The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

Just as Orpheus was pondering, Ereshkigal's voice suddenly came from all directions.

As if in response to the words of the Mistress of the Underworld, the ground around Orpheus trembled violently.

"Roar──"

Then, three enormous bone dragons emerged from the ground, magically producing tremendous sounds from their throats, which had no vocal cords.

At the same time, the remaining skeleton warriors swarmed forward.

Orpheus glanced at the three bone dragons, smiled slightly, casually drew a longsword, but did not release any other weapons.

Instead, an enormous golden ripple appeared.

This golden ripple was not directed at the enemy as usual, but rather spread out parallel to the ground, tens of meters above the ground.

Then, a giant made of strange stones fell from the golden ripples.

The giant's landing caused a tremor no less intense than when the bone dragon appeared, making all the enemies stumble.

The giant, of course, was unaffected and took out a very handy greatsword from the golden ripples that appeared beside him.

The verdant plain that cuts through a thousand mountains

Holy crap, wait, this isn't fair...

Amidst Ereshkigal's exclamation, seemingly due to forgetting to turn off his microphone, the giant easily slew all three bone dragons with his mountain-splitting sword.

Of course, this is the only thing the Titans can do.

In Orpheus's calculations, Ereshkigal's reflection arc was roughly the same...

Countless explosions erupted simultaneously around the giant, turning it into dust in the blink of an eye.

After destroying the last skeleton warrior and seeing this scene, Orpheus couldn't help but curl his lip.

What a petty person...

"Can the road be opened now?"

Orpheus put away his weapon and asked to himself.

"You seem to have misunderstood something, King of Uruk. I never said that defeating all enemies was the condition for passing this level. This level is a test of wisdom. First, you must... wait, let me think about it. These are all tricks that old men like to play. It's time for our younger generation to bring about some changes, so let's not play those little tricks. I'll open the door now... don't do anything rash!"

Orpheus shrugged, put away the EA, and strolled toward the portal ahead.

Chapter 96 The Pace of the Campaign

With a sound like the air being torn apart, the massive spear pierced through Hercules' throat, the force of which caused Hercules' imposing body to lean back.

"That makes eleven times."

Then came Jin Yong's indifferent counting.

"I had some expectations for you, but it turns out you're just a mad dog with no sense of reason?"

"Roar──"

Hercules revived once more, roared, and forced himself to his feet from his backward position, charging towards King Gu. However…

*Pfft*

Three sharp spikes shot up from the ground, instantly killing Hercules once again.

Shaking his head in boredom, Jin Gu turned to leave.

"Ok?"

Just then, a golden beam of light shot straight into the sky, its immense and sacred energy surprising even Jin Gu.

Even so, Jin Gu's own senses did not relax.

Turning around, Heracles was already right in front of them, about to smash down his giant axe!

Jin Gu's expression remained calm and composed.

Just as the giant axe was about to smash into King, Hercules suddenly stomped heavily on the ground and disappeared from King's sight.

But it was too late.

The chains pursued him like hounds. Hercules swung his giant axe to force some of the chains away, but more remained wrapped around his massive body. Hercules tried to shake off these chains that made him feel intensely threatened, but the chains emitted a silvery-white light the moment they touched his body, and then became incredibly hard, so hard that even Hercules' strength could not break them.

"Therefore, someone with divine powers like you can't possibly defeat me..."

Jin Gu sneered, waved her hand, and a huge golden spear slowly condensed beside her.

Even if you are resurrected twelve times, you can only have a maximum of thirteen lives.

That's it.

Having confirmed his victory, Jin Gu slowly waved his hand downwards.

The golden spear trembled and shot towards Hercules at lightning speed.

Then, a three-colored light suddenly descended from the sky, engulfing the golden spear completely. Next, a flash of sword light shattered the chains binding Hercules.

Jin Gu's lips slowly curled up.

"I was worried about not being able to find you, but now you've delivered yourself to my doorstep?"

At this moment, Altira landed lightly in front of King.

"The first two attempts failed because of Orpheus. Now that she's not here, let's eliminate this threat completely."

Jin Gu's eyes, which had been somewhat relaxed due to boredom, suddenly sharpened, and his entire body shimmered with a golden glow.

Jin Gu could sense a threat to the very concept of 'god' emanating from the woman before him, and he could also detect the aura of the war god who had defeated his mother from the blade of her sword.

From any perspective, this guy is quite a threat.

In comparison, the little girl in black robes accompanying the Chaldea group, while also seeming somewhat strange, didn't garner as much attention.

As for Altira, he tilted his head.

"The first two times...? A sneak attack is bad civilization, you know."

Altira may not be as strong as Kingo, but the difference is definitely not so great that he could be defeated in one move. The reason why the first two times were so critical was because Kingo always chose the moment when Altira had an opening to launch a sneak attack.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, you're someone who can pose a threat to Mother, so it's understandable that we have to be serious about you."

Jin Gu smiled slightly and then disappeared.

Altira's eyes narrowed, and he spun around, brandishing his sword.

Clang──

The golden and colorful blades clashed repeatedly, exchanging blows dozens of times in just a few seconds, before Jin Gu disappeared once more.

boom!

Almost simultaneously, the giant axe took her place.

With a flash of golden light, Jin Gu reappeared, now dozens of meters away from Altila.

But Altira, as if he had a premonition, extended his sword and swung it out, aiming directly at the location where King was!

Jin Gu clicked his tongue and tried to back away, but suddenly paused and squatted down.

The blue arrow of light streaked across Kingo's head and landed behind him.

At the same time, Kingu slammed his hand on the ground, and a spike rose from Altira's feet, forcing Altira to retreat and deflect Kingu's attack.

Jin Gu frowned as he considered how to resolve the crisis.

Altira arrived, and Arjuna's attention was already focused on Kingu.

In other words, the Chaldeans have already...

After hesitating for a moment, Jin Gu decided to stay.

Altira is far too threatening and must be eliminated here.

Hercules was left with only one life, and Arjuna, at this distance, could at most provide cover, but if he was careful, he wouldn't pose a threat.

There's definitely enough time...

Just then, three purple beams of light rose straight up, piercing through the clouds, causing Jin Gu's expression to change.

The source of the three beams of light was none other than her three enemies!

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"Hmm, I didn't expect it would still be used?"

Roman's complaints came through the communicator.

"Well... I'm sorry, but that was the only option at the time."

"Well, isn't the result very good?"

Seeing Lily's somewhat apologetic expression, Ritsuka patted the knight girl's back heartily.

At this point, both teams had successfully shaken off the monsters and were resting at the edge of the forest.

"Report: The first team has 29 remaining members, and the second team has 57 remaining members. None of them have lost their combat capability, and the total combat strength is now 86 people."

"Less than half..."

Hearing the soldier's report, everyone's expression darkened.

At this moment, Joan of Arc, who was standing to the side, managed to muster her spirits and gave everyone a gentle smile.

"However, Miss Lily is really amazing, to be able to use such a Noble Phantasm."

The second team had nearly twice as many survivors as the first team. This was partly because the first team was at the forefront clearing the way, and partly because the dragon blocking the second team's path was instantly killed by Lily without causing any casualties to the team itself.

Thanks to Lily, the second team's losses were kept below half.

"Let the warhorses go free; the journey ahead will have to be on foot."

Joan of Arc sighed as she looked at the forest path before her.

Because they chose the entrance with the lowest monster spawn rate, they could no longer continue riding forward on horseback, especially since the forest was not suitable for cavalry to gallop.

Although it was somewhat painful, there was nothing that could be done but let these warhorses fend for themselves.

"Then, form ranks and march!"