Needless to say, Alaya threw Lu Xiao and Arturia to the seventh singularity in preparation for the final decisive battle with Tiamat.
Even though there are many god-level servants participating in the battle, and there may even be crown-level heroic spirits coming to help, the situation is still very serious.
Although there was a certain degree of inevitability for Fujimaru and others to achieve the final victory due to the behind-the-scenes arrangements of Inhibition, it must be said that there was also a lot of luck involved.
Whenever there is a problem in one link, the subsequent events will completely collapse like dominoes.
Lu Xiao was temporarily unable to determine whether Alaya had any other purpose in sending him and Arturia. He did not have the time to consider deeper issues. The current situation was already serious enough.
The Rakhmu killed by Lu Xiao and Artoria was just the tip of the iceberg of the total number of enemies.
In the south of Uruk city, the observatory built by the sea sent back the last information before its fall. Thousands of Rahmu gathered in the sea, seemingly in a dormant state. Once activated... the consequences would be disastrous.
This discovery made Fujimaru and others who had just returned to the city of Uruk very distressed, because the direction of the sea was completely opposite to the Warcraft front line, and they could not rely on a solid defense line to block Rahmu's invasion.
With the death of Gorgon, Queen of Warcraft, the majestic city wall towering in the north of Uruk has lost its meaning. Next, the defense must focus on the undefensible south.
The Chaldean group was very surprised to meet Lu Xiao and Artoria again, and they were facing difficulties, but now there was no time for both parties to slowly reminisce about the past.
After returning to Uruk, Fujimaru and others landed at the sacrificial site and told Gilgamesh the results of the Battle of the Blood Temple.
"Gorgon is confirmed to be eliminated, but Anna and Merlin are also..."
Speaking of his own losses, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked a little gloomy.
Gilgamesh had long seen the outcome of the Battle of the Blood Temple through his EX-level clairvoyance, and his focus was no longer on this.
"That's it for the Three Goddess Alliance. We have more important issues to solve at the moment."
Gilgamesh slightly amplified his voice and said to Romani who was far away in Chaldea: "The magician who stayed in Chaldea showed the scan map of southern Uruk."
"Yes, come right now."
After experiencing seven singular points in a row, the Chaldean staff coordinated by Romani became more efficient than before, and soon the magic holographic projection was presented in the sacrificial hall.
"Just as King Gilgamesh said, a large-scale, high-intensity magic reaction was detected in the southern area near the sea."
Romani looked solemn and explained: "The good news is that these enemies have not taken any action for the time being. According to Chaldea's speculation, they should not be fully developed yet and are temporarily dormant."
"Including the individuals hiding in the sea, the total number of Rahmu... is estimated to be over 100,000."
"One hundred thousand?!"
Fujimaru and Mash exclaimed at the same time, and Gilgamesh waved his hand to ignore the topic for the time being.
"That's not the point, is it? Go on."
Romani took a deep breath: "Rachmu is just a miscellaneous soldier at best. The biggest problem is their master, who is called mother by Rahmu and Jin Gu, who claims to be a new human being."
"Tiamat, one of the creator gods in Sumerian mythology, the Earth Mother Goddess, is not the false existence played by Gorgon before, but the real Tiamat."
Gilgamesh nodded with a heavy expression: "Where is Tiamat now? What's going on?"
Romani: "Staying in the middle of the sea with Rahmu, not making any moves for the time being."
"I suggest decapitating Tiamat, before she really moves, to solve this biggest trouble at once."
Gilgamesh turned his gaze to Lu Xiao and Artoria noncommittally: "Newcomers, what do you say? Did the restraint force give you any instructions?"
Arturia had a bad impression of Gilgamesh, as the two seemed to have a natural incompatibility.
After giving Lu Xiao a wink, Arturia stood there and closed her eyes to rest.
Lu Xiao smiled bitterly and answered Gilgamesh's question: "The inhibitory force didn't say anything. We didn't even communicate with the inhibitory force directly. It sent us to Uruk through other people."
Gilgamesh's clairvoyance can only see the end of Gorgon at the farthest, and it is completely ineffective to use clairvoyance against a creation-god-level existence like Tiamat.
Even he couldn't observe what happened next. He could only cross the river by feeling like all humans in this era.
After lowering his head and thinking for a while, Gilgamesh gritted his teeth and made a judgment: "In any case, we must first understand the reality of Tiamat, the Mother Goddess of the Earth."
"Fujimaru, you will lead the heroic spirits south to test Tiamat."
"yes!"
"One more question."
Gilgamesh's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the throne: "Where did the Jingu who plotted against Merlin go?"
"About that."
Romani was also a little confused: "Our scanning near the sea did not capture Jin Gu's magic power fluctuations. He should still be somewhere in the Mesopotamian plains. We are unable to capture his movements for the time being."
Gilgamesh said thoughtfully: "Jin Gu holds in his hand the Holy Grail that the Magic King Solomon personally sent to this era. It was temporarily given to Gorgon for use."
"But when Fujimaru and you fought Gorgon, the Holy Grail was no longer in her hands, which means..."
Everyone present was not stupid, and Gilgamesh's meaning immediately aroused everyone's vigilance.
The black-haired goddess Ishtar, who had bumped into Lu Xiao before, looked shocked: "Wait! What will happen if 'Mother' gets the blessing of the Holy Grail?"
"Who knows."
Gilgamesh smiled mockingly to himself: "The Holy Grail sent by the Magic King must have been tampered with by him, and it might awaken some of Tiamat's potential abilities."
"For some reason, Jin Gu didn't immediately transfer the Holy Grail to Tiamat, who had not yet recovered her strength. I don't know what that guy was thinking."
After a moment of silence, Gilgamesh turned his gaze to Lu Xiao: "Newcomers, I have an equally important task for you."
"Find Jingu and recover the Holy Grail of the Magic King from his hands."
Lu Xiao readily accepted Gilgamesh's commission: "Yes, we will try our best to intercept Jin Gu before he meets Tiamat."
Gilgamesh nodded and waved to everyone in front of the throne: "Okay, the meeting will end here. Come on down, I still have many things to deal with."
…
After the death of Gorgon, there were only a few sporadic monsters wandering in the wild in the north of Uruk. Most of the soldiers stationed on the defense line withdrew to the city of Uruk to prepare for the upcoming invasion of Lakhmu from the south.
After leaving the sacrificial site, Lu Xiao and Arturia first returned to the Chaldean embassy in Uruk with Fujimaru and others.
Having just experienced a battle, the heroic spirits' magic power and physical strength were greatly depleted, and they needed some time to rest.
Gilgamesh leaves the decision to Fujimaru to decide when to set off again.
Artoria suffered a lot of losses from the previous battle with Rahmu. Even with the heart of the red dragon serving as the heart of the magic furnace, it cannot be filled with magic power quickly with just one breath.
When Fujimaru gave a report at the sacrificial site, Arturia had been holding back her doubts and did not ask. After returning to the embassy, she finally raised the question.
"Master of Chaldea, what are you talking about Merlin?"
Arturia frowned and asked: "As far as I know, Merlin has not died. Logically speaking, it is impossible to be summoned as a heroic spirit."
This question was answered by Romani, who had been paying attention to the situation at the scene. He briefly explained to Artoria the principle of Merlin's loophole.
To put it simply, the seventh singularity occurred before Merlin was born. Relying on a loophole in the rules, Merlin assumed that he did not exist in this era and forcibly projected a Servant clone.
Arturia had an expression of disbelief on her face: "That Merlin who always only cares about himself and goes his own way would actually take the initiative to help others? Doesn't that guy have some conspiracy?"