The Holy Grail War of God's Blessing

"But... unfortunately, King Gilgamesh... has already..."

"What happened? How can I kill him for the king in the future?"

Seeing this scene, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked loudly in disbelief.

"That's right, King Gilgamesh can't be killed! He is a man who can see into the future and took the initiative to become a magician! He should have been fully prepared to deal with assassinations!

In order to avoid death on the battlefield, he agreed with me to insist on commanding from the throne! ? Who on earth could kill Gilgamesh by what means? "

Merlin was also in the same mood, and questioned loudly and fiercely.

"Regarding the cause of the king's death, that is..."

Sidulli calmed herself down and slowly recalled what had happened to everyone who was eager to know the truth about this strange incident.

Gilgamesh was handling affairs in the palace as usual. On that day, he was excited that the design of the Fang of Nabistim was finally completed.

Gilgamesh was so excited about successfully turning his masterpiece from imagination into reality that he did not waste any time. He handed the design to Siduri and asked her to send it to the weapons department, requiring her to turn the design from blueprint into a real thing within two days.

But in addition to the excitement, Gilgamesh was also obviously feeling a little physically unwell and felt dizzy from time to time, but he just thought it was because he had been too busy handling government affairs and thinking about weapon design in the past few days, and did not take it seriously.

Even this wise king, who had eyes that could see into the future, still did not notice the abnormal phenomena in the city.

As early as a few days ago, there were cases where citizens of the swollen area died of weakness and died for no reason.

Therefore, the dizziness felt by the body is not caused by excessive fatigue, but by the underworld goddess under the Sumerian land executing her plan as she said in the Three Goddesses Alliance.

Gilgamesh endured the feeling of dizziness and finished dealing with all the things. When it came to a temporary rest, he chose to take a short nap. However, after he closed his eyes, he never opened them again.

"...That's what happened. When I returned, the king had fallen asleep on his throne forever..."

Sidulli slowly recounted what happened yesterday, but it still made people feel incredible, even hard to believe.

"It turned out to be... death from overwork!?"

"No, no, this is too outrageous! Death from overwork? That's King Gilgamesh. If he could die at this level, he would have died countless times by now!"

Even Dr. Roman in Chaldea couldn't help but complain that although death from overwork was not impossible, the person to whom it happened was obviously not the kind of person who would have such a thing happen.

"That's true. I also lost my composure because it happened so suddenly. Now that I think about it, the situation in Uruk is indeed very strange. Lady Siduri, has there been any unusual changes in Uruk since we left for Ur?"

Hearing Romani's doubts, Merlin also came back to his senses from the news of Gilgamesh's death, and asked Siduri for more useful information about the temple.

"... Let me think about it. The attacks of the monsters have calmed down, but there have been many reports of people dying from weakness in Uruk. I was too busy with the king's funeral to take care of it, but this is indeed an anomaly. Could it be that -?"

Siduri now connected the two things together. Gilgamesh's death from overwork looked no different from those who died of neurasthenia.

"In other words, it's too unusual. King Gilgamesh didn't die from overwork, but was murdered. In other words, this must be the work of the alliance of the three goddesses. Apart from them, I don't think there is anyone who has the ability to kill King Gilgamesh."

Quetzal Coatl on the side also interrupted and said that as one of the members, she naturally knew more about the Three Goddesses Alliance.

Ereshkigal had explained how he was going to devour Sumer at the meeting of the Eighth Alliance, and this was information that all three goddesses had announced to each other.

However, the reason why everyone present could not associate it with the alliance of the three goddesses at the first time was a cognitive error.

"That's true, but does the Goddess of Warcraft have the ability to indirectly kill others?"

"After all, Quetzalcoatl is a melee fighter, and Ishtar doesn't look like a goddess capable of assassination."

Toufujimaru Ritsuka nodded in agreement with Mash's words.

"Yes, even among the Three Goddesses Alliance, there shouldn't be a goddess capable of such an assassination..."

But when Quetzalcoatl heard what the two said, he just smiled strangely. He knew where the problem lay and couldn't help but interrupt them.

"Wait, Mashu-kun, Fujimaru? Ishtar didn't join the Three Goddesses Alliance. This kid is always getting in our way, right?"

"Ah, that's exactly what happened! Miss Ishtar has been defeating the monsters of the Monster Goddess, but she only receives payment for it, which is against the Goddess Alliance! But...but in this case, who is the third goddess!?"

"Do I even need to ask? Of course it's Ereshkigal. Don't you know? She is the land goddess of Mesopotamia, the mistress of the underworld, and the ruler of death and the dead."

Quetzalcoatl was surprised that no one knew about this. He could only say that Ashram Reshkigal acted too low-key to be noticed.

