Anime Crossover: I, the Shadow King, slaughter my way through DanMachi!

That's the Great Tree Sea Secret Realm; we're almost there.

Artemis suddenly extended an invitation to Ying Ping in front of everyone: "Orion...would you like to ride a dragon with me today?"

Her voice was soft, and her green eyes held anticipation.

This suggestion stunned everyone.

Hestia's eyes widened, and she nearly dropped the skewer of meat in her hand. She exclaimed in shock, "Wh-what?!"

Yingping glanced at Artemis, then at the sulking Hestia, and finally smiled and nodded in agreement: "Okay."

"no!"

Hestia immediately protested, "Artemis! Yingping is clearly mine! How can you, as the goddess of chastity,..."

Artemis looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, Hestia... I just have something important I'd like to discuss with Yingping-kun alone."

"Waaaaah, what important thing can't be said in front of everyone?!"

Hestia shouted angrily, her blue twin tails almost standing on end, "Yingping-kun, you are clearly the leader of our clan!"

Artemis simply smiled gently: "I know, just for a moment, Hestia, we really have some important things to discuss."

Hestia's face turned bright red.

Elena floated over on her broomstick and chuckled, "Lord Hestia, you wouldn't be jealous over something like this, would you?"

"Hmph! Who, who's jealous!"

Hestia reluctantly climbed onto the dragon, muttering, "It's all Artemis's fault! She's been acting so strange lately..."

Elena teased mischievously, "It seems that the Moon Goddess has developed some special feelings for Master~ As expected of Master."

"impossible!"

Hestia immediately retorted, "Artemis is...but..."

Her voice gradually faded.

Because even she herself wasn't sure what Artemis was thinking right now.

Ultimately, at Artemis's insistence, the team was readjusted.

Ying Ping and Artemis rode together on a flying dragon.

Hestia and Kokkoro were in a group, both feeling down.

Chizuka and Takina are still together.

Elena flew gracefully on her magic broom, unwilling to stay on a dragon with Hermes.

"This is not fair!"

Hermes wailed, "Why must I fly alone! I also want to be close to lovely girls!"

However, no one paid attention to his protests, and the Flying Dragons set off again.

Artemis's dragon took the lead, leaving the others far behind.

"Lady Artemis, you seem to be having more and more worries lately. Can't you even tell me?"

Ying Ping sat down in front of Artemis and asked in a calm voice.

Artemis stiffened slightly: "Is it that obvious?"

"What do you think? You haven't eaten for days."

Ying Ping replied calmly.

"Ying Pingjun..."

Artemis called softly, her eyes gentler than usual, "Thank you for taking care of me these past three days."

Yingping turned to look at her: "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

Artemis gazed at the gradually clearing outline of the Great Sea of ​​Trees in the distance: "Because the more you and I are of one mind, the more powerful the Orion Spear will become."

"Then...once we get there, many things will be different from now."

Her voice carried a hint of sorrow that Ying Ping had never heard before.

Just as Ying Ping was about to ask further questions, Artemis suddenly hugged him.

Artemis rested her chin on Yingping's shoulder and said softly, "Promise me that no matter what happens, you won't hate me. Please make the right decision, okay?"

Her eyes gleamed with a complex light, which seemed to be both a plea and a farewell.

Ying Ping remained silent.

He had never seen Artemis with such an expression before—

Vulnerable, uneasy, yet resolute.

"Artemis, things may be..."

"Shhh."

She gently shook her head. "Now is not the time to reveal everything. Let's... enjoy this last flight."

"Please, Orion."

After saying that, she still held Yingping in her arms, and then slowly closed her eyes.

But Yingping noticed that her body was trembling slightly and tears were streaming from the corners of her eyes.

The dragon continued forward, and the outline of the Great Forest became clearer and clearer.

"Ugh...."

Yingping sighed deeply.

As a time traveler, he was well aware of what had happened to Artemis.

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As the dragon continued to fly forward.

Yingping suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Eagle Eye allows him to see abnormal situations on the ground very clearly from thousands of meters in the air.

