8 This Goddess Promises Not to Beat You to Death

The goddess outside the palace's main hall radiated aggression.

Of course, Siduri knew that the palace guards couldn't stop her, but it was too late to let the guards back away.

Ishtar was not known for her patience.

In the next moment, with a resounding bang just outside the hall's doors and under the scorching sun, dust billowed up, transforming into golden quicksand that veiled the sight.

Amidst this spectacle, a slender figure gracefully entered.

"You're as impatient as ever... Lord Ishtar," Siduri said with a bitter smile.

As the king's close assistant, she had often negotiated with the gods in various ways in her early years, so she naturally understood the nature of this goddess.

Beside her, Luo Wei remained silent, his gaze fixed on the door.

The figure emerging from the swirling dust had long, loose black hair, and her slender figure was not voluptuous but perfectly proportioned.

Her barely there attire covered only essential areas, exposing her skin as white as snow.

Shimmer looks divine yet evil.

But Luo Wei couldn't help being stunned.

Isn't this...Tohsaka Rin?

In the Fate series from his original world, the tsundere heroine with twin ponytails.

Could this be a possession?

Well.. on second thought, the gods could no longer descend to the world in their true forms.

Then, it is not incomprehensible that Ishtar would appear in a state of possession.

After all, 'Tohsaka Rin' was indeed the most suitable vessel for Ishtar.

Luo Wei said nothing, meticulously calculating his next plan in his mind.

Over there, after Ishtar stepped into the temple, she looked around and found that Gilgamesh was not there.

The goddess was stunned for a moment and then became angry. "How dare you avoid the presence of the beautiful and noble goddess, Gilgamesh! You're becoming bolder by the day!"

"Lord Ishtar, his majesty has something to deal with, please..."

"Shut up!"

Before Siduri could finish her words, she was interrupted by Ishtar's glare: "Did I allow you to speak?"

"Hmph, do you think that if you hide, I can do nothing to you?

Then you really underestimate me!"

The black-haired goddess sneered, her crimson lips curling into a mocking smile as she raised her red eyes.

"Watch me demolish this place—can you still sit idly by, Gilgamesh?"

The goddess extended her slender white palms, and a golden stream of light materialized between them, forming the image of a longbow.

This was the embodiment of Venus, representing the power of the shining star Venus above Mesopotamia.

The moment it emerged, an inexplicable and huge pressure emerged in this spacious and huge palace hall, and invisible airflow was centered on it and spread out in all directions.

Completely disregarding the lives of those within the temple and unconcerned about the pressure that her actions may bring to the country of Uruk.

As the most favored goddess, Ishtar originally had such a character.

Siduri felt helpless.

If this palace is destroyed, with Gilgamesh's character, he might really come out to fight with the opponent...

But this kind of thing is something she, the assistant officer, doesn't want to see.

After all, his majesty gave her an order not to let Ishtar disturb him.

So it must be stopped...

Fortunately, she was experienced in dealing with this kind of thing.

As long as she informed Ishtar that Gilgamesh was in communication with his mother, it might deter her somewhat, even if she acted recklessly, but in the presence of a goddess, Ishtar would still be a bit restrained.

Although this won't solve the problem once and for all, it can also delay it for a short time.

It's just that she wants to do this, but Luo Wei doesn't.

"Goddess Ishtar?"

He walked down the steps slowly, resisting the pressure, and stood in front of Ishtar seemingly with difficulty.

"Oh? A young and fresh face?" Ishtar plucked the golden bowstring with her palm and flicked her dark hair. "You're not bad, but alas—you don't meet my standards."

"Back off; you can't stop this goddess!"

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't retreat. I'll reduce you and this palace to rubble!"

The goddess wore a cruel smile.

But seeing her like this, Luo Wei was relieved instead.

After all, when he noticed that Ishtar appeared in a state of possession, after all, anyone who has watched her in fate animes knew about her classic tsundere character, who is cold on the outside and soft on the inside..it's just it had nothing to do with him, a person who simply wants to die,

and he was a little worried about whether Ishtar would be affected by the existence of 'Tohsaka Rin' and become less 'divine' and less cold. In that case, he would very likely be unable to carry out his own death plan.

But looking at her now, even if there was some influence, it wasn't significant.

At the very least, the disregard for human life in the eyes of the goddess Venus was genuine.

To her, aside from Gilgamesh, who held some value in the world, everyone else was worthless and ugly.

However, in order to ensure success, Luo Wei still carefully prepared an extremely targeted draft in his heart——

"I will not retreat."

He shook his head and looked at Ishtar in front of him steadily, as if he was very determined, and then said, "I know you, Ishtar, the goddess of beauty, war, and harvest."

"In legends, you are the most beautiful among the gods.

Because of your beauty, you have many followers among the gods...

Some have even praised your beauty as radiant and bright, like a golden star that outshines the constellations."

"Heh heh heh, you're still sensible. Although your appearance is not as good as Gilgamesh's, your vision is a hundred times better than his!" The goddess laughed quite proudly.

"But—" a single word that should terrify everyone: "I see you now, and I'm deeply disappointed."

"What do you mean?"

The smile stopped suddenly, and confusion appeared on the goddess's beautiful face.

"You don't look as beautiful as the legends describe, or— you're ugly!"

To the goddess, who is in charge of beauty, loves beautiful things, and even thinks she is the most beautiful, hearing that she is ugly was perhaps the most lethal blow he could deliver at this moment.

Luo Wei believes that there is no more deadly behavior than this,...

Ishtar was stunned.

Siduri, who was still on the upper level of the steps, choked for a moment.

"You ugly mortal, do you know what you're talking about?"

?" Ishtar's expression darkened, and the luminous bowstring of Venus in her hand grew even brighter, which also made Luo Wei's standing posture more strenuous.

But he just smiled, without caring.

"Of course, I know," Luo Wei replied. "What I'm talking about is - you, the so-called Goddess of Beauty, don't know what real beauty is."

"In this world, all the good things will pass with time, the magnificent rivers and mountains, the fleeting sunset... Whether it is people or things, it will all become the past in the end."

"Only the soul is eternal, and true beauty should emanate from the soul."

"But what I see in you, the spiritual manifestation— that arrogance, cruelty, and self-righteousness— where is the slightest bit of beauty?"

"None."

"All I see is ugliness and stench... ugliness in form and putridity in spirit."

"That's why I said it's no wonder King Gilgamesh would avoid you..." Luo Wei applauded as though he had gained a revelation. "Anyone would do the same—"

"On that note, I still want to applaud you, after all, at least in terms of ugliness... you excel."

Luo Wei looked entirely serious. "Ugly, yet in a unique way..very ugly."

Ishtar was stunned, and for a while, she seemed unable to understand what the other party wanted to express.

But just in an instant...the goddess' heart became manic.

Ugly..?

If you can speak, speak more!

This goddess promises not to beat you to death——?!!