Zongman: The wrong person on the ground, double Shenwei at the beginning

They kept looking back, as if something terrible was chasing them.

"Quick! Cassandra! We're almost there!"

A spirited young woman with short, beautiful red hair was holding the hand of her friend whom she had just met, gritting her teeth and running towards the recruitment point of the Hestia Familia.

"Daphne...I...I can't breathe..."

Cassandra, whose face was partially obscured by her light blue hair, followed behind breathlessly, staggering.

Daphne retorted coldly.

"No! We absolutely cannot stop! You don't want to be forcibly dragged into that disgusting guy's clan, do you?"

Cassandra shuddered involuntarily at the thought of that man's face.

"Ugh... We clearly said we wanted to join Hestia's Familia... but that goddess just wouldn't listen to us..."

After a while, they finally saw the girls who were undergoing trials, and their eyes lit up immediately.

Daphne disregarded etiquette and immediately cried for help.

"Hey! Help! Can anyone help us? We want to join the Hestia Familia, but someone is trying to forcibly take us away!"

Lunova and Chloe both frowned, then looked at Jun Suzuki standing there.

In Rhodes's absence, she can, to some extent, represent Rhodes's will.

The girls who had just passed the trial also cast their gazes silently, seemingly wanting to see how this new member of the clan would handle this sudden trouble.

Ilta's brown eyes scrutinized them sharply.

"Will you drive them away to protect yourselves, or will you accept this trouble for the sake of your principles? Let me see your choice..."

Just as the two girls were about to step into the gate of the compound, a flamboyant voice filled with mockery and disgust rang out on the street.

"My treasures~ I've always said it, no matter where you run, you can't escape my grasp~"

With a head of golden hair as brilliant and radiant as sunlight, the divine being appeared before the girls.

Chapter 109 Cleansing Apollo's Familia, Typhon's First God-Devouring! (Please subscribe and vote!)

When Apollo saw the group of beautiful young women in the courtyard, his eyes, which he considered as bright as the sun, instantly lit up.

His expression shifted from initial amusement to undisguised ecstasy, his upturned lips revealing the greed of a hunter eyeing his prey.

"Fantastic! Fantastic! So many treasures gathered here! This is truly a gift from heaven to me, Apollo!"

He exaggeratedly pressed his chest beneath his ornate attire, then suddenly opened his arms wide, proclaiming to everyone in an aria.

"Yes! It's decided, you will all join my familia! Become my beloved family~"

Daphne's fists clenched white as she turned and glared angrily at the obnoxious, persistent deity.

"I've said it a million times! I don't want to join your bullshit clan! Can't you understand human language?!"

Apollo elegantly raised a finger, shaking his head dismissively.

“Oh, my dear Daphne, you don’t understand my deep love for children yet, and I don’t blame you.”

"However, I will never give up on the things I like, even if I have to chase them to the ends of the earth~"

"you...!"

Daphne even harbored a disrespectful thought of killing a god.

At this moment, she finally understood what a troublesome and shameless god the other party was!

Although she really wanted to get rid of this guy, she didn't want this newly formed Hestia Familia to provoke the Apollo Familia, which had been developing in Orario for many years.

Because what she said before wasn't a lie; she genuinely... wanted to join...

Daphne and Cassandra exchanged a glance, both seeing a resolute look in each other's eyes.

They took a deep breath and glanced apologetically at the girls in the yard.

"Sorry for disturbing you."

After saying that, they prepared to turn around and continue their endless escape.

"and many more."

A man's voice suddenly rang out in the courtyard.

The sound wasn't loud, but it seemed to possess some kind of magic, instantly drowning out all the noise.

All the girls turned their gazes toward the newcomer, their faces showing undisguised surprise and relief.

Jun Suzuki exchanged a glance with the soldier in the shadows behind him and gave a faint smile.

"Rod!"

Ignoring Apollo, whose face was filled with even greater ecstasy at his appearance, Rhodes calmly looked at the two desperate girls and asked.

Where do you want to go?

Daphne paused, unable to answer.

Because she herself didn't know where to run to escape the pursuit of a god.

A bitter smile appeared on her face.

"I..."

Rod spoke softly, his voice not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"Come in, didn't you want to join us?"

Daphne felt a surge of indescribable emotion, but she still hesitated.

"But...but...he..."

Rod interrupted her abruptly, his gaze sweeping over all the newcomers present.

