Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 383 The Creator Goddess - Tiamat!

"How can this be?"

"I can't even defeat one of his Heroic Spirit forms?" Gilgamesh looked incredulous.

That blow made him question the meaning of life.

Gilgamesh couldn't defeat Duncan's true form before, after all, the other party was a living legend, an immortal, which was understandable. But now, even a mere appearance could defeat him like this, which Gilgamesh found hard to believe. He wondered if he hadn't brought the laws of his spirit origin with him when he descended.

Duncan's expression held a hint of mockery as he said indifferently, "Eight hundred years have passed."

"My legend is known all over the world."

"And what about you?"

"It gradually disappeared along with the shroud of Sumerian mythology."

The original sin of pollution is not Gilgamesh. That guy was just a bit arrogant and stupid, but he didn't reach the level of original sin.

Duncan's gaze fell on the strange weapon in his hand.

—The Sumerian narrative creation poem.

No matter what strange name Gilgamesh gave it, the essence of this sword is the shroud of Sumerian mythology, and also their creation epic. Back then, Duncan used it to whip Gilgamesh around in circles, but after so many years, this guy in front of him still hasn't improved at all, and doesn't even need to change his whipping posture.

It is the pollutant.

The shroud of Mesopotamian mythology has been activated by some force due to an abnormal node.

Who's trying to come back to life?!

Duncan didn't even glance at Gilgamesh, who was gritting his teeth and getting up from the ground. His figure began to change, and as a dazzling holy light appeared, pairs of pure white angel wings appeared behind Duncan.

This is another aspect of him, an angel recognized by monotheism, another form besides the dragon face, but he rarely uses it.

Normally, Duncan wouldn't use the Angel Face, but he can use it temporarily in France.

After all, during the great Anglo-French conflict, the 'blood of the Holy Grail' that Joan of Arc obtained was his legacy. France does indeed have the legacy of the Secret Order and a trace of angelic blood transformed from the Holy Grail.

boom!
The enraged Gilgamesh was casually swatted away by Duncan, who thought, "This guy is just in a fit of impotent rage. I hope he doesn't die here."

The Sumerian narrative creation poem was left stuck in place.

Endless black mud surged out of it.

This is the materialized original sin. As this epic scroll, transformed into a weapon, is unfurled, an ancient creation epic emerges in the world. Countless black mud surges forth madly, and wisps of divine aura also appear within it. This is a rank that the Heroic Spirit Summoning System simply cannot descend upon.

—The sin of procreation.

One of humanity's original sins.

Representing the animalistic desire for reproduction, the uncontrolled population growth, along with the changes of the times, has led to countless evils.

While Duncan increased the world's productivity, he also caused a premature population explosion. In the context of the First Industrial Revolution, some of the lower classes in this world lived even worse lives than in his previous life. The productivity gains Duncan made were almost completely wiped out by the population explosion.

When the population explodes out of control, the increased productivity is merely a drop in the ocean; the bread produced is simply not enough to feed several hungry children.

Original sin is evil.

This uncontrolled reproduction represents the reproductive desire of animals, and is also a great sin of mankind. As soon as the living environment improves slightly, they immediately reproduce wildly, which not only leads to the miserable lives of most people, but also impacts the entire natural world, causing many species to become extinct prematurely.

This kind of pain.

The world did not become better as a result of the First Industrial Revolution; in fact, some people at the bottom of society lived worse than in the agricultural era.

The population increased too much and too fast, directly overwhelming the entire era.

It's not that we didn't make a big enough pie, it's just that there wasn't enough to go around.

It's inherently a case of some people taking more than their share, and the remaining resources have to be divided among the huge population, making life increasingly worse for ordinary people.

The French Revolution was essentially a redistribution of wealth.

If the remaining resources are enough to feed the lower classes, then there's no need to send royalists and nobles to the guillotine.

If the French people were to have a slightly better life, Louis XVI wouldn't be completely baffled.

They've really pushed me to the limit.

Not only will kings and nobles be beheaded, but the heavenly palace will be torn down.

In that collapsed, enormous crater.

The black mud that emerged from the Sumerian narrative creation poem gradually coalesced, slowly transforming into the silhouette of a tall woman. When her figure appeared, it even exerted a peculiar suppressive force on Duncan, as if a trace of bloodline restraint was suppressing some of the power within Duncan.

It wasn't until a pair of enormous dragon horns appeared on her forehead that Duncan realized which part of her bloodline power was being suppressed.

The bloodline of the dragon.

