Chapter 427: Star, Taurus (2)

Chapter 427: Star, Taurus (2)

Thuuud!

[The eastern gate of the Divine Ground Babylonia has opened.]

[The Subordinate Intruder-Loathed Gate has descended!]

With the sound of pulleys turning, the sky citys eastern gate opened up. A new pillar of light shone down and transported a monster over ten meters tall to the ground. With the head of an eagle and a warriors robust physique, he resembled multiple creatures, including Beastfolks, Giants, and Chimeras. Judging from his enormous set of wings, he seemed capable of flight as well.

Roaaaaaar!

The monster, known as Zababa[1], looked up and roared. He used to be an exceptional Monster Celestial so powerful that he was ranked second strongest. However, he lost his rationality when he joined Bel-Marduk, leaving him with nothing but his instincts.

[The western gate of the Divine Ground Babylonia has opened.]

[The Subordinate Soldier-Protecting Gate has descended!]

Pzzz, pzzzz!

The protector who stepped out of the western gate looked like a yellow lightning bull that resembled Bel-Marduk. Huffing and puffing, lightning sparks flew up every time the bull pounded the ground with its hooves.

Huff, huff!

The bull was known as Adad, a Lightning Celestial who brought storms wherever he went. Releasing a stream of heat with each snort, he looked ready to pounce at Crom Cruach and the others.

Oooong!

Oh, no. Our jokes mustve made them quite angry, Crom monotonously murmured as she made her crystal ball float, her mischievous expression now gone.

Her crystal ball shone brightly.

[The Celestial Thousand-Year Slumbering Dragon has activated her Archive!]

[Reading the data stored in her Archive.]

[Searching for an apt magic formula for the current situation.]

[Searching]

Croms crystal ball showed her footage of the magic spells that she had theorized in her dreams. Working with an astronomical amount of materials made it difficult to memorize all of them. Hence, she turned to actively using her Archive, the storage of knowledge that Dragons passed down from generation to generation.

[Magic formula formation has been completed! Activating the Authority Dream Realm Materialization with the magic formula as foundation!]

A gust of black wind blew into the area, and Crom vanished. Like a curtain draping over a stage at the end of a play, extraordinary darkness shrouded Babylonia and all its protectors. Something about it dulled everyones senses, much like the darkness that awaited everyone when they closed their eyes to sleep. Spatial distortion also erupted all over the divine ground.

Gyeo-Ul, Xerxes said.

Yes, Father. Baek Gyeo-Ul leaped into the sky.

Paah!

[The Celestial Wandering Shadow has activated the Authority Shadow Play!]

Xerxes, who was following Gyeo-Ul, transformed into his shadow form and blended into Gyeo-uls shadow. The two shadows mixed into one and circled Gyeo-Ul several times until it turned into armor. A storm of Class raged over the area.

Ooooong!

With Xerxes assisting him, Gyeo-Ul took the lead much like Chang-Sun usually did. He could feel his power infinitely surging and his perception endlessly expanding.

This is a Celestials view. This is how Father and Chang-Sun hyung see the world. Gyeo-Ul recalled many of Durgas techniques that he failed to perform due to his inadequate skill. ...Its more than possible to use them right now.

For the first time, Gyeo-Ul was confident that he could put Chang-Suns shadow to good use and be of help to him. He always worried that he would slow him down no matter how hard he tried but not anymore.

He had his father with him now. His firm belief that his father would have his back if he made a mistake made all his anxiety vanish. His heart felt full.

Gyeo-Ul.

Hm? Gyeo-Ul wondered.

Im enjoying this moment so much.Xerxes laughed quietly.

Gyeo-Ul chuckled in response. Me too, Father.

Xerxes wasnt the only one talking to him either.

Their shadows.

Their shadows.

Bardiya, Cambyses, Perdiccas, Cyrus Xerxes many personalities were shouting in unison.

Devour them all.

Devour them all.

