My Destiny Illustrated Book of the Moon

Chapter 726: Fight, Disciple No. 0!
Imagine the early morning when the sun rises and everything comes to life.

The most burly man in Ur, a warrior who could slay monsters, was dressed in the best sacrificial garments and offered the most delicious food by the citizens.

Then he was sent to the platform.

He looked back and saw those venerable priests and even his beloved wife and children, all with expressions of extreme piety on their faces. His hands and feet were cold, but he still had to force a smile. In the team farther away, countless people showed imperceptible satisfaction as they looked at this warrior, this living sacrifice.

Be thankful that you have lived another day.

In an instant, golden light came, and the messenger of God like a tiger or leopard fell down, swept the man away and disappeared.

Or - in front of everyone, it was violently torn apart by black light, and blood poured onto the altar, irrigating the blood-colored patterns.

In exchange for a good night's sleep.

"Looking around, the Qin soldiers are here again." Under the ashamed or angry gazes of the citizens, Shuoyue spread his hands and sighed, "No matter which era or country, human stupidity is endless..."

“There’s nothing we can do about it!”

The woman who made contact first trembled and couldn't help shouting, "If you want to survive in Ur, living sacrifices are a necessary price. Everyone is selected based on acceptance and recognition!"

As if to express their cowardice and fear, citizens began to speak one after another, their voices filled with unspeakable pain:

"As long as we pick one person to go to the Temple of Eridu every day, we can satisfy those demons—"

"So... you have been using this method to protect yourselves?!" Fujimaru said coldly, "Neither fighting nor heading to Uruk!"

"What do you, an outsider, know?"

The argument became louder and louder, and finally, the chief priest of Ur, a white-haired old woman stood up. Her hair was mottled and her face was full of wrinkles, but her eyes still had a firm look.

She stepped forward and silently embraced the sobbing woman. "Outsiders, you have never seen those terrifying gods, so you say such things. It's not that we haven't thought about resisting... But in front of those two evil gods, we weak humans have no way to do anything."

"All we can do is endure it while being afraid of when it will be our turn...!"

"Heh..." Shuoyue shook his head, "Until this moment, you still insist that there is nothing wrong with your decision."

He seemed to want to say something, but the black-haired boy silently took a step forward and stood between Shuoyue and the citizens of Ur.

"Fujimaru?"

"Can you understand me? Messenger from Uruk." Looking at the sad-looking Fujimaru Ritsuka, the chief priest stretched out his skinny hand, but the young man did not shake hands with him.

"I understand you, but don't expect me to agree with you."

The sultry weather brought rain, and the pouring rain soaked Fujimaru's hair. Lightning pierced through the clouds in the sky, reflecting the silhouette of a young man like a lone wild goose.

So lonely, yet unwilling to fall.

"Don't sugarcoat your actions, High Priest of Ur." As the last Master of mankind, a human who had gone through six singularities alone and still refused to admit defeat, he made a decision:
"You don't fight for anything, and you only rely on others to make sacrifices... You are just ghouls who are surviving by cannibalizing the corpses of your companions."

At that moment, not only the chief priest stood there in a daze, but even Shuoyue and Meilin behind Fujimaru couldn't help but pursed their lips.

They saw Fujimaru's clenched fist, a trace of blood flowing through the fingers and dripping onto the ground, reflecting the owner's face which was distorted by overly intense emotions.

This is not right.

If it were Ritsuka, she would never say such a thing. She would remain silent based on understanding.

Is that so? People who have lost their support can only rely on expressing their beliefs in order to continue to persevere.

Even if the price is pain for each other.

"Let's go, Fujimaru." Sakutsuki took the boy's trembling hand, and green light surged, healing his wounds. He pulled the boy who couldn't control himself and turned away, "It seems that we are not welcome here."

"Yes, everyone, please go back." The head priestess had already withdrawn her hand and turned away numbly, "There is no such thing as human ethics in Mesopotamia."

