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Fujimaru Ritsuka was silent for a moment, recalling that Jeanne had indeed told her that she would seek help from a powerful being from another world. However, at the time, both she and the doctor had simply assumed that Li Xuan was a visitor from a parallel world and hadn't given it much thought.

"Who knows if the other world you mentioned back then was a real one? Isn't it usually a parallel world?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka said loudly. She didn't want people to think she had Alzheimer's and always forgot things. She hadn't forgotten this incident, but at the time, she and the people of Chaldea just thought Li Xuan was from another parallel world.

Chapter 339: Confrontation between Anna and Gorgon

"You and those people in Chaldea really have no imagination at all."

After Li Xuan looked down on Fujimaru Ritsuka and Chaldea, he continued.

"That's the truth. As a being from another world, my strength is not inferior to the Origin. Therefore, after Anna signed a contract with me, even if she could only obtain one billionth of my power through the contract, it would still be extremely powerful."

"But ultimately, Anna's strength depends on her ability to control it. After she signed the contract with me, if she could handle it, it wouldn't be impossible for her to become the strongest being in the universe besides the Origin. However, the power Anna can currently control has reached its limit, so I stopped feeding her strength."

"The strongest being besides the Root? That's too exaggerated."

Quetzalcoatl's face was a little tense. For her who loved fighting, strength was naturally very important to her. Although she did not feel envious or jealous of Anna's rapid rise, she could not help but feel some resentment.

Although Anna's current power is strong, much stronger than the gods or supreme gods in various myths, and human evil, but compared to these strong people who can only cleanse the surface of the earth, there are still many monsters in the Type-Moon universe. Let's not talk about others, just say the UOs on several major planets in the solar system, which are much stronger than ordinary human evil, not to mention the wandering stars that have visited the earth before and the cosmic civilization behind it, as well as the strong people in other powerful parallel worlds, such as the enlightened ones like Buddha and the existence of the two major restraining forces. Can Anna really become the strongest person in the Type-Moon universe except for the root with just a contract?

"This is normal. In fact, it's just like the relationship between a miko and a god. Through this contract, Anna can become my agent and use my power. Even if she can only borrow one tenth or one hundredth of it, Anna will be invincible."

Li Xuan's words made Quetzalcoatl, Ishtar, and Elly understand. They had also used agents to exert their power. If that was the case, it was no surprise that Anna could become the strongest besides the Origin. However, doing so was merely borrowing Li Xuan's power, and it didn't discriminate against Anna's own strength. The real strength lay in Li Xuan behind Anna.

"That's enough. I don't need such strong power."

Anna does not have too much yearning for powerful strength. As long as she can protect her sisters, that's enough. This has always been her standard of strength.

"Well, in that case, Anna, you will go and fight our guest from afar."

Li Xuan pointed to a place a few kilometers away and said.

"I see."

Anna summoned her sickle and rushed forward. Now much stronger, she could already feel the resonance from the divinity. There was no doubt that the Gorgon had arrived.

"Anna, what is this?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru was a little confused about Anna's sudden action. She and Mashu could not observe what was happening several kilometers away.

"Although we acted quickly, it's still unrealistic to completely hide it from the Gorgon. At least she knew about Ellie's previous act of breaking the covenant. She wanted to discuss it with Koyatel. And she just happened to run into us."

Li Xuan's words were correct. The Gorgon did come to test Quetzalcoatl's attitude because of Elle's betrayal. After all, Ishtar's move and Elle's betrayal made the Gorgon sense something bad. An ominous premonition arose in her heart. The Gorgon naturally came to test Kukulkan. After all, like Elle, Quetzalcoatl was not the same kind of person as her.

Gorgon didn't want to be attacked from both sides by Ellie and Quetzalcoatl. She had already decided that if Quetzalcoatl had the intention of betraying her, she would have to get rid of her first and eliminate an enemy in advance.

Originally, Gorgon, as the one with the weakest divinity and the lowest strength among the three goddesses, had no right to say such words. However, after possessing a small part of the power of the goddess of creation Tiamat, just like Anna, Gorgon's power also skyrocketed, and he became the strongest in the alliance of the three goddesses. Naturally, he was qualified to do so.

Therefore, after realizing that something was wrong, Gorgon immediately headed towards the rainforest where Quetzalcoatl was.

But now a girl in a purple cat-head robe holding a scythe taller than she was stood in her way.

"This place is closed to traffic."

Gorgon looked at the girl in front of him and couldn't help feeling very familiar, but she couldn't remember who she was. This feeling of being familiar but not being able to remember made Gorgon very annoyed.

"who are you?"

"it's me!!!"

Anna lifted the hood that covered her face, revealing her true appearance.

"It's me! Hahaha, it's really me! I didn't expect, I didn't expect that I could still see you, see that innocent and childish self."

