Chapter 655: You’re not going to act anymore, right?
"boom!"
The divine barrier outside Uruk shook violently, and nearly half of the wedge-shaped divine patterns that maintained the operation of the barrier were extinguished in an instant, causing darkness in the vicinity.
"Sizzle~~"
"What?"
"Help! Help...Puff!"
Strange sounds like nails scratching the wall, the exclamations and screams of the soldiers defending the city, and the sound of flesh being torn apart could be heard one after another in the darkness.
"Where are the magicians and priests? Maintain the barrier, quickly!"
Hundreds of protected spellcasters quickly chanted divine words and infused their magic power into the barrier outside the city wall.
Suddenly, the extinguished wedge-shaped divine patterns lit up again, and the projections connected to each other gradually became clearer. With the faint light, everyone could see the situation in that area clearly.
But then, they all gasped.
Trees! Lots of trees!
It is so densely packed, so disorderly and slanted that there is no end in sight!
They grow out of the black mud underwater, some are hundreds of meters tall, and some are dozens of meters tall. Not only are their branches extremely hideous in shape, but their roots and epidermis are covered with blood vessel-like lines, making them look like living creatures.
From a distance, these things looked like a group of wriggling black snakes, tearing open the weak points of the divine barrier in the darkness, climbing up the city walls, and brutally strangling the human soldiers guarding the city.
Originally, the area was guarded by hundreds of well-trained Uruk soldiers, but now there was only blood and rotten flesh on the ground.
As if sensing the appearance of new prey, the black branches made a strange creaking sound, spreading towards the magicians and soldiers on both sides who were maintaining the operation of the barrier.
The body was unable to move due to the intense fear, and the consciousness was like being immersed in the deep sea, frozen into a lump.
The soldiers and magicians could only watch as the branches, like snakes, climbed over the city wall and stabbed towards them.
“Puff, puff, puff!”
At the critical moment, thousands of golden lights roared down from mid-air, blasting the tangled black roots into pieces like dense artillery shells.
The giant trees screamed and retracted their branches, and the fear that had eroded the hearts of the defenders gradually subsided.
They looked back.
I saw a solitary figure floating in the air, with dazzling golden armor, bright red divine patterns covering his chest, red pupils like burning flames, and short golden hair like a crown forged by the sun.
Behind him, golden ripples blossomed, connecting to the [Gate of Babylon] which possessed endless treasures, weapons, and magic tools. The magical items inside were transformed into luxurious ammunition, and they launched a massive bombardment on the black forest that invaded Uruk.
"king!"
The soldiers felt relieved and cheered loudly, and their originally low morale instantly rose.
They seemed to be under a spell, not even looking at the waves and forests that were sweeping over them again. Like fearless soldier ants, they either rushed to their vacant posts or maintained the magic array on the spot, dying for their king and city with their flesh and blood.
Gilgamesh was very satisfied with his subordinates' performance. He raised his hand and waved it. Thousands of golden lights shot out from the [Gate of Babylon] behind him. He single-handedly suppressed the endless black forest outside the city wall.
However, in the face of this powerful attack, the sea of trees was not only not destroyed, but after stabilizing its position, it launched a counterattack.
Underwater, layers of deadly and gloomy red and black mud flows are spreading forward along the root system.
The black roots continued to climb up the barriers and city walls, trying to completely tear open Uruk's defenses, exposing this human sanctuary to the wrath of God of Doom and to the judgment of fate.
What's worse is that everyone discovered that there were divine patterns growing on the surface of those branches. The branches were harder than gold and iron, and even if they were constantly shattered, they could still grow again with the help of the earth and rain.
Even though Gilgamesh fully opened the [Gate of Babylon] behind him, and shot out magical items that were valuable in the eyes of ordinary people without any cost, it could only delay the speed at which the sea of trees advanced towards and eroded the city of Uruk.
"Damn it! It never ends!"
Gilgamesh cursed with a cold face, raised his hand and made a fist upwards. A scepter with a gemstone on top emerged from the Gate of Babylon and fell into his hand.
This object is called "The Staff of Marduk" and is the origin of the Babylonian earthly monarchy. It can give the user the royal power to command all things.
Of course, the extent is quite limited.
Because, in the eyes of the King of Kings, humans with original sin are not qualified to obtain complete autonomy. Even the high and mighty kings are only worthy of wearing invisible shackles and working for the gods.
"Get out, bastard!"
