The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

As for Riveria, this elven princess was a rare sight, as the elves were usually full of pent-up frustration.

"The aura of the forest is off."

As the princess of the Forest Folk, Riveria immediately noticed the discordant aura, as did the other elves.

"It's a monster."

Freyja said, and at that moment, through the shade of the trees, the silhouette of a black monster could already be seen.

Hedin said softly.

He looked at Freyja, and the white-haired elf nodded to him. Hedin nodded in response, and then he began to control the wyvern to descend.

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Chapter 139: Ryu: You really are a useless goddess!

With both hands propped directly in front of her body, her forehead pressed tightly against the ground, her knees bent to the maximum extent, the backs of her feet stretched out and touching the ground, her waist lowered as much as possible, and her buttocks slightly raised.

It made one wonder just how many messes this goddess had made after descending to the Lower World to have practiced this movement so skillfully?

Originally, Hedin had intended to use his magic to deal with the group of monsters that had appeared below them.

The electric orbs summoned by Lv.6 Hedin had enough power in a single strike to incapacitate a second-tier adventurer of Lv.3 or Lv.4, and he could release hundreds of electric orbs within seconds.

Riveria had stronger ultimate power with a single magic strike; however, Hedin had the advantage in terms of sustained magical damage, area of effect, and total mental strength.

[Eternal Strife, Undying Lightning Warriors]

Its incantation was only this short sentence, and in actual combat, it was almost instantaneous.

The good news was that all the monsters were annihilated.

The bad news was that the goddess was almost annihilated as well.

Fortunately, Freyja's casting speed was faster, and she released a barrier magic, protecting the goddess within.

Moreover, in order to protect the goddess, Hogni and Ryu also rushed down from the wyvern at the first moment, and both of them innocently suffered several electric shocks.

Afterward, the goddess immediately showed the adventurers her skilled dogeza.

Freyja covered her forehead: "Goddess, were you trying to rush down and deal with those monsters?"

Riveria said helplessly: "I happen to know that you are a practical god who is very skilled in hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship. Even with the body of a mortal with sealed divine power, your combat power is no weaker than a Lv.2 upper-level adventurer... But, you haven't forgotten our levels, have you?"

Ryu's statement made everyone look sideways—it was truly heaven-defying to have a 'useless fairy' evaluate others as 'useless'.

Hedin walked out of the dense forest, his weapon having a magic staff at the front and a sword at the back, and at this moment, a black monster was impaled on the sword.

Riveria's tone became serious: "Outside the Dungeon labyrinth, it is generally unusual for so many monsters of the same type to gather together."

"We are already very close to the target. Starting today, we will no longer conduct combat training. Everyone, be careful to conserve your stamina."

"Understood."

Hermes took out a pendant-sized crystal bottle from his chest. Inside the crystal clear bottle was a drop of blood-red liquid, like a fragment of a ruby.

And the tool that Hermes took out at this time was the [Renewal Potion], which was even rarer than a lock-picking potion.

This potion was made from the divine blood of many gods. Each god was in charge of different authorities, and its effect was to renew the ability values of other gods' Familia members.

Due to its special purpose, the main gods of each faction did not like this potion, so its production was extremely rare and was listed as a prohibited item by the Guild.

Just like now, the Adventurers Guild would not allow the goddess Hephaestus to leave the city and participate in such a dangerous mission.

Before leaving the city, the goddess Hephaestus had already removed the lock on Shirou.

Now, all that was needed was to drip this red liquid, and the ability values could be renewed. However, this renewal potion was limited to increasing ability values and could not manifest or sublimate magic and skills.

Shirou Emiya took the Renewal Potion from the hands of the god Hermes and handed it to the elven girl next to him.

Shirou Emiya.

Lv.2.

Strength: G292 - D553.

Endurance: G201 - B794.

Dexterity: D530 - B701.

Magic: D506 - B712.

Late at night, during the quietest moment of the entire world, Shirou woke up for some reason.

After Shirou left, Hogni slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the sky outside the tent and closed them again.

"Trace On."

When using this sword, he would gain the Development Ability [Night Strife], the effect of which was to gain a combat power boost in nighttime battles and to activate "Night Vision" ability.

The work of keeping watch was the responsibility of the other first-tier adventurers besides Riveria, who took turns.

Shirou was excluded because his level was too low and he didn't have enough stamina, while Riveria was because the Freya Familia's Black and White Knights could not accept royalty keeping watch for them.

Most people believed that the Freya Familia's [Black and White Knights] were difficult to get along with, and after traveling with them, Shirou found that it was indeed the case.

For things he didn't care about, Hedin's attitude was absolutely indifferent, and he wouldn't waste even a bit of time and energy on them.

However, through the collision of swords, the exchange of hearts, Shirou instead felt the fire in Hogni's heart. Beneath the cold exterior seemed to be a sensitive heart.

But in any case, the [Black and White Knights]' attitude towards Shirou was still friendly, and the sparring during the journey was "all-out", without any discounts.

Shirou looked in the direction of his gaze and unexpectedly saw an unexpected figure.

Just at this moment, Hedin pushed Shirou's shoulder from behind with his staff.

Shirou staggered a bit and stumbled forward a few steps. The goddess, hearing the movement, turned around, her gaze meeting Shirou's.

Shirou walked towards Artemis, the goddess subconsciously dodged, and then—

"Plop!"

The goddess, who was already standing by the water, fell directly into the river.

"Goddess Artemis, are you alright?"

Shirou carried the goddess back to the shore. The goddess's hair was soaked with water, sticking to her body, outlining her beautiful curves.