In this way, the city of Ur rejected the hope brought by Uruk, and as the envoy team disappeared step by step at the end of the heavy rain, suppressed crying began to come from behind.

This city is crying.

"……sorry."

In the makeshift camp outside the city of Ur, Fujimaru bowed his head and apologized: "I didn't consider the next plan and the feelings of the citizens of Ur at all, and I said those words without thinking..."

"That's not a thoughtless statement, Fujimaru." Anna hugged her legs, resting her chin on her knees, and whispered, "I feel the same way."

"But I did hurt the citizens of Ur." Fujimaru took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, "In this kind of situation, the person involved should be the one suffering the most, but I..."

"Come, have a cup of coffee. I grind the coffee myself."

Shuoyue handed over the drink at the right time. Fujimaru held the steaming hot coffee, took a sip, and finally broke free from his depressed mood.

Then, I cheered myself up and thought about the next journey.

"We have already found out why the Uruk investigation team disappeared, and the city of Ur has clearly rejected Uruk's assistance... As for the Axe of Marduk, where is it?"

"For things like this, we should really ask the locals, or the local gods, right?" Merlin said with a smile.

But recalling that thick-skinned leopard man and the sacrifice of Urshi, Fujimaru felt a headache and held his forehead: "They are two completely different levels. I don't want to get close to them at all..."

At this moment, Shuoyue suddenly looked up and looked at the vague outline of the city in the distance.

"Let's go to Ur City first, Fujimaru." He suddenly said, "Maybe it will be easier for people to accept if the two levels are neutralized."

"……Eh?"

So in the unpleasant rain, everyone rushed back to Ur.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw the leopard man chasing the citizens of Ur.

“Meow hahahahaha!” The orange-yellow animal shadow broke through the rain curtain and fell to the ground like a meteor, scaring the citizens into running away. “It loves birds! It loves fish! It even eats people! Leopard Warrior—”

【SET（Load）】

【Caster, Charles Babbage】

The prompt sounded, and Fujimaru did not dare to be careless in the face of a genuine divine servant. At the same time, the leopard man clenched one hand on his waist and slowly moved the other hand forward.

They all struck a pose at the same time. "Descend here!"

"Henshin (Transform)!

Looking at the two people with similar actions, Shuoyue was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Merlin.

"Are we on the wrong set? Is this the Kamen Rider transformation segment?"

Merlin: “???”

"Leopard man!" Fujimaru Ritsuka demanded, "Why are you suddenly attacking the citizens of Ur!"

"Do you even need to ask? Don't you already know the way of survival in Ur City?" A golden light flashed, and the leopard man held a huge cat claw scepter in his hand. He just tapped the ground lightly, and the earth collapsed under the heavy load. "Today's living sacrifice has not been offered to Kukul and me yet!"

"Kukul?" Merlin's eyes flickered, as if thinking about something.

"I am so sorry, respected God Nahual!" Facing the powerful god, the chief priest said urgently, "Hurry and bring up the man from the Uturu family (the living sacrifice)!"

"No, no, High Priest!" She was answered with a cry, "That man, he ran away!"

"What!" The chief priest widened his eyes in horror. Not only her, but all the citizens of Ur also showed expressions of grief. "Didn't he already agree? How could he do that at the last minute..."

"Oh? My ears picked up some bad information!"

Looking at the panicked citizens of Ur, the Leopard Man's expression became cheerful: "So, today's living sacrifice can be selected by me personally?"

"That's great. Finally, I don't have to watch Kukul enjoy the sacrifices, and I don't have to abide by the rule that she can only take one a day. Oh yeah!"

As she licked the corner of her mouth, the joy of some kind of beast turned into breath and spread out, like a huge leopard shadow, stretching out its claws and grabbing one trembling citizen of Ur after another.

Stick out your tongue and lick it greedily.

It was as if he was treating all the humans present as his prey.

With a thud, the chief priest fell to his knees, his eyes full of despair.

"how so."

She never expected that the contract reached between the city of Ur and the gods would be broken today in such a ridiculous way!

