Miss Surtr will ignite the world

The glow of the setting sun spilled into the hall with the skylight open, and when Surtr and the others returned, they saw Gilgamesh already busy at work.

Although he knew the situation was urgent, Gilgamesh was too powerful to wait to start working as soon as he returned from the underworld.

"Are you back?"

On his throne, Gilgamesh noticed the commotion and temporarily put down the stone tablet in his hand.

"You've worked hard, but even so, there won't be any time for you to relax from now on."

He glanced at the group and gave them instructions.

"Next mission: Go to Eridu to ascertain the attitude of the Forest Goddess. If she's willing, bring her to Uruk to fight the calamity together. If not... kill her directly. The enemy is coming soon, and we can't allow such an unstable factor to exist. Merlin, this time you won't have time to slack off."

Gilgamesh gave Merlin a stern warning.

Although he's not very useful in combat, this guy is quite useful as a support.

"As for slacking off, I can always try my best."

Merlin muttered to himself.

"Then try harder, be prepared to die. Don't worry, even if you die, I will summon you again."

Gilgamesh spoke extremely cruel words.

"Well, I'd better try to stay alive. I don't want to come out to find you dead from exhaustion of magic."

Merlin smiled, but his expression quickly turned serious.

"Don't worry, I'll help them to the best of my ability... Wow!"

Before he could finish speaking, a scream suddenly rang out in the hall.

A stream of bright red blood spurted from Merlin's mouth, splashing all the way to Gilgamesh's feet.

Followed by.

pat.

Merlin's wand fell to the ground, and he clutched his chest, collapsing to the ground as a faint spiritual light began to emanate from his body.

"...Mei, Merlin?"

Ritsuka's tone was filled with astonishment.

My friend, who was just arguing with me, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground as if he had died.

No one could possibly react to something like this.

Even Surtr was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what had happened. Merlin's death was certainly regrettable, but the underlying reasons were even more terrifying.

"Hey, Merlin, are you alright? What happened to you all of a sudden?"

Despite having some knowledge of the enemy, Ritsuka still couldn't connect Merlin's sudden change with the enemy.

"Cough cough, I didn't expect it to be so fast. I was being very careful."

After coughing up two mouthfuls of blood, Merlin's voice became weak.

"Tsk, she's supposed to be a goddess, how come Gorgon can't even last this long?"

Gilgamesh's expression was extremely serious as he berated Gorgon, saying that it had only been half a day since he fell into the underworld, and that guy was far too useless.

"No, not because of Gorgon's death."

Merlin shook his head.

"Gorgon isn't dead? Then how could Tiamat be...?"

Surtr was puzzled.

“Something has intruded into the place where she sleeps. It’s Gorgon…”

Merlin revealed the truth, and then his entire body transformed into spirit particles and disappeared into thin air.

As if in response to her words, Roman's roar echoed from inside Ritsuka's bracelet.

"A Gorgon spirit-origin reaction has occurred in the Persian Gulf! In addition, more than 100 million magical beasts are spreading throughout Mesopotamia!"

"Gorgon..."

Anna murmured softly, "The other person is still alive."

"One hundred million, just hearing the number is enough to frighten you, but are you sure it's only Gorgon?"

"Surtr asked."

"Yes, currently the only confirmed spirit-based reaction is Gorgon."

"It seems there's still some time. Although he has awakened, the other party hasn't started taking action yet. The current situation is probably just an unintentional result."

However, if it can exert this level of influence unconsciously, how powerful must its true form be?

The reality is disheartening, but at least for now, there's some good news.

"Indeed, how long do those guys expect to take to reach Uruk?"

Gilgamesh asked.

"The speed of individual animals varies. Around 100,000 have already come ashore, of which 20,000, including Gorgon, are heading straight toward Uruk. They are expected to arrive in less than three hours."

"Tsk, that was fast."

"Should I go and wipe out the advance team? If it's only 20,000, one Heavenly Fire spell can take them all out."

Surtr's tone was calm and composed, and his confident remarks eased the heavy atmosphere in the room slightly.

I was so shocked by those outrageous numbers that I almost forgot they also had a monster on their side that was just as formidable as the enemy's.

"Indeed, I panicked just now. With Surtr here, even if the real Tiamat appeared, there wouldn't be any problem."

Roman suddenly started showering her with compliments.

"While I appreciate your trust, it's probably best not to make promises before the battle even begins."

You want me to go and fight Tiamat?

Miss Surtr felt that the doctor had overestimated her.

"It's unrealistic to expect Uruk to overcome this crisis on its own. In that case, Surtr, the defense of the South Gate is in your hands."

"no problem."

