The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

If the snake woman were to see this enormous scale that filled the entire space, she would probably immediately realize how foolish her plan to 'use the number of monsters to hold back a goddess' was.

Apart from a certain Zerg, no other race dares to rival the Necromancers in terms of army size, because in war, death always occurs faster than reproduction.

Orpheus tilted his head and thought for a moment, finally concluding that Ereshkigal sent so many undead to the place where she descended not to welcome him to visit the underworld.

Just then, the energy around Orpheus fluctuated slightly.

Bang bang bang bang bang───

A purple barrier, spherical in shape, unfolded from Orpheus's body, and almost simultaneously, countless explosions suddenly appeared on the surface of the barrier.

Orpheus narrowed his eyes slightly.

It seems Ereshkigal has a way to directly mobilize the energy of the underworld itself for attacks... This is more troublesome than I imagined...

By directly detonating the energy of the underworld, the released energy will then be reabsorbed back into the underworld. It can be described as an attack method that consumes no resources, is difficult to detect, and is difficult to defend against.

Ereshkigal is virtually invincible in the underworld—it seems this isn't just a rumor.

Normally, even if Orpheus stood there and blasted her until the end of time, she wouldn't be able to do any damage. But now, her limitless power is slightly restricted...

There was no other way; she wouldn't dare leave Uruk without making some preparations.

In terms of attrition, Orpheus can't compete with the entire Underworld right now.

But this doesn't mean that Orpheus is weak now...

With his narrowed eyes like a snake lurking in the shadows, Orpheus quickly analyzed all the information in this space.

The lifelessness in his eyes had long been replaced by a chilling light.

In the Infinite Era, Orpheus could act recklessly without any problems, and could even ignore most attacks, so she never fought seriously... but she was quite serious about suppressing her power.

But when infinity cannot be relied upon absolutely, that is when the snake truly bares its fangs!

Only at times like this would Orpheus truly get serious!

It possesses the caution, keenness, and indifference of a snake.

This is Orpheus now, or you could say the real Orpheus.

In less than a second, Orpheus had a complete grasp of the surrounding situation, and then slowly turned his gaze to the undead legion below.

"A mere puppet."

Orpheus quickly made this judgment.

Those undead are not enslaved souls after death, but rather mass-produced soldiers created from the remnants of souls that have collapsed due to their long existence.

This level of residue can be split into several parts from a single soul, making it quite inexpensive, but its combat power is only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary person. At most, its ability to ignore physical attacks is a bit troublesome.

Needless to say, those skeletons are simply controlled and manipulated by mixing dead bones with some necromantic energy; a well-trained god-era soldier could easily take them down with an iron bar.

Simply put, they're all cannon fodder.

For Orpheus, their combat strength was unimportant. Even if each of them could engage in hand-to-hand combat with high-level magical beasts, they would still be no different from cannon fodder in front of her.

Orpheus only needed to confirm that they were not the souls of the people of Uruk.

Boom!

In the next instant, the violent fluctuations caused a burst of airflow at the center of the undead army, blowing away or destroying all the undead within a radius of 100 meters.

Enveloped in a pale purple sphere, floating at the epicenter of the explosion, Orpheus wore a fox-like smile.

The existence of these cannon fodder is merely to deplete her power... Even if it cannot be depleted, it doesn't matter. The destruction of these undead is not a loss for Ereshkigal at all; she can recreate them in just a few hundred years.

However, the same applies to Orpheus. Although he doesn't have complete infinity, Orpheus still retains the power of the 'serpent'. He can replenish this level of output in an instant, so it's not considered a waste at all.

At this moment, the ghostly blue souls floated into the air and then swooped down toward Orpheus.

Orpheus didn't even glance at the thousands of dead souls; magic arrays unfolded behind her, quickly exceeding three hundred in number.

Then, three hundred magic cannons roared simultaneously!

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"Holy Lance, pull anchor!"

With Lily's shout, a silver-white knight's lance was formed in her hand.

Bound by thirteen seals, the Tower of the End, which binds the surface of the world, and the Spear of the Farthest Expansion, which shines to celebrate the light of the stars.

What Lily possesses is merely a fragment of the Holy Lance, but it is already enough to unleash the power of the Holy Lance when it was sealed!

As she grasped the Holy Lance, a burst of light suddenly erupted, enveloping Lily.

Bathed in light, Lily also began to change.

The simple skirt armor was replaced by a full-body silver armor, and Lily's face seemed to be gradually becoming more mature.

Meanwhile, the thoughts from the Holy Lance also flooded into Lily's mind.

Endless wandering, the will of the goddess, the redemption of mankind—

Only then did Lily fully realize that she truly loved humans.

However, Lily would never agree with her approach!

The light and the afterimages dissipated, and Lily's appearance remained unchanged.

However, the aura and magic she unleashed at this moment were far stronger than before!

"Whoa—" (Let's just say that's how a horse mooes.)

"Long time no see... no, nice to meet you, East Starlion. I look forward to working with you in the future."

Lily greeted the white horse beneath her with a light laugh, its power having been amplified countless times by the spirit of the warhorse.

