Is there something wrong with playing Genshin Impact in the dungeon?

"..."

"Do you know..."

"enough!"

Instead of a dignified rebuttal, Ares's words to interrupt Marius's questioning sounded more like a spoiled brat throwing a tantrum.

What kind of attitude is that?

The most disgraceful military genius in history turned around and pointed at Marius, roaring, "Such disrespect towards me, be careful I'll disqualify you from the throne..."

"Oh? Such a good thing?"

Marius's eyes lit up. "Hurry up, hurry up! I've wanted to go to Orario as an adventurer for ages!"

"You're dreaming."

Chapter 145 'Gun'

Just as those incoherent arguments were emanating from the main camp of the Ares Familia, a 'neutral god' disguised as a traveler happened to pass by.

Hermes... In the past, he probably would have just walked in nonchalantly and then added fuel to the fire.

But now, this seemingly 'smiling, dagger-wielding blond guy' has a worried look on his face.

Honestly, it's incredibly rare to see that kind of expression on the face of this cunning and calculating old man.

It is rare.

However, right now...

"Lord Hermes, are you sure it's not too late to start looking for 'that person' now?"

Behind the male god was a blue-haired, blue-eyed woman wearing glasses.

【The All-Powerful】Asphi Al Andromeda, as the current leader of the Hermes Familia, has a registered Grace level of only Lv.2 within the 'Guild', but this is actually the result of 'falsely reporting her level'.

Its true grace level is Lv.4, and it is also a top-level magical item maker who has awakened the super rare development ability [mystery].

At this moment, the reason why the human and the god came to the Ares Familia (Lachya Kingdom) military camp was actually to borrow a few 'tamed dragons' from them to travel.

He and she urgently needed to return to Orari as soon as possible.

The goal is very simple...

"The conditions for using that 'gun' are too demanding. None of the 'first and second level adventurers' gathered here right now have its approval... This includes your friend who belongs to the 'Goddess of Justice'."

Hermes shrugged helplessly. "We've been trying our luck these past few days, and Artemis has confirmed that, not only among other adventurers with lower favor levels, but even among the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Kingdom of Lachia, not a single one meets the requirements."

"Well... there's nothing I can do but take her to Orario to try my luck."

Hearing him say that...

“But, given Lady Artemis’s current condition…”

"She will hold on."

Hermes narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a serious tone, "Love for the mortal realm, self-affirmation... even regret for 'loss', whatever it may be, that 'Goddess of Purity' will surely continue to hold on."

"We must make good use of the time she has fought so hard for."

The heartthrob raised his right hand and slightly pulled down the brim of his hat. "After all, the world hasn't had a chance to give birth to a 'true hero' yet."

"We can't let it be destroyed like this."

******

Meanwhile, on the other side...

"The swarm of scorpions is attacking again!"

"All personnel, prepare for battle!"

"These bastards are such a nuisance."

……

Because of the stubborn and irrational military genius who has been going his own way in recent years, the Kingdom of Lachia and Orario have always been in a state of open hostility. Therefore, even though the two major forces have a rare opportunity to cooperate, their camps have not been set up together.

This 'border defense line' is currently guarded by two major forces, each responsible for a portion of it.

And now, it is five o'clock in the morning.

Night is about to end...

"Crackling sound~"

A large number of Scorpion Splits that emerged from the 'Great Tree Sea' began attacking the camps of the two major forces in a seemingly chaotic manner.

It was during this process that...

"Although Finn and Riveria, who are good at using their brains, aren't here, I have a feeling that these monsters aren't attacking us randomly?"

In fact, the power of this 'alliance' is very fragmented nowadays.

To be honest, not only did the Lachia Kingdom's army and the Orario reinforcements have nothing in common, but even adventurers belonging to different clans couldn't find common ground to talk about.

Therefore, if someone were to wander into the tents used by the Loki Familia members, they would only see Grace, Lefia, Alicia, Anachitti, Raul, and others.

Although Freya's Familia camp was set up right next to them, neither the 'Black and White Twin Swords' nor the [Four Flame Warriors] paid any attention to them.

All Grace and the others knew was that about a week ago, the Black Demon Sword and the White Demon Staff had entered the Great Tree Sea together.

