As the greatest fortified city of this era and the center of the world, Uruk City was located in the southeastern part of Mesopotamia. Following the Euphrates River southward would lead one there.
Since the north had already been occupied by the Goddess of Beasts, now completely overrun by magical beasts, and the south had mysteriously transformed into a dense jungle, Uruk was now effectively under siege from both fronts. It had to fend off the beast horde to the north and had no means of retreat to the south—completely sandwiched, forced into a desperate last stand.
Rozen had arrived in the north, in the territory controlled by the beasts. To reach Uruk, he would first have to head south.
"Originally, I was going to suggest we change course to avoid an ambush by the beast army, but if we can fly, then that's perfect," said Enkidu.
Flight was indeed a tremendous advantage.
So far, there had been no sightings of flying magical beasts.
According to the information provided by Enkidu, there were pterosaur-like magical beasts in the southern jungles, but they rarely left the forested areas. Taking to the skies meant they could avoid beast ambushes entirely.
Thus, Rozen and Enkidu began flying south toward Uruk.
"That goddess roams these parts and frequently flies past Uruk's defenses to wreak havoc directly in the city. We'll lie in wait there for her to walk into our trap."
That was Enkidu's plan.
Rozen made no objections, nodding indifferently as though he had no particular opinion.
Meanwhile, the people of Chaldea were busily engaging Enkidu, trying to obtain as much information as possible about this era.
They had no choice.
Because they were in the Age of Gods, Chaldea's observation capabilities were severely limited in this Singularity.
In this ancient era, the mana concentration in the atmosphere was so high that it caused severe lag in Chaldea's data processing systems.
As a result, they couldn't scan or map the terrain, and communication could cut out at any moment. Only the area around Uruk remained relatively stable.
This meant Chaldea had to rely on people on the ground to provide real-time intel through sight and sound, relayed back for them to interpret—although it couldn't guarantee perfect accuracy.
Given that, Chaldea naturally wouldn't let a local like Enkidu go without interrogation. They asked question after question to gather every bit of intelligence.
Enkidu answered everything patiently and thoroughly. For someone of his divine classification, his calm and gentle demeanor was rare and admirable.
In this way, Rozen and Enkidu continued flying south.
Until—suddenly, on the ground below, a beast horde emerged.
"That is..."
Rozen looked down, stunned by the sight.
Even the others were visibly shaken.
"Rooooar!"
"Rooooar!"
Below them, a dense swarm of magical beasts surged forward, stampeding southward in a furious charge.
Ahead of their charge stood a defensive line.
A towering wall that stretched as far as the eye could see, seemingly without end, splitting the land in two. It was a colossal, solemn barrier.
Before the wall, human soldiers manned the defenses, shouting and fighting the oncoming horde with all their might.
The beasts had been stopped at this wall—unable to advance even a single step.
The soldiers formed a battle line centered around the wall, valiantly resisting the monstrous assault.
The scene left everyone speechless.
Except for Enkidu, who wore a composed smile.
"That's the Northern Wall, the greatest fortress on Earth—Babylonia, the Absolute Demonic Front."
Enkidu spoke quietly.
"When the north was completely overrun by magical beasts, King Gilgamesh personally ordered the disassembly of Babylon, using its materials to construct this fortress. It now protects humanity's final stronghold."
Thanks to that defensive line—thanks to that wall—Uruk had managed to survive six months of relentless attacks. Even the Three Goddess Alliance had been held at bay. All they could do was torment the land and its people in other ways, slowly chipping away at humanity using inefficient methods.
Humanity had barely held on to Uruk thanks to this wall, their final line of defense.
"If that line falls, it'll mean the end of humanity. Uruk will be destroyed, and the human race will vanish from the surface of the Earth."
Enkidu's words left everyone silent.
Only Rozen stared down at the scene, then suddenly smiled.
"Looks like the state of this Singularity is better than I thought."
Enkidu was stunned by that.
"This... is better?"
Enkidu couldn't believe it.
Although humanity had barely held off the beasts, it looked like only a matter of time before the line fell.
After all, just fending off the beasts was already costing them everything—and the three goddesses hadn't even acted personally yet.
Even the beast horde hadn't deployed in full force.
Da Vinci provided more detail.
"Even with only a rough scan, we're detecting thousands of magical beasts. In the northern forests, there are tens of times more than that. The number of active beasts could easily reach into the tens of thousands—possibly even hundreds of thousands. Even with that wall, I doubt they'll be able to hold out much longer."
That was the reality.
Even just the magical beasts had put humanity in an extremely precarious position—never mind the other threats from the goddesses.
Yet Rozen said the situation was better than expected.
And he meant it.
"Compared to the Fifth Singularity, where nearly all of humanity had already been wiped out, and the survivors barely clung to life… and the Sixth Singularity, where people were either cleansed through Holy Selection or forced to starve and freeze in the mountains, this Seventh Singularity at least shows active resistance."
That was Rozen's honest view.
He had expected far worse. But now, seeing things firsthand, it was clear—they still had time.
As for the danger—Rozen was used to it by now.
Tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of beasts? Compared to his experiences in the Sky Wizard world, where billions of bugs swarmed across the land, threatening to devour humanity, this wasn't even close to despair.
"The Goddess of Beasts doesn't seem to be taking action for now. The Goddess of the Forest is quiet as well. That leaves the Goddess of Venus—the most troublesome one."
Rozen came to a stop.
"Let's set an ambush here."
Rozen turned to Enkidu.
"Alright."
Enkidu also stopped immediately and nodded heavily at Rozen.
The two of them descended together, heading toward a mountain below.