Archimedes' Bend

For a moment, a feeling of utter disappointment welled up in Lein's heart.

This was the great Artemis, goddess of the hunt!

She'd surrendered after just three weeks in a dark cell?

That was no fun at all!

You see, before Lein had crossed over, Dezi's famous Leopard 2A6 young lady had been captured and dragged to the enemy capital for Victory Day. Wearing the tracks of a T-80BVM tank, she'd been put on display alongside her grandmother, the Panther Tank; her great-grandmother, the Tiger Tank; and her mother, the Leopard 1, to be judged and criticized by the enemy.

Now that had a certain flavor...

It was like a blonde knight being captured by goblins and forced to parade around in goblin clothes. Now that was the ultimate fall from grace!

Ahem!

Lein lamented the missed opportunity, but fortunately, he glanced at the system.

In the past, when Hathor and the others had switched sides, a [Position Unassigned] option had appeared, allowing Lein to assign them jobs like maid. That would grant him a small attribute bonus. But Artemis still had a red-name marker.

Which meant...

This girl was faking her surrender!!!

A smile curled at the corner of Lein's mouth. That's right! Now this is more like it!

Lein casually tossed out, "Forget it. You sound so reluctant to surrender that you can't even fool yourself. What makes you think you can fool me?"

The next second, Artemis sprang up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, bristling with fury.

She lunged toward the sound of Lein's voice, swift as a hunting leopard. Her sharp nails gleamed with a chilling light, like the claws of a beast.

Unfortunately, all she had was a fierce attitude.

She hadn't taken two steps before her entire Godly Physique felt