Chapter 654 A great person will always be great!
After some explanation, the gods finally understood why the mother goddess Tiamat maintained the body shape of a young girl.
"Great Sacrifice! As long as the Great Sacrifice is completed, the Mother Goddess will be able to restore her former glory and bring salvation to this world."
Moon God Xin reminded in a deep voice, and the gods nodded in agreement as if they had grasped a life-saving straw.
This is the highest ritual that connects the sacrificer and the sacrificed, symbolizing that they will share the same breath and destiny from now on.
At this point, the only way for them, who are considered rebel gods by Marduk, to survive is to invite the Mother of Origin to return at all costs.
"Ishtar, Ereshkigal, and Siduri will be the main priests."
At this moment, Loen also put forward his own request.
Naturally, all the gods agreed and began to prepare for this great sacrifice as quickly as possible.
Soon, a solemn chanting sounded in the Garden of Eden:
"e-nu-ma e-li la na-bu-úá-ma-mu
The sky is so high that it has no name.
ap-li am-ma-tumu-ma la zak-rat
The thick earth is so low that it has not yet been given a name.
ZU.AB-ma re-tu-ú za-ru-u-un
At first there was the void, which was where it came from.
mu-um-mu ti-amat mu-al-li-da-at gim-ri-ú-un
The mother of Mo and the ink are all due to reproduction.
A. ME-ú-nu i-te-ni ii-qu-ú-ú-un
The great immersion is one, mixed and harmonious.
gi-pa-ra la ki-is-su-ru su-sa-a la she-'u-ú
There is no weft or bamboo to build a hut, and no swamp is to be seen.
e-nu-ma Dingir.Dingir lau-pu-u ma-na-ma”
At that time, the gods were invisible and formless...
In front of the high altar, the three goddesses knelt on their knees with their hands crossed on their chests. With an extremely pious attitude, they sang the content of the first part of the Babylonian creation epic "Enuma Elish", telling the story of the greatness and kindness of the mother goddess of creation Tiamat.
The entire underworld shook.
The disqualified gods, the dying monsters, and the dead souls spoke up for themselves one after another and joined in the ensemble, praying for the return of their former mother.
Countless wills converged on the altar, forming thousands of golden light streams, rushing towards the small figure on the altar.
As the divine power continued to rise, the small figure gradually lengthened, and the aura of the God of Origin became stronger.
The three goddesses who presided over the ceremony were greatly excited and made the final call decisively:
"Our Great Mother Goddess Tiamat, the Lord of Birth and Origin, your foundation has been rebuilt, and I invite you to return home!"
Tens of thousands of light bands rose up from all over the Garden of Eden, breaking through the barriers of heaven and earth and rushing straight into the chaos outside the world.
Under the traction of these "anchors", a majestic figure with the touch of the earth on its head and huge emerald wings on its back is gradually solidifying from nothingness and gradually overlapping with Tiamat on the altar.
But just as the ceremony was coming to an end, something strange happened.
“Crack!”
The sky shattered like a mirror, the earth was torn into criss-crossing grooves, and the whole world seemed to be torn apart and decomposed by some terrible force.
Soon, the gods, monsters, and even the undead around the altar were drawn into it, and their bodies began to break apart bit by bit.
What's going on?
Fear and panic spread among the crowd, and the smell of death and destruction filled the air.
"Aaaaaa!"
At the critical moment, the figure on the altar uttered a high-pitched chant.
Layers of emerald-colored ripples spread out in all directions, and the entire altar was instantly reduced to dust. The divine will and magic power that had originally gathered here suddenly lost their traction and flowed back to their original area and position. The doomsday-like vision in the Garden of Eden disappeared.
But at the same time, Tiamat, who was the core of the sacrifice, vomited a mouthful of golden blood and fell to the ground uncontrollably.
Loen rushed forward to catch the figure, quickly stabilized his injuries and checked his physical condition.
Soon, he confirmed the result and his face turned gloomy.
Failed!
Not only did Tiamat fail to regain her original power, but she was hurt even more seriously.
Likewise, the gods and monsters on the field also suffered backlash from this great sacrifice.
"It was Marduk. He used the [Destiny Tablet] to split my divinity, making it impossible for me to complete the integration. He also planted a curse against me in the [Great Source] of the world."
Tiamat explained the reason, her face pale with weakness.
