People had emphasized more than once that the Seven Gates of the Underworld were fair and rational.
However, at this moment, Rozen had something to say.
"What f * cking fairness and rationality?"
He would be a fool to believe that.
Everyone knew that in the Underworld, Ereshkigal was the supreme ruler, the ruler of everything, an invincible existence. Even the gods here could not disobey her, could not disobey her. From this, it could be seen that all the laws here were actually under the control of Ereshkigal.
The so-called fairness and rationality were just relative terms.
Facing others, the Seven Gates were naturally fair and rational.
However, in the face of someone who could make Ereshkigal develop selfish motives, the Seven Gates were naturally the greatest barrier protecting Ereshkigal.
"No wonder you said that the punishment would be different depending on the answer. The seven questions you faced in the Underworld all ended with you being stripped of your power. It's obvious that they're trying to mess with you."
Rozen looked at the dumbfounded Ishtar with sympathy in his eyes.
"Miss Ishtar …"
Matthew also looked at Ishtar pitifully.
Under such circumstances, Ishtar lowered her head and her delicate body began to tremble.
Just when everyone was worried that the goddess would die from anger, Ishtar finally raised her head abruptly.
"Since it's come to this, I must succeed in the Underworld this time. Just you wait, Ereshkigal!"
Ishtar roared at the sky and strode toward the Gates of the Underworld. She looked like she wanted to get even with Ereshkigal.
However, before Rozen and Matthew could stop Ishtar, a sudden change happened.
Kaboom!
The moment Ishtar stepped into the Gate of the Underworld, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed on the Gate of the Underworld. It was as if the Heavenly Thunder of Judgment had struck Ishtar's body.
"Arghhhhh …!"
Ishtar let out a cry of pain and was instantly convulsed by the lightning bolt.
"Wh …!?"
"Miss Ishtar!"
Rozen and Matthew cried out in shock.
By the time they reacted and were about to step forward, the lightning stopped. Ishtar, who was scorched all over, slowly fell to the ground.
"Wh … why …?"
Ishtar made a sound like a dying man struggling on his deathbed.
On the stone door, the voice from before sounded again.
"You still have the cheek to ask why? Ishtar? "
Such a voice rang out slowly.
"Don't forget, your adventure in the Underworld in the myths ended in failure. As long as this myth still exists, you can't escape the curse of the Underworld. Even if you avoid the questions posed by the Underworld Gate, when you pass through the gate, one of your powers will still be taken away."
However, Ishtar's power was taken away by Ereshkigal in the Mythological Era and became Ereshkigal's property.
Therefore, having lost its value and power, Ishtar could only bear the curse with his own divinity.
"From now on, every time you pass through a door, the door will take away one-seventh of your divinity. When you pass through the second door, your divinity will drop to the level of a low-level deity. When you pass through the fourth door, you will become an elf who is not even as good as a Garulla spirit. When you pass through all seven doors, not to mention a fragile human, you will be worse than a reptile. Anyone can pinch you to death with one hand. Do you understand the seriousness of the matter?"
Such a sneer came from inside the Gate.
"Damn … Damn …"
Ishtar's head fell to the ground in regret.
"Miss Ishtar!"
Matthew quickly ran over and hugged Ishtar.
"Really …"
Rozen sighed.
At that moment, another voice came from inside the Gate.
"If you came to defeat Ereshkigal, to defeat the Goddess of the Underworld, to defeat the Three Goddesses Alliance, then cross the Seven Gates."
This time, the voice was not aimed at Ishtar, but at Rozen.
"At the end of the Seven Gates, in the deepest palace of the Underworld, I will wait for you there."
After leaving such words, the voice disappeared.
"Miss Ishtar! Miss Ishtar! "
Matthew was still shaking Ishtar.
"It seems that things have become troublesome."
"As expected of the Underworld, it's really terrifying."
"What should we do next?"
Olga Marie, Da Vinci, and Roman sighed one after another.
Only Rozen looked at the end of the Underworld, no one knew what he was thinking.
.....
Next, Rozen and his party passed through the Seven Gates unimpeded all the way and reached the deepest part of the Underworld.
However, every time they passed through the Seven Gates, regardless of Rozen and Matthew, Ishtar would definitely be struck by the Stone Gate's lightning, and one-seventh of his divinity would be taken away on the spot.
"Ahhhhhh …!"
In the Underworld, Ishtar's screams sounded again and again.
Even though Ishtar tried his best to protect himself with magic and tried to move forward faster than the lightning strikes, he could not avoid the lightning strikes. He had to endure the baptism of the Underworld Lightning again and again.
As mentioned before, this was a curse. As long as the legend of Ishtar's failure in the Underworld was still there, this curse couldn't be erased in any form.
Even Rozen couldn't use Holy Annihilation's power without using high-level magical power to directly lift this curse.
As a result, Ishtar could only endure the repeated attacks and exploitation.
And that also angered him.
"This time, I must succeed in the Underworld, I must …!"
Ishtar's temper flared up. Disregarding his own condition, he barged his way through the Seven Stacks Door in the end.
After passing through all the Seven Gates, Rozen and Matthew both looked at the sky, speechless.
"Woo …"
Ishtar was flying there, his body was smoking, and his face was full of grievance.
Looking closely, this goddess was a lot smaller, like a figurine. Even if Rozen spread out his palm, he could make her lie down.
"Fou! Fou! "
Fou looked at Ishtar with a happy look, as if she found a new toy.
Rozen and Matthew could only smile at each other.
"Well, Miss Ishtar, it's over, there will be no more gates."
Mashu held Ishtar in her hands and comforted him.
"Ereshkigal, remember this …"
Ishtar could only put on a long face with tears in his eyes.
Rozen sighed silently again.
"Next, as long as we go forward, we will see Ereshkigal's palace, right?"
Rozen murmured.
But a voice answered him.
"Yes, ahead is where the Underworld Goddess is."
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