Era of Heroic Spirits: I Was Exposed by Alaya

After all, even the gods themselves could not truly bind the powerful and invincible Mother of Genesis.

But at this moment.

The Heavenly Chains could completely bind Tiamat, who had transformed from the Mother of Genesis into human evil.

For an entire hour!

What does this mean?

It signifies that the opponent had completely transcended their own myth, reaching an incredible level.

"Yes, she surpassed her own myth through self-sacrifice, just like Heracles did before." Souma stared blankly at the screen.

Enkidu, Kingu.

In the next life, belief brings existence; disbelief brings nonexistence.

Time flows endlessly, and eventually, two similar flowers will bloom in the world!

One flower withers, while another blossoms...

At that moment.

Souma felt a gentle tremor in his arms, as if sensing something.

The beautiful figure that had been utterly destroyed was slowly reviving.

At the same time.

Countless chains on Roya's body also trembled lightly.

She couldn't help but scratch her body: "What's going on? I feel a bit itchy, as if I'm bound by a bunch of things!"

It was quite strange.

Looking at Tiamat, who was entwined in circles of chains, she felt an inexplicable sense of empathy.

This was too strange!

"You should take a bath!" Souma replied calmly.

In the video.

Nameless, standing on the city wall, softly asked, "King of Heroes, do you regret it?"

"I have witnessed my friends depart twice. The first time was in sorrow, but this time, their brave figure is already etched in my eyes."

Gilgamesh's crimson eyes suddenly bore a faint smile, "Moreover, it seems I might still be able to reunite with my dear friend."

"Since Enkidu can appear in the form of Kingu, the Nameless might also come before me in some form."

Life is long, spanning decades.

To have a dear friend with whom to share life and death is truly a great fortune.

The Nameless's lips moved, preparing to say something.

At that moment, in the sky.

Ishtar shouted, "I'm ready! Let me completely blast her underground! Are you ready, Golden Spark? Do you have enough weapon reserves?"

"Hmph, I am the King of Heroes. Do you underestimate me?"

Gilgamesh looked at Tiamat, who was gradually regaining her ability to move, "I was previously troubled about how to choose my death. Now, it seems I no longer need to choose!"

"King, please evade!" Mash hurriedly reminded.

"No need! I am the greatest bait!"

Gilgamesh looked up at the colossal goddess, "Tiamat, bring it on! This is the entrance to your grave!"

The Nameless gazed deeply at the opponent.

Then, he looked up at the goddess in the sky and loudly declared, "It's your turn, Ishtar! The moment to wash away the previous humiliation has come. Blast the Mother of Genesis underground!"

"Ha ha, leave it to me! Let you see the true strongest form of this goddess!"

Ishtar laughed heartily, "Open the gates for me!"

Buzz~

The familiar scene reappeared.

The heavens suddenly cracked open, and colossal stars slowly emerged from the fissures.

"To the great heavens, to the great earth... after this, it's no longer my concern!"

Ishtar fully unleashed her Noble Phantasm, exhausting all her magical power—

[An Gal Ta Kigal She!]

Boom!

The concept of Venus transformed into an arrow, striking fiercely at Tiamat.

Simultaneously, it struck the entire Uruk.

This woman finally fulfilled her dream of destroying Uruk.

Rumbling!

Everyone could clearly see how terrifying the so-called useless goddess could be when she unleashed her power.

The entire fortress of Uruk, crafted by the Wise King, began to sink.

With a single blow, the massive city was destroyed.

Tiamat was also forcefully blasted underground.

The Nameless and Mash held hands as they sank down.

In the final view.

Was the King of Heroes standing on the city wall, wearing a final gentle smile.

This king shared the fate of Uruk.

Not a single step back!

Countless viewers instantly grew even more admiring and fond of him—

-[King of Heroes, may you rest in peace!]

-[Ah, my favorite wise king still chooses to stand with Uruk to the very end!]

-[That once-tyrannical and chuunibyou king, after witnessing the deaths of Nameless and Enkidu, completely transformed into a peerless wise king!]

