Chapter 90: Gentlemen, Hear the Roar of the Dragon!
Orario was bustling with activity.
On the day of the long-awaited War Game, Orario was filled with an incredible amount of enthusiasm and excitement.
All the pubs opened early in the morning, and vendors were selling goods on every street corner. The numerous posters adorning the streets to this day were the result of propaganda by the arrogant gods.
Today was the only day where almost all adventurers were off for the day and crowded into taverns to enjoy the event. Workers who finally took leave and ordinary citizens came to the streets or the square, waiting for the moment to arrive.
"Uh – Good morning everyone. Hello everyone. I'm a member of the Ganesha Familia responsible for broadcasting this war game live. Ibri Achaa, known as Fire Inferno Flame, please take care of me."
An extravagant stage was set up without permission in the front of the Guild, and a brown-skinned young man claiming to be a live broadcaster held a magic stone in one hand and shouted loudly. There was also a large crowd crowding the front entrance.
"The commentator is our main god, Ganesha! Ganesha, please give a speech!"
"I am Ganesha!!"
"Okay! Thank you, Ganesha-sama—!"
Beside Ibri's live broadcast, Ganesha, wearing a large elephant head mask, roared loudly, and the audience cheered in unison.
Businessmen and others livened up the atmosphere of Orario, which was an entertainment show.
To witness this battle, even citizens from other areas often came here specifically, and of course, they also collected entrance fees. The Guild could also use this event to show Orario's strength to the world, which could be said to be a demonstration. In addition, it could also attract talented and promising adventurers to enter the city.
Most importantly, the War Game was also the main entertainment pursued by the gods.
"Oh, the atmosphere is heating up."
Loki pressed her face against the window and looked at the scene below.
The 30th floor of the giant white-walled tower, the Tower of Babel. Most of the gods who were looking forward to the War Game more than anyone else came to the Tower of Babel.
Apollo, who was betting his life, was waiting on the throne of his palace.
In addition, some gods chose to go to taverns to gather with adventurers, or watch the battle with Familia members at headquarters.
Seeing that the gods were almost arriving, Hermes raised his chin and said to the air:
"Then, Ouranos, allow us to use Arcanum."
His words, which shook the room, received a response after a few seconds.
[Allowed].
From the position of the Guild, it seemed like it was really possible to hear a serious and powerful statement.
All the gods in Orario snapped their fingers.
In an instant, curtains of light appeared at the bar, street corners, and emptiness.
Countless circular windows appeared in every corner of the city, causing a commotion.
This was the Arcanum allowed to be applied in the lower world – Divine Mirror. It had the ability of clairvoyance and could see everything passing by in an instant even if the two places were separated. It was the only exception recognized for planned activities to allow the gods to enjoy the lower world.
The gods would use the Divine Mirror to watch the War Game taking place far outside Orario with the adventurers.
"The picture is set, let me explain again! This time the War Game is between the Hestia Familia versus the Apollo Familia, in the form of a city siege!"
"However, since there is only one member of the Hestia Familia, the Hestia Familia is the one attacking the city."
"As long as Takema Shun from the Hestia Familia can storm the city and kill Apollo before twelve o'clock today, they will win. If not, it will be a victory for the Apollo Familia!"
Taverns, highways, and other places, circular windows of different sizes reflected the ancient city with the sun flag, as well as the plains. In front of the entire city bustling with excitement, the live broadcaster began to explain the outline of the War Game in a loud voice.
"The betting is about to end!"
As the sound of the live report was heard outside, in many taverns on the street, adventurers who were colluding with businessmen were preparing gambling games.
Everyone was betting on which side, the Hestia Familia or the Apollo Familia, would be the final winner of the War Game. Those who were betting large sums of gold coins held their gambling tickets tightly at the wine tables and stared at the light screen that appeared in the air.
"The Apollo Familia and the Hestia Familia are about twenty-five to one…"
"The Hestia Familia's odds are more than twenty times… lower than expected. Which fool would bet on that Familia to win?"
The banker adventurers counted the gambling money, gambling tickets, and confirmed the casino's status. In terms of the strength situation, no matter how you thought about it, the bet was mainly on the Apollo Familia, but there were also many people betting on the Hestia Familia.
At noon, whether they were gods, adventurers, or residents of Orario, they all looked at the castle with excitement and anticipation.
The entire Orario was boiling like gurgling boiling water.
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Time passed outside.
But as the gods waited throughout the afternoon, even many people started to discuss with annoyance.
A black-robed figure hurriedly walked out of the hotel at night.
Shun promised that he couldn't be blamed for this matter.
After Riveria, who had been single for 71 years, tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, her desires and demands exploded, which even surprised Shun.
Facing the continuous battle with Riveria, who was almost at the peak of Level 6, if not for the Complete Stage Sage Body, Shun would have almost dried up.
As he supported the wall on the side of the road, he unconsciously rubbed his waist and decided to level up and achieve achievements as quickly as possible, level up as quickly as possible, and give Riveria a hard lesson!
"Anyway, all Level 2 ability values have reached SSS. This time I'm going to show off some special abilities, so I won't be fighting in close combat for now."
Shun, who always felt his legs were a little weak, cleverly made excuses for himself.
At the same time, people on the street saw a purple giant holding a long sword that towered into the sky!
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"This kind of losing situation is really meaningless."
"Wait a minute, the Hestia Familia can't escape."
The discussion continued non-stop, and everyone waited.
Throughout the afternoon, the boy was nowhere to be seen, and everyone became suspicious of the new Level 2 adventurer.
Of course, whatever the discussion, they were always here to wait for it. Regardless of whether the Hestia Familia won or lost, they could still see the result.
