Aphrodite, the Aragami Classified as a Forbidden Kind

Aphrodite?

The sudden appearance of the unfamiliar name left Fang Li stunned on the spot.

Seeing Fang Li's stunned expression, Soma shrugged and said, "I knew young people weren't familiar with these things. Do you know Venus?"

"I do know that," Fang Li replied without hesitation. "The Greek statue of the Goddess with the missing arms, representing feminine beauty, right?"

"Not bad." Soma said with some surprise, "I didn't expect that someone would still know about something that happened at least fifty years ago."

Upon hearing this, Fang Li immediately shut his mouth.

I almost forgot that this is decades in the future. It's true what they say, the more you talk, the more mistakes you make.

"Aphrodite is Venus." Soma said, looking at Fang Li who had fallen silent. "She is the Goddess of love and beauty in ancient Greek mythology. In Roman mythology, she is called Venus and is known as the Goddess who governs all love. She is quite famous in mythology."

"And then?" Fang Li asked directly, "Why are you telling me this?"

Soma didn't answer. Instead, he took out a touchscreen panel from his pocket, operated it a few times, and then handed it to Fang Li.

Fang Li took it with some suspicion, his gaze falling on the touchscreen panel.

There is an image on the screen.

That was an image of an aragami (a mythical creature).

Its entire body has a color like white porcelain.

Its entire body was covered in lotus leaves that resembled armor.

Like a life born from a flower, its lower body is that of a plant, while its upper body is that of a human.

The plant part resembles a lotus flower.

The human body part resembles a young girl.

Such a half-human, half-plant aragami floated on the sea, its upper body without arms, but its lower body had countless vine-like tentacles, stirring the sea.

The size of this ara-god is incredibly large, probably much larger than a typical building.

"This is one of the most terrifying Aragami confirmed on Earth so far," Soma Amamiya said. "Fenrir listed it as Forbidden Kind. It is super-large in size and once preyed on nearly half of the creatures that lived in the ocean. Not only does it possess great power, it can also release a kind of strange hormone that attracts other Aragami of the same kind and manipulates them to a certain extent."

Upon hearing this, Fang Li immediately understood.

"I see." Fang Li turned his gaze back to the screen, looking at the enormous Wild God, and spoke in a low voice.

"Is it Aphrodite?"

Aphrodite, also known as Venus, is said to possess the most perfect female figure and appearance, symbolizing love and beauty. She is considered the ultimate symbol of female physical beauty, a blend of elegance and charm.

Such an existence undoubtedly possesses the essence to attract any outcast.

Since this Aragami can release and manipulate the hormones of other Aragami to achieve the same effect, and it has a beautiful girl's upper body but no arms, these physical characteristics led to it being given the same name as the ancient Greek goddess of beauty.

Fang Li also guessed why Soma had brought up this Aragami.

"Is this it?" Fang Li said with unusual certainty, "The leader of the Aragami who led the army of Aragami to attack the Russian Branch, is this Aphrodite?"

If you think about it carefully, you'll understand.

While it's not unusual for Aragami to come in large groups, it's quite suspicious that they would attack a Key Points in such an orderly manner, with an advance force present, such a large number of them gathered, and such a clear destination.

However, if it is Aphrodite, the goddess of the Aragami, who is controlling the army of Aragami, then it is not surprising at all.

After all, it's not surprising that this Aragami can release hormones that attract its own kind, and can also manipulate them to a certain extent, gathering a large number of Aragami and organizing such regular actions.

As Fang Li was thinking this, Soma nodded in agreement with Fang Li's guess.

"Hibari has reported the situation here to the Far East Branch, and then the higher-ups sent this speculation, believing that this incident is closely related to Aphrodite."

As he said this, Soma reached out and swiped the touchscreen a few times, causing the image on the screen to change slightly and become another image.

In this image, Aphrodite's landing from the sea is depicted with remarkable clarity.

"These are images that were confirmed not long ago, confirming that Aphrodite landed from the sea," Soma said. "And the place where this colossal Forbidden Kind, the Aragami, landed is Russia."

Given this, the truth is not hard to guess.

Of course, this is only the truth on the surface.

Fang Li hand, looking thoughtfully at the giant image of the Aragami displayed on the screen. After a while, he tossed it back to Soma and spoke frankly.

"What do you want to do?"

Fang Li didn't believe that Soma would tell him such important information for no reason.

Since Soma came all the way here to tell me such important information, he must be planning something.

Soma did not deny this, but said, "Forbidden Kind Aragami of this kind exist all over the world. For example, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo in the Far East, Zeus, Hera, and Ouroboros in Western Europe. Although Aphrodite was confirmed to exist a long time ago, she has always been active in the ocean and has never set foot on land. This time, she suddenly landed in Russia and summoned so many Aragami to attack the Russian Branch. Don't you think there is something wrong with that?"

"There might be a problem, but that doesn't seem to be my problem to solve, does it?" Fang Li shrugged and said to Soma, "Alright, stop beating around the bush, what exactly do you want me to do?"

"A mission." Soma tossed the touchscreen panel to Fang Li again and said this.

"Find out why Aphrodite landed in Russia and launched a major offensive. This is a mission directly assigned by the Far East Branch, and I recommended you to complete it. If you want a promotion and a fortune, then this is your chance."

Just as Soma finished speaking, the system notification suddenly sounded.

"Number 11273 A-Class Side Mission: Investigate the Russian Branch".

"Mission objective: Investigate the reason why the Forbidden Kind Aphrodite landed in Russia and report it to Soma."

"Task Reward: 10,000 Exchange Points"