Artemis frowned, but the movement of her hand was not affected in any way, and an arrow directly struck the head of a frog monster.
At the same time, other clan members also shot arrows to attack.
Some frogs jumped into the swamp with a single kick, but only three or four unlucky ones who did not react in time fell under the precise arrows.
"Link! That move you just made was so powerful!"
"Yes, yes, this is the first time you can handle a poisonous frog so easily!"
It turns out that the brightly colored frog monster is called a poison dart frog, and the name is quite appropriate.
Link thought to himself as he spoke to the person beside him, "No, it's just a very common wind-attribute magic."
Wind Barrier, well, it can also be considered magic.
Link's magic power will be consumed according to the size and duration of the wind barrier.
Since it consumes magic power, it's not wrong to call it magic. Unexpectedly, the girls around him exclaimed.
"Magic?!"
"Isn't there magic chanting?"
"Well, there's really no need to chant."
A group of girls chatted around Link, making him miss the days when he, Asagi, and Olga could quietly farm monsters in the dungeon.
In addition to poisonous frogs, there are flying snakes, iron-armed apes, anacondas, saber-toothed tigers, and other monsters in this forest.
Link also showcased his skills in front of the Artemis Familia girls.
Compared to those who have been wandering outside the city,
Link today is undoubtedly stronger in all aspects; whether it's sensing in advance or dealing with long-range attacks and close combat, he's particularly good at it, and he doesn't show any shortcomings.
"Link is so strong now!"
"Link, was the blue sword attack just now magic?"
Rhetusa walked over and asked.
"It's just a slash."
"Just a slash??!!"
The sword energy was beyond the knowledge of these girls, and even Artemis looked on in shock.
"That's right, it's just an ordinary slash."
"This... how is this normal?"
Lante couldn't help but complain.
Link smiled and sheathed the knife with the blade pointing upwards.
"Why can you only master the bow and arrows and hand-to-hand combat at the same time, yet can't be a swordsman who can also master some long-range attacks?"
Lante felt that what Link said made sense and nodded, albeit in confusion.
Only Artemis understood very well that even she hadn't witnessed flying slashes in her billions of years, so was it some kind of magic?
At the same time, she had doubts about her family's exploration of the outside world.
Was there such a significant gap between her family's children and the adventurers trained by Orario?
After all, Link only stayed there for a month and transformed from an ordinary person to what he was now.
This sparked the idea of taking her family members to Orario for training.
Two days later, everyone finally arrived near the ruins of Ersos.
Artemis looked at the distant forest.
The forest had long since lost its color, as if something had drained it of its vitality.
The ground was nearly dry and filled with cracks.
All the trees were withered, and the entire forest appeared shriveled and twisted.
The dried tree trunks resembled withered hands in the graveyard of the undead, pointing to the sky, unwilling to perish.
Artemis's pupils shrank violently as she sensed that the monster in the ruins had fully awakened.
Since this had been sealed by her former dependents, her great elves, she could still sense it despite the great distance...
"That guy, Antares, has broken the seal!"
"Artemis, can you tell me more about this monster?"
Link asked, as he wanted to be fully prepared for the encounter. Artemis turned and looked at the girls behind her.
Seeing their somewhat dazed expressions, she explained, "Antares is a powerful monster from ancient times, nicknamed the [Disaster Scorpion]. If it can be restored to its previous strength, then it would be a calamity akin to the [One-Eyed Dragon]."
"One-Eyed Dragon?!" the girls exclaimed.
Link also frowned.
"Ancient monsters? I heard that the power of God is ineffective against them."
Along with the three major commissions—the Sea Overlord 'Leviathan', the Earth King 'Behemoth', and the 'One-Eyed Dragon' 'Black Dragon'—they are all immune to divine power.
Therefore, the gods cannot rely on their powers to eliminate disasters.
Even at the last moment, even if they are willing to pay the price of violating the contract of the gods and being imprisoned back in heaven, they cannot fully unleash the power of the gods to kill these ancient monsters and complete the commission.
Because the monsters restrain them.
These dark creatures are born as "pious assassins."
Miraculously, the adventurers managed to defeat these ancient monsters.
The Supreme Lord of the Sea and the King of the Earth were defeated by [Zeus Familia] and [Hera Familia].
Two of the three main commissions were lost.
Even the fiercest black dragon was defeated by the former heroic mercenary king, Albert.
"Yes, but I will still participate in the war," Artemis nodded.
After all, her own strength surpasses that of all her family members.
"Artemis, follow me closely when the time comes. I will protect you,"
Link said calmly and confidently. But at that moment, Link suddenly frowned and looked ahead seriously.
"A monster is coming."
The girls had no doubt about his words, so they all drew their weapons and stood ready.
"Lady Artemis, many monsters are approaching us!"
Lante and several other female elves said earnestly as well.
Artemis nodded, readying her bow and arrow, prepared to fight.
Link quickly drew his sword and swung it.
The huge blue slash cut down many trees along the way, clearing an open area.
Soon, those monsters appeared before the Artemis Familia's eyes.
"Scorpion!" the girls exclaimed.
"This is the weakened body multiplied by Antares," Artemis said, aiming her bow at the group of scorpions with dark bodies and red lights.
'My, my! '
All the members of the Artemis Familia are very skilled at archery, and dozens of monsters were killed as soon as they appeared.
At the same time, a blue sword energy slashed towards the group of monsters. In an instant, dozens of monsters were torn apart by the sword energy, and a large area of the monster group was cleared.
With the joint efforts of Link and the Artemis Familia, this group of scorpion monsters was eliminated before they even got close.
They hesitated in the distance for a moment, and then another blue slash flew towards them, reaping many lives.
The group of scorpions quickly retreated.
"The monster has retreated," a female elf reported.
The other girls also lowered their weapons.
The member in charge of the alert ran over: "Lady Artemis, I'm truly sorry; I wasn't able to report it the first time…"
"It's not your fault."
Artemis comforted her with a few kind words, though her expression became a little complicated.
The condition of Antares' awakening has exceeded her expectations.
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