Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning

Li Ye told her his plan, looked at Ishtar and said, "Goddess Ishtar, please help us go down to the underworld. After all, you are an experienced god."

Of the people present, only Ishtar had the experience of going down to the underworld and meeting Ereshkigal.

Even Li Ye just wandered around the gate of the underworld and then ran back.

After this, Li Ye didn't have much time to collect information about the underworld.

Originally, he planned to spend some time collecting relevant information after resolving the Goddess Covenant on Quetzal Coatl, but Ereshkigal's actions were too sudden and interrupted Li Ye's original plan.

This meant that they had to rely on Ishtar or Liye himself to go to the depths of the underworld in the dark to meet Ereshkigal.

"Hey, are you going to beg me?"

Hearing this, Ishtar folded her arms and her nose turned up with pride: "It's not impossible for me to help you, but you have to pay as much as that magician!"

'remuneration?'

Li Ye glanced at Merlin who turned his head and whistled, and immediately realized that the reward this guy had been hiding for three days was not that simple.

Retracting his gaze, Li Ye smiled and said, "The reward for the rescue plan - well, you can ask King Gilgamesh for it when the time comes. After all, he has the reserves of all the gems. He will definitely give you, Goddess Ishtar, a suitable increase in the price when the time comes."

As for whether Gilgamesh would agree to this, Li Ye was not sure, but in order to let Ishtar lead the way, Li Ye had to fool him first.

Leave the rest to Li Ye.

"Please, future me!"

"Huh? You said it!"

When Ishtar heard Li Ye's boast, she let out a long tail tone, her face suddenly became happy, and she shook her hair lightly and said, "Then I will reluctantly go with you to meet Ereshkigal."

"Then what are you waiting for? Miss Siduri, please keep an eye on King Gilgamesh's health."

Without even a moment to mourn Gilgamesh's death, it was Li Ye who immediately rushed to the underworld!

Siduri, whose sadness had faded a lot, nodded and said softly, "Then please, Mr. Li Ye, bring back the king's soul. Siduri, I will wait for you here."

"Mr. Li Ye, let's go too!"

Seeing that Li Ye was about to leave with Ishtar, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately said, "Please take us with you!"

Even Mashu on the side said: "That's right, Mr. Li Ye, please take us with you, we will definitely be able to help!"

Hearing this, Li Ye hesitated for a moment before nodding: "Let's go together, Merlin and Anna, what about you?"

For the lower underworld, the more fighting power the better.

In Li Ye's opinion, it would be difficult to use words to treat Ereshkigal after he had pulled Gilgamesh's soul down to the underworld so forcefully, and he would most likely have a tough battle.

As the goddess of the underworld, Ereshkigal, who possesses all power in the underworld, is invincible in the underworld.

Even the current Li Ye would find it difficult to fight against him.

If we bring Ritsuka Fujimaru down with us, maybe we can get more people to offer solutions.

At this time, Merlin's voice rang out: "I'm not going!"

"Merlin doesn't need to go. If we are imprisoned by Ereshkigal, we can at least let Merlin negotiate with Ereshkigal to release you or Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others."

Ishtar said calmly: "It doesn't matter to you. Fujimaru Ritsuka is the last Master of mankind. His importance is definitely higher than that of a three-no personnel like you."

Ishtar, who had come into contact with Fujimaru Ritsuka at the North Wall, already knew his identity.

It is precisely for this reason that Ishtar never looked down on Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu.

Compared to Li Ye, the wild man who came out of nowhere, the journey of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu was watched by the gods.

Even the supreme beings of the major pantheons were watching in real time.

"Yes, that's what I mean - as for Anna, let her stay and protect me!

After all, as you can see, I am now a useless magician!"

Merlin said with a grin, "By the way, Liye, have you contacted the covenant of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent?"

The fact that he was able to return so decisively showed that Li Ye’s mission had been successful.

