SFS #155 - Section 155
#155 - Section 155
“【Saber】 Your Excellency, I have long admired your name. It's a pleasure to meet you. Please give me your guidance.”
He wore a fitted dark woolen coat, highlighting his upright figure. His brown hair was carefully tied into a ponytail, draped over his shoulder, and his blue eyes sparkled with elegance and confidence.
Hyacinthus's eyes gleamed with admiration: "The name of 【Saber】 Your Excellency is like thunder in this city. Many people are talking about the mythical weapons you have forged and the heroic deeds of defeating ancient monsters."
However, Hyacinthus firmly shook his head: "No, this is Apollo's request. You are… that person's partner, an object of our respect. Moreover, as an adventurer, your strength and prestige are also worthy of admiration."
Hyacinthus frowned.
Tione narrowed her eyes slightly upon hearing this, emitting a dangerous aura.
Tione reluctantly snorted, glared at Hyacinthus, and retracted her anger. Although Hyacinthus's expression turned slightly colder, he remained restrained and did not continue to argue with Tione for the time being.
They wore black cloaks and hoods, hiding in the dim room to avoid unnecessary attention.
The Apollo Familia was brought into this operation because they were also secretly investigating the situation in Daedalus Street and had inextricable links to the previous Enhanced Species incident.
After that, Enhanced Species appeared frequently, making Apollo realize that something was amiss, so he ordered his Familia to investigate.
And after Finn learned of their whereabouts, he directly pulled the Apollo Familia into this joint operation.
Of course, their strength is still not enough for the Loki Familia.
And, Apollo, as a 'God,' has his own weight.
Just then, a slender girl stepped forward and gently tugged on Wemiya's sleeve.
“You are… … ”
Wemiya looked down at her, his eyes full of doubt.
“Twin shadows will wander in the night, fates intertwined, weaving the calamity of heroes. Hearts of the same origin, like illusory reflections in a mirror, crisscross into an inextricable web.”
“The hand of God leads these twin flowers of the same origin to him, and calamity descends like a shadow, and the strings of fate will be irreversibly plucked. The key to unraveling all this lies among the silent puppets, within the iron-cast black coffin… … ”
At this moment—
“Thump!”
“Cassandra, you idiot, what are you doing all of a sudden!”
An angry voice rang out.
“Goo… … ”
Standing next to her was a red-haired girl, hands on her hips, glaring at the girl in front of her with dissatisfaction. Her name was Daphne Leros, and she had bright red hair, her eyes full of dissatisfaction and helplessness.
She always wears a melancholy expression, so fragile that it seems a gust of wind could blow her away.
Both are Lv.2 adventurers.
Daphne put her hands on Cassandra's shoulders and glared at her fiercely.
Daphne apologized to Wemiya while forcefully pressing Cassandra's head down.
Cassandra responded weakly, her voice gentle and timid.
Hyacinthus sighed helplessly.
Just then, suddenly a red light streaked across the sky, illuminating the dark sky above Daedalus Street—
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Chapter 236 Battle of Daedalus Street.
It is a legacy from the era when the gods first descended thousands of years ago, named after its designer, the historically famous architect 'Daedalus'.
Upper-level adventurers are moving quickly on the top of the building. All those participating in the operation are transcendent upper-level adventurers. Even Cassandra, who is physically weaker, can easily climb over buildings.
Although Daedalus Street is called a residential area, its structure is extremely complex, with stacked stairs everywhere and dense, unordered buildings.
Tiona followed the team forward, curiously looking at everything around her, and couldn't help but sigh: "If I were alone in this place, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to find my way out."
Tiona's eyes lit up: "Oh～ I see, so that's how it is."
“Fortunately, this time we are not aimlessly searching for people here, but looking for suspicious strongholds.”
Angie nodded and said with a hint of helplessness.
Gareth chimed in: "We've ruled out many places already, thanks to the connections of that Lilliputian girl from the Hephaestus Familia."
Lily easily obtained a lot of useful information, which provided a lot of convenience for their investigation.
The man in the house was obviously prepared. He was a member of an underground gang and had already set up a gleaming broadsword in advance.
The adventurers split into several groups and raided the suspicious locations in Daedalus Street.
Ais lightly waved the sword in her hand, her figure darting through the dark streets like the wind. Her figure flashed past, and several members of the underground gang were hit by the sword scabbard and fell to the ground.
However, the enemy they were really trying to find still had no trace.
“Wemiya-sama, there are monsters nearby!”
It wasn't until she spoke that the others in the team, especially the members of the Apollo Familia, seemed to realize that this taciturn girl was still there.
Hearing this, Wemiya looked in the direction that Mikoto pointed, and decisively said: "That location, directly below?"
Then, he directly projected the giant axe 【Hrunting】, held the axe handle in his right hand, and swung it down violently, smashing it hard towards the ground.
“Boom——!”
A low voice came from the gap: "Tsk, to think you'd find me so quickly…"
Before he could finish speaking, his words were interrupted by the heavy axe that instantly slashed in front of him.
“Bang——!”
Sparks flew everywhere, and a deafening metallic collision resounded in the air. Kuroe turned his head slightly: "To attack so decisively?"
Kuroe chuckled softly upon hearing this.
To directly judge him as a first-class adventurer just because he could block his attack, is this man confident or arrogant?
“If I hadn't obtained the information in advance, being stopped by such a warrior, plus the Loki Familia, I would really die here.”
At this time, Wemiya's offensive fell like a torrential rain, each blow carrying tremendous power. The giant axe 【Hrunting】 constantly slashed, the blade and spear shaft collided violently, making deafening metallic sounds, and sparks flew everywhere.
Or more precisely, a curse.
