"Orario, why has it become like this..."
"We clearly already healed the sky and let the Moon Goddess's bow return to its original place, but Orario was still destroyed. What is the meaning of all this?"
Artemis looked at the city before her, or rather the wreckage, and shed crystalline tears.
And the Sky Titan, formed by the fusion of Hyacine and Barbara's power, had an equally solemn expression.
Clearly, it had told Loki the information about the mastermind in advance, and Orario had made full preparations because of it, but the final result was still failure... Why?
There might only be one answer: Orario's current combat strength was not equal to Dionysus and his backup plans!
After all, on this ruin, the only two living things that could be seen were the huge Fallen Spirit Philvis and Dionysus, who was on her body.
"Oh? Isn't this our Deliverer?"
"Take a close look at the scene around you, and then tell me, what have you saved?"
Although he had anticipated the time of the Deliverer's return, Dionysus hadn't expected it to be this fast?
The city had just been destroyed, and they had already returned... Did this mean that if he had been a little slower in taking action just now, the plan to destroy the city would have failed?
However, from another perspective, the Deliverer's return was just right, because how could those ordinary Adventurers compare to the fear and despair of the Deliverer?
Dionysus was such a twisted god, always deriving pleasure from the tragedies of others, and the Deliverer was naturally no exception.
Or rather, he could get more from the Deliverer!
Just thinking about that scene, Dionysus felt he had already reached a cerebral climax.
"I will save everyone!"
On that face, which was incomparably similar to Hyacine's but possessed a hint of Barbara's spirit, there was a touch of loss, but soon the resolve hardened, and the Deliverer looked at Dionysus without fear.
This, instead, made this Male God fall silent.
"Could it be that you even know Resurrection Magic?"
"Yes! Those who were killed by you, I will pull them all out from Hell, without a single one left behind!"
There was no one else around, so the Sky Titan could naturally admit that it possessed Resurrection Magic, all to let Dionysus know that no matter how many people he eliminated, it was meaningless.
If the Deliverer before me isn't dealt with, everyone has the possibility of being resurrected!
At that time, fear and despair will cease to exist!
Now, Dionysus's expression changed completely, because he knew what Resurrection Magic meant.
Although he didn't know what limitations the Deliverer's Resurrection Magic had, if he didn't get rid of this trouble, even if he returned to the celestial realm, he would never be at ease!
"No, how can you be so shameless?"
"You can't do this... you can't take away my only joy!"
In the next second, the golden-haired Male God seemed to have made a decision, his expression turning completely ferocious.
"No matter what, you must die today!"
Thinking about how many billions of years he would lose his joy after returning to the celestial realm, Dionysus felt a wave of fear...
Billions of years of boredom would make even a god collapse.
So the Male God issued a death notice, declaring that the Deliverer would definitely die today!
"I know how strong you are, and I know that this monster beneath me might not be your match..."
"But what if she becomes a divine beast? Can you still have the last laugh?"
Dionysus took out a dagger without hesitation and stabbed his own throat, leaving himself absolutely no way out.
Dryads are inherently a race favored by gods in the lower world, possessing potential far exceeding that of ordinary Adventurers.
Combined with the Adventurer Philvis, and now Dionysus's divine body, it is enough for the Fallen Spirit to complete a qualitative leap!
"I will trade being sent back to the celestial realm to gift my body to Philvis; she will become a Child of God of the same level as you!"
"However, a Child of God on the side of the monsters!"
"I will also be watching from the celestial realm; your every move will not escape my eyes!"
As his voice fell, Dionysus's body gradually lost its vitality and was completely devoured by the Fallen Spirit below.
The Fallen Spirit, like Andaris, became the second monster in this world to absorb a god, and because Dionysus was willing, the fusion of divine power was even more thorough.
"Gods cannot use divine power in the lower world"—this condition itself is meant to bind gods, so there is no problem at all for a creature other than a god to use divine power.
Dionysus knew very well that as a Child of God and also Artemis's Orion, Hyacine and Barbara would certainly be able to use divine power, and the Fallen Spirit could not possibly be their match.
In order to ensure his future wouldn't be too boring, he truly steeled his heart, not only offering up all his divine power in the lower world but also constantly interfering from the outside after returning to the celestial realm...
Dionysus, along with the Fallen Spirit that absorbed Dionysus's divine power, thus forcibly pried open a small gap in the world's shell, completing a connection of consciousness.
Trying to deal with such an enemy is simply impossible!
Hyacine looked at the Fallen Spirit that had taken the lives of countless Adventurers; she merely waved her hand, and countless fierce winds blew toward it, intending to deal with the Fallen Spirit just as she had dealt with Andaris.
But this time, the Fallen Spirit was no longer what it used to be.
Under the influence of Dionysus's divine power, it was nearly immortal!
Even if the monster's body was completely destroyed, it would be resurrected again due to the influence of the celestial realm, repeating this cycle...
Sure enough, the Fallen Spirit deflected Hyacine's attack, and it didn't even suffer a single injury.
It seemed the situation was developing in a bad direction again?
Hyacine stared fixedly at the monster before her, constantly weighing in her mind... should she borrow the power of the Ruler of Time again?
If she borrowed it again, it wouldn't be as easy as last time...
All of this was seen by the Moon Goddess; seeing her beloved wearing a worried expression, how could she possibly stand by and watch?
"Orion, give me your hand!"
Artemis hugged the Sky Titan's body from behind, letting her chest perfectly fit against the girl's back.
"Artemis?"
This sudden change was indeed a bit strange, but Artemis didn't care!
"Listen to me..."
"Dionysus has achieved an unprecedented feat; he has pried a small gap in the world's barrier, allowing himself in the celestial realm to resonate with himself in the lower world."
"So, just defeating the Fallen Spirit in the lower world won't solve the fundamental problem; we must contain Dionysus's true form in the celestial realm..."
With things said to this point, how could Hyacine not understand?
The girl stared blankly at Artemis, really not knowing what to say. Even though they hadn't spent much time together—less than seven days in total—Artemis was able to sacrifice so much.
"So I'm counting on you, Hyacine, Barbara..."
Artemis didn't use the title Orion, but directly called the girls' names; perhaps this was the last time she would call them.
To contain a god's true form in the celestial realm, another god's true form is required, and Artemis was clearly the most suitable god.
"Although I have never tried it before, can you fulfill a small request of mine?"
Artemis rarely showed a shy expression, and her movements were even a bit coy.
"What request?"
"Can you kiss me? I have always wanted to try it, but I never had the chance... Mmph!"
Before she could finish speaking, Artemis's mouth was blocked, but the goddess's expression was exceptionally satisfied.
Although it was a bit strange with three people...
"See you in the future, Hyacine, Barbara..."
"I love you!"
In the sacred light, the Moon Goddess Artemis returned to the celestial realm.
This also meant that the real battle had begun.
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