At that time, it would be very touching to see the failure of the boy obsessed with the gods.
The world continued to move slowly…
The setting sun's glow became very magnificent, and the sunset from the sky seemed to envelop the entire city. The view from atop the white tower was also very stunning.
The sound of bells and drums rang again, and time was cut off again. This made the gods who didn't believe in Shun Level 2 discuss uncontrollably.
"What a pity! What a shame! Hestia… Your child will leave."
"If the time comes, would you ask Apollo to borrow him?"
Many gods discussed this matter.
The adventurers, especially those who bet on the Hestia Familia, couldn't help but scold Shun angrily as a coward for running away.
Lefiya saw the arrogance of those people and wanted to open her mouth to refute, but in the end, she could only lower her head and kick a pebble with her toes.
Aiz was also a little disappointed with her swordsmanship, but she didn't expect Shun to run away.
Ryuu frowned even more, and she couldn't help but start to worry in her heart, worried that Shun would encounter trouble today.
At this time, the sounds of discussion, insults, taunts, and disappointment echoed through Orario.
Apollo couldn't help but laugh while sitting on the throne:
"So your ferocity and tenacity are no more than that. Are you not brave enough to face failure?"
"But it doesn't matter. Wherever I am, I will find you—!"
Apollo managed to hide his obsession and distortion towards Shun, and his words were disgusting.
At such moments.
AIZ was the first to feel something and raised her eyes to look. Soon, many people looked at the thin curtain in the sky.
At the same time, when Shun's face appeared in the sky, everyone exclaimed.
In the thin curtain in the sky of Orario, this scene appeared:
In the castle where the Apollo Familia was located, Apollo sat high on the temple throne.
Below his throne, there were two rows of handsome and beautiful men and women on the left and right sides serving him respectfully, and they even thought of playing music with various instruments for his entertainment.
And Hyakinthos Clio, known as Phoebus Apollo, led more than a hundred people who gathered the strength of the entire Familia to guard the castle in this War Game.
Hyakinthos wore a black gold robe and carried the strength of Level 3.
And behind him were two legions of mages wearing dark black robes like night, walking side by side behind him.
In addition, several Level 3s each occupied a high position in various parts of the castle, observing the surrounding situation with great momentum.
Hundreds of Familia members were armed with sharp weapons and carried an aura that was enough to eliminate the fear of most Familia members in Orario.
But as the extremely fiery music from the Temple of the Sun sounded far away, a warm voice was heard, spreading throughout Orario through the thin curtain of the Divine Mirror, no matter men, women, old or young. A faint echo resonated in the ears of the people in the city:
"—Gentlemen"
"—Hear the roar of this dragon!"
Many people suddenly widened their eyes and looked incredulous.
In the sky, there was a purple armored giant with wings of purple light standing in the sky!
The perfect Susano'o created by Shun by consuming chakra was currently holding a sword in his hand.
The Kagura Fire God danced, thunder roared, and a beam of purple light intertwined with strong winds soared into the sky!
The giant sword blade was ignited with red lotus fire.
"ROOOAARRRR—"
A fire dragon spun and waved in the air, roaring and suddenly exploding!
With one attack, all the walls of Apollo Familia's large castle collapsed, and the line of defense turned into smoke and dust like tissue paper.
Almost half of the 100 Apollo Familia members were killed on the spot.
The entire two legions of mages turned to ashes and disappeared without even uttering a single chant.
Although the others, including Hyakinthos, stood to resist, they all turned into smoke and dust from the dragon's roar.
All the adventurers participating in the War Game, not a single one left!
Seeing the scene above the thin curtain in the sky, the entire Orario fell silent.
"How is that possible?"
At this time, the eyes of the Loki Familia members and others almost popped out.
Adventurers throughout the city watched the scene that appeared on the light screen in shock.
In fact, many Level 1 and Level 2 adventurers in Orario had pale faces, trembling legs, and almost knelt down.
Such power of heaven and earth was beyond human imagination. When humans faced storms and tsunamis, they knew how insignificant those storms and tsunamis were.
Throughout the Tower of Babel. A deadly silence began to spread.
Hestia, who was sitting in the corner, opened her eyes wide and stared blankly at the scene of destruction that appeared in the thin curtain. For a moment, she couldn't even react.
Freya suddenly fell on the table, her whole body trembling, then she collapsed there helplessly.
Her last words kept muttering, and if anyone approached, they could definitely hear her words…
"Beautiful… What a charming and beautiful person!!!"
Hermes, who was using Arcanum, couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
"Zeus, Hera… A true hero, an unmatched warrior… finally appeared!"
Apollo's expression in the temple became increasingly gloomy.
This was an army consisting of the entire army of mages plus Hyakinthos, as well as all the strong adventurers from his entire Familia!
Wasn't Takema Shun a Level 2? Apollo had worked hard to find so many Level 3 adventurers, why could the other party resist?!
How could the entire Familia, more than a dozen Level 3s, hundreds of adventurers, and two legions of mages, enough to besiege and kill Level 5s, be cut in half like beasts, completely turning their imaginations upside down.
The faces of the Apollo Familia members in the temple changed wildly, and the music that had been entertaining the gods turned into the crisp sound of musical instruments falling to the floor.
In the main hall, at the foot of the throne steps, Cassandra, who was standing in the left column, suddenly fell to the ground.
"Cassandra!"
Her friend Daphne immediately went to help her, but she heard Cassandra kneeling on the red carpet, whispering frantically and helplessly:
"The sun and moon meet, at dusk and twilight, when the devil meets, the sun… falls!"