Seeing Anna's face under her hood, Gorgon finally knew where this sense of familiarity came from. It turned out that the girl in front of him was the innocent self in the past.

"Based on what I know about myself, you came here to stop me, right? You're such a ridiculous person! It's because of your naivety and childishness that my sisters and I died because of a human conspiracy. It's simply unforgivable!"

Gorgon hated Anna, or rather, the naive and childish self of the past, very much. If it weren't for his own naivety and childishness, if he could have the heart to kill those humans who came to the island to harass him, would his sisters not have suffered this fate, and would he not have become like this?

Gorgon's hatred for Anna was actually due to her regret for the past, so she didn't say much to her past self.

Gorgon knew that she could not convince her past self, and she could not obey Anna's wishes and stop, so there was nothing more to say.

Now, only strength and will could prove the correctness of her actions. Gorgon lashed out with her massive claws at Anna. She was confident, having completely renounced the glory and splendor of her goddess-like form. Her demonic form had granted her immense power, not to mention the vestiges of Tiamat's power. Therefore, she was confident she could overcome this obstacle, her past self, and further strengthen her resolve and will to exact revenge on humanity.

Chapter 340: The Complete Defeat of the Gorgon

Anna was not surprised by Gorgon's choice. She understood her own character. Since she had made the choice, she would go all the way and not turn back until she hit a wall.

So, it turns out that only strength can decide everything. Facing the Gorgon's sharp claws, Anna also clenched the scythe in her hand and met it.

As expected, it was the same person. Anna and Gorgon both chose to use force. Both were very confident that they would be the winner, but when the two collided, one of them would eventually lose. It was obvious that this person could only be Gorgon.

As soon as Gorgon's claws touched the sickle, he felt a huge force coming from Anna's sickle, which not only broke her arm and pushed her back, but also knocked her out, falling a hundred meters until she stopped after crashing into a hill.

Blood was constantly flowing from the corners of Gorgon's mouth. Just this one collision had left her seriously injured and dying, but Gorgon ignored all this and just stared at Anna.

"why?"

Even with this incoherent sentence, Anna could understand Gorgon's question: Why? Why have I experienced so much, sacrificed so much, and suffered so much, only to be defeated and denied by my past self? Then what are my sacrifices and efforts worth?

"You've been so blinded by hatred that you've neglected some of the things you should really value."

"Haha! It's really easy to talk without any pain. Has hatred clouded your mind? What should I really value? I have nothing left. How can I value anything? I killed all my sisters with my own hands. What else do I need to value? If it were you, what could you do?"

Although Gorgon knew that she had been defeated, she still could not accept her past self's beliefs. If she had experienced everything she had experienced, how much better would she be than herself?

"You're right. If I had experienced your past, I might also be filled with anger and hatred, transforming into a demon to avenge those hateful humans. But you've clearly come to a new world with a new future, so why are you still clinging to the past? You have nothing? Since I can manifest myself, and you can appear, then why can't my sisters be summoned?"

Anna deadpanned. She supported the Gorgon's actions, especially revenge, but taking it out on others after arriving in a new world was too much. And what about having nothing? As different forms of Medusa, both she and the Gorgon could appear, so why couldn't her sister be summoned? Along the way, she'd asked Fujimaru Ritsuka about it. She'd seen her eldest sister, Steno, in other singularities, suggesting that, despite being divine beings, the sisters could be summoned as Servants.

"Didn't you think about it? Or did you choose to escape?"

"You, what do you know? Even though you've lost your mind? But, but I devoured the divinity of my sisters, so the Gorgon sisters are now one. How dare I face my sisters?"

Gorgon was furious, the snakes on his head screaming constantly. How could Anna understand the pain and regret in his heart? What if, what if her sisters hated her? If she saw her sisters' cold and hostile eyes, Gorgon felt that she would go crazy.

"Coward! So, in your fear, you chose to vent your suffering on weak humans who had no grudge against you. As expected, Gorgon, you have completely transformed into a demon, paranoid, cruel, and crazy. You are a target that needs to be conquered."

Anna gripped the sickle in her hand and made the final judgment.

"Haha, you're so noble! You're amazing! As a noble goddess, you look down upon a lowly, vicious monster like me. That's why you can be so righteous and so high and mighty."

Gorgon also gave up resistance. Although she didn't know why Anna was so powerful, it didn't matter. She, Gorgon, accepted the fact that the winner would be the king and the loser would be the bandit. And perhaps being killed by another self to end her painful life was a good choice, so she didn't have to die at the hands of others.

"As expected, you've become completely twisted after becoming a demon. You only listen to what you want to hear. Did you know that? ... I'm not the kind of person who feels pity for others. There's no need to stop you. But do you know why I've always stood against you?"

