"I once fantasized that the Orion holding me in his arms was a hunter with solid muscles all over... After all, I am the Moon Goddess; in addition to presiding over chastity, I also have divine offices such as hunting."
"But now, it is simply the opposite of my fantasy!"
Under the bright moonlight, a group of wyverns were speeding towards their destination; it was the party officially heading to the Great Tree Labyrinth to subjugate Andaris.
And the Moon Goddess Artemis was among them, and she made an inexplicable sound.
"How so?"
Hyacine turned her head to look at Artemis behind her, her tone carrying a hint of joy. She naturally understood what the goddess was talking about, but wouldn't it be better to let her say it herself?
"Of course, it's now!"
Artemis pouted, her small face full of dissatisfaction, but her movements did not pause in the slightest as she continued to hold the reins of the wyvern.
"Clearly, I am the goddess, the one who needs to be taken care of!"
"But how did it turn into me taking care of you now?"
Just before everyone rode the wyverns, Hyacine and Barbara began to try manipulating the wyverns' reins, intending to control these docile dragons.
But it was easy to say, yet very difficult to do.
Land creatures like horses, or even ancient dragons, Hyacine and Barbara had ridden before, but this was indeed her first time with a flying animal like this.
Therefore, the flight path of Hyacine and the wyvern she was piloting looked like a drunk person, completely unable to make anyone feel at ease.
With no other choice, they had to let Artemis take over.
It should have been the hero holding a beauty in his arms, riding a wyvern together towards the distant horizon, but what about reality?
Artemis was holding the more petite Hyacine in her arms, while Hyacine was holding the somewhat excited Little Ika in her arms... It was even Artemis who tightly gripped the reins to pilot the wyvern, and only then could they take off smoothly.
The other side was the same; Barbara had absolutely no experience in piloting a wyvern, so the operation was almost just as much of a mess. Therefore, she could only huddle in Asfi's arms, waiting for their arrival at the destination.
Asfi also enjoyed the same treatment as Artemis, holding the Deliverer in her arms!
On the other hand, Hyacine, after sensing Artemis's little tantrum, was not angry; she just carefully turned around and leaned into Artemis's arms.
"Many things in the world are uncertain, and no one has stipulated that a goddess must be the one who needs to be taken care of, right?"
"And compared to you, I am the one who appears delicate, am I not?"
"Throughout history, there have been many heroes holding beauties, but how many beauties can hold a hero? The predecessors probably never imagined that there would be a goddess holding the Deliverer in her arms, right?"
Artemis's official height is 164cm, and although Hyacine's was not explicitly stated, she was clearly shorter... but taller than Cerydra.
"Now that you mention it, that seems to make some sense?"
Looking at Hyacine nestled in her arms, Artemis rarely felt a sense of satisfaction, and even a smile once again hung on her cheeks.
"Since that's the case, let us enjoy this time for two to our hearts' content!"
And Hyacine, nestled in the goddess's arms, felt the other's heartbeat gradually accelerate, and her expression also gradually relaxed.
Rest assured, Artemis...
I will save you!
And I will destroy that monster that devoured you!
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Calamity Scorpion · Andaris.
In ancient times, it was sealed by the Great Fairy somewhere in the Great Tree Labyrinth, and for a long time, it had not wreaked havoc on the ground.
But as time passed, the seal gradually loosened, and Andaris seized the opportunity to break through the seal and began to gather its power within the ruins, preparing for another round of strikes against the Lower World.
Is Andaris strong?
Perhaps it is very strong, but compared to the three great quests of the past for Adventurers, it is still a bit lacking.
After all, Andaris is a monster created by the Dungeon specifically to target gods. In FGO terms, it possesses a very strong "Anti-Divine Special Attack," but other than that, it's just cannon fodder.
However, even if Andaris is not as powerful as the three great quests for Adventurers, it is not something that an ordinary Adventurer can challenge.
Lv7 is a watershed; only Adventurers who have reached this level are qualified to challenge Andaris.
And that is only the qualification; whether they can win is another matter.
Hyacine and Barbara only have the level of early Lv3, but because of their status as Child of God, it gave them a huge bonus, which is why they became the core of this plan to deal with Andaris.
The Moon Goddess's arrow, or in other words, the "Arrow of Orion," was summoned specifically to kill Andaris and Artemis.
As long as there is this arrow, it will definitely be able to kill!
However, neither Hyacine nor Barbara had any intention of using this arrow. After all, if a god were killed, it would take a lot of time for them to come down from the Heavenly Realm again, and by then, things would definitely have changed.
"So, Andaris will be eliminated by us!"
As the wyverns landed, the party subjugating Andaris also arrived outside that pitch-black forest, but compared to before, this pitch-black forest seemed to have become even larger than before?
"This is the place... Even without entering, one can feel an ominous aura; it's truly disgusting."
In this squad, there were only two gods, Hermes and Artemis, but after seeing this pitch-black land, they both revealed expressions of disgust, especially Artemis.
Looking at these familiar things, the Moon Goddess had memories of before flashing in her mind, and the entire god became unstable.
"Lord Artemis?"
"Artemis?"
Everyone noticed the abnormality in the Moon Goddess and immediately rushed over, but these good intentions were rejected by Artemis.
"I'm fine!"
"The key issue now is to solve Andaris hidden underground. As long as we can eliminate that monster, I will be able to return to normal!"
But to pass through the ruins, one must pass through this pitch-black forest and narrow passage to reach Andaris's location. That monster is hidden in the ruins underground!
"What should we do? It seems we can only go down through one passage?"
Hermes had already received intelligence before that there was only one passage to the underground, and if they wanted to go down, they would definitely be attacked by monsters.
If I had known this earlier, I should have brought more Adventurers!
"No, there's no need for that."
The two Deliverers, Hyacine and Barbara, stood out from the crowd. One raised the staff in her hand, the other raised the book in her arms, and the cyan whirlwind and the blue water droplets merged together just like that...
"It's just a passage to the underground..."
"We can blast it out ourselves!"
The blue water storm slowly spread with the two as the center, wrapping everyone present inside it.
This was both a form of protection and, at the same time, the most powerful attack.
"This is our blood-boiling combo skill..."
"Rainbow Water Storm—!"
Swept by the blue storm, the light of the rainbow began to surround everything... and then rushed straight into the ground!
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