Chapter 142 - Artemis Familia's Crisis

A week ago,

At the end of the continent far away from Orario, the ruins of Elsus are located in the secret place of the Great Tree Sea.

It is extremely far away from the city at the center of the world.

Even if a Lv3 adventurer only hikes during the day, it will take at least a month to arrive.

Off the beaten track.

As far as the eye can see, apart from the blue sky, white clouds, and forests, there are only wild animals shuttling through the jungle.

Maybe you will find it novel when you come here for the first time, but after three or two days, you will encounter all kinds of troubles in the wild far away from civilization.

The bites of mosquitoes and poisonous snakes are objects that need to be taken care of in the wild.

However, these problems are not considered problems for the Artemis family that wanders in the forest all year round.

Their goddess is the moon god Artemis, who is in charge of the moon, bow and arrow, and nature.

Ordinary gods will bestow favors on mortals after forming a family, allowing them to enshrine themselves.

But Artemis was different.

Although the gods in the lower world were sealed away, Artemis was still active on the front line with the children of the family.

Because the dungeon prohibits gods from entering, she chooses to be active in the wild.

And exploring the ruins of Elsus is the task Artemis took over from Ouranos.

However, the closer you get to the ruins, the more difficult it becomes to advance.

Although the Artemis Familia has been active in the wild all year round and its members are still strong and their ranks haven't dropped much.

In addition, the monsters in the wild are weaker than the maze, so, logically speaking, except for a little trouble, the wild exploration will basically not encounter too much danger.

Until deep into the ruins.

Bad luck quietly enveloped the girls.

A dark and dark tunnel.

The flag of the Artemis family, with blue as the background and a bow full of bowstrings as the emblem, was carried on the shoulders of the human girl.

"Ah, it's really cold here. If I knew it, I should have put on more clothes." The elf girl with pale white hair complained softly as she walked.

"It will be inconvenient to move if you wear so many clothes. How good it is to exercise as much as I do." Randy, an Amazonian girl who wore a dark purple chest and a short skirt with an Arabic style on her lower body, laughed and said.

The spacious and closed tunnel constantly echoed the hearty laughter of the girl.

The elf girl glanced at Randy and complained, "Not everyone is the same as you Amazons. The skin of elves is very soft and needs to be well protected."

"Hahaha, just know the benefits of Amazon." Randy walked with her hips on her hips and laughed.

But after a few seconds, she reacted and screamed, "No! You're cursing me for having poor skin, aren't you?"

With the noise among the girls, the oppression brought by the darkness also eased a bit.

The Amazons advocate openness, and their pursuit of men is to take a fancy to the right opposite sex, and just use brute force to bring them home.

The elf's view of the opposite sex is much more conservative. Even male and female friends who have established a relationship are limited to holding hands.

As a result, the two mostly female races have had a long history of feuds.

But among the Artemis family, they get along quite happily.

The usual noise is also the norm, and everyone enjoys the atmosphere.

"Okay, this is an unknown exploration place, everyone is careful." Walking in the forefront, Rethusa, a capable girl with red hair and a ponytail, taught with a smile.

"Ah, ah, the ancient monsters sealed in the ruins have not had any problems for hundreds of years, let's come and have a look this time, and go back early after reading," Randy said carelessly. It was as if she didn't seem to take Letesa's warning to heart.

"It's been a few months since I left, I miss that little guy in Orario."

"Oh? Is that the boy named Miyuki?"

"A very cute child."

"I don't know how he has been during these few months has been?"

"He should be upgraded to lv2."

"Are you kidding me? It took a year for even the most talented sword girl. Although Miyuki has a good character, it will take at least a year."

"However, even if it is a year, it will be very fast."

"Well." Randy watched the sisters discuss enthusiastically, raised his hands indifferently, and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't upgrade. After I get back, I'll take care of that little guy! Don't compete with me."

The girls couldn't answer the phone.

In the Artemis family, she is the only Amazon woman.

