cnatrainingtips Chapter 487 Orario Without Roy
Chapter 487 Orario Without Roy
Chapter 487 Orario Without Roy
Orario!
That is the labyrinthine city known as the "center of the world," with a history of over a thousand years. It was built because of its mysterious and vast underground city, attracting countless people, including cynical gods, teenagers who want to become adventurers and achieve overnight fame, and shrewd and cunning merchants—people of different races and all walks of life gather here.
This city is like a kind and tolerant mother, with a heart that embraces all things, welcoming people from all over the world with different ideas.
So there's never a shortage of fun here; it always feels fresh and lively.
But this atmosphere came to an abrupt end a year ago.
Rumble!
The leaden sky pressed down heavily, and fine, cold rain wove an endless gray net, shrouding the city in a damp gloom, while low rumbles of thunder roared incessantly from the depths of the clouds.
A suffocating oppression permeated the streets. Adventurers hurried along, silently passing through the rain. The people in the alleys had also lost their usual vitality, walking slowly and talking very little.
Washed by the rain, only a sense of bewilderment and exhaustion remained on each face.
Everyone is busy with their own things.
People live like machines, or rather, they don't feel alive. If they knew in advance when they would die, how many people could live optimistically?
A year has passed since Roy and Alphia challenged the Black Dragon in that earth-shattering battle, but the impact of that battle has not yet dissipated.
Unlike the complete annihilation of Zeus's and Hera's kin, the two men's defeats were spread throughout the world via the divine mirror.
It further revealed the terror of the black dragon to everyone, instilling a deep sense of despair.
In comparison, the information about dungeons below level 50 that the guild dares not disclose is nothing.
The guild tried to boost people's confidence and held various events, but the effect was close to zero.
The Black Dragon is invincible!
This idea is deeply ingrained in everyone's mind and recurs repeatedly in terrible nightmares.
Roy and Alphia are already beings that are beyond the reach of others, but the Black Dragon completely overwhelms them. How could ordinary people like them possibly defeat it!
The destruction of Zeus and Hera's former retinue led to the resurgence of the dark faction, causing widespread chaos.
This time, Roy and Alphia's defeat had an even greater impact.
Most people who feel hopeless simply lie down, while a small number fall into darkness. Since they figure they might as well enjoy themselves before they die, they figure they might as well die sooner or later.
Security incidents are occurring frequently.
Its numbers far exceed the total of the previous ten years, and all sorts of things that cross the line are commonplace.
Several deities were even sent back to the heavens, and a dazzling pillar of light pierced the sky.
When people arrived at the scene of the crime.
They didn't find the culprit who imprisoned the god, but they did find the monster's remaining materials. The group immediately understood the other party's method: the god was bound deep in the forest, allowing the monster to inflict a fatal wound on him.
Although it wasn't a personal return to the gods, the two were almost identical in nature.
The entire Netherworld has gone berserk!
The world is on a path of utter madness!
If even the powerful Orario was in such a state, the situation in other countries and major cities was even more dire, plunging the entire world into a dark and desperate era.
The situation was developing step by step in the direction envisioned by the evil god Dionysus, which was terrifying.
"Is this the situation you wanted to see, Lord Hermes?" Asphie said coldly, piling recent case files on the table.
"I'm so sorry, Asphie!"
Hermes smiled wryly. He hadn't expected things to get so serious. It was Dionysus who had tricked Roy into killing the gods, putting Roy on the opposite side of all the gods. He replaced the punishment for killing the gods with the slaying of the black dragon, which was like adding fuel to the fire.
Roy awakens a new skill: "Godslayer"!
Hermes longs to see heroes emerge from the lower realms to vanquish the black dragon, and he is willing to stop at nothing to achieve this!
The black dragon's monstrous ability, the Sealing Grace, prevented even Roy, who possessed spatial magic, from escaping!
There are too many variables involved.
It's hard to say that Dionysus calculated this step, but by sheer coincidence, the whole world was thrown into chaos, nothing but disorder!
If Dionysus had known things would turn out this way, he would probably be overjoyed.
But the other person is already dead!
It wasn't a return to heaven, but true death!
The resurrection of gods takes at least tens of thousands of years. In the short term, it is impossible for them to see Dionysus again and complain to him.
The mess left behind still needs to be cleaned up.
"But I believe the mortal realm won't end like this!" Hermes said earnestly. The gods had come to the mortal realm and had witnessed too many awe-inspiring miracles.
Therefore, the gods placed their hopes for solving the problems of the dungeons and the black dragon on the people of the lower realm.
"And I don't believe Roy would die like that," Hermes muttered to himself.
