The scorching sun fell from the sky, blinding the people in the ruins and the gods on the Tower of Babel.
"What was that just now!"
"There is such a powerful magic!"
"So great! So big! So strong! I want that human so much!!!"
"Oh oh oh!!!"
After a brief silence, as if bottoming out, a high-pitched shout came from the parliament hall.
All the gods were excited to the highest point.
It's just a human...compared to a race that specializes in magic, Xiaolin (a human) can actually use such powerful magic. The exaggerated scene caused cheers, excitement, and surprises to rise one after another in the council hall.
Some gods were even speechless and could only express their excitement by shouting.
Compared to the gods who were shouting and jumping, Apollo stood still, his open mouth unable to close. As if being bombarded by exaggerated magic, the whole person (god) was already in a state of confusion.
Hestia did the same, staring at the mirror with wide eyes.
Because the war game is not over yet, the outcome is not yet known.
at the same time.
Bell and others began to invade.
Since the guards were hurriedly avoiding the magic, they could easily get in through the big hole in the broken city wall.
Looking at the dilapidated ruins, the residual temperature and the constant burning smell.
"This is such a tragic situation."
Zolf swallowed his saliva and sighed: "The skin is thicker, isn't it all blown to pieces?"
The magic appeared too suddenly.
Even though members of the [Apollo Familia] hid in time, they were still affected by the powerful magic.
There were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere, and countless people were crushed under the rubble. The blood had been dried up by the scorching heat and even gave off an unpleasant odor.
Are they dead?
Is this a war game?
Is it so cruel?
Frightened by the vague moans and the cruel sight in front of him, Bell's legs became weak for a moment.
The rabbit, who has not experienced the baptism of blood and grown up, is a little overwhelmed and stays in place.
Lily said worriedly: "Lord Bell..."
Having seen darkness, she was afraid that she would not be able to accept the light that had saved her. If she never recovered from this...
"Bell!"
"Lord Bell!"
Zolf held his shoulders, slightly worried about his life.
Under the gaze of his companions, Bell took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Opening it again, eyes filled with determination.
Even in such a tragic situation, he will win!
At this point, he is no longer allowed to back down!
Maybe this was an opportunity. Bell suddenly felt like he understood something.
when! when! when!
As if in response to him, the bell began to ring, and white light particles condensed in his right hand.
[Hero's Wish] is activated quietly.
He knew that he still had the most important things to do, and he must not let down the opportunities created for him by God Hestia and Xiaolin!
"Let's go, everyone!"
"Yes!" xN
Then the group went straight to the pit in the center of the ruins, which was both the center of the magic bombardment and the location of the local general.
Although there were still some people who tried to stop them, but with the help of Zolf, Ming, and Lily, Bell successfully arrived at the center of the decisive battle alone.
The throne tower had disappeared out of thin air. It was bombarded from the sky and the surrounding area was blown to pieces, leaving enough room for movement.
Coincidentally, another protagonist also appeared.
It's just that he is a little embarrassed at the moment.
With his cloak in tatters, dirty hair dangling, and his whole body feeling hot and half of his left arm missing, Hyacintos pushed aside the gravel pressing on his body and barely climbed out from the lower level.
"What the hell is going on?"
"What just happened?"
Recalling the sun that had just fallen from the sky, his survival instinct made him sense the danger and hurriedly hid in the underground passage of the ruins.
The next moment, a huge fireball burned Jacintos' vision, and was bounced away together with the gravel.
If it wasn't for luck that the ground collapsed, he would have been melted by now.
Now the surrounding area has become a rubble field, and there is a lot of dust everywhere, which obscures the vision.
Not knowing whether it was fear or driven by anger and confusion, Jacintos shouted the names of the members.
Unfortunately, no one responded to him.
Deep in the gradually dissipating sand and dust, he froze when he saw several arms and half a body buried in the rubble.
——Total destruction!
I'm the only one around!
Destroyed by the scorching sun that fell from the sky, not a single member of the family was left.
This fact shattered Jacintos' sanity.
"How, how could..."
He muttered to himself, in disbelief.
When the broken stairs collapsed for the second time, he was frightened and suddenly pulled out his sword and yelled like crazy:
"Where are you, come out!"
The remaining right hand couldn't stop shaking.
The enemy is nearby!
His heart was beating wildly, his body was sweating constantly, goosebumps were rising, and his body was subconsciously tense, enough to pierce his will to fight.
Hyacintos knew full well that the enemy was nearby!