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"You guys, keep your voice down, don't make Lord Artemis angry." Looking at her group of girls with excessive secretion of hormones, Rethusa, the head of the group, helplessly raised her forehead and said.

Having said that, apart from Randy, some other girls also had a good impression of Shenhui.

If Artemis-sama lifts the prohibition on dating, there might be a scene where several sisters confess to Shenhui at the same time.

Rethusa smiled faintly and thought that such a future might be interesting.

"..." For the noisy girls, Artemis remained silent.

After a while, a light appeared in front of the tunnel.

A group of girls walked out, their vision suddenly opened up, and they came to an extremely wide field.

The structure of the space as a whole is like an ancient Roman Colosseum.

Randy looked around, there was a whole row of man-made entrances around, and they came in through one entrance.

But soon, the scene in front of her eyes attracted her attention.

In the wide central field, there is a cylindrical protrusion that seems to be deliberately cut and separated from the surrounding area.

The ring-shaped ravine, like a moat, surrounded the black monster sealed in the cylinder.

The shape is like a black scorpion magnified a hundred times, with strange-shaped tentacles and mysterious lines on its body.

Seeing the monster for the first time, the girls just felt chills all over their bodies.

"This... is Antares?" Rethusa murmured while looking at the giant monster in shock.

Artemis looked at Antares who fell into a deep sleep and heaved a sigh of relief.

It seems that the sealing effect is still there.

But it still needs to be checked.

Turning around, she gave the order solemnly, "Check the surroundings for signs of the monster invasion. After the end, we will return."

Just when Artemis gave the order, the ground suddenly shook, and Antares, who should have been sealed and fallen into a deep sleep, revived.

The reason for the revival of Antares is very simple.

The seal has been in disrepair for a long time, and the original power is no longer strong enough.

Feeling the aura of the gods, the resentment and instinct buried in his heart directly stimulated Antares.

And it finally woke up.

"No, run!" Knowing how strong Antares is, Artemis immediately issued an order.

However, it was too late.

The awakened Antares burst out a deep purple light from his mouth and quickly bombarded the ground.

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The attack power of the wild monsters born in ancient times made the members of the Artemis family powerless to resist.

"How could the seal be broken? It's obviously not the time yet." The girl with long water-blue hair, the moon goddess, Artemis looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief.

The revived Antares raised his head to the sky and screamed.

Just the shock wave from the roar blows everyone into the distance.

"Protect Lord Artemis! Withdraw quickly!" Captain Rethusa made a judgment in an instant.

Randy ate a mouthful of dirt on the ground, "Bah bah bah!"

She quickly jumped up and looked at the Lord God and asked, "Master Artemis, what is going on here?"

"I'll talk about the details later, escape first!" Artemis was in no mood to explain and she just wanted to let her children escape.

However, Antares didn't seem to want to give them a chance to escape.

Spraying beams of light from its mouth, it fiercely attacked Artemis.

Among the fleeing little bugs, an ancient creature like Antares can easily find out the gods hidden in them.

The wild instinct is calling, and Antares, who is a sworn enemy of the god, so, he will never let the hateful god go.

The blazing light blasted the ground into potholes one after another, and in just a short ten seconds, it was almost desperate.

"Antares must not be allowed to escape." Artemis looked at the scene and she had already made a decision.

Even if she uses her divine power, Antares must be sealed again and it doesn't matter if she is sent back to heaven.

As long as the children of the Familia can escape smoothly. Artemis doesn't care if she is sent back.

Artemis passed the running girls and blocked the roaring monster alone.

"Rethusa, Randy, Lante, and everyone... Please take care of yourself during this time." Running forward, Artemis gave one last smile and said.

"Master Artemis, don't you..."

In the ignited flames, Rethusa and the others seemed to understand what Artemis was going to do.

"No! There must be other ways." Lante, a half-elf refused Artemis's decision directly.

"Yes, Lord Artemis don't have to do it." Rethusa and Randy also persuaded Artemis.