Tiamat (the Mother Goddess of Creation) (Mesopotamian Mythology) (The Sin of Procreation) (The Crimson Skull Mark)!

how many years.

Duncan couldn't even remember the last time he encountered a unit marked with a crimson skull.

"It really has come back to life!"

“Gilgamesh, that fool, has been holding onto the Sumerian narrative creation poem for so many years and still doesn’t know what’s inside.”

Remnants of the mythological era.

The remains of the gods.

Finally, Tiamat, the creator goddess, was the deity who gnawed at the Mesopotamian mythology system and survived in the creation epics as a remnant.

She woke up.

Gilgamesh carried it around every day, completely unaware that Tiamat's will inside had become corrupted and degenerate.

Mesopotamian mythology later disappeared in ancient Persia and was assimilated there. According to the timeline of history, Gilgamesh himself was a sacred relic of Mesopotamia. The two things left behind by this civilization are the Babylonian creation myth and the Epic of Gilgamesh.

The first is himself, and the second is the broken sword he's holding.

Ancient Persia was Zoroastrianism, and later evolved into other religions. Further down the line is Duncan's old acquaintance, Mithras.

Tiamat, the concept of the mother goddess of creation, had a profound influence on later Jewish scriptures and the Bible, especially the Old Testament. It further evolved into a complete monotheistic religion and was the God's camp that destroyed the ancient Greek and Roman pantheons.

She wasn't even a remnant of the previous dynasty; she was more like a remnant of a mythical era who suddenly came back to life.

The world has been upgraded.

This also means that some deities who were originally unable to descend can descend into the real world in a flawed form through certain means, such as Tiamat in front of us.

She is the last remnant of the demise of Sumerian mythology.

Normally, Gilgamesh should be the final successor, but he's unreliable. In contrast, Tiamat is more legendary.

Tiamat?

Gilgamesh's expression revealed a hint of fear. He was used to lording it over the Heroic Spirits, but when he suddenly encountered someone from the Divine Spirits, he froze on the spot.

Reality is shattered.

The space around Duncan seemed to crack, gradually peeling away reality, as if he had entered a unique spatial dimension.

—Avalon in the Mist [Unique Marble]

Duncan has to unleash his ultimate move, otherwise this battle could wipe Paris off the map completely. "Idiot."

"You have the Sumerian creation epic, yet you don't even know that Tiamat's will is in it?"

Duncan's gaze was cold, and his expression was extremely solemn.

This is Tiamat descending in an incomplete divine form. With only one of his appearances, he might not be a match for Tiamat. However, in his haste, Duncan could hardly unleash any more power.

Recorded in ancient Babylonian mythology.

Apsu and Tiamat created the world and gave birth to the gods.

But the commotion of the gods prevented Apsu and Tiamat from sleeping, so the two gods decided to kill their own offspring to relieve their suffering. However, the gods were unwilling to sit idly by and rebelled together. In the end, Apsu and Tiamat were killed by Ea and Marduk, respectively.

Furthermore, Marduk used Tiamat's remains to create the heavens and the earth, as well as the stars, thunder, and rain between them.

The myth of Tiamat essentially represents the transition from a matriarchal to a patriarchal society.

“My children!…”

"Awaken... and devour everything!..."

The Tiamat that appeared at this moment was not the god herself. To be more specific, it was somewhat like the powerful god corpses floating in the astral plane in the Dungeons & Dragons universe suddenly coming back to life.

Her eyes were pitch black, as if they were black holes that swallowed all emotions, leaving only the most essential primal evil.

It has already become a divine abomination.

hum.

As Tiamat slowly rose to her feet, her size grew larger and larger until she resembled a Titan from Olympus, looking down upon all the creatures beneath her. Her body was covered only with black and red patterns, as if it were a combination of skin and scales. Her towering breasts were covered only with a few scales, symbolizing motherhood, and her breasts were often depicted being lifted in mythology. Behind her was a tail that resembled a combination of a giant snake and a dragon.

Puddles of black mud writhed under her terrifying power, gradually transforming into numerous creatures from the 'mythological' side, which were summoned as heroic spirits.

—Winged Two-Legged Serpent - Bashumu [Five-Star Gold].

— Triceratops - Ushmugaru [Six-star silver-gray].

—Mushumauf, the seven-headed serpent [five-star gold].

——Angry Serpent - Mu Xiusu [Five-Star Gold].

—Mermaid-Kuluru [Five-Star Gold].

One after another, figures filled with a foul aura appeared, like mythical beasts from the age of mythology, and descended into the inherent barrier activated by Duncan.

