My Destiny Illustrated Book of the Moon

Chapter 728: Sudden Monster, Sudden Crisis
They wore robes woven by the priests themselves and enjoyed the fattest livestock in the city, as well as vegetables picked in the early morning still covered with dew.

Like the son of God, he is served carefully by people.

But this is not because of merit and achievement, but simply for sacrifice, to offer this carefully crafted "sacrifice" to the gods in exchange for a generous day of rest.

No one thought there was anything wrong with this. Even the man himself felt that being alive was meaningless after his eldest brother was killed by a monster and his younger brother joined the resistance but was slaughtered by the goddess.

Death is a terrible thing, but compared to the poverty of having nothing at home, the hunger that has nowhere to be filled, the loneliness of having no one to accompany you... falling into the underworld is actually a generous thing.

Because the world had abandoned him, and he didn't want to save this world that was on the verge of destruction.

But at this time, a delegation from Uruk broke into the forest and visited the isolated city of Ur.

"Hoo...Hoo..." His heart was beating violently, not knowing whether it was out of fear or excitement. At this moment, the man was extremely glad that he had enjoyed the delicious food before leaving, so that no matter success or failure, he would not have any regrets.

Closer and closer, the temple of the goddess shining with the glory of God is already in sight.

Crossing the stone steps, as the sunlight shone through the gaps between the dense trees, the huge, deafening sound gradually became clearer, almost tearing his eardrums. Through the flying light and dust, the man trembled, looked up, and finally, in the dazzling light and shadow, he met the goddess with a devilish smile, and the man in black who stood silently, majestic and cold.

So, put aside all hesitation and fear.

"God of the Sun!" The man, wearing exquisite robes and anointed with ointment, knelt on his knees, puffed up his chest, and roared with piety:
"I am an insignificant member of the city of Ur who believes in you. I have come here through many hardships to tell you a piece of news."

"I beg you—to have mercy!"

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The gushing underground fire roared like a giant pillar, rising towards the sky.

But then, the pillar of fire was torn apart from the center.

Facing the South American goddess's petite but Tyrannosaurus-like fist, the man in black robe remained silent, raised his hand, clenched his five fingers, let the deadly flames surge from between his fingers, and smashed out tit for tat.

It collided with the heavy fist infused with God's majesty.

boom!
The sound of cracking iron and stone rang out, and the sound of collapse was like a bamboo joint being split, which continued endlessly. Under the dissipating divine light, the goddess opened her eyes wide with joy, watching her arm twisting little by little, and cracking into broken gaps.

It was as if what he was facing was not an iron fist, but a spear that could only advance and not retreat!
Just as she was swinging her long, agile legs, wanting to continue immersing herself in the joy of fighting, she heard a voice.

A strange, humble voice of human supplication.

The fighting spirit was blown away by the breeze. The goddess shook her head, throwing away the fierce murderous intent that still remained in her consciousness. Then she tied up her long hair, shook her head at the silent sparring partner, coughed lightly, and regained her solemn and cold appearance.

Facing the prostrating strange man, she slowly landed.

"A human from the city of Ur?" Driven by divine power, her voice turned into a tide, spreading out layer by layer and reaching the man's ears.

"You actually violated the contract between me and Ur City and crossed the dense forest to come here... Well, judging from your attire, you must be Ur City's sacrifice, right? If you want to gain my mercy by your courage and recklessness in crossing the rain forest, I'm sorry, but there's no way I can agree to it."

The invisible hostility turned into a cage and squeezed in, forcing the man to grit his teeth and kowtow heavily: "That's not the case, Goddess, I came here to exchange a piece of news for your gift!"

Without waiting for the goddess to speak, he was afraid that he would lose the courage to speak, so he spilled the news like a bamboo tube pouring beans: "The envoys from Uruk City, calling themselves Fujimaru Ritsuka, Merlin, Anna, Sakutsuki... a total of four people, arrived in Ur City today!"

"They want to overthrow your rule, goddess! They want the ignorant people of Ur City to escape from the rain forest and get out of your jurisdiction. This is really - an unforgivable crime!"

Faced with the man's impassioned speech, the Sun Goddess fell into a brief silence. The man stole a glance and found that the goddess had an inexplicable look on her face. If I had to say it, it was as if she was expecting something, but also seemed disappointed and angry...

"So, today's living sacrifice." The goddess sighed distantly, "In exchange for this information, what do you hope to get from me?"

"An honor."

Filled with joy and gratitude, the man bowed down again: "It is an honor to be your brother and run for you in the city of Ur."

"I hope I can replace that decayed chief priest and become your will and agent who presides over the contract between God and man!"

He spoke loudly, but his eyes, full of courage and desire, were hidden in shadows.

For a moment, the man seemed to see the plump cattle and sheep mooing, smell the rich fragrance of the dishes being served, and when he moved his fingers, he could feel the softest fabric embroidered by the most skillful beauty from the moist soil.

But as his vision rose, what came into view was his headless body kneeling piously, followed by tree branches dyed bright red and the clear, spotless blue sky.

Ah, it's so beautiful... (No, no, no! How could this be!)

