The vast lightning, which had appeared just a few minutes ago, was once again unleashed by Levi at this moment.
Ottar had evidently heard the voice from the other side as well.
Knowing the power of this move, he dared not relax in the slightest. Despite being weakened all over from just having used magic, he still picked up the greatsword in his hand, roaring "Aooooooooooh!!!!!!" and forcefully slashed at the lightning rushing towards him.
Unfortunately...
In the end, Ottar still underestimated Levi.
Or rather, he did not treat the young man before him as he would the [Deus Ambrosia] or [Silentium Eden] who had once easily defeated him.
Precisely because of this, facing Levi's current unchivalrous sneak attack, Ottar, despite using roughly eighty percent of his strength...
...was still easily engulfed by the lightning.
Approximately half a minute later.
The dust raised by the explosion gradually dissipated, revealing the scene on the plain.
No, this was no longer a plain.
Near the center, a massive depression appeared, over 10 meters deep and nearly 500 meters in diameter. A large amount of soil had turned into gravel, and the gravel, in turn, had become glass.
"The Fierce" lay tragically at the edge of the depression, most of his right arm gone, and his weapon's whereabouts unknown.
Levi stepped forward, lowering his head to look at his opponent.
But he did not speak.
Ottar also remained silent.
Approximately two more minutes passed.
The pale-golden-haired youth, sensing something, turned his head, and a smile reappeared on his face:
"Friend of the Ganesha Familia, have you come to clean up?"
The other side fell silent for a moment after hearing this.
Had it been before the War Game began, he would at most have held a slight respect and gratitude for Levi, as the latter had indeed saved many of his Familia's comrades yesterday.
But at this moment, looking at the person before him, who was less than half his age, he didn't speak aloud, yet a trace of awe involuntarily rose in his heart.
Even the form of address he used unconsciously changed:
"To answer you, Sir Levi, yes."
"Alright then."
Levi shrugged, then condensed a Salvation Talisman from ice element and imbued it into Ottar's body.
Seeing the opponent's right arm slowly recover, Levi's expression was benevolent, but his tone brooked no argument:
"It's 2.4 billion Valis now."
Ottar: "..."
At the eastern city gate of Orario, large crowds had gathered.
Although the divine mirror broadcast had suddenly cut out for unknown reasons, even ordinary citizens living there, let alone adventurers, could guess that a battle would erupt between the Hestia Familia's captain and the Freya Familia's captain.
As for the result...
Even if The Guild was unwilling to announce it, couldn't they still deduce it by seeing who returned alive?
In a way, because their lives could be taken by all sorts of accidents at any moment, the people living in the Labyrinth City were all avid, even bloodthirsty, spectators.
However, their wait was not without outcome.
More than an hour later, the figure of the pale-golden-haired youth came into view.
Astonishment flashed across the faces of everyone present, followed by many who couldn't help but gasp.
"'The Fierce' was actually defeated."
"Ottar is dead?!"
"Is the Freya Familia going to be annihilated?!"
However, just as similar rumors began to spread, people saw the even more robust Ottar not far behind Levi.
Both of them looked fine, as if nothing had happened.
Furthermore, those present who recognized Levi Bright were, at first, somewhat confused by the situation.
Someone bold enough immediately shouted:
"Levi Bright, did you and Ottar just fight, and who won in the end?"
Levi, walking ahead, smiled and did not answer.
This matter couldn't really be kept secret; once he returned to the Hestia Familia's home base, perceptive individuals would naturally figure it out.
But since The Guild had strictly forbidden revealing the details of the previous battle, Levi, who had earned 2.4 billion Valis in a day—oh no, counting the War Game wager, it should be 3.4 billion Valis—decided to remain silent.
At this moment.
"Levi!"
A female voice rang out from the crowd, followed by a familiar figure diving into his arms.
Hestia, embracing her lover, spoke with both excitement and happiness.
"Mm, I'm back, Hestia."
Levi held the twin-tailed goddess with one arm, his expression softening again.
"It's getting late, let's go home."
"Mm!"
Hestia buried her head in Levi's chest, her face full of affection, "I have so many things to tell you."
Watching the youth and goddess, like a perfect couple, leave together.
Compared to the Hestia Familia, a look of astonishment naturally appeared on their faces.
Regarding the grievances and issues between the Hestia Familia and the Freya Familia, the fact that Levi was not taken away by Ottar was already enough to explain many things.
Meanwhile, Ottar, walking behind, saw his vice-captain Hedin in the crowd and chose not to conceal anything, dropping a bombshell immediately:
"Tomorrow morning, bring 2.4 billion to the Hestia Familia's home base."
Hedin: "???"
The surrounding citizens: "?!"
All of Orario: "!!!"
On this day, 'The Fierce' Ottar of the Freya Familia saw his undefeated myth, maintained for over a decade, collapse. Ascending the throne by trampling the fallen old king was a 16-year-old youth who had only been an adventurer for just over a month, yet displayed terrifying potential and power.
—Levi Bright!
For a time, streets, alleys, taverns, and The Guild hall...
...were all frantically discussing the deeds of this short, pale-golden-haired youth.
Only a certain gray-haired goddess had a rather complex mood.
She was excited, helpless, and even carried a hint of resentment.
The excitement stemmed from the fact that the youth she had identified as 'Odr' was indeed extraordinary. Despite being only Lv.4...
...he was able to defeat her Familia's captain using two magic items.
The helplessness came from her plan to bring him back to her home base and shower him with daily affection being thwarted.
As for the resentment, it was even simpler.
Odr clearly knew of her affection, and had even used the protection magic, but why...
...was he unwilling to come see her?
Could this be what the inhabitants of the lower world called "neglect play" in their stories?
Ugh~ Oh no, what do I do if I like him even more now?
"...That infatuated goddess."
Looking at the Goddess of Beauty's Protection (two-stage super-tier increase in mental abnormality resistance) that had turned Lv.IV in the Falna magic slot, Hestia...
...was actually a little too lazy to comment.
That masochist really loves those who dislike her more.
Levi had actually also seen the change in the protection magic through his character panel.
On the folded page, besides the Goddess of Beauty, there were actually several other goddesses whose provided protection levels...
...had changed from Lv.I to Lv.II.
However, he merely glanced at the names of these goddesses and then paid them no further attention.
According to the attempts made last night, if similar types of protection were provided by goddesses, only the one with the strongest effect would be chosen.
In other words, although the number of goddesses listed in the protection magic list had increased to 102, the effects that were truly useful to him...
...were actually only about twenty types.
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