The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

"king……"

Hiduri still seemed a little lost, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

However, she was still a priestess from the divine era, and she quickly recovered.

Anyway, the king had already said that everyone has to die. Since everyone is going to die, it doesn't make much difference whether we are killed by the creator god or by monsters.

"Although the people of Uruk had long been saying that the enemy this time would be the Mother of the World, it is still surprising that it has now been confirmed."

Even though he had accepted it, Siduri still felt somewhat emotional.

The monsters that attacked this time were all of a kind never seen before, so the people naturally thought of Tiamat, the mother who created the monsters. However, compared to the ignorant people, the more knowledgeable and rational Hiduri naturally did not believe that the legendary creator god, who was said to have died, had suddenly returned.

Unexpectedly, it actually happened.

"Hold on until the very last moment."

With a sigh, Orpheus concluded.

Everyone could only remain silent in response to this statement.

Active attacks will only cause the big boss to wake up early, while passive defense will eventually deplete resources and lives. This is a completely unsolvable problem.

Holding on until the very last moment might be the only way, a conclusion Orpheus had reached from the very beginning.

However, things are different now than they were then.

At the time, Orpheus only wanted to help Uruk hold out until it was crushed, and then quietly leave after relinquishing his responsibilities as king. But now, things have changed somewhat.

Every extra day we hold on increases our chances of seizing a turning point.

Orpheus began to hold this view.

Tiamat... the enemy is now more than 80% confirmed, so...

"Your Majesty, respond to your summons."

At that moment, a deep voice came from the side, and a middle-aged man with a build that looked very much like Billy was standing aside, bowing to Orpheus.

"commander?"

“I am the commander of all the soldiers on the northern defense line of Babylon, and of course, I am under the jurisdiction of these three... uh... ‘Servants’ beside you.”

Orpheus nodded, stood up, and a huge golden ripple appeared on the floor beside him, from which a massive cannon emerged.

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

Several Servants with groundbreaking knowledge remained relatively calm, while Siduri and the Commander were already looking at the weapon before them with astonishment—a weapon that shouldn't exist in this era.

"Dingjir".

Orpheus gave a brief, insinuating answer, then a massive spear appeared in his hand, which he loaded into the turret. Finally, he crushed the lapis lazuli base with his foot.

Rumble────

It produced a huge roar and explosion, and a large crater appeared in the ground outside the city wall.

"Oh!? Your Majesty, this..."

The commander seemed quite excited, his eyes shining as he stared at the turret, as if he was about to rush up and hug it at any moment.

"These are the weapons for you to defend the city."

Orpheus reached out and pressed down on the commander to calm him down, then waved his hand again, summoning hundreds more of these cannons on the city wall amidst the commander's even more excited gaze.

"You should have already learned how to use it. The weapons for loading will be distributed later; they are very precious, so use them sparingly."

"Yes!!!"

...He really is a passionate commander.

"Dingjir, you mean 'deification', right? Deification due to outstanding achievements is not a god recognized by the gods, but a god recognized by the people, originating from the existence of human faith."

Although he's a bit unconventional, Merlin seems to have a special fondness for popularizing science, and he's started explaining science again.

"The reason King Orpheus named it this way was to express the idea that Uruk could be protected solely by human strength—was that right?"

"..."

Orpheus remained silent for a moment.

Merlin—half-human, half-demon.

Arjuna – a demigod.

Hercules — a demigod.

Medea, who has been in seclusion for a long time—in any case, she is a descendant of the gods.

Altira ────……………human?

Joan of Arc—finally, a true human being.

Orpheus—there's not even a human element left!?

Dingier was the fort's original name...

So it's better not to think about things too romantically...

"That's it."

In the end, Orpheus still gave this answer without blushing or panting.

In fact, Merlin was right.

The beings that are elevated through human faith and their own achievements are heroic spirits.

Humans and heroic spirits fight together to protect human principles; isn't the name Ding Jier quite fitting?

"In short, I'm leaving the Warcraft front to you. I'll observe here for a few days and then head back."

After the commander had his men familiarize themselves with Dingil, Orpheus spoke to Joan of Arc and the others.

"Wait, Your Majesty, there is no palace here for you to rest. You can leave this place to us. Your Majesty should go back and rest in peace!"

At this moment, the commander standing to the side spoke up somewhat anxiously.

Although Orpheus had just engaged in a minor battle, he still believed that since the army was still in power, it would be a dereliction of duty for the army to have the king personally intervene.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the scorpion people from before are not yet dead. The battlefield is too dangerous here. Please return to Uruk to rest first."

Hiduri, who was standing nearby, also offered the same advice.

No matter how strong Orpheus is, Hiduri cannot feel at ease leaving her, as the backbone of Uruk, in such a dangerous position at all times.

After listening to what the commander and Siduri said, Orpheus looked around the empty interior of the city walls and tilted his head.

"The army also needs a place to rest, so let's establish a new living area here."

Finally, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, he said this.

Chapter 55 Night Talk

As night fell, everyone went to attend to their own affairs, leaving only Orpheus idly patrolling the northern city wall.

Of course, the commander originally wanted to send guards to her, but that was unsurprisingly refused.

In Orpheus's view, that was a completely unnecessary waste of manpower.

Stopping abruptly, Orpheus tilted his head and then gently flew to the city wall beside him.

There stood a pure white-clad girl.

The white veil, like long hair, fluttered and swayed in the night breeze.

It might be a bit strange to call it pure white.

The girl's clothes, which covered only a small portion of her body, were white, and her brown skin almost blended into the night. Only Orpheus's good eyesight allowed him to see her clearly.

Even so, 'pure white' was still Orpheus's first impression of the girl.

Perhaps it was the contrast between the darkness of night and skin color? Or perhaps there was some other, deeper reason? Orpheus didn't know.

"Altila".

Orpheus called out the other person's name.

As a cute dragon with a strong sense of purpose, Orpheus almost never takes the initiative to talk to people for trivial matters, but the fact that she spoke up at this moment was truly out of pure 'interest'.

This was something that had almost never happened to her before.

Before this, the only person who had piqued her interest was Enkidu, and that was because the other party had some fighting spirit or even killing intent towards her, which is why she spoke to him.

Now, Orpheus has taken an interest in someone else.

The white-clad girl before him posed a threat to Orpheus.

This threat does not come from the white-haired girl who is now a Servant, but from something more essential.

Moreover, the monster army, which had been severely damaged by Merlin in the last wave of attacks to retreat to the city walls, seemed to be regrouping and had all retreated to their northern strongholds. In other words, this was a temporary and extremely rare period of truce. Yet this girl not only did not rest but also came to such a place to enjoy the scenery.

All of this piqued Orpheus's curiosity.

Whether she was lost in thought and missed Orpheus's call, or she received it but chose not to respond, Altira continued to stare blankly into the distance.

Orpheus followed her gaze.

Well, there was nothing there except a bunch of monster corpses and a few monsters flying in the sky feeding on carrion.

"What are you looking at?"

Orpheus couldn't help but ask.

Still no response.

Is this considered awkward small talk...?

It doesn't even seem like a chat.

However, perhaps because he was used to ignoring others, Orpheus didn't feel any dissatisfaction at being ignored (what kind of logic is that?), and just accompanied Altira to look at the empty scenery.

"Those ones……"

Orpheus, who had little sense of time, didn't know how much time had passed, but from the very beginning of the night, about a third of the night had already gone by. Just as Orpheus was about to sink back into his own world, Altia suddenly spoke.

"These are all traces of my vandalism."