"The underworld is still alive... Ah, I see. Is that so? So that's how it works."

After learning that Ereshkigal had awakened in the world of Sumer, Merlin immediately showed a look of understanding, as if his doubts had been cleared up.

"The scent of death from Ereshkigal fills Uruk. The garula spirits of Ereshkigal snatch the souls of those who lose their strength. King Gilgamesh's soul was also taken to the underworld by the garula spirits."

Quetzalcoatl spoke up and told everyone the truth.

"If that's the case, then we're not too late! The king's body hasn't been buried yet! As long as we can free his soul from the prison of the underworld, the king will surely wake up again!"

Siduri raised her hand and placed it on her chest, as if she was relieved, and said happily.

"That's right, Master Siduri. In fact, King Gilgamesh's exit now will be a headache, and the king's command is indispensable here."

"Then the next step is to go to the underworld and take back the soul of King Gilgamesh III! Right, senior!?"

"That's right, Mash!"

Everyone quickly determined the destination, so the remaining question was how to get to the underworld. After all, no one present knew where the underworld was.

Even the local Sumerian witches were unable to know this. The descriptions of the underworld in written texts were too vague. There were countless statements about its location, many of which were references or intentions.

"If there is anyone who knows the location of the underworld, it should be Ishtar. In Sumerian mythology, Ishtar, the mistress of the sky, once went deep into the underworld, was deprived of her divinity by the seven gates of the underworld, and was eventually killed by Ereshkigal."

"So the question still comes back to finding Ishtar first?"

"As for the goddess Ishtar, the king has found out her location in the past few days. She is currently staying in the reed field east of Uruk, and is being worshipped by the shepherds there."

Sidulli reported the known information in a timely manner.

"It's not far from Uruk. It only takes one day to go there and back. After getting the location of the underworld from the goddess Ishtar, we should still have time to go there."

"Okay, then..."

Knowing the location of Ishtar and that the distance is not too far, the plan can be adjusted to complete the necessary preparations first.

However, just as they were about to discuss the situation and prepare to turn around and set off to look for Ishtar, a man wearing a horned hat arrived at the gate of the palace.

"The search for Ishtar should be done after retrieving Gilgamesh's soul. If you don't know the clear direction, I think the knowledge of Nergal can help you."

The person who appeared at the gate of the palace was naturally Manshu who came from afar. He threw the Nergal he carved directly and with great force towards the city of Uruk, which was how he was able to arrive here so quickly.

"Nergal?"

This name was still unfamiliar to Fujimaru Ritsuka, so she immediately looked at Mashu and Merlin beside her.

"This is interesting. There is only one Sumerian god that was summoned, but the one that appeared now..."

Merlin looked at the man standing at the door holding a lion-head mace and a sickle, shook his head and said with a smile.

"Otherwise, there is still only one Sumerian god that is summoned. The rest have nothing to do with the Magic King, the Holy Grail he sent, or this land."

Manshu shook his head and walked towards the crowd.

"If the other party is Nergal, or has the knowledge of Nergal, then he can indeed guide us in the direction of the underworld.

Nergal, like Ereshkigal, is a god of the underworld in Sumerian mythology, but unlike Ereshkigal, who never leaves his abode, this god sometimes leaves the underworld and walks on earth in the name of Ella.

According to the myth, Ereshkigal became Nergal's wife because she refused to leave the underworld.

It is said that at another gathering of the god Anu, all the gods came here to feast and offer gifts to the god Anu, but only Ereshkigal was unwilling to leave the underworld and refused to come here to gather.

⒉After consultation, the gods allowed Ereshkigal to freely choose whether to attend the banquet, but he had to bring gifts to show respect to the gods.

⑼ When Ereshkigal heard this, he became furious and summoned Namtar, the demon of plague and death, to bring a basket of food to the banquet.

The silk gods were horrified when they saw Namtar and hurriedly advised him to leave. After he left, the banquet continued as usual.

０ In order to make Ereshkigal obey, the gods decided to send Nergal to the underworld.

Hanergal brought fourteen demons with him, and some say that this was the generous help of the god Enki, which enabled him to pass through the gate of the underworld.

Nergal rushed into Ereshkigal's residence, grabbed the goddess by the hair, pulled her down from the throne, and was about to kill her.

⑤ Seeing that the situation was not going well, Ereshkigal had no choice but to beg for mercy, expressing her willingness to become Nergal's wife and to give Nergal the vast land of the underworld.

⑹Nergal was overjoyed, so he stayed in the underworld and became the ruler of the underworld.

4 Of course, this is only one version of the story. Another version is that Nergal was arrogant and rude to the messenger sent by Ereshkigal, so Ereshkigal wanted to kill him and invited Nergal to go to the underworld to kill him.

