Intruders of the Moon World

There are [Five Declines of Heaven and Man] in the East, [Twilight of the Gods] in Northern Europe, [The End of Dharma] in Buddhism, and [Judgment Day] in the Bible.

The so-called end of the world or the end of the gods is not an uncommon scene in mythology.

This is the inevitable law of the development of things.

The crops on the earth, if sown in spring, will grow in summer, mature and bear fruit in autumn, and wither and return to the earth in winter.

However, when the ice and snow melt, the seeds will burst out of the ground again and start a new cycle.

The ancestors believed that this is the attitude that the spirit of the earth should have - going back and forth, endlessly.

There is an animal that sleeps in winter and wakes up in spring, shedding its old body and gaining new life in order to grow.

In the cycle of spring and winter, light and darkness, life and death, sleep and awakening, creatures that verify seasonal changes and life cycles.

This is [Snake].

Constantly shedding the outer shell by moulting, sleeping through the cold winter that represents death, and waking up again in the vibrant spring, passing through the realm of life and death very naturally and easily.

Compared with domestic animals such as cattle or pigs, the ancestors were more willing to believe that this animal that combined "ominous death" and "blessing of life" was the true symbol of the Mother Earth.

Therefore, in myths around the world, many of the most primitive goddesses of the earth have elements of [snake].

For example, the mother goddess Nuwa, who is known to everyone in China.

The "dragon" is actually a "winged snake". In mythology, the two creatures have always been very similar and can even be converted into each other.

In the East there are legends of fish, snakes, and Ma Hualong, while in the West there are legends where dragons and snakes are one. For example, Satan in the Bible is both a dragon and a snake.

(Satan is not the name of a certain demon, but the name of the ruler of hell. The concept of "Satan" is mentioned here, not specifically.)

However, in the world view of "God Killer", due to the transformation of the social structure from a matriarchal society to a patriarchal society, the era of feminist supremacy is over, and men have replaced the dominant position of the upper class.

As a result, the myth has been falsified.

To put it simply, it is from the supremacy of the "mother god" to the supremacy of the "father god". The god kings expelled their mothers or grandmothers by force and ascended to the throne of the king of the world.

The defeated goddesses degenerated due to the falsified myths and became the wives, sisters or daughters of male gods, losing their rights and independence.

(Looking at the mythology of the world, there are many bridges in the early days of Xiakeshang, but in the mythology of Chinese civilization, there is almost never a story of children killing their parents and ascending to the throne-I think this is something to be proud of.)

Among them, it is not uncommon for goddesses to be insulted by male gods, or even degraded to monsters, such as Medusa in Greek mythology.

As mentioned earlier, the dragon is the winged snake, and that is exactly the demeaned attitude of the Earth Mother after her failure.

In other words, [Snake] is necessary for the Earth Mother to return to her essence.

And now, Ye Qing has such a [snake] in his hands - the Gorgon Stone.

According to Ye Qing's own insight and analysis, this sacred tool is probably the embodiment of divinity separated by a certain earth goddess with the image of "Medusa" when she was belittled by mythology.

This sacred tool is useless to godslayers and ordinary people-they cannot become the mother goddess.

But for the God of Disobedience who has the attributes of the Mother Goddess, it is absolutely priceless!

Even if it is not the goddess corresponding to this god, it can also absorb the essence of the [snake] and become a great posture before being degraded by mythology.

That is far beyond the status of goddesses such as Hera and Izanami, and is equal to or even higher than that of Zeus.

"You really gave me a good thing."

Standing barefoot by the sea, feeling the waves rushing in, Ye Qing and Xiaoling walked under the bright moonlight.

The girl stepped on the waves in a happy mood, trying to catch up with the disappearing foam, and ran briskly around the boy.

But the young man seemed very quiet, just walking forward without any haste.

He was thinking, and there was one thing that he couldn't let go of.

That's why Jill handed over this sacred tool [Gorgon's Stone] to herself.

The queen's reason was that the stone was too ugly to have any sense of beauty.This is indeed a speech in line with her style, but Ye Qing always feels that this is not the whole reason.

If you want to say why, because [Gorgon Stone] has a different meaning to her than it does to ordinary people.

Even if the godslayer got this stone, all he could do was use it to attract the God of Disobedience, just like fishing bait.

But it was not the case for Jill, even though she never admitted it, Ye Qing, who once shared a share of "wisdom" with her, would not miss this point.

Jill—the hero king of Uruk, although she is slightly different from the mythical posture, she is indeed the great king who appeared in the Sumerian King List.

And this king actually has a very deep relationship with [Snake] in mythology.

Her essence is "hero" and "ruler".

Together with his relatives and friends Enkidu, he rushed into the forest, killed the monster Humbaba, and opened his treasure house when the famine came to let the people survive the natural disaster.

He built city walls and dwellings, presided over the most primitive trials, and became famous as a wise king.

Later, he killed the bull of heaven, and he is the representative figure of the concept of "heroes who fight against the disasters of heaven and earth".

According to the world view of "God Killer", she is the god of civilization, kingship and hero.

Although it does not have the immortal body of [Steel] and the "Dragon Snake Slaughter Blade", it is a great existence that is not weaker than any god in terms of martial prowess.

The reason why it didn’t become [Steel] is simply because of the lack of legends about “submitting or killing dragon snakes”—Humbaba is a monster representing natural power, so it has many elements, and may have attributes of dragon snakes. But it is not outstanding, so it cannot be used as the basis of [steel].