"…………"

Gorgon fell silent. Although he had been kind in the past, he had no affection for humans. He simply wanted to live peacefully on the island with his sisters. There was no need to become her enemy.

"The reason is simple, because you betrayed me, us, Medusa, and my sister's feelings."

"I didn't betray. I was just framed by humans."

Gorgon would never admit this. He said he had never wanted to hurt his sisters. It was all due to a human conspiracy.

"I didn't say that. I was talking about why you didn't summon your sisters from this singularity? Whether you were afraid or terrified, this action would undoubtedly be a betrayal of the relationship between Medusa and her sisters."

Anna said firmly.

"If you really are Medusa, then you should have faith in the feelings and bond between you and your sisters, instead of being afraid of your sisters' indifference and hostility. What could possibly go wrong between sisters? If you make a mistake, wouldn't it be enough to just apologize? 1.1 What big of a problem could there be?"

Faced with Anna's words, Gorgon was speechless. These words might be refuted by outsiders, but for the three Gorgon sisters, they were natural and absolute truth. Ultimately, Gorgon's behavior did show that she did not trust her sisters Stheno and Euryale. Anna was not wrong.

"I have nothing to say. You are right. My behavior is indeed a betrayal to my sisters. As expected, I have completely lost."

Defeated by Anna's words and realizing his mistake, Gorgon's last bit of unwillingness to admit defeat gradually faded away. He could no longer hold on and was about to return to Valhalla.

The Gorgon's massive body dissipated into light, leaving only its spiritual essence, which merged into Anna's body, enhancing her strength.

Chapter 341: The Awakening of the Mother Goddess of Creation Tiamat

"Well done, Anna."

Li Xuan stroked Anna's hair, pleased with her actions. Indeed, for Gorgon, no matter how you tried to persuade her with words like justice, morality, and life, it was meaningless. The only people she cared about were her two sisters, and perhaps her other selves.

If Li Xuan or Quetzalcoatl had defeated her, Gorgon would definitely not accept the defeat and would not be able to get rid of her resentment. However, Anna's words made her let go of most of the hatred in her heart, and she would not continue to hate other humans. As for Gorgon's enemies, they had nothing to do with Li Xuan. Revenge was a natural thing, and Li Xuan did not require Gorgon to become a saint.

“But I…”

Anna wanted to confess to Li Xuan that although she absorbed Gorgon's spiritual base, because of her pity for Gorgon, Anna did not assimilate her consciousness, but made Gorgon become another personality of hers.

"It doesn't matter. Gorgon is dead anyway. The only one left alive is Medusa."

Li Xuan stopped her from confessing, saying that he already knew. As long as Gorgon 09 could suppress the hatred in his heart, it didn't matter whether she died completely or not.

"Now is not the time to chat. The Gorgon has disappeared, and Tiamat, who was originally asleep, has awakened."

Merlin, who had been a bystander along the way, jumped out. His real body had always been by Tiamat's side, weaving beautiful dreams for her and allowing her to continue sleeping.

But at this time, Tiamat woke up instantly, and with his ability, he could no longer keep Tiamat asleep. So when Gorgon disappeared, Merlin had already run away. After all, with Li Xuan's presence, he didn't have to worry about what to do after Tiamat woke up, so he didn't have to desperately suppress the awakening of the Mother Goddess of Creation Tiamat.

"Really? Then let's go, let's head to the Persian Gulf to deal with the final problem of this singularity, the Mother Goddess of Creation, Tiamat."

At this time, Li Xuan had no time to relax. After Tiamat woke up, there was no time to waste for them. Unlike the Gorgon who could only produce tens of thousands of Lahmu a day, Tiamat produced a hundred times the number of Lahmu as soon as she appeared. These Lahmu quickly poured out of the Persian Gulf and planned to step into the Mesopotamian world.

"No passing here! Stupid guy!"

Li Xuan could not allow Rahmu to run around and kill humans wantonly, so he blocked the entire Persian Gulf.

At this time, Gilgamesh also breathed a sigh of relief. He understood that the three goddesses could not be Li Xuan's opponents, so he came to the Persian Gulf early, waiting for Tiamat to appear and preparing to meet Lahmu's army. However, he did not expect that Li Xuan would come so quickly and he didn't have to take action at all.

"Ah, how pitiful, Tiamat."

Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh as he watched the Persian Gulf in front of him being continuously covered by the Sea of Life brought by Tiamat.

"???"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was filled with questions. Wasn't Tiamat their biggest enemy in this singularity? Why did Li Xuan still feel pity for her?

Li Xuan saw Fujimaru Ritsuka's doubts, but he did not answer them for her immediately.

"Ritsuka, it's normal for you to have such doubts, but do you know why Tiamat wanted to destroy Uruk and Mesopotamia?"

