The night came quickly.
When the sun set and the land was engulfed in darkness, even the daemons seemed to be tired. They reduced the frequency and intensity of their attacks on Uruk. They no longer attacked as ferociously as they did during the day. The roars of the daemons and the stampede of their hordes seemed to have lessened.
Even so, there were still some beasts attacking the frontline, so the soldiers on the frontline were still resisting the attacks of the beasts even at night.
But looking at the soldiers' energetic appearance, they should also have changed shifts to deal with the attacks of the beasts, right?
This battlefield did not look like it was going to stop anytime soon. It was easy to see what kind of cruel situation the humans of this Singularity were facing.
If this situation did not happen in the Age of Gods, but in modern times, the result might be completely different.
"We don't have to worry about that side for the time being. Several servants who are good at marching and fighting are there. There's even a genius who is like a god of soldiers. He has been eyeing the territory of the Goddess of Magical Beasts covetously and wants to counterattack. The magical beasts broke through the formation she set up.
Merlin said that to Rozen and others on the way to the battlefield, so that Rozen and others could put down their worries about the battlefield.
Unfortunately, no matter how great it was, they still had to admit that the current situation was not good for the human side.
"Including me, King Gilgamesh has summoned a total of seven Servants, which are also the usual seven."
"Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, Assassin, Caster, and Berserker, a total of seven servants responded to the call of King Gilgamesh and came to this era."
"Then, as Caster, as the court magician, I received a special task directly from King Gilgamesh and rushed to the battlefield. The other six were sent to the frontline, led by Archer, who was good at military affairs. They have been fighting against the beasts for half a year."
"However, in the past six months, not only Uruk's soldiers lost nearly 70% of their number, but even two of the servants were killed."
"Assassin died three months ago."
"Berserker was regarded as a threat by the fake Enkidu, that is, Jin Gu, and killed him on the battlefield."
"Now, including me, there are five servants left in Uruk. If it wasn't for King Gilgamesh who built the frontline before the beast army attacked Uruk, we would not have lasted for half a year."
That was the information provided by Merlin.
According to him, it was said that before executing the Spirit Summoning, before he knew that the enemy was the goddess, Gilgamesh claimed that he "saw" the future.
Therefore, when the northern cities of Mesopotamia were attacked by the beasts, King Gilgamesh had already ordered the disintegration of the city of Babylon to build the frontline, and made up his mind to perform the Spirit Summoning to summon seven servants, so that Uruk could resist the beast army for half a year.
After that, Gilgamesh also became the regent and transformed Uruk into an outstanding battle city. He cultivated grains, trained soldiers, and built buildings as an emergency measure in times of disaster. Even the currency system was introduced to continue to fight against the unknown enemy.
He couldn't even go to the frontline. The magical power he consumed to summon the seven servants hadn't recovered yet, but he had been giving orders and handling various tasks behind the scenes.
It could be said that without the wisdom of the wise king, this era would have fallen long ago.
"In addition, although the southern region was not invaded as obviously and aggressively as the northern region, it is said that the existence of the Goddess of the Forest has used her power to completely turn the area into a dense forest. The density of magic detected from there is even higher than that of the end of the Age of Gods. The tropical forest has completely cut off Uruk's path of retreat. None of the exploration teams that were sent there returned. It is completely a dead end."
Merlin told about the current predicament.
"On the other hand, as the last pillar of the Three Goddesses Alliance, which is now being carried by Mashu, she has been freely entering and exiting Uruk. Sometimes, she mercilessly bombarded the country, and sometimes, she broke into King Gilgamesh's palace to make a scene. It's like a storm or a natural disaster that will come at any time. It's a headache."
All kinds of difficulties led to the people in Uruk to think that Uruk's frontline could only last for about a month.
In other words …
"The battle will be decided in the next month."
Merlin told Rozen.
"At this critical juncture, Chaldea's arrival is a great help, but I don't know if the king has foreseen all of this."
If Gilgamesh had foreseen all of this, then his attitude was somewhat thought-provoking.
After all, according to Merlin, this time, he mainly came out to do other tasks. Even meeting Anna was a coincidence. When he discovered Rozen's arrival, he immediately rushed over, but before that, he did not receive any instructions to help Chaldea.
On the other hand, Jin Gu was a fake Enkidu, and he came to find Rozen and the others with the purpose of eradicating them. Unlike what he said, Jin Gu was entrusted by Uruk's chief shaman to bring them to Uruk.
In this case, it was equivalent to Gilgamesh turning a blind eye to the arrival of Rozen and the others. His attitude was so cold that even Merlin was puzzled.
Not only that, but Merlin also said so.
"The king seems to know about the fake Enkidu. Enkidu, who called himself Jin Gu, had previously used this name to destroy several cities, and even killed Berserker on the battlefield. All of this should have been reported to the king, but he chose to turn a blind eye to this person. I really don't know what he's up to."
Merlin had complained about this before.
Obviously, Gilgamesh's reaction made Merlin feel puzzled.
Logically speaking, Enkidu was Gilgamesh's only friend in his life, and at the same time, his only obsession. Enkidu's death was the main reason why Gilgamesh could transform from a tyrant to a wise king.
Now, someone was using his name to harm Mesopotamia and Uruk, but Gilgamesh's attitude was so cold. This was not something that was incomprehensible.
After listening to all this, Rozen had a feeling.
"Perhaps, that king is the key to knowing all of this."
This made Rozen feel that it was even more necessary for him to meet Gilgamesh.
However, at this time, Rozen did not know that when he met Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh would give a more thought-provoking reaction.
The source of this reaction was Attila.
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