"Artemis, I didn't expect us to meet again in such a way...
"Indeed, I didn't expect things to develop to this point; it's all our fault for not investigating clearly beforehand, which caused you to become like this."
In the altar of the Orario Guild, in the past, only the great god Ouranos existed here, and only this great god's prayers could calm the Dungeon.
But today, besides Ouranos, there were two other deities gathered here... no, to be precise, one and a half.
Ouranos and Hermes did not speak, just quietly looking at the blue figure in front of them, their eyes revealing a trace of unbearable sadness.
That was the Moon Goddess Artemis...
But it was not the real Moon Goddess, but a manifested thought-form; although it possessed part of the original's consciousness, it was ultimately not the real one.
The reason it became the current situation has to be told from before...
Outside of Orario, many Familias went missing near a certain ruin, so the Guild sent the Artemis Familia to investigate; after all, this Familia could be considered top-tier within the city.
But the final result was that Artemis never returned, and there was even an indistinct moon appearing in the night sky.
But in reality, that was not some moon, but the Moon Goddess's bow and arrow, an arrow that condensed the vast majority of the Moon Goddess's power!
As everyone knows, deities only need to consume a little bit of power to destroy the entire lower world, but the Moon Goddess's bow and arrow at this time had gathered more than half of a deity's power.
If such an attack were to really fall, not only the world where Orario is located, but even several neighboring worlds would be crushed into powder!
So after receiving permission from the great god Ouranos, Hermes continued to travel to the ruins to investigate.
But this time, Hermes brought back Artemis's thought-form... a conscious avatar summoned by a deity using up all her power before being devoured by a monster.
Ouranos, Hermes, and Artemis's avatar, which is why there were two and a half deities.
"I'm sorry, I didn't complete the mission, and I even caused the lower world to fall into danger..."
Artemis's expression was very dejected; as a benevolent deity, she actually had to personally destroy the entire lower world, and the sadness in her heart could be imagined.
"This is not your fault, Artemis; blame those monsters... they have always been an obstacle to humans and gods, and thousands of years have passed, and it has always been like this."
"That's why I hope to kill all the monsters in the world!"
Hermes's expression was very ugly, especially when saying the last sentence, it even carried a hint of killing intent.
But unlike Hermes, Ouranos directly closed his eyes, appearing particularly silent, not even saying a word of comfort.
"That's enough for now; next, we should discuss how to solve Artemis's problem." After a long while, Ouranos finally brought the topic to the main point, "Could it be that you intend to use your arrow?"
As soon as the words fell, Ouranos and Hermes simultaneously focused their gazes on Artemis's hands.
There, there was an arrow that looked like a long spear.
Its name is "Arrow of Orion", which is a god-slaying weapon summoned from the celestial realm by the Moon Goddess Artemis before being devoured by the monster! As long as the power of this arrow is unleashed, it is enough to completely destroy the entire lower world!
That is why it is said that Orario's situation is very urgent now; there is the Moon Goddess's bow in the sky, and the Arrow of Orion on the ground, two god-slaying weapons serving one world at the same time, what an unprecedented honor!
"This is unavoidable, Ouranos, and Hermes..."
"Andaris is trying to absorb my true body, its strength has far exceeded all monsters in the world, and it is impossible for any child to defeat it. So the only weapon that can kill it is the arrow in my hand."
"Only when my Orion appears will the power of the arrow be maximized, eliminating Andaris, which possesses 'my' power!"
The current Artemis is not the true body, and the true body is still being absorbed by the monster; unless there is close contact, it is impossible to sense the situation on the other side.
"Indeed."
"If it were just an ordinary monster, the Adventurer children would definitely be able to do it. But adding divine power... they would not have the slightest possibility of winning!"
This sentence was very cold and very realistic.
But Hermes was never wrong; even the former members of the Zeus and Hera Familias could not defeat the Andaris that had swallowed a deity.
To tell the truth, Hermes could not imagine any Adventurer being able to defeat Andaris and rescue Artemis.
Only by letting a deity personally take the field would there be a possibility of winning.
"Ouranos, what is your meaning?"
Although Hermes was speaking realistic words, the final decision-making power always remained with the great god Ouranos; as long as Ouranos did not nod, Hermes's opinion was like waste paper and had no use.
"For ordinary Adventurers, it is very difficult to defeat Andaris, let alone Andaris after absorbing Artemis. Even if they were sent as reinforcements, the final result would only be heavy casualties."
Even for high-level Adventurers, wanting to subjugate a monster possessing divine power is tantamount to a fantasy, with no possibility at all.
"But did you forget one thing?"
Even if the situation was very severe, Ouranos could still show a smile in front of the two deities, because he had a trump card that was more useful than ever before.
"We still have the 'Deliverer'!"
"If it's the Deliverer who surpasses ordinary humans, they should be able to solve all the problems in this world, right?"
Two figures suddenly appeared in the minds of the several deities, also making them immediately widen their eyes.
That's right!
Why didn't I think of it just now?
"Are you talking about Hyacine and Barbara? Although the Child of God indeed has potential, they cannot defeat Artemis's bow and arrow, right? And they cannot cause any effective damage to Andaris."
The Deliverer can borrow the power of deities, but it is far from the real deities.
"Please trust our Deliverer; they are not just as simple as a Child of God, there is also an energy hidden inside their bodies that even I cannot understand..."
"If they completely unleash the power within their bodies, I'm afraid the power will not be inferior to your Arrow of Orion at all!"
"Since that's the case, let's wait and see!"
The three deities together cast their gazes outside the Guild, as if penetrating countless buildings and streets, directly transmitting to Hyacine and Barbara...
Oh, almost forgot.
There is also a Little Ika who is starving and eating!
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