The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

Purple magic gathered in his palm, growing thicker and thicker, until it finally transformed into something resembling a magic circle in Siduri's astonished gaze.

However, unlike ordinary magic circles, the magic circle in Orpheus's hand has a symbol representing infinity at its center.

The magic circle pulsated in Orpheus's hands like a beating heart, and gradually, three drops of bright red blood condensed within it.

However, the strange phenomenon of the magic circle had not stopped; the pulsation continued unabated, and the three drops of blood gradually took on different colors.

It slowly transformed from its original bright red into a dazzling golden yellow, like the sun.

Finally, the magic circle transformed back into purple magic, like smoke, and dissolved into the three drops of golden blood.

By this time, all the soldiers had probably completely removed their armor. Orpheus then waved his hand, sending three drops of blood into the three pools, instantly causing the pools to glow with golden light.

"Submerge your entire body in the pool and absorb as much as you can. How much you gain is up to your fate. I will return in a day."

After taking a deep breath and saying these words to all the soldiers, Orpheus turned and left.

As for the soldiers, after their blood entered the pool, they were no longer able to hear what Orpheus was saying; each of them felt a powerful energy surge into their bodies.

Accompanying this was excruciating pain.

The situation was even more tragic for the squad leaders who had five people sharing a pool and the squad leader who had a pool all to himself. Even though they were strong, they were instantly knocked unconscious by the pain.

After all, their suffering is a hundred times... even five hundred times greater than that of others.

I can't believe you actually did something like this.

As he walked down the corridor, Qi's voice echoed in Orpheus's mind.

"Yes, for the war..."

[So, you'll have to avoid overly intense battles from now on, right?]

"It's alright, I never intended to fight after being summoned."

[Is that so? Well, if you leave Uruk to fight, then Uruk will be vulnerable to attack, won't it? In that case, you have no choice but to stay here.]

"Yes, therefore, we must strengthen the army's combat capabilities as much as possible."

[Oh, you're really becoming more and more of a convincing king, it's just a bit of a shame...]

No matter how well a king reigns, his kingdom will eventually fall.

"Hmm... what a pity..."

Orpheus nodded slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

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A day later, Orpheus returned to that room.

A message had been sent by Siduri beforehand, and now the 506 men were fully equipped and lined up in front of Orpheus.

How are you feeling?

The soldiers looked at each other, and finally the captain stepped forward. He had a ruddy complexion and a powerful aura, showing no signs of having fainted from the pain the day before.

He gave Orpheus a solemn military salute.

"Thank you, King, for bestowing upon us such great power."

"Thank you for the King's grace!"

All the soldiers behind him shouted, and the sound shook the temple.

"kindness……"

Orpheus nodded, then took a longsword from the golden ripples beside him and slashed it directly at the captain.

Given the captain's strength, Orpheus's speed, even when not at full speed, shouldn't have been enough to catch him off guard, but he didn't dodge and simply let Orpheus strike him down.

Clang────

In the end, only half of the sword tip flew out.

The longsword wasn't among the top-ranked Noble Phantasms in the treasury, but it still had an E-rank sharpness. However, this weapon, which could be considered a Noble Phantasm in terms of its slashing ability, broke after it hit the captain.

Orpheus looked at the broken sword in his hand, nodded, and then made it disappear into golden light.

"Do you understand? This is your current strength. Although others are not as powerful as this person, ordinary weapons cannot harm their bodies."

Turning his gaze forward, Orpheus spoke.

"However, I have given you power not to make you complacent or reckless, but to enable you to have more ability to defend Uruk. Therefore, from now on, the crises you will face will be hundreds or thousands of times greater than those of others. Do you have enough determination and courage?"

The 506 soldiers did not reply, but simply saluted resolutely once again.

“In that case, I am very pleased. You must remember that your power is for the use of Uruk.”

Orpheus chuckled softly and turned to leave.

"For Uruk!"

Only a deafening roar remained, echoing behind him.

Chapter 36 The War Begins

War has broken out.

It was not a fight between people, but a battle between people and beasts.

The monster horde deliberately swept away all the northern city-states before launching an attack on Uruk.

Although Orpheus had already sent people to closely monitor the surrounding city-states, ensuring that Uruk wouldn't be caught off guard, the monsters were simply too fast.

When the monsters attacked the location of the fortifications, the city wall, which was originally intended to be the main line of defense, was only half-built.

The remaining time must be earned by the warriors of Uruk themselves.

Standing on the walls of Uruk itself, Orpheus gazed at the battle lines resisting the monsters.

