Meanwhile, somewhere in a ruin in Greece.
Two people walked along a dim path.
"Salvatore, the way you're leading, I feel a bit lost."
"Hahaha, don't worry, my dear friend, you can trust me." Salvatore Doni laughed and replied.
The two were in an underground ruin, Naples.
Soon, the two arrived in front of a wall engraved with a magic circle.
"This is the seal set by the witch, let's go in."
"Alright."
A door appeared before them and the two walked in. For a Campione, this seal was completely useless.
As the two continued to delve deeper, they soon arrived at a bunker, where a pillar emitting a green light came into view.
This pillar was the proof of the goddess Hera—the Hera Stone Pillar.
And beneath this pillar was the divine beast nurtured by this land.
"I didn't expect this thing to accumulate so much curse power. If left unchecked, it would be very troublesome. Why not let the trouble come out early?" Salvatore Doni patted the stone pillar in front of him and said with a smile.
"What do you think, my dear friend?"
"I'm fine with anything, but aren't we here to deal with Perseus?"
"Of course, but before finding that hero, why not have some appetizers?"
Abel shrugged, "Alright then, let's deal with these appetizers first."
He raised his right hand, and the Emperor Armor's gauntlet covered his arm, while a silver-white card appeared in his palm.
The character 'gold' was written on the card, which represented the Metal element of the Five Elements—Metal of Severity.
The Metal of the Five Elements represents severity and killing, so using 'gold' is very appropriate.
As Abel squeezed, the card turned into specks of light and attached to his arm, and a sharp aura erupted.
"As expected of my dear friend, you're getting stronger and stronger." Salvatore Doni exclaimed.
Abel simply clenched his fist, then smashed it onto the stone pillar.
As this punch landed, the Hera Stone Pillar trembled, then exploded. Just like that, Hera's pillar turned into rubble.
Salvatore Doni's face was filled with excitement. "It's coming!"
A green curse power erupted, followed by a light pillar that reached the sky, and at the same time, a phantom moved from the ground to the sky.
Not far away, on a high mountain.
Perseus appeared on the mountaintop.
"Spirit of the earth, soul of steel, I am called here, which means that people will once again need a hero!"
...
Meanwhile, in Kuoh Town Park.
A Stray Devil had a light spear stuck in his body, then turned into dust and vanished from the world.
Gabriel turned to look at the Yukinoshita sisters, who were slumped on the ground.
"Are you two alright?"
Haruno and Yukino shook their heads, both with curiosity on their faces.
An angel!
There are angels in this world!
"Um... Angel-sama, what was that thing just now?"
"Stray Devil, traitors who betrayed their master and defected."
"Devil?"
Haruno was stunned for a moment, while Yukino was very calm.
She already knew. After all, she had been saved by a devil once, and that devil was even her teacher.
"Alright, you two should leave, but before you leave, please allow me to erase this memory, as you humans need to return to a peaceful life."
Listening to Gabriel's words, Haruno was a little flustered. Yukino, however, had a calm expression.
It's understandable for devils to erase memories, but do angels also erase memories?
When Gabriel was about to act, Yukino spoke, "Um... Angel-sama, do you happen to know a devil? He has white hair and crimson eyes."
Gabriel stopped her actions and looked at Yukino, wondering if she was one of her master's customers.
She nodded. "I know, he is my master."
"Eh!"
"But aren't you an angel? Why is a devil your master!?"
"Because I am both an angel and a devil."
Saying that, Gabriel spread her wings, with Devil Wings on the left and angel wings on the right.
"So, what do you need my master for?"
Yukino took a deep breath and said, "I want to thank him. I was in danger before, and he saved me. Besides thanking him, I also want to ask him for a favor."
Gabriel smiled. "I see. However, my master is currently in Greece. Of course, if you wish, you can come back with me and wait for him to return."
"Can we?"
"Of course."
Yukino and Haruno exchanged glances and nodded. "Then we'll go back with you."
Gabriel spread her wings, stirring up a gust of wind, and at the same time, used magic to lift the two into the air, flying towards home.
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And in the ruins of Naples.
The pillar of light converged in the air, followed by a Western dragon with wings.
"I almost got blown away, luckily I had you, Abel." Salvatore Doni said.
"It's nothing." Abel waved his hand.
The Western dragon in front of them roared to the sky, then flew in the air.
"Is this the divine beast nurtured by this land? It's quite impressive."
Abel said, looking in one direction, "The hero from the age of myths you mentioned, Perseus, has also arrived."
Following Abel's gaze, Salvatore Doni also saw Perseus. His golden hair and white clothes were very conspicuous. He drew a bow, aimed at the dragon in the sky and released the string.
Immediately, a cyan light flashed across, hitting the dragon. The dragon's body stiffened and fell from the sky.
"Shall we go over and take a look?"
"No problem."
The two arrived at the place where the divine beast had fallen.
The dark green dragon lay on the ground, gasping for breath, wanting to fly again but unable to.
Seeing Abel and Salvatore Doni arrive, it watched them warily.
Although they were not the ones who shot it down, it felt the powerful aura from the two of them.
At this moment, a stream of light flashed and Perseus appeared between the dragon and them, turning his back to them.
Abel looked at Perseus, feeling that he was even more ostentatious than Riser.
Salvatore Doni looked at his target in front of him, both of them users of the Steel faction.
"Perseus, the hero from the age of myths?"
Perseus proudly introduced himself, "Hahaha, I didn't expect my name to be passed down to this day. That's right, young Campione, I am the hero from the age of myths, the one who slayed the.'Serpent'—Perseus!"