FATE: Target of Grand Master

"Ugh—!"

The Gorgon's massive body rampaged through the Blood Temple, and if this continued, the Blood Temple might even be destroyed by its own master.

Splash, splash...

In order to prevent the Gorgon from causing further damage, Kingu had no choice but to bind him with the Chains of Heaven.

"I didn't expect there to be a Servant in Uruk capable of throwing the Gorgon into chaos."

Things hadn't gone as planned.

"Now that things have come to this, Jingu, you bear the greatest responsibility."

The black mud coalesced into Typhon's form, which appeared beside King Gu.

"If you had been able to gather more information about Uruk, the Gorgon wouldn't be in this state now."

"Typhon, I'm in a really bad mood right now. I advise you not to bother me, otherwise..."

"Oh? Or what? Kill me? The situation is already so passive, do you still want to weaken our allies?"

"Friends? Don't think I don't know what you're up to. I can sense a similar aura to my mother from that Red Saber. You've been stimulating that power of hers simply to keep us in check."

"Since you've seen through me, I won't hide it anymore. Yes, I do intend to use her to keep you in check, but only if you break the agreement. You should know that Typhon has the ability to travel between worlds. As long as you can revive it, I will quietly leave. This world will still be destroyed by the return of your mother. The black mud I infused into Nero hasn't reached its critical point yet. This is my way of showing my sincerity. I'm just using it as insurance. I don't want to fully awaken her power unless absolutely necessary."

Kingu believed Typhon's explanation, since a fight to the death would not benefit anyone.

"To clarify, Mother's return is not the destruction of this world, but its transformation. Both the new humanity I represent and the environment of this world will undergo qualitative changes because of Mother's return. This world will become a better place."

"I didn't realize you were such an idealist. Well, that makes sense, otherwise you wouldn't have hesitated to take action against the Gorgons."

Typhon paused, then continued, "But you must understand, the Gorgon is practically useless now. Forget about producing magical beasts, she can't even maintain her sanity. What's the point of keeping her around?"

"Of course, it's because I can't be the one to kill the Gorgon."

Seeing that Typhon had spoken frankly, Kingu simply explained why he hadn't done so before.

"Should I do it for you?"

"No, and neither can you. Mother is still in a dream. To wake her up, we must defeat her substitute in the dream—Gorgon. But that must be done by Uruk. Once we make a move, Mother will consider us enemies as well. At that point, even you will have to bear Mother's wrath."

"Tch, so what's the next step?"

Typhon had considered that even at his peak, he wouldn't fare well against Tiamat alone, let alone now that Typhon was in a severely damaged state.

"You don't need to do anything. Just wait quietly for Uruk to come to you. Since they have a Servant connected to Gorgon, they won't stand idly by. Besides, they know that you're the one who kidnapped Red Saber, so they'll definitely come."

"Then you just watch them wipe out the Gorgons. That's a clever trick, but what about me? If Typhon is discovered, it might be destroyed. That goblin in Uruk is no simple character; I almost fell into her hands."

"Don't worry, once the Gorgon is killed, Mother will wake up, and then they won't be able to take care of you at all."

"But that's just your speculation. What if they decide to deal with me, the easier threat, first? At this point, it would be better to let Typhon recover his fighting strength first, which would also benefit you."

Kingu scoffed, "Typhon, put away your petty schemes. You still have Red Saber as your trump card; they won't easily touch you."

"Tch. Then don't even think about asking me for help again."

After saying this, Typhon turned into black mud and disappeared.

Jingu said nonchalantly, "I don't need anyone's help now. As long as my mother wakes up, this farce will come to an end."

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"Xia Yan, I'm here."

In less than half an hour, Ai Lei ran from the lowest level of the underworld to Urukri and accurately located Xia Yan through the contract.

"Ereshkigal, could you please send this guy back before you leave next time?"

Although Xia Yan said he would leave Ishtar to Diao Yunshang, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to leave. At that moment, Xia Yan, Diao Yunshang, and Lü Bu arrived at the temple.

"Sorry, I was so excited I completely forgot about this guy."

Eresh immediately looked like a little girl who had made a mistake, apologizing while anxiously looking down at her feet.

Xia Yan immediately realized that her words had been misinterpreted by the socially awkward Ai Lei as a rebuke, so she reached out and patted Ai Lei's head.

"I don't mean to criticize you, but no matter what, Ishtar is the guardian deity of Uruk, and we can't just leave her out on the street."

Enjoying Xia Yan's caresses, Ai Lei nodded with a slight blush on her cheeks.

"Please leave Lady Ishtar to me with confidence."

After successfully handing Ishtar over to Siduri, Xia Yan left with Ellie amidst Diao Yunshang's teasing gaze.

He didn't have time to care about these things, because this was Uruk before Christ, and the nightlife wasn't as vibrant as it is now. If he didn't hurry up and take Eresh out for a stroll, he wouldn't be able to find a single torch on the streets.

Unfortunately, even though Xia Yan had made the most of his time, by the time he and Ai Lei arrived at the market, the last few shops were already packing up and preparing to close.

Ai Lei arrived at one of the flower shops and saw a plum blossom with buds about to bloom. She immediately squatted down to admire it.

Xia Yan was also surprised, because according to Xia Yan's knowledge, plum blossoms are mainly distributed in the temperate regions of East Asia, which is not close to Mesopotamia. Logically speaking, there should be no plum blossoms here. The only reasonable explanation is that Gilgamesh obtained the cultivation technology with his clairvoyance.

After all, the technologies that King Flash stole from the future include agriculture, animal husbandry, and construction, so one more won't make a difference.

"Little girl, do you like this flower?"

The florist was a kind, elderly woman. After moving the rest of the flowers into the shop, she smiled and asked Ai Lei a question.

"Um."

Aileen nodded honestly.

"Take it if you like."

The florist lady said casually.

"Oh? That won't do!"

"Yes, Mother-in-law, you run a shop to do business, how can we take advantage of you for nothing?"

Xia Yan patted his pockets, only to find, somewhat embarrassed, that he hadn't brought anything of value with him.

"Haha, young man, although I don't know your name, I do know that you have always been by the King's side, helping to protect Uruk. This is just a pot of flowers; consider it my way of expressing my gratitude."

Seeing that the florist had said so, Xia Yan and Ai Lei quickly thanked her.

"You're welcome. By the way, this is the cultivation method that Wang specifically instructed me to use. I don't need it anymore, so you can take it."

The florist gave the two of them a small clay tablet with words engraved on it.