After a while, Wei Gong opened his eyes, and at this moment, the continuous, boundless sea-like forest appeared in their field of vision. The adventurers had arrived at the edge of the Great Tree Sea.

“This sound is too abnormal.”

Hedin said, "This is definitely not the sound of animal migration."

“They should be heading towards the village we just passed…”

“The others continue to move forward…”

Freyja said, but at this moment, someone was faster than her.

The goddess Artemis had already jumped off the wyvern.

“I am very sorry!”

Artemis shouted in fear and trepidation, while performing a dogeza in front of the adventurers.

The posture was very standard, and even Haruhime Sanjo, the young lady from the Far East, would not be able to find any fault with it.

Artemis's current apology was because her action of jumping off the wyvern without saying a word had caused the adventurers a lot of trouble.

[Caladrius o'Hielde], [White Ghoul's Cane] is one of the three magics possessed by Hedin, the effect of which is to summon a lightning ball containing powerful thunderous power.

Because of this powerful magic, Hedin was considered a mage in the labyrinth city on par with Riveria.

In addition, the most terrifying aspect of the [Caladrius o'Hielde] magic is not even its exaggerated power and range, but that, given the effect and intensity of this magic, it is actually an ultra-short incantation magic.

However, this time, the [White Ghoul's Cane]'s proud casting speed almost caused a serious problem—the moment the goddess Artemis jumped down, Hedin's magic was also completed, and hundreds of terrifying lightning balls followed the goddess down.

However, this barrier did not block all the lightning in the end, and the goddess was slightly electrocuted, and now all her hair was standing on end.

Fortunately, Hedin's lightning magic was released very dispersedly, and Hogni and Ryu's levels were high enough. With the durability of first-class adventurers, being electrocuted a couple of times wouldn't cause injury.

Artemis: “Yes, yes…”

Artemis: “Goo… No… It's just that, at that time, when I thought about those monsters might attack the village, my mind went blank…”

Hearing the goddess's words, everyone was silent for a moment.

Then, Ryu said, “Artemis-sama, you really are a useless goddess.”

“I caught one of those scorpion-type monsters just now. There are quite a few of these things in the forest now.”

Hedin threw the monster onto the open space in front of the adventurers. He waved his blade, and the scorpion-type monster's body was cut open, revealing the magic stone inside.

“These monsters are clearly related to ‘Amdusias’…”

Freyja looked at the gradually dimming sky: “Let's stop here for today, set up a camp in the forest, and rest for the night.”

Freyja said, “Hermes-sama, please take out the [Update Potion].”

Gods can set hidden locks on the Familia's ability values, preventing outsiders from viewing the specific ability values. However, there is also a precious item in the city called [Unlock Potion], which can unlock this lock.

Generally speaking, updating the ability values of other Familia's members is harmful and without any benefit, but in some cases, this potion can also be used to save Familia members who are being maliciously tormented by the main god, or to win over combat power in espionage warfare.

However, [Update Potion] also has legitimate uses, such as when the gods cannot personally bestow divine blood, it can be used to update the adventurer's ability values.

Therefore, at this time, being tens of thousands of miles away from the goddess, Wei Gong could only settle for second best and use the [Update Potion].

Although this has the risk of exposing ability information, what the goddess cares more about is Wei Gong's safety—before the battle, it is worth it to improve even a little bit of ability as much as possible.

“Ryu, I'm counting on you.”

Ryu nodded. They had complete trust in each other and didn't need to say much.

Even though she knew Wei Gong wouldn't mind, Ryu still wouldn't pry into his magic and skills, even though she was actually very curious and concerned.

Agility: G201 - E426.

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Chapter 140 “Goddess's” Determination.

After covering the dark elf, who was lying beside him in a very proper sleeping position, with a blanket, Wei Gong stood up and walked out of the tent.

There was only a crescent moon in the sky that was not very bright, and the field of vision was pitch black.

Wei Gong projected the [Sword of Kaguya].

The camp was built near a water source, and Wei Gong walked towards the river.

“Mr. Hedin, are you on night watch now?”

At the edge of the makeshift camp, Wei Gong saw the [White Ghoul's Cane], Hedin Celaland, leaning against a large tree, closing his eyes to rest.

Because he didn't want to wake up the others who were resting, Wei Gong kept his voice very low. Hedin's long ears twitched, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

The [White Ghoul's Cane], Hedin, has a flexible mind and an excellent eye for seeing the essence of things. At the same time, he is only interested in a very few things.

The [Black Ghoul's Sword], Hogni, is even more difficult to get along with than Hedin. He is silent most of the time, and when he does speak, it is in content that others cannot understand.

As for Hedin, his thoughts are hidden even deeper. If this [White Ghoul's Cane] wants to plot something, even the goddess Freyja may not be able to detect it.

Wei Gong's ability values were able to increase by thousands of points in half a month, which can be said to be thanks to their help.

Hedin raised his eyes and looked at Wei Gong. After a moment, he gently turned his head and looked in the direction of the river.

“Goddess Artemis…”

Wei Gong took two steps forward. He looked at the goddess's figure, seeming a little hesitant.

“You should get used to getting along with the goddess.”

Hedin had already turned around and hid his figure behind a large tree.

The goddess's eyes were slightly red, with glistening tears hanging on the edges. When she saw Wei Gong, she was slightly stunned, and then hurriedly wiped away her tears.

Wei Gong was stunned for a moment. He hurried over, jumped into the river, and hugged the goddess who was "glug, glugging" up.

Suddenly, Artemis grabbed the clothes on Wei Gong's chest.

“I messed up.”

The goddess's voice trembled.