Then Quetzalcoatl can be regarded as our fighting force.

If Ereshkigal really detained Li Ye and the others, Merlin would have to find someone to support them.

"After all, it's me, so I'm sure it will succeed!"

Li Ye showed a similar pride as Ishtar and said, "I have worked very hard these past few days!"

"Then we'll wait here for good news!"

Merlin took out a silk scarf from somewhere and waved it gently as if sending someone off on a long journey. He said in a heavy tone, "Come on!"

Without paying any attention to Merlin, Li Ye looked at Anna who was silent beside him and said with a smile: "I'll leave Merlin to you."

"Well, I'll take good care of it."

Surprisingly, Anna looked directly at Li Ye and said softly, "Be careful on the road."

After bidding farewell to Merlin and Anna, Liye took Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu and followed Ishtar to Kusa City, where the underground underworld was located.

In this age when gods and humans were not yet separated, even the underground underworld was on the same level as the surface.

After one hour.

A few days before arriving again, the ashamed Ishtar blasted Li Ye into the underworld in one breath, creating a huge gap.

"The underworld is below. Fujimaru and Mashu, you must be prepared. Walking in the underworld will consume your destiny power. You can't stay there for long."

Li Ye looked down at the deep cave below, and his heartbeat quickened when he actually saw Ereshkigal.

"Go, go, go!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was holding Li Ye, waved and walked forward, his attitude still optimistic and cheerful: "I didn't expect that the underworld is below Kusa City!"

"Indeed, Senior, the resting place of the dead who are supposed to be in different dimensions is actually connected to the soil of the real world."

Mashu also said in surprise.

This is also the first time that Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu come into contact with the kingdom of death, so they can't help but feel curious.

And Ishtar, who was not far away, smiled faintly and said, "Of course. In the Age of Gods, the sky, the earth, and the underworld all existed on the same fabric."

After a brief chat, Li Ye and Ishtar swooped down, and the world of the self-living beings forcefully broke into the underworld!

The moment Li Ye entered the underworld again——

Deep in the underworld, the lonely goddess raised her head in a trance and cast her gaze towards the future that she had longed for but could not reach.

Chapter 229 Seven Gates of the Underworld

The world fell into silence, as if everything in the universe was dead, and only the faint flames of souls lit up this quiet underground world.

After many days, Li Ye stepped into the underground underworld again and immediately noticed the faint gaze coming from the depths of the underworld.

And in this underground world, there is only one person.

'...'

Tread.

Li Ye landed straight on the ground and took a few steps with Fujimaru Ritsuka to buffer the inertia. Then Ishtar put away Ma Anna and stepped on the ground of the underworld with her white feet without any hesitation.

Mashu, who came down from the Sky Boat, also followed Li Ye and Fujimaru Ritsuka, looking around at the underworld with curiosity.

It is quite novel to visit the realm of the dead in the body of the living.

As Li Ye, Fujimaru Ritsuka and others officially entered the underworld, Chaldea also began to observe the underworld.

"Great, we've connected successfully. I thought we'd lose contact with him when he said he was going to the underworld!"

Roman let out a long breath and said with a smile: "It seems that I was worrying too much!"

"After all, this is just the underground of Kusa. I have to say that Kamijou is really powerful!"

"It's really amazing, doctor!

I didn’t expect the underworld to be connected to the real world!”

Mashu said in surprise as he looked at the underworld.

"Of course—"

Ishtar, who was walking in front, shook her hair and said, “The afterlife and the sky world became metaphysical existences only after you entered the human world.

In this Age of Gods, the world remains one."

After hearing the explanation, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly realized what was going on, but his attention was soon attracted by the birdcage-like things that were everywhere in the mountains.

"This is--"

Ritsuka Fujimaru stared at the faint soul fire on the side of the road. The cold firelight attracted all of Ritsuka Fujimaru's attention, and countless spots of light floated in it.

