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Chapter 173, Section 172: The Dark God Who Can't Escape, In the End I'm the One Who Has to Clean Up the Situation.

Southeast corner of Orario, near Daedalus Road, Black Rat Lane.

The once dark and filthy corner is now illuminated as bright as day by the flames of the explosion and the glow of magic.

Shouts of battle, the clash of weapons, and the agonizing cries of the dying replaced the deathly silence of the past.

Thick smoke billowed, mixed with the stench of blood, painting a picture of hell.

"Why?! Why are Freya's Familia attacking together with Loki's Familia?!"

"We hid very well! The God's plan was flawless!"

"Run! Run now!"

The members of the dark faction panicked and fled in disarray through the narrow alleyways like cockroaches whose nests had been destroyed.

They couldn't understand why their carefully hidden stronghold had been exposed, or why their grand plan to massacre Orario three days later hadn't even begun before they were met with a thunderous attack from two top-tier clans.

boom!

A figure as steady as a mountain, yet carrying destructive power, charged into the crowd, instantly silencing all screams and thoughts.

The leader of the Freya Familia, "The Fierce One" Ota, wielded a jet-black greatsword rapidly amidst the crowd.

He didn't use any fancy skills, just the most basic slashes and sweeps, against the few L fighters who were putting up a stubborn resistance.

The V3 adventurer was easily swatted away by him.

Click—!

The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible. The figures twisted into bizarre shapes in mid-air, rolled a few times upon landing, and then fell completely silent.

However, there was no joy in Otta's resolute eyes; instead, there was an imperceptible gloom.

"Too weak————"

This thought lingered in his mind. It wasn't referring to the easily defeated enemies before him, but to himself.

The man named Gu Yuan, the one who received special attention from the goddess Freya, was able to defeat and capture the LV7 "Gluttony" Chardo in a head-on confrontation.

And he himself, Orario's undisputed ultimate weapon, could only clear out these insignificant grunts here.

A complex mix of anxiety, resentment, and a strong sense of urgency surged within him.

He must become stronger, he must catch up with that rapidly advancing figure, in order to once again become a sharp blade worthy of the goddess's expectations.

"Please, let me go, I'll do anything—"

'

Click.

The pleas for mercy stopped abruptly. Ota ignored them, ending their lives as if crushing a noisy insect, without even glancing at the limp corpse.

As he efficiently cleared out the remaining resistance, his deep, authoritative voice, like a war drum, echoed across the battlefield: "Disperse and search!"

"Target: Erebus, the god of darkness!"

"Seal off all exits! We cannot allow him to escape!"

The order was carried out swiftly, and the elite members of the Freya Familia and Loki Familia quickly sorted through the chaotic area, checking each house one by one, striving to leave no corner unchecked.

In the middle of this chaos, on the second floor of a relatively intact building.

Erebus stood by the window, peering through the narrow crack at the carnage below. His usually playful and composed face was now filled with an unyielding gloom.

The meticulously arranged stage was interrupted by a group of uninvited "spectators" before the main character could even make a grand entrance.

Smash to pieces —

This completely unexpected turn of events stirred a long-dormant anger within him.

The wooden window frame groaned under the weight of his hands, almost crushing them.

Just then, a cool voice rang out behind him.

"—It seems you're not in a good mood."

Alphia returned quietly at some unknown time.

She watched Erebus's retreating figure, her tone flat and emotionless.

Even she was seeing this seemingly infallible God of Darkness display such a defeated expression for the first time.

"Feelings? Ha."

Erebus didn't turn around, but anyone could hear the suppressed anger in his voice. "What a joke! My carefully constructed stage has never had a place reserved for these uninvited guests!"

"Even gods have tempers!"

Alphia remained silent, simply watching.

"What's next?" she asked. "Surrender?"

"impossible."

Erebus vehemently denied it, a renewed glint of fanaticism in his eyes. "The hero has not yet appeared; how can I, as the 'necessary evil,' take my final bow here?"

