"Hyakinthos... was actually blown away?"
As a Level 6 Adventurer, Finn, whose height was even shorter than Cerydra's, naturally saw everything that had just happened.
The Pallum squinted his eyes and began to carefully observe the little horse and the two twintailed girls, seemingly trying to guess the relationship between them.
"How astonishing. To think healers could pull off an attack like that..." Gareth's gaze shifted toward the sky, appearing to search for the blown-away Hyakinthos.
"Indeed... if my estimation is correct, that strike just now was at least at the Level 5 standard, perhaps even touching the threshold of Level 6!"
Compared to the more casual Finn and Gareth, Riveria appeared much more solemn, even analyzing the power of the blow.
"If the direction of the attack hadn't suddenly shifted, I'm afraid nothing would be left of the Apollo Familia's captain, Hyakinthos—not even a corpse!"
What an incredible Mage... no, what an incredible healer!
As Riveria's voice fell, a black figure plummeted from the sky, crashing heavily into the ground and smashing out a large crater. It was Hyakinthos, who had just been blown away by the aftershock of Little Ica's attack.
However, Hyakinthos was not in a good state. Not only were his clothes reduced to rags, but his body was covered in countless gashes that continuously oozed blood. He looked utterly pathetic.
"Wh... why?"
Hyakinthos struggled to stand up from the crater, but not a single muscle in his body was willing to obey his brain's instructions. In the end, he could only fall unconscious.
The surrounding adventurers were completely dumbfounded. No one could have imagined that two healers would erupt with such powerful offensive force, to the point where even the captain of the Apollo Familia—the Level 3 Hyakinthos—would end up in such a miserable state.
"So strong!"
"To defeat a Level 3 Adventurer without having the Grace of God, that's truly impressive."
"By the way, are they really healers? Even I couldn't pull off an attack like that!"
"They're definitely Heroes, right?"
The adventurers whispered among themselves, and the light in their eyes as they looked at Hyacine and Barbara grew brighter and brighter.
Capable of both fighting and healing.
Such an adventurer was one in ten thousand, fully capable of supporting an entire Familia all by themselves!
"This time, Apollo really kicked a steel plate!"
"Who knew those two girls possessed such formidable Strength? It looks like Apollo's wish has come to naught!"
Just as some Deities in the crowd remarked, Apollo had completely lost his overbearing expression. He stared blankly at the unconscious Hyakinthos in the crater, unable to say a single word.
"Please give up. We do not wish for meaningless injuries to continue increasing. We hope Lord Apollo can abandon the idea of inviting us."
"If you give up, we will be responsible for the aftermath and heal those who were just injured..."
The girl's voice echoed in Apollo's ears, eventually snapping the male god back to his usual state, with all his previous arrogance vanished.
However, Apollo did not show an expression of panic either, because from the attack just now, he had seen the essence of the girls' power...
"I see. To think it would be like this?"
Apollo's eyes fixed intensely on Barbara. After staying there for a few seconds, he shifted his gaze to Hyacine on the other side.
"As I thought, it's the power of those fellows! You are their descendants, there's no mistake!"
"Fine, I lose this time. I have no intention of looking for trouble with that guy yet, so..."
"Heal Hyakinthos, little girls. I won't come to disturb you again."
If the attack launched by Hyacine and Barbara earlier was enough to surprise the surrounding adventurers, then Apollo's current attitude left them utterly shocked.
Was this still the Apollo they knew?
Shouldn't he be even more hysterical?
Why was he acting so composed, even accepting the fact of his defeat?
This string of questions didn't just plunge the adventurers into confusion; even many Deities had question marks popping up over their heads, completely unable to understand what Apollo had seen. After all, among Deities, Apollo belonged to a rather special category.
In a certain ranking of the 'Five Great Divine Eyes of Greek Mythology', Apollo's Light Eye ranked third, possessing the ability to command light, use Precognition, and gain insight into truth.
Setting the first two aside for now, in this animation, 'insight into truth' was indeed manifested, which was why Apollo was able to accurately collect such a large group of talented individuals.
"We understand. Thank you for your understanding, Lord Apollo."
After confirming that Apollo had no further designs on them, Hyacine and Barbara kept their promise and began treating the injured Hyakinthos... although they didn't know what Apollo had seen, their immediate goal had at least been achieved.
"So, are we going to extend an invitation?"
"Of course! No one would refuse the addition of two top-tier healers who are also Mages, and our Loki Familia is no exception."
"For the future development of the Familia, as the captain, I will give it my all!"
Faced with Riveria's inquiry, Finn nodded as a matter of course. He then began preparing his rhetoric on how to invite those two girls to join the Loki Familia.
However, it was at this moment that the emergence of a voice directly interrupted Finn's thoughts.
"Yikes! I didn't expect there to be such exaggerated children in the Lower World. It looks like a certain thousand-year-old shut-in isn't going to be able to sit still anymore, hmph!"
Such a mocking voice naturally caused the three high-ranking members of the Loki Familia to look over. After all, they dealt with a Deity of this personality every single day!
"You're here, Loki... What do you think of them?"
"Amazing children. In terms of potential, they're probably the most impressive I've seen in the Lower World, not even losing out to the former Zeus Familia and Hera Familia!"
With Loki's appearance, Finn and the other two naturally cast their gazes toward this unreliable Upper God, but what met their eyes was Loki with her eyes open and a serious expression.
"Then should we go and invite them?"
Finn had vaguely sensed something off from the attitude of those Deities earlier. Combined with Loki's serious expression, it seemed he had discovered something unusual about Hyacine and Barbara.
"An invitation is a must, but the probability of success really isn't high. After all..."
"A certain troublesome Deity is about to come looking for them. An invitation now probably won't have much of an effect."
Loki's words were somewhat cryptic, but soon, a portly figure came running over accompanied by several elves, heading toward the two twintailed girls in the crowd with a face full of nervousness.
"The Guild's chairman, Royman? Why is he here?"
"Wait, could the Deity mentioned just now be...?"
Under everyone's shocked gazes, the portly Guild chairman, the Elf Royman, looked at Hyacine and Barbara while dripping with sweat. His tone even seemed to reveal a trace of respect?
"Forgive us, we've arrived late, Lady Hyacine, Lady Barbara..."
"Lord Ouranos requests your presence!"