"Senior, what is this? There are so many light spots, and——"

Mashu seemed to hear a wail coming from that birdcage-like thing.

The two people's attention was attracted by the birdcage until Li Ye's action interrupted Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Li Ye raised his hand to block Fujimaru Ritsuka's sight and then looked at Ishtar not far away. Ishtar was also looking at these ghostly soul fires, and her tone was a little emotional: "These are the souls of people who died on the earth, imprisoned in the gun prison, and they are not even allowed to disappear.

The soul imprisoned in the gun prison is absolutely not allowed to return to the ground. When the body dies, the soul gradually fades away, but Ereshkigal will not allow this.

Ereshkigal would keep the human soul she liked by her side and play with it for tens of thousands of years."

“Of course, imprisoned souls have no freedom. Humans will feel cold without a body, extremely cold. In this state where only the soul is left, the hands and feet will start to freeze until the whole person is frozen into ice. The pain is so severe that you want to disappear.

But the soul imprisoned in the gun prison is not allowed to disappear, and will suffer forever until Ereshkigal is tired of playing with it. "

Ishtar swept across the ghostly soul fire that covered the mountains, paused for a moment, and continued, “It seems that the number of souls has not changed much now, but if Ereshkigal continues, many humans on earth will be pulled down to the underworld.

Is she trying to establish a kingdom of the dead?

You weren’t such a cruel goddess before!"

After hearing Ishtar's explanation, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu's expressions suddenly became serious. Mashu even asked, "Then will King Gilgamesh's soul also be imprisoned in here?"

"Ha, if that Gilgamesh is really locked in a cage by Ereshkigal, I'll laugh until he dies."

Ishtar waved her hand and said, "But in this underground underworld, divinity is forbidden. Ereshkigal is undoubtedly the strongest. Even Gilgamesh, who is only a soul left, cannot resist Ereshkigal."

"Eliminate divinity?"

Hearing this, Li Ye looked at Ishtar with a ripple in his eyes.

After entering the underground underworld, Li Ye realized the lack of Ishtar's divinity. It was not the kind of active silence, but the fundamental denial of the use of divinity.

This also reminded Li Ye of Ishtar's first trip to the underworld.

"Ms. Ishtar, you are very familiar with the underworld!"

Just as Li Ye was thinking alone like a sullen weirdo, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled naturally and said, "Not only does he know the location of the underworld, he also knows a lot about the underworld!"

"In that case, it is true..."

Mash slapped her fist and said in sudden realization, "Ms. Ishtar knows a lot!"

"Because Ishtar has been here once. In mythology, the goddess Ishtar, who conquered Mount Ebif, broke into the underworld and wanted to take out the goddess Ereshkigal, who was sent to the underworld at birth. But challenging Ereshkigal in the underworld is not on the same level as challenging Mount Ebif."

Li Ye, who was thinking, said casually.

Ishtar continued with a fake smile, "Yes, after challenging Mount Ebifu, my confidence grew. I even went down to the underworld to take Ereshkigal out. But the result was that all the divine tools given to me by the Father God were confiscated by Ereshkigal. He stripped me naked, poked me like a hornet's nest and threw me in front of that man, making me lose all my face."

When mentioning this dark history, Ishtar showed no shame, but rather a little melancholy.

Ereshkigal...

Amidst the occasional casual chat, Liye, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Mashu continued to go deeper into the underworld under the guidance of Ishtar.

"Where is the goddess Ereshkigal?"

After walking for more than ten minutes, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Over there, across the narrow cliff path, past the seven gates, is Ereshkigal's palace."

Ishtar raised her hand and pointed to the narrow cliff path at the end. Seven stone doors stood silently, blocking the way of Li Ye and Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"Ereshkigal is right there, because that guy is a goddess who can't leave that place even for a moment."

Upon hearing this, Mashu immediately showed a surprised expression: "In other words, she was... imprisoned there?