Although the personalities always fought to be the main personality, even they had common enemies. Taurus and <Horoscope>. With what they had to go through because of them still clear in their mind, they decided to provide Gyeo-Ul genuine help instead of hindering him.

[<Deus Ex Machina> quietly observes Worldline #802.]

Bel-Marduk and Chang-Suns armies were now engaged in melee combat. The Hyades flew down as the Undead Army soldiers soared up. The battle was so intense that it looked as if its outcome would determine the fate of the world.

[Giant warriors of the Society <Muspelheim> are roaring!]

Sinmara and her Giant warriors played the most active role in the war.

Roaaar!

She let out a battle cry and stomped on the ground, her subordinates chiming in.

Defeat and death to our enemies!

Death to our enemies!

Death to our enemies!

Thump!

Thump!

Victory and glory to our master!

Glory to our master!

Glory to our master!

Thump!

Thump!

The Giant warriors exuded extreme heat, melting the very ground they stood on and filling the sky with clouds of steam. As their spirits skyrocketed, their spirits only grew hotter.

Due to their immense size advantage against the Hyades soldiers, they blasted away three to four soldiers with each swing of their weapons. They left behind piles of corpses and a trail of destruction in their wake, over which lava flowed like a river.

Leading her subordinates, Sinmara cleared up a path. Even back when Surtur was still the Giant King of <Muspelheim>, she would always lead the charge with no regard for her life. After all, she could see her enemies past, present, and future. Their past taught her every technique they had learned, which in turn gave her an understanding of their plans, and their future allowed her to foresee every move they would make. With those abilities, she could respond to any unexpected variables in the middle of combat, making her a powerful vanguard.

It was no different now. Sinmara still hadnt regained the face that she could use to see the future yet, but she still had the face that allowed her to understand her enemies past. Quickly assessing Hyades, the battlefields heat enraptured Sinmara as her enemies blood covered her.

Toast with our enemies blood! Use your vigor to grab hold of this victory! Show your worth as the great warriors of <Muspelheim>!Sinmara shouted.

For <Muspelheim>!

For <Muspelheim>!

Rooooar!

The Hyades soldiers fell one after another.

We dont really have anything to worry about on the ground.

Jin Prezia chuckled. Riding his Undead Wyvern in the sky, he looked down to the ground. He had a birds-eye view of the entire battlefield.

Chang-Sun and Bel-Marduk were in its center. The closest subordinates of Taurus fought Gyeo-Ul, Xerxes, and Crom in the east, <Valhalla> clashed against Hyades vanguard in the west, and the <Muspelheim> Giants were leaving a trail of ruins in the south as they pierced through Hyades main battalion.

Meanwhile, Jin and the Undead Army acted as a special unit, distancing themselves from the battlefield.

We cant drop behind them.

Jin observed the sky city, which was endlessly pouring down soldiers through the opened gates. It was an impenetrable fortress even among impenetrable fortresses.

Having originated from Arcadia, Jin was taught at a very young age to fear the Star Order and Star Signs. Even now that he was an adult who had completed his <Exuviation>, that fear remained an invisible shackle that weighed him down.

However, now that Taurus had destroyed his home and family, Jin had to somehow overcome his fear, and he could think of no better way to do that than attacking Taurus in the heart. They could cause serious damage to Bel-Marduk if he could take over his divine ground.

Hes definitely hiding something, he thought, finding the meticulous Taurus revealing himself at the price of ruining the Arcadian civilization quite suspicious.

Too many things didnt add up for Taurus to do all of this just to capture Chang-Sun. There had to be a good reason he ruined his scout base and took the risk of leaving the battleline against the <Anti-Star> Alliance to come here.

Master and Taurus are the same people, just from different Worldlines. It might have something to do with that.

Yeah, we cant drop behind.

Jin made his Undead Wyvern fly to the sky city using the reins, the Undead Army following right behind him.

Hahaha.

Odins laughter quietly echoed and faded out from where Jin and his Undead Army flew away from.

1. A warrior god and protector of Kish. Not much is known about him, but there is a story where he is Baba and Istars consort.