Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

The soil layers, constantly eroded and carved by the Kuroshio Current, quickly solidified into mountains and rocks, rising high into the sky.

Embraced by the sacred peak, the saddle of the underworld!

The power emanating from the goddess of the underworld clearly proves that the Northern High Platform has gathered the four strongest warriors currently existing in Uruk.

They will become the last line of defense to stop the creator god Apsu from invading this fortified city.

But before Apsu could even get close, the etheric storm stirred up by its wings alone caused the land to be torn apart layer by layer, and fissures leading straight to the abyss continued to widen.

A turbid torrent from the darkness surged upwards, spreading across the surface. The eroded soil, like tofu dregs, crumbled and collapsed, falling into the abyss.

As the surface was further eroded and decomposed, the bones, skin, and even flesh and scales of the Etherosaurus became clearer.

Clearly, this terror hidden underground is further revealing its imposing stature by continuously widening the fissures.

In just over ten minutes, the wingspan of several hundred meters swept across most of the wasteland, and it was only a few hundred meters away from the northern high platform.

As the violent etheric storm raged in, everyone's clothes fluttered wildly, and their breaths became labored.

Two hours...two hours...

Ishtar stared at the Dark Peak, which had been shattered like tofu by the Black Tide, her heart pounding, and a look of something both crying and laughing appeared on her pretty face.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Deafening explosions erupted one after another, and the originally dark and gloomy sky outside the north wall was filled with one dazzling "star" after another.

The intense tremors spread all the way to the royal palace tower, causing this last bulwark, protected by multiple powers, to begin to sway precariously, with the outer light screen flickering erratically.

Samael sat in front of the sand table, inserted the obsidian dragon statue into the north wall, then picked up the clinking teacup and gulped down the long-cold tea, his mind racing.

The first phase of luring the enemy deep into their territory and the second phase of stalling for time have both been executed to the fullest extent.

Next, as long as we can hold out until they arrive on time after midnight, we can calmly withdraw from Uruk.

"Samael, the situation on the north wall is not optimistic. They are now completely at a disadvantage. Even if the four of them are combined, they probably won't be able to hold out for two hours."

Merlin kept a close eye on the battle, his brow furrowed as he watched the northern wastelands being ravaged again and again by the etheric storm, and the battlefield constantly advancing towards Uruk.

At the same time, recalling the many irrationalities in the actions of this creator god, a fog of confusion suddenly arose in my mind.

"Furthermore, I don't understand why, if Apsu is so powerful and rational, he would repeatedly test us?"

Samael calmly put down his cup, his expression somewhat meaningful, and then pushed a statue of a deity into the sand table.

"Because of fear..."

Merlin looked at the earthy touch extending from the sculpture, and its form that combined elegance and ferocity. His expression shifted, and he murmured something.

"The god Tiamat?"

He is terrified of Tiamat!

A ridiculous idea popped into my mind and became clearer over time.

Apsu expended his divine power, commanding the heavenly bull Gugalana, the water monster Abgaluru, and the cedar beast Humbaba to attack Uruk from three sides.

The purpose is probably to test whether the Origin Mother Goddess exists in this fortified city by constantly applying pressure.

The specific reasons are currently unknown.

“I wasn’t sure before, but after I intimidated Rahmu at the North Wall, and considering the recent situation, the answer should be this.”

As Samael pondered, he gently stroked his treasured three-inch humanoid figurine with his fingertips, offering a devout prayer in his heart.

May Mom bless you!

Merlin stroked his chin, gradually figuring things out, and paced back and forth in front of Samael.

"No wonder you've been secretly running this Earth Mother Cult lately, and even had the five goddesses refer to Tiamat as 'Mother'."

"Misleading?"

The ancient serpent glanced out the window at a collapsed building, where the dark mass of Rahmu had vanished, and nodded slightly.

“Even outside the north wall, upon hearing the divine chants that originated from the Mother Goddess, he cautiously withdrew to the Rahmu community.”

“I think that if we send out some more messages and create some traces of the Mother Goddess’s presence, we might be able to delay the situation for a little longer.”

"As it turned out, things went much more smoothly than I had imagined."

Merlin's eyelids twitched, and he looked intently at the dragon beast statue standing outside the north wall on the sand table.