The Hero King snorted coldly and swung the Staff of Marduk. The power contained in it immediately squeezed the soil under the water toward the center and upwards.
In the blink of an eye, the land where the roots of the sea of trees were located was forcibly pulled out.
However, before the land surfaced completely, the roots hidden in it burst out and joined forces with the branches above to shoot towards Gilgamesh in mid-air.
"Jill, be careful!"
Along with rapid shouts, silver chains engraved with wedge-shaped divine patterns shot out like javelins, surrounding Gilgamesh tightly and tearing apart all the branches and roots that swept over the water.
Gilgamesh's expression relaxed and he looked behind him.
She was a sincere beauty in a white robe, and her appearance was like a masterpiece carefully carved by the gods: her long emerald green hair fell like a waterfall, and the ends of her hair were entangled with golden divine patterns left over from the clay creation, which glowed like pottery in the sun. Her emerald pupils reflected the wildness of the vertical pupils of the beasts, and also precipitated the clarity of a forest after rain. When fighting, her whole body would be covered with red divine patterns made by the goddess Alulu, and when she was calm, she exuded the tranquility of the forest.
Upon closer inspection, her skin had the light blue color unique to newborn clay, and cuneiform inscriptions were faintly visible on her neck and wrists - those were the identity runes bestowed by the gods.
It is the "Chain of Heaven" and its name is "Enkidu".
Her mission is to guide Gilgamesh, the "Wedge of Heaven", onto the right path and seek well-being for the gods and humans.
She did it, and gained a close friend who would share life and death with her.
But the price is life.
Fortunately, there is always a way out. The goddess who controls the underworld recognized her achievements, took pity on her situation, and gave her the opportunity to return to the mortal world and fight side by side with her best friend Gilgamesh again.
Looking at the green-haired beauty who came to greet him, Gilgamesh crossed his arms, a trace of displeasure on his face:
"What a fuss! This place is something I can handle."
Having said that, there was a hint of tenderness in Gilgamesh's eyes that could not be concealed.
"Jill, don't be careless, this thing is not easy to deal with."
Enkidu reminded in a deep voice, his eyes fixed on the rippling waters.
"roar!"
The beast roared like thunder. The entire black sea of trees was shaking violently, and the water surface was torn apart by some terrifying force.
A lion-like monster, about a hundred meters long and with sharp horns on its head, rushed out from the water, carrying hundreds of black mud streams, and leaped into the air.
What’s incredible is that the hair on this monster’s surface is exactly those black trees!
Half of its body was filled with rancid mud, covered with the bones of birds, beasts, and even humans, and the other half was densely packed with roots, like a tangled group of black snakes.
This is a monster that is somewhere between plants and animals, dead things and living things.
One of its eyes was pitch black with its roots wriggling, while the other was blood red and staring sinisterly, revealing deep anger and murderous intent towards Gilgamesh and Enkidu in front of it.
——Sugimon Finbaba? !
The two men's expressions changed slightly.
Once upon a time, there was a rich cedar forest to the north of Uruk, where a large number of magical beasts and monsters lived. The area was vast, 1.07 million kilometers long. Even with the strength of Gilgamesh and Enkidu, it would take them a full month and a half to walk across it.
At the same time, the gate at the entrance to the forest is equipped with magic that will paralyze anyone who touches it, and there is a terrifying evil cloud guarding the gate, which is quite dangerous.
And Finbaba is the owner of this fir forest.
It occupies the forest, prohibits humans from entering, exploits resources, and hunts and kills passers-by, causing harm to the local area.
At that time, Gilgamesh happened to meet Enkidu, and under the guidance of this good friend, he turned over a new leaf and began to transform from a tyrant to a wise king.
The existence of Humbaba undoubtedly hindered the development of Uruk.
So the two of them went to the fir forest together, ready to defeat the evil beast.
According to the oral accounts of passers-by and the records in narrative poems, its roar is like a flood, it spews fire from its mouth, it can spit out highly poisonous breath from its mouth, and its strength is extremely powerful.
This is indeed the case.
In the first battle, Gilgamesh and Enkidu joined forces, but both failed to win.
Finally, they collected sacrifices and held a great sacrifice on the spot to the ancestor of Uruk, the sun god Utu. With the blessing of this god, they successfully killed Humbaba.
——Didn’t they jointly eradicate this thing? How did it come back to life?
When Gilgamesh and Enkidu were puzzled, they sensed some familiar divine power in Humbaba's body and immediately understood the reason.
——Earth God Enki!
