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Chapter 448 Artemis Chapter Returns
Chapter 448 Artemis Returns
"Now, they are all your enemies!"
Freya's frantic voice echoed across the entire battlefield, reverberating in Roy's ears.
Almost all the adventurers of level 4 and above in Orario were present. Controlled by Freya, the hostility coming from all directions seemed to transform into a colossal wave that blotted out the sky and rolled forward, engulfing Roy entirely.
Enchanting Orario is just a minor event.
Every god in the lower realm may seem unrefined and just a fun-loving person, but the hidden power within them is outrageously strong. Once they unleash their divine power, they are all world-destroying beings. Freya is an extremely special one among them. With just her power, she can transform into the most evil witch and bewitch the entire world!
But she basically doesn't do that.
"If everyone is bewitched by her, becoming puppets who have lost their sense of self, and obeying her every word, it means that the lower world will become a world of death, which would be too boring."
However, Freya would rather abandon that principle than let Roy do something as foolish as taking on the black dragon one-on-one!
Roy was fully aware of Freya's feelings, so he did not take any overly forceful measures, but instead continued to negotiate peacefully with her.
Looking at Ryu and Tione, whose eyes were vacant and who seemed to have lost their sense of self, Roy's expression darkened slightly. His girls being bewitched had undoubtedly crossed his bottom line.
Roy pointed his sword forward and said coldly, "Freya, I'll say it one last time: break their spell!"
Kofreya had completely lost her mind. "Can you give up on something as stupid as trying to defeat the Black Dragon?!"
Roy said, "My answer will not change!"
Upon hearing this, Freya bit her lower lip, her expression complex. "Yes—if I could change your mind so easily, then I wouldn't be the person I love—"
It was Roy's unwavering and powerful belief that allowed his soul to radiate an unprecedented brilliance, causing Freya to feel a stinging pain in her eyes.
Stopping him could darken Roy's soul! Conversely, we can only watch him die!
"Let's do it!"
Freya clenched her small fists tightly, her nails digging into her flesh, and issued a cold command.
The next instant, the "killing machines" whose self-awareness had been stripped away by Freya went completely berserk.
call out!
Countless blades, gleaming with deathly cold light, swept towards Roy from all directions. Ota's greatsword carried the power to split mountains and cleave the earth, Finn's spear transformed into a deadly golden serpent, and Grace's domineering battle axe—
High-level adventurers attacked simultaneously, and countless afterimages blocked all of Roy's evasive paths!
Transfer to a higher position!
Anyone in the world facing the siege of Orario's heroes would be utterly defeated and die on the spot! Only Roy remained calm. Just as the attack was about to engulf him, magic was activated, and a strange vortex formed by spatial fluctuations swallowed his figure.
Rumble!!
The combined attack of Ota, Finn, Grace, and the others slammed into the empty ground, unleashing a devastating force that shook the heavens and the earth. Cracks spread wildly outwards, and billowing dust filled the sky.
These attacks failed to harm Roy in the slightest.
Hundreds of meters away, Roy's figure reappeared, but the battlefield had already been filled with adventurers controlled by Freya. Before his toes even touched the ground, a new wave of attacks engulfed him once again.
A flash of cold light!
Chun Kobrand's famous sword slashed down from a tricky angle with a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air.
This half-dwarf leader of the Hephaestus Familia, after completing the war in the underworld and the extermination of the corrupted fairies—his great achievements and ability training—has successfully reached LV.6, making him one of the best among the first-level adventurers.
But he's no match for Roy!
Roy sidestepped the blade, and at the same time, his right fist pierced through Tsubaki's abdomen like a cannonball!
boom!
With a muffled thud, Chun's body transformed into a blur, flying backward and crashing into distant buildings, shattering bricks and stones and sending dust billowing everywhere!
Having easily dealt with Chun, before Roy could even catch his breath, the werewolf Bert, using the terrifying kinetic energy accumulated from his high-speed spin, kicked Roy's head like a battle axe with his boots gleaming with the cold light of mithril.
Roy neither dodged nor avoided the attack, but instead raised his right arm sharply.
clang!
The two collided, creating a deafening metallic clang and a surging shockwave. Bert's kick was firmly blocked, and Roy's body didn't even flinch!
The next moment, his hand transformed into sharp claws, gripping the werewolf Bert's ankle, which had not yet retracted.
boom!!
Roy suddenly exerted force with his arm, snatched the other person up, and slammed him heavily onto the ground. The ground shook violently, and a human-shaped crater was smashed into the hard ground!
Bert's body emitted a crisp sound of bones cracking, and he instantly went limp.
puff!
With a flick of his wrist, Roy tossed the limp Bert away as if he were throwing away trash.
call!
At the same moment, Tiona's large twin blades swept across from the left with a howling wind pressure, while Anya's golden spear thrust forward from the right like a poisonous dragon emerging from its cave.
Facing his two girls, Roy suddenly unleashed golden lightning, which spread to the two girls, causing them to stiffen with a strong numbing sensation.
Their offensive immediately crumbled, and they staggered backward.