"The smarter you are, the more suspicious you become..."

However, isn't this Origin God, known for his irritability, a bit too suspicious and too clever?

The great sage even doubted whether this creator god had ever truly died.

Wait a minute, is Apsu so wary of Tiamat because there's more to the story than meets the eye during that creation war?

If that's the case, is he...?

Merlin glanced at the aloof Samael, and was about to speak when a meteor wrapped in red and black flames crashed down on the inner city of Uruk.

"boom!"

Ishtar, who was knocked away, crashed into the mountains, coughing up golden-red blood, with blood seeping from her ears and nostrils.

Immediately afterwards, a sickening metallic tremor resounded, and one by one, the Heavenly Chains that tightly bound the Ether Dragon's body shattered, and Enkidu's spiritual core reaction grew weaker and weaker.

All around, whether it was the encircling gun cages or the swords, spears, and halberds shooting out from mid-air, they all broke.

The wings, shimmering with a red and black sheen, sliced ​​horizontally, turning the middle section of the north wall into dust, and instantly crushing hundreds of people into mincemeat.

"Bang! Bang!"

Apsu dragged the few remaining Chains of Heaven, raised his claws, and stepped forward.

Compared to this terrifying creator god, the humans atop the high walls are as insignificant and minuscule as ants. With just a breath, they would be torn apart and reduced to ashes.

More and more red and black tides surged through the gaps cut by Apsu and into Uruk, heading towards the royal palace tower.

The undead army jointly created by Samael and Gilgamesh is now almost entirely wiped out.

Just as the ferocious dragon was about to cross the never-fallen northern wall defense line, a monosyllabic chant, like a ballad, suddenly erupted.

"Aaaaa!!!"

The emotions mixed in seemed to be a kind of anger, but even more so, a kind of protest.

The thousands of Rahmu who stormed into Uruk collapsed to the ground, limbs limp.

The terrifying dragon beast, its massive mouth half-open and turbulent ethereal currents gathering within, seemed poised to unleash its power and sweep away the entire Uruk. It instinctively shut its mouth and retreated.

In the beginning of creation, maternal divine authority was often stronger than paternal divine authority.

"Heaven and earth are separated, the star of creation!"

"You bastard, get back here!"

Gilgamesh, his left arm severed at the root, raised the sword Ea high with his right hand, his face contorted in a ferocious expression, and slammed the formed red and black aether storm down onto the head of the world-destroying dragon.

The red and black spiral beam of light, tens of meters in diameter, propelled Apsu outward, creating waves that propelled him hundreds of meters away.

Almost simultaneously, the remaining Heavenly Locks that had been binding Apsu contracted and coalesced into a cracked green-haired figure that fell from mid-air.

Just as this overburdened clay figurine was about to crash to the ground and shatter into pieces, the celestial ark Ma'ana, cutting through the darkness, caught it by a hair's breadth.

Meanwhile, inside the royal palace tower, Samael leaned against a table, coughing violently, blood spilling from his mouth, and waves of dizziness washing over him.

As expected, Rahmu was already under the control of Apsu's power, and the intimidation of the Mother of Beasts could not last more than a few minutes.

But at least he bought himself some extra time.

The man staggered to his feet, rushed out of the royal palace tower, and looked towards the floodwaters to the south. He saw the clearly visible outlines of three cedar-wood ships sailing from the sea, and his heart was filled with joy.

Finally, it's here! Noah's Ark!

However, the excitement did not last long. Above, thunderclouds gathered, and columns of wind and arcs of lightning bombarded downwards.

In the clouds that were instantly illuminated, a ferocious bull's head stared menacingly at the three giant cedar ships engraved with wedge-shaped runes.

Chapter 144 A Demon's Body Can Also Bear Angel's Wings (1/5)

"Buzz!"

At the critical moment, the air vibrated violently, and a hideous figure with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake suddenly emerged from the darkness, casting a shadow over the three Noah's Arks.

The terrifying and chilling aura sent shivers down the spines of Tim and the others who were in charge of piloting the ship. It was the demon that had once ravaged large swathes of land in the North Wall!

A sense of despair spread.

However, immediately afterward, the dark red vertical pupils widened in anger, and purple magic beams actually crossed the sky above Noah's Ark, exploding densely on the body of the Bull of Heaven.

