Chapter 1075 Tiamat (Part 2)

Ishtar and Ereshkigal are old enemies. In myths and legends, they are very incompatible. For this reason, Ishtar even ran into the underworld to deal with Ereshkigal without fear of death, but was killed in the end. Of course, as a god, even if she is killed, she can be resurrected.

"In fact, Ereshkigal is the last goddess of the Three Goddesses Alliance." When Ishtar was depressed and irritable because of Ereshkigal's appearance, Quetzal suddenly said on the side.

"What, Ishtar is not a member of the Three Goddesses Alliance, but Ereshkigal is. You don't even know this kind of thing."

This information, everyone present looked at Ishtar in shock. Although Ishtar's performance before was very unreliable, it was unexpected that she could make mistakes in such an important matter.

"That, that." Ishtar seemed to want to explain, but she couldn't think of a reason for a while, and couldn't help but turn her head to look outside the gate of the God Tower, pretending not to hear it.

"It's a chain summon. The reason why the head witch died was not because of Ishtar, but because of Ereshkigal." Da Vinci said on the side.

"Okay, now is not the time to talk about this. Hurry up and bring the king's soul back. Uruk can't do without him now." Roman shouted.

"What does it matter? Isn't he still a king?" Ishtar seemed to have forgotten the embarrassment just now, and smiled at the little twinkle in front of the throne.

Little twinkle did not refute Ishtar, but his eyes that seemed to say why you are so childish almost made Ishtar go crazy. Fortunately, Siduri tried her best to dissuade her, otherwise the two might have fought. Ishtar could not give face to others, but she still had to give face to her number one believer, the priest.

"The underworld, this is so interesting."

When Luvia heard that they were going to the underworld, she immediately became interested. Not only her, but also Aozaki Orange, II, Lanis, Flat, Sfen and others were very curious and wanted to see it. After all, it was the underworld, a place that modern magicians could never go to.

"I understand your thoughts, but unfortunately, the underworld is not a place where living people can easily set foot." Just when these people were excited to go to the underworld, Roman's words were like pouring a bucket of ice water on their heads in the winter, which made them calm down immediately.

Once a living person stays in the underworld for too long, he may stay there forever. In fact, not only humans, but even gods will become weak once they enter the underworld. Ishtar was killed by Ereshkigal in the underworld because of this. This is the rule of the underworld, which is to prevent powerful gods from going to the underworld without authorization and disrupting the rules of life and death.

Roman's words calmed the group down immediately. Although they wanted to see the underworld, if it cost them their lives, they would forget it. After all, this was not the root cause.

"Ereshkigal, I will make her look good this time."

It was finally decided that Mashu, Ritsuka, Da Vinci, Ishtar, Shen Fei, King White Arthur, and others would go to the underworld to bring back the soul of King Gilgamesh, and the others would stay in Uruk to make the final preparations. Once the king returned, they would immediately attack Tiamat.

"It's time to jump, Maana, open the gate, hehe, this is your honor, this is all my power - smash it, the mountain shakes the star firewood."

The group came to Kusa City through the portal, and Ishtar immediately flew into the sky, opened the treasure, used the sky boat Maana as a bow, and hit the ground of Kusa City with one blow.

The underworld is underground in the land of Kusa City. Ritsuka accidentally entered the underworld from here before.

"Is this the underworld? Even the strength of the servants has been weakened."

From the land pierced by Ishtar, a group of people passed through a barrier and came to the underworld. Da Vinci immediately observed the surroundings with excitement. The underworld is a very desolate place. In addition to the rocks and deserts, there are ghosts floating everywhere. These ghosts are not even evil spirits. Strictly speaking, they are just the remnants of the soul.

"Be careful, don't fall down. There is an abyss below. Once you fall, no one can save you."

As everyone moved forward, Ishtar carefully reminded everyone not to get close to the cliff on one side. There was a bottomless darkness under this cliff. It is said that there is a bottomless abyss.

