A Pillow for a Sleepyhead
Asfi didn't ask why the tubes were cut, because anyone with a brain could see the reason.
What bothered her was why everyone had to retreat together.
"The primary reason, of course, is that the deity is being watched and is now in great danger."
"What was the main reason that time?"
Artemis couldn't resist her curiosity and interrupted to ask.
William didn't turn to look at the goddess who had spoken; his eyes remained fixed on the ferocious Magic Scorpion, a bloodthirsty smile playing on his lips.
"Of course I'll take him down alone!"
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Chapter 134 A Pillow Arrives After a Nap [2 and 1, Please Subscribe]
There's a saying, "Just when you're about to fall asleep, a pillow comes along just in time."
That's roughly the situation I'm describing!
He had initially thought that his next upgrade opportunity would have to wait until the upcoming expedition.
Then, I'll replicate the process of defeating "Udaeus" and go one-on-one against the floor master on floor 49!
But isn't the "Antares" in front of him exactly what his standards are?
"Stop fooling around, everyone should work together here."
Artemis frowned and said without hesitation.
"Although it's not the nicest way to put it, I don't think anyone can really hurt that hard shell!"
At Asfi's command, the three demonic swords brought by the Hermes Familia were simultaneously unleashed.
A torrent of elemental magic formed in the atmosphere and crashed down on all parts of Antares's body.
William lightly touched the ground with his toes, and his body shot out like an arrow.
"Etc!"
The sight of the blond boy rushing out alone almost caused the blue-haired goddess to abandon the protective group of her Familia. Had Hermes not held Artemis back, she would have followed him.
Under Artemis's puzzled gaze, Hermes, while pulling the goddess along, followed William's advice and pushed her backward.
"Alright, Artemis, let's trust William here!"
"Look ahead!"
The scene before them seemed to be confirming what William had just said.
When the crimson spearhead collided with the giant pincers, which were larger than William himself, sparks flew from the point of contact.
William dodged the horizontal swing of the other giant pincer with a quick, agile movement.
Artemis's gaze was fixed on the pincers that Antares had just used against William.
The pitch-black pincers still gleamed as before, and the chilling attack hadn't left a single scratch on them.
"See? Just as William said!"
"Even his first-level adventurer gear couldn't leave a mark on Antares's armor, so the same would be true for anyone else."
"Furthermore, the magic sword attack just now also failed to cause any damage, which proves that magic bombardment below level 4 is also useless."
"Unfortunately, that's the situation!"
"Let's not cause William any trouble here, let's just cheer William on!"
Although that's what he said, if a careful observer looked closely, they wouldn't find the slightest hint of regret on this handsome man's face.
On the contrary, the joy that had been suppressed on his usually expressionless face was slowly being released.
"But if that's the case, doesn't that mean he can't cause any harm either?"
Artemis said somewhat anxiously, she was not as carefree Hermes, if the people present couldn't do anything about "Antares"...
Therefore, the only strategic option is to retreat to save their lives and wait for Orario's support.
The problem is that even if we wait for Orario's reinforcements, given the great distance, it would take Orario's reinforcements three full days to arrive, even if they all traveled by flying dragons.
With these extra three days, who knows how much "Antares" will strengthen himself during this time?
Once this monster fully recovers to half of its peak strength, there will be no one on earth who can subdue it.
Unless...
The goddess, having thought of this, silently pressed her delicate hand to her chest, and picked up a thought she had already abandoned.
"Don't think too much about it. Look, William has a solution!"
As a fellow god in Greek mythology, Hermes naturally understood the personality of this neighboring god who had been with him for millions of years.
It was simply a matter of unleashing her own divine power, delivering a thunderous strike while being automatically sent back to the heavens, and directly annihilating "Antares".
Divine power can certainly be absorbed by monsters as a tonic, but monsters' resistance to divine power is not absolute.
The way monsters, humans, and gods store divine and magical power within them is like a glass bottle containing a beverage.
Even if you can continuously store energy into the container, what if you receive too much at once and can't release it?
Then the remaining attacks will naturally be able to inflict the expected damage on the main body.
Gods are not entirely unable to unleash their divine power in the mortal realm, but there are certain limitations to the amount of power they can unleash.
For example, simply unleashing divine power, or releasing a small amount of divine power to open the seal, as just now.
This level of exposure will not trigger the body's protective mechanisms.
However, if the goal is to unleash a strike powerful enough to Destruction "Antares," then Artemis being sent back to the heavens would be the only option.
"Besides, you're not 100% sure you can eliminate 'Antares,' are you?"