Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

The "criminal" who took a huge risk has had his soul shattered and has vanished without a trace...

A word gradually emerged in Lin Xian's mind—

"scapegoat"?

In this way, all the previous doubts can be perfectly resolved.

The snake was able to approach the sleeping Gilgamesh because there was at least an entity of equal rank that had clouded the senses of this hero-king.

Then, the "criminal," driven by some force, stole the elixir of immortality from the Hero King.

Finally, during the molting process, the snake's soul disintegrates.

This is tantamount to the dead having no way to prove anything; it looks like they were secretly silenced by someone behind the scenes!

Perhaps it was for this reason that when King Gilgamesh awoke, he did not fly into a rage and try to kill the serpent who had taken the blame.

Because this wise monarch, now in his middle age, had long understood that someone else was the one who would destroy his rebirth.

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes, his thoughts racing.

Who exactly is plotting to prevent Gilgamesh from achieving immortality?

Those who have both the motive and the capacity to commit crimes seem to be...

Suddenly, the ancient snake shrank its head and neck, its heart filled with cold sweat.

It seems we've gotten involved in something really serious.

If things are as they seem, and according to the mastermind's plan, this scapegoat snake should have already been annihilated and disappeared without a trace.

But now, Lin Xian has seized the opportunity and become the new master of this body.

So, once it returns to the ground and exposes its abnormality, it will likely face ruthless annihilation!

After being thrown into the godforsaken underworld, it was able to roam freely in this place thanks to the protection of the goddess Ereshkigal.

His false sense of security made him ignore the dangers lurking in the darkness.

At this moment, Lin Xian, who had regained his sense of crisis, felt both fear and frustration.

Damn it! I'm completely innocent! How come I've suddenly been unfairly blamed for everything?

Oh well, I'm destined to stand on the side of the Origin Mother Goddess Tiamat and help her return anyway, so I'll inevitably be targeted by those high and mighty eyes in the future.

One pot is a burden, and a bunch of pots are also burdens.

The saying goes, "The more debts you have, the less you worry; the more lice you have, the less they itch." Just accept it.

Since things had come to this, Lin Xian could only try to find some humor in his suffering.

Just as the ancient snake was distracted, the owner, who was in charge of supervising the work, picked up the dark red spearhead and tapped it on the pet's head, then put one hand on his hip and hummed softly.

"It's getting dark soon, don't slack off, get to work!"

Lin Xian raised its tail, rubbed its head against the blow, and looked back at the thousands of empty gun cages around it, feeling somewhat confused.

Driven by curiosity, the ancient snake immersed itself in its work while taking advantage of its spare time to draw wedge-shaped marks on a writing board it found.

"Lady Ereshkigal, I clearly see there are still plenty of empty spaces in the gun cage, why are you still working so hard?"

At this moment, the goddess, who was solidifying a gun cage with her fingers, paused slightly, hesitated for a moment, and after activating the inscription, lowered her head and murmured softly.

"Soon, these won't be enough..."

"I must prepare in advance..."

Lin Xian was startled, and a dark light flickered in his vertical pupils.

This means... Ereshkigal knew all along that the kingdoms on Earth were about to suffer a catastrophe.

At that time, a massive number of souls will flood into the underworld.

"Enlil, the god of the atmosphere, unleashed a flood that swept across the world; the monster Humbaba brought withering crops and caused total crop failure; and the bull of the heavens, Gugalana, brought a terrifying beast plague and drought..."

"Human beings are always so plagued by misfortune..."

"The gods..."

Ai Lei stood on the banks of the River Styx, her pearly teeth lightly biting her lower lip. She sighed softly as if sensing something, her voice growing lower, as if she had something to worry about.

In the end, even the snake that had climbed up its owner's neck and was peeking around couldn't make out the specifics of what was happening.

"You... like humans? Are you worried about them?"

Lin Xian rolled up the writing board and brought it close to Ai Lei's eyes.

"No way! Humans were merely created to serve and please us; the gods don't care about the feelings of their tools!"

Ai Lei looked embarrassed and quickly tightened her face, denying it outright, her smooth, jade-like chin held high with arrogance.

Hmm, what an dishonest woman.

Lin Xian flicked his tongue, a hint of amusement in his vertical pupils.

However, after a brief period of teasing, the ancient snake's brow gradually furrowed.

According to the established history in his memory, in the near future, a guy named Demon King Goetia will come and cause trouble.

He will cross the sea of ​​imaginary numbers and stuff the high-purity magic cube, known as the "Holy Grail," into the world bubble before him.

Afterwards, the awakened mother goddess Tiamat returned, destroying ancient Babylon, the origin of human civilization, and thus erasing the continuation of human reason from its very foundation, restarting the Earth.

What made Lin Xian suspicious was that although the Demon King Goetia was powerful, the connection between gods and humans in this era had not been completely severed.

However, until the very last moment, neither the three pillar gods—Anu the sky god, Ea the earth god, and Enlil the atmospheric god—nor Marduk the king of kings who had defeated Tiamat ever appeared.

Coupled with Ereshkigal's earlier hesitation, it seems that some force is deliberately pushing for the formation of this perilous situation.

What are the purposes of all the players behind this? And what roles do they each play? Lin Xian has no way of knowing.

However, he was certain that he would never let the mother goddess Tiamat plunge headlong into this murky water without knowing the reason.

Because this goddess of origin, unable to control her own power, only acts on instinct and ultimately becomes a tool to be used by those behind the scenes.

Moreover, Lin Xian could clearly sense that the goddess abandoned by the world still deeply loved this land and the life she nurtured.