The two versions only differ in the causes, but the process and final result of the story are the same. Nergal broke through the gate of the underworld and seized the power of the underworld.

However, the latter can actually be regarded as the same cause. Nergal's arrogance and disrespect are also due to the fact that Ereshkigal cannot leave the underworld and can only send his own messengers to attend the banquet of the gods.

"But that's not important. What's important is that Nergal is the son of the god Enlil, just like Ninurta, and these two gods have been confused many times."

Merlin said this, and that was why he was not surprised by Nergal's visit. After all, the same thing had happened before.

"So how should we address you, Your Excellency?"

"Then call me Nergal. This name will help you return from the underworld, right? Going to Ishtar is not a good omen. No one would want to sacrifice themselves like Dumuzid did."

Manshu smiled and said, at least in mythology, Ishtar's experience in the underworld was not very good. Although Ishtar successfully returned from the underworld, her husband Dumuzi was dragged into the underworld as a replacement.

“既然奈尔2伽尔神这样说jiu了，那就4让我们０动身4吧，前往冥界㈢救出吉5尔伽liu美什4王。”

So where is the entrance to the underworld? This is quite simple and clear. Naturally, it is where the goddess is, in the city of Kusa.

It’s not a difficult task to get in. Just lift up the earth and the underground hole will naturally appear. Then just jump down.

"Let's go to the underworld!"

Anna did not accompany them this time, and Quetzalcoatl was also unable to go.

Divinity will become a side effect in the underworld. The underworld has built a system that can make the gods powerless, and powerful divinity will become weak there.

Chapter 165 Test

"Everyone, be prepared. There will be no room for regret or reflection once the action begins."

Five people stood on the ground of Kusa City. Mansu tapped the ground beneath his feet lightly with the staff in his hand, listened to the echo, and then spoke to them.

"no problem."

"Well, everyone please step back a few steps, and I will open the door to the underworld."

Generally speaking, if other people want to enter the underworld, they must break through the land separating the underworld and the earth.

Of course, there are also legends that there is a deep cave that can lead directly to the underworld, but obviously that thing cannot be found here for the time being, and the underworld is indeed under this city.

But Manshu didn't need to use too brutal means to directly uncover the entire city, so he just swung the lion-head stick in his hand and hit the ground under his feet.

The ground that was hit immediately sank, forming a small vortex that swept away all the soil and rocks. When it calmed down, a passage appeared in front of everyone.

"Quetzalcoatl and Merlin, you two will support us up there. If anything unexpected happens, the news will also come from Nippur."

The passage was opened, but Manshu did not rush to act. Instead, he spoke to the two people beside him.

This matter was also within the scope of the previous discussion, the reasons had been explained clearly, and there was nothing to question. It was Quetzalcoatl who was a little confused about the place name mentioned by Manshu.

"Nippur? Is it the only remaining city on the northern wall of the Warcraft Front?":

"There, there is the abode of the god Enlil on earth. Great Ekur is the courtyard of the gods and the temple where Enlil is worshipped."

Manshu's face showed no expression. He did not do these unnecessary functions, so people could not tell anything. He just spoke calmly.

“Quetzalcoatl probably doesn’t know that Enlil, the former god-king of this land, has resurrected in Nippur.”⒎

"Is that so? I'm just asking casually. Actually, I really want to go down and take a look. Then please send Fujimaru and Mashu back safely~!"

Quetzal Coatl said with a smile, as if nothing unusual happened. Manshu called Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu over, preparing to jump down the passage he opened to the underworld.

"Don't worry about that. I'm letting you stay here just to guard against the lowest possibility. At the same time, we have some means outside to prevent any accidents from happening. Although the underworld is a dangerous place, I don't think I will lose. At most, I will be deeply trapped in it."

After saying this, Manshu jumped into the cave first, passed through a dark tunnel, and landed on the ground.

"No problem, safe landing."

Manshu stood firmly on the ground, opened his eyes and looked around, taking in the scene of the Sumerian underworld.

"what!"

Mashu fell from the sky holding a shield, and the shield offset most of the force, allowing the two to land safely on the ground.

They had experienced falling from a high altitude once before when they first came to this singularity, so there was no problem at all now.

"Welcome to the underworld of Sumer, both of you!"

After the two men recovered from the shock of landing, Manshu stretched out his hand and spoke to them as if he was the master of this place.

"Great, it's connected! Because we were going to the underworld, I was still worried about whether I could observe it. It seems that I was worrying for nothing! After all, this is just a cool underground. The real thing is really powerful. It turns out that the underworld and the world are connected by soil!"

Dr. Roman's voice came through the communication device very quickly. It was indeed quite surprising that the underworld was directly connected to the real land.

"Is that so? Isn't it some other dimensional area?"