"Of course I know that. It's out of hatred, right? Before I came here, the doctor told me about Mesopotamian mythology. Tiamat is one of the creator gods in Mesopotamian mythology. The gods were created by the combined efforts of Abzu, fresh water, and Tiamat, salt water. Later, the gods, who were children, rebelled against Abzu and gained control of the world. At this time, Tiamat gently tolerated the children's behavior. However, later, the gods even began to rebel against Tiamat, their mother. Tiamat lamented and went mad, giving birth to eleven demon beasts as her new children, who fought against the gods. In the end, Tiamat and the eleven demon beasts were defeated. The gods split her body in two and created the heaven and the earth. Legend has it that this was the ritual of creation in the human world."

"Since Tiamat has returned, it's only natural that she would want to destroy Uruk and Mesopotamia, who betrayed her."

"Ritsuka, your point of view isn't wrong, it's just completely wrong. The process and the result are correct, but the facts are different from what you know from the myths. If you don't believe me, you can ask Gilgamesh how he felt about Tiamat, who harmed Uruk."

After hearing Li Xuande's answer, Marurixiang turned his gaze to Gilgamesh standing beside him.

"Mother Goddess Tiamat? If you ask me, that's correct. Later gods like Ishtar and Ereshkigal had no way of understanding the truth behind Tiamat's betrayal. All I can say is that Tiamat is a pathetic existence. Although I'm sorry, I must reject her existence."

Without standing on the opposite side, Gilgamesh would naturally be able to more objectively evaluate the existence of Tiamat, the goddess of creation in Mesopotamian mythology, which is a very tragic existence.

After hearing Gilgamesh's answer, Fujimaru Ritsuka became even more confused. Why did Gilgamesh not seem to have much resentment towards Tiamat, who wanted to destroy Uruk? He probably didn't care much about Tiamat's identity as the mother goddess of creation.

"Ritsuka, Gilgamesh's attitude is actually related to Tiamat's true nature. Do you know where exactly Tiamat will be after she awakens?"

Without waiting for Fujimaru Ritsuka to answer, Li Xuan immediately responded, pointing to the black ocean in front of him.

"Look, Tiamat is here, she is here. Just as you just said, the salt water that Tiamat represents in Mesopotamian mythology is the ocean itself that gave birth to life. By circulating the true ether of the creation of the earth, this ocean can provide an infinite supply of magic power. The creatures trapped in the black mud and trapped in the sea are randomly given skills such as self-transformation, ecological change, ecological integration, and individual proliferation. A life processing factory that randomly designs life and forms an ecosystem, this is the true essence of the goddess of creation Tiamat. This is also the reason why she was later betrayed by the gods of Mesopotamian mythology."

Chapter 342: The Difference Between Human and Divine Thinking

"Tiamat's very nature determines that she will be betrayed by her own children. This is her fate that Tiamat cannot escape."

"Why, why is this? This is too sad!"

If things were truly as Li Xuan described, then Tiamat's existence was indeed, as Gilgamesh had described, a deeply tragic one. For a mother, betrayed by her own child is perhaps the saddest thing of all. But why? Why did Tiamat's child have to betray her? Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't understand.

"It's simple. Tiamat can form an ecosystem through the Sea of Life. But once the ecosystem takes shape, it doesn't mean the end of the story. Tiamat will continue to create new life, subverting the established ecosystem. Such behavior will naturally be resisted by all life in the existing ecosystem. Even a mother cannot allow the people and gods in Mesopotamian mythology to be captured and killed so quickly, and then be replaced by the new life created by Tiamat."

This is inevitable. Although she is a mother, a mother goddess, and the one who gave life to the Mesopotamian world, the existing ecosystem has matured. No matter whether it is humans or gods, it is impossible for them to give up their lives obediently. Therefore, it is helpless for Tiamat to be betrayed by her own children. After all, no one wants to die.

"It's not just humans and gods. Anyone in this position would be forced to betray Tiamat. Take the Lahmu, for example. As so-called new humans, if they can form their own civilization, they will eventually betray Tiamat for themselves and their race."

"Couldn't Tiamat just create a new species of life? Wouldn't she then be able to live in peace with her children?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka felt that this was the only possible way to resolve the irreconcilable conflict between Tiamat and her children. There was no other solution. How could a race be forced to give up its life and continuation? And Fujimaru Ritsuka asked herself, even she wouldn't be willing to do that.

"That's impossible. Tiamat is neither able nor willing to do this. After all, in her opinion, there is nothing wrong with what she did. It is the right thing to do."

"Hasn't Tiamat ever considered what her children would think? Who would be willing to die obediently? No one would accept such a thing."

"But Tiamat believed she was doing this for the children's own good. Why did the children resist her so much and even betray her? Tiamat never understood."