FATE: Target of Grand Master

With Chen Gong's assurance, Diao Yunshang no longer had any doubts, and the group continued to climb upwards.

As the altitude increased, the route that Red Hare could take was no longer one that ordinary people could climb. Several times the rock walls that served as footholds loosened, and the riders and horses almost fell over. Fortunately, Lu Bu and his Red Hare inserted their halberds and giant spears into the rock walls and, with actions that ordinary people could not understand or accomplish, carried themselves and those around them up.

When the altitude reached nearly 5000 meters, Diao Yunshang and her group stopped.

Before them lay a flat expanse of land, an unusually rare sight at this altitude, and at the deepest part of this flat expanse was a building that resembled both a temple and a shrine.

"We've finally arrived."

Lu Bu dismounted and gently patted his Red Hare, letting his good partner, now in spirit form, rest well.

"Shall we go in now?" Musashi asked.

"No rush. I've been traveling for so long, my stomach is growling. Let's eat first."

Musashi was somewhat surprised by Diao Yunshang's relaxed reaction.

However, upon seeing Lu Bu sitting cross-legged, Red Hare excitedly knelt on the ground, snorting, and Musashi also sat down to follow suit.

Chen Gong pulled out a pile of cakes from somewhere and distributed them to Diao Yunshang, Lü Bu, and Musashi, while Red Hare's rations consisted of a pile of fresh carrots.

The taste of the cake was neither good nor bad, and it was perfectly fine to eat it with water. During this simple meal, Diao Yunshang asked Musashi with great curiosity about the trials she had experienced with Xia Yan.

Musashi picked out some exciting moments to talk about, but did not reveal sensitive information such as the rewards Xia Yan received.

Diao Yunshang was there to listen to a story rather than to gather information, so she listened with a smile throughout, occasionally expressing surprise and envy at Xia Yan's experiences.

"Alright, I've rested enough."

Brushing the dust off her clothes, Diao Yunshang stretched and revealed her exquisite curves without reservation.

Unfortunately, there were only two elders, a beautiful woman, and a beast present, and no one paid attention to the scene.

"My lord, once we go inside, we'll follow the usual procedure: you and Red Hare will lead the way, with Miss Musashi and I flanking the princess on either side, forming a pincer movement."

"it is good."

"no problem."

After Chen Gong's suggestion was accepted by Lü Bu and Red Hare, the four of them and their horse slowly entered the temple.

Architecturally, this is a temple with a distinctly Indian style; however, its furnishings and decorations are extremely simple.

As Diao Yunshang and her entourage slowly entered the main hall, they were immediately drawn to the two enormous statues.

One of the figures is a male deity with three eyes and four arms, holding a trident, a conch shell, a water jug, and a drum in his hands. He is dressed in animal skin, covered in ash, and adorned with a crescent moon on his head.

The other is a female deity with three eyes and ten arms. She has a ferocious expression and holds various weapons such as tridents, ring blades, and spears. A white snake hangs around her neck.

Diao Yunshang recognized who the two statues were: Shiva and Durga, one of the three main gods in Hindu mythology and his consort Parvati, representing the aspects of war and destruction.

Could it be that the "Goddess of Destruction" is...?

"Who are you? Why don't you worship the statues of my husband and me!"

Just as Diao Yunshang was beginning to make a guess, a calm yet cold voice came from behind.

Everyone looked up and saw a beautiful woman with long white hair reaching her waist, dressed in a bright red sari, floating in mid-air. Her gaze was indifferent, looking down at everyone like a true god.

Before Diao Yunshang and the others could speak, everyone felt an extremely powerful pressure.

Thump! Thump! Thump! ...

Unable to withstand the oppressive force, everyone knelt on the ground. Even Lu Bu and Musashi could not hold on and knelt down on one knee.

"Goddess of Destruction" is indeed Durga!

Despite the immense pressure, Diao Yunshang forced her brain to start working.

"Lord Durga! We have no intention of offending you, but we would like to confirm a few things with you."

Diao Yunshang managed to utter the words with difficulty.

"explain."

The oppressive force weakened somewhat, which made the proud and arrogant Lü Bu want to stand up immediately, but fortunately Diao Yunshang pulled him back in time.

"Little Marten, what are you doing! This damn goddess is too arrogant, demanding our knees without a word. I, Lu Bu, will show her today that we humans are not to be slaughtered by their gods!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down! Even if you want to hit me, wait until I've finished asking my questions!"

Diao Yunshang was also quite dissatisfied with Durga's "hospitality," but she firmly remembered that the purpose of this trip was to obtain intelligence, not to fight to the death with this goddess with terrifying combat power.

"Lord Durga, are you one of the Six Goddesses Alliance members?"

Diao Yunshang got straight to the point.

"That's right."

Durga's answer was concise, yet completely transparent.

"Why did you join the Six Goddess Alliance?" Diao Yunshang pressed.

"Of course, it's to fulfill this goddess's mission."

Durga's mission?

Diao Yunshang remembered that in mythology, Durga was a side of Parvati created by the gods to slay demons, but there were no demons here, only living humans.

Unless the mission she spoke of was not Durga's, but rather that of the terrifying goddess Kali, who was an equivalent being to her.

"Forgive my ignorance, Lord Durga, what is your mission?"

"Destroy the world."

Diao Yunshang had never felt so helpless.

Durga in Type-Moon contains a aspect of the goddess Kali. In mythology, Kali is a more furious form of Durga. When she appears, she performs a world-destroying dance, a method of destruction that even the Hindu gods cannot stop.

Since the world is doomed, humanity will naturally be destroyed as well, so it's not surprising that Durga joined the "Alliance of the Six Goddesses".

No, it should be said that Durga didn't take the "Alliance of the Six Goddesses" seriously at all. In her eyes, everything in the world would eventually be destroyed.

He was actually facing such a terrifying being.

Wait a minute, since Durga has said she wants to destroy the world, why doesn't she start dancing the dance of destruction right now?

"Lord Durga, when do you plan to destroy the world?"

This time, Durga remained silent, which made Diao Yunshang feel a little strange.

Neither Durga nor Kali are good-tempered or patient gods. On the contrary, they are the embodiment of anger, war, slaughter, and destruction. If there is no special reason, they will definitely start the dance of destruction the moment they appear in the world.

What could possibly be an obstacle for her?

Diao Yunshang could only think of two possibilities: other goddesses or Jin Gu.

Kali's way of destroying the world was to dance. Although the dance had an effect that surpassed that of a normal Noble Phantasm, Kali was almost defenseless at that time. If she were to be attacked by other goddesses or by Enkidu's Chains of Heaven, which were possessed by Kingu, she would be interrupted.

Therefore, Durga needs to join the "Alliance of the Six Goddesses." With the protection of the goddesses preventing them from attacking each other, her success rate in completing the Dance of Annihilation will greatly increase.

However, the "Six Goddess Alliance" can only defend against other goddesses, but not against Kingu, which is why Durga has been patient until now.

Since Durga had been holding back all along, why would he so easily reveal his purpose of destroying the world to me?

Thinking about this, Diao Yunshang finally realized what was going on.

She looked up and saw Durga's lips curled up, looking at her with a crazy and mocking expression, like a hunter looking at his prey in his hunting ground.

She never even considered leaving alive!