-[Woof woof! Awooo~]

...

BOOM—

The entirety of Uruk was plummeting wildly.

Nameless and Mash, who had been chasing after it, suddenly spotted a familiar face.

"You've come to my home again?"

Ereshkigal had already rushed over eagerly to greet them, declaring with haughty pride, "I have granted you the right to float freely in the Underworld! Fly as you please! Moreover, you are not considered living beings here!"

"You're such a fool!"

Nameless abruptly responded like this.

Though it was clearly a reprimand, it made the other party's face flush red.

She turned her head away with a huff. "Hmph! I am the Mistress of the Underworld, the wisest in all the world—far smarter than that idiot sister of mine!"

This scene left countless viewers utterly bewildered.

What the hell?

As the Goddess of the Underworld, declaring that you're not considered living beings here is essentially granting you the freedom to move without restraint.

Otherwise, any living person would be eroded by the Underworld's influence and turned into the dead!

And yet, he still scolded her?

Nameless is way too harsh!

No one offered an explanation, so the audience could only suppress their confusion and keep watching.

On the screen—

The Primordial Mother Goddess, having fallen into the Underworld, was being bombarded by endless bolts of lightning.

Her massive body was mercilessly struck by countless thunderous blows.

Romani's voice trembled with shock. "Every single one of these lightning strikes carries the same energy as Ishtar's Noble Phantasm!"

The previously indifferent viewers were instantly stunned.

Earlier, Ishtar had sunk all of Uruk with a single shot.

But now—

Countless bolts of lightning, each rivaling Ishtar's Noble Phantasm, were relentlessly crashing down upon Tiamat… yet not a single one dealt a fatal wound.

Nameless calmly explained, "This is the Underworld's defensive mechanism. Anyone who enters without the permission of the great Mistress of the Underworld will face such punishment."

"Heheh, so you'd better thank me properly!" Ereshkigal tilted her chin up slightly, radiating pride.

Back then, her sister Ishtar had barged into the Underworld just like this—only to be effortlessly subdued by her.

Nameless added, "But it's useless."

"...How could it possibly be useless?!"

Ereshkigal couldn't help but retort.

Then—

Her eyes widened in shock as she realized that beneath Tiamat, a torrent of black mud was surging violently.

It transformed into a terrifying tide of chaos, threatening to swallow the entire Underworld whole!

Nameless sighed. "Give it up. By fully connecting Uruk to the Underworld, you've rendered your authority over the Underworld completely ineffective against Her!"

Originally, the plan had been to blast a hole and force Tiamat underground.

However—

Ereshkigal had dug straight through all of Uruk from the very beginning.

The moment Ishtar attacked, it was inevitable that the entire city would be smashed into the depths.

The only silver lining was—

There were no living souls left in Uruk.

Tiamat had still been significantly weakened.

But it wasn't enough.

They still needed to sever her immortality—to impose the concept of death upon her!

Ereshkigal couldn't hold back her cry of despair. "Ehh?! No way, there's no way we can defeat her!"

And that wasn't all.

Tiamat had already transformed step by step from her human form into her draconic form.

In this state, all the countless injuries she had previously suffered were rapidly healing and regenerating.

In the blink of an eye,

her Spirit Origin regressed from the present all the way back to the Age of Gods—and even further, to the Jurassic period.

She had truly returned to her original, most powerful form!

Dr. Roman exclaimed in shock, "Tiamat has completely taken on her draconic form! Without a doubt, she has regained her primordial, world-creating Mother Goddess form!"

Her overwhelming power was despair-inducing.

Endless black mud surged once more like a tidal wave, flooding the entire underworld.

And from the chaotic black mud, grotesque and terrifying Lahmus were born one after another.

They rampaged through the underworld alongside the black mud, seeking to devour everything in their path.

"To defeat Tiamat, we must evaporate all of the black mud!" Dr. Roman declared gravely.

However,

Quetzalcoatl, who had previously unleashed the devastating solar bombardment, had already exhausted all her magical energy.

