Chapter 212

Chapter 214: Really Nostalgic for the Days with Paladins

An unexpected explosion echoed around the Main Goddess’s Brothel, and almost all members of Ishtar’s Familial Group caught the sound.

Of course, they also noticed the explosion’s fiery bloom that erupted like flowers from the Sky Garden above.

Fortunately, due to preparations for the ritual, Ishtar had ordered the dispersal of ordinary people and other Adventurers around the main base, leaving no bystanders near the Main Goddess’s Brothel.

Otherwise, this scene would definitely have drawn a crowd.

That would’ve been hard to cover up…

But while there were no irrelevant people, there were still two relevant ones.

“Wow, this commotion, Izay must’ve made his move?” Descending from the city wall, Loki waiting nearby on the street watching the ladies also noticed the disturbance.

Though she was busy checking out the ladies, she was still somewhat keeping an eye on Ishtar’s Familial Group situation.

This is called reasonable disguise to fool the enemy! (Bluff~)

She slightly opened her crimson divine eyes to observe the situation there. Seeing the Guards stationed near the Main Goddess’s Brothel moving inward, Loki smiled.

“So, Asfi dear, we’re ready to act too?” She spoke towards the empty space beside her, as if talking to herself.

“……Hmm.” After two seconds, a response came from beside Loki, sounding somewhat reluctant.

To be honest, Asfi didn’t really want to answer…

Doing so would only make it obvious that someone was nearby, right?

It could expose them!

But not saying anything felt a bit wrong.

So annoying~

Then Loki chatted casually with Asfi, maintaining a light-hearted atmosphere as they walked toward Ishtar’s main base.

Since the Guards who noticed the noise had gone back to reinforce their positions, they entered the Main Goddess’s Brothel’s front gate without obstruction, proceeding extremely smoothly.

………………

Sky Garden.

A croaking frog-like roar reverberated through the area.

“Damn! Who!!”

The formidable might of a top-tier Adventurer was fully displayed. Even the battle prostitutes from the same faction stepped back a couple of steps in the face of such a terrifying roar.

The scorched area, destroyed by light arrows, was still emitting thick smoke. The flames had vanished, revealing the obese figure of the female giant and her frog-like features.

But the female giant looked quite disheveled now.

She bent over protectively, shielding what she held in her arms. Her entire body appeared burned, covered in blackened skin, and there was an unmistakable smell of something being roasted.

“Hmm, indeed, for these tank-level first-tier Adventurers, scattered arrows lack enough power to deal effective damage?”

On the stone bridge in the air, Izay noticed this roaring frog and sounded somewhat awkward.

He had been aiming to help give her a new face worthy of public appearance.

Unfortunately, this “kindness” was rejected.

The experienced frog eventually reacted in time, quickly protecting both the Killing Stone and her face within moments.

“Little brat, you’ve got guts! How dare you harm my beautiful face!!”

Fulini tightly gripped the handle of the Killing Stone blade, her eyes bloodshot as she glared at Izay.

How could she not feel it? He clearly aimed to disfigure her and destroy the Killing Stone!?

This enraged her beyond measure!

In the previous explosion, despite her best efforts to protect it, the flames still managed to burn her face, now radiating pain and a charred stench.

“Stop looking at me like that, okay? Honestly, you might get needle-eye disease!”

“It’s your fault for being ugly and scaring others! Have some decency, will ya?”

“Where are the paladins? Oh right, there aren’t any here. I really miss that guy’s holy light; at least it could cover you up.”

At a distance of dozens of meters, facing the enraged frog, Izay shrugged, turning into a master keyboard warrior, hurling insults without uttering a single dirty word, nearly sending her spiraling into the sky.

“That guy… how dare he speak to Fulini like that…”

All the battle prostitutes were stunned, covering their mouths to suppress laughter while whispering among themselves.

“———！！！”

Such provocation instantly drove the female giant mad. Her already hideous face twisted further in anger and embarrassment, almost making Izay throw up his dinner.

Visual pollution!

Confronting such a sight was unbearable!

Grass! (a type of plant)

“AAAHHH!!! I’ll kill youuuu!!!”

Suddenly, a sharp sound wave rang out. The frog hurled the Killing Stone towards an Amazon nearby, then raised her massive Battle Axe with both hands and charged at Izay.

“Hmph!” Noticing this, Izay let out a cold laugh, using his legs to leap backward instantly.

A silver-white spiral light band materialized around him. In mid-air, Izay focused and tightened the string of his bow named Que Xie.

Aiming at the object discarded by the female giant, a surge of mana rapidly gathered on the longbow, and the arrow formed in the blink of an eye.

“—!”

The moment he released the bowstring, a powerful recoil struck Izay’s body. Simultaneously, the surrounding space emitted a trembling sound, vibrating.

The arrow shot forth straight ahead while swirling into the atmosphere, forming a conical whirlwind.

It roared like a wild beast, narrowly passing by the approaching female giant.

“Huh!? This kind of archery skill wants to hurt me!? Kid!! Let me teach you that death is a luxury you don’t deserve!!”

Moving so fast she left afterimages, Fulini swung her mighty Battle Axe high and delivered a devastating strike.

“Go see an ophthalmologist if you can’t see well, thank you!”

With swift reflexes, Izay leaped lightly and dodged the astonishingly powerful downward slash, still finding time to taunt.

The sturdy stone bridge in the air shattered and exploded like wood chips, filling the air with dust and debris.

“Ahh—Killing Stone!!!”

“!?”

The frog’s mindset underwent several twists.

First came the surprise at Izay dodging her attack, then the rage from being mocked, followed by disdain for Izay’s failed assault, and finally the shock from hearing her group’s alarmed cries.

In just one or two seconds, the female giant’s face seemed to display a hundred different expressions.

Although it was hard to tell because her face was so dark and ugly.

However, upon hearing the term “Killing Stone,” the female giant turned around to check the situation.

Unlike the tense atmosphere on the stone bridge, panic reigned inside the Sky Garden.

The azure arrow Izay fired earlier precisely hit the blood-red gem about to fall into the Amazon’s hands.

The Killing Stone instantly shattered. The arrow’s power remained undiminished as it pierced through, creating a storm that swept away several battle prostitutes.

Aisha subtly revealed an excited expression, Haruhi’s emerald eyes widened, and all the Amazons nearby were blown away.

Finally, red stone fragments were scattered all over the stone-paved ground.

The sinister red glow emanating from the Altar under the moonlight disappeared completely, vanishing without a trace.