Through the divine mirror, they witnessed Roy perish in the dragon's belly, but for some reason, he had a feeling that Roy would create another miracle!
Asphie remained silent.
Finally, she sighed softly. Because of the willfulness of the main god, she didn't dare to meet the girls of the Astrea Familia for most of the year.
Hermes looked out the window at the street.
The adventurers headed towards the Tower of Babel. Among the crowd, several resolute figures could be seen quickly passing by without hesitation.
Under the terrifying pressure of the Black Dragon, some people choose to give up and give up, while others choose to degenerate. But no matter how dark the times are, there will always be people who stand up.
The protagonist of this era has emerged!
If anyone else is capable of defeating the Black Dragon, they must be one of them: the Astrea Familia, Freya Familia, Loki Familia, the School District, and the Hestia Familia.
After Roy's defeat, the immense external pressure forced the various clans to put aside their differences and form an alliance to conquer the dungeon.
Gather strength before the final battle.
With the formidable fighting power of the clan alliance and the guild's unreserved support, Ota, Finn, and others successfully explored the seventieth floor of the dungeon.
The original sixty-five floors were occupied by the filthy immortals, but after they were defeated, they have been restored to their original state.
Complete guide to the Glacier Realm!
The 66th floor is a safe floor, and the 67th floor onwards is the "Dragon's Poison Village," continuing up to the 71st floor. The 72nd floor below is sealed off, and even the former Familia of Zeus and Hera could not enter, thus stopping their ascent.
They were only one floor away from the two major clans!
Ota and Leon are still at LV.8, while Finn, Riveria, Grace, and Ryu are at LV.7. They haven't leveled up, but their stats have improved significantly, making Orario's combat power a clear level higher.
At the same time, many new talents have emerged.
Yamato of the Takemikazuchi Familia was promoted to LV.2, Welf of the Hestia Familia was promoted to LV.2, Aisha and Asphie were promoted to LV.5, and Tsubaki Corbrand was promoted to LV.6 — attracting the attention of countless people.
But the most eye-catching was none other than Bell Craney!
Witnessing Roy and Alphia being devoured by the black dragon, Bell was in unbearable pain, spending day and night in the dungeon fighting madly.
Under the influence of the skill "Hero's Aspiration", Little Bell rose to LV.5 in Orario in less than a year, becoming a renowned first-level adventurer.
The gods bestowed upon him the title "Light of the Lion and Rabbit"!
However, even so, he did not stop.
LV.5 is not enough! Even Mr. Roy at LV.8 and Alphia's mother, who is hailed as the strongest genius, could not defeat that black dragon. Little Bell knows that if he wants to avenge them, he needs to reach an even higher level!
Hestia looked at the almost obsessive Bell with great concern, but didn't know how to persuade him.
She even humbled herself and asked Freya to use her insightful eyes to look into Little Bell's soul.
The result made her even more devastated.
Little Bell's pure white soul was now tinged with a pure crimson, filled with anger and hatred.
It is precisely because they are as pure as a blank sheet of paper that they are more easily influenced by others. Once they have chosen a direction, they will work hard!
The Freya Familia and Loki Familia formed an alliance to conquer the dungeon, training day and night without stopping.
The Ganeshachun people maintain order in the city.
The Demeter family did everything in their power to ensure a food supply, because in such a chaotic situation, a lack of food would completely ignite all the conflicts.
A massive team comprised of the Hephaestus Familia, the Gubernuchun Clan, and the School District built the sky warship left behind by Roy. Based on intelligence from that battle, they knew that defeating the Black Dragon required this sky-soaring warship.
Everyone adopted a "do your best and leave the rest to fate" attitude, doing their utmost to do their job well.
The Astrea Chun tribe is no exception.
Roy's departure had the greatest impact on them, and the atmosphere of the entire clan became like a stagnant pool.
Even the cheerful and optimistic former leader of the clan, Alicia, could not reverse the decline.
As the one who made his clan great again and led them to unprecedented heights, Roy's prestige was so high that it almost rivaled that of Astrea, the clan's chief deity. This would be something that would be impossible for any other clan.
Roy is not just a simple leader of the clan; the girls also harbor feelings of love for him.
This blow caused the girls immense pain.
It was only through a white lie, where Astraea could still vaguely sense Roy's kindness, that the girls were able to pull themselves together again.
The Astrea Familia split into two groups: one group continued to explore the dungeon and hone their abilities, while the other group maintained order in the city.
As for perceiving Roy's kindness.
In fact, this is not true at all.
The Black Dragon sealed away their grace, completely severing the connection between the main god and his followers. Astraea secretly contacted Hera, and the same was true for Alphia.
Those two people have disappeared without a trace, their fate unknown!
