ebookslot Chapter 442 Young man, let's slay the black dragon!
Chapter 442 Young man, let's slay the black dragon!
Chapter 442 Young man, let's slay the black dragon!
The terrible uproar caused by the slaying of the gods sent letters to Orario like snowflakes, and the city at the center of the storm was under pressure from the entire world.
Standing on the city walls, the Ganesha Familia members watched the messenger rushing towards them from afar. The four gates—east, west, south, and north—were packed to the brim. A magical superpower, a maritime superpower, an island nation of the East, a free city, an entertainment city, a sword-making city, a commercial city—
Almost every major power that can be named has arrived!
For the first time in over a thousand years, gods, adventurers, and the common people were all deeply shocked.
Even Orario's once-in-a-century celebration probably doesn't have this kind of scale.
The atmosphere in the entire city was extremely oppressive. The arrival of these forces was certainly not to offer them any benefits; they had only one target!
Roy, the god-killer who harmed the gods, shall be executed!
From a hero who solved the Scorpion Antares incident and saved the world, he has suddenly become a god-killer feared and loathed by countless gods, who demand his execution. It is a sad story, and the turbulent situation is even more unsettling.
The Garden of Stars.
Ryu, Tione, Tiona, Lily, Alyssa, Kaguya and other girls gathered together, and with the addition of Chloe and Lunova, who were the latest to join the Familia, the number of Astrea Familia members reached twenty-two.
After returning from the underground city and the prison surrounding the Ganesha Familia, they went home, rested, and their physical and mental strength recovered, allowing them to regain their sanity.
The girls of the clan all knew Roy's abilities.
That prison couldn't hold Roy at all. Whether he forced his way out or escaped using spatial magic, it was an easy thing for him.
There must be a reason why they didn't do that.
"Calm down, everyone. The gods haven't reached a conclusion yet," Alexie said helplessly. Although Ryu was the vice-captain and Lily was the second strategist, both of them had their hearts set on Roy. If something happened to the boy, the two girls could easily lose their rationality.
Not only Ryu and Lily, but the others are no less impressive.
Tiony clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking. "Damn it, it was the captain who saved the city!"
The girls from the clan were naturally furious.
In this respect, it was the former members of the Familia, such as Alisha, Kaguya, and Leila, who were able to remain calm, after all, they had experienced the righteous questions and answers of the "Great Struggle".
The Hall of Twilight.
Finn looked at the red-haired goddess who was about to leave. "Loki, what are the gods' plans?"
Facing the gazes of his fellow spring kin—Finn, Ais, Riveria, Grace, and others—Loki abandoned his usual nonchalant demeanor, shrugged, and said, "I don't know. I'm going to the meeting now."
The gods are to hold a meeting on the thirtieth floor of the Tower of Babel to discuss how to deal with Roy.
"Loki, I need to confirm one thing: you'll be on Roy's side, right?" Finn asked. For some unknown reason, he realized that the gods would feel fear and disgust towards Roy, which would inevitably affect the outcome.
"certainly!"
Loki chuckled, "Although that brat is usually quite annoying, I actually like him!"
As a cunning and scheming god of clowns, Loki was affected by the "Godslayer" skill, but she was more curious about where the inexplicable fear of Roy in her heart came from.
This exploration of the unknown is something the gods cannot resist.
"That's good!" Finn's furrowed brows relaxed slightly.
Although the gods have no fighting power in the mortal realm and can only serve as lie detectors and ability updaters, one fact remains unshakable: this is a world ruled by the gods! In the blink of an eye, a god can strip a follower of their favors, and even the most powerful adventurer can be reduced to a Muggle!
Of course, if a deity does this, it is tantamount to a complete betrayal, and it will lose the trust of all its followers.
The consequences of losing the hearts of the people are self-evident!
That's a lose-lose situation!
The gods feared and loathed Roy, but they also had to consider the feelings of their own people and the inhabitants of the lower realm.
It can be said that no one can defy the decisions of the gods, and with his own cunning and treacherous Loki on Roy's side, there is still a chance to reassure Finn.
Unlike Finn's rationality, Ais and Riveria reacted instantly to Loki's "liking Roy," even if it was half-joking. They remained silent and stared at Loki intently.
Loki wept blood; that bastard had stolen the hearts of both Aistan and Mama San.
Now we have no choice but to go all out!
Battlefield.
A cold glint flashed deep in Freya's eyes. She was also preparing to attend the Divine Assembly, but before that, she needed to make some preparations.
"Ota, Allen, Hedin—I'm leaving it to you. If things turn out the worst—don't let me down," Freya's calm voice rang out.
