At this moment, spatial rifts appeared in Mesopotamia, and a large amount of black mud surged from the Persian Gulf. This was Tiamat's power, the Sea of Life, also known as the Tide of Chaos, where mages would turn into the mud of the Holy Grail.
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In the Temple of Blood, Merlin coughed up a mouthful of blood and knelt on the ground.
"Damn it, so that's how it is. I've been tricked too!" Merlin understood that something big had happened. The true Tiamat was coming.
In reality, Merlin's main body had placed Tiamat in a dream prison. Tiamat's power through Gorgon was synchronized with Tiamat herself. When this Gorgon died, Tiamat would also feel the impact of death, breaking the dream prison. The Creator God, Tiamat, was awakening.
Merlin here was merely a clone, but even the clone could not survive. He immediately warned Fujimaru Ritsuka to return to Uruk quickly and inform Gilgamesh that the Beast, the disaster rejected by humanity, had arrived.
Gawain also acknowledged this fact. He had initially wanted to help Gorgon fulfill her dream, but that was in the past. He then declared that the old humanity would be eliminated, and human history would be inherited by Tiamat's children, before flying away from the Temple of Blood.
Quetzalcoatl also came to support the Temple of Blood, but arrived too late. Now, she could only return to Uruk by Pterodactyl.
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Persian Gulf Observation Post.
Li Xing stood on the rooftop of the observation post. Beneath his feet lay the corpses of Lahmu, monsters produced by Tiamat, with spider-like legs and a single vertical mouth on their upper bodies.
"Monsters this ugly, and they call themselves Lahmu? They don't even measure up to a single toe of the god Lahmu."
Li Xing stomped on a Lahmu's head, crushing it, and turned to leave. Tiamat hadn't appeared yet, and staying here was useless. He had other things to do.
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Eridu.
Siduri, who had been impaled protecting the citizens of Uruk, was brought here. It was estimated that in a while, Siduri would turn into a Lahmu.
"Rashomon! Great Flame Eruption!"
Ten flames ignited, and Shuten-doji burst out from the side, rescuing Siduri.
"Shuten... hurry and save the citizens, don't worry about me..." Siduri recognized the person and immediately told Shuten-doji to save others. Her body had already been impaled, and she wouldn't live much longer.
"What are these monsters? More hideous than our oni forms." Shuten-doji didn't listen to Siduri. Even oni had principles. Saving humans? She had no interest. If it weren't for the fact that the bandits of Oeyama had been killed by these monsters, Shuten-doji might not have come here. Saving Siduri was only because Siduri had treated her well, never alienating her for being an oni. If it weren't for the death of Tomoe Gozen, another oni, Shuten-doji wouldn't have defected.
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"Damn it! Endless! If this continues, I'll disappear!" Shuten-doji felt terrible. The number of Lahmu was simply too great. She couldn't escape alone, especially while carrying an injured person, and she had already lost her right arm.
"Ah~! My body... Rashomon! Great Flame Eruption!"
At this moment, Shuten-doji was impaled through the chest by a Lahmu, her Saint Graph gradually beginning to crumble. Although she managed to kill that Lahmu with all her might in the end, her body couldn't hold on any longer.
"I thought you would always hide in the mountains, Shuten-doji." Li Xing descended from the sky, landing in front of Shuten-doji.
"It's you! Human! Give me back my arm!" Shuten-doji, upon seeing Li Xing, immediately demanded her arm back.
Without further ado, Li Xing tossed the arm to Shuten-doji, then looked at Siduri lying on the ground.
"Her body is infected by Lahmu. Is she going to be assimilated?" Seeing this, Li Xing didn't hesitate. A power of reincarnation surged into Siduri's body, and her body began to recover. However, the hole in her chest would require Li Xing's Starlight power to heal.
Li Xing didn't dwell on it and focused on healing first. He then transferred some of his Starlight power to Siduri, allowing her to survive.
"Hahahaha... Monsters! My long-lost right arm has become monstrous, speed forth! Blazing Hellfire! Rashomon Great Grudge Rise!"
Shuten-doji's right arm grew enormous, grasping several Lahmu. Flames burned simultaneously, and with a strong grip, she crushed them.
Li Xing glanced back at Shuten-doji. After using her Noble Phantasm, her body dissolved into golden light and vanished, leaving only scorched marks on the ground.
"Lord Li Xing? Where is Lady Shuten? She just saved me." Siduri awoke and, upon seeing Li Xing, inquired about Shuten-doji. Seeing the scorched marks on the ground, Siduri understood everything.
"You need to rest, Priestess Siduri. Don't worry, you're safe with me." Li Xing carried Siduri on his back and looked around. They were already surrounded by Lahmu.
"Transcending heaven and earth, arriving across the firmament, I am the Chaos Star God, Starfire Spreads!" (One must be chuunibyo when in the Type-Moon world!)
Li Xing summoned countless burning meteors to fall, causing continuous explosions in Eridu. In an instant, Eridu became a sea of fire.
Of course, Li Xing also protected the citizens here. Killing to protect would be meaningless.
After Li Xing temporarily eliminated some Lahmu, he knelt on the ground. Consecutive summons were exhausting and required him to catch his breath and rest.
However, Lahmu continued to appear endlessly, surrounding Li Xing and the citizens.
Just then, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others descended from the sky, coming to rescue Siduri. Although they were a step late, they could at least give Li Xing some time to rest.
"Li Xing! Miss Siduri! Are you alright! Mashu! Protect them!" Fujimaru Ritsuka rushed to Li Xing's side. Mashu raised her shield to fight the Lahmu, while Ishtar and Quetzalcoatl were also engaged in combat.
Just as everyone felt the overwhelming number of Lahmu and prepared to flee, chains suddenly appeared, piercing through various Lahmu. Gawain arrived.
"What are you doing? Who told you to gather the old humans? Such behavior is worse than that of beasts. Never mind, listen to my command from now on."
Gawain was angry, but these were Tiamat's children. Although their forms were different, they were still siblings.
"Gawain! You are not Tiamat's child. In the underworld, Enkidu's remains disappeared. This means you are a counterfeit made from Enkidu's remains. You are different from humans, and different from Lahmu. You are the only "Chains of Heaven" in the world, but you are not Enkidu." Li Xing directly pointed out Gawain's true identity, but Gawain did not believe him. Gawain firmly believed that he was Tiamat's child.
Just as Gawain was about to say more, his chest was suddenly pierced. It was a Lahmu from behind that backstabbed Gawain.
The Lahmu tore out its arm, pulled out the Holy Grail from Gawain's body, and swallowed it.
"You are truly tiresome! Hahahahahahaha! Gawain, you are unnecessary. We no longer need you. Awakening mother is our job. You obsolete fellow, die here!"
The Lahmu that swallowed the Holy Grail instantly grew wings and flew into the sky, taunting Gawain as it went.
The other Lahmu advanced towards Gawain, while the Lahmu carrying the Holy Grail flew towards the Persian Gulf, preparing to deliver it to Tiamat.
"You all go chase the Holy Grail! Leave this place to me. I will protect Siduri." Li Xing urged everyone to pursue. Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately issued orders, and they took Pterodactyls to chase the Holy Grail.
"Please, Li Xing!"