That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

The goddess of the underworld's gaze rippled with longing; she envied her past self in that world, something she, now trapped in the underworld, could never attain.

"But it's strange that a human would be willing to hang out with a gloomy guy like me."

Chapter 350 Ai Lei

As dusk fell, the sunset painted the earth red, and the clouds in the sky resembled burning red flames.

A few wisps of breeze, a touch of desolation, and a few fallen leaves together construct a world about to sink into night.

Hall regained consciousness and lay down on the grass, feeling a deep weariness in both body and soul, like waking up from a severe hangover—it was very unpleasant.

"This feeling... the injuries to my soul and body are being reshaped by the power of the Star Grail. What's going on? Did Quetzalcoatl not use his power to revive me?"

Hall murmured, rubbing his forehead, when he suddenly paused, realizing that he was covered by a black cloak with gold patterns, its surface smooth to the touch and quite luxurious, with a faint, pleasant fragrance wafting from it.

My confused thoughts made it difficult to understand what was happening before my eyes.

"You're awake. Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Hall heard a girl's clear voice from behind him, turned around and saw a beautiful girl with blonde hair and red eyes. His mind regained some of its ability to think, and he blurted out the girl's name: "Ereshkigal".

"what?"

Ereshkigal was taken aback, somewhat unable to react.

Ereshkigal?

Whose name is this?

and many more!

Ereshkigal understood something, her pretty face flushed red, a blush spreading across her cheeks. Wasn't Ereshkigal just the initials of her name? It could already be used as a nickname.

Being able to call each other by their first names already indicates a close relationship, yet this human in front of me is calling her by her nickname?

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Hall regained his composure and the ability to think. Looking at the goddess of the underworld, who was acting like a lovestruck girl because of being called by a nickname, he found it both amusing and endearing. He asked in confusion, "Aileen, what happened after I lost consciousness?"

"Wait!" Ereshkigal interrupted Hall by reaching out his hand.

"etc···"

The blonde girl's voice changed from rapid to soft. Being called her name twice made her blush spread to her earlobes. She patted her chest with her small hand, trying to calm her turbulent emotions, and asked in a fierce tone, "My name is not Ereshkigal. I am the ruler of the underworld, the goddess of the underworld, Ereshkigal."

"I know."

Ereshkigal coughed, feigning seriousness: "I don't know which world you're from or what connection I had with you in that world. I don't know you at all now, so please don't try to establish any connection."

Seeing the goddess of the underworld like this, Hall felt a mischievous glint in his eye.

"Ah, don't you remember?"

"Remember what?"

Hall feigned a heartbroken expression: "You promised to be my wife."

"wife!!!!???"

The blonde girl's cheeks flushed red instantly, and she gasped in disbelief. Steam began to rise from her head; clearly, Hall's words had exceeded her comprehension, and she had gone into a state of mental blankness.

Ereshkigal stammered, "But...but, this is my decision in that...that world, I...I...I."

Hall said tenderly, "No matter which world you're in, you're still you, my one and only Ellie."

Upon hearing the ambiguous words, Ereshkigal almost fainted. It completely struck all her expectations, causing her to lose her ability to think. Her petite body swayed precariously as she unconsciously replied, "Then... then please take good care of me from now on."

It's really interesting. Ereshkigal's personality should be quite calm, but this girl in love seems to have inherited the favorability rating from the Fate/Apocrypha world.

Seeing Ereshkigal's exaggerated reaction, Hall couldn't help but chuckle and abandoned his plan to continue teasing him: "Sorry, what I said just now was made up."

"I...I will try my best to fulfill my duty as a wife...Huh?" Ereshkigal's face froze instantly, and she fell silent. The power of her authority overflowed from her body, and the flowers and plants around her withered visibly. She was just one step away from going berserk.

Hall wasn't in a hurry and smiled, "We were close friends in another world. If you don't mind, I think it would be a very happy thing to be your husband."

"..."

The power of the goddess of the underworld quickly vanished, and at the same time, Ereshkigal calmed down. Her red eyes were filled with tears, and she was both ashamed and angry. She glared fiercely at Hall: "No need! How dare a mere human play tricks on the goddess! Listen to me! The crime you just committed is enough to banish you to the ends of the underworld."

"I was serious."

“I want you to understand one thing: I am me, not Ereshkigal from that world. We have no shared memories, and I only have a vague impression of you.”

"Then I'll propose to you after we've created shared memories in this world."

The goddess of the underworld gave up, her small hands shyly pinching her long golden hair to cover her blushing face, and whispered, "Hmph, whatever, it's my business whether I agree or not."

"Back to our previous topic, Ereshkigal, can you tell me what happened after I lost consciousness?"

Ereshkigal nodded hesitantly and explained what had happened after Hall lost consciousness. Nothing special, just that Hall had been rescued from being a trophy.

Indeed, if Quetzalcoatl were to take it as a prize, things would become even more complicated.

"As expected, it is different from the original Seventh Singularity. Originally, Ereshkigal should not have known Quetzalcoatl, let alone her real name."

"However, what are the reasons for such a change, and how much difference will it lead to...?"

Hall asked without any hesitation, "Are you sure the Three Goddess Alliance has been formed?"