In the myths and legends of Mesopotamia, the world is composed of heaven and earth, the underworld under the ground, and the abyss deeper than that. The abyss is the Sea of ​​Nothingness, that is, the Sea of ​​Imaginary Numbers. Of course, this is the name of the Moon World. If it is changed to other worlds, it is the Sea of ​​Quantum, Quantum Space, etc.

After Ishtar's reminder, the group immediately avoided the cliff. Although Shen Fei was not afraid, there was no need to take the risk. The legends of the Moon World had many differences. For example, there was a legend that Tiamat first appeared from the Sea of ​​Imaginary Numbers and then created the Mesopotamian world. Therefore, the Sea of ​​Imaginary Numbers also had the legend of the Sea of ​​Life in the Mesopotamian legend.

"Why did you come here just now? I have been waiting for a long time."

When everyone followed the road and came to a huge stone door, King Gilgamesh jumped out from behind a stone on the side. From his words, it can be guessed that he should have been hiding there for a while.

"He died of overwork, hahaha." Seeing King Gilgamesh, Ishtar immediately laughed.

"Idiot goddess, keep your voice down."

"King, are you okay?" Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Mashu hurriedly interrupted them.

"What can happen to me? It's just the underworld. It's not the first time I come here."

Although he was a little surprised to appear in the underworld again, the king quickly calmed down. Just as he said, it was not the first time he came to the underworld. He was already very familiar with it, and he also knew that someone would come to rescue him, so he hid near the first door. The reason for hiding was to avoid encountering the patrolling Garula spirit. Although he was not afraid, there was no need to go against the goddess of the underworld in the underworld.

"I didn't expect it to be so smooth. I can go back now." Roman's voice sounded from the communicator. It must be said that Chaldea's technology is very powerful. Even in the underworld, you can talk, but it can only talk. The video system cannot be turned on because of the rules of the underworld.

"It's not that easy. This is the underworld. I'm dead. I need Ereshkigal's consent to leave. And I have a question for Ereshkigal."

It's easy to get in the underworld, but hard to get out. That barrier is not so easy to cross. Ritsuka was able to get in and out because someone helped him.

"Is that so? It seems we have no choice but to continue." After hearing what King Gilgamesh said, the group could only move forward. When they arrived at the huge stone gate, Ereshkigal's voice came from the door and asked everyone a question.

"Answer me, the living who have fallen into the underworld. Answer the question about the existence of their souls, the good and evil of their souls, etc. The designated master should answer. Although the standards of beauty seem to be varied, there is still an absolute existence. Black can beat white, and the earth can beat the sky. So who is more beautiful, Ereshkigal or Ishtar?"

"What? It's obvious that I am more beautiful."

Hearing Ereshkigal's question, Ishtar immediately stood up and said that she was the most beautiful. King Gilgamesh on the side suddenly laughed out loud, but because she was confronting Ereshkigal, Ishtar just glared at the king fiercely and then ignored him. If it were any other time, she would never be able to cover up this matter so easily.

"Did I ask you to read the question carefully?"

"The living." Ishtar then looked at the question carefully, and then immediately turned to Shen Fei and Fujimaru Ritsuka and said: "No matter how you look at it, I should be the most beautiful."

"This."

Ritsuka and Shen Fei looked at each other, not knowing how to answer for a while. Both of them had seen Ereshkigal, so they naturally knew that the other's appearance was exactly the same as Ishtar.

"Calm down, calm down, don't forget what our purpose is, to bring the king back, and this is the underworld." Roman hurriedly reminded.

"This is a fatal question, and the choice is between two goddesses. This is a singularity. If it were the real Age of Gods, this question would be enough to trigger a war of gods.

The gods such as Ishtar in the singularity are all servants summoned by Heroic Spirits. Their personalities are very different from those in the Age of Gods. If it were Ishtar from the real Age of Gods, Shen Fei would never dare to provoke her. That would be a big trouble. He likes Rin Tosaka more than Ishtar.

"Calm down. Just like Roman said, don't forget our purpose." Shen Fei immediately whispered to comfort Ishtar, and then gave his answer.

"Of course, it's the respected Lord Ereshkigal, the most beautiful." After saying that, Shen Fei immediately gave Ritsuka a look, and Ritsuka immediately made the same choice as him, that is, the living answer the question. He and Fujimaru Ritsuka were the only living people present.

