When facing the Bull of Heaven, Luo Wei turned off the protection given by Elli..

Without doing so, he wouldn't have been able to die at all.

Even if he had endured the Bull's wrath after being weakened to the brink of death, as long as his body maintained some degree of integrity, he would have, at most, fallen into a state of unconsciousness.

But now, after death?

At least at this moment, the scene he could see made him feel quite dumbfounded.

Even though he had guessed that something like this might happen...

"Why... why aren't you saying anything?" Seeing Luo Wei remain silent and but stared at her closely, the goddess named Ereshkigal became a little shy for no reason.

He shouldn't have realized...that she had been staring at him this whole time, right?

Elli, who had met Luo Wei once before, had actually been looking forward to meeting him again.

She, who has been in contact with the souls of the dead all year round, could often reach the purest place in a person's soul after death, so she was the god closest to humans.

In a way, she was just a lonely girl.

Easy to be moved,

It was also easier to become attached to someone based on a momentary impulse.

When she thought of what she had done last time, that kind of extremely close skin-to-skin contact, the mistress of the underworld couldn't help but feel her heart beat faster again.

Worry, fear, shyness, anxiety... and the urge to do it again.

However, even though she knew Luo Wei's 'intentions', she was still a little worried about whether her last action would repulse him.

So, until now, Elli hadn't appeared in front of Luo Wei again.

But she had been secretly observing him.

In the deepest part of this underworld.

In her own temple...

If not for this, she wouldn't have been able to pull him over the moment he died.

He must have chosen to 'die' just to see her, right?

Otherwise, why not use the immortal protection given by her?

Even though she knew it might seem a bit narcissistic to think this way, a young girl's mind has always been fond of daydreaming...

"That's right." Luo Wei saw what she was thinking, and spoke immediately.

"Huh!?" She blinked, stunned, and then her face instantly turned extremely red.

"I'm here to invite you, Eresh,"

Since death was impossible, he can't tell her to let him die.

That would inevitably be noticed by the 'inhibition force'.

So, he could only think about the next opportunity.

Or perhaps he should consider a way to die without entering the underworld directly?

And now—

"Follow me and go to the human world again!" Luo Wei smiled.

Take this chance to do something else!

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The present.

Luo Wei opened his eyes and couldn't help but stare blankly.

He was still in the same place, the place where he fought the Bull of Heaven, and the place where his 'corpse' fell.

The land where the drought had been eliminated suddenly surged with endless vitality, and greenery once again covered the land.

The passage of time in the underworld was different from that in the mortal world.

When he 'died,' it was the moment when the pale sunset descended.

Now, what met the eye was the time of the rising morning sun.

In front of him were countless pairs of eyes, and countless people were surrounding him, kneeling like pilgrims.

They are...

"Master Luo Wei, are you awake?" Luo Wei opened his eyes and immediately attracted attention, and someone shouted.

Just like throwing a huge boulder into shallow water, a huge wave was instantly created among the crowd.

"It's true - that old man was right!"

People shouted excitedly.

"Master Luo Wei, thank you for risking your life to save me!"

Luo Wei hurriedly helped the trembling old man up.

"Lord Luo Wei please accept our gratitude...we didn't even know when that bull attacked, and you..."

However, after this back and forth, Luo Wei finally figured out his thinking.

This group of people were undoubtedly the ones in this land who had been affected by the Bull of Heaven.

Perhaps they saw the scene before his death and came from all directions.

As for the sentence "The old man is right"...

"It was the old man who was with you who said it." One of the young men said:

"He said that your 'death' is only temporary. You are a hero protected by the gentle goddess of the underworld, a light that death cannot claim."

"You will return from the underworld with the rising sun on the second day—"

"By the way, the old man asked me to bring you a message, saying that he will take action at the appropriate time, please don't worry!"

Well, it was undoubtedly Ziusudra

That old man probably saw through the protection of the underworld goddess on Luo Wei and knew that he would never die, so he stood by and watched.

Luo Wei didn't pay much attention.

"You don't have to thank me too much." He waved his hand: "If it weren't for the protection of Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, I wouldn't dare to do this."

Cleverly, he passed the credit this time to Elli, whom he had just met.

People still thanked him..

But at this moment, they sincerely felt grateful to the goddess that many people had forgotten.

Luo Wei raised his eyes.

"You can come now..." he didn't speak, but this voice, through the 'key' he had given to the Goddess of the Underworld, reached Elli's ears.

Then, through the key, he opened the gap between Hades and the human world.

The breath of Hades blew out of it.

Whirring and drifting...

The figure in a red robe slowly emerged.

The Goddess of the Underworld descended through her own will—

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This was something she had never even dared to think about, let alone do.

But the brief exchange with Luo Wei
after he entered the underworld, made her realize that she could do it.

Because of the 'key' given by him.

The ability of the Heaven's Key was 'Gate.'

But Elli, on the other hand, could use this to bring the breath of the underworld into the world... Briefly becoming the gateway between the realm of the dead and the living.