Roy couldn't possibly hurt them too badly; at most, he could use magic to temporarily incapacitate them.
As for the others, he had no interest in them.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
More advanced adventurers, oblivious to death, surged forward in a frenzy. Even top adventurers like Finn, Grace, and Leon could not resist the allure of the goddess of beauty and became manipulated puppets.
Roy's figure transformed into a blurry golden lightning bolt in the crowd. Every movement and every strike he made was incredibly fast, with his fists, palms, legs, and every part of his body becoming a dangerous weapon.
There are no unnecessary frills; often, it's just a fleeting glimpse, a blur of motion, and a high-level adventurer is blasted away, rendered incapable of fighting.
In the blink of an eye, the battlefield was littered with corpses!
Those who are bewitched lose their sense of self and also lose the adventurer's most powerful weapon—wisdom. They become uncoordinated, chaotic, and their combat skills decline to some extent. How can these puppets be a match for Roy!
With his superior transfer ability, LV.8 stats, and fully unleashed intuition, Roy dominates the entire battlefield, single-handedly confronting the Orario adventurers.
"This monster!"
Otta, Hedin, and others found the situation extremely difficult.
If this continues, I'm afraid what happened before will repeat itself, and Roy will crush them all!
"Running around like a rat, you're so annoying! Die!" Allen's eyes were ferocious, filled with murderous intent. The silver spear in his hand transformed into a deadly cold light, but its target was not Roy, but rather the elven girl not far away!
This action caused the expressions of everyone present to change.
Bewitched, Liu remained motionless, completely unresponsive, as the cold glint pierced straight into her heart.
"You're asking for it!"
Just as the cold, silver spear tip was inches from Ryu's heart, Roy's furious voice rang out, and ripples spread through the space in front of Ryu. He moved with lightning speed, grabbing Allen's spear shaft, and the powerful force prevented the silver spear from advancing any further.
Seeing this, Freya, Ota, Hedin and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If the elf girl had been killed, it was hard to imagine what Roy would have done.
Ota's keen, primal instincts warned him never to let Roy go completely insane.
By attacking the elf girl, Allen lured Roy to his side. Without hesitation, he used the gun barrel as a fulcrum, spun his body into the air, and slammed his powerful right leg down towards Roy's head.
"I was too naive!"
Roy's eyes were devoid of any emotion. Freya was helping him by stopping him from attacking the Black Dragon, so he endured it again and again.
I almost forgot about those mad dogs from Freya's Spring Clan!
Seeing Ryu nearly die, and then looking at the cat-man who dared to kill her, Roy's mind simulated a sense of crisis, and "Adventure" was activated!
Roy's LV.8 stats have been further improved!
Roy's large hand firmly gripped the gun barrel, while his other hand grasped the elven holy sword. In an instant, a dazzling yet chilling sword light slashed out, like a death flower that bloomed and withered in an instant, flashing and intertwining around Allen.
*Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!*
The dull thud of a sharp blade cutting through something rang out almost simultaneously!
Blood burst into four crimson clouds in the air. In the blink of an eye, Allen's limbs were severed at the root by the cold light of the elven holy sword. He didn't even have time to feel the pain before his body turned into a terrifying "human stick" spewing blood and fell to the ground.
"stop!"
In that instant, Ota's greatsword and Leon's slash came simultaneously from the left and right sides.
Two level 8 adventurers launched a fierce attack.
A cold glint flashed in Roy's eyes. He moved his feet and narrowly avoided Ota's greatsword. He used the elven holy sword to block Leon's slash. His right leg, like a steel whip, suddenly lashed out at an extremely tricky angle and landed on Allen's torso as he fell through the air!
boom!
A muffled thud that sent chills down your spine!
Allen's limbless torso was kicked high into the air, crashing into the distant ruins amidst a crimson mist of blood, his life force fading into the abyss.
"drink!"
Ota and Leon roared simultaneously, their voices like thunder, their muscles tensing, and the power they exerted on their greatswords surged, pressing down hard on Roy who was trying to block.
Roy's eyes narrowed, and lightning surged in his left palm, instantly forming a longsword crackling with destructive thunder. He gripped the elven holy sword tightly in his right hand, using both swords to parry and withstand the attacks of the two LV.8 powerhouses.
Rumble!!
Three terrifying forces, powerful enough to shake mountains, collided violently. A violent shockwave exploded outwards from the three people, shattering the hard rocky ground into a huge crater, and sending dust billowing into the sky!
"Stop, you madman!"
At that moment, a loud voice rang out.
Allen's actions were like opening Pandora's box. For Freya's wish, the members of Freya's Familia went to any lengths and had no principles.
The four Flame Warriors and the surrounding Freya Familia members had fierce glints in their eyes. Cold blades were placed against the necks of Tione, Daphne, Lefia, and the others, the sharp edges pressed against their throbbing veins.
It could take those girls' lives in an instant!
"hehe!"
Roy caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, a cruel smile curving his lips, and a terrifying killing intent erupted instantly. Did they really think he was easy to mess with?