"Artemis, it's an emergency!"

Yingping pointed to a direction on the ground, "There are monsters attacking humans over there!"

Artemis immediately became alert and looked in the direction Ying Ping pointed.

On the ground, a large group of scorpion monsters, with black carapaces, red eyes, and the size of hounds, surged across the plain like a tide, about to catch up with a carriage that was fleeing for its life.

"Quick, descend! Let's go down together!"

Artemis immediately gave the order.

Yingping handed her the reins and said in a low but firm voice, "Don't worry, leave this to me."

After saying that, to Artemis's astonishment, Ying Ping actually jumped down from a height of several hundred meters!

Orion!

Artemis gasped in shock, her heart nearly leaping out of her chest.

Jumping from such a height, even a level 5 or 6 adventurer would be seriously injured if they didn't die!

However, that did not happen.

Ying Ping plummeted like a superhero making his entrance, and just before he hit the ground, the Hestia Sword was suddenly drawn!

"boom!!!"

The moment the sword touched the ground, a crater was smashed out, and a violent shockwave exploded outwards from it!

"boom!!!"

Dozens of scorpion monsters were instantly blasted away or killed on the spot.

The sound of shells shattering was incessant, and then they all turned into ashes and fell out as 300 magic stones.

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Ying Ping slowly straightened up, his body and longsword wreathed in purple-blue arcs of electricity.

"Oh my God!"

Artemis stared in disbelief at the scene.

"Die, Blade Storm!"

On the ground, Ying Ping was like a war god descending, each sword strike bringing with it a vast expanse of lightning and sword energy, turning monsters to ashes wherever he went.

The immense power of the LV18 Shadow King was finally revealed in its entirety at this moment.

In the world of DanMachi, there are no adventurers who can rival him.

"Wow, so strong! Is this Orion's true power?"

Artemis murmured to herself.

But she wouldn't just stand by and watch. She immediately controlled the dragon to descend, and at the same time took the silver bow from her back to support Ying Ping from the air.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!!!"

Each arrow pierced the monster's vital points with pinpoint accuracy.

In the center of the battlefield, Ying Ping sometimes moved through the monster horde like a ghost, and at other times he struck the ground like thunder.

Every strike was devastating, reaping the lives of countless monsters with unparalleled ferocity.

Artemis appeared beside him at some point, and they fought back to back.

Her arrows seemed to have eyes, each one piercing the monster's weak point from an incredible angle.

"As expected of Lady Artemis."

"Your fighting posture is so beautiful that I can't take my eyes off you."

Yingping smiled slightly at her during a lull in the fighting.

Artemis blushed slightly at his praise: "Focus on the battle!"

"Yes!"

Ying Ping accepted the order and his figure flashed past like a shadow, instantly reaping a large group of monsters.

In the sky, the other dragons also descended one after another.

Hestia was the first to jump down: "Yingping! Artemis! We're here to help you too!"

Chizuka and Takina immediately took up the high ground, and a barrage of arrows rained down on the monsters.

"Fireball!"

Elena brandished her staff, and a series of fireballs exploded among the scorpions.

"Holy Light, please protect us!"

Kokkoro then cast a protective spell on everyone.

Hermes was the last to land.

He stood at the edge of the battlefield, his eyes gleaming as he observed Ying Ping's fighting posture: "This astonishing strength... is comparable to LV6, no, it's even far beyond that!"

"Could it be LV7!?"

Within minutes, hundreds of Anglers larvae were wiped out.

The rescued coachman collapsed to the ground, staring incredulously at his saviors who had seemingly appeared out of nowhere: "Th-thank you, sirs, for saving our lives..."

Ying Ping sheathed his longsword and walked towards the carriage: "Are you alright? Where did these monsters come from?"

The coachman pointed tremblingly towards the Great Forest: "They're...they're coming from the south...their numbers are increasing lately...my village has been destroyed..."

Artemis's expression grew even more grave upon hearing this: "It seems the situation is worse than we imagined..."

Yingping nodded, his gaze sweeping over the distant, faintly visible sea of ​​trees.