According to the original timeline, after King Gilgamesh set out in search of the elixir of immortality, the city of Babylon was left unattended. By the time he returned, his kingdom was abandoned, and his people had scattered.
Gilgamesh then completely abandoned the old Babylonian capital, rebuilt a new city-state in the southeast, and started his rule from scratch. Given his leadership skills, this wasn't a particularly difficult task.
In our current singularity, if history follows this line, Gilgamesh would later demolish Babylon to build the northern wall.
However, since Ophis had no need to pursue immortality, she didn't leave for an extended period. To stabilize history, Ophis's previous king had already relocated the capital for other reasons.
Thus, the Uruk of Ophis's time is actually the new Uruk built by Gilgamesh, while the old Babylon is located to the northwest. Since it had been abandoned for quite some time, it was occupied by another group of people. After Ophis's forces moved the population, Babylon was also demolished and its materials used for constructing the northern wall.
The once-abandoned city, which should have been completely deserted, suddenly received some unexpected visitors. These visitors didn't arrive in a conventional manner but came crashing down from the sky.
A bright silver light descended and landed heavily on the ground.
"Ahem…"
Through the dust and smoke of the impact, three small figures became visible.
"Senior... Master, are you okay?"
Among the three, a soft voice asked.
"Ah, I'm fine. Thanks to Mashu."
"Well, as expected of Miss Mashu."
Two other voices responded in turn.
As the smoke cleared, the figures of three people emerged.
One was a blonde girl with emerald eyes, dressed in white armor and holding a shield. Another was a girl in black sleeveless armor, with short peach-colored hair and one eye covered. Between them was a girl in white clothes with a red side ponytail. Though slightly less striking in appearance, she radiated significant energy.
Beneath them, a small white animal resembling a squirrel scurried around.
"Oh, that's a relief. I was worried about what might happen. Are you all alright?"
A somewhat abrupt male voice cut through, and a video screen appeared from the wristband of the girl in the middle. On the screen, a concerned man dressed as a doctor spoke.
"Yes... Although we experienced a sudden free fall from 200 meters, we were saved thanks to the Master's quick thinking. But could the doctor explain what happened? We've had various accidents before, but never anything like this."
The shield-bearing girl, identified as Mashu, frowned and asked the man on the screen.
"Well... it seems that the process of transferring soul particles was disrupted. The plan was to transfer to the largest city of this era, which succeeded, but you were forcefully expelled from that location."
"...Could it be that the Magic King is interfering?"
The blonde girl interjected.
"Hmm... Could this not be a city? It looks pretty large too."
The red-haired girl, called Master, tapped her cheek thoughtfully.
"Ah... Is it a city too? I can sense many life forms..."
"It's a barrier~"
A woman who resembled the Mona Lisa suddenly appeared on the screen.
"The results are in, Roman. The reason for the ejection was the Uruk barrier."
"So, Uruk, which had to construct such a barrier, is in danger?"
Roman, the man on the screen, looked serious.
"No... It's a hallmark of the Age of Gods. The mana concentration is too high here, and our processing speed can't keep up. You'll need to gather a lot of information on your own. We can only assist with the analysis. Can you confirm the light beam in the sky?"
"Yes, the light beam did appear! As for the surroundings, it seems to be all ruins."
Mashu quickly assessed the situation and reported back to Roman.
"I see... It looks like we can't expect to get supplies from here. Uruk is also quite far away."
At this moment, the blonde girl stood up, drawing a magnificent golden two-handed sword.
"Master, please step back for a moment."
"What?"
Although confused, the others moved back as instructed. Mashu held her large cross-shaped shield, preparing to protect the red-haired girl.
"It's here. We've detected a hostile reaction!"
A short while later, Roman's warning came through.
"Be careful! Due to the special factors of this era, this singularity only allows three of you to be transferred at a time. Re-teleportation is impossible for now. Your combat capacity is limited. You must quickly find allies who can assist you in this era!"
"Don't worry! This is how we got here in the first place!"
In response to Roman's anxious tone, the red-haired girl remained confident.
"Lily and Mashu are my best sword and shield!"
Her confidence wasn't in herself but in the bond between the three of them.
"Master..."
The other two seemed touched by her words.
"Master, the enemy is approaching. Please give instructions!"
From the ruins, dozens of magical beasts resembling lions and hyenas with flaming manes roared and charged toward them.
"Alright... Defeat them as usual, Lily! Mashu, cover Lily's actions!"
"Yes!"
"Mashu Kyrielight, attack!"
The two responded to the red-haired girl's orders.
Despite the monsters being stronger than most they had faced before, the trio believed they could secure victory with their master's guidance!
As Lily prepared to strike with her shining sword, something unexpected happened.
"Wait... this reaction!"
As the doctor exclaimed, countless tiny golden beams of light fell like raindrops. A huge energy wave that was inconsistent with its appearance swept across. With just one wave of attack, all the monsters were wiped out.
"This is!"
Several people turned around and looked in the direction where the light beam appeared.
"Hmm... it must be you, right? Whoever it is that has been talking about this, the so-called foreigners?"
The goddess with black twin ponytails was tossing a few gems whose light had dimmed a little, and looking at them with a smile on her face.