HCB #204 - Section 204
#204 - Section 204
The adventurers were extremely fast. As Yotsuya Miko's voice faded, everyone heard a series of footsteps.
Seeing this, Haruhime began chanting a nine-tiered magic spell.
Moments later, Shiina Mahiru, Katou Megumi, Yotsuya Miko, and the others had their levels temporarily raised to Lv.5, and they charged towards the Ishtar Familia members.
"A bunch of ugly monsters dare to snatch our Familia's people!" Phryne swung her battleaxe, slashing down at Shiina Mahiru.
Shiina Mahiru moved nimbly and unpredictably, her long sword flashing with cold light as it clashed with the axe.
"Such great strength." After a series of attacks, Shiina Mahiru tested Phryne's strength. Although this person looked ugly, her strength and speed were not slow, making her a formidable opponent among Lv.5 adventurers.
But for Shiina Mahiru, it was nothing.
With the blessing of the nine-tiered magic, her level was the same as Phryne's.
Moreover, having been baptized by dragon blood, her small body seemed to contain a giant dragon, making her strength unbelievably great.
Phryne felt the immense force transmitted from the battleaxe, her arms feeling numb. "How is this possible! How can an ugly monster like you have such power!"
As she spoke, her movements did not stop, and the battleaxe in her hand became even more violent.
"Wind!"
The next moment, Shiina Mahiru's clothes billowed, and her speed increased severalfold.
After cultivating in many worlds, the members of Lu Li's Familia had long since achieved the fusion of magic and combat skills, allowing them to incorporate various magic spells into battle.
Wind magic enhanced speed.
Earth magic enhanced defense.
In short, the Familia members' magic and melee combat skills were no longer two distinct systems, but rather a complementary combat system.
With the addition of wind magic, the battle situation suddenly underwent a shocking change. Shiina Mahiru's figure flashed like golden light in the void, and then Phryne was seen bleeding profusely.
In an instant, Phryne was dismembered into a human stick by Shiina Mahiru's long sword and fell to the ground.
Butterfly Kanae couldn't bear it and said softly, "Mahiru, give her a quick death."
Shiina Mahiru nodded lightly, throwing the long sword, which struck her neck directly, pinning her to the ground.
With her throat severed, the light in Phryne's eyes gradually faded, and her life force quickly disappeared.
Looking at the others, they had already ended their battles.
The eight temporary Lv.5 members besides Shiina Mahiru were simply crushing the Lv.3 and Lv.4 Ishtar Familia members.
As for Gaia, Luo Hao, and the others, they didn't even lift a finger.
"Aisha-san, are you alright?" Sanjouno Haruhime stepped forward, and Yurikawa Hana released the magic on her at the right time, allowing her to sit up instead of lying down to talk.
Aisha: "Haruhime, are you alright now?"
Haruhime nodded: "The God is very good to me."
Aisha nodded lightly: "That's good."
She was genuinely happy that Haruhime could escape Ishtar's control.
The goddess Ishtar was too evil.
Even towards her Familia members, she was not kind.
She had once been tormented by Ishtar's charm skills all night for making a mistake, and the inhuman torture made her shudder at the mere thought of it.
From that moment on, she no longer had any goodwill towards Ishtar.
...
Ishtar, wearing gorgeous clothes, strolled through the streets of Orario. Everyone who saw her, whether male or female, felt ashamed and lowered their heads.
Ishtar had no interest in this.
Mortal ants were not worth the attention of a god.
Even in the divine world, only Freya was worthy of her attention.
As the goddess of love, she naturally possessed charm. Even without divine power or authority, she was the focus of the crowd.
She naturally had the qualifications to look down on the world.
Just as she was thinking, she heard a series of footsteps.
The streets of Orario were already quiet at midnight, and with the added blessing of Ishtar's charm skills, everyone around closed their mouths and didn't even dare to breathe loudly. Therefore, the streets were dead silent at this time.
This series of footsteps came very abruptly, breaking Ishtar's charm skills, causing the people around to regain their senses, breaking out in cold sweats, and retreating back to their homes in fear, never daring to come out again.
"Lu Li?!"
Ishtar looked up and saw a god walking in the moonlight.
His expression was indifferent, and his whole body was covered in a layer of frosty white moonlight. Even when facing the goddess of love, his eyes remained calm.
297. Sending Ishtar Back, Yamato Mikoto and Chigusa Visit (2/3, Thanks to Calamity for the Update)
"Ishtar, it's time for you to return to the divine world!"
Lu Li looked at Ishtar, his voice quite calm.
Ishtar sneered: "Lu Li, although I don't know which god you are reincarnated from, you definitely can't use divine power, right?"
Without using divine power, what was there to be afraid of?
She still possessed the charm skills that came with being the goddess of love.
The advantage was on her side!
Her eyes sparkled, and Ishtar's gaze became extremely affectionate as she looked at Lu Li.
This was the charm skill.
However, things exceeded her expectations. The god opposite her was completely unmoved.
