Chapter 142: Chapter 142 - Battle of the Xenos in Orario 07. (Juggernaut 01)
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Third Person POV
Orario.
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"What do you mean by that, Lucius? What is this thing?" Riveria asked, still not understanding what that thing was.
"Riveria, if we don't deal with that... Orario will be in danger. Almost no one knows about this monster, but it's the hunting dog created by the dungeon itself in an attempt to destroy a target made by it." Lucius tried to explain quickly.
"What?" Riveria grew even more confused, not understanding what this thing she had never heard of was.
"It's just difficult to explain, and you have to understand that we must unite forces now. Anyway, I'll go ahead, I can't let that creature destroy anyone." Lucius said as he began flying away from the keyboard, leaving the elven princess behind.
The Xenos and the Hestia Familia had entered into conflict with the other part of the Loki Familia, while they were trying to pass through them. It was a bit difficult to handle a group of adventurers at levels 5 and 6. Lefiya Viridis was also there, but she hadn't participated in any direct battle, serving as support.
They even got into a fight, pressuring Bete and the Amazons with level 4s, along with the Hestia Familia members and Xenos equivalent to levels 5 and 6, starting to gain ground and pressing them back.
Erebus joined the fight against Aiz alongside Asterius to help his injured friend, and in a way, it changed the battle. Even though Aiz was fast, Erebus had his super healing, leveling the fight.
Many adventurers were getting closer to the battle after recovering due to the intervention of the Hermes Familia. Asfi stayed to interfere, preventing them from joining the fight against their adversaries until she could pass them and reach Knossos.
But at that moment, the Juggernaut entered the city, and its roar quickly drew everyone's attention, halting all the fights between the Xenos and their allies against the members of the Loki Familia and adventurers approaching the battle.
"What is that!?" Lefiya hugged her staff in fear, trembling with the feeling this beast gave her.
"That?! Has an even stronger one of these abominations appeared?!" Bete asked with narrowed eyes.
"Could it be?! Asterius, do you also think it could be that thing?" Erebus asked with concern, while Asterius, still injured, looked towards that direction with narrowed eyes.
"This is an enemy, so why do I feel so terrified...?" Aisha muttered before looking to the side, dazed. "Hey, are you okay?!" She asked, looking at a disguised Ryuu.
"Why is it here..." Ryuu murmured in fear, trembling with terror.
Lucius passed over them at that moment, observing the situation. From above, he saw the creature standing at the entrance, seeming to search for something, deciding which direction to go from the entrance of Knossos.
"I have no choice..." He murmured as he began to disappear more and more with several teleports until he could see the entire city with the massive tower piercing the clouds. He sighed, even though he felt tense, knowing he should pass this information to all of Orario. If they continued fighting each other like this, it would be bad for both sides.
'Release, Superior Aura!' he exclaimed, and the next moment, a flash appeared in the sky of Orario, catching everyone's attention amidst the darkness of the night.
"That..." From a distance, Mamma Mia looked at it with narrowed eyes, while her employee didn't know what it was but kept cautious eyes, except for Syr, who knew it was Lucius.
"Isn't that Lucius Drakenar?" In the Babel Tower, Tsubaki looked curiously, recognizing that energy, though it shone purple instead of the blue she remembered, since the superior aura was different from the rank 3 aura.
"Something is happening over there... what has the Hestia Familia gotten themselves into this time," Hephaestus commented.
In the middle of the street, while everyone ran out of the slums, adventurers from the Ganesha Familia tried to control the panic of the population. Hestia ran as fast as she could, her twin ponytails swaying in the wind as she rushed to see what was happening, knowing full well that her Familia was involved in this mess. Her gaze went to Lucius, releasing a beacon in the sky over Orario. "Lucius..." was all she said before continuing to run towards the location.
In the distance from the city, while people cautiously watched everything happening on the other side, shadows passed over them—Finn from one side, Gareth from the other, and Shakti also trying to return after the three of them were sent by Lucius to the opposite side of Orario.
"What's going on... why won't my finger stop rising, what changed? Is it related to that roar?" Finn murmured, knowing that his raised finger only indicated one thing: a dangerous presence had appeared, and it came right after the explosive sound of a new beast that hadn't been there before. He didn't have a good feeling about it as he watched Lucius in the air, releasing his power.
Hermes also seemed quite worried, looking with a certain caution. Fels appeared at that moment. "God Hermes... we need to provide all the necessary support to stop this creature... it's a Juggernaut... you know what that means, don't you?" His voice was still distorted, but it contained a seriousness he didn't usually display.
"I understand... I'll do what I can," Hermes replied, equally serious.
"This is bad..." Underground, Ouranos frowned, watching a Juggernaut appear in the city at that moment.
Lucius remained within his magic as it continued to burn in front of the entire city, leaving it with a faint lilac glow.
He took a deep breath, and along with his magic, he hoped to reach the ears of everyone. "PEOPLE OF ORARIO, I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE BEST TIME TO TALK TO YOU, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE. AFTER ALL, A LEVEL 8, 9, OR EVEN SUPERIOR MONSTER HAS JUST ENTERED THE CITY!!!" His voice echoed throughout the city as people listened, but he didn't stop there; he had to explain the difference between the monster and their allies.