Transfer to a higher position!
Roy instantly teleported in front of Freya, his hand transforming into a cold, ruthless iron clamp, abruptly locking the goddess's slender, snow-white neck!
The next moment, he exerted force upwards with his arm, and Freya was lifted into the air by him.
"Ugh!"
A strong feeling of suffocation overwhelmed Freya, and her stunningly beautiful face, which could outshine everything else, was distorted by pain and lack of oxygen, losing all its elegance.
"Go ahead and try to hurt them, I guarantee I'll make your goddess suffer a thousand times more!" Roy's eyes were as deep and cold as ice.
"Roy, stop!"
"Let go of Lady Freya!"
"You madman, I will definitely kill you!"
The Freya Familia members were furious, but they dared not take a step forward. Roy's calm and indifferent reaction was more chilling than any roar or anger; he was really going to make a move!
The two sides were deadlocked, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
Freya, her throat gripped, slowly raised her delicate hand and gently stroked Roy's cheek, speaking with difficulty, "Roy, these idiots are just following my orders. There's no need to resent them. Just vent your anger and hatred on me—"
After speaking, a strange purple light flashed in Freya's eyes.
The bewitched individuals simultaneously raised their weapons, with Ryu, Tione, Tiona, Ais, and Riveria pointing their cold weapons at their hearts.
With just a flick of Freya's mind, everyone she controls will commit suicide on the spot, without needing Allen at all.
The four warriors of Yanjin made their move.
Roy's eyes flashed coldly, "Freya!!"
"Giggle giggle giggle—cough—cough!"
Freya let out a triumphant laugh, but it was abruptly stopped by Roy's exertion, turning into a violent cough. Due to lack of oxygen, her cheeks became increasingly purplish-red.
call out!
Bewitched, Alexie and Kaguya suddenly appeared and launched an attack, their sharp longswords and katanas weaving together into a dangerous net of light as they slashed toward Roy.
"Don't hide, or they'll commit suicide immediately!" Freya said in a soft voice.
A cold glint flashed, and a sharp blade tore through the air!
The girls of the Astrea Familia, including Ichiru, Tione, and Aris, had vacant eyes and were being manipulated. Their movements were precise and ruthless, and countless cold blades fell mercilessly on Roy's broad back and strong arms like a storm!
Sizzle! Sizzle!
As the sword flashed, Roy's clothes instantly turned into tattered strips of cloth, and deep, bone-revealing wounds opened up on his body, with scalding blood gushing out like an out-of-control spring!
In the span of a single breath.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere. Roy's originally handsome body was completely soaked in his own blood, turning into a horrifying, still-standing, ferocious blood-soaked figure.
Despite enduring attacks that felt like being sliced into a thousand pieces, Roy's angular face showed no sign of pain as he coldly stared at Freya.
"Ugh!"
Freya, with her throat gripped, clearly felt the subtle vibrations in Roy's body with each cut from the sharp blade, smelled the strong stench of blood, and saw the warm blood belonging to the boy.
An unprecedented, sharp pain pierced her heart! It was as if she were watching her most cherished possession being cruelly destroyed before her eyes, a heart-wrenching agony! In her bright purple eyes, Roy's blood-soaked figure was reflected, and instantly filled with uncontrollable, almost collapsing tears of heartbreak.
But she won't stop!
It's better for Roy to be injured now than to send him to the north alone to fight the Black Dragon and die!
Or rather, if the other party wants to insist on their own ideas, then they should go against her divine will! Otherwise, they should accept her arrangements. Freya met Roy's gaze without fear.
Ota, Hedin, and the others have stopped; this is a matter for Roy and Lady Freya.
Whoosh!Whoosh!
Suddenly, just as Lily and Chloe's swords were about to fall on Roy, a piercing sound that seemed to tear through the air shattered the calm on the field.
Two streaks of light, like meteors piercing the night sky, shot down from a distant height with terrifying precision, landing squarely on the blades of the two men.
Clang! Clang!
Two deafening metallic clangs rang out!
The terrifying impact, accompanied by sparks flying, instantly traveled from the sword to their wrists! Lily and Chloe's attacks were abruptly interrupted, the blades trembled violently, and they staggered backward involuntarily.
"Who is it?"
The sudden turn of events made Roy, Freya, and Ota focus their attention on the direction of the arrow. In the tense atmosphere, they failed to notice anyone else nearby, indicating that the enemy's stealth tactics were extremely sophisticated.
On the top of a towering building not far away, a slender yet graceful figure stood against the wind.
She was dressed in a sleek blue outfit that perfectly accentuated her agile figure. Her long, flowing blue hair was tied up, revealing a delicate and aloof face that was stunningly beautiful.
Those emerald-green eyes, sharp as eagles, surveyed the battlefield below with the calm and focused gaze of a top-tier hunter, exuding an aura of competence, precision, and danger.
Artemis, the goddess of the hunt!
"Roy, I'm back!" Artemis looked at Roy, who was covered in blood, and her small face showed extreme anger. She subconsciously tightened her grip on the divine spear.