After the incident in the Pleasure Quarter, the entire Orario fell into an eerie silence.
For some people, it was nothing more than returning to their previous corporate slave life.
But for another group of people, this was the calm before the storm.
When the seawater on the shore gradually recedes, someone should realize that a tsunami is coming!
Hyacine and Barbara took advantage of this time to enter the Dungeon with the Loki Familia, completed the expedition that was left unfinished last time, reached a new floor, and also leveled up to Lv.3.
At this moment, it had only been about a month since the two girls came to the city of Orario.
Such a fast leveling speed shocked the entire city...
If it were ordinary Familia members, Loki or the main gods of those large Familias would definitely not make the information public; after all, this would attract the prying eyes of countless people.
But the girls are "Deliverers," so why would they worry about these things?
So the Adventurers and citizens of Orario are witnessing a legend.
Leveled up to Lv.2 in three days, reached Lv.3 in one month, and this wasn't even the scariest part...
The most terrifying thing is that Hyacine and Barbara spent nearly ten days wandering around the city during this past month!
It's truly disheartening; some Adventurers can't even manage to level up to Lv2 in their entire lives, yet it only took Hyacine and Barbara two or three days to achieve what others take a lifetime to accomplish.
Indeed, there exists an unimaginable gap between people.
However, it is precisely because of the appearance of the Deliverer that the Dungeon city of Orario has entered an unprecedented period of development.
But the same cannot necessarily be said for outside of Orario...
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Under the moonlight, the blue-haired goddess slowly walked to a hillside, gazing at the sealed land in the distance, followed by the members of her own Familia.
"Lady Artemis!"
Upon finding their goddess, the Familia members behind her immediately caught up and looked into the distance with Artemis.
Under the illumination of the moonlight, the group seemed to transform into hunters beneath the moon, about to embark on an unprecedented hunt.
"Is that the place?"
Looking at the sealed land in the distance, the goddess's gaze gradually became serious.
"During this period, quite a few Familias have gone missing here, and I don't know what exactly has happened here..."
"But according to the Guild's records, that should be the place where a powerful monster is sealed."
Listening to the reports from her Familia members, Artemis looked at the massive ruins in the distance with a grave expression, as if it were the lair of some terrifying monster.
And that was indeed the case, for Artemis had long since received intelligence warnings from many Familias that the monster sealed within those ruins was named "Andaris".
"We must prepare ourselves."
"If some Familias did indeed disappear here before, then it is highly likely that the seal inside has loosened."
"Otherwise, it would be impossible to cause such serious casualties!"
As a deity who deeply loves humanity, Artemis is a standard orthodox goddess and also one of the three virgin goddesses.
Although her methods might be a bit radical, she is indeed a kind deity, completely different from those demons and monsters in the city who spend their days looking for fun.
Because she is actually doing real work!
"Let's go, while the moon is still out, we will sneak in... even if there really is a monster inside, it won't be able to discover us."
"Yes!"
Even if she cannot use her divine power, Artemis is still the Moon Goddess and can use a portion of her power.
Although it is a drop in the bucket compared to her true self, it is enough for this goddess to possess strength not inferior to Lv5.
That's right, in this situation where most deities have become mortals, Artemis possesses combat power comparable to Lv5, and even without relying on any Familia members, she can still support her Familia.
Therefore, everyone in the Artemis Familia deeply trusts this goddess. The deities of other Familias can only cheer from the rear, but Artemis can personally take the field, and the bond between her and her Familia members is not shallow at all!
Under the cover of moonlight, the members of the Artemis Familia walked out of the towering mountains and entered the pitch-black forest that exuded an eerie aura.
"Such a disgusting feeling; is this really a forest?"
A member placed her hand on the surrounding pitch-black trees, but did not feel any life aura from them; instead, it was strangely quiet, as if everything around them was dead.
"Ordinary incidents cannot turn a forest into this state... even most monsters can't do it!"
Not choosing to rush forward, the Artemis Familia members had only just entered the forest, not even fully into the interior of the ruins, and had already sensed something was wrong.
A dangerous aura kept permeating the surroundings, as if reminding the young girls that if they continued to advance, death would be waiting for them!
Looking at everything around her and the discussions of the Familia members, Artemis remained silent, because she suddenly remembered a certain legendary monster from the past...
Without using powerful attacks or even taking any action, that monster just by existing there turned the entire ground into a poisonous swamp!
Adventurers had paid a huge price to completely subjugate that monster and restore the original peace to the world.
The name of that monster was Behemoth!
The King of the Land, Behemoth!
It is said that this monster was finally subjugated by Zard of the Zeus Familia, and the Overlord of the Sea, Leviathan, was likewise subjugated by Alfia of the Hera Familia.
That accounts for two of the three great quests for Adventurers... as for the last one, it is the legendary Black Dragon!
Artemis knew that powerful monsters could turn the surrounding environment into their own domain just by existing in the world.
And now, before they had even entered the interior of the ruins, they had already witnessed this scene that resembled a monster's domain; Artemis felt as if her heart was about to stop...
Must leave here immediately!
Although she had not yet entered the interior of the ruins, Artemis could already confirm that the seal of the ruins had loosened and was even on the verge of being completely broken due to the passage of time!
If the monster inside were to escape, there is no telling what kind of devastating scene it would cause in the outside world.
Thinking that these things were about to happen, Artemis felt a pang of heartache.
"Everyone abandon the investigation, leave immediately!"
"We must leave here before the anomaly occurs!"
Shortening her words, Artemis directly issued a retreat order. The monster could completely break the seal at any time, and the Moon Goddess could not gamble with the lives of her children on whether the seal had been broken.
Boom—!
However, just as the young girls were about to leave, the pitch-black forest suddenly collapsed, and the Adventurers and the goddess, who lacked the ability to fly, fell into the bottomless pit just like that.
But before falling, Artemis looked at the bright moon in the sky, and complex emotions welled up in her heart.
"This time, it's really bad..."
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