Her body itself does not possess the ability called clairvoyance... but in reality, with the eyesight of a dragon and simple magic, it is not difficult to do something similar in terms of distance.

Generally speaking, if you use the familiar Naofis, there is no need to go through the trouble of going to the top of the city wall to see it. Unfortunately, under such a dense horde of monsters, ordinary familiars cannot even get close.

On the field, the monsters relentlessly pounded Uruk's defenses like an ocean, yet they couldn't break through the shield wall formed by the black warriors.

Five hundred warriors, bathed in dragon's blood, stood at the forefront, forming the first line of defense against the monsters.

Orpheus quickly observed them closely and found that most of these magical beasts were species that did not originally exist in Mesopotamia... at least Orpheus had not seen them in any records.

In terms of strength... if we use the content of knowledge as an analogy, then each individual probably has the combat power of a small tank on average?

Such combat power is already quite terrifying, especially considering that the number of monsters is in the tens of thousands that Orpheus can currently see.

Moreover, similar reactions can be sensed several times stronger from a distance.

While individual monsters are powerful and their combined strength makes them difficult to resist, they are no different from ants in a huddle together in Orpheus.

Their dense clustering in one place gave Orpheus an urge to simply blast them away with a cannon.

However, Orpheus was well aware that if he did so, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The battles we're fighting now are nothing more than petty squabbles.

For the enemy, it's a game of slowly driving the prey into a corner; for oneself, it's an expedient measure to buy as much time as possible.

If she makes a move now, everything will be beyond repair.

The aftermath of the battle will directly destroy Uruk.

This is one of the futures she 'saw'.

Moreover... she is really not suited to personally take to the battlefield right now.

Giving dragon blood to the soldiers for bathing was certainly not a simple matter. That dragon blood was the crystallization of Orpheus's power, a product of the division of the concept of 'infinity'.

Doing such a thing, while not enough to break Orpheus's infinity, will make Orpheus 'vulnerable' for a while.

This vulnerability is not true vulnerability. In terms of normal combat power, Orpheus can still maintain a normal level, but once he uses the infinite power to a great extent, Orpheus's concept of infinity will be damaged.

Originally, this so-called 'significant increase' was a truly considerable increase. Unless facing an opponent much stronger than himself, Orpheus would almost certainly not engage in such an intense battle.

But now...

As Ardira moved through the monster horde like a harvester reaping wheat, Arjuna unleashed arrows from the highest point, while Joan of Arc fought and waved her banner on the front lines.

In response to their unparalleled prowess, Orpheus's internal energy was also being released at an alarming rate.

That's right... the magic power of the six summoned people was directly provided by Orpheus. In other words, given Orpheus's infinite period of vulnerability, the upper limit of Orpheus's energy usage intensity has now been greatly limited.

However, the vision Orpheus saw in the future indicated that Uruk would be destroyed no matter what if she intervened personally, so whether or not she was restricted didn't make much difference.

Anyway, she can't go down and fight by herself.

Rather than letting this infinite energy source go to waste, it's better to use it to supply our soldiers.

While creating 'snakes' is one method that wouldn't harm oneself, the process of creating 'snakes' is far more complex, and ordinary soldiers cannot control that power.

When she was first summoned, Orpheus glimpsed a corner of fate, but from those countless branching futures... she could not find any way to break the deadlock.

The future is fixed; at some point six months from now, Uruk will be destroyed by an unpredictable catastrophe.

...That will be the longest-lasting future; before that, there have been various other ways of dying out.

In any case, Orpheus has to hold out until then. What she needs is not one or two super soldiers, but an ironclad legion that can stabilize the battle.

At this moment on the battlefield, Altira unleashed her Noble Phantasm for the thirteenth time, clearing out a large number of monsters. However, she staggered and could only frown and retreat helplessly back into the legion.

Although Servants are not truly made of flesh and blood, they possess similar characteristics. Even with the endless magical power provided by Orpheus, they would still feel exhausted in the near-endless battles.

The monsters were cleared out for a while, giving the army some time to regroup. But then even more monsters appeared in sight... With one less Servant going all out, the army's pressure will increase significantly.

It's never going to end...

Orpheus rubbed his temples.

The rudimentary fortifications were breached by monsters in less than three days. The rear walls are still under construction, and the army is unlikely to have a chance to rest until they are completed.

"Send the order to have the reserve legion fill in. Once Altira and Arjuna have finished their rest, they will unleash their Noble Phantasm together and take advantage of the lull in the monsters' offensive to make a substitution... Altira should be quite adept at handling these details."

"Leader!"

Behind her, the messenger, who had been waiting, carried the stone slab and ran away.

"Urgent report!"