She didn't finish her sentence, but Otta, Hedin, and the others already understood the goddess's resolve.
"yes!"
Ota, Allen, Hedin, Hegni, the four Flame Warriors, and others each led a team and left in different directions, spreading throughout Orario.
Compared to other Familias, all members of Freya's Familia are devoted followers of the goddess of beauty. At Freya's command, no matter how outrageous the instructions, Ota and the others will do their utmost to complete them, even at the cost of their lives!
Having done all this, Freya, wearing silver high heels, headed towards the Tower of Babel in the heart of the city.
The Tower of Babel has thirty stories.
The gods entered one by one, forming what could be called the most luxurious lineup in history. Apart from the great god Uranus, almost all the gods were forcibly brought in.
The originally spacious hall felt very crowded.
Not long ago, Dionysus had kidnapped all the gods here. Now that he has returned, the gods have different expressions and are filled with emotion. Their expressions are especially complicated when they see Astraea enter.
Even knowing the topic of the meeting, Astraea, as always, wore a calm smile on her beautiful face, gentle and elegant, and sat quietly in her seat.
Her unwavering composure amazed the gods; if their own most outstanding child had encountered such a situation, they would have gone mad long ago.
"Astraea, don't worry, we will definitely support you!" Hephaestus said.
"Thanks!"
Astraea held Hephaestus's hand.
The gods, including Hestia, Demeter, Gubernius, Ganesha, Nyod, Mihe, and Baldr, stood firmly on Roy's side.
After Astraea told them about Roy's awakened skill "Godslayer," Gubernau and the others finally understood why they felt that fear.
The logic is very simple: who wouldn't be afraid if they saw a serial killer on the street?
This sin has been materialized and transformed into a skill!
In the eyes of the gods, Roy was like a monster who treated the gods as worthless weeds and slaughtered them at will.
Although the gods who are very familiar with Roy cannot eliminate the negative influence, they can suppress this physiological aversion with reason as much as possible.
But they are ultimately a minority.
More gods, driven by fear and disgust, will unleash endless malice upon Roy.
Astraea could feel the malice from all sides. Only when the god-killer died would the gods be at ease; otherwise, they would feel like they had a fishbone stuck in their throat every day.
Hermes and Loki could also sense the tense atmosphere and couldn't help but smile wryly. It would probably be difficult for Roy to get through this ordeal.
Boom!Boom!Boom!
As Freya's figure slowly came into view, the noisy hall seemed to be silenced.
The stunningly beautiful goddess entered the arena, her snow-white skin resembling the finest mutton-fat jade. Her exquisitely sculpted face was breathtakingly perfect in proportion, and her full, soft lips were a natural rose color, exuding a myriad of charms.
A light, dreamlike dress clung to her delicate body, outlining breathtaking curves. Her slender waist, full and perky hips with an astonishingly perfect arc, were faintly visible beneath the thin fabric, exuding a silent yet deadly allure.
In an instant, countless gazes focused on Freya, their eyes following her every move, etching this exquisite beauty into the depths of their souls.
Since the War Game, Freya has rarely appeared in public, only coming out to help maintain order at Roy's request.
Upon seeing Freya again, the gods trembled with excitement.
"Lady Freya, your seat is ready!" The male gods quickly made way for her.
"Thanks!"
Freya smiled and thanked her, then sat down gracefully.
Astraea's gaze was calm and deep as it fell upon Freya, who sat opposite her.
Coincidentally, Freya's captivating eyes met his gaze at that very moment.
The gazes of the two goddesses met and collided silently in the void, as if invisible sparks were flying between the trajectories of their eyes.
Freya's gaze swept quickly across Astrea's face and figure, keenly capturing the gentle and pure beauty of her face, the warm glow spreading across her face, and the languid charm that flowed between her captivating brows and eyes, a charm carefully nurtured by love.
All of this combined to create a quality that Freya was very familiar with—a mature and alluring charm, like that of a young woman.
"Astraea—you—"
As the goddess who governs beauty and desire, Freya surely understood what had happened to Astrea.
In an instant, an indescribable emotion, like a cold, venomous snake, suddenly coiled around Freya's heart, and her brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Without a doubt, Astraea succeeded!
This discovery was like a sharp thorn, piercing a hidden corner of Freya's heart, and feelings of envy and jealousy flooded her like a torrent.
"Hehe!" Astraea smiled smugly at Freya's reaction.
At the same time, she confirmed the answer in her heart.
In this turmoil, Freya will help Roy; the love of the goddess of beauty remains unwavering!