Is this the death I was waiting for... (Almost, so almost!)
Thank you, great and noble goddesses... (Why did you abandon me, why did you refuse to show mercy!)
Perhaps in his dying moments, a man will realize his own insignificance and laugh at his insignificant self-admiration.

But now, the death he had wished for found him, and with his smile still half frozen, he fell into endless darkness.

Before the impossible glory and greed, after the responsibility and awareness that are discarded like worn-out shoes.

After that, she was full of vigor. Witnessing the human being being beheaded in front of her, the pupils of the Sun Goddess suddenly shrank, and she subconsciously released her suppressed anger.

The wind was strangled in the throat, suffocating in fear. As the trees fell in fear, the pair of gilded eyes pierced the sudden uninvited guest:
"You... monsters!"

"Watch your words, remnant of a bygone era." They were aliens wrapped in black leather, flapping their powerful shell-like wings, holding their hands, and the white lips and teeth that replaced their heads were grinning, as if sneering at everything they saw before them.

"Hey, did you just kill something?" a casual question asked.

"Who knows? He's so fragile that he doesn't feel anything at all." Another sneered in response, "Even a blade of grass or a tree is harder than him."

As if what they had plucked off during flight was not a human head but some insignificant dust, the two Baal Lahm opened their drooling mouths and let out sharp and twisted laughter.

"Hey, hey, are you kidding me? Are you angry? Are you angry?"

“Who would have known that the Sun Goddess would actually show an angry look for humans? Hahahaha, that’s just like—”

Demonic energy that was completely different from the rules of this world rose up one after another. The two Baal Lahm looked at the Sun Goddess and the slowly approaching black-robed man, and their tone suddenly became cold:

"Just like that stupid guy back then!"

Even when facing his own companions, he did not hide his suspicion and warnings.

Even though they have intruded into the realm of gods, they still act arrogantly and even threaten the goddess who is their master.

Contempt slaughters humanity; ridicule despises the world.

Like the embodiment of all the evil in the world.

It is unbelievable that this is the child that Tiamat called when she was dying, and the extremely dangerous leader who is above all the goddesses in the [Alliance of Three Goddesses].

"Hey, come to think of it, your behavior is also suspicious." Taking advantage of the situation, the two Baal Lahm turned their attention to the Sun Goddess. "Although Mother has kindly granted you the project of destroying mankind, you don't seem to be happy about it."

"Who knows? The so-called 'rule of killing only one person a day'..." the other sneered, "It's so slow that it's disgusting. This old-time rubbish is shamelessly right in front of us, and we even have to get close to listen carefully... Are you a dog begging for mercy from your master? Do you want to lie on the ground, take off your clothes, expose your belly, and wag your tail to beg for mercy from us?"

Hearing the blasphemous words, the goddess' eyes showed murderous intent, but faster than her was Baal Rahmu, who flapped his wings and flew away, turning into a ray of black light.

At a speed that even gods could not catch up with, Baal Lahmu, with a hideous grin, crashed into the arms of the man in black robe. His claws, sharp enough to pierce a solid wall, pierced into his chest and knocked him to the ground.

"Humans are nothing more than obsolete relics that don't need any care at all—just like this guy!"

boom!
The man in black robe fell down silently. Under Baal Rahmu's ruthless effort, even the goddess's divine domain sank instantly, collapsing into a deep pit.

Obviously, even the dragon would be killed by the attack, but when Baal Rahmu released his suppression, the black-robed man stood up again.

The chest made a sound of breaking and reassembling, but after just a few heavy breaths, the man in black robe returned to his original appearance, with his head lowered, indifferent.

Seeing the weapon being unaffected by the heavy blow, the goddess' eyes flashed with amazement, while Baal Lahmu tensed his body as if facing a great enemy.

After being transformed by its mother, this thing became even more bizarre. Even now, they can still hear the sound of cells deep inside this skin constantly dying and being reborn, striving to grow towards the extreme.

How far has this thing grown to today?

But this fear soon turned into pleasure.

The more powerful the fallen heroes are, the better, because doesn't that mean they'll fight harder to kill their own people?
"By the way, what did the little bug that was just crushed to death say?"

Suddenly, Baal Lahmu laughed softly. They stared at the silent man in black robe, not hiding their rising malice.

"That damn nightmare, the bastard with that face, and the weak human that guy regarded as hope, seemed to have come all the way to Ur City."

"What do you want to do--" The goddess raised her head vigilantly with an instinctive ominous premonition, and then she heard the monsters' crazy laughter.

"Hey, then, does that mean that Uruk is unguarded?"

"Who knows? But in other words, there are only four stupid reptiles that broke into our territory!"

The carapace wings spread out, and the pressure of the main god level spread along with the malice, making the rain forest dyed with the gray and black of despair.

Looking at the two laughing Baal-Lahmu, the heart of the sun goddess Quetzalcoatl sank completely.

Under such vicious words, even a noble being like a god would close his eyes in pain.

"We are looking forward to it." The monster smiled strangely and offered his blessing:
“I look forward to the scene where the former hero will destroy everything he swore to protect!”

(End of this chapter)