The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

The dragon-serpent above Uruk opened its massive jaws once more, and immense magical power condensed in front of it, forming a sphere one-third the size of Uruk.

Then, with the dragon-serpent's final roar, the sphere streaked across the sky and landed in the center of that disgusting pile of monsters.

Boom! ...

The next instant, a deafening roar resounded, blazing white light pierced the sky, and violent magic exploded outwards, tearing apart everything it touched with a wave of scorching heat.

Hiduri fell heavily to the ground, losing consciousness, and the dragon-serpent disappeared as well. At the same time, the monster horde that was attacking Uruk was completely wiped out!

Chapter 103 The Victory or Defeat in the Underworld

Orpheus, who was directing the magic cannons to bombard the area, paused slightly, his expression darkening.

The one left in Uruk has been activated...

Time is running out.

Although she left infinite power in Uruk, it was something that even Orpheus himself could not fully control. It was impossible to expect Siduri to achieve anything, even with the Holy Grail's assistance.

Orpheus's extraneous thoughts only lingered for a moment before being temporarily suppressed, but Ereshkigal was, after all, a god who had lived for... years. Even if he didn't have much combat experience, he was still capable of seizing this momentary opening!

The energy of death cleaved through the slightly weakened barrage due to the momentary distraction, and Ereshkigal charged forward—most of the surrounding underworld energy had been dispersed by Orpheus, so this was the only attack method Ereshkigal could currently employ.

Ereshkigal's inexhaustible energy lies in the cyclical nature of the power of the underworld itself. In terms of instantaneous output, she is definitely no match for Orpheus, who can draw energy without limit!

However, Orpheus's situation is not much better now. Her body surface has become somewhat illusory and transparent, which is a sign that the absorption of magic power is not keeping up with the consumption!

She is not truly limitless now.

Although Ereshkigal noticed Orpheus's depletion, her divine pride dictated that she would not hide underground and wait for Orpheus to exhaust his energy. Instead, she bravely faced the disadvantage and launched an offensive.

As Ereshkigal advanced, Orpheus slightly turned to the side, avoiding the goddess's downward slash. A smile appeared on Ereshkigal's face, and his attack shifted. The strangely shaped spear in his hand chased after Orpheus like a venomous snake.

Although the energy of the underworld was temporarily suppressed by Orpheus's artillery fire, the weapon in Ereshkigal's hand was the central hub for her control over the underworld and the convergence of its essence. The deadly damage she could inflict was far greater than that one close encounter!

Clang──

However, at that moment, a purple light appeared, forcefully blocking Ereshkigal's attack, which was originally certain to succeed.

Ereshkigal stared intently at it, and saw a purple sphere that was as clear and bright as crystal, looking unremarkable except for its beauty.

But the goddess of the underworld dared not underestimate this sphere—it was something Orpheus had compressed into shape with enough energy to blast away most of Uruk, right before her eyes, and Ereshkigal had no intention of personally experiencing what would happen if he were touched by it.

Just then, a faint ripple came from the tip of the spear. Although it was subtle, it did not escape Ereshkigal's detection.

A sense of foreboding rose in his mind, and Ereshkigal turned his head to the side.

A beam of light shot out from the magic sphere, grazed Ereshkigal's ear, and snapped off a few strands of his golden hair.

'Can that ball still be attacked?'

Ereshkigal frowned slightly, looking a little troubled, but his attack did not slow down. He spun the tip of his spear, trying to bypass the sphere and assassinate Orpheus.

However, the sphere controlled by Orpheus was quite flexible, extending and contracting to block the goddess's attacks, while also occasionally shooting out beams of light from it, making Ereshkigal somewhat restrained in his fight.

Once again manipulating the death energy of the Netherworld Spear, Ereshkigal blasted away the countless magical cannons that wanted to devour him, and looked solemnly at Orpheus.

She could sense that the density and power of the magic cannons had been greatly weakened compared to the beginning, and the illusory feeling around Orpheus was getting stronger and stronger.

"It seems I have won in the end."

Ereshkigal curled the corners of his mouth and wisely gave himself a pat on the back.

Perhaps because her magic power was starting to wane, Orpheus's reactions began to slow down, and the light orbs were no longer as flawless as before. There were even several times when Orpheus had to take matters into his own hands to block Ereshkigal's attacks.

It should be noted that while Orpheus's close combat skills might be considered top-notch among humans, compared to the goddess who has lived for... years, the human level is still far too immature.

Just then, Orpheus noticed that something was off about Ereshkigal's smile.

That smile inexplicably reminded Orpheus of the word 'little devil'.

But before Orpheus could realize that something was wrong, her movements suddenly stopped, and a look of pain flashed across her face.

The energy of death erupted within her body!

when?

Orpheus frowned.

As for opportunities to allow energy to invade one's body...

She had been very careful since the battle began, meaning she was using the cover of the six gates, or perhaps she was recovering her magic power after passing through the gates?

Whether it's the rapid extraction of power or the rapid recovery of power, a massive amount of energy circulates within the body. At this opportune moment, there is indeed a chance to inject a trace amount of death...

Thinking about it this way, it also explains why they didn't send a powerful force to attack when the energy was depleted.

Normally, those death energies would struggle to lie dormant and wouldn't be able to affect Orpheus at all... But now, her magic was extremely weak, and the burst of death energy was enough to stop her movements for a moment!

It was too late to think about all this now. In the brief moment that Orpheus stopped, Ereshkigal's spear pierced Orpheus's chest.

The magic cannon stopped, the raging death energy subsided, and everything came to a standstill.