"Huh? How did you know about this!"

"It's very complicated to explain, so just think of me as someone who has the ability to foresee the future."

"That's really suspicious."

"Judging from your reaction, the Three Goddess Alliance has already been formed, so we are currently on the opposing side."

Ereshkigal raised his chin and declared, "I saved your life."

Hall shrugged, saying nonchalantly, "Even if I were killed by that feathered serpent god once, she would resurrect me. Besides, I can resurrect myself, it's just a bit troublesome."

Enraged by Hall's attitude, Ereshkigal raised his hand, revealing a magnificent golden double-edged spear, and pointed it at Hall, coldly saying, "So, you say we are enemies, which means I wouldn't have any complaints if I killed you now, would I?"

Hall shook his head: "Now is not the time. If we are to fight, it will be when the outcome is decided."

Hall stared directly into Ereshkigal's crimson eyes until she was too embarrassed to look away.

"never mind."

Ereshkigal snorted and sheathed his weapon: "Don't misunderstand, it's not that I'm letting you off the hook, it's just that the time I can remain visible on the ground is almost up. Also, I hope you can distinguish me from the Ereshkigal you know, otherwise you'll be the one who gets hurt."

For some reason, Ereshkigal felt terrible after saying those words.

Hall chuckled. "May I still call you Ereshkigal?"

“I’ve already said, this is your freedom. I’m leaving.” Ereshkigal turned and left, then paused and said, “East. If you head in this direction, you’ll soon encounter a human city. You’d better hurry. This isn’t the world you know. There are many dangerous monsters that roam at night.”

The goddess of the underworld vanished right before Hall's eyes.

Hall was also preparing to set off for another human city when he noticed that he was still holding the magnificent cloak of the goddess of the underworld, Ereshkigal, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"The cloak seems to retain the power of the underworld. As the goddess who rules over the dead, she is feared not only by humans but also by monsters."

As long as you have this cloak, you basically don't need to worry about being attacked by monsters.

Such clumsiness cannot conceal her natural talent for taking care of people.

Hall carefully put away the cloak of the goddess of the underworld and set off in the direction of Uruk.

Hall did not choose to ride the artificial magical beast to avoid being discovered. Traces of magical beasts could already be seen on the road. When passing through a human city, towering flames could be seen, and the smell of blood permeated the night wind.

Human soldiers are still putting up a fierce resistance, but the number of besieging monsters is overwhelming, and it is only a matter of time before the city falls.

The vengeful goddess Gorgon unleashed her revenge on humanity, and the demonic offspring born from the Blood Temple began attacking the Sumerian kingdoms.

Hall simply refused to help, firstly because he was afraid of attracting Jin Gu's attention and causing unnecessary trouble, and secondly because even humans who had been transformed into magical beasts were not necessarily doomed.

The effects of a singularity will be restored after the singularity disappears, regardless of whether the human has died or been transformed into a monster.

Instead of doing useless work now, we should consider how to eliminate this anomaly.

From night to day, Hall avoided the beast horde before using artificial magical beasts to travel.

"The movement is faster than expected. King Gu must have been prepared all along. Refugees from various city-states can already be seen."

Flying in mid-air, you can see families fleeing for their lives on the ground; several human cities have been overrun by monsters overnight.

After the artificial beast flew steadily for a while, the magic eye saw the city wall standing in the distance. Hall immediately became invisible and landed, joining the refugee group.

Hall hurried along, glancing around at the faces of everyone around him, which were filled with panic and worry.

The little boy cried and whined, "Mommy, Mommy, how much longer do we have to walk? I'm tired and hungry."

Unable to comfort her, the mother scolded, "Don't talk, just keep going. If you fall behind, you'll become food for monsters."

"How much longer until we arrive?"

"I've been here before, we should be almost at Babylon."

"Give it your all!"

"Look, aren't those soldiers from Uno City? I never imagined that even a city of this size would be overrun by monsters. Is this punishment from the gods?"

"Speaking of which, I've heard rumors about Enkidu attacking the city."

This is the vanguard of the refugees, so there's no need to worry too much about being attacked by monsters, at least for now the monsters haven't attacked here yet.

After walking for more than half an hour, the city was visible to the naked eye in the distance. The refugees were in high spirits and quickened their pace.

However, as the refugees approached the city, they discovered that Babylon, a city renowned throughout the Sumerian kingdoms, had become a ruin.

"What's going on! Has Babylon also fallen?"

Where have all the residents gone?

"Don't panic. Although most of the buildings here are gone, look closely and there are no signs of a battle. It's more like they were moved than destroyed."

"Move away from an entire city? Why?"

"Damn it, we have no choice but to keep going. Where else can we escape to? We're almost at the end of the world."

“Uruk! The altar of the god Ishtar! The king is there too.”

That's right, the city in front of us has indeed been "moved away".

This was also the conclusion drawn from Hall's Eye of Wonder. The entire city of Babylon looked as if it had been razed to the ground. Many houses were reduced to mere foundations, yet there were no signs of destruction. Most of the furniture and treasures had been removed, and the city roads were completely clear.

Hall surveyed the city ruins with great interest, then followed the line of refugees.