The Nuclear Sword Fairy from a certain cartoon

At the same time, the huge scarlet skull body also dissipated, and a blond woman appeared on the ground, which was undoubtedly Ereshkigal.

"Are you... Ereshkigal?" Mashu asked.

"..." Airei did not answer Mashu, but turned her attention to Shirou.

"How about it, are you willing to join me now?" Shirou approached her with a smile.

Subconsciously swallowing, Ailei couldn't help but panic, and took a few steps back nervously.

But Shirou had no intention of stopping, and continued to approach her. After he came to the goddess with blushing cheeks, he extended his hand to her.

"I will cut off the contract between your destiny and alliance. From now on, you don't have to be bound by anything anymore. Come to me."

"..." Ailei's eyes gradually became misty, and she stretched out her hand towards Shirou tremblingly, and agreed in a voice that sounded like a mosquito's moan, "Okay..."

Ishtar's body also recovered from its shrunken state.

"Now Ereshkigal has withdrawn from the "Three Goddess Alliance". "

"But...I have already brought many people..." Ailei lowered her eyebrows with some self-reproach.

at this time

, Gilgamesh said.

"If you are referring to the remains of those who were weak and died, they have already been well preserved. The population of Kusa City is 900 people, and the victims of Uruk are 300. The total number of people is only 1200. With a number of this level, as long as It can be easily contained by opening the basement of the God Tower."

"Then..." Ailei murmured with a dull expression.

"As long as you free your soul from that prison, everyone will be resurrected instantly." Shirou continued.

After hearing this, Ailei's eyes suddenly turned red, tears slid down her cheeks, and she cried with joy.

"Then, if even Ereshkigal now joins Uruk's camp, the "Three Goddesses Alliance" will now have only one goddess, Gorgon. "

After Ereshkigal joined Shirou's team, there are now three goddesses in the team.

Gilgamesh's soul returned to the human world first, and Shirou and others also used teleportation magic to return to Uruk.

Upon seeing Shirou and others, Merlin, Anna, Quetzalcoatl and others immediately came to greet them.

"Huh? Anna, your hood?" Gudazi was a little surprised when he saw the girl who had lifted her hood, revealing that quiet and lovely face.

"Ah...this..." Anna's cheeks were slightly red, the fingers of her hands were intertwined, and her expression was a little awkward.

At the same time, the goddess Quetzalcoatl gave Shirou a warm hug as soon as she came up.

"Welcome back~!"

"Hey! What are you doing? Let go!"

Ai Lei's eyes widened when she saw this scene, her cheeks puffed up angrily, and she quickly went up to pull Quetzalcoatl away.

Chapter 37 Blood Temple

At this time, Quetzalcoatl finally noticed Ereshkigal. After seeing this 'goddess of the underworld', he suddenly showed a somewhat incredible expression.

"Oh~ Ereshkigal, you can actually come to the ground. What's going on?"

At this moment, Gudazi explained to Quetzalcoatl: "It was Shirou who helped Miss Ereshkigal escape from the underworld. Now she can move freely in the outside world."

"You can actually do such a thing...that's amazing!" Quetzalcoatl looked at Shirou, his eyes lit up, "As expected of a man who can defeat me, he is so good in every aspect."

With that said, Quetzalcoatl began to approach Shirou again and took advantage of the situation to hold his arm.

"What are you doing secretly? You shameless, stupid goddess!" Elle immediately angrily scolded Quetzalcoatl for this behavior and felt very contemptuous of her.

"Are you...?" Siduri, who walked over at this time, glanced curiously at Shirou, who was being fought over by the two goddesses, "King Gilgamesh has summoned you all, please come with me."

……

Heading to the main hall on the top floor of the tower, Gilgamesh was already standing in front of the sand table used for practice.

Siduri stood next to Gilgamesh and spoke to everyone first.

"Then everyone, please allow me to confirm and report the current situation."

She pointed to the city wall erected on the sand table.

"Now, in order to resist the large-scale invasion of Gorgon itself, we have gathered all our troops on the north wall of Uruk. Fortunately, Orihara severely damaged her before, so she has not been disturbed for the time being."

Having said this, Gilgamesh looked at Shirou and smiled, then continued.

"On the other hand, the monsters have gathered in the fir forest, and their number is more than ten times ours."

Gilgamesh pondered at this moment.

"Yes, in this situation, humans have no chance of winning. In this case, we can only find a way to raid the enemy's base camp."

Gudazi said: "So, we plan to attack head-on this time, right?"

"Yes, we, the people of Uruk, will all mobilize and delay on the north wall for half a day. In this half day, you will go straight to Gorgon's base, the Temple of Blood."

Ishtar nodded.

"In this way, Gorgon's true form can be defeated, but will things really go so smoothly?"

"The Blood Temple will be handed over to Quetzalcoatl's hand axe. That ax should be able to destroy the Blood Temple and open up a path to the interior."

Gilgamesh said: "This kind of thing should be possible, right?"

"Hmm... It's about 30 kilometers from the north wall to the temple. It can indeed be done. However, I have a contract with the "Three Goddess Alliance". If I violate the contract and attack other goddesses, I will be destroyed in an instant. of. Quetzalcoatl said helplessly.

Matthew remembered something at this time.

"By the way, can the power that Orihara-senpai used to cut off the fate and the contract together with Miss Ereshkigal be used against Quetzalcoatl?"

"Isn't it possible? How can such a powerful power be used casually?" Merlin had a pessimistic attitude towards this.

"This is...

You can really use it casually. Shirou said with a shrug.

He immediately looked at Quetzalcoatl, and the goddess of Venus caught his eye. She seemed to remember what happened when Shirou pushed him to the ground before, and she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

"Well...how to do...?" Quetzalcoatl asked hesitantly.

