In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

The water arrows exploded on the ram's head, and the hard ram's horns took a considerable amount of damage, but the ram's head was temporarily unharmed.

With its claws raised, the Chimera slammed towards Lemoni.

"Hey--"

Lemoni parried the chimera's claws. Athena's blessing granted him superhuman strength. After dissipating the chimera's power, Lemoni unleashed the spear technique inherited from the gods.

While wielding his gun to defend himself, Lemoni would occasionally find an opening to detonate the tip of his gun.

Jimia fell from the sky, her heavy body landing directly on the sheep's head. She fought two against one, her huge fists pounding the sheep's head and the dragon's head simultaneously with great force.

Ocean continuously drew his bow and shot arrows, inflicting numerous minor injuries on the chimera.

The chimera's enormous body twisted and turned, simultaneously dealing with the attacks of three people.

Its heart was filled with fear.

Having lived for hundreds of years, this was the first time it had suffered such a serious injury.

The snake's head was dead, the sheep's head was nearing its limit, the dragon's head was still relatively intact, but its body was covered with various small wounds, and the joints of its three necks were a bloody mess.

No—we have to escape!

Suddenly, Chimera, ignoring the wounds inflicted by Lemoni's golden spear, began to violently shake her body.

Seeing that things were not going well, Jimia jumped off the back of the Chimera.

After throwing down the bundle, Chimera limped away and ran into the distance, trying to escape this place.

The pupils of all three people contracted simultaneously.

"Chase!" Oshin stood up and ran after Chimera, as did Lemoni and Jimia.

The chimera stopped after running only a short distance.

It's... digging in the soil?

Oshin looked at the magical shape of the chimera, somewhat puzzled.

The chimera dug open the ground, and then—it poked its lion's head inside.

It... bit into the node of the spiritual vein.

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Chapter 561 The Pyrrhic Victory

"Lemoni! Jimia—get out of the way!"

Ou Shen looked at the magic, forcibly stopped his speed, and roared loudly.

That chimera—wants—to turn the tables!

I thought they were just running away, but I didn't expect them to have this trick up their sleeve!

Cold sweat dripped down his cheeks as Ou Shen slammed his knee into the ground to slow down.

There was intense friction between the knee and the ground.

Ou Shen gritted his teeth and remained silent. Instead, he drew back his sea bow the instant the speed decreased!

If that guy succeeds, then it will be really dangerous!

Divine power instantly coalesced.

There's no other way but to go all out!

Ou Shen's eyes lit up with a bright blue light.

wow-

Centered on Oshen, seawater appeared out of thin air.

Using divine power to create seawater, and then compressing the seawater onto arrows!

It works!

"Don't even think about succeeding!!!" Ou Shen squeezed all the divine power in his body into this arrow.

Then--

Let go!

call out--

The arrow flew towards the white chimera.

Chimera had already seized the node of magic and felt much more at ease.

That's it, as long as we can absorb the node's magic—

Before Chimera could finish her thought, she suddenly felt a powerful force on her lower body, which was not yet underground.

Ocean's all-out arrow struck the chimera's hind leg directly.

boom----

The explosive divine power sent one of the chimera's powerful hind legs flying.

Because its head was buried in the ground, the Chimera couldn't scream. It could only give orders for its still intact dragon head to turn around and defend itself.

however--

A figure was already standing behind the dragon head.

The instant the dragon head turned its head, Lemoni shoved his golden spear into the dragon's mouth.

Driven by magic, Lemoni, expressionless,... detonated the tip of his gun.

Lemoni, having shattered the dragon's head, grabbed the fur on the chimera's back and pulled it backward forcefully, centering on the chimera's lion head.

The lion's mouth detached from the joint, but it still couldn't get out of the pit.

Exhausted Ocean and Lemoni, who had dragged the bloodied chimera's body into a headfirst position, both shouted at the same time, "Chimiya!!!"

With bloodshot eyes, Kiyomiya smiled.

I've been waiting for this for ages!

Jimia, head bowed, burst out of the smoke and dust.

Sharp corners down—

Collide!

puff-

With unparalleled momentum, Miya thrust her sharp horns deep into the chimera's soft neck.

Pfft—Pfft—

Scalding hot blood gushed from the wound and poured directly onto Miya's body.

The chimera's struggles gradually ceased.

Lemoni finally breathed a sigh of relief and jumped off the chimera.

Kimia pulled himself out of the chimera's neck and spat out a mouthful of blood, it was unclear whether it was his own or the chimera's.

He was covered in blood, reeking of it, and sat down on the ground, panting heavily.

Lemoni was also panting heavily, but he looked a little better than Jimia.

He walked over to Miya, rested his hands on his knees, and looked at her: "Are you alright?"

Kimia, with her red eyes, shook her head and pointed to Oshin, who was lying in the distance.

Lemoni looked in the direction Jimia pointed, his pupils contracting slightly.

Ou Shen lay on the ground, as if he was suffocating, and occasionally coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood.

"Oshen!" Lemoni rushed over.

Kimia also relaxed and lay down on the ground.

The aliens that appeared on his body began to shrink and fall off, and his consciousness gradually sank into the depths.

Fighting...it's really tiring...

......

"Is this what you wanted to see?" Hermes looked at the burly figure beside him, a hint of mockery in his voice.

"Although I didn't come here intentionally to see this, it has truly broadened my horizons." Hephaestus held a forging hammer, his eyes radiating a fiery red divine light, exuding a majestic aura.

He looked at Hermes, who was standing with him on the cloud peak: "Just now, you were trying to save these children, weren't you, Hermes?"

"Well, after all, that chimera is very strong. I do have a feeling that they can't defeat it." Hermes shook his leg slightly with interest. "Whether it's the level of magic power or the intelligence in its mind, it feels like it's at the level of a second-generation magical beast."

Hephaestus fell silent for a moment, then turned his gaze back to the ground.

He looked at Lemoni, who was helping Oshin up and leaning him against a tree, then glanced at the unconscious Jimia, and snorted coldly.

"So what if it's a second-generation species? We know how big the gap is between it and the first-generation species. In the areas we govern now, apart from the real first-generation species, there are only two magical beasts that have reached that level. This chimera... even among second-generation species, it's mediocre. What's there to be proud of in defeating such an enemy?"

"So what is the purpose of your visit this time, brother?" Hermes asked with interest.

"...I just came to see the weapons I forged." Hephaestus said this, but his gaze was elsewhere.

“But these young people really have potential, don’t they?” Hermes sat on the cloud and chuckled.

Hephaestus said nothing more, his breath coming out like flames, and after rubbing his chin, he turned and disappeared.

"How boring, I'm leaving now." Hermes sighed.

Hephaestus is actually one of the more approachable of the main gods, but he often seems too serious, to the point that he tends to overlook other things.

“However, defeating this chimera is indeed somewhat beyond my expectations…” His gaze returned to Ocean, “Even inland, far from the sea, you can display this level of strength… Let me see how far you can go, Oceano.”

Ou Shen leaned against the tree, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"You did it, Lemoni."

Ou Shen stretched out his fist, his eyes filled with both fatigue and excitement.

He had practically squeezed all the divine power from his very bones. If it weren't for Ocean's final, reckless arrow, which allowed the chimera to successfully replenish its magic power from the ley line node, he probably...