Luo En's heart moved, and he immediately remembered a certain record in the Babylonian creation myth:
After defeating Tiamat, Marduk tore the body of the goddess of creation into two halves. The upper half merged into the sky, and the lower half formed the earth. Her body fluids became clouds, and her tears became the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Although in modern history, Tiamat has successfully escaped the Babylonian Age of the Gods, her Great Source has been stolen.
In addition, since Marduk also holds the "Tablets of Destiny" which represents the destiny of Babylon, it becomes very easy for him to guard against the return of Tiamat.
It seems that the King of Kings is not stupid either. He has already made a backup plan to target Tiamat and some restless rebel gods.
Therefore, the idea of bypassing the other party to obtain the world's source is simply not feasible.
Realizing this, the gods felt as if they had lost their parents.
Their strength was not advantageous to begin with, and now they were suffering from the backlash of the ritual, making them even more powerless to fight against gods like Marduk.
It seems that the only option waiting for them is to surrender.
"I'm sorry, kids, I can't help you."
A look of helplessness and shame appeared on Tiamat's pale face, and a shocking golden-red bloodshot hung at the corner of her mouth.
Not only did the gods not feel any resentment about this, but they even felt a sense of guilt in their hearts.
Originally, with the status and strength of the Mother of Origin, she could have forcibly restrained the divinity of the gods' sacrifices and saved herself.
But she ultimately chose to interrupt the ceremony at the cost of serious injury to herself, in order to save the lives of everyone present as much as possible.
If they had doubts about the loving kindness of the Mother Goddess before, they are now completely convinced and moved.
The more this happened, the sadder they felt in their hearts.
Because, in an age where the strong prey on the weak, kindness is just a weakness that can be exploited.
Neither they nor the Mother Goddess had any chance of winning.
"Ahem, I'm afraid that you can no longer conceal your rebellion. Tomorrow, I will find a way to stop them, but it shouldn't take too long. You should leave this world and run away."
The goddess barely propped herself up, coughing and giving instructions.
Although this sacrifice did not allow her to regain the power of origin, her body has returned to its former appearance, and her self and intellect have also fully recovered.
Seeing the "mother" who was paving a way out for them even though she was seriously injured, the gods felt both moved and humiliated.
In the end, they can't do anything.
"Well, actually, I think there's no need to run away."
At this moment, an abrupt voice sounded beside him, breaking the somewhat heavy atmosphere.
The gods followed the sound and looked at Lorne, who was smiling, and asked angrily:
"If we don't run away? One Origin and three God Kings, what can we use to fight against them?"
"It's simple. Why don't I lead the army?"
As he spoke, Loen no longer hid his power, and the suppressed divine will burst out, forming an overwhelming magical storm that made it difficult for the gods on the field to breathe.
At this moment, the gods were shocked to find that the man in front of them was also an origin-level god.
Moreover, he seems to be stronger than Marduk who stole the throne of Babylonian origin!
The gods were stunned at first, and then fell into ecstasy.
There is help!
Babylon is saved! They are saved!
As long as this person is willing to take action, they may have a chance of winning the battle against Marduk!
At the same time, Tiamat also reacted, grabbed Lorne's hand, and pleaded:
"Jin Gu, help them."
Although she has found herself again, she still likes to use this name to call the life in front of her.
Lorne patted the back of Tiamat's hand and comforted her:
"Don't worry, I will help you do what you want. Just stay in the Garden of Eden and recover until I come back."
Although the original plan was to let Tiamat clean up the mess herself, and then take over the Babylonian Age of Gods and the [Source] of this world without bloodshed.
But now, Marduk has taken precautions and the road is blocked.
In order to finish the game, he had to do it himself.
Just as Lorne was getting ready to lead the Babylonian gods into battle, Tiamat blocked his way:
"Wait a minute!"
"What's wrong, Mother Goddess?"
"Stay here one more day, and let's get married."
Tiamat said something shocking, then bit her lip, raised Lorn's hand and announced loudly to the gods:
"From this moment on, Jin Gu is my husband. He will carry out my divine will and lead you to victory!"
"!!!"
When Ishtar, Ailei and Siduri heard the news, they looked at each other in confusion.
This, this is not right!
Isn't he a close friend? How did he suddenly become a stepfather?
A strange feeling of grievance and indignation spread in the hearts of the three goddesses.
However, Lorne could understand Tiamat's intention.
He is not the real Jingu, and has no connection with the Babylonian Age of Gods.