He controls the earth and nature, is proficient in magic, and is said to be able to concoct the "Water of Life" that can revive dead things.
The fact that the cedar beast Finbaba could crawl out of the grave and turn into such a horrible appearance was most likely the work of the God of Earth.
Is the Three Pillars God going to take action so soon?
How shameless!
Gilgamesh snorted coldly and cast a sinister look at the cedar beast Humbaba who was roaring towards him.
"You should look dead when you're dead, bastard!"
Marduk waved his staff again, and thick spikes broke through the ground, turning into a solid cage.
Humbaba was skewered like bacon, his body suspended in mid-air and constantly squeezed inwards.
"roar!"
Along with the violent roar, a fierce magic storm swirled and blew, crushing the gun cage into powder.
The roar became louder and louder, the water surface churned, the earth shook, and monsters shaped by mud, twigs, vines, and mud followed the waves and branches, jumped onto the walls of Uruk, and frantically killed all living things around them.
These are the same monster armies that appeared in the first wave.
As they returned, the Uruk soldiers defending the city were in a tough fight.
Even if these things were pierced and torn into pieces, they could quickly regroup and continue killing on the city walls.
Even magical attacks can only temporarily destroy their forms but cannot completely eliminate them.
It seems that life and death, freshness and decay, in their constant cycle and alternation, form a tenacious balance that cannot be broken by external forces.
Seeing the golden light in the chests of these monsters and the constant roar of the cedar beast Humbaba, Gilgamesh and Enkidu could not help but curse in their hearts.
Divine protection?
Those bastards in heaven really don’t even want to act anymore.
The two looked at each other and turned into two streams of light, one golden and one green, and crashed straight into Humbaba's body, constantly moving back and forth in it, destroying the monster's internal structure.
A moment later, two streams of magic power that had been compressed to the extreme burst out, blasting the monster made of mud, branches, vines and bones into flying debris.
The black mud monsters on the city wall that were killing crazily stopped as if struck by lightning, broke apart, and turned into lifeless rotten matter again.
Sure enough, as long as the core cedar beast Finbaba is eliminated, these created puppets will lose their activity.
Gilgamesh and Enkidu breathed a sigh of relief and looked proudly at the cedar debris floating on the water.
This divine beast is indeed very powerful.
Last time, they had to work together to barely cope with it.
But the past was the past, and the present is the present.
After so much growth and experience, they are no longer the same as they were before. Even without the divine protection of the sun god Utu, they can easily kill the resurrected Humbaba by joining hands.
After successfully overcoming the crisis, Gilgamesh immediately waved his hand and ordered:
"Soldiers clean up the battlefield, magicians repair the barrier, and priests and priests are responsible for treating the wounded!"
Hearing the voice from the sky, the defenders were like clockwork machines, executing the orders of their monarch efficiently and quickly.
However, before the mission was halfway completed, a new storm appeared again, and the lightning in the dark clouds became more violent.
Boom!
The wind borrowed the power of thunder, and thunder helped the wind. Sharp explosions resounded through heaven and earth, and colorful light patterns intertwined and spread into the dark waters.
Layer upon layer of thousand-meter-high waves are sweeping in from the Persian Gulf and Mount Ebif, jointly attacking the city of Uruk.
The third and fourth waves are coming!
And in the terrifying waves, two huge black shadows were walking on the waves.
One of them is a rock giant that is a thousand meters tall, and the other is a winged lion that brings with it a storm.
——The rock giant Ulikume.
Legend has it that the gods Kumarbi and Anu were fighting for power. Kumarbi accidentally swallowed Anu's sperm and gave birth to the storm god Teshub. Teshub defeated Kumarbi and became the supreme god. Kumarbi was unwilling to accept defeat and gave birth to another insensitive rock giant Ulikume. Ulikume grew rapidly and in a blink of an eye, he grew to a height that could threaten the heavens. In the end, it was Enki, the god of the earth, who came up with an idea to defeat Ulikume.
From then on, the giant became a vassal of the god Anu and served the gods.
——Rabu, the Storm Lion.
Once, Enlil used the sky as a canvas to paint a giant lion. But after Enlil finished painting, the giant lion materialized and came to the earth to do evil. The gods worked together to kill it.
The followers of Anu, the god of heaven, and Enlil, the lord of air!
These two bastards are going to take action too?
Gilgamesh and Enkidu's faces were as gloomy as dead water, and their hearts continued to fall into the abyss.
(End of this chapter)
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