Surtr nodded, and then Gilgamesh looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash.

"And Chaldea."

"exist!"

"Go to Eridu as originally planned to investigate the attitude of the Forest Goddess and try to win her over as much as possible."

Gilgamesh gave the order.

At times like these, having even one more companion is always beneficial. Based on Merlin's previous report, he felt the possibility of cooperation was quite high.

"Uh, I understand."

Ritsuka nodded; she had originally thought she would also participate in the defense mission.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. With Surtr and Gilgamesh around, one more wouldn't make a difference.

"Don't waste time traveling now. Surtr should have a teleportation device, right? Will that work?"

"That's no problem. There are coordinates for the dense forest inside. It takes a lot of stamina to use, but it shouldn't be a problem for you."

With that, Surtr took out the Shangri-La that had just returned to his hand and handed it to Ritsuka. Although Imperial Arms are said to be able to have only one master, they are at most just tools, and there's always a way.

“Very well, Ishtar, you go with them.”

Gilgamesh looked at Ishtar, who was leaning against the wall, pretending to be deep in thought.

The current situation is quite dangerous with only Ritsuka and Mashu present, which is perfect since there's nothing else to do.

"Why should I listen to you?"

Ishtar instinctively retorted.

"But I will go, of course, not because of your orders."

She emphasized.

Although King Gu was dead, she felt it was necessary to repay the favor because she had been saved by him. As a goddess who knew how to repay kindness, she believed it was important to do so.

"It doesn't matter what you think about your awkward little thoughts. Besides that, there's another task: if things go smoothly, retrieve Marduk's hand axe in Eridu. If the opponent is Tiamat, that thing might come in handy."

Absolute Demonic Front: Chapter 38 Jingu's Corpse

The deep night enveloped Uruk.

But here the city shone with a more dazzling light than ever before, and a more brilliant lighting system dispelled the darkness from Uruk.

Soldiers from various units were stationed within the city, awaiting the impending threat.

On the city walls, similar lighting replaced torches, and was placed around the walls, illuminating the nearby wilderness.

This is a lighting spell that Gilgamesh hastily created by hand after learning that he needed to fight at night.

Less than half an hour had passed since Warcraft, or rather, Rahmu, arrived.

Surtr sat on the south gate's city wall, with an endless expanse of plains before her. Her excellent visibility allowed her to spot attacking enemies immediately.

"What's that in your hand? It looks familiar."

Anna stood behind her, her gaze involuntarily falling on the thing that Surtr was kneading in her hands. She felt a familiar scent on it, but there was something subtly different.

You mean this?

Surtr looked down at the clay-like thing in his hand.

"This is Jin Gu."

She made a surprising statement.

"...It's better to avoid doing things like torturing other people's corpses."

After a moment of silence, Anna spoke, seemingly offering a simple suggestion, but her tone carried a hint of displeasure.

She thought of the detestable heroes of her time who enjoyed ravaging their enemies, whether alive or dead, because they believed it pleased the gods of the mountains.

She hated the heroes, she hated the gods of the mountains, and she hated the acts of pleasing the gods.

"You've misunderstood. This wasn't taken from Jingu. This is, uh, something that fell off?"

Surtr wanted to defend himself, but found that he really couldn't explain anything.

After all, this thing really did fall from Jin Gu's body, but not of her own volition.

At that time, she couldn't hold back. King Gu, along with the Holy Grail inside the other party's body, was burned to ashes. There was nothing left.

These are the items dropped by the system.

The Lock of Heaven, but still a clay version.

Although it is said that Kingu, or Enkidu, has no physical ailments, there is actually nothing wrong with his body.

Is this thing valuable? After all, it's a material from the Chains of Heaven, only it lacks a soul. If you're talking about value, it's definitely very valuable. But what's its use? Surtr couldn't think of anything for the moment.

She couldn't possibly put her Holy Grail inside and have a Kingu grow from it.

I can only put it aside for now and see where I can use it later. But this thing feels pretty good. It's no wonder it's a Noble Phantasm with consciousness. It's strong in every aspect.

"You didn't go with Ritsuka and the others."

Surtr abruptly changed the subject.

Fortunately, Anna didn't dwell on the topic and nodded.

"Yes, with Ishtar around, there won't be any problems."

Anna said, and after a moment of silence, she spoke.

"This may be the last time I see Gorgon."

Anna's obsession with Gorgon led her to decide to stay in the city. She had no doubt about Surtr's power and knew that if she missed this opportunity, she might never have another chance to see him.

Moreover, she actually preferred to end it herself rather than be defeated by someone else without her knowledge.

"Really? Then let's cheer up, they're coming."