When the sudden sound reached everyone's ears, a figure walked slowly in front of them.
With crisp short hair, a blue kimono, and a red coat, a girl who was both familiar and unfamiliar appeared in front of Luo Zhen and Ma Xiu.
"Who are you... !?"
Ma Xiu was immediately startled and almost subconsciously summoned the Shield of the Round Table to block Luo Zhen.
"Two ceremonies..."
Luo Zhen looked at the other person and called out the other person's name.
Astonishingly, it was the two rituals that had invaded Uruk last time and once posed a threat to Luo Zhen and others.
"You came indeed, very quickly."
Liang Li looked at Luo Zhen, with a faint smile on his face.
Such two rituals did not hold any weapons in their hands. The ordinary knife that left a deep impression on everyone last time did not seem to be pulled out. Not even a pair of magic eyes appeared, only watching with black pupils. With Luo Zhen.
"Don't be nervous, I'm not here to fight with you, I'm just here to lead the way."
The two men spread their hands, as if to show that they had no intention of fighting. Their attitude could not be called kind, but it could not be said to be indifferent. It could only be said to be full of indifference, which was very elusive.
However, when he thought about how dangerous the other party was last time, Mashu still couldn't let go of his vigilance.
Luo Zhenze was still watching the two ceremonies, not knowing what he was thinking.
Naturally, the two rituals would not pursue these matters, and just lowered their hands.
"Since you have come to the underworld and passed through the seven gates, it means that you are qualified to meet Ereshkigal directly." The two rituals said: "Although I don't know what you plan to do here, but Whether you want to talk or fight, in short, you have to see Ereshkigal first."
With that said, the two rituals turned around.
"Just come with me, the goddess is waiting for you."
After the two ceremonies, they walked forward.
Luo Zhen and Ma Xiu looked at each other's backs, frowning deeply.
"Who is that person? Servant?"
At this time, Ishtar also recovered. I don't know if he accepted his current situation. He looked at the two rituals walking forward and made a sound like surprise.
"I didn't expect that there are servants in the underworld. Were they recruited by Ereshkigal? Can that guy recruit followers like this?"
Hearing this, Mashu put Ishtar on one of his shoulders and spoke.
"According to what I said, she seems to be a eater of the underworld."
Matthew said so.
"A diner in the underworld?" Ishtar was not relieved, but even more confused and surprised: "You actually came to the underworld to be a diner? Are you kidding me?"
Obviously, the existence of the two rituals also caused a big impact on Ishtar.
That maverick girl is like this, always leaving a deep impression on others.
"Let's go."
Luo Zhen was still looking at the backs of the two men. After a while, he said this and followed.
"Fu!"
Fufu immediately started running with her small limbs, following Luo Zhen.
"Wait for me, senior."
Mashu also took Ishtar with him and quickly followed.
The group of people caught up with the two rituals and headed to the deepest part of the underworld under the leadership of the two rituals.
... ... ... ...
Along the way, no one spoke.
It was as if the appearance of the two rituals suppressed everyone's sense of presence. When she didn't speak, everyone seemed to be unable to find the opportunity to speak, so they remained silent.
Ishtar did comment on this situation once.
"What a great little girl."
Obviously, Ishtar is also full of curiosity and emotion about the two ceremonies.
As for Mashu, he has always been wary of the two rituals.
Only Luo Zhen still looked calm, but had no intention of speaking.
But no one spoke a word, and the two rituals naturally didn't say anything either. They just silently led the way and led everyone forward.
I don’t know how long it took, but everyone finally finished this journey and arrived at the end of the underworld.
"Okay, we're here."
The two rituals stopped, put their hands in the pockets of their coats, and said these words in a calm tone.
"This is the palace of Ereshkigal."
After hearing what Li Li said, no one could even give a single response.
Especially Luo Zhen and Ma Xiu, looking at the scene in front of them, were completely speechless.
On Luo Zhen's wrist, the voices of everyone in Chaldea also sounded in astonishment.
"This is the palace of the goddess of the underworld?"
"is that a lie?"
"There is obviously nothing here!"
Olga Marie, Leonardo da Vinci, and Roman spoke out in great astonishment.
Yes.
What appeared in front of everyone was not a glorious palace, but a wilderness.
However...
"This is the underworld." Two Ceremonies Gujing Wubo said: "Here, there are no gorgeous and beautiful things. There are only underground worlds used to house dead souls, including the palace of the goddess of the underworld. It’s just this wilderness.”
This is the underworld, a world where nothing can survive and only souls are allowed to exist.
"Does the goddess Ereshkigal live here?"
Matthew asked with a look of disbelief.
"That's right." Liang Li said bluntly: "The goddess following you should know these things very well, right?"
The words of the two rituals made Mashu look at Ishtar sitting on his shoulder.
"...Don't be surprised, Matthew, this is all true."
Ishtar was silent for a while, then sighed and spoke.
"It is because the underworld is such a place, so when the underworld was built, no god was willing to come here to take up a post and become the god of the underworld. As a result, Ereshkigal, who was just born, became a victim. The pillars of the underworld were dedicated to this country of the dead, and thus became the mistress of the underworld. As the god who manages the undead, she has been staying here for thousands of years, never spending even a moment on earth or in heaven. "
This is why Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, cannot leave the underworld.
Matthew had nothing to say.
What showed in his eyes was endless sadness.
At this moment, the person Matthew thought of was himself.
because...
"It must be very sad to be imprisoned in one place all the time, unable to see the blue sky or the sunshine, right?"
This is how Matthew spent the first half of his life.
However, even Mashu only spent more than ten years like this.
On the other hand, Ereshkigal spent thousands of years living like this.
How could Matthew not feel sad
But...
"The goddess has never had any complaints about this. She has always worked hard and managed the deceased here with a sense of mission and responsibility."
The two men looked at Luo Zhen.
"This time, she will join the "Three Goddesses Alliance" because of... "
The words of the two rituals were interrupted immediately before they could speak.