During that year, Astraea chose to bear the torment and confusion of waiting alone.
But the troubles they face go far beyond that; in addition to internal problems, there is also malice from the outside.
Seeing the Astrea Familia leaderless, countless forces looked at it with the greed of hungry wolves, as if it were an unattended cake.
The various clans of Orario dared not act so arrogantly.
Meanwhile, various countries and major cities outside the city have been openly and secretly inviting girls from the Astrea Familia, which is to put it bluntly, they are poaching them!
According to incomplete statistics, every girl in the Astrea Familia received more than three digits of offers during that year, with the conditions offered by these external forces being unbelievably generous.
Such as bestowing high positions like Grand Duke or Imperial Advisor, granting fertile fiefdoms, countless treasures of gold and silver, and marriage proposals from the Crown Prince or Emperor—if a girl nodded, she could become the mother of a nation.
But not a single girl accepted these things.
Even if the girls of the Astrea Familia didn't fall in love with Roy, they were subtly influenced by him in their daily lives and would unconsciously use Roy as a comparison when choosing a partner.
But their leader is just too outstanding!
Even if you searched the whole world, you wouldn't find another man as extraordinary as him. By those standards, they would have almost no chance of getting married.
The attempts of those forces undoubtedly failed, but the conspiracy of a certain long-lurking force succeeded.
An island nation in the East!
As early as the day of Roy's defeat, the island gods had decided to bring back Sanjou Haruhime and Gojou Kaguya, but they knew how difficult it would be and that they only had one chance, so they did not act rashly.
Through subtle inquiries with the Takemikazuchi Familia, they gradually uncovered information about the Astrea Familia and Haruhime.
Finally, they made their move!
The Garden of Stars.
"Is there something you need?" Astraea asked gently, looking at the delicate fox-girl before her.
"Lady Astraea, I would like to request a leave of absence," Haruhime said timidly.
"What do you want to do?"
Astrea became wary. Which force was trying to abduct her fox-people?
"Yes, I'd like to go back to my hometown."
Chunji handed over the letter in her hand, her head slightly lowered, her pretty face flushed pink. Even though she was already a LV.5 adventurer, able to briefly possess the combat power of a LV.9 fox girl, and the one the whole world went crazy for, she was still a timid and shy girl at heart.
Astraea took the letter, first noticing the sender was from an island nation in the East, then quickly skimmed through its contents.
It turned out to be a letter from the Takemikazuchi clan.
Chunji explained in a low voice.
The Takemikazuchi clan and the island nation frequently exchanged letters, and in this letter, it was mentioned that Haruhime's father had just passed away last month. Yamato no Mikoto discovered this and hurriedly brought it to Haruhime.
Haruhime was expelled from her home by her rigid father for stealing offerings. She was sold to Orario and forced into prostitution, where she was exploited by the Ishtar Familia using magic.
Years later, Haruhime's heart is now entirely devoted to Roy and the Astrea Familia. She no longer has much affection for her father. During the divine trials in the Great Tree Sea, Haruhime learned the truth of what happened back then: she was defiled by that little human guest, and her resentment lessened.
Her feelings toward that father became complicated.
Respect for the dead is paramount, and as a daughter, Chunji thought that she should at least go back to pay respects to her deceased father.
"I see, I grant permission."
Astrea didn't suspect much; the letter was from the Takemikazuchi Familia and wasn't directed at Haruhime.
Moreover, apart from being at the forefront of the Roy slaying incident, the island nation of Japan was very well-behaved throughout the year and never harassed any of their girls.
At that time, it could also be explained by the reason of "maintaining the dignity and safety of the gods".
Just to be on the safe side, Astraea said, "Let Kaguya accompany you back; it's better to have someone take care of you."
"Lady Astraea, thank you. I will return as soon as possible." Haruhime bowed deeply.
"Okay, go ahead!" Astraea nodded.
Both Haruhime and Kaguya are LV.5 adventurers. With the use of level enhancement, the latter becomes LV.6. Haruhime uses the third magic to transform into a LV.9 Celestial Fox, which is almost invincible in the outside world.
So Astriia wasn't worried; no one outside could force them to do something they didn't want to do!
"Let Ryu and Alyssa talk to the guild again," Astraea thought to herself. As long as the main god remained in Orario, it wouldn't be too difficult for her familiars to apply to leave.
She arranged everything perfectly.
For Astrea, the girls in her kinship were not just her kin, but also her daughters.
The following day, Haruhime, Kaguya, and the Takemikazuchi Familia left Orario and embarked on their journey back to their homeland.
Just over half a month after Haruhime left, a message was sent swiftly from the north to Orario.
"The black dragon is about to break free of its seal!"