To Lily's surprise, the Holy Lance not only did not corrupt her mind, but also tempered her spirit, making her far stronger than before.

"I see. Now, I'd like to see what kind of outcome I can achieve if I were to wield the Holy Lance..."

A flash of understanding crossed Lily's eyes.

That's true. The goddess gave her the Holy Lance not to possess her body, so there was no need for any erosion.

Having spent a long time by Ritsuka's side, Lily has also learned his Master's tendency to act rashly when in doubt. For her, saving humanity doesn't require such complicated methods.

Defeat all the enemies, and then defeat Solomon.

This is the way she chose.

"In that case, give me a good testament."

Lily said this, then looked at the dragon with a confident smile.

"I'm truly sorry to have kept you waiting for so long while you remained in that pose of concentrated flames. In return, please experience the power of the Holy Lance."

"Roar──"

The dragon roared, and raging flames erupted forth.

Ignoring the intense heat, Lily pointed the Holy Lance forward and shouted out the true name of the farthest spear.

"Tear the sky apart, connect the earth, anchor of the storm! Rhongomyniad!"

A golden beam of light tore through the flames, pierced the dragon, and disappeared into the sky.

Chapter 95 Heroes of the Underworld

In the dim space, hundreds of pale purple magic circles, each only about ten centimeters in diameter, floated and frantically poured out fine beams of light into the sky.

Amidst the endless barrage of fire, dozens of eerie blue ghosts could be observed darting swiftly through the gaps in the beams of light, just as their ghostly names suggest.

It was already a struggle for the ghosts to avoid all the bullets. Several ghosts had already been hit and dissipated by the bullets, leaving them with no strength to approach the source of the beam below. They could only frantically dart around like headless flies, chased by the beam.

Below the magic circle, however, intense light and shadow danced.

Orpheus deftly dodged a skeleton's weapon aimed at him, then drew a golden longsword from the treasury and swung it away from another skeleton. At that moment, two more skeletons wielding spears leaped from the side and landed on Orpheus, but Orpheus dodged them with a backward leap. The skeletons tried to pursue, but were forced back by several magical artifacts shot from the treasury.

Orpheus casually tossed the longsword in his hand toward one of the skeletons, then spread his arms and fired a magic cannon from each side, suppressing two energy attacks that were trying to take advantage of the situation. He then devoured two skeleton mages, and then flew backward a distance, dodging the energy cannons that came from all directions.

Just as he stopped, three more skeletons wielding bone blades came from three directions to surround him. Orpheus frowned, turned slightly to avoid two of them, and then drew a longsword to cut the third one in two. He then shifted his body, keeping the two skeletons in front of him, letting one of them knock his weapon away. Orpheus then jumped backward.

The Noble Phantasm, which had been blasted into the air, suddenly flashed with a dazzling light, turning into several meteors that crashed to the ground, blasting the two skeletons into pieces.

Without a moment to catch his breath, Orpheus unleashed hundreds of Gate of Babylon behind him, launching countless magical artifacts at the skeletons charging towards him.

But then two skeletons carrying huge bone shields ran to the front and, at the cost of turning themselves into bone dust, withstood the Gate of Babylon.

Meanwhile, the skeleton wielding a gun and sword leaped high into the air and swooped down towards Orpheus.

"Mode switching".

Orpheus waved his hand, and the golden ripples behind him disappeared and reappeared. Then he fired his Noble Phantasm at the skeleton in the air again.

This time, although the power of the launch seemed to have decreased significantly, the launch speed of the treasure vault itself increased countless times!

In the blink of an eye, the golden light engulfed the skull in the air.

Then Orpheus unleashed a magical whirlwind with his bare hands, which became a barrier in front of him, blocking all the energy cannons that came at him again.

"Detection complete."

At that moment, Orpheus snapped his fingers, and a magic circle appeared above each of the sources that had just fired energy cannons, unleashing a torrent of purple fire.

In Orpheus's perception, all the skeleton mages were wiped out.

Orpheus turned his gaze back to the restless skeleton warriors surrounding him and narrowed his eyes again.

Gilgamesh, the being replaced by Orpheus, was the first Hero King, and could also be considered the first 'Primordial Heroic Spirit' to ascend to the Throne of Heroes as a hero.

This is not because Gilgamesh was truly the first hero in the world, but simply because he was the first hero to be recorded, that is, the first epic poem 'Gilgamesh'.

In fact, there were countless heroes who accomplished great feats before Gilgamesh, but they were unlucky and no one remembered them, which prevented them from being enshrined in the Throne of Heroes.

But this doesn't mean that those heroes simply vanished without leaving anything behind.

The spirits of the previous Mesopotamians flowed into the underworld, and all their skills and abilities were taken by Ereshkigal, becoming the enemies Orpheus now faces.

Perhaps their strength is far less than it was in life, but for them to swarm in like this... is really troublesome.

However, the ghosts above have been mostly cleared out, and the mages who used props to summon the Great Source Magic have been almost all wiped out. The remaining warriors no longer pose a threat.

[You've managed to handle things to this extent; that's commendable. So, how about this?]