He turned his body several times, and after losing his cool after being bombarded by magic, he looked around in the collapsed rubble. Not to mention, the missing left arm makes people even more devastated.
As the time goes.
The sun's rays penetrated the sand and dust, and a figure appeared indistinctly in the distance. It was obscured by the dust and could not see the person coming.
But those bright, scarlet eyes were staring at him.
The next second, the black shadow rushes!
Danger!
Jacintos's alarm bell rang loudly, and he turned around and swept his sword across to block the enemy who broke through the thick smoke.
"It's you!!!"
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.
His eyes were bloodshot at the moment, almost as scarlet as Bell's.
Without further words, the long sword and the short sword collided fiercely, bursting out endless sparks.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Jacintos roared.
Bell responded with silence.
The situation of the two people suddenly reversed.
attack!
The ultimate attack!
A stormy attack!
Once, twice, three times... countless times! Jacintos used all his strength to launch a quick and sharp attack, intending to defeat Bell in one fell swoop. He wants this weak rabbit to understand that LV3 is a gap it cannot cross!
...This is how it should be!
But whether it was towards the arms, to the side, above the head, or even outside the field of vision, the continuous slashes like wild waves were intercepted one by one.
No dead ends!
Bell's speed is even faster than him!
There was a clear impact from the weapon, which penetrated Jacintos' arm, and a numbing feeling continued to enter his mind.
With his skill of being honest to the point of being naive, the weakling who was beaten up by him ten days ago has disappeared. Ability, skills, and the way to deal with it on the battlefield, everything is different from the past.
The boy's transformation made him doubt his own eyes.
Jacintos shouted at the top of his lungs: "No, it's impossible! You, who... are you?!!! I, I am... I am LV3 ahhhhhh!!!"
He lost his mind and attacked crazily.
Regardless of his offensive intentions or his skills, he is the honest one.
"I didn't lose! If it weren't for the arm...if it wasn't for that magic...yes, I didn't lose! I didn't lose!! I didn't lose!!!"
Like a down-and-out person who is unwilling to admit his failure, he is constantly looking for excuses at this moment.
But he's right.
"If I hadn't been hit by magic, I probably would have been in a tough fight. But even then, I wouldn't lose! That person told me that I have potential that far exceeds that of others, so just believe in yourself! It's like I believe in him and believe in myself! For everyone, I will never lose!"
Facing the enemy who was constantly trembling and wavering, Bell's figure became blurred. He ducked underneath, and the long-charged magic shot out along with [Hero's Wish]!
"——Fire Lightning!"
Terrifying flames accompanied by lightning came from bottom to top, destroying the enemy's sword in one fell swoop, and rushed to the sky to disperse the dark clouds accumulating above.
After all, Bell was soft-hearted and did not hit Jacintos in the face, otherwise Jacintos would be killed on the spot.
But after kicking him away, victory was already in his pocket. Until the end, Jacintos muttered that he had not lost.
Bell looked at Jacintos, who was leaning against the broken wall and fell into coma, and said:
"You didn't lose, I just won."
when------
Along with the bells ringing in the ruins of the ancient city, the bell announcing the winner also echoed in the labyrinth city.
At the same time, the live broadcaster also blushed, raised the microphone in his hand and shouted: "The battle is over~~~ Big upset! Unexpectedly, the winner standing at the end will be [Hestia Familia] ]!"
The amplified announcement engulfed the audience like a stormy wave.
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!"
The cheers reached to the sky, the audience shouted excitedly at the boy standing in the mirror, and the city was instantly plunged into a festival-like atmosphere.
In the parliament hall on the 30th floor of the Tower of Babel.
After seeing the tragic defeat of his dependents, the Sun God wearing a laurel crown stood up suddenly and shouted: "It's not fair! There is something wrong with this war game! I don't recognize this result!"
Normally, when Apollo goes crazy, someone will jump out to ridicule or stop him. But this time, no one stood up.
Because there are indeed doubts.
Hestia, who was still happy about winning, heard what he said, and immediately shouted with an unhappy expression: "What did you say? Apollo, you can't afford to lose, right?"
Apollo snorted coldly: "It's not that I can't afford to lose, but it's that Hestia you are hiding something important!"
Then he expressed the questions of all the gods.
"——Why can Xiaolin use that kind of magic? It's obviously not an ability in the LV2 category! I want to report Hestia for cheating. She concealed the class of the participating players! And Uranus, I didn't expect that you, who is fair, also concealed it. The level of one’s own family member.”