If not for Jaguar Man rescuing her, she would have long been corrupted by the black mud and turned into a darkened version of herself.

Suddenly, Nameless turned his gaze into the distance. "Hey, Grand Marathon Runner, isn't it about time you did something?"

Hum~

As soon as Nameless spoke, countless petals bloomed out of nowhere, sweeping across the underworld in a dazzling display.

Amid this boundless sea of flowers, a familiar white-robed magus descended. "Wow, as expected of you—you actually noticed me!"

"It's… you?"

Dr. Roman stared at him in disbelief.

This man had been summoned earlier, only to be killed by Tiamat—so how was he here again?

Merlin burst into laughter. "Haha, I wasn't summoned! I rushed here all the way from Avalon—the real Merlin!"

Indeed, the one standing before them now was none other than the complete, fully manifested Flower Magus.

This was Merlin's true body!

His endless sea of flowers was rapidly weakening Tiamat's divine power source, eroding the black mud.

"Tch, you're really putting in the work, huh, Merlin?" Nameless clicked his tongue, looking thoroughly unimpressed.

The two had always been at odds, but now they were allies—so they had no choice but to grit their teeth and fight side by side.

"I despise tragic farewells. Even if it goes against my principles, I had to come!" Merlin declared with an air of profound wisdom.

"Oh, really?"

Nameless frowned slightly, sensing deception in his words.

The audience was equally astonished—

-[Damn, Merlin actually has a conscience?!]

-[Bullshit! "Despises tragic farewells"? This guy literally stood by and watched King Arthur and Mordred's "loving father and child" moment!]

-[And don't forget how he "accidentally" screwed over Quetzalcoatl earlier—otherwise, I bet a full-power Quetz could've kicked Tiamat's horn off by herself!]

-[Classic Merlin—always putting on a saintly act while being a total scumbag!]

...

"Thank goodness Nameless didn't know back then!"

Merlin, who was currently watching the video, quietly sighed in relief.

Luckily, the other man hadn't been aware of the full truth at the time.

Otherwise, before even fighting Tiamat, Nameless would've definitely beaten him up first!

Tamamo-no-Mae watched the little loli before her with amusement. "Tch, you're really something, you incubus. Putting on an act like a true master."

Despite having done countless unscrupulous things, he still appeared before everyone with the demeanor of a peerless sage.

She saw through him completely.

Back when they were attacking the Blood Fort,

the original plan had been for Quetzalcoatl to throw the giant axe near the temple, with Merlin guiding it—all to bypass the punishment of the Three Goddess Alliance's contract.

As a result, the guy deliberately "slipped his hand," letting the giant axe smash directly into the temple.

Although it pierced through the temple's defenses, it also subjected Quetzalcoatl to a fatal contract penalty.

Divine power, divinity, and everything else were all weakened by more than half!

If it had been Quetzalcoatl in her full form, how could she have failed to break through Tiamat's defenses even after exhausting everything?

"How could that be? I was the savior back then!" Merlin swung her white-stockinged feet, putting on an innocent and adorable act.

"..."

Tamamo-no-Mae had nothing more to say.

This guy was truly a wolf in sheep's clothing—the whiter the appearance, the blacker the heart!

She would definitely have to be more careful in the future to avoid being tricked by them.

Tamamo-no-Mae hadn't forgotten.

When Qin Shi Huang had arrived earlier.

This guy had clearly sensed it but didn't warn her at all, sneaking away alone through the dreamscape.

She had almost been turned into a fox fur coat by Qin Shi Huang!

In the end, she had no choice but to sacrifice one of her tails to barely escape disaster!

If she wholeheartedly cooperated with them, who knew when she'd be completely screwed over?

Of course, Tamamo-no-Mae had also turned misfortune into fortune, unlocking her fifth tail.

She was now not far from reaching her six-tailed peak form.

Once she grew her sixth tail, she would truly be invincible!

By then.

She wouldn't even need to rely on that crippled Nameless, who borrowed Qin Shi Huang's power.

Even Qin Shi Huang and the King of Heroes—all would be suppressed by her!

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