[Faced with the gods' declaration, both Uruk and the other tribes refused.]
[Having remained under the shadow of the gods for too long, this humiliation spanning millions of years united all life in Mesopotamia completely.]
[Humans representing Uruk, the Beast-kin tribes, Elf Queen from the forests, Demons from barren lands, Fairies from fantasy, Youkai from the mountains, Vampires under the night sky... and so on. The armies of the Myriad Races were formed, and the chieftains of each tribe, each possessing the power of a third-generation god, stood tall here.]
[The war between the gods and the Myriad Races began.]
[As at the very beginning of the last simulation, although the gods' armies had strong individual capabilities, they lacked coordination and tactics. They weren't even a match for the human-only Uruk last time, let alone the Myriad Races army this time.]
[Ending several major battles with relatively small losses, the years of training Uruk and the other tribes under yours and Gilgamesh's leadership played a huge role.]
[Faced with your strength, the gods sent out the third-generation gods, beings born in the Golden Age.]
[You already had strategies to counter them. Not to mention that Ishtar, a third-generation god, was your wife. The hundreds of chieftains from the other tribes were each the strongest of their race, and they were not afraid of the third-generation gods at all.]
[For example, the Demon Lord, the Beast-kin Chieftain, the Elven Queen… these individual tribal kings could even handle three or four gods simultaneously.]
[Coupled with the tactics Ishtar had prepared long ago, and the fact that many third-generation gods chose Uruk's side, the entire battlefield fell to your advantage.]
[Unable to bear such a defeat, the first-generation God King, Anu and the second-generation God King Marduk descended.]
"Sun-Crowned King Ryuya, King of Heroes Gilgamesh... and the traitor Enkidu! You are seeking death!"
As lofty God Kings, when had the first and second-generation gods ever suffered such humiliation?
Declaring they must utterly destroy all life in Mesopotamia, their mere appearance shifted the balance of power on the battlefield.
Huu...
Huu...
Long, drawn-out breaths.
Exhaling thick white mist lightly, the convergence of magical energy named made Ryuya different from before.
Having long made complete preparations, the Ultimate Being Bloodline had already elevated all his stats to SS+. After transforming into a dragon, they reached SS++.
In terms of individual power, he was no inferior to any god.
Even the God Kings Anu or Marduk couldn't compare to Ryuya's stats, not to mention his powerful talent, Foe of the Gods.
However, even gathering the entire power of Mesopotamia, dealing with the third-generation gods was the limit.
As the simulation system said, Mesopotamia's limit had been reached, but Ryuya's limit was far beyond this!
"Eresh~!"
"Understood!"
Above Uruk, the atmosphere was as heavy as the eve of a storm. As layers of rolling clouds descended, the abyss of the Underworld once again connected to Uruk.
"Is Uruk this city? Is Uruk a name? No, Uruk is the people, the spirit of all Mesopotamia."
Destroying the entire Uruk was for the purpose of dragging the whole city into the Underworld. In this cursed hell, the gods' power was sealed.
They couldn't exert their full strength and were partially restricted. But this restriction was limited. After all, all the first and second-generation gods appeared now, their numbers approaching a hundred.
These over a hundred SS-rank gods couldn't be contained by the Underworld for long.
But it was enough. At least for Ryuya, it was enough.
"Sun-Crowned King, what can you do alone?"
After the initial panic, calming down and feeling his suppressed divinity, Marduk sneered.
He didn't see the Underworld Goddess Ereshkigal, nor Ishtar, Enkidu, Gilgamesh, or the others. He admitted Ryuya was strong, but what could the strength of a single life form achieve?
Even the Creation Mother Goddess back then had been defeated by them, hadn't she?
"Alone? I am not alone."
As the aura of destruction fell, swirling magical energy stirred at this moment. The sword in his hand was none other than Ea.
Ryuya's figure remained unmoved. His whole body seemed to be devouring something, the faintly glowing light giving Marduk a sense of familiarity.
"Self-Modification? This is the Mother Goddess's skill? Could it be..."
"Mother Goddess? You dare speak of the Mother Goddess? Did you ever treat Tia as your Mother Goddess?"
His body's growth had reached its limit. Even the Ultimate Being couldn't withstand it, because it was the Saint Graph of one of the Seven Evils of Humanity, the Beast holding the Logos of Regression… a Beast.
But understanding the gods' power, Ryuya never thought he could stop the gods alone. Nor did he choose to let Tiamat retrieve her Saint Graph again, becoming the Beast of the End that destroys the world, annihilates everything, and loses her personhood.
So he pushed his own limit: having the Ultimate Being devour the Saint Graph split from Tiamat, using his own power to become another Beast… the Beast of the Apocalypse.
"Mother Goddess? This is the Mother Goddess's power? How is it possible?"
Watching Ryuya's kingly nature as the Sun-Crowned King being devoured, witnessing the destruction representing everything, Marduk and the other gods felt fear for the first time.
"Lord of the End, sever heaven and earth."
No need for replies or answers. A single strike from the Lord of the End displayed the ultimate aura of annihilation.
Even in the pitch-dark Underworld, the power of this sword shone with boundless light.
Huu...
His silver-gray eyes now empty of all else, Ryuya saw only the corpses of several gods.
With just one sword strike, he had slain two second-generation gods and three first-generation gods.
"He can't maintain this state. He's ultimately not the Mother Goddess. This Saint Graph will soon destroy him, and the current world absolutely won't allow such power."
"Enough nonsense! Give me your power! Stall for time! Just wait for him to self-destruct!"
Not understanding where Ryuya obtained Tiamat's Saint Graph, nor how he could apply this power to himself, Marduk understood now that as long as they held on, just a little longer, Ryuya's body would collapse on its own.
They, the gods, would absolutely not die here, nor would they fail.
As for those subordinate gods, third-generation gods... they were merely pawns to be discarded at any time. As long as the higher gods remained, the tide of the Silver Age was destined to come.
This was their ugly persistence and selfish hearts.