The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

When Miss Shakti learned of this, she almost sent Ganesha directly back to the heavens.

Fortunately, Ryu and Welf didn't need to enter the building today.

Bypassing the massive statue of the Ganesha Familia's headquarters, the two arrived at the open space behind it.

After the war, the Guild specifically gifted a piece of land behind the headquarters to the Ganesha Familia to commemorate the brave adventurers who had fallen in battle. They built a memorial hall there.

Ryu stopped in front of a glass case, took out a bouquet of white flowers, and quietly placed it in front of the case. Displayed inside the glass case was a silver-blue longsword.

Aditya Varma, known as "Ivory Poem," was a member of the Ganesha Familia, Shakti's younger sister, and Ryu Lion's close friend.

She was a Level 3 upper-level adventurer with a strong sense of justice. Compared to her sister, Aditya was more cheerful and straightforward, always wearing a vibrant smile on her face.

"Gale, this is your first time here, isn't it?"

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Chapter 294: Concerns About the [Demon Lord].

Shakti, known as "Ganesha's Staff."

She had short hair the color of a blue starry sky, with refined and stern features, and a tall, slender figure. Dressed in a fighter's outfit, her aura was dignified and awe-inspiring.

"Besides this large door, we also seized a 'key'."

"Key?"

Welf looked at Shakti.

Shakti nodded: "Yes, an item that can open that door, a metal sphere. We currently speculate that it's some kind of [Mysterious] product. [Hephaestus] is currently researching it to see if it can be replicated."

Shakti nodded slightly and led Welf out of the memorial hall, leaving Ryu alone inside, quietly gazing at Aditya's relics.

Welf was slightly surprised but quickly understood, thinking to himself: "I see, Vigne is called an 'Irregular'…"

He nodded to show he understood.

"Before, all I knew was Vigne… she's the first rational monster I've ever encountered."

Shakti shook her head: "Only Ganesha knows these things. I only learned about it recently."

Shakti had only learned these truths recently.

Welf asked: "Do you mind cooperating with monsters…?"

"I don't mind. Actually, I've never particularly disliked monsters."

"Even those monsters who kill by instinct are merely enemies of the human race. What's there to 'hate' in particular? The only thing to do is fight them."

"Besides, these Irregulars have been quite helpful."

Shakti continued: "Especially that dragon girl you raised."

"She was the one who snatched the 'key,' that metal sphere."

Shakti narrowed her eyes slightly, recalling her conversation with Vigne.

At that time, her instincts told her that if Vigne wanted to, she could kill her in an instant.

Shakti continued: "Oh, and Dix Perdix was also killed by that dragon girl—Vigne, right?—he was killed by her."

Shakti explained.

"That 'key' was obtained from Dix's hands."

Welf had actually crossed paths with Dix in Daedalus Street, back when he was still Level 3.

As a result, he was almost killed by Welf in that battle.

Now, Welf found it difficult to associate that name with the man in black robes from back then.

To him, this information wasn't worth much attention—after all, the other party was just a Level 5 poacher.

In the dungeon, [Holy Swordsman] also has another title—[Sword Demon].

But now, only half a year had passed, and things were completely different.

If this man wanted to, he could truly become a [Demon Lord] who would make the entire city tremble.

It seemed like an unnecessary worry, but it was indeed Shakti's genuine feeling.

This alias had become a reality. If he wanted to, most of the Amazons in the city would follow him.

"Without a doubt, the current [Holy Swordsman] is on the side of justice, he is our companion."

The girl looked at him and said seriously: "[Holy Swordsman], I will always be watching you."

A god and his Familia walked along the stone-paved road, surrounded by silence.

The god held several bouquets of white flowers in his hand, the petals swaying gently in the breeze.

"Loki?"

Dionysus said in a low voice.

"Do you come here often?"

Loki asked, watching Dionysus offering flowers.

The two deities and their respective Familias walked together to the "First Cemetery" in the southeastern district of the city—commonly known as the "Adventurers' Cemetery."

Finn placed white lilies in front of different tombstones and then prayed in a low voice.

As a heavenly god, Loki knew that offering flowers at graves was a meaningless act.

The souls of the children had already returned to heaven. Buried under these tombstones was just a mass of flesh, without any resentment to appease or any regrets to make up for.

And Dionysus was doing this just to imitate the customs of the Lower World.

"I often make time to come here so as not to forget this feeling."

He slowly stood up, with several tombstones lined up before him. Under these tombstones were buried the remains of his Familia members.

He had joined forces with Loki and the others to investigate the real culprit in order to avenge his Familia.

"What do you say to them?"

"Apologies. That's the only thing I can say."

"Loki, let me guess what you're thinking. You think my Familia will be a burden to you, and you don't plan to let us participate in the upcoming artificial labyrinth conquest operation, nor do you intend to accept our assistance."

Chapter 295: [Insect Severing] Sword, Sealed Memories.

Standing before him were the adventurers of the Dionysus Familia.

The Dionysus Familia had a total of eighty-odd people, including Philvis and Aura at Level 3, as well as two Level 2 members, with the rest all being Level 1 adventurers.

They had already decided to risk their lives to avenge their dead comrades, and they shouted excitedly: "We are not afraid to die!", "Let us participate!", "Even if we sacrifice ourselves, we will fight the enemy to the death!"

