"The Great Tree Sea—I nearly forgot about that. Moon Goddess Artemis."
Mentioning the Great Tree Sea immediately reminded Shen Fei of something: the tragedy that would befall Moon Goddess Artemis and her Familia. Like the Astrea Familia of the Goddess of Justice, the annihilation of Artemis's Familia was something he found deeply regrettable. Among the many gods who had descended to the Lower World, Artemis was one of the rare goddesses who had always worked to save the people of this world.
While other gods chose to establish themselves in Orario, Artemis was one of the few whose Familia had a base in Orario but remained active outside the city. Even after the gods descended and countless adventurers emerged, surface monsters still ran rampant. It could be said that not a single nation in the entire world had territory free of monsters.
Artemis's Familia had always devoted itself to saving villages in remote regions threatened by monsters, as well as inspecting the seals on powerful monsters in the Great Tree Sea.
The One-Eyed Black Dragon, one of the Three Great Quests, might have had no equal among other monsters. But among the other two—Leviathan and Behemoth—there were no shortage of monsters comparable to them. For example, the scorpion that destroyed Artemis and her Familia was probably not much weaker than either of those two monsters.
There were even monsters that could rival the One-Eyed Black Dragon. For example, a certain Evil Dragon sealed by the Six Great Spirits. It was hard to say who was stronger between that creature and the One-Eyed Black Dragon.
"Artemis? What do you need her for?"
"Lady Hestia, I cannot explain the details, but they will encounter danger. There is a very high chance that her Familia will be wiped out. Since you and she