The next day, morning.
Because they were in the wild, Levi did not choose to cook personally. Instead, he simply made do with a breakfast of dry rations and food supplies purchased previously in Orario.
Then, he temporarily bade farewell to Hestia and walked toward the direction of the Elsoth Ruins.
Accompanying him were Artemis and her Familia.
"Lady Artemis, please let me say this again."
Standing before the entrance where the ruins met the outside world, Levi reminded them once more while dismantling the seal he had placed the day before yesterday.
"Scorpio Antares and the monsters within the ruins are the prey of the Hestia Familia. Unless our side loses combat capability or calls for help, please, you must not intervene in the battle."
The blue-haired goddess nodded upon hearing this. "I am still aware of the unwritten rules among Orario adventurers."
However, the members of the Artemis Familia following beside her had somewhat peculiar expressions.
Captain Rethusa even cast an apologetic look directly at Levi.
They knew their own patron deity's personality all too well.
No matter how well she promised now, when she encountered monsters later, she would likely rush forward immediately. Levi, who had watched the theatrical movie in his previous life, actually understood this as well.
That said, the necessary reminders could not be omitted.
It would save on wrangling later.
When he dismantled the final rune, Levi retrieved the 'Dress of Heaven Class Card' from his inventory, whispering softly: "—Include!"
Under the bewildered or astonished gazes of the surrounding crowd, a pillar of pure white light descended from the sky, completely enveloping the pale-gold-haired young man standing at the very front.
About five seconds later, Levi walked out from the gradually dissipating pillar of light.
From head to toe, it seemed as if nothing had changed, yet the aura around him was more than a notch stronger than before.
In the next instant, he spoke as if chanting: "Black Grail, sing!"
Immediately after, the black liquid they had seen once before abruptly surged out from Levi's body.
In the blink of an eye, it covered the earth for a radius of one kilometer.
"!!!" xn
Seeing this, Artemis's side recalled the demise of the scorpion monster from two days ago and instinctively wanted to retreat.
However, they were stopped by Alise, who stood to the side. "No need to worry. Levi's magic can distinguish between friend and foe."
"..." xn
Hearing this statement, those with quicker minds reacted almost immediately.
The 'danger' Lante encountered the day before yesterday was very likely the masterpiece of the pale-gold-haired young man in the distance.
Because Artemis had guessed it long ago, she was not as angry as her children.
She simply walked forward and offered a kind reminder.
"If it is only power of this level, you may not necessarily be able to defeat the Scorpion."
Levi glanced at the blue-haired goddess beside him after hearing this.
"I know. The current state is just something I'm using to clear out the trash mobs."
Having said that, the Vision hanging at his waist burst forth with a purple radiance. At the same moment, in the void behind him, an eye-shaped pattern formed of lightning elements quietly took shape.
Levi raised his hand and drew a symbol. In the next instant, accompanied by the disappearance of the seal at the entrance, nearly a thousand magical beasts suddenly rushed out from within the Elsoth Ruins.
But just like the scene Artemis and Levi witnessed when they first met two days ago, these gigantic scorpion monsters were wrapped in the black liquid on the ground the moment they set foot on the outside soil.
Subsequently, the roaring sound of thunderstorms rang out.
Once the black liquid reset, what remained in place was often only a pile of black ash, plus a Magic Stone.
A minority of the scorpion monsters would also drop materials like tail stingers or carapaces.
But without exception, all were pushed by the black liquid and delivered to the front of the pale-gold-haired young man, where they were totally entered into his 'Spatial Storage Magic'.
"Switch to Formation B."
Levi's voice sounded again.
The next second, Alise, Cassandra, and the others moved.
The two women of the Justice Familia were seen stepping forward two paces, while Cassandra, Daphne, and Liliruca took out stone-shaped magic items—likely made from the materials dropped by the scorpion monsters—from their respective backpacks or leg pouches.
At the same moment, Levi dispersed the Include state of the Dress of Heaven Noble Phantasm.
Then, he took out the 'Orion Class Card': "—Install!"
Above the firmament, a round moon abruptly appeared.
It shot a pillar of light down toward Levi's location.
When the pillar of light dispersed, a silver long spear, painted entirely with sacred script, appeared before everyone's eyes.
It was unmistakably—Artemis's Arrow!
"!!!"
Although she had already heard from her close friend the day before yesterday that Levi could summon a projection of her weapon, seeing the scene before her eyes for real, Artemis still couldn't help but reveal an expression of astonishment, and perhaps a little shyness.
—This guy, he really is my Orion...
Levi couldn't be bothered to care about the inner thoughts of the blue-haired goddess beside him.
To maximize his side's combat power, he didn't hesitate in the slightest before reciting the incantation for his Goddesses' Loving Protection magic:
"Hestia, Freya, Hephaestus, Artemis, Astrea... Demeter, I pray to you here, please grant me the Goddesses' Loving Protection!"
A total of 17 goddesses' names were spoken by him without a single stutter.
Subsequently, a scene appeared that looked like a wondrous spectacle to the onlookers.
First was the twin-tailed God of the Hearth, followed by the gray-haired Goddess of Beauty, then the red-haired, one-eyed God of Smithing, the blue-haired Moon Goddess...
Phantoms of goddesses with different appearances, yet all possessing beautiful features, manifested like a revolving lantern.
They either hugged Levi's back and neck, or held Levi's hand; some even sat directly on the ground, leaning their heads on Levi's legs.
Then, without exception, they scattered into sky-filling motes of light and merged into his body.
Because the scene was too romantic and suggestive, for a moment, even Alise, Cassandra, and the others, who had seen the protection magic before, lost their words.
There was even less need to mention Artemis's side.
The blue-haired goddess's face had long since turned crimson red. If she didn't know that a battle was about to occur, she might have already grabbed the collar of the person beside her and questioned him aloud: "Why are you so skilled at this?! How can you summon the protection of so many goddesses?!"
Even so, the gaze Artemis cast toward Levi carried a trace of thick resentment.
My Orion, boo hoo hoo, is unclean~
Levi opened his eyes, sensing his current state, and immediately revealed a satisfied smile.
At this moment, with the help of the Goddesses' Loving Protection, his Endurance, Dexterity, Agility, and Magic had each increased by 200 points, while his Strength had received the protection of the Level V Moon Goddess, skyrocketing by 2,000 points in one breath.
There were also more than 20 buffs with varying effects. His actual combat power could be said to be more than a notch higher than when he fought Ottar.
Of course, this wasn't over yet.
With a slight thought from Levi, a spherical object condensed from Ice elements quietly appeared by his side.
However, it did not originate from the Triangulum constellation's 'Adeptus Art: Herald of Frost'.
Instead, it was 'Bright's Eye,' formed by using that as a foundation and integrating the Einzbern 'Storch Ritter' magecraft manipulation characteristics.
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