Lu Li's expression was calm: "It's useless, Ishtar."
Not only did Freya and Ishtar have charm skills.
The Creator's divinity naturally had corresponding skills—embracing all things.
So-called charm was naturally ineffective.
On the contrary, in an instant, Lu Li also understood the essence of the charm skill, looked at Ishtar, and said, "Ishtar, return to the divine world."
Ishtar's expression changed, and the next moment, her eyes became blank.
Immediately afterward, her body turned into a stream of light and soared into the sky.
The appearance of the beam illuminated most of Orario. Those familiar with this beam knew that another god had been sent back to the divine world.
"Charm skills are really useful," Lu Li sighed.
If Ishtar hadn't used her skills on him, he would have had to use some tricks to send her back.
That would have been embarrassing.
After all, using a strong hand to crack the skull of a goddess would have somewhat affected his image.
Returning to the Familia.
He saw all the Ishtar Familia members looking blank.
Lu Li waved his hand: "You can leave. The property of the Ishtar Familia will also be distributed by you. After that, whether you want to convert, or no longer adventure and return to your hometown, is up to you."
Aisha asked: "God, can I join your Familia?"
Lu Li shook his head lightly: "The Familia is not recruiting people for the time being."
Aisha nodded lightly, and with a few leaps, disappeared into the night.
The other Ishtar Familia members also bowed one by one and disappeared into the night, heading towards the Ishtar Familia's residence, obviously to seize the Familia's remaining property.
Hachiman Anna was a little regretful: "We won, but we don't collect spoils?"
Lu Li smiled: "Don't forget what kind of business the Ishtar Familia runs."
Katou Megumi sighed: "Indeed, the Ishtar Familia runs the pleasure district. It feels a little strange for us to receive spoils and covet the money from those women selling their bodies."
Yotsuya Miko nodded: "We're not short of money, so let's forget about this little bit of money."
Frieren picked up the battleaxe on the ground, which was Phryne's Goul'd, and said, "This battleaxe is the weapon of a first-class adventurer, it should be worth a lot of money."
As for Phryne, she had long been burned to ashes.
Serie disliked it: "Frieren, you're not allowed to touch Lu Li for a month, it's too dirty!"
Felen echoed: "That's right, to even touch that kind of thing, how disgusting."
Frieren: "...It's just an axe, you guys are too outrageous."
Gaia: "The battle is over, let's rest. There are still things to deal with tomorrow."
Shiina Mahiru nodded: "Although tonight's incident was Ishtar's active attack, and she was at fault first, didn't we also snatch Haruhime? At that time, we will definitely face the questioning of the Guild and the Gods."
Haruhime worried: "God, will it be troublesome?"
Lu Li stroked Haruhime's fur and said, "Of course it won't be troublesome. In fact, there are very few Gods who support me, but in short, we don't have to be afraid."
Everyone cleaned up the battlefield and then returned to their rooms.
As for Phryne's battleaxe, it was ultimately left behind.
At least a battleaxe worth tens of millions of Valis, naturally no one would throw it away.
Phryne was disliked, but money would not be disliked.
Not long after returning to the room, Lu Li's room was knocked on.
"God," Haruhime's gentle voice rang out, "Are you asleep?"
Lu Li: "Already asleep."
Haruhime chuckled: "You wouldn't talk if you were asleep!"
Saying that, she entered the room and burrowed into the quilt herself.
"God, I want to be your Nine-Tailed Fox."
Saying that, nine tails appeared.
In short, Haruhime was quite proactive.
That night, Lu Li completely understood Emperor Xin, the joy of a fox was indeed difficult to describe.
Outside the door.
Hestia, wearing very revealing clothes, looked at the closed door and spat lightly: "What a fox spirit."
Stomping her feet lightly, she ran back to her room.
That night, some people were completely sleepless, thinking about the God's return incident, while others had a very happy time.
As soon as it dawned, Eina brought Uranos's invitation.
"Temporary God Meeting?" Lu Li was surprised.
As far as he knew, the God Meeting was held once every three months, and it was generally just a tea party for the Gods, chatting and farting, and by the way, giving the Familia members a title. There was nothing serious at all.
Eina nodded: "Because God sent back the Goddess Ishtar, that's why this God Meeting is being held."
After saying that, she lowered her voice and explained, "The Gods also want to know why the two Familia had a conflict, and why it developed to this point. They are very afraid that Lu Li you don't follow the rules!"
Lu Li nodded lightly: "Thank you for the reminder, Miss Eina."
Eina chuckled: "Even if I didn't say it, Lu Li would understand, right? The Guild has a lot of things to do, I'll leave first."
After saying that, she got up and said goodbye.
Hestia snorted: "Another ignorant girl has fallen into the trap."
Shiina Mashiro: "Master, are you jealous?"
Hestia blushed: "It's not jealousy, Mashiro, you're talking nonsense again."
Shiina Mashiro: "Saying one thing and thinking another."
Hestia: "..."