"You have good vision. See you in the next level. "Having gotten the result he wanted, Ereshkigal sounded very happy, and then the stone gate opened.

"Damn Ereshkigal, he actually did this." Even though she knew it was a strategy, Ishtar's face was still very ugly.

"I must teach her a lesson." With the idea of ​​teaching Ereshkigal a lesson, Ishtar was the first to cross the stone gate, and then her body shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Where did such a lovely Ishtar come from? Did I die of overwork in the underworld again?" Looking at Ishtar's shrunken body, King Gilgamesh laughed loudly. He was so happy to see Ishtar suffer.

"You might as well go to the abyss. The immortal herb that you finally found was eaten by a snake. It's unfortunate that such a person is the king of Uruk. "

Ishtar, whose body shrank, seemed to have increased her IQ, and she immediately touched the sore spot of King Gilgamesh. For the king, the immortal herb was not important. He later found one, but he still didn't eat it. However, it was eaten by a snake, which was a shame for the king, especially when these words came from Ishtar's mouth.

"Okay, if there is anything, let's talk about it when we get back. Ritsuka can't stay in the underworld for long." With Roman's interruption, the group quickly came to the second stone gate. It was still Ereshkigal who asked the question, but this time the question was about wealth. If the wealth on the earth can only be entrusted to one person for safekeeping, then who should it be entrusted to? The options are only Ereshkigal and Ishtar.

"Ereshkigal." After seeing this question, the answer immediately emerged in the hearts of everyone present. This choice has nothing to do with the place where everyone is now in the underworld. I want to ask for help from Ereshkigal. , but everyone present knew Ishtar’s character.

"Of course it's me," Ishtar shouted, but no one paid attention.

"The partner who fights side by side, the one whom I trust and love, is the one who deserves victory."

This is the problem of the third stone gate. The result is naturally Ereshkigal. At this time, Ishtar has shrunk even more petite than Ilia. I have to say that in this state, it is very cute. She was so cute that Shen Fei had to carry her on his back.

It's not just Ishtar's body that has shrunk, but also her strength, physical strength, etc.

"It seems that there should be seven stone gates, corresponding to the seven powers that Ishtar was deprived of in the legend."

After passing the fourth and fifth stone gates, Ishtar's body became smaller and could already sit on Shen Fei's shoulders. This result reminded Roman of the story of Ishtar's journey through the myth. Entering the underworld to challenge Ereshkigal and failing.

Then the group passed the sixth stone gate and came to the front of the last stone gate.

"Is this choosing who is the best goddess?" After listening to the last question, Roman sighed helplessly. These seven questions were obviously used by Ereshkigal to target Ishtar.

"She cheated. I am obviously better. If it were me, I would never cheat." Ishtar shouted dissatisfied.

"You would have gone too far." King Gilgamesh directly concluded, which made everyone present nodded in agreement. What kind of virtue is Ishtar in the myth? Everyone present was confused. Clearly, on the contrary, Ereshkigal is completely different.

"Welcome to the underworld."

After the answer to the seventh question was correct, the stone door opened and the group stepped into the depths of the underworld. However, the surrounding situation surprised everyone because it was still very desolate. Logically speaking, there should be The temple in Ereshkigal is.

As a result, there was nothing around except a large number of strange cages storing souls.

On this desolate ground, a goddess with long golden hair was standing there quietly, watching Shen Fei and his party.

"It seems there is no need to fight anymore." Meeting Ereshkigal made Shen Fei understand that this place was indeed different from the game. They did not experience any fighting along the way.

"Ereshkigal, I'm here to ask you two questions: why did you join the Three Goddesses Alliance, and is Enkidu's body still in the underworld?"

On the way here, when the group of people had figured out that Ereshkigal was the real last goddess of the Three Goddess Alliance, King Gilgamesh laughed at Ishtar again.

Originally, King Gilgamesh had only one problem when he wanted to see Ereshkigal, and that was to confirm Enkidu's physical condition, but now there was another one.