"Like this." The moment Shirou said this, everyone saw a golden sword being swung down by Shirou and slashing towards Quetzalcoatl's body.

As if some kind of connection had been cut off, Quetzalcoatl's expression changed slightly, and there was a hint of joy in his expression.

"The contract...has been terminated!?"

Gilgamesh also cast a slightly surprised look at Shirou, and then he scanned everyone's faces one by one.

"So... everyone, this battle has been made very clear. Quetzalcoatl will break through the Blood Temple, and then we will swarm up and defeat Gorgon directly!"

After everyone left the tower, Merlin looked at the back of Gilgamesh who was walking towards the throne.

"Then let's say goodbye here, King Gilgamesh."

Gilgamesh stiffened and turned back to Merlin in confusion as he continued speaking.

"As long as Gorgon is defeated and the Holy Grail of the Magic King is recovered, this era will not collapse and the mission you gave me will end here."

After hearing Merlin's words, Gilgamesh said with a hint of regret.

"Well, you are right. Thank you for surviving these days. Please take care of yourself until the end of this planet, Flower Magician."

After saying that, Gilgamesh turned around and continued walking up the steps.

Looking at the king's back, Merlin bowed deeply to him.

"If your legend can be passed down to future generations, then see you in the distant future."

……

After Shirou and others returned to their accommodation, they happened to meet an old woman with gray hair. She told them about Anna's help to her, and took out a wreath and wanted to give it to Anna as a thank you gift, but because Anna was not there at the time , so she gave it to Shirou, hoping that Shirou could give it to her.

"Okay, I understand." Shirou nodded.

When the night star lights up, everyone sets off on the donkey cart.

"Merlin, are you tired? I'll switch with you. Can you go and take a nap?" Gudazi opened the curtain and said to Merlin who was driving the donkey cart.

"You want to ask me if I can't sleep?" Merlin smiled, "Yeah, speaking of which, I haven't explained this to you yet."

"It's not just one thing, right?"

Gudazi said: "In the final analysis, I don't know much about Merlin."

"Telling stories about yourself is a very troublesome thing. I will mostly use lies and silence to get through it. Well, just to kill time in the middle. Then, you can ask me a question, and I will be sincere this time. Answer you." Merlin said.

"So……"

Gudazi thought for a moment, and then asked: "Why do you obey King Gilgamesh?"

"This..."

Merlin paused briefly.

"To be honest, because King Gilgamesh and I are very similar. Neither he nor I have any feelings for human beings. He is the judge who judges human beings fairly, so although he will protect human beings, he will not pay special attention to individuals."

"On the other hand, I am just a bystander and have no intention of getting involved with humans at all. Whether it is humans or individuals, it has nothing to do with me after all."

Chapter 38 Anna’s future

Hearing Merlin's explanation, Gudazi frowned, "But, I think you both like humans very much, right?"

Merlin smiled.

"You are really not ashamed to say this. However, I don't deny it. He and I both like humans."

"But isn't it strange to have no attachment to humans, but to like them?" Gudazi asked.

"This is what is called looking at things from a different perspective. King Gilgamesh feels that things created by humans are valuable. On the other hand, I am very interested in your ending, especially the person you brought who cannot see through. What will your future be like... I will continue to live in order to witness that moment."

"Well, in other words, neither King Gilgamesh nor I are human. I am a hybrid of a dream demon and a human. Although I can learn from humans, I still don't actually understand human emotions. The dream demon is ultimately just 'someone's dream.' ."

"However, even if I am like this, I will still have joy. Only I will have my own purpose."

Hearing this, Gudazi tilted his head, "Is that...?"

"Of course it's a happy ending for all you humans."

Merlin smiled and said: "I want to see the last day of mankind, the 'dream' of the last human being. Human beings are stupid and full of shortcomings, but the history you depict is very beautiful."

As he spoke, Merlin raised his head and looked at the beautiful starry sky dotted with countless stars.

"No matter what the final outcome is, it is something valuable enough to remain in this universe."

……

After arriving at the front line, everyone was a little tired after the long journey, so they all went to rest.

Shirou noticed that Anna did not return to the room, so he followed the girl's back to the city wall.

"Good evening." Looking at the girl sitting on the edge of the city wall with her long purple hair spread behind her back, Shirou said hello, "Aren't you going to rest?"

"I can't sleep, so I rest here. Why don't you go to sleep?"

Anna asked.

"I don't actually need to sleep." Shirou smiled, "For me, sleeping is more like a pastime. Moreover, I sometimes have some interesting dreams in my sleep, although I don't know these dreams. Where did it come from, but it’s all useful.”

Then, Shirou turned his right hand and took out a garland.

"The old woman gave this to you. She said you will become the most beautiful girl in the city in the future."

Ana's eyes moved slightly, showing a delighted smile.

"This belongs to the florist's mother-in-law..."

Anna stretched out her hand to take it, looking at the wreath in trance.

"The old woman kept guarding the withered flowers in her house without sunlight. She told me many things. Even though her eyes were no longer visible, the old woman was still very calm. She also invited me to eat butter cake with her... … She also said it was so delicious, but she obviously couldn’t taste it anymore…”

"I guess it must be because it's really delicious."

After hearing Shirou's words, Anna lowered her eyebrows and spoke in a low voice.

"I hate humans, but they are still very warm. The city of Uruk was once my dream. I want to be treated gently by humans, I want to treat others gently. I have always wanted this. In the past, I thought it would be better if I could be like this. Okay...I think you should already understand my business, right?"

After saying this, Anna turned her face slightly to look at Shirou's pale golden eyes.

"Well, I know, you are Medusa." Shirou nodded.