Comprehensive Comics KanColle: Building a Dimensional Empire from Scratch

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"I'm going back! Bye!!!"

She stood up and wanted to run, but was stopped by Lu Chen.

"It's okay, Ailei, let's chat some more. We'll be able to meet soon."

"I can build a new underworld for you then, right?"

"Yeah ah..."

“Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!—”

Ishtar's body softened, she lost consciousness, and collapsed in Lu Chen's arms.

"Ah, they ran away. Are all the people in the Tohsaka family 747 tsunderes?"

Lu Chen picked up the girl, feeling a little regretful.

……

The next day.

"yawn--"

Ishtar yawned and walked into the control room.

"Strange, why am I so sleepy? It's like I didn't sleep last night."

"Master, is there something wrong with your spaceship?"

"..."

Lu Chen smiled but said nothing.

The two of them are taking each other's numbers, and they always feel that there will be a lot of fun in the future.

Clicking on the holographic interface, Chaldea's information was transmitted in a timely manner.

"Well, the next goddess we need to deal with is Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld. She is also a deity from the Sumerian pantheon like Ishtar."

"They share the same divinity. When Ishtar was summoned, Ereshkigal also appeared."

"Ishtar is the Earth Mother Goddess representing human life and the Mistress of the Sky. Correspondingly, Ereshkigal is the Fearful Mother Goddess representing death and the Mistress of the Underworld."

"Alas--"

When Ishtar heard about the underworld, she seemed to recall some bad memories and hugged herself and shook.

"That guy... is very difficult to deal with in the underworld..."

Kukulkan spread his hands.

"In the underworld, Ereshkigal holds the highest authority. Whether it's a heroic spirit or a living being, they will be rendered powerless in the underworld."

"The living will be severely suppressed in the realm of the dead. Even I, your sister, can't do anything to her in the underworld."

"I know."

Lu Chen disagreed.

"If we fight head-on, I'm 100% sure I can take her down."

"But... the degree to which Elle is easily dealt with is probably in the top three in Chaldea, on par with Jeanne Noire?"

(Pictured is Ai Lei).

Chapter 793 The Underworld is Empty, Guda is in the Human World

Starting from the Temple of the Sun, the starship moved forward.

Soon, they arrived at another unfamiliar city.

"This is Kusa. Ereshkigal is the patron saint of this place. Her underworld is underground."

Ishtar said while looking down.

"Huh?"

"The underworld is beneath the city? That's surprisingly simple. I thought she would be in another dimension?"

Beifa pinched her hair, listening with curiosity.

"In the Age of Gods, the heavens, the earth, and the underworld were all woven from the same fabric. It's not as complicated as you think."

Ishtar sat on the large bow she carried with her.

"We can reach the underworld by simply cutting through the surface. It's difficult for humans in this era, but you should be able to do it, right?"

"Master, are you going to do it or am I?"

"Let me do it."

Lu Chen clicked twice on the main console.

click -

One of the starship's turrets locked onto the ground.

boom--

After a brief charge, a deep blue beam of light streaked across the sky, cutting a huge hole in the ground like butter.

Nourishes—

The spear of light drew a circle on the ground, and the ground with a diameter of hundreds of meters was completely evaporated. Looking down from above, it was pitch black, as if staring into the abyss.

Deep in the abyss, there are several clusters of blue flames burning, like ghost fires.

"hiss……"

The heroic spirits instinctively felt a little uncomfortable.

"Once we enter the underworld, we will either defeat and take Elle away, with all of us surviving, or be defeated by her, and all of us will be imprisoned in the underworld forever."

"Master, have you thought it through?"

Ishtar asked finally.

"Don't worry, Ailei is super cute."

Lu Chen and a few others jumped down from a high altitude.

Swah——

After passing through a long passage, he landed in the underworld, thousands of kilometers deep underground.

As far as the eye can see, the surroundings are dark and deep, like an oversized cave, with strangely shaped rocks supporting the entire world.

There is only one passage, winding its way into the depths.

"Oh...this is the underworld."

Belfa and Gudako looked around, because the heroic spirits would be severely suppressed in the underworld, even Kukulkan was not spared.

So only they and Ishtar came with Lu Chen.

The temperature in the underworld is much lower than on the ground, and the environment without sunlight makes it very depressing.

On both sides of the road and on the stone walls of the cave, there are countless cages as tall as a person. In each cage, there is a ball of blue flame surging.

"Is there...a soul in here?!"

Gudako reached out and touched it, and immediately noticed something unusual.

"Yes."

"These are the souls of the dead people on earth."

Ishtar held up her hand to block her.

"Ereshkigal would cage the souls of the humans he favored and keep them nearby to play with for tens of thousands of years."

"The souls trapped within are not even allowed to disappear and can only remain in her kingdom of the dead."

"If we are unfortunately killed by Ere, it will turn out like this, Master, be careful——"

"hiss--"

The image of the goddess of the underworld in Gudako's mind has become a pervert.

"Before you pass through seven gates, you will find Ereshkigal's palace. Anyone who wishes to see her must undergo this test."

Ishtar pointed forward.

Following the only road, we were soon blocked by a huge stone gate.

It looks ancient and heavy, with Mesopotamian-style totems and animal patterns carved on both sides.

"Well, the Gate of the Underworld asks questions of everyone, questioning the good and evil of the soul. It is a fair and rational gate."

"I've been deprived of my power by it before. Be careful and be prepared."

Ishtar threw two gems, which burst into a burst of light and activated the gate to the underworld.

"Answer it, answer it..."

The sound of the Gate of the Underworld had a somewhat mechanical tone.

"O living being who has fallen into the underworld, answer the question of how your soul exists."

"First, ask the sinful Lu Chen a question."

"I?"

Lu Chen was not surprised and took a few steps forward.

“Although the standards of beauty vary, they remain absolute.”

The Gate of the Underworld spoke faintly:

"Question: Who is more beautiful, Ishtar or Ereshkigal?"

"what???"

Ishtar was puzzled.

"Wait a minute!! This question is different from the previous one?! What does this have to do with the good and evil of the soul?!"

"Ereshkigal."

Lu Chen didn't hesitate.

"Hey?! Can't you think about it for a moment?! Why?!"

Ishtar was frantic and tiptoed to get her face closer.

"You've never even seen her, right?! What makes you say she's prettier than me?! I'm the goddess of beauty and harvest, and she's the goddess of corruption, right?!"

"Think about it again? Or look at me again?!"

She swayed in front of Lu Chen, showing off her beauty and her not-so-outstanding figure.

"...I kind of understand why you were beaten up by Ailei the last time you came to the underworld."

hum-

"Very good~"

Along with the prompt sound, the gate to the underworld slowly opened.

"!?"

Not long after, in front of the second door.

The gate of the underworld once again asked the soul:

"Who is more worthy of your trust, Ereshkigal or Ishtar?"

"Ellie."

“Very good~~”