While Loki and Hestia were fiercely arguing in Babel Tower where the Gods resided, a battle was about to break out in the forest.
"Scatter! Scatter!"
"Everyone, form into small teams as you do in the Dungeon and spread out!"
"The main team of about fifty people will stay here and advance slowly. Whichever small team finds the enemy must report immediately!" Daphne was also directing the Familia members to form an attack formation and quickly scatter outwards.
However, most of the adventurers in the Familia were not taking this War Game seriously. The opponent was a small Familia established only twenty days ago, yet they dared to provoke them.
Wasn't that just eggs hitting a rock, seeking death?
Furthermore, with the powerful presence of their Captain, an LV3, how could a Familia without even an LV2 hope to defeat them? It was a pipe dream.
"Everyone, don't be careless! Even if the enemy looks weak on the surface."
"I don't want anyone to get injured due to someone's carelessness. That would be embarrassing," Daphne continued.
Hearing her words, many adventurers began to regain their focus. Of course, they didn't want to be the "one who sticks their neck out."
Otherwise, even if they won in the end, they would surely face some punishment back at the Familia.
"Yes, Captain Daphne!"
Daphne was just a commander, as most Familia Captains were held by the strongest member, though it was better if they also had commanding ability.
Seeing that most of the contemptuous looks on their faces were gone, Daphne's expression improved slightly.
Although she was forced to join this Familia, she felt she had to be conscientious in her role. She was not the kind of person who hesitated.
In a place obscured by a huge tree, a patch of bushes gently shook, as if a slight breeze had passed through.
But upon closer inspection, it was something else—it seemed someone was there.
Because this spot was particularly narrow, the unseen figure had to move through this easily exposed area, or else they wouldn't be able to reach the other side.
"If you ask me, we should just go up and kill them when we find them. We might even be the first to find them and receive a huge reward!"
"Don't! We're all LV1s, not LV2 adventurers like Lady Daphne."
"I heard some of them have strength that already surpasses most LV1 adventurers, and we are certainly among them." Figures slowly appeared in the distance through the dense forest. Their conversation was indeed related to them.
However, someone was so arrogant. As an LV1, they didn't even put them in their eyes.
Were all those monsters killed for nothing? Could you, honestly, defeat them?
Kato Megumi, hiding behind the large tree, heard their bragging and didn't want to listen anymore.
But as a scout, some things had to be endured. They might contain the information they needed.
"I have to say, those female adventurers are really beautiful! They can rival the Loki Familia's Sword Princess!"
"True, I wish I could steal a kiss!"
"Don't talk nonsense, you two. These are the ones Lord Apollo personally named. If Hyacinthus and Lord Apollo found out, you two might disappear from Orario," the Dogman adventurer, the captain of this small squad, interrupted them. If that news spread, the consequences would be dire.
"We can encounter their dispatched squad here, so the core force of their Familia should be nearby." Based on standard tactics, they would likely send out small teams as scouts, with the main force advancing slowly, just like this.
Kato Megumi slowly moved her body, preparing to find an opportunity to return to Hayasaka Ai and report that she had found members of the Apollo Familia.
After all, the opposing squad had six members. If she couldn't deal with them instantly, they might seize the chance to alert the main force behind them.
That was why Kato Megumi chose not to alert them.
Tsuyuri Kanae, about eight kilometers away from Kato Megumi, also quickly encountered an Apollo Familia scouting squad.
Kanae thought for a moment. She seemed confident she could defeat these few people, but the Familia Captain, Hayasaka Ai, had told her not to make a sound and return quickly if she encountered the enemy.
Since that was the instruction, Kanae temporarily let these people go and quickly sprinted back.
"Reporting, Captain Ai-chan! I found an enemy scouting squad in the northwest direction. I didn't encounter any enemies on the way back."
"Captain Ai-chan, I found three squads in the west and southwest directions."
Tsuyuri Kanae and Kato Megumi returned to the group one after another and quickly reported to Hayasaka Ai.
"I understand. I think they still have other scouting squads outside that haven't been discovered. We'll solve these people outside first." Hayasaka Ai's mind worked very quickly. In this encounter battle environment, eliminating the enemy's viable forces was the priority.
Otherwise, if a hundred people ganged up, it would cause them considerable trouble.
"We will start from the south and eliminate the discovered scouting squads on the periphery in sequence!"
Seeing that everyone had no other objections, Hayasaka Ai quickly made the decision and began to implement the plan.
Natsume Kousaka remained silent throughout, merely observing the actions of the girls and Hayasaka Ai's commanding ability.
"Command Tactics! Group Amplification!!"
As soon as the words fell, a white and a yellow light flashed over everyone's bodies. These were Hayasaka Ai's two area buffs. Although the boost was not as high as a single-target buff, the overall enhancement was quite good.
"Ability Enhancement!"
"Super Ability Enhancement!"
After Hayasaka Ai released the buff abilities, Takemiya Gako, Tsuyuri Kanae, and Seryu continued to release two more comprehensive buff enhancements.
After four different colored lights flashed over the three of them in sequence, the aura they emitted instantly intensified significantly.
"Damn! What is that!"
"Enhancement Skill? Group enhancement? Single-target enhancement?"
The Gods in Babel Tower were all slightly shocked by this scene. Such comprehensive enhancement abilities were very rare in Orario; these skills belonged to the rare category.
And the girls of Lin Feng's Familia seemed to have used a total of four completely different ability enhancements.
Furthermore, these were not the kind of specific enhancement types that only activated after being injured. They could be cast before the battle.
It looked like the duration wasn't short either, otherwise, the Captain wouldn't have them cast the abilities now.
This would surely give the Apollo Familia adventurers some difficulty.
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