Although she had descended into the mortal world, she had not truly left the domain of the underworld.

If not, why would Luo Wei suddenly invite her to come to this world?

So, now, even the goddess of the underworld was coming with great anticipation.

With great anticipation...she ran directly into his arms.

'Wait, into his arms?'

Ereshkigal was stunned.

Golden hair scattered in the air, and her fair body wriggled close.

The warm, gentle touch suddenly came, and the thorny crown on her head trembled slightly; her eyes, hidden beneath strands of hair, widened as if she had just been startled...

Then her face turned red, and her heartbeat accelerated in an instant."

The innermost desire in her heart was indeed to feel Luo Wei's breath closely again, but she never thought it would be so direct——

Who knew that she would open the 'door' on him!

No, no one knew.

Because she, the goddess of the underworld, also didn't know...

Thump, thump, thump!

The violent heartbeat came through the close contact between each other, and Luo Wei was startled.

He actually didn't mean it.

After all, he was the Key of heaven, and the 'door' he opened naturally was himself.

It was like how people are accustomed to using their right hand, and when they need it, they naturally raise it subconsciously.

Without paying attention to anything else.

But...

"You, don't move around!" Luo Wei said helplessly.

Elli's breathing also stagnated for an instant.

Because of the shyness in her heart, her body couldn't help but swing.

As her slender waist twisted, her curved hips wrapped in black cloth pressed down slightly, and then they touched something.

Well..after all, Luo Wei was still a human being and a man...so there were some things that he couldn't suppress!

"You...you. Shameless...woo!"

She wanted to scold him, but she didn't dare to make too much noise, so the goddess ended up biting her tongue, and her cheeks swelled up instantly, becoming very tempting and rosy.

So, Luo Wei couldn't help but burst into laughter again.

"Heh, hahaha...cough...no, wait, that's not the right sound." almost led away by that guy Gilgamesh...
Luo Wei choked.

And then it was the goddess' turn to laugh.

"Luo Wei... is really interesting,"

She finally relaxed and had the courage to raise her head, staring directly into his face with eyes as deep and lustrous as rubies were moist and filled with light

"Is there someone in Master Luo Wei's arms...

"It seems so, but it's not very clear... like a god, maybe?"

"Wait a minute... Master Luo Wei has just returned from the underworld. Could it be the goddess of the underworld, Ereshkigal!"

Gods were not something that mortals could look directly at.

So, in the eyes of the people around him, what ran into Luo Wei's arms was just a vague shadow..

But in this world where belief in God was still widespread, there were still people who could know through clues.

It's just these sounds frightened Ereshkigal, and she suddenly shrank out of Luo Wei's arms, subconsciously trying to escape.

However, he held onto her hand.

"Look at them!" he said, "Don't be afraid; they won't be afraid of you either."

There was no way to die anyway.

So, just let nature take its course—then it would be a good thing to push Ereshkigal and lead her out of the shadow in her heart.

This woman deserves everything anyway.

.....

Aren't they afraid?

'Indeed...I didn't hear the words full of fear and disgust like in the past.'

Eresh subconsciously turned her head and looked at everyone.

What greeted her were faces that were no longer as yellow as before.

They were all looking at her with gratitude in their eyes.

Death was not something to be feared.

Because just now, Luo Wei saved them under the protection of the goddess of the underworld.

"Goddess of the Underworld, Ereshkigal, you are a great and compassionate god. You saved our lives. We are willing to dedicate our faith to you——"

Hearing these words, the goddess was stunned.

There was a time when she was just a lonely person who was yelled at by everyone and could only stay in the deep and dark world forever.

There was a time when she was just a forgotten person.

No one remembered her, much less believed in her.

But now.

Someone was thanking her.

There were people who were willing to believe in her.

Because death has never been just the horror of cold death.

Because the underworld can have warmth without the sun.

The death that is held up brings more hope.

"Thank you,"
Ereshkigal murmured softly.

Then broke away from Luo Wei's arms and faced everyone.

Luo Wei crossed his arms and looked at this scene.
Although he felt a little regretful that the warmth and softness had gone away and the fragrance was no longer there, but he also thought it was good.

Pretty good scene...

"Luo Wei."
Suddenly, the goddess turned to him.
"You also believe in me as a goddess, right?"

The latter nodded instinctively.

Of course, he couldn't say he didn't believe it...but for some reason, after seeing him nodding, Elli seemed to have undergone a huge change at this moment.

She seemed...confident.

Full of aggression——!?

"So, in the name of the goddess of death, Ereshkigal, I ask you, Luo Wei, my believer,"
Speaking, Elli approached once again, her blonde hair flowing, her red robe billowing and falling in the air.

The girl's white legs supported her beautiful body, her raised face was exquisite and flawless, and her red eyes reflected his figure as she stepped forward and took the initiative to hold Luo Wei's hand:

"I want you..."

"To go on a date with me!"