Chapter 154 - Confession

Deafening applause rang out throughout the arena. Everyone shouted in victory, although they couldn't help much in the battle just now.

Asagi and Agnis rushed forward, lunging towards Link in the center of the battlefield and hugging him tightly.

With the last sword strike, heaven and earth were annihilated; the last trace of magic power in his body was completely exhausted, and he collapsed.

He could only let Asagi and Agnis hold him up, smiling as he watched his friends cheer and celebrate him. 

"Are you okay, Link?"

Alicia also came over and asked worriedly. "It's okay." Link took a sip of the magic potion and smiled.

"It'll be fine once I regain some magic power."

Link, Alicia, Asagi, and Agnis walked over together.

Link no longer let anyone help him; the three women behind him fixed their eyes firmly on him and followed closely.

Riveria's gaze also rested on Link's body, looking at the scars from the battle just now.

She lowered her gaze with some remorse. 

"Thank you for your hard work, Link."

"Alright."

It was not advisable to stay here for too long.

After resting for a while, everyone immediately began preparing to retreat.

The medicine brought by the Loki Familia had been used up, and everyone could only rely on Link's help or wait for Riveria's treatment if they wanted to recover.

It must be embarrassing to always ask Link to speak, and Riveria's time and magic power were also very limited.

Therefore, Riveria simply healed everyone until their bodies were restored to the point where they could move, and then they didn't care about it.

They headed to the 50th floor where the base was located. 

Dragging their exhausted and scarred bodies, everyone, led by Finn, once again fought the renewed Cannon Dragon in the 'Dragon Pot' on the 58th floor and then proceeded from the 57th to the 52nd floor without any danger in between.

After several hours, everyone finally entered the 51st floor. 

"Ah, I'm so exhausted." 

Tiona and Tsubaki collapsed on the ground without caring about their appearance. 

... 

Finn, Riveria, and Gareth gathered together to talk. 

"So, are you sure that the female-shaped monster is just a sentinel?" 

"Yes. We also knew before that after the orb fetus lodges in other monsters, it will become a female-shaped monster." 

"Indeed, I've heard of that, but…" 

"It's too exaggerated that a monster of this level is just an outpost." 

Riveria sighed, "The enemy's strength is definitely above level 7. Their super-long spells and high-speed chants are completely superior to mine, not to mention the power of the magic. In addition to those petals and tentacles with the armor composed of them, their attack and defense should reach level 8." 

"We haven't really faced level 8, have we? But I think she's much better than Balor." 

"Do you remember the new monster she summoned from downstairs? I guess its body is still downstairs." Finn smiled bitterly. 

Riveria's beautiful eyes looked at Finn: "The role of the orb fetus..." 

"That's right. That's the problem." 

Finn's expression became extremely serious: "I speculate that they want to cultivate the easy-to-carry orb fetus into a complete body that can use magic and launch devastating attacks so that it can move on the ground... The enemy's purpose is to summon the 'Fairy Spirit' on the ground!" 

Gareth's eyes widened:

"Hey, what if there are more than one of those orbs!" 

"Yes, now even if we face a monster, we can't be alone. We rely on Link's power to resolve it. If there's more than one monster like this, many 'jewel fetuses' that can form such monsters have even been transported away. If you go up..."

Riveria and Gareth's expressions became stiff.

"That way, destroying the labyrinth city Orario... won't be a big lie anymore."

Link stood not far away, eavesdropping on the conversation of the three heroes of the Loki Familia.

He tried his hardest to recall it in his mind, but there was no relevant memory afterward. This scene shouldn't have been made into the anime.

He could only keep this shocking news in his heart.

Finn licked his thumb with an unpleasant smile and looked at the serious expressions of Riveria and Gareth, who realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Now we must inform Loki about this as soon as possible and return to Earth as quickly as possible."

"Good!"

"I knew it!"

...

Following Captain Finn's instructions, the expedition team hurriedly returned straight from the ultra-deep layer. 

Thanks to the second-level adventurers of the Loki Familia, they took the initiative to stand up and gather the spirit to fight bravely, thus preventing hardworking Link and others from bearing any more burdens. 

Therefore, even during the rapid march, Link and the others were well-trained. 

The expedition team advanced smoothly, and everyone quickly returned to land. 

On this expedition, Link received almost twice as much valis as last time, nearly 27 million valis. 

The parts beyond that are basically due to the falls of the Cannon Dragon and Balor. 

Link didn't spend the money but instead gave it to Hestia along with the large amount of gold stored in his system space, asking her to save it for emergencies.

Coincidentally, Artemis also came to visit that day. The two gods noticed Link's unusual behavior and had a very keen premonition about something.

Hestia directly took Link's hand:

"Link, suddenly leaving so many Valis, are you planning to leave me?"

Link couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "You're thinking too much!"

"Then what are you..."

"You two are here, so I'll take this opportunity to make it clear to you..."

Link opened the barrier and hugged the two godess.

"Although I don't know where to start, I feel like I can't hide anything from you anymore. In fact..."

Link also struggled to reveal his true situation, "I came from other world."

"Eh?!"

Both godess couldn't help but widen their eyes in surprise.

"I now have the ability to move on to the next world, so I'm ready to go there and take a look, searching for opportunities to continue growing stronger, so..."

"So you've been preparing lately, huh?"

After purchasing a large number of weapons and such, Artemis naturally received unusual news. He originally thought he was preparing to recruit a large number of family members, but now it seems...

"Um..."

"So you'll be back?"

"Of course I will. I promise I'll come back at least once a month. I won't abandon you or ignore you."

Call...

Upon hearing this answer, both Artemis and Hestia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

They thought this time it would be a goodbye forever.

Shocking.

"No!"

But Hestia still smiled and refused, "You must come back once a week! Otherwise, I'll never agree!"

"Okay, okay~ Come back once a week and always eat well~"

Link smiled mischievously and pushed the two gods onto the bed. Today, he will completely conquer these two top gods!

(I will end the fanfic on 154 which is last chapter that I will publish (Also the last chapter of "Danmachi"). Unfortunately due to personal problems, I cannot continue.)