The elf girl and other members of the Artemis Familia also tried to stop Artemis.

"Antares is not something that a child of the netherworld can resist. Antares is the enemy of the gods." Artemis shook his head and didn't listen to others.

Having made up her mind, a majestic divine power spread around her.

Antares, who was originally aiming at the others, turned his spearhead in an instant, roaring and rushing toward Artemis.

Hum!

The faint blue light spot collided with Antaress, knocking Antares's huge body to one side.

And Artemis, who violated the rules, was also lit up with beams of light sent by the gods.

But there is still time.

As long as the news can be notified, there is still a way to seal it by gathering the power of the gods.

However, the next second, something unexpected happened.

I saw Antares's closed chest suddenly open up, and a diamond-shaped crystal suddenly appeared and it shot out a ray of light, covering Artemis who released the divine power.

"No, is this..." Artemis reacted immediately and she tried to break free, but there was no response to the surge of divine power.

The black monster born from the labyrinth, bathed in the enraged and trembling sight of Rethusa and the others, could only watch the goddess being captured.

At this moment, Artemis remembered the gift that boy gave him a month ago.

Hold the crystal pendant in your hand.

I saw the original pendant, like a colorful gem, showed the multicolored brilliance of fire, thunder, wind, lightning, etc.

Reflected in the eyes of Artemis, it was flickering like a heartbeat in low frequency.

As if understanding something, Artemis threw the crystal to Andaris.

And the monster's reaction is also extremely fast.

The rapidly flickering crystals were obviously not food, the carapace on his chest closed quickly, and the mysterious lines wrapped around his body glowed crimson.

Next second.

Bright popping sounds sounded one after another, the eardrums were agitated, and she fell into temporary deafness. Dazzling flashes rose from the cave with the impact, and the strong airflow swept all around, shocking the girl into the tunnel when she came.

In the depths of the temple, the altar has long been turned into a scorching purgatory.

BThunder and lightning are constantly flickering, the wind is raging all around, and even extreme magic power burst is destroying everything around.

Antares roared because he was burned by Amaterasu fire, Samadhi true fire, etc.

It was damaged by the extreme lighting of Raikage and many other famous thunder users and even wind ravaged its body.

At this moment, its body was burning and scorched and wind blades had cut a large section of skin.

Anti-matter which was originally used to protect the crystal also invaded Antares and began to destroy its body from the source.

Along with the rhythm of the black lines formed by Amaterasu's fire, anti-matter, and other attacks, the surging magic power is constantly repairing its body, and it is in a stalemate with anti-matter and other attacks.

Artemis, who was impacted by the explosion to the corner, looked at the power of the explosion in surprise.

What even the magic sword can't do, just a pendant can do it.

Antares, who should not be injured by mortal means, was injured due to the attack from the crystal.

"That Miyuki, who is it?" Artemis thought but these thoughts were fleeting.

Antares didn't die, and she was actually captured by the crystal in the monster's chest during the contact, just now.

The reason why she has;t been swallowed and can still support until now, is all thanks to that pendant.

"Rethusa, you take everyone out of the ruins as soon as possible, and I will try to restrain Antares as much as possible..." Artemis resolutely rushed over without giving Rethusa and others a chance to answer.

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Rethusa and the others escaped from the ruins unharmed.

Looking at the closed gate, the girls' hearts were full of remorse.

In the end, they were actually saved by their main god.

"Commander, what should we do now?" The elf girl asked with grief.

Before Rethusa could respond, a piercing sound came from afar.

Everyone looked up.

Under the night sky, the thin clouds and mist were dispersed by a dashing silver glow.

Then, it hit the ground hard.

Immediately, a scene that surprised the girls appeared.

The familiar blue-haired goddess appeared in front of them holding a weapon they had never seen before.

But before they could be happy for a long time, the reappearance of Artemis shattered the girl's fantasies.

"My body is in a stalemate with Antares in the ruins. You guys leave the ruins as soon as possible. I... have to go back to Orario first."

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