"THIS IS NOT LIKE THE XENOS WE ARE DEFENDING IN THE CITY. THIS MONSTER IS CALLED A JUGGERNAUT! A CREATURE THAT WILL KILL EVERYONE IF WE DON'T STOP IT. SO, I ASK FOR THE COOPERATION OF ALL HIGH-LEVEL MEMBERS OF THE CITY, BECAUSE THIS BEAST WILL CAUSE A MASSACRE. I ASK THAT WE SET ASIDE THE FIGHT AGAINST THE XENOS SO THAT WE CAN STOP THIS CREATURE, AS IT COULD DESTROY ALL OF ORARIO!!!" He exclaimed as loudly as he could while everyone listened, even the monster, which finally found its target.
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR
The Juggernaut roared at Lucius, raising his eyebrow. 'So, I'm its target... could it be because of my spell with the aura combined with that god's power...?' He couldn't help but be a little surprised by this.
"So be it..." Lucius said and quickly charged at the monster, still surrounded by his infinite magic, descending like a meteor toward a monster far stronger than himself, while everyone in the city could see him diving toward that point in the slums, glowing with another light and causing an explosion.
Everyone stopped at that moment, holding their breaths to process everything they had heard so far. After all, it all seemed surreal as they debated whether to believe the words of a former traitor.
"Lucius..." Bell looked toward where Lucius had fallen, and explosions began as he started fighting the Juggernaut alone, which was quite suicidal, but someone had to stop the creature's advance in the city while waiting for everyone to come help him. "We must help him!!" Bell exclaimed at last, and everyone nodded.
"Yes, we can't let that creature roam around!!" Lyd commented as Gross and Ray nodded along with the other Xenos.
"What should we do?" Tiona couldn't help but murmur.
"We must wait for the captain. Wasn't he fighting that mage? Don't tell me that guy hurt the captain—I'll beat him up myself!" Tione declared.
Bete said nothing as he looked at his opponents, not even paying attention to them anymore, determined to move forward and face the monster.
"We must go!" Rebus commented, while Asterius seemed reluctant as he looked at Bell in the distance, wanting his fight, but knowing he would have to save it for later as he nodded.
However, before the two strongest Xenos could advance, Aiz stepped forward, stopping them.
"Hey, girl... we should go fight the Juggernaut. The human city is in danger; we need to stop it!" Erebus tried to be gentle.
"Shut up..." Aiz said with a serious look, raising Erebus's eyebrow.
"Listen... we're not that kind of monsters..." He tried to speak again before being interrupted once more.
"Shut up... a monster shouldn't talk!" she exclaimed angrily. She couldn't accept that monsters acted like humans and behaved like them. She had to kill them, every last one, to prevent her friends from dying.
However, before Erebus could say anything, Riveria touched Aiz's shoulder. The sword princess looked at her mentor as she shook her head.
"No... this fight is already over, Aiz. There's nothing more we can do except see if Lucius was telling the truth... we'll deal with this later. For now, let's focus on that monster Lucius is fighting at this moment..." Riveria said, listening to the explosions in the distance while Lucius fought, seemingly using all his magic, as the creature let out horrendous roars of frustration rather than pain.
"But..." Aiz started, but with a more severe look from Riveria, she finally relaxed her shoulders, giving up the fight.
"Thank you!!" Erebus said as he passed by them with Asterius.
"Riveria-sama..." Lefiya came up to her as well.
"We should go see this creature too. Bete, Tione, and Tiona, let's go and leave your fights for another time." Riveria decided, being the only executive of the Familia present.
They all nodded, a bit reluctantly, as the Hestia Familia, along with all the Xenos, advanced past them toward the ongoing battle, and the Loki Familia followed suit.
Other adventurers, like those from the Hermes Familia and Fels, also headed in that direction, while other adventurers didn't know what to do as they listened to the battle happening in the distance.
"Is this real? Is there a level 8, 9, or higher monster in the city?" they asked themselves.
"If it's true, can we survive this fight?" another said.
"That traitor was the one who said it. Should we trust someone like that? He might just be buying time for his monster friends to escape!" a third scoffed.
While the adventurers debated what to do, Finn arrived at the slums again after crossing several rooftops. Gareth approached him at that moment, while Shakti wasn't as fast and was still making her way through the city.
"What should we do, captain?" Gareth asked.
"We need to see if Lucius Drakenar is telling the truth or not..." Finn said, unsure of what to think. After all, Lucius wouldn't say something like that without reason, and he was clearly fighting on the front lines.
"You stay here." Mama Mia stepped forward.
"What?" Her employees couldn't believe it.
"This seems serious. I'll go see if I can help," she said. After all, she needed the entire city to keep her business running if this creature was as Lucius had described, shouting to the whole city.
They didn't even have time to react before the dwarf took off running as well. "She really left..." the employees couldn't believe it.
"A rooftop just exploded nearby with some members of the Freya Familia."
"Brother..." Anya murmured, seeing her brother, Allen Fromel.
"The king is there too," another mentioned, looking at Ottar.
They glanced in that direction but ignored all the waitresses, focusing on just one.
"..." Syr only nodded at them, like an order, as they responded and leaped away, advancing after gathering the rest of their Familia to head to the slums as well.
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