Whether the gods here are alive or dead has nothing to do with him, and he has no obligation to take risks for it.
But at this moment, the entire Babylonian Age of Gods was counting on this outsider to step forward and turn the tide.
For the sake of her "children" and the future of the entire Babylonian Age of Gods, Tiamat naturally had to tie her only hope to the Babylonian Age of Gods.
After much thought, she realized that the only bargaining chip she had was herself.
Once the two parties get married, she becomes the man's wife, and her "children" are also the other man's "children."
The other party naturally has sufficient reasons and obligations to assume the responsibility of saving the Babylonian Age of Gods.
It is only natural for him to lead the battle tomorrow.
But as an anthropomorphic creature, Lorne didn't want to force his will.
Just as he opened his mouth to decline, a voice sounded in his head:
"If you want to control the Babylonian Age of Gods, don't refuse. It will also be good for you to unite with me."
After spending this period of time together, Tiamat was already familiar with the person's character and personality.
Compared with Marduk and his group of gods, he is more compassionate and more suitable to be the ruler of the Babylonian era.
She can naturally feel at ease entrusting her "children" and "family" to her husband.
Tiamat made up her mind, summoned her spirit, and commanded the gods:
"Time is running out. Prepare for us right away. We are going to get married tonight!"
Faced with the Mother Goddess's orders and the approaching crisis, the gods acted efficiently. They quickly set up the venue, surrounded the newlyweds to complete the ceremony, and sent them to the bridal chamber.
By the way, this place is the temple of Elle.
As the three daughters that the mother goddess Tiamat had the most contact with and loved the most after her return, the task of keeping watch around the bridal chamber naturally fell on Ishtar, Elei and Siduri.
As the lights in the temple went out and the two figures overlapped, the three goddesses bit their lips tightly, tears of humiliation leaking out of their eyes.
There are cows...
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On the seventh day, the stars dimmed and the setting sun never rose again.
“Boom!”
Thousands of purple-red lightning bolts raged and struck the divine barrier outside Uruk.
The terrifying magic tide stirred up raging red and black waves, and the waters were quickly dyed into a gloomy color.
Dozens of wind columns swept up the violent water flow and slammed hard into the outer wall of Uruk's divine barrier.
"Bang!"
The ground shook violently, even the city walls that were madly stacked with protective spells were shaking, and large areas of wedge-shaped divine patterns were extinguished.
"Where are the things prepared in the temple? Bring them up quickly! There will be no chance if we don't use them now!"
The officer guarding the city wall slammed his spear to the ground and roared hysterically.
As if awakened by the roar, a group of priests and high officials braved the fierce storm, walked to the top of the city wall, pulled down the curtains that kept out the rain, and revealed a series of bronze artillery batteries engraved with wedge-shaped divine patterns.
With a teeth-grinding metallic vibration, these unique metal creations began to rotate.
There were as many as 360 gates, which surrounded Uruk like an iron barrel.
"The second wave is three hundred miles away, the magic array is activated, the limit is lifted, the royal seal is stamped, and all gun ports are open!"
As the magic array guided the turret, its angle was adjusted, and the colorful colors of the port became more and more dazzling.
"Warm up! Salvo!"
As the shout fell, the lapis lazuli and magic crystals in the barrel that served as ammunition turned into dust and scattered, and the activated magic array resonated at the same time.
Thousands of beams of light penetrated the darkness outside the barrier, tearing apart the hundreds of meters high flood.
Success!
The first test was a success and everyone was excited.
However, in a moment, large clumps of roots and branches that looked like flesh and human limbs floated down from the upper reaches of the two river basins.
boom!
The earth trembled, covering the outer wall of Uruk, shaking violently, and the light patterns flickered.
Everyone was stunned and looked down.
Monsters shaped by mud, rain and dead branches rushed out of the water and slammed heavily into the outer divine barrier.
And with every collision, large sections of the wedge-shaped divine patterns on the barrier would be extinguished.
At the same time, even after their death, their blood still emitted strong pollution and corrosion, causing the outer walls of Uruk to continue to crack and fall off.
These monsters are the embodiment of God's wrath and the messengers of death, responsible for eliminating the resistance of mortals on earth.
Just as everyone on the wall was struggling to cope, another wave of crisis arose.
The surging waves came from the south with overwhelming force.
The second wave is coming!
(End of this chapter)
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