Counterattack is hopeless. The attack was too sudden, and his troops scattered throughout the city had no time to mobilize and regroup. He is now in a desperate situation surrounded on all sides.

However, upon calm reflection, he realized that he was not without hope.

"Sacrifice the pawn to save the king."

Erebus decisively ordered, turning to Alphia, "Take me away from here! The stage may have collapsed, but the script cannot end here!"

"As long as the screenwriter is still around, the story can continue!"

The words were cold and resolute. Alphia remained silent for a moment, though she didn't feel much about Erebus's plan itself.

But she knew that if Erebus were captured here, the kind of "sacrifice" she had hoped for, and the one that she and Chardo had chosen, would lose its meaning.

This was the only thing she cared about after leaving the mountain; her lifespan was limited, and she couldn't waste it on anything pointless.

Thinking of this—

Alphia exhaled a barely perceptible breath and nodded slightly: "I understand."

No further words.

Downstairs, Ota had just crushed the head of a dark faction executive with his bare hands.

Click.

Just as he was about to issue new instructions, a sudden change occurred!

Bang!

The second-floor window shattered suddenly. Two figures, one graceful and the other slender, shot out with incredible speed!

"Trying to leave?!"

Ota's pupils contracted sharply upon seeing this. Almost instinctively, all his muscles tensed, and he exerted force with his feet, causing the ground to crack violently!

Its massive body shot into the sky like a giant cannonball, heading straight for Alphia!

He would never allow the goddess's target, and the culprit who caused such chaos, to escape!

"Annoying."

Alphia caught a glimpse of a hint of impatience flashing across her cool and aloof expression.

Faced with Orario's ultimate weapon's full-force interception, she didn't even turn around to look at it directly. She simply raised her slender finger slightly and pointed it in mid-air in the direction Orario was charging from.

"Gospel."

Buzz—! ! !

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no dazzling light and shadow effects, only a deep hum that seemed to directly affect the depths of the soul!

A terrifying pressure, far beyond the comprehension of LV6, descended like the collapse of the heavens—this was the attack of LV7.

The air seemed to solidify into tangible sound waves, crashing heavily onto Ota!

"puff--!"

Ota's forward momentum suddenly froze, as if struck by a heavy blow, and he spat out a mouthful of hot blood!

Absolute level dominance!

He felt his internal organs vibrating and shifting under the strange sound waves, and the excruciating pain stripped him of most of his strength and consciousness!

Boom!

Its massive body crashed heavily to the ground, raising clouds of dust, and for a moment it was unable to get up like a puppet with its strings cut!

"Commander!"

"Stop her! Don't let her get away!"

The Freya Familia members around them were furious at the sight.

Disregarding their own safety, several powerful individuals unleashed their full strength, their swords and magic weaving into a net in an attempt to block the deadly figure.

However, Alphia still didn't look at them directly, but instead uttered a few short chants, and the invisible, destructive sound spread again.

hum!

"Ugh!"

"cough!"

Those who tried to stop them were as if they had run into an invisible wall of sound; they all coughed up blood and flew backward, their bones broken and their injuries severe, immediately losing their fighting ability.

The crowd below felt a chill in their hearts. Even the universally acknowledged strongest captain, Ota, had been severely injured in one blow. Who else could stop this monstrous woman?

Are we really going to just stand by and watch the main culprit escape, and let all the sacrifices and efforts of today go to waste?

An atmosphere of despair began to spread.

Just as Alphia, carrying Erebus, was about to gracefully depart into the thick night sky, her figure twisting and turning in the air.

"Whoosh!"

A dark shadow seemed to tear through space, swooping down from the night sky at a speed beyond the limits of human vision!

The moonlight outlined his tall, strong silhouette behind him, his black hair dancing wildly in the night wind, like the arrival of a god of judgment!

It's Gu Yuan!

He had just completed his upgrade and sensed the energy fluctuations here, so he rushed over at full speed, sensing that Ota might not be able to defeat Alphia.

As it turned out, their fears came true.