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Chapter 180, 179: After rescuing Adi, the chaos subsides, and Miss Liu's favorability increases!

"Commander! Are you alright?!"

"Be on guard! Surround it!"

The members of Freya's Familia then snapped out of their daze and recovered from their extreme shock.

The dust in the air stung their nasal passages and, even more so, their nerves.

A group of people rushed towards the giant pit in a panic, trying to help their leader.

The other group reflexively drew their weapons and surrounded Gu Yuan as if facing a formidable enemy, even though their hands were trembling slightly, revealing their inner fear.

At the bottom of the pit, Ota stood up with some difficulty.

His short, sharp hair, a symbol of bravery, was covered in dust and debris, and his arm armor showed obvious cracks.

"cough--"

He forced down the metallic taste churning in his throat, waved his hand to stop his subordinates' overreaction, and said in a deliberately calm voice, "It's alright."

However, when he looked up at the black-haired youth again, an unprecedented solemnity and indomitable fighting spirit had quietly crept into his eyes.

The lightning-fast exchange just now, the overwhelming power, almost reminded him of the oppressive feeling he had when facing the deepest level of the underground city.

Is this the power that can crush Alphia?

Just then, a graceful figure arrived late, accompanied by the sound of wind breaking through the air.

tread.

Liu Liang landed lightly on a messy open space not far away, her breathing slightly rapid, her full chest rising and falling slightly due to the high speed of her movement.

Her azure eyes swept quickly across the scene: the unconscious Dina, the slightly disheveled Ota covered in mud, and the composed Gu Yuan surrounded by Freya's Familia.

A look of understanding flashed in his eyes.

She spoke immediately, her voice filled with undisguised urgency and apology: "I'm so sorry! Gu Yuan is too fast, I couldn't keep up even with all my strength—the situation is urgent, I have to let him go first!"

She quickly turned to the still-shocked Shakti, her voice quickening, "Shakti! Quickly, tell Gu Yuan about Ahuo's situation! We came too hastily; I haven't had time to explain the details!"

Shakti was startled awake by Liu's voice, and suddenly came to his senses, shifting his gaze from Ota in the deep pit to his unconscious sister in his arms.

She suppressed the raging storm in her heart caused by Gu Yuan's displayed strength, and quickly recounted in detail how the bomb implanted in A Huo's body was linked to the lives of Dina and Vina, and how Ota forcibly interrogated her despite the safety of the hostages.

After listening, Gu Yuan pondered for a few seconds, then nodded in understanding: "I see. Don't worry, now that I'm here, the bomb is no problem."

He paused, then said with a reassuring certainty, "I don't have the skill to defuse bombs yet, but I do have the skill to prevent them from ever exploding."

The meaning is clear: control the caster, and the bomb will be useless. Then find someone who can deal with it; with the many gods in Orario, it won't be a problem at all.

Upon hearing this, Shakti's nerves, which had been stretched to the limit, seemed to be cut off, and he finally relaxed.

She hugged Adi tightly in her arms, as if trying to meld her sister into her own body. Tears finally welled up uncontrollably, and she murmured, "Thank goodness—Adi—we're finally saved—"

Upon seeing this scene, a hint of emotion flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

He then turned his gaze back to Ota and questioned, "Ota, what are you doing here? With your strength and experience, you could have easily subdued them without endangering the hostages. Why did you choose the most drastic method?"

Ota stared silently at Gu Yuan, his gaze complex. After a few seconds, he looked away and simply replied in a low voice with four words: "—None of your business."

Between the two, the air seemed to freeze, and the invisible auras collided silently, making the surrounding group members feel suffocated.

Finally, Ota broke the silence first.

He rubbed his shoulder blade, which was still aching slightly, and heard a faint "crack" sound from inside—a deep reminder of the violent impact he had just experienced.

Without another word, he turned to his adjutant and ordered in a deep voice, "Let's go."

He had to quickly organize his men and, while Gu Yuan's attention was focused on A Huo and the elf sisters and he hadn't yet delved into the details of his actions, immediately seal off the area.

We must dig three feet into the ground to find the hidden goddess Alectus; this is a death order personally given by the goddess, and there is no room for error.

Gu Yuan watched Ota and his men hurriedly leave, his narrowed eyes thoughtful for a few seconds, but he did not make a move to stop them.

He could probably guess that Ota had other missions to attend to, and that now was not the best time to investigate further.

He exhaled and turned to Ryu and Shakti, whose emotions had calmed down somewhat: "Let's go, this is not a place to stay for long."

After saying that, his gaze instantly locked onto Vina, who was trying to quietly get up and escape not far away. With a casual wave of his hand, a wave of air struck the back of her neck from a distance.

Vina didn't even let out a complete scream; she just groaned and collapsed softly to the ground, following in her sister's footsteps.

Gu Yuan stepped forward, picked up the unconscious Dina and Vina, one in each arm, and said, "If you control them, Adi will be safe. As for the Freya Familia—"

He glanced in the direction Ota had left, his eyes deep. "Judging from Ota's expression, he doesn't seem to really want to kill Adi. Perhaps there's another reason. Ensuring your safety is more important right now. Let's put this matter aside for now."

He paused, then looked at the elven girl beside him with a hint of helplessness: "Liang, next time you pass on information, remember to clarify the most crucial details first. If I hadn't stopped in time this time, it would have almost caused a huge misunderstanding."

A faint blush instantly spread across Liu's cheeks, and she lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly: "—Yes, I understand. I was too hasty this time and didn't think things through."

She secretly vowed to herself that she would be more careful next time.

She quietly raised her head and looked at Gu Yuan's back. A complex emotion, a mixture of gratitude, admiration and a little self-reproach, welled up in her heart.

After A Huo was rescued, A Huo's goodwill towards Gu Yuan quietly increased.

Without lingering, the group quickly left the battlefield, still thick with blood and smoke, carrying the unconscious elf sisters and the weakened Shakti sisters.

At the edge of the battlefield, Ota hadn't gone far. He stood behind a broken wall, watching Gu Yuan and his group disappear around the street corner, his eyes filled with complex and unreadable emotions.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the physical pain and inner turmoil, and solemnly gave the most urgent order to the adjutant beside him:

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"Send more men, completely seal off this area, and conduct a thorough search! Alecto must still be hiding somewhere here!"

The Garden of Stars was brightly lit, and the warm light dispelled the chill of the night.

After confining Dina and Vina to a secret room using specially made magical artifacts, and properly settling Shakti and the still unconscious Aho, Gu Yuan declined the concerned inquiries from Arisha and the others, and returned to his room alone.

The continuous high-intensity battles, the mental strain, and the unexpected episode of the final confrontation with Ota left him feeling a long-lost sense of fatigue.

But what he was more concerned about at the moment was something else.

He took off his shirt and calmly said to the goddess Astraea, who was waiting in the room, "Goddess, please update my stats now."

Having experienced the battle with Alphia and the god-slaying act atop the Tower of Babel, he was eager to know just how far his body had grown.

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Did that unprecedented act of "god-killing" bring new possibilities, as he had hoped?

Astraea nodded slightly, a barely perceptible hint of expectation flashing across her gentle and holy face.

With utmost solemnity, she slowly touched the sacred patterns on Gu Yuan's back with divine blood that shimmered with a faint light gathered at her fingertips.

pat.

The sound of water droplets, symbolizing evolution, seemed to echo in the silent room.

New data is about to emerge.