Ryu looked at the entrance at the base of the building, a complex expression returning to her face—the gate was directly beneath the statue, meaning that adventurers had to pass between the statue's legs every time they entered the Ganesha Familia headquarters.

As the Familia with the most adventurer members in the city, the Ganesha Familia had always stood on the front lines during the Dark Ages, fighting enemies head-on, resulting in countless sacrifices.

Ryu came here to visit a friend who had long since passed away—her remains were still stored in this memorial hall.

"Alise."

Ryu lowered her head and said softly, "Thanks to the efforts of Shirou and the Loki Familia, two more remnants of the Evilus have been brought to justice. The will of justice will continue to flow, never ceasing."

In the struggle against Evilus, Alise was sacrificed in a "human bomb" attack carried out by children who had been bewitched by an evil god.

Just then, she heard soft footsteps behind her.

Ryu turned around and saw a familiar figure.

Shakti walked over slowly, her gaze fixed on the weapon in the glass case. Her usually calm and firm eyes were now somewhat dazed.

She stood before Alise's remains and began to discuss business: "We've discovered a mithril door similar to the entrance to the underground waterway, located on the eighteenth floor of the Dungeon."

Shakti's gaze remained on the sword as she spoke softly.

She turned her head and looked at Womiya: "There's some information I need to tell you privately."

Womiya paused for a moment, then said, "Ryu can be trusted."

However, Ryu shook her head: "Since it's confidential information, I should excuse myself."

The two walked out of the memorial hall and stood in the open space, a gentle breeze caressing them.

Shakti tilted her head slightly, looked at Womiya, and lowered her voice: "This information and the key were provided by the Xenos—monsters with reason and intelligence."

"The Xenos… It seems that Wiene isn't the only special monster with intelligence."

Womiya thought, then said, "It sounds like the Ganesha Familia has known about the existence of the Xenos for a long time."

Ganesha is one of the few deities who knows about the existence of the Xenos. The [Monster Festival] he hosts is not only to stop people from fearing monsters, but also to gradually help people accept and understand the existence of special monsters with reason.

Shakti said frankly.

She looked up at the memorial hall behind her and sighed softly: "In comparison, what I hate more is those sinful humans."

Womiya looked at her profile. At this moment, he sensed not anger, but loss and sorrow from this stern warrior.

Womiya was slightly stunned and thought, "What do you mean, I raised her?"

Without waiting for Womiya to ask further, Shakti said directly: "The potential of the dragonewt, coupled with the swordsmanship you taught… that child is truly terrifyingly strong."

Incredibly powerful—that dragonewt's potential is at Level 6, or even higher.

"Dix Perdix? Who's that?"

Womiya had never heard of this name.

"[The Rampager] Dix, our Ganesha Familia has been hunting him for a long time. A Level 5 first-class adventurer, and also a poacher. He set his sights on Wiene, but misjudged the dragonewt's strength, and was killed by her in one blow."

At the time, Dix released a curse that could induce berserker rage. Although he successfully made Tione lose her mind and fall into madness, this also caused his all abilities to suffer backlash, and his strength dropped sharply.

However, Womiya's overly calm attitude made Shakti somewhat concerned.

She turned sideways, her sharp gaze falling on Womiya, as if she wanted to see through him completely.

When this title first reached Shakti's ears, Womiya was only a Level 2 rookie. She simply dismissed it as nonsense, and even thought that those who gave such titles to young adventurers were really bored.

[Amazon's Owner]

And what's even more unsettling is that he even secretly cultivated a dragonewt suspected to be Level 7 without making a sound.

Shakti thought to herself: "But I must remain vigilant about this person."

Womiya was confused and said inexplicably, "Well then, thank you for your hard work."

There was a golden-haired god with handsome features, and following him was a black-haired elf girl with crimson eyes.

At the end of the road in the distance, someone was waiting quietly.

Hearing Dionysus's whisper, Loki, who had Finn as a bodyguard, responded and raised a hand.

This was a burial ground for those adventurers who had died, with white tombstones densely packed as far as the eye could see.

Loki and Finn came here to tell their companions who had sacrificed themselves in the Dark Ages years ago: Finn and Riveria had defeated [The Emperor Killer] Valletta and [The White-Haired Ghoul] Olivas, two Level 5 remnants of Evilus.

However, as a child of the Lower World, no matter how his rationality judged, emotionally he always wanted to believe that his dead companions were watching him from above.

But Loki at this time did not think this was a meaningless act.

Dionysus said softly.

In the [Augmented Species Incident] a few months ago, several of Dionysus's Familia members died at the hands of the blood-red mantis. And in the [Monster Festival Incident], his children were cruelly devoured by man-eating plants.

Loki asked calmly.

Dionysus stared at the tombstone, remained silent for a long time, and then spoke in a low voice, as if this was a vow hidden in his heart.

Dionysus turned around, his eyes resolute.

Loki remained silent.

"But I still have to say—please let us participate in this operation."

Womiya: "Except for Level 3 Filvis and Aura, no other members of the Dionysus Familia are allowed to join the operation."

The overall strength of the Familia is close to that of the Apollo Familia, and after Aura leveled up, it is slightly stronger than the Apollo Familia, which only has one Level 3 member.

At this time, hearing Womiya's commanding words, these adventurers showed angry expressions.