As the source of power, Goddess Artemis is intimately familiar with her own abilities.
Almost as soon as her words fell, a whistling sound pierced the sky.
"What's happening?"
Everyone who heard the noise looked up.
A dense barrage of arrow-like silver lights fell from the sky at terrifying speed, appearing in their sight almost instantly.
The immense power behind the attack shocked everyone present.
Under such a terrible assault, everyone felt insignificant.
"As expected of divine power—it's truly astonishing!" Yami murmured in awe.
The silver arrows densely covered several kilometers, making it almost impossible for ordinary people to escape the area.
In such a situation, the only option was to pray.
Pray that the goddess of fortune might favor them and spare them from the arrows.
Beyond that, there seemed to be no other hope.
But they weren't completely unprepared.
Since they had come ready, they didn't need to worry about their group being destroyed by this kind of attack.
"Yami-kun, steer the dragon to avoid it!"
Although she knew her best friend had been consumed, Goddess Hestia still felt shaken seeing that familiar divine power.
But, she didn't let it paralyze her.
Understanding Artemis's power well, Hestia quickly ordered Yami into action.
Antares must be eliminated!
They couldn't afford to fall here.
"Don't worry, Hestia, I'll handle this."
"I'll make sure everyone reaches our destination safely!"
Yami's calm expression showed no trace of fear.
At the moment when the silver arrows were about to strike, he finally moved!
"Avalon!!!"
A deep whisper filled the air, and a golden light suddenly enveloped everyone, including the dragon beneath them.
The arrow attack, which had darkened the sky, collided with the golden barrier.
Ripples spread across the surface, but the arrows couldn't penetrate it.
The dragon continued forward unhindered.
As they witnessed this miraculous scene, everyone was momentarily stunned.
After all, not everyone can remain composed under such a formidable attack.
Even knowing they were safe, the sheer visual impact left them shaken.
This is why—
Why even powerful beings can sometimes fail to unleash their full potential!
"It's amazing, Yami-kun, you really have such incredible abilities?"
"To resist the power of the gods… it's just unbelievable!"
Even though she was the one benefiting, Hestia couldn't help but voice her astonishment.
Hermes, standing beside her, pressed the brim of his hat down, trying to hide the faint surprise in his eyes as he looked at Yami with new respect.
Compared to this, the grandson of Zeus seemed almost insignificant!
Hermes now doubted whether even the "rabbit" could stand out in this environment.
"It's not magic, strictly speaking—it's the power of my weapon."
"We'll discuss this further once we're done here!"
"Since Antares used Artemis's power to attack us, it means it's aware of our arrival and wants to stop us."
"So, our next step is to speed up!"
Yami's words were met with unanimous agreement.
At that moment, Artemis also felt more confident about this mission.
"Antares's attack targets the 'Spear of Orion.' It fears this spear because it can kill gods."
"This proves that Antares can still be defeated."
"Orion, I leave everything to you!"
"I'm glad you believe in me, Artemis, but I've told you before—don't call me Orion."
Yami scratched his head, a helpless expression on his face.
"I am who I am and no one else."
"But you're right about one thing!"
"Antares—I'll bury it with my own hands. Trust me, you can leave it to me!"
Yami's confidence was almost palpable as he spoke.
But strangely enough—
Even though his words could have sounded arrogant, coming from Yami, everyone accepted them without question.
"I trust you, Yami."
"You always surprise me, and I'm sure there will be no exceptions this time."
There was nothing more beautiful in the world than those understated words and the sweet smile from Goddess Hephaestus.
Seeing this, Yami also smiled.
"Ah, I won't let you down, Hephaestus."
"Now, it's time to speed things up!"
As he said this, terrifying magic power erupted from Yami.
The Flying Dragon, which had carried them for more than ten days, had fulfilled its mission and was sent out of the Corrupted Forest by Yami's space magic.
As for the rest of them, they arrived directly at the Great Tree Sea's secret realm.
Now that they knew their destination, there was no time to waste!
"This place…"
The surroundings changed instantly.
When everyone regained their senses, they were already in the center of the secret realm.
Not far away, a gigantic scorpion came into view.
It resembled the smaller scorpions they had encountered earlier, with large eyes on its head. The main difference was the flower-like bulge on its chest, which housed a blue crystal.
"Is that Antares? Such overwhelming pressure…"
The adventurers of the Hestia Familia, who were also members of the Demon Slayer Corps, became serious.
Even when they faced Muzan Kibutsuji, they hadn't felt this powerless.
This was truly terrifying!