There are eleven monsters with divine powers in total.

Legend has it that Tiamat gave birth to "eleven monsters" to avenge her husband's death in order to fight against other gods.

This is getting a bit tricky.

These eleven powerful monsters are no less than eleven formidable heroic spirits, and with the addition of the corrupted Tiamat resurrected from the remains of a god, Duncan really wouldn't be able to defeat them without pulling out all the stops.

However, with Duncan's current appearance, there are indeed some things that can no longer be used.

Quick victory!

If Tiamat continues to absorb power from the real world, her Greater Grail might eventually be corrupted.

The angelic wings behind Duncan slowly unfurled, and dazzling holy light enveloped everything.

The inherent barrier also seems to be changing.

Before Gilgamesh's incredulous eyes, everything around him seemed to transform into a paradise, with hills appearing one after another, eventually forming a landscape resembling the 'Seven Hills Paradise'.

Based on Rome, this is a mythological version of the Vatican, featuring the seven hills of Paradise.

It's just a reflection; Duncan can't control the power of Heaven at all. Even his angelic appearance is just a form that mortals created because of their belief.

Roar!
A series of angry roars rang out.

Eleven powerful monsters summoned by the fallen creator goddess Tiamat surged forward, while Duncan solemnly reached his hands into the holy light. He then appeared to be struggling, with beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. After consuming a large amount of legendary power, he finally drew a weapon from the monotheistic mythology.

Not a sworn brother.

This appearance makes it difficult to wield the power of the Oathkeeper and to summon the Sword of Excalibur from Avalon.

To defeat the corrupted Tiamat, it's best to acquire a powerful artifact.

A beam of holy light streaked across the sky.

The eleven magical beasts that rushed in front of Duncan were instantly killed by the meteor that resembled holy light. After their corpses all vanished into thin air, Duncan reached out and grabbed the holy light, which gradually transformed into the outline of a gun.

The gun made Gilgamesh tremble in the distance, because he felt that the gun in Duncan's hand could even kill his Spirit Origin and directly erase his Heroic Spirit form.

Holy Grail.

Do not!
This is one of the powers stronger than the Holy Grail.

—The Spear of Longinus!
When Duncan reached out and grasped the Spear of Longinus, the pure white angel wings behind him were also enveloped in a faint light, and countless sacred chants seemed to resound all around, even drowning out the low roar that came from Tiamat when she awoke.

The power of God.

How terrible!

A hint of shock lingered in the depths of Duncan's eyes.

He drew upon the power of many mythological systems, such as the ancient Greek and Roman pantheons, the Celtic gods, the misty Avalon, the Norse pantheon, and even the power of the pantheon of spirits.

But none of them can compare to the power he now possesses!
Monotheistic beliefs.

Rooted in God, although the existence of God is not perceived, the faith power accumulated by the foundation of monotheism far surpasses that of other mythological systems.

The world's largest religion.

From the moment they destroyed the pantheons of ancient Greece and Rome, monotheism went completely out of control, and even Duncan had a hard time suppressing the spread of their faith.

"God said, 'Let there be light.'"

Duncan, in the legendary form of an archangel, wielded the Spear of Longinus, like Michael judging the world. His figure was like a beam of holy light descending from the heavens, piercing directly through Tiamat's massive body, and countless black sludges evaporated and dissipated under the terrifying power.

This power appears sacred, taking the form of holy light, but its essence is extremely domineering, and it is neither sacred nor loving towards humanity. (Note: This refers to the concept of monotheism, where God loves humanity.)
God doesn't care.

Whether it's Duncan, monotheism, or Tiamat in front of us, God doesn't care.

Or rather, God is not a god, but a concept.

Ah!
A shrill scream sounded.

With power far exceeding that of the Sumerian creation epic, the monotheistic faith transformed into the Spear of Longinus in Duncan's hand, instantly piercing Tiamat's godlike body, and then even penetrating Gilgamesh's signature weapon. Duncan lifted the scroll of the creation epic like a rag doll, destroying all the mythological remnants within it with the power of holy light.

Monotheism is the true terminator of mythology.

Not to mention the mere Mesopotamian mythology, they destroyed even the ancient Greek and Roman mythology, Celtic mythology, and Norse mythology.

Click!

As space shattered, Tiamat's massive body collapsed with a deafening roar. In an instant, Duncan reached out and grabbed a fragment of Tiamat's soul, a relic of Mesopotamian mythology.

Since Gilgamesh can't control it, then let him take over.

………………

(End of this chapter)