Then, until yesterday, the two returned silently, carrying the scent of blood.

We haven't received any news about what exactly happened to them in the 'Great Sea of ​​Trees'.

It's obvious they didn't intend to share it with their own side.

Therefore, Grace could only lead Lefia and the others to fight against those one-eyed giant scorpions that 'looked to be quite numerous' every day.

In fact, even the term "scorpion swarm" has only gradually spread in the camp in the last few days.

With these monsters attacking, Grace is once again leading the 'seedlings' in a mechanical defensive posture.

A dozen minutes later...

“It’s just a small-scale operation each time, and then it happens again after a while.”

After defeating the scorpion horde yet again, Grace, wielding the 'Earth Battle Axe', couldn't help but complain while Raul and the others were cleaning up the battlefield: "They're not a threat at all, they're just incredibly annoying."

"Was this all the ancient monster that could only be 'sealed' because it couldn't be killed?"

Grace herself couldn't believe such a thing could happen.

After all, putting everything else aside, the 'Black and White Twin Swords' returned silently with a bloody scent, and since the incident here has not been declared 'resolved', it undoubtedly means that the two Lv.6s have failed.

Sudden……

“If you underestimate ancient monsters like this, it only proves that you’re getting more and more backward, Grace.”

A familiar voice came from not far behind me.

The old dwarf general didn't even turn around to look. He simply slung the giant axe over his shoulder and said to himself, "The reinforcements who are so late have quite the big mouth."

"What, noble elves, do you also have to be a germaphobe when you're on the go?"

"Ha, you bastard..."

Rivia, holding the 'Great Elf Staff', moved to stand beside Grace. "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. The 'reinforcements' you requested haven't all arrived yet. I'm the only one who's here first."

"Ok?"

Grace couldn't help but turn her head away this time.

He glanced behind him and saw that apart from Riveria, there was no one else around. However, Lefia, Alicia, and the others who had been cleaning up the battlefield and collecting magic stones not far away noticed what was happening and were running towards them excitedly...

"only you?"

Grace asked in confusion, "Did they come here on a dragon?"

"No, I was originally traveling on foot with Claire and the others. There are no more wyverns available in Orario."

Riveria shrugged slightly. "But...Fire helped me a lot."

"Because she was there, after I realized that the situation here was extremely urgent, I temporarily handed the team over to Claire to lead."

"By the way, I also went to the 'Kaios Desert' with her."

……

Chapter 146 The Favor of the Goddess

Sometimes, Ling Shu would feel a pang of sadness at the things happening around him.

For example, even though she is a member of Freya Familia, upon closer inspection, she is actually closer to the members of Loki Familia and spends more time with them.

From this perspective alone, he and Welf really get along.

Of course, this time when she came to the 'border defense line' military camp, Ying was not so 'biased towards outsiders'.

This was, after all, a real operation outside the city... Now that she was away from Orario, she didn't want people to gossip about her.

I don't want to cause unnecessary conflict with other members of the clan over such a small matter.

Therefore, she immediately went to the location of her own camp.

That is, in front of the large tent whose top banner is printed with the totem of a 'human head with a celestial horse feather crown'.

Actually, this totem symbolizes Valkyrie, who fights on a winged horse.

Ling Shu knew that although the gods in the DanMachi world... and even their families, had their own backgrounds (character settings), they were largely based on the myths and anecdotes of their home planet Earth.

For example, on Loki's side, there are Bert the Wolf, Tione the Serpent, and Riveria the Nine Demoness, who correspond to Loki's three children in Norse mythology: Fenrir the Wolf, Jormungandr the World Serpent, and Hela the Goddess of Death.

Among them, the three incantation sections of Riveria's 'first spell' correspond to the three stages of 'Ragnarok' in Norse mythology—

'Ecstasy Fimbulb Winter' symbolizes the imminent arrival of 'Ragnarok'.

'Higher Victory Sword' symbolizes the destruction of the world by the Fire Giant King Surtur (Surtur) using the Flaming Demon Sword Levitin during the 'Ragnarok' catastrophe.

'Weiss Windheim' represents the new world after 'Ragnarok'.

Now let's look at Freya's Familia—