The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

Myths are inherently unreliable, and Orpheus was too lazy to investigate why the so-called pinnacle of good wanted to destroy human reason.

What Orpheus was particularly concerned about was that some ancient civilizations in South America also depicted Quetzalcoatl as an ouroboros, and he wondered if this Quetzal had any connection with the ouroboros.

"That's it. Go to the southern forest and find out about Quetzalcoatl."

Looking at the three Chaldea members, Orpheus calmly assigned them the task.

"That's quite a downplaying of the situation..."

Ritsuka's lips twitched. She knew that when they faced Quetzalcoatl before, they were almost powerless to fight back. Even when the opponent wasn't serious, they still had to use all their strength just to defend...

"Hmm... Let me confirm first, is gathering intelligence all we need to do?"

At this moment, Merlin stepped forward a few steps and looked at Orpheus with a question.

"Sigh, is there anything else we can do besides gathering intelligence?"

Ritsuka asked in confusion.

"Indeed... that Quetzal is a bit too strong."

Roman's voice also came through the communicator.

If there were any way to help the current situation, the Chaldeans would certainly be very willing, but in reality, simply resisting Quetzalcoatl was already almost impossible.

After thinking for a moment, Orpheus nodded and replied to Merlin:

"Of course, it would be best if Quetzal could no longer be a threat."

"The difficulty has suddenly increased several hundred times!?"

Ignoring Ritsuka's exclamation, Roman seemed to be deep in thought.

"Merlin should have a way to see some things about that goddess, right? Like clairvoyance or something."

Merlin pursed his lips and put on a troubled expression.

"This habit of playing dumb isn't good, Romani Archman. But never mind, I'll answer your question first. Although I'd love to do that too, most of my magic is being used for other things these days. Besides, what would a goddess do if she were being spied on by a clairvoyant? There are plenty of examples like that in mythology, don't you think, goddess Ishtar?"

"Ugh?"

Chaldea and the others were taken aback, then followed Merlin's suddenly turned gaze to look behind them.

A goddess with black hair in twin ponytails swaggered into the temple, a radiant smile on her face.

"Of course they absolutely have to be killed! Even if it's troublesome, we have to use every available force to bombard them relentlessly!"

"Right? It's too early to anger that goddess now, so the proposal by the all-seeing eye is rejected."

Merlin returned a bright smile to Ishtar, only to be completely ignored by her.

"Wait, why is the goddess Ishtar..."

At this moment, Mashu suddenly interrupted, asking with some caution.

There was nothing they could do about it. After all, while their previous meeting with Ishtar wasn't exactly hostile, they hadn't fully confirmed whether she was friend or foe.

"That's obvious. I (Inanna) am the guardian deity of Uruk, so of course I'm here to protect Uruk in this situation!"

Ishtar puffed out her chest and laughed arrogantly.

"It would be more convincing if Ishtar hadn't been too busy counting the treasure I'd sent to react to Quetzalcoatl's attack in time."

Orpheus's sudden interjection caused Ishtar's expression to stiffen.

"Well..."

Mashu sighed softly.

"I can imagine it..."

Ritsuka also echoed with a wry smile.

It's strange, but almost everyone who sees Ishtar finds it difficult to form a reliable impression of this goddess...

"So what? What's wrong with taking fair pay? It's the unethical thing to work for free, isn't it? Besides, that guy sitting over there didn't react in time either."

Ishtar pointed at Orpheus.

Orpheus raised an eyebrow slightly, a faint smile on his face.

“I am preparing to deal with the three goddesses, and I have temporarily suspended surveillance of Uruk because I trust Ishtar.”

And just like that, Ishtar was easily retaliated against.

“Hum…”

Ishtar froze completely.

Then, her body slumped down limply, and she sighed.

"Okay, okay, it was my mistake. I didn't react to the snake's attack in time."

Then, she raised her head and looked at Orpheus.

"So, count me in as one of the team going to the southern forests this time."

"..."

Orpheus fell silent.

Ishtar's sudden behavior was truly unexpected.

When did this eccentric goddess become so frank...?