(Of course, the mythological setting of the godslayer world is very ridiculous. It’s okay to say that Jill is the god of steel, but we first define it as a pure hero god here.

As for Xiao En's attributes, since it does not affect the plot, you can decide for yourself).

After all, he is the "King of Heroes", and [Hero God of Steel] is naturally included, so he cannot be bound by a simple concept.

But such a king has formed an indissoluble bond with the oldest [snake] in the scene of the myth.

That was after Enkidu died under the punishment of heaven, he entered the depths of the Nether Sea in pursuit of immortality, opened the gate of the Nether, and after going through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, he found the fairy grass that can make people live forever.

Its dramatic development came after this: while she was bathing, a snake secretly swallowed the jelly - and she retaliated and forced all the roots into it.

【Snake】has acquired the ability to be immortal—the ability to shed its skin, while Gilgamesh is doomed not to escape the fate of mortals.

This is the origin of her and the "snake" in the myth, and it can also be said to be Jill's only weakness.

[Snake] is a symbol of the Mother Earth, and also represents eternal life and reincarnation, and shedding is a proof of constantly spanning life and death.

The ability to shed skin, or [immortality], belonged to her in Jill's mythology but was stolen by the snake, allowing the oldest [snake] to be qualified to cross light and darkness, life and death.

In a sense, it can even be said that [Snake] itself is Jill's lost thing.

And this Gorgon Stone, which represents the [Snake], undoubtedly has a huge and irreplaceable meaning to Jill.

Even if it is the most conservative estimate, after getting the [Snake], Jill must have immortality, and even the ability to reincarnate like the changing seasons on the earth.

And the most frightening possibility: after she gets the [Snake], she will become an existence without weaknesses, beyond the original myth.

The Gorgon Stone is so important, the more Ye Qing understands this, the more he wonders why Jill abandoned it, even threw it to himself.

"What the hell is that guy thinking...Anyway, even if I asked, she would definitely not bother to say it."

Thinking about the problem in his heart, Ye Qing walked on the beach with the cheerful Xiao Ling, but at a certain moment, the dull hair on the top of his head suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

"call out--!"

The wave was gently pushed, and Ye Qing's figure instantly came to Xiaoling, he stretched out his hand to block her, and then looked forward seriously.

Under the brilliance of the silver moon, on the opposite side of the beach along the waves, a petite girl appeared.

At the same time as seeing that figure, Ye Qing entered into a battle-ready stance.

"god?"

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"Girl?" Xiaoling looked at the petite figure in front of her and asked, "At this time...alone?"

What appeared in front of Ye Qing and the two was a very cute, or beautiful girl.

The silver hair that hangs down to the shoulders, as if melting into the moonlight, and the delicate face that seems to embody alluring beauty, exudes an incredible aura.

Although she looked only about thirteen or fourteen years old in terms of appearance and height, the girl had a charm beyond her age, which was undoubtedly a beauty that could be called a "miracle".

Wearing a school uniform from nowhere, with a knitted jacket and exposed white sleeves, and a short skirt and dark stockings underneath—subtly out of place on this small southern island.

However, under the moonlight, even this sense of disobedience has become a kind of wonderful charm, and this sense of existence that is detached from the mundane even makes people have the first impression of "she must be a fairy".

Goblins are little ghosts who like to play tricks, and if they meet, it is a kind of encounter between misfortune and luck for human beings.

Generally speaking, it is harmless, but in the dead of night, encountering such a strange existence on this private beach, even if the girl is so beautiful, she can't hide the weirdness in it.

"Qing, this child...isn't human?"

"Well," Ye Qing watched the silver-haired girl from beginning to end, and the blood in his body gradually accelerated.

"It's the gods...probably."

It turns out it's not a goblin - this thought flashed in Xiaoling's mind, but then she noticed Ye Qing's strangeness.

Although the boy's expression didn't change much, as calm and indifferent as before, Xiaoling still keenly noticed the difference from before.

For example, the posture of the body is slightly tilted, and the breathing becomes more regular and heavy, which is very obvious in the silent night.

"Hey."

Xiaoling held Ye Qing's left hand with both hands, then nodded as expected: Sure enough, her heartbeat accelerated.

Of course, this is not accelerated by beautiful emotions such as shyness or love, but a more aggressive sense of excitement and exaltation - Xiaoling can easily distinguish the difference between the two.

Xiaoling noticed that the silver-haired girl had a pair of very special eyes, which were so eye-catching even in the dark.

Those eyes were deeper than the darkness of the night sky, as if they were mysterious eyes leading to an unknown underworld, and in the dead darkness, a pair of snake pupils flashed a faint light at a certain moment.

"It's a bit similar to Jill...but it's still different." The girl's intuition is very keen.

Sensing the nature of the other party as both a woman and a king, but also seeing a decisive difference from Jill——

"Sure enough, it's still in shape!"

Compassion for the silver-haired girl flashed in her eyes, and Xiao Ling thought of it with envy for a certain blonde queen.

Then, without Ye Qing needing to say much, Xiaoling let go of her hand and slowly took two steps back, then turned her hand away, her ten fingers superimposed together, as if they were rubbing against something in the void.

Although it cannot be seen with the naked eye, the invisible lock that binds the divine wolf is indeed here, and the silver wolf that is sleeping somewhere can... be summoned with a simple technique.

Of course, she didn't intend to let Xiao Bai participate in the battle, it was just to protect herself - not to cause trouble for Ye Qing.