"Let's change battlefields..."
Phoenix Emperor instinctively sensed something was wrong and suspected Russell was about to play another trick. But because the Demon Slaying Sword was extraordinarily powerful and devastating to demon-kind, he feared hurting his own people when using his ultimate move, so he did not refuse outright.
On Russell's side, Artemis frowned and stepped forward two paces upon hearing the suggestion to change locations for a one-on-one fight.
Before Artemis could speak, Russell sent a telepathic message directly. He found the door to her heart half-open, leaving him quite a large gap, and kicked it wide open in one go.
"You and Apollo don't need to follow. Go find... uh, go find Athena... Hey, hey, hey, don't close the door!"
Artemis angrily opened the door, wanting to hear what else Russell had to say.
It was only because they were in the middle of a war and it was inappropriate to throw a tantrum that she let Russell in.
Unless his reason was sufficiently convincing!
"The authority of war has begun to take effect. Add in the fact that the demons on the other side aren't very intelligent, and I shouldn't have much trouble dealing with him..."
Russell explained, "You two siblings should join up with Athena. Combine your strengths and kill the other powerful demons. Remember, if you encounter an ally at the chief god level, you absolutely must... Forget it, let Athena judge the situation... Hey, hey, hey, open the door!"
Artemis shot Russell an angry glare, then flicked her hand and vanished with Apollo.
In just a few words, Russell had belittled her in every possible way compared to Athena. The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt.
Pah, scumbag!
That was not what he had said when he had relentlessly pursued