However, Ishtar is currently the only available fighter in the Uruk camp capable of dealing with the goddess, and Orpheus had originally hoped that she could go with him, so he naturally did not object and nodded to the goddess.

"Then, I'll leave it to you."

At this moment, Merlin spoke again.

"Even so, it will be difficult to find a way to deal with Quetzalcoatl, after all, his divinity is just too ridiculously strong."

"...It seems Merlin has exhausted all possible means. He has run out of options."

Roman said with a hint of helplessness over the communicator.

"I'm glad you understood so quickly. Well then, Romani Archiman, what about your proposal?"

Merlin chuckled softly, his eyes seemingly transcending time and space as he stared directly at the man sitting in front of the Chaldea communicator.

"...Given the current situation, there's no way to defeat Quetzal Koyatl in a direct confrontation, but we can't ignore it either. If we just go by the minimum standard set by King Orpheus—merely gathering intelligence—they'll likely continue to wreak havoc in Uruk tomorrow. So, there's only one way left..."

"Quetzal Koyatl is not a god of Uruk. The reason she possesses such high divinity must be because a temple has been built somewhere specifically to worship her, right? If we could find the location of the temple, and then find the key, symbolic object that allowed the temple to exist, and destroy it..."

"...In that case, Quetzalcoatl's divinity will be greatly reduced."

At this moment, Anna, who had been wearing a black robe and remained silent, continued.

“That’s right. With the help of the goddess Ishtar, we’ll be able to reach a level where we are evenly matched, right?”

As Roman listened to his analysis, Orpheus's eyes lit up with interest.

Orpheus had basically figured out Roman's deductions, but she didn't believe that a mere doctor could have such an exaggerated level of knowledge.

I had originally planned to tell Chaldea this information myself, but now it seems that I don't need to.

Chapter 77 The Unexpected Monster

Soon, the Chaldeans reached a conclusion.

Sneaking in to steal the base and then confronting them head-on, all in one smooth motion.

"Hmm... it should be easier to infiltrate now."

Seeing that everyone had finished their discussion, Orpheus suddenly interjected.

"Could it be... that it was just now..."

Ritsuka, having experienced numerous singularities as a Master, quickly came to her senses.

"kindness."

Orpheus nodded.

"I've already said hello."

"Wait... the so-called greeting is that super-sized light cannon?"

Ignoring the Chaldea members and Ishtar's twitching lips as if she had just remembered something, Orpheus nodded and continued:

"That attack wasn't aimed directly at the city, but the aftershocks were already quite close to the edge of Ur City. Even someone with the divine power of the opponent would need some time to repair a domain damaged to this extent. Now, by bypassing the damaged parts, we should be able to take the opportunity to infiltrate the interior of the opponent's domain."

Actually, targeting the city head-on would be more effective, and with a bit of luck, they could even destroy the symbol directly... However, Orpheus hadn't confirmed whether all the citizens of Ur and Enrid had truly perished, so naturally he wouldn't launch that indiscriminate attack until the very last moment.

In fact, the range of Orpheus's attack was exactly what she could perceive. She originally intended to cause some damage to Quetzalcoatl, who was on his way back, but it seems she did not succeed.

After all, at this distance, it's difficult to achieve precise sniping by relying solely on perception, and if it were an area-of-effect artillery barrage, the power would indeed be too dispersed.

In any case, although no further results were achieved, the goal of merely causing the other party some minor confusion should have been accomplished.

"Oh, that's perfect. With King Orpheus's help, we'll be safer here."

Merlin clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention, and said with a faint smile.

However, there was no smile in his eyes at this moment.

"But there's still a problem..."

Suddenly, Orpheus shuddered slightly.

"It seems King Orpheus has discovered it."

Orpheus did not respond to Merlin, but instead furrowed his brow.

This was the first time in history that such a solemn expression had appeared on her face.

The last time she displayed such a solemn expression was when facing the Crimson Dragon God Emperor. Of course, at that time, one couldn't expect a snake head to make any expression.

What happened?

Ritsuka tilted her head and asked, while Lily beside her frowned.

Although she couldn't get anything specific like Apocalypse, Lily still sensed a huge shadow approaching.

"Urgent report from the North Wall! Urgent report from the North Wall!"