The gods were shocked and cheered at first because of this [Explosion Magic], but they soon realized something was wrong.
Can LV2 use such exaggerated magic?
It's impossible no matter how you think about it.
Hestia waved her hands and said with a relaxed look on her face: "I thought you were trying to say something. You are right, Lin is indeed not LV2, he is actually LV4."
"Look, what I said is right!"
Apollo opened his arms and shouted to the gods on the seats: "Everyone, should I be judged to be the ultimate winner at this time?"
His request was also recognized by other gods, who all condemned the unfairness of this war game.
But when the Sun God thought that he was the one that everyone expected and took Xiaolin and Bell into his pocket, and even fantasized about what their two titles would be in the future, an untimely voice interrupted his fantasy.
Hermes raised his hand: "Um...can I say something?"
Apollo slapped his forehead and said: "I forgot, Hermes, you are the referee. So, it's time to declare my victory."
"This...how should I say this..."
"Hey, what are you going to do with your hesitation! Don't even think about favoring Hestia. With the witnesses of the gods, you can't do any tricks!"
"That's not what I meant. Actually... Hestia didn't cheat."
"Aha?"
"At the guild's Familia Certification Department, Xiaolin re-identified his class a month ago. I thought you knew about this, Apollo."
"Aha???"
Hermes' words made Apollo stunned on the spot.
Some gods who knew the inside story looked at him funny, as if they were looking at a clown.
The furious Sun God grabbed the playboy by the collar, and angrily shouted: "Hermes, you are plotting against me!"
"Wait, it has nothing to do with me!" Hermes shouted aggrievedly: "At that time, before I could tell you about Xiaolin, you made your decision immediately without giving me a chance to speak!"
"——!!!"
Apollo then remembered that he had indeed agreed because his brain was hot.
And because he was indulging in fantasy, he didn't check their information at all. All the reasons were his own fault!
His face suddenly turned pale.
"No, it's impossible... I was at LV2 a month ago, how could...!"
"Well..."
Hermes took out the parchment about Xiaolin's information as if he had already prepared it.
It records in detail the scope of his activities during this period, and highlights his adventures with the Loki Familia in the depths of the dungeon.
"Hey, hey, hey, it's true, LV2 rose to LV4 in one month, it's too exaggerated!"
"Compared to Sword Princess... no, more exaggerated than any other child."
"So strong!"
"Don't be stupid! How is it possible to upgrade from LV2 to LV4 in one month? It seems that the proficiency is enough to upgrade to LV3, and then to LV4."
"That's an exaggeration, right?"
All the gods couldn't stop talking, and their words were full of shock and appreciation.
Of course, there are some sporadic doubts, but the fact of LV4 is in front of them, and they have to admit it.
Apollo's expression was extremely pale, and he lowered his head in despair.
Then--
After everything settled, Hestia stood up from her seat with a creepy movement. Her eyes were shining like an evil god, and she looked at the Sun God below.
"A-po-luo-are you ready to wake up?!"
"Eh...Eh?!!!"
The voice that seemed to come from below made the Sun God fall to the ground in fright.
Facing Hestia who was exuding resentment and on the verge of breaking out, Apollo trembled all over and hugged her legs and howled loudly: "Wait, wait a minute! Hestia! I was just raped by your child on a whim. I’m just confused, so, so…!”
"That's it for now."
It was not Hestia who spoke, but the goddess of beauty who was sitting in her seat.
Freya, who lifted up her long silver hair and charmed all living beings, revealed an extremely cold sarcasm on her red lips: "It's so ugly, Apollo. The things you do are like dressing up before a clown, just to appear on stage. At that moment everyone can recognize you at a glance. Accept your failure honestly."
The gods in the parliament hall all looked at her in surprise, because she was always an elegant and graceful beauty in public, and there had never been a time when she was so venomous.
It looked as if something taboo had been touched.
The powerful aura made Apollo unable to say anything. Even when Hestia asked him to hand over all his property, dissolve the family members, and go into exile, there was no response at all.
He is obviously not the protagonist but he forcefully occupies the C position.
Looking at all this, Loki thought to himself: Be glad that you didn't win, otherwise if this nymphomaniac gets angry, you will be sent back to heaven.
In this way, the Hestia Familia won.
But the most talked about in the Labyrinth City is not Bell who defeated Hyacintos, but Kobayashi who shined even more dazzlingly.
In the labyrinth city where the excitement has not subsided, hidden undercurrents are quietly surging.
They knew that the war to snatch people had begun.
(End of chapter)