As his voice sounded, a strange red light suddenly appeared in the air.
Chapter 235: The Girl's Prophecy.
The man slightly bent over, offering a bow as elegant as an ancient noble, his movements impeccable.
This man was none other than Hyacinthus Clio, the captain of the Apollo Familia, a Level 3 adventurer, known as the [Sun's Beloved (Phoebus Apollo)].
After speaking, Hyacinthus bowed respectfully once more, and the Level 2 adventurers of the Apollo Familia behind him also bowed to Wei Gong in unison, their movements perfectly synchronized.
Seeing this, Wei Gong waved his hand somewhat helplessly: "There's no need to be so polite."
"Ah, ah, is that enough? All these saccharine words are giving me goosebumps."
At the same time, Tione, standing beside them, couldn't help but voice her impatience.
"…Vulgar Amazon."
"What did you say?!"
Seeing this, Wei Gong quickly stepped between the two of them, blocking Tione, and said with a serious expression: "Alright, everyone! Now is not the time to argue, remember our mission!"
At this moment, Wei Gong, Tione, Hyacinthus, and several members of the Apollo Familia were standing on a dilapidated building on the edge of Daedalus Street.
Daedalus Street, the most chaotic and disordered place in the city, was surrounded by buildings of varying heights, stacked upon each other in a complex maze-like structure, filled with dilapidated brick walls and rusty iron railings.
Not long ago, one of the strengthened species that appeared in the dungeon, a monster that was originally a sharpshooter frog, devoured several members of the Apollo Familia, especially a subordinate who was particularly favored by Apollo at the time.
The Apollo Familia, as a mainstay faction in the city, possessed considerable strength.
Finn chose to bring in the Apollo Familia because he valued the important information they had already collected in Daedalus Street.
She had long, dark blue hair, with bangs covering one eye, and her green eyes held a hint of timidity in the dim light.
The girl didn't answer, only whispered softly, like a voice floating from a distant dream.
Her voice was gentle, like a light rain falling on Wei Gong's ears. The girl continued to speak, her tone carrying some inexplicable melancholy and heaviness.
Wei Gong was stunned, not just him, everyone around him was momentarily dumbfounded, no one knew the meaning of this sentence.
In that moment of silence, it was as if the air had frozen because of her words.
Accompanied by a crisp thud, the girl's head was suddenly tapped, and her body staggered, almost falling.
The girl let out a soft, delicate cry.
The girl who had suddenly said that strange string of words to Wei Gong was named Cassandra Ilion, a healer from the Apollo Familia, known as the [Pessimist (Mirabilis)].
In contrast, Daphne was a completely different existence, her title was [Laurel Evader (Daphne Lauros)], an excellent female warrior.
"I'm very sorry, [Holy Sword User]! Please disregard the nonsense this idiot is saying!"
"It's not nonsense, it's a precognitive dream… I'm sorry…"
"Please don't mind what that child says, she's always like this, spouting some inexplicable so-called prophecies."
"The captain's signal is here, move out!"
Before the words had faded, Tione had already rushed forward.
Daedalus Street, located in the vast residential area in the southeast of the city.
Since the era when the Dark Faction ran rampant, this troublesome area had once again welcomed new "invaders."
Some local residents, tenants, and even members of the underworld forces, hearing the commotion outside, came out of their homes or poked their heads out to see, but as soon as they saw the strength of the newcomers, they immediately retreated, as if afraid of causing trouble.
Looking around, one could only see areas divided without any order, as if truly in a maze. Not to mention outsiders, even residents who had lived here for many years often got lost.
Gareth walked ahead, chuckling roughly: "It doesn't matter, in that case, just smash the walls in a fixed direction and get out."
Anya sighed helplessly and quickly said: "Senior Gareth, please don't teach Tiona strange things!"
Tiona continued.
"That's true, although there are too many suspicious points."
Nowadays, many Little People are trying to ingratiate themselves with Liliruca Arde.
Although it may not be very "politically correct" to say so, the fact is: there are many Little People living in Daedalus Street (the slums).
As soon as the words fell, Tiona had already kicked open a sturdy door reinforced with several locks.
"G-Great Severance!"
However, when he saw that the newcomers were adventurers from the Loki Familia, he lowered the large knife in his hand obediently, like an eggplant beaten by frost.
Bert, on the other hand, used brute force on those obstacles. He kicked them, easily breaking the locks, knocking down walls, and even tearing down several suspicious buildings.
Wei Gong's group had also penetrated into the center of the underground labyrinth.
Yamato Life suddenly called out from within the group.
Yamato Life had been silently following behind Wei Gong, like his shadow, not making a single unnecessary sound, like a legendary ninja.
Life nodded: "Yes, Lord Wei Gong!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Wei Gong took out a red flare from his bag and shot it into the sky. The flare rose, quickly emitting a dazzling light.
Accompanied by a heavy impact sound, the ground instantly cracked, large stones flew around, mud scattered, dust billowed, and a huge gap was suddenly smashed into the ground.
However, just as the axe blade was about to hit the Black One, the other party thrust out a spear from his hand, and the heavy axe and the spear collided fiercely in the air, bursting out with huge sparks.
Wei Gong didn't answer his words, his eyes only had a calm judgment: "First-class adventurer?"
However, the Black One was indeed first-class, and what was terrifying was that after blocking that blow, even the Level 5 Wei Gong's right hand felt a little sore.
The Black One thought so, a trace of fear flashing in his heart: "One step too slow, I should have left immediately."
The Black One suddenly raised his head, a malicious sneer appearing on the corner of his mouth: "I have prepared a gift, I hope you like it."
He began to chant—no, it wasn't chanting, but releasing a spell that had already been prepared.
[Be lost in endless nightmares].