That man...that cowardly sacrifice!
Why did he run away? Obviously, if he was sacrificed, the entire population of Ur would be saved!

Where could he run to? The dense forests of South America would kill any creature that tried to get out!

Why...can't you just give your life obediently!

Who else, who else can come to save me, save the people of Ur!
Almost subconsciously, the chief priest looked at Fujimaru and others who had hurried over, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes. However, when she recalled the previous argument, the light in her eyes went out.

If she could go back to the past, she would strangle herself to death for rejecting the envoy from Uruk in person.

Now, having actively rejected the king's kindness, what qualifications does the city of Ur have to ask for help from the envoys who have come from afar?

Moreover, would the messengers respond to her prayers? Even if they did, how could a weak human body save Ur from the hands of the gods?
Looking at the leopard-man god with his hands on his hips, laughing wildly, the chief priest couldn't help but laugh miserably.

"It's... no longer possible to save her."

"Anna!"

Along with her desperate voice rang the young man's clear call.

So the next moment, the scythe was swung, and with the crisp sound of the chains colliding, a sharp cold light was cut out!

The leopard man dodged with a strange cry. Under the stunned gaze of the chief priest, Fujimaru, holding the Shield of the Round Table, stepped forward and blocked her without hesitation: "Shuoyue, I'm counting on you, and Merlin, pay attention to the rescue!"

"Anna, come with me!"

It was obviously he who expressed disappointment with the city of Ur, but when the crisis came, he was also the one who stood in front of all mankind!

"You, no, you..." The chief priest stared at Fujimaru in disbelief and said in a lost voice, "Why..."

She saw the boy's side glance as if he was feeling something, and in those eyes, as clear as the blue sky, there was an extremely firm will.

"No matter what, you are all human beings, and you are the ones I should and must protect," he said. "Even if I don't agree with what you did, this hatred and this sin should not be trampled upon by the gods."

Protect humanity, protect us...

The chief priestess was in a daze. Suddenly, she knelt on the ground and bowed her head deeply in the direction of Fujimaru.

It looks like dead leaves that are about to be blown away by the autumn wind, or like roots that stubbornly stick out of the soil despite suffering from harsh weather.

But no matter what, no one cared whether she was regretful or grateful at this moment.

"Oh my, it's so dangerous, my hair was almost cut off!" The leopard man landed lightly and scolded Fujimaru, "Hey, you guy, do you know that every hair of a girl is precious!"

"Are you worried about the baldness crisis after middle age, old lady?" Fujimaru mocked mercilessly.

“What…?!” The Leopard Woman seemed to be pierced by these heart-piercing words. She widened her eyes and took a few steps back in disbelief. “How could this be? Am I old enough to be called an old lady? Wuwuwu…”

As she cried, tears appeared on the leopard-shaped doll costume: "I know this world is as short-lived as dew, but, but..."

"You suddenly started reciting poetry? And aren't you a South American god? How come you know Far Eastern poetry?!" The doctor slammed the table in the control room, unable to suppress the urge to complain any longer.

"Humph, don't worry about such a small matter! Anyway, you have successfully angered a young, beautiful goddess who is only 18 years old!"

The cat claw scepter waved, and the hurricane it created made people squint their eyes uncomfortably. Under Fujimaru's continuous provocations, the leopard man finally gave up the game of chasing the citizens and turned his target to them:
"It seems that we have no choice but to use force to drive you back. Wait, I will sum it up with some cool lines!"

Suddenly, the leopard man, who had always been a funny character, became serious. With the roar of an invisible beast, her golden eyes locked onto Fujimaru who was holding the Shield of the Round Table:

"This is our world, the land of spiral snakes. Humans who cannot discern the definition of God, leave quickly. As long as the forest protects us, our sun is invincible!"

"To put it simply, at least bring something, idiot!"

Along with her roar and Fujimaru's calm voice giving orders, two streams of light broke through the rain curtain and attacked the South American god with their respective weapons.

The battle with the gods has officially begun!
(End of this chapter)