Anime: Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon, picked up by the Knight King

But now, facing this temple blessed by the Mother Goddess of Creation, Shirataki even found it difficult to damage the mountain's surface.

——The [Hand Axe of Marduk] that could shatter it is still in the hands of Quetzalcoatl!

Chapter 152: Divine Harmony

In the northern part of the Kingdom of Uruk, outside the Temple of Blood.

Hovering in the sky, Shirataki symbolically spit two light bombs at the mountain in front of him.

The land in the distance affected by the light bullet has been cracked into pieces, but the nearby mountains are intact - it is like an existence completely independent of this world, and external attacks cannot interfere with it at all.

"This is the power of the Temple."

"For the gods, the temple is their absolute domain of power. Unless a force beyond their own is able to completely crush it, the temple can never be breached from the outside."

Scathach introduced these common sense to Shiraki, which he should have known but was not aware of because he was born at the end of the Age of Gods.

"With the God actively closing His domain, entering the temple is actually very difficult."

“But there are still several ways.”

"The simplest one is - bring the little girl here. She can lead you into this temple."

Scathach mentioned Anna.

That was the infant form of Medusa, sharing the same origin and divinity as the Gorgon—her coming to this temple was, of course, like returning home.

"But if she comes in 08, it means that this goddess is about to reach the end."

Shirataki didn't need to explain, even Scathach understood why Shirataki didn't bring Anna to this temple.

Only when one is near death can one see their true self - this applies not only to humans, but also to the god who has fallen into a monster.

"Tell me about other ways."

"If you don't want to rely on that girl's power... relying on the flower magician's dream-making ability seems to be a good option."

Scathach gave Shirataki another idea.

There are many laws in the world, but "dream" is the most special one - it lies between reality and illusion, and its power can even transcend the boundary between life and death.

As a magician with half nightmare blood, Merlin's attainments in the field of "dreams" have reached a superb level. Even the goddess of creation Tiamat will fall into a deep sleep due to the influence of his power.

But...as expected, forget it.

If possible, Shirataki didn't want to have anything to do with that magician - whether it was good or bad.

"So, now you can tell me what you really want to tell me."

Shirataki glanced at Scathach - he had seen such a scene in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The lord asked his counselor for advice, and the counselor gave three options: best, middle and worst... The best option is too ideal; the middle option is safe and steady; and only the worst option is extremely risky, but will bring unexpected results.

However, the expression on Scathach's face made Shirataki realize that her "suggestion" this time might be a little "extraordinary".

——That was the first time he saw the two emotions of "hesitation" and "expectation" appearing simultaneously on the old woman's face.

She didn't want to tell Shirataki this method.

But she really wanted to see the "consequences" of Shirataki's successful use of this method:

"Have you ever heard of the divine habitus?"

"Xi He?"

That was a special situation that could only occur in the early days of the Age of Gods.

The principle is that two gods with the same or similar divinity attack each other until one completely conquers the other.

Of course, depending on the object of the practice, it can also be divided into [local practice] and [foreign practice].

The most famous example of indigenous custom is the story of Susanoo slaying the Yamata-no-Orochi in Japanese mythology – the god of war, a religious deity, killed the pinnacle of indigenous deities, thus announcing the rise of the Takama-ga-hara kami.

The most famous example of foreign customs is the Mediterranean mythology system - with thousands of years of conquest, the gods here often have many guises in different regions.

Furthermore, if we break it down further, there are actually many different situations... The interaction between gods doesn't necessarily involve violence. For example, with the spread of Buddhism to the East, Amaterasu in Japanese mythology gained the new title of "Mahavairocana Buddha" - this is another case in point.

But in summary, there is only one thing that will not change:

"Using one's own divinity to forcibly embrace the other's divinity in order to achieve the effect of conquest?"

"I see--"

Shirataki nodded.

——He actually didn't understand what this meant at all.

But he knew what he should do.

……

Blood Temple, interior.

At the end of the terrifying "egg" is a huge dark red pool of blood that looks like a lake.

The huge snake-like monster soaked its entire body in the blood pool and repaired its injuries by absorbing the curse power in the blood pool.

"Where did this nosy dragon come from?"

Listening to the rumbling sounds coming from outside, she felt a little upset and simply lowered her body again, submerging most of her body in the pool of blood, leaving only her head outside.

"Gululu..."

Just like taking a bath, she blew bubbles in the blood-red lake.

She felt a little angry and relaxed at the moment.

"You go ahead and fight."

"No matter how you hit me, I won't go out."

This behavior of "avoiding battle" probably lowered the dignity of the goddess a little. 023 But when Gorgon thought about the "big things" he wanted to do, he knew that he could not continue to waste time with the dragon who liked to shine all over.

