Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"Hey, can't you expand the scope of your capabilities a bit more?"

"I'd like to if I could."

Fujimaru Ritsuka spread her hands innocently and said:

"But unfortunately, my abilities are completely suppressed by the opponent here. Being able to cover this area around me is already the limit for me."

As she spoke, she created a cool breeze that blew towards Merlin and Gudao, slightly relieving their heat.

But that's about it.

Just as Merlin said, the concentration of magic power in this rainforest has reached the level of a Realm of Magic, which is equivalent to the domain created by Quetzalcoatl.

While using the ability on a small scale is not a problem, it is still somewhat difficult to arbitrarily modify the weather within the realm created by the Supreme God.

Moreover, they are now preparing to infiltrate Ur City to gather as much information as possible about the other side.

There is also the risk of exposing their abilities if they are overused.

"Ugh."

Merlin stopped, rested for a moment, and sighed deeply:

"Entering the dense forest rashly was too reckless. Next time, we should at least hire a guide first."

"—That determination is truly admirable. Without a guide, you bunch of rookies wouldn't even see the sun rise tomorrow!"

"?!"×n

The sudden, unfamiliar voice put everyone on alert, and they saw a figure darting through the bushes above them.

Mash immediately rushed to Gudao's side and shielded him behind her. Merlin said loudly:

"Who is coming?!"

"Yes, that's me. Hmm, who was it again? A mysterious beautiful girl? -- Oh no! I was so focused on thinking that I forgot where the trap was!"

"Very good, I understand—"

Faced with this series of chaotic commotions, Merlin pondered for a moment, then quickly made his final decision:

"That's an idiot!"

"I'm not a hippo (kaba)! I just don't understand why everyone likes to use hippo as a metaphor for me."

"If I had to say, I am the embodiment of the dense forest, the manifestation of great warriors, that is—"

"Leopard-man!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 460 The Leopard Man Joins, Quetzalcoatl's Behavior

"..."

Watching the servant who fell from the tree, got up without batting an eye, struck a peculiar pose, called himself a leopard man, yet wore a modern tiger onesie pajama, and whose entire being exuded an aura of absurdity, everyone fell silent for a moment.

The leopard-man, oblivious to the awkward atmosphere, continued reciting what he considered to be his cool lines:

"If you're not afraid of being torn apart by my fangs, then come on!"

"..."

The two stared at each other in silence. Finally, after several dozen seconds of silence, the other side gave up and started jumping around in a frenzy.

"Why isn't there any reaction? Could it be because I made a mistake in my entrance and got caught, meow?!"

"Hmph, well, you guys certainly have a keen eye for observation."

"If that's the case, then I'll just have to try again. Just you wait!!"

"—Wait a minute!"

Although still completely baffled, Gudao belatedly realized what was happening and quickly stopped the leopard-man who was about to reenact his entrance introduction, asking somewhat hesitantly:

"Excuse me, who exactly are you...?"

Upon hearing this, the other person stopped what they were doing, put their hands on their hips, and proudly raised their head, saying:

"That's right! I am the embodiment of the dense forest, the manifestation of the great warriors, the ultimate beautiful girl, the leopard-woman!"

So what exactly is it?

Also, is there something strange mixed in?

Just then, Dr. Roman's analysis finally rang in their ears—

"The opponent is a divine servant, and their spirit origin is Lancer."

"The Leopard Man... seems to be a deity in South American mythology, a symbol of war and death, and a figure widely worshipped in various eras of civilization in Central and South America."

Upon hearing Dr. Roman's introduction, the other person crossed their arms and nodded repeatedly, saying:

"That's right, that's right, that's how it is, meow!"

"..."

Everyone was too exhausted to complain.

However, upon learning that she, like Quetzalcoatl, was a divine servant from South American mythology, Gudao asked her:

"Are you Quetzalcoatl's companion?"

Because they believed that Quetzalcoatl could be recruited as an ally, they did not launch a rash attack on this divine servant who belonged to the same mythology as Quetzalcoatl, but instead chose to try to communicate with him first.

"Companion? Kukul?"

Faced with this question, the leopard-man rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought, and said:

"If we're talking about yes, then it definitely counts, right? But if we're talking about no, then maybe we could say no, meow?"

"—It's a tragic fate!"

Finally, the leopard-man clapped his hands in sudden realization, then chuckled and said:

"Simply put, since I'm a servant without a master and can't find one, I've temporarily joined Kukul's side and will just stay here to squeeze some money out of her!"

"Are you a follower without a master?"

Everyone was somewhat surprised, but they quickly realized that this was a good opportunity for them.

The Leopard Man and Quetzalcoatl are both gods in South American mythology, which means that the other party should have a lot of information about Quetzal, right?

Then Merlin winked at Gudako and said:

"Then I'll leave it to you."

"I?"

Gudao looked at the leopard-man in front of him, who exuded a goofy aura, swallowed hard, and said helplessly:

"Although I'm not very confident, I'll give it a try..."

"Eh, are you trying to recruit me? Because you have four ears, you can perfectly cut any sound! But I'm pretty sure there's no chance of that, since I've already sided with Kukul..."

Amidst the leopard-man's incessant chatter, Gudaofu took a deep breath and looked at the leopard-man with feigned affection, saying:

"The Leopard Man—"

"!"

"Your fur is as glossy and lustrous as a demonic boar, and your large, round eyes are like those of a gazer—you are simply...too beautiful!"

"!!!!!!"

Mashu hesitated and said:

Is this really a compliment?

Indeed, faced with such refreshing and unconventional praise, the leopard man was instantly defeated and decisively betrayed Quetzal Koyatl, whom he had originally pledged allegiance to, and joined the team that was saving humanity.

"I'm joining you!"

"I understand, I understand. Leave the task of defeating Quetzalcoatl to my sister!"

"..."

Everyone was speechless.

Forget it, so be it.

Regardless, although communication was a bit difficult, thanks to the addition of the leopard people, they did obtain a lot of the information they wanted at once.

For example, Quetzalcoatl is currently located in Eridu, which they are also heading to, and he has even built his own temple there.

As a foreign god not belonging to Sumerian mythology, Quetzalcoatl's power is more or less weakened, but if the opponent builds a temple to worship her in the local area, it can resist this weakening to a considerable extent.

In other words, the opponent's strength is probably greater than they imagined.

In addition, they learned from the leopard's mouth about a series of actions the other party had taken here—

She claimed that as long as one man was sacrificed to her every day, the other residents of the city could live normally and would not be attacked by monsters from the outside world.

Otherwise, she would kill a hundred people a day until everyone in the city was wiped out.

As a result, the vast majority of cities chose the former.

The men who were sacrificed were seen by outsiders as missing and likely dead, but in reality, they were all gathered in Eridu by Quetzalcoatl, where they were building temples for her and training her.

Although it was called training, it was actually a deadly battle. During the training, Quetzalcoatl would show almost no mercy and would launch a fatal attack with every move.

However, she then used her divinity to instantly revive the dead, and continued training them the next day until they completely gave up.

Those soldiers who appeared to have been killed by her received the same treatment.

"This……"

After hearing this information, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Just as Ereshkigal said, the other party had hardly killed any Sumerian people and seemed to be a benevolent god who could be won over by them, as described in mythology.

However, the other side's ruthless training tactics, repeatedly beating soldiers to death only to revive them instantly, are somewhat hard to understand.

Mashu asked in confusion:

Why go through all that trouble?