The continuously pouring and spreading halo illuminated half of the sky. Under the immense impact, Gugalana slid hundreds of meters away, and petrified grayish-white marks kept appearing on the injured parts of his body.

"Moo!"

In the instant the crimson magic power was exhausted, the Bull of Heaven raised its hoof and stomped the ground, its metallic luster stubbornly resisting the gray-white corrosion.

At the same time, bolts of lightning as thick as buckets of water slammed into the water one after another, making Tim's hair stand on end.

The moment he looked up, he was horrified to see several bolts of lightning hurtling straight toward Noah's Ark, and his blood froze.

"Boom!"

Just then, a pair of soft, pale yellow wings covered the dome, shielding Noah's Ark from the streaks of lightning and safely guiding it toward the broken wall on the south side of Uruk.

tick tock... tick tock...

Tim, on the deck, subconsciously raised his hand to wipe away the warm liquid that had fallen onto his cheek. When he saw the glaring bright red stain, his expression was one of astonishment.

"I'll stop its movement, let's go!"

A cold, explosive shout came from above. The Serpent Goddess above emitted beams of light from her petrifying demonic eyes, and crimson magic enveloped Gugalana's limbs. The powers of the two sides were locked in a stalemate and struggle.

Clusters of thorns woven with lightning exploded from mid-air. In the flickering light, a small, circular object was scattered and drifted everywhere as the hurricane sliced ​​through it.

On the deck, Tim stretched out his one arm, looked at the dried petals in his palm, and a look of understanding appeared in his eyes. He solemnly pounded his chest in respect.

The Gorgon goddess, who had appeared in his dreams many times before, could no longer stir his fear; the pale yellow wings covering the dome felt so warm.

A demon can also bear the wings of an angel.

Therefore, power itself is neither good nor evil; it is only the mind that has thoughts of good and evil.

You can finally face this attitude, Anna.

On the tower of the royal palace, Samael looked at the goddess Gorgon, who had revealed herself and was locked in a stalemate with Gugalan, and smiled with satisfaction.

After defeating the demon goddess, Anna received "evil power" from her future self.

But the curse of Gorgon before her death left the little girl with a lingering unease. Even when her life was in danger, she was unwilling to unleash that power, for fear of truly embarking on that path.

Ultimately, the belief in protecting Uruk overcame the fear of fate, allowing the child to display his determination to protect it with a ferocious expression.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness..."

Merlin, who was watching the battlefield from the railing, saw that the three Noah's Arks had already crossed the most difficult area and entered the inner city of Uruk. He couldn't help but pat his chest with relief.

"Aileen, Plan Two!"

At this moment, Samael, who had returned to the sand table, slammed his hand on the table and roared.

In an instant, the ground trembled again. The soil layers of the mountains that had previously blocked the advance of the Lahm group collapsed and crumbled. The surging water submerged most of the buildings and went straight to the raised high ground of the Royal Palace Tower.

Therefore, the obstacle that had blocked the three Noah's Arks' journey, like a reef, was completely gone.

This is why Samael chose to allow Rahmu to attack through the south gate.

Because that route is not only the estuary connecting the two river systems and leading directly to the Persian Gulf, but also the only obstacle, the Abogaru monster, has already been eliminated by Kukulkan, making it the safest route for navigation.

Since the city walls and surrounding buildings would inevitably become obstacles sooner or later in order to allow Noah's Ark to pass, it would be better to take the opportunity to let the floodwaters flow back, creating a stalemate and delaying the passage of time.

"Activate the magic in sections one through four! Witches and priests of the Temple of Ea, maintain the array and keep an eye on the water line!"

Upon seeing the flashing signal above the Royal Palace Tower, Tim immediately shouted repeatedly at the magic array diagram inside the cabin.

"Open all gun ports!"

The ship's sides creaked and turned, and the moment the hundreds of divine seals adjusted their firing angles, beams of magical energy swept across the surrounding waters.

One by one, the Rahmu that had either taken off or floated up were pierced and shattered, their purplish-black body parts exploding and flying everywhere, while their eerie, grotesque laughter became chaotic and out of tune.

"All combat personnel, prepare for docking!"