"I won."

Ereshkigal laughed smugly, reaching out to stroke Orpheus's still expressionless face.

"While waiting for you to run out of energy is one option, it's definitely better to defeat you myself. After all, I'm a perfectionist."

Ereshkigal felt a surge of satisfaction. Back then, Orpheus not only pinned her to the ground and rubbed her repeatedly, but also used the Chains of Heaven to hang her up and play bondage games. Now she could finally get her revenge.

Although a penetrating wound is nothing to Orpheus, Ereshkigal can use it as a medium to pour a large amount of death power into her body. So, the current situation between Ereshkigal and Orpheus is actually similar to an ordinary person pointing a gun at another ordinary person's head.

Just as Ereshkigal was fantasizing about how to take revenge on Orpheus in this way or that, he didn't notice that Orpheus's index finger trembled almost imperceptibly.

The next moment, the previously still sphere suddenly burst into bright light.

"Holy crap, are you crazy?"

Ereshkigal was startled. She could naturally see that Orpheus wanted to detonate that energy, but the explosion of energy did not distinguish between friend and foe. If such an explosion occurred, she, as the Goddess of the Underworld, would have no problem surviving, but Orpheus... at least his body would be blown apart.

Gritting his teeth, Ereshkigal frantically poured the energy of death into the Spear of the Underworld, hoping to control Orpheus, but suddenly realized something was wrong.

But the goddess had no time to think. The next second, violent energy erupted in the center of the underworld, engulfing everything around it.

Chapter 104 The Goddess's Surrender

The underworld, the continent where Ereshkigal was located, was now shattered. The land of the underworld, which did not belong to the mortal world, was even melting into magma in many areas under the high temperature of magic.

Enveloped in the turbulent flow of energy, Ereshkigal's face turned deathly pale.

Just now, roughly between the moment she injected death energy and the burst of Orpheus's magic, Orpheus's reaction suddenly disappeared.

...Dead?

How could that be...

A strange emptiness welled up in the goddess's heart, and she bit her lip.

However, at this moment, Ereshkigal's expression suddenly changed, and as he rolled forward, he swept his spear horizontally.

Then Ereshkigal's expression froze, and she forcibly stopped moving. The next moment, several golden ripples unfolded, and countless Noble Phantasms containing powerful energy quickly extended from them. If Ereshkigal had forcibly continued moving, she would probably have been pierced into a hedgehog by now. But even though she reacted in time, the weapons still pierced through the gaps around her, sealing the goddess.

However, almost at the same time, several sharp spikes carrying a strong aura of death also emerged from the ground, surrounding the black-robed girl who appeared behind Ereshkigal.

At this moment, Ereshkigal knelt on the ground, holding his spear behind him, while Orpheus stood behind her, the End Sword and the Spear of the Underworld pressed against their necks respectively.

Both of them frowned slightly.

Ereshkigal couldn't understand how Orpheus had appeared behind him... The situation just now was simply too bizarre.

In her perception, Orpheus 'entered' the underworld directly and then appeared behind her.

But that's impossible. Not to mention that Orpheus is already in the Underworld, just the fact that one has to enter the Underworld requires her control. Although she may not be able to stop it, she can still interfere.

No, if you think about it carefully, you could actually have done that just now...

Ereshkigal narrowed his eyes.

So that's why you waited until now to use it?

Orpheus couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

While it cannot be called a failure, it was not a success either.

No barrier in the world can stop the Ouroboros, and Orpheus naturally possesses the Ouroboros's unique way of moving.

Ouroboros is perfect in itself, isolated from the world. For ouroboros, separating itself from the world itself is not difficult. The abilities formed from this are Orpheus's etherealization or other absolute defenses that ouroboros may possess, as well as combat-specific absolute severing and the like. But we will not discuss these for now.

The ability to become ethereal allows one to detach themselves from the world.

The resulting mode of movement involves isolating oneself from the world before re-entering it.

The Ouroboros isolates the world itself, not a particular region, so no matter where in the world it is, it is only a step away for the Ouroboros, which is merely "next door".

In other words, as long as there is no separation between worlds, Orpheus only needs one step to go anywhere.

But it's different in the underworld.

The barriers of the underworld are actually not as strong as the world itself, but it has a rather special feature—Ereshkigal has almost 100% control over the underworld.

In this way, it would be almost impossible for Ereshkigal to sense Orpheus's process of 'going out' and 'entering' again.

Although Ereshkigal cannot intercept her, she can delay Orpheus's entry or interfere with it by misaligning the coordinates. In short, as long as the goddess can detect Orpheus's methods, she has plenty of ways to deal with them.

Therefore, there is only one chance. Even if Ereshkigal can react in time the first time, he will definitely not have time to think of intercepting.

Now it seems that even the hard-won opportunity failed to succeed. As Orpheus had predicted, Ereshkigal was indeed unable to stop Orpheus from entering, but his body did react in time.

The god and the dragon locked eyes, and for a moment they were at an impasse.

The Noble Phantasms that Orpheus took out all possessed the power to kill gods. After a few stabs, Ereshkigal would be left with less than half a life even if she didn't die. But at the same time, she could also feel the enormous death energy contained in the spikes around her... It seems that this is also something like Ereshkigal's trump card.

Neither of them dared to make a move.

"Pfft──"

Suddenly, Ereshkigal laughed.

Orpheus tilted his head in confusion.

"How stupid. There is no point or necessity in our fight."

Retracting the spear of the underworld, and with all the surrounding spikes dissipating, Ereshkigal raised his hands.