Hermes, acting as the host, announced, "Now that everyone is here, I declare the Divine Assembly open. The first topic is the adventurers who have undergone this upgrade!"
"My idol, Neruti, has reached LV.5!"
"Congratulations, Level 1 Adventurer!"
"Pfft, my kid's leveled up too!"
The tense atmosphere eased slightly, as if things had returned to normal, and the joyful voices of the gods rang out.
Following this large-scale operation to vanquish the tainted fairy, many adventurers achieved great feats and leveled up, making the city...
Overall combat capability has risen to a new level.
As their children leveled up and awakened new skills and magic, the gods excitedly bestowed all sorts of bizarre titles upon the leveling adventurers.
Astraea and the others remained silent and observed the situation.
"Let's get down to business. I don't have time to waste here," Freya said impatiently.
Her alluring voice was as faint as a mosquito's wings compared to the wailing and howling of male gods.
But Freya's words carried a completely different weight. The hall, which had been as quiet as a marketplace, fell silent, and the gods' expressions changed. What was bound to happen would happen.
All the gods found that matter extremely troublesome, like a hot potato.
But they can't avoid talking about it.
A handsome man cautiously asked, "Astraea, why don't you seal Roy's grace first—"
The gods' eyes lit up.
Roy's elusive spatial magic is simply too abnormal. If they were allies, they would feel very safe, but if they were enemies, it would immediately turn into a horror movie. Even the gods are afraid, fearing that Roy might appear here at any moment.
As long as Astraea seals Roy's grace, the boy will immediately become an ordinary person!
"I don't think that child has done anything wrong, so I would never do that!" Astraea said seriously, without a hint of joking.
Upon hearing this, the gods' hearts sank to the bottom.
Astraea is the only one who can restrain Roy, but it is clear that the goddess of "justice" does not believe that her servants have violated justice!
The god-like figure roared, "Slaying seven gods—isn't that the greatest sin in the world? Roy must die to serve as a warning to future generations—"
"Um?"
Astraea, Freya, Loki, and other deities whose words carried great weight cast cold glances at the male god, causing his voice to grow weaker and weaker in fear.
Roy killed seven gods, but why he killed them is another matter, right?!
"It is our responsibility not to discover Dionysus's plot in time. It is despicable to put all the blame on the children!" Astraea said.
Loki chuckled and said, "If that fat pig had stopped using the elevator earlier, my Aistan wouldn't have fallen to the sixty-fifth floor, and we wouldn't have had to rush into the battle against the filthy fairy. We wouldn't have been unprepared, and that bastard Dionysus would have taken advantage of the situation!"
"hehe!"
Loki's lips parted in a wide grin, but the gods didn't perceive it as a smile; instead, they felt a chilling coldness rise from their feet to their heads.
Clearly, Loki is furious!
Freya remained expressionless. "What a boring meeting. To judge the best children over a few dead and insignificant guys."
Astraea, Loki, and Freya's rebuttals overwhelmed hundreds of gods, leaving them unable to lift their heads.
One against a hundred, a divine version of a debate with a group of scholars!
The gods were rendered speechless by the three domineering goddesses. Dionysus was the culprit in this incident, and Roy was only forced by them to kill the seven gods. They all knew this.
Their feelings for Roy were complex.
He witnessed the rise of that young man and saw him kill the gods and become an enemy of all the gods.
Unbeknownst to them, the negative effects of the skill "Godslayer" drove the gods to their doom, driven by their fear and disgust. They were determined to destroy the boy!
"Having killed seven gods, are we just going to let him go unpunished? Who will still have reverence for the gods in the future? Who will guarantee our safety?"
"This is no longer just our problem!"
"Eastern island nations, magical superpowers, desert kingdoms, free cities, sword-making cities, commercial metropolises—tens of thousands of gods have jointly petitioned for Roy's execution!"
Before the gods lay a mountain of letters, from all over the world, written by countless deities, the words of which were more severe than ever before!
The names of gods such as Poseidon, Odin, Amaterasu, and Horus appear prominently on it.
This has become a matter for all the gods in the lower realms.
Many factions have threatened that if the outcome of dealing with Roy does not satisfy them, they will impose the most severe economic and technological blockade on Orario, and even form a massive coalition to wage war against Orario!
If it were a single country, Orario wouldn't take it seriously at all, and the gods wouldn't care either. But when countless countries and major cities join forces, even a powerful country like Orario feels extremely apprehensive.
Other forces are not as weak as one might imagine.
Aquatic monsters that escaped from the dungeons roamed the seas, and in order to defend against these monsters, many powerful adventurers emerged in the island nation of the East.