"Fifteen days left..."

She silently calculated in her mind the final time for these "eggs" to hatch.

Only fifteen days remain before she will descend upon the world as a ruler.

At that time, no matter whether it was the White Dragon or the King of Heroes... they would all be nothing but passing clouds, fleeting.

Only she can become the eternal ruler of this land.

——That’s what Gorgon thought.

however.

"Declaration——"

"This body is not mine. It is the return of divinity from a distant land. It is the end of the world and the end of mankind!"

Gorgon heard that the white dragon in the temple seemed to be muttering something.

She didn't understand what it was.

But when the black dragon descended upon the earth, lifted up the entire Blood Temple, and even carried the entire mountain on its back—

"Rumble--"

The "ground" is shaking.

Waves were rising in the blood-colored lake.

Gorgon, who was taking a bath, was also caught off guard by the sudden shaking - she was dizzy from the shaking in the cave.

“What’s that noise???”

Chapter 153: Injecting New Strength into Her Body

Shirataki used his body to hold up the Blood Temple that had already merged with the mountain, flew over the sky above the Kingdom of Uruk, and flew towards the end of the land.

【sea】.

This is the battlefield of the gods.

Above the vast ocean, the huge body of the snake-shaped demon god was wrapped in dark red blood, causing huge waves.

The magic dragon is flying in the sky.

This dragon, which once dominated the despair and curse of the entire British Isles, reappeared in this land called [Mesopotamia] - its purpose was nothing else but to prove to the snake god who was the "monster" that could destroy the world, and who could truly represent the "end" of a world.

"Don't even think about it!!!"

Gorgon, who had realized Shirataki's plan, became furious.

She swung her claws, and nine huge purple poisonous snakes instantly flew into the sky like straight pillars - those giant snakes bit the body of the dragon with their mouths and tore off its flesh and blood bit by bit.

At the same time, the dragon also attacked her.

The dragon descended from the sky, leveraging its sheer size to pin the winged serpent god beneath it and plunge it into the sea. Its claws, brimming with black curses, ruthlessly sliced ​​through Gorgon's skin—her divinity flowed out along with her blood, gradually spreading into the sea.

"You bastard, you bastard, you bastard—"

The snake-like goddess, whose body was restrained, roared and flapped her huge snake tail wildly, causing tsunamis in the sea.

Now she looks like an oversized loach with wings.

Shirataki was like an experienced old fisherman. He had no intention of subduing the snake-like goddess all at once. Instead, he clamped her neck and waist with his jaws and claws, draining her strength bit by bit.

——This is also a true portrayal of the battles among many gods in ancient times.

The clashes between gods were not as sophisticated as the battles between humans—because to these gods, who were born from the rules themselves, those so-called combat skills were just "skills."

In the end, what they are really competing for is the most primitive and purest "power".

But this is not Gorgon's strong point.

As a famous monster in ancient Greek mythology, the power that Gorgon is proud of is nothing more than the magic eye that can turn everything into stone - but if she loses the power of this magic eye, her power will be even less than that of the demigod Perseus.

And this demon dragon... sorry, no matter what form it's in, [violence] is what Shirataki always pursues, the most fundamental power he will never give up!

"Very good, you have finished suppressing her."

"Next, you need to understand her power, accept her power, and use your will to control her power."

"Don't think of her as your enemy, but as a part of your body, commanding her as you would your arm."

This is the teaching of the brave teacher from the edge of the sea.

——As the only witness of this battle, she stood on the coastline like an insurmountable wall, blocking Kingo who was rushing over to rescue Gorgon.

"You guys... do you know what you are doing?"

This new life, born from Enkidu's body, looked into the distance with panic at the snake god who was struggling but whose strength was getting weaker and weaker.

At this moment, he was even a little at a loss.

Although the current Gorgon was only a false [Mother Goddess of Creation], she did possess some of Tiamat's authority - and once the dragon completed its control over these authorities... he simply couldn't imagine how bad things would happen next.

But Scathach looked indifferent and continued to use her magic spear to block the flying Sky Chain.

"Ah, something bad might happen."

"But, in this era, the worst-case scenario is that the world will end, right?"

……

Shirataki and Gorgon continued to fight.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

When the dark clouds in the sky were so thick that they were about to fall onto the sea, and when the water in the sea had completely turned into a turbid color like oil.

Gorgon, the ancient Greek goddess of the earth whose divinity was mixed with that of Tiamat, finally stopped struggling.

Or rather, I can no longer struggle.

"You guy..."

She stared at the dragon in front of her with an extremely hateful look, but her magic eyes, which she was proud of, could no longer work on the dragon.