything in its path, including the entire Eridu, to dust!

A massive torrent of power rushed towards them, and Kawakami and the others instinctively raised their hands. Even though they were already Heroic Spirit, when facing an enemy of this caliber, all they could do was make this meaningless defensive move, just like ordinary people.

The power cannon ripped the Daichi apart, and even the clouds in the sky seemed to tremble in fear of this monster.

As the smoke and dust cleared, Mery and the others opened their eyes. They saw that around Eridu, rows of azure walls were rising. However, what truly saved them from disaster was not the fortifications of the Millennium Castle.

In front of the city wall, a figure stood with his hands behind his back, Mad Giant Shark standing in front of him. Behind him, even the lush green vegetation remained unharmed. He was like a majestic mountain, in which even the fiercest torrents could only stop.

"The World-Destroying Demon God actually brought this thing out." Bai Mo pulled out the Mad Giant Shark and stood alone in front of the Storm and the Demon God. Seeing this unharmed person, the Demon God also stared intently at him, as if sensing that this guy was a powerful and formidable enemy.

Bai Mo stood with his sword drawn, coldly saying:

"If this is all the strength you have, then die here today."