The Artemis Familia finally withdrew from the ruins.
They did not bring a single shred of benefit to the Hestia Familia's battle against the Scorpion; instead, they nearly disrupted Levi's layout.
During this period, it wasn't that Antares hadn't tried to launch attacks.
It was just that they were all blocked back by Levi using 'Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu'.
A 7-Star magic, according to the system's prompts, actually already exceeded the cognitive boundaries of the Falna system.
Either the power was strong enough to battle above one's level, or it possessed infinite possibilities, or it could reverse causality and resurrect the dead in the truest sense.
Unfortunately, Levi's ultimate move was currently still bound to his Vision.
The upper limit of the elemental energy stored in the latter was only 1,000 points in total.
Combined with the Resolve reaching 240 layers, it was only slightly stronger than Antares's laser magic—and this was while in the state of Heroic Spirit Possession.
Most of the time, he was actually slightly weaker than the opponent.
That being said, in the world of DanMachi, being able to break defenses essentially meant one could defeat the target.
It was just a matter of the probability of success being higher or lower.
After confirming through the Byakugan that the Moon Goddess and her dependents had completely left the ruins, Levi took out the third Class Card he held—Valkyrie.
"—Limited Deployment!"
The moment the white pillar of light fell, he very skillfully slashed out a 'Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu' toward the front.
Alise and Gojouno Kaguya stood on Levi's two sides.
Without their own employer playing support, they wouldn't dare to get involved in a high-level battle like the dependents of the Goddess Artemis.
There was even less need to mention the three girls: Liliruca, Cassandra, and Daphne.
By now, they had basically retreated to the fringe zone.
They would only occasionally throw some strengthening sparkling wine toward the front, making it convenient for Alise and Gojouno Kaguya to access.
Another five seconds passed.
Levi walked out from the gradually dissipating pillar of light, wearing a white hooded cloak, and the weapon held in his left hand had changed into a replica of Gungnir.
"Pin down Antares for me."
Having said that, the young man with short pale-gold hair activated his flight ability, temporarily breaking free from the shackles of gravity.
Because Levi had specifically mentioned during the combat meeting last night that when he brought out the light spear, it would be the time to decide the victory, Alise and Gojouno Kaguya immediately nodded upon hearing this and charged forward together.
Antares also sensed the change in the atmosphere within the Hestia Familia.
Its raised tail stinger swayed up and down, somewhat unsure of where to shoot the fully condensed laser.
But soon, it made a decision.
The tail stinger raised high, and the blue brilliance seemed poised to swallow Levi whole in mid-air.
And precisely because Antares placed the focus of its attack above, the two girls on the ground, Alise and Gojouno Kaguya, had the opportunity to approach it again.
"—Lubra Floris!"
"—Four Seas!"
As the Magic Power within their bodies surged, they released their magic, which had turned into Noble Phantasms, one after another.
At this moment, Ice elements and Fire elements spread wantonly over the Scorpion's body surface; even as a Lv.7, it couldn't help but let out a wail.
Looking at Levi in the sky again.
Good heavens!
He actually used 'Spatial Displacement' magecraft to shift ten meters laterally out of thin air.
The elemental shield on his body didn't even have a single layer scraped off.
In the next instant, the young man holding the light spear had already assumed a throwing stance.
Veins bulged violently around his eye sockets, and countless amounts of Magic Power frantically poured into the long spear along his arm, causing the entire arm to swell by a circle.
And then...
With just a "swish" sound, Levi projected the replica of Gungnir.
At this moment, compared to the previous Orion Possession state and Dress of Heaven Possession state, he was actually quite a bit inferior in terms of strength.
But that couldn't hold back the fact that the Noble Phantasm · Gungnir (Replica) came with an innate Anti-Monster special attack bonus.
It also possessed the same 'Pierce S' and 'Hit S' Development Abilities as Artemis's Arrow.
Thus, although a very brief obstruction—possibly less than a second—occurred during the attack process, in the end, the Noble Phantasm from the Valkyrie, the replica of Gungnir, still completed the piercing of Scorpion Antares's flesh.
Unfortunately, the latter was also a tough character.
It actually managed to force its massive body to make a dodging motion, relying on a gap that ordinary people simply couldn't perceive.
Thereby avoiding the outcome of its Magic Stone shattering.
But, it merely postponed its time of defeat by a few seconds.
Because in the next instant, Levi, who had activated 'Spatial Displacement', suddenly appeared at the Scorpion's side.
The Vision at his waist once again bloomed with dazzling light.
And then...
"Now, you shall perish!"
The lightning compressed upon the blade of Musou Isshin instantly tore apart Antares's carapace.
The aftershock continued to advance until it touched the Magic Stone buried deep within the latter's body.
Finally, it exploded violently.
—Bang!!!!
A mushroom cloud rose up.
Following closely behind was a static storm wrapped in a large amount of black ash.
Alise and Gojouno Kaguya activated the Teleport Rune Stones held in their palms, retreating to a safe zone in a few flickers.
Levi, relying on his Electro element immunity, hovered indifferently in mid-air.
Half a minute later, at the position where Antares originally stood, a hemispherical deep pit about ten meters deep quietly appeared.
A large amount of black ash remained inside the pit, and near the center, two drop items were lying there.
One was the Scorpion's tail stinger, and the other was the Scorpion's stomach.
[Levi Bright]
[Lv.4 (17.2% -> 89.7%)]
[Development Ability: Genshin H -> Genshin G]
[Law Crystals: 46 -> 53]
Levi picked up Antares's drops, his gaze sweeping over the opened Character Panel and exchange store page.
It was about the same as he had predicted; challenging the Scorpion as a team, the Feat he obtained was obviously insufficient to level up to Lv.5.
However, even if he were to do it all over again, Levi would still choose the same tactic.
That is, first activate the Possession state to confirm Antares's true combat power, giving the excess Feat to Alise, Cassandra, and the others during that period.
Finally, based on the abilities displayed by the Scorpion, choose an appropriate tactic to wrap things up.
'After going back, it seems I'll have to fight the Pitch-black Double-Headed Dragon again.'
Thinking this in his heart, Levi dispersed the Noble Phantasm on his body, raised his head, and looked toward the members of the Hestia Familia walking toward him.
"Levi-sama, you really are so amazing! Before the battle started, Lili thought we would fall into a bitter struggle."
Liliruca couldn't help but start flattering him as soon as she arrived close by.
"If it weren't for the people from the Artemis Familia causing trouble, we might have been able to suppress Antares the entire time."
Between the girl's words, she was full of longing for the thrill of battle.
But this was normal; she lacked power in the past, which was why she could only obediently be a Supporter.
But nowadays, although her ability values in various aspects were still not high, she was about to level up to Lv.3 immediately.
Even if she was the weakest existence among adventurers of the same level, it was enough to hang up and beat those Soma Familia internal members and even executives who had once bullied her.
____
New Story: Stardew Valley: What Do You Mean They All Became My Servants
✅ Gain early access to 40 chapters for all stories.
✅ Enjoy exclusive content and special announcements.
We have set new community milestones:
🎯 100 Powerstones = +1 Bonus Chapter for all readers
🚀 180 MEMBERS = +5 additional chapters for all series!
👻 P - Walnutchan