The next day, in the royal hall of the divine tower, a heavy atmosphere filled the air.
Rozen, Matthew, Anna, and Merlin stood in the royal hall, all frowning.
Gilgamesh also sat on the throne with his arms crossed and a look of displeasure on his face.
Siduri, on the other hand, was holding a clay board and making a report.
"… that's what we found after this morning's statistics."
Siduri said with an indescribable sorrowful expression.
Everyone was silent.
Including Rozen.
Rozen silently observed Uruk's current state through Eye of the Mind and Eye of the Divine Eye.
Under the observation of Divine Eye and Eye of the Mind, Uruk was far more lively than before, and everywhere was full of vitality.
That was because the hundred thousand humans that had been rescued had settled down and started to assimilate into Uruk.
With the addition of hundreds of thousands of labourers, it was only natural that Uruk would be bustling with activity.
However, who knew that under such a lively scene, there was danger lurking everywhere?
At least, Rozen noticed that the miasma in Uruk, which was getting more and more lively the day before, was more than ten times denser than before.
Thanks to this, there seemed to be more undead lurking in the dark and underground. Uruk seemed to have been divided into two realms of light and darkness. On the top was a lively city, and below was a dark and dangerous hell. It was a frightening sight.
Gilgamesh said with extreme displeasure.
"In just one night, a total of 113 people have died of exhaustion. They've really become reckless."
This was what Gilgamesh had said.
Yes.
Last night, a total of 113 people suddenly died of exhaustion, and they were not discovered until this morning.
"I'm afraid it's because of the death fragrance that caused their physical strength to be depleted, and then their souls were taken away by Garulla's spirit."
Merlin said while stroking his chin.
"The situation at the north and south gate is getting better, but I didn't expect …"
Mashu's face was full of pain.
Even Anna's face was a little gloomy.
Because among those who died of exhaustion, one of them had his soul taken away right in front of Anna.
According to her, last night, when everyone was asleep, only she was still thinking about things on the rooftop of the embassy. In the end, she witnessed the appearance of the Galula spirit and saw the emissaries of the underworld enter a building opposite and take away the soul of one of the people.
Anna chased after him without hesitation, but she couldn't catch up to him. She could only watch him disappear before her eyes.
This put Anna in a bad mood since the morning.
"Why are there so many Garulla Spirits in Urukri?" Anna glared at Merlin and asked, "Didn't Merlin already cast a barrier? Isn't that barrier able to confuse dead spirits? "
It seemed that Anna had vented her anger on Merlin.
"This is really an injustice." Merlin sighed helplessly and said, "Even if my sea of flowers can confuse other undead monsters, the Garulla spirit is an exception."
"Accident?" Anna was slightly stunned.
"That's right." Merlin nodded and said, "Unlike other undead monsters, the Garulla spirit is the emissary of the underworld. Its duty is to bring the souls of the dead into the underworld, so they're everywhere. As long as there's human life, they'll be there."
In other words, there was no way to expel the Garulla spirit. Its duty was to wander in the human world and take away the souls of the dead.
"If this was the world after the Common Era, existences like them would not be able to roam the earth anymore because of the disappearance of the true aether. Unfortunately, this is the era of the gods, and they can enter and leave human cities without fear. Even the strongest enchantment can't completely isolate them, because that would mean that the" dead "are excluded from the world where the enchantment is located. This is something that is not allowed by the world and the gods."
Merlin said so.
"The only way to eliminate the Garulla spirit is to make sure that there are no humans in this place. If there are no souls that they need to take away, they won't be able to appear. On the contrary, as long as there are people living in this place, there's no way to expel them."
As a result, the situation in the north and south continued to improve. Now, even the undead monsters at night were blocked by Merlin's flower array. Only the Garulla spirit could freely enter and exit Uruk.
They couldn't attack the living, but at night, they would silently take away the souls of the people who died of exhaustion after being eroded by the scent of death. As a result, a total of 113 citizens of Uruk were taken away overnight.
In fact …
"It's not the first time this happened." Siduri said at the right time, "Before this, many people in Uruk were also taken away by the Garulla spirit. They silently died as if they fell into a deep sleep. The same thing happened in other cities. There were varying degrees of death, especially in City Cusa. After the Three Goddesses Alliance appeared, all the citizens there stopped breathing as if they were asleep."
"Cusa?"
Everyone suddenly looked at each other.
Rozen also raised his head.
"City Cusa?" Rozen said calmly, "I remember it seems to be a city located in the northeast of Uruk, which happens to be Ishtar's territory, adjacent to the Beast's territory in the north?"
"Yes." Siduri nodded and said, "Although the population of that city is not large, it also has a developed society and civilization. It believes in the Goddess of the Underworld, so the guardian of the city is also the Goddess of the Underworld, which is opposite to Uruk, which believes in the Goddess of Life."
"Goddess of the Underworld …" Matthew hesitated for a moment, then tentatively said, "That, does the Underworld really exist?"
The one who answered that question was none other than Gilgamesh.
"If the Underworld doesn't exist, then where can This King find spirit herbs that don't age or die?" Gilgamesh snorted coldly and said, "In your era, the mystery faded, and the Underworld became history. But in this era, the sky and the earth, the earth and the Underworld are all one."
That was something that was said in the past.
In the Age of Gods, the world was one. The gods were in the sky, and the dead were on the ground. That was a physical description, and there was no such thing as phase.
In other words …
"It's only natural that the Goddess of the Underworld is the Goddess of the Underworld, because under Cusa is the Underworld. This king entered the Underworld from there, and returned there from the Underworld."
Gilgamesh knocked on the armrest of the throne.
"Now, the Garulla spirit is wreaking havoc on the ground, and Uruk is also shrouded in the fragrance of death. The dead are constantly appearing, and their souls are constantly being taken away. This is definitely related to Ereshkigal."
"Ereshkigal."
The owner of that name was the Goddess of the Underworld.
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