Countries and metropolises near the Great Forest, northern clans near Dragon Valley, magical artifacts from powerful magical nations, and dark factions in desert kingdoms—
Orario has the dungeon as a training ground, making it the strongest and not afraid of any other faction, but it is impossible for it to be an enemy of the whole world!
Although the truth was on the side of Astrea, Loki, and Freya, the majority of the gods ultimately demanded that Roy be punished due to pressure from all sides.
Of course, they didn't dare to directly decide how to deal with Roy based on the principle of majority rule.
That opposing team's lineup is not to be trifled with!
Almost all of Orario's top-tier clans are with Roy, without exception!
The situation instantly became awkward, and a stalemate ensued.
In this extremely oppressive atmosphere, a hot-tempered male god was the first to break down, "Damn it, when did it become so troublesome to deal with a human from the lower realm? I'll break the agreement and use my divine power to deal with him, we are gods after all!"
Bang!
The male god slammed his fist heavily onto the ground.
Astraea, Loki, Freya, Hephaestus, and the others' expressions changed, their eyes becoming wary.
"Wait! Wait!"
Having witnessed the situation escalate to this point, Hermes could no longer stand idly by. He quickly stopped the god, urgently saying, "The appointed day has not yet arrived, do not act rashly!"
After much persuasion from Hermes, the god finally calmed down, much to the relief of all the gods present. Only they knew how dangerous and critical the situation had been!
The gods almost broke their agreement, sparking a divine war!
All the efforts of the gods were almost destroyed because of just one human being; it's terrifying.
Suppressing his anger, the handsome man said calmly, "Hermes, what do you suggest we do?"
Faced with the gazes of the gods, Hermes laughed. In his view, Roy should be considered guilty of manslaughter, a serious offense, but not punishable by death.
However, the internal and external pressures were simply too great.
The gods harbored a strange fear and disgust towards Roy, and pressure was exerted by various countries and major cities.
Leaving aside military threats, the economic and technological blockades imposed by various countries are already very troublesome. There is a term called economic globalization, and over thousands of years, Orario has long been integrated into the world.
Orario's magic stone products sell well all over the world, and exquisite goods from various countries also flow into the city, as well as pesticides, fertilizers, minerals, and equipment raw materials. For example, Hephaestus often goes to the sword-making city to purchase goods.
Once countries begin to block their economies, although Orario will not revert to a primitive society, 80 percent of the exquisite goods on the market will disappear.
The consequences were catastrophic!
Regarding Roy's demise, even if the city's gods can understand that it was a choice made out of desperation, Orario still needs to give an explanation to the various countries and major cities.
Hermes, who was used to being neutral, suggested a way to avoid offending either side: "How about we just draw a lottery and let God decide? Then no one can say anything."
Familiar formula, but it works wonders!
"good!"
The gods agreed, and neither Astraea nor Loki objected. They were tired of the wrangling and knew that continuing the argument would not lead to a better outcome.
Freya, however, just pursed her lips. This kind of game of luck was the most unreliable, and she reluctantly agreed.
The gods wrote down Roy's punishment for killing the gods on slips of paper and dropped them into that familiar box.
Astrea, Loki, Freya, and others also wrote down punishments, but the difference was that they all wrote down trivial punishments such as "sweeping the streets for a day" or "helping old ladies cross the road."
The goddesses' favoritism towards Roy is evident.
When all the notes were put into the box, the wide hall fell into a deathly silence.
All eyes of the gods fell on Hermes. As a neutral god and the one who proposed this solution, he was the most suitable candidate.
"hiss!"
Hermes gasped. He really didn't want to take on this dangerous task. If he pulled out something bad, the Astrea Familia would surely kill him. On the other hand, he would offend the gods.
As the one who proposed the method of punishment, Hermes was forcibly pushed forward by the gods.
Hermes was on the verge of tears, so he preemptively warned both sides, "Gentlemen, I'm just a tool for drawing lots; it's not my fault what I draw."
"Hermes, we believe in you!"
"You're the best!"
"Ganbatte!"
The gods didn't care about this or that, they just praised him lavishly.
Hermes knew that these guys were all talk and no action; if anything went wrong, they would throw him out to take the fall. Helpless, he reached into the box, stirred it vigorously, and then slowly pulled out a slip of paper.
"Hermes, what is that?"
The gods stared intently at Hermes, as did Astraea, Loki, and Freya.
Hermes glanced at the contents of the note, his face turning deathly pale. He turned it over with a look of utter despair, only to see four suffocating words written on it.
[Slay the Black Dragon!]
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