"Don't think there are shortcuts you can take."

"Everyone must undergo trials equally; this is the principle of fairness that our clan upholds."

The girls who had just passed the trial were surprised for a moment, then they all showed gentle and trusting smiles.

They were right about him...

Ilta, meanwhile, secretly glanced at Rhodes out of the corner of her eye, her heart filled with complex emotions.

This guy... is he the man favored by the Familia of Justice...?

Just by showing their faces, Chloe and the others instantly regained their composure.

Moreover, upon his arrival, he chose to protect the two girls he didn't know without any hesitation.

However, this subsequent statement ignited the emotions of everyone present, implying that if they were in the same situation as the two girls, they would still make the same choice.

In just one sentence, all the newlyweds felt a sense of belonging.

This guy... is really...

Daphne and Cassandra exchanged a glance and whispered something to each other.

"Sorry...and...thank you..."

Without further hesitation, they each walked toward Chloe and Maru, ready to undergo the trial.

Apollo seemed in no hurry at all, instead looking at Rhodes with an even more scorching gaze, as if it could melt a person.

"Oh, you must be Rod, the most popular hero in the city lately? I've been wanting to meet you for a long time."

He waved elegantly, beckoning a male attendant whose eyes were filled with fanatical infatuation with him. The attendant took a bottle of fine wine from his pocket and took a sip.

"Ah, fine wine, indeed, needs to be paired with the finest jewels to truly bring out its flavor."

Rod stood there expressionless, waiting.

Apollo, seemingly curious about his next move, watched with interest.

"Hey, why don't you just join my familia? Even Hestia can't stop my passion for you."

"Or, Hestia could come along too, I wouldn't mind~"

Just then, Jun Suzuki suddenly spoke up.

"Master, both of them have passed the test."

The moment the words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene changed abruptly.

An invisible cold wind suddenly swept in.

An oppressive feeling, as if it could freeze one's soul, descended instantly.

Everyone present, whether new members or members of Apollo's retinue, felt a sudden difficulty breathing, as if their hearts were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.

Apollo's smile froze, and his eyes, which had been filled with amusement, narrowed warily.

"Oh dear, Rhodes, you're not thinking of breaking Orario's rules and attacking in broad daylight, are you?"

Rhodes stared calmly at Apollo, his dark eyes as deep as an abyss.

"Do you dare to do what you did to Freya or Loki today?"

Apollo's expression was somewhat unnatural.

What...do you mean?

Rod took the list filled with the names of the newcomers from Jun Suzuki, looked down at it and saw many familiar names, his tone eerily calm.

"So I'm curious, if you don't dare to mess with them, why do you dare to mess with me? And even try to steal my people."

"Looks like I've been too low-key, or maybe I haven't killed enough people."

A girl with heterochromia silently slipped out of the shadows and lurked into the shadows, silently watching Apollo.

"Sofia Flores..."

Rod called out a girl's name. The girl was startled, but she immediately stood up and bowed her head slightly.

"Lord Rhodes."

Rod searched his memory for a long time before he could recall the origins of this girl who exuded a formidable aura.

She was a female character in a web game in my past life, and her abilities were quite good.

But she has a younger sister, who is the protagonist of the online game and possesses the most overpowered skills in both the main story and the game's main plot.

Rhodes made a note of this for the time being and continued reading the names.

"Nalvie".

"Yes Yes!"

"Ilta".

"...I am here."

"Nazha, Lulu, Daphne... the six of you will now follow Chloe to the Apollo Familia's encampment."

As Apollo's eyes widened in disbelief, Rhodes casually issued an order that would overturn all the conventional wisdom of the current clans.

“Apollo himself attempted to seize members of Hestia’s Familia in broad daylight. I suspect he is an evil god and has connections to the dark faction.”

"Go and investigate now, and rescue those members of the other family who were forced to join."

Apollo panicked, and the wine glass he dropped shattered on the floor with a crash.

The elegance and composure on his face vanished instantly, replaced by shock and panic.

"Wait, wait... Guild-sanctioned battles are only allowed in War Games! This is a violation of the rules, it's a declaration of war!"

"Give up your audacious idea, or I'll report you to the guild!"

Rod couldn't help but chuckle.

I almost laughed when you told me you were complaining.

The girls whose names were called exchanged glances, their eyes sparkling with excitement and determination.

Daphne pursed her lips tightly, her eyes reddening, and she was almost crying with emotion.