I myself, who have benefited greatly from it, am the best answer!

Just as Lin Xian was deep in thought, a strange rhythm descended from the sky, penetrating straight to the earth's core, and then the dark mountains in the distance of the underworld exploded with rings of golden ripples.

"What is that place?"

Lin Xian wrote down words with a rustling sound, her expression tense and uneasy.

Aileen's voice was hoarse, and a heavy shadow fell over her face.

"The tomb where Gilgamesh buried his dearest friend contains..."

"The Chains of Heaven - Enkidu!"

In an instant, a chain with a sharp, arrow-shaped spearhead and a silvery-white body tore through the layers of deathly fog and rushed toward the ground.

The dazzling golden beam of light pierced an invisible hole between heaven and earth.

At the same time, Lin Xian's mind buzzed. The anchor line that was tightly tied to the goddess Tiamat at one end and rooted in his own soul at the other suddenly tightened.

As the ancient serpent looked up, its vertical pupils, with their intricate patterns, pierced through countless obstacles, and it vaguely saw a scene that terrified it.

The towering figure that rose from the sea of ​​imaginary numbers seemed to be summoned by something, and it pressed down toward the hole that had formed on the world wall, the surging black tide sweeping everything away!

Now, we are in big trouble!

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Chapter Nine: A World That Went Astray

"Mother Goddess! No! Go back quickly!"

The ancient serpent's vertical pupils widened, its scales flared up layer by layer, its soul violently trembled, and its frenzied roar was transmitted along the interconnected anchor lines to the Origin Goddess in the Sea of ​​Imaginary Numbers.

This hole in the sky, which was carved out and leads to the inside of the bubble world, shows too many signs of human intervention.

Once she enters the game, and the gap closes, the mother goddess Tiamat will have no way back and will have no choice but to fight humanity to the death.

Not to mention that, in the established history, even if this goddess of origin possessed unparalleled power and a vast army of magical beasts, she could not escape the fate of being defeated and killed by multiple forces.

Even if Lin Xian joins the fight and uses his foresight to wipe out humanity, what would happen if he joined forces with Lin Xian?

and then?

The boundary between heaven and earth is broken, and the ancient Babylonian gods return. When that happens, Tiamat and he will not face a hodgepodge of human heroes, but an army of gods!

Once upon a time, the mother goddess Tiamat was slain by Marduk, the King of Kings, at the height of her power.

Now that the Origin Goddess has been stripped of most of her powers, how could she possibly withstand the siege of those rebellious sons?

Moreover, he has already vaguely found a more secure way to return.

Therefore, no matter what, Lin Xian cannot let Tiamat walk into this dead end.

Otherwise, everything will be beyond repair!

Just as the ancient serpent stretched its neck and hissed, desperately calling out, the anchor line tightly connected between the two hummed and blurred.

Suddenly, Lin Xian's consciousness was vaguely pulled into a pure white space of thought.

Ahead, a beautiful figure clad in clothing made of azure scales slowly turned around. Her head, adorned with emerald green earth-touch marks, was lowered, her blue hair tied back, and her beautiful cross-shaped eyes were filled with a trace of sadness. She crossed her arms and murmured softly.

"Ah, I have given birth to countless lives, and I have been loved by all living beings..."

"But the children used me as a diving platform and distanced themselves from me..."

"I want to love them forever, and I want them to stay by my side forever..."

"Is all my love... wrong?"

"When the children grow up, will we have to separate from each other?"

The soul, now in human form, slowly stepped forward, nestled into the goddess's embrace, and whispered softly.

“Mother Goddess, perhaps we have grown up and no longer need you to hold our hands and take each step.”

"But true growth is not about abandoning everything, but about carrying the burdens of the past and cherishing everything that once was!"

"Therefore, there is no reason in this world that could be an excuse for them to kill and abandon you!"

Crystalline liquid rolled down from her scarlet pupils. The Origin Goddess, whose rationality had been stirred by the Heavenly Hole, clutched her chest, overwhelmed with sorrow.

"Don't leave me, don't abandon me..."

"And please don't love me anymore..."

"Because it's so painful..."

At this moment, rationality faded from that cross-shaped star-like eye, and the pure white space of thought shook violently. Spiderweb-like cracks spread from Tiamat's feet outwards, threatening to engulf everything at any moment.

Lin Xian glanced at the dense cracks around him, closed his eyes for a moment to calm himself, and then snuggled even closer into Tiamat's arms.

I've already died once, so it doesn't matter anymore. I'll give my life back to you.

The fingers, formed from the soul, gently caressed the goddess's soft, long, blue hair, her head bowed, whispering tenderly.

"Mother Goddess, don't be afraid..."

Even if the world abandons you, I will always stand by your side!

"I will love what you love, think what you think, and never let you suffer loneliness alone again!"

The man lowered his head and looked through the mottled cracks at the towering figure walking towards the sky through the sea of ​​imaginary numbers. He then gently cupped Tiamat's cheek in his hand.

The snake-like vertical pupils, overflowing with intense emotion, stared silently at those empty, void-like cross-shaped eyes.

"Don't be afraid to be loved..."

"I'll always be by your side, forever!"

When he first came into this world, he was bewildered and lost, immersed in fear and panic, gradually becoming lost, but Tiamat gave him the purest love and protection.

In return, I am willing to offer everything for your desire.

"However, this is not the right time to return."

"So, please be patient a little longer and don't go over there, okay?"

At this moment, just as the two figures embraced each other, the majestic being rising from the Sea of ​​Imagination was already within arm's reach of the Heavenly Hole.