Chương 132: The Main Force Collapses

Cael and "Lili" clapped their hands together.

"Beautiful work." Cael projected a sword and walked through the gate as casually as if he were entering a garden. The moment he stepped inside, Apollo Familia members glared at him from the wall, the walkway, and the stairs. Swordsmen, archers, mages. Most of Apollo Familia's forces had gathered here. There were more than eighty of them, enough to look like a small army.

"Sorry, Captain. We made it in time, right?" Tengen walked over from one side of the inner wall, swinging his chained blades with a laugh. On the other side, Kyojuro appeared with flames trailing around him. Behind Apollo Familia, Sanemi walked forward with his Nichirin Sword resting on his shoulder. Apollo Familia had been surrounded by Hestia Familia from four directions. Yes. Eighty people had been surrounded by a dozen. Behind Cael, Tanjiro, Inosuke, Zenitsu, Shinobu, Obanai, and Mitsuri followed.

"Bastard! So many traitors! Keton, what did Hestia Familia give you?"

"Damn it. I was blind to buy you drinks."

"Traitor! Kill him!"

"Fine. We wipe out Hestia Familia right here."

"Exactly! There are only a dozen of them. So what if they are strong? We have eighty people. Kill them!" Apollo Familia entered combat stance at once. Mages began chanting, archers drew their bows, and adventurers with blades rushed toward Hestia Familia. The battle exploded. Every Hashira faced more than twenty adventurers at once.

"Hahaha! Captain, leave this to us. Go find their general!" Tengen swung his chained blades and threw explosives. Blasts of fire sent charging adventurers flying, and they rolled across the ground with screams. Kyojuro, Sanemi, and the others quickly clashed with dozens of Apollo Familia adventurers. Metal rang across the battlefield, and flashing blades and bodies turned the area into a storm of movement. If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.

"Damn it. They really broke through completely." Daphne had just arrived with her group. She drew her sword and prepared to stop Hestia Familia's captain, only for Shinobu to block her path.

"Wait a moment. Your opponent is me. Please do not choose the wrong target." Shinobu smiled gently, four small bottles held between the fingers of one hand. In her other hand was a slender Nichirin Sword with almost no cutting edge.

"Tch." Daphne instantly treated her as a serious threat. This woman was strong. The pressure around her was far too strong. Was she truly the same Lv. 2 as Daphne?

"I leave this to you, Shinobu." Cael walked through the battlefield at an unhurried pace. Every Apollo Familia member who tried to stop him was knocked back before reaching him.

"Captain, good luck!" Kyojuro shouted, driving back several attackers with fiery slashes.

"The king faces the king, and the general faces the general. Leave the rest to me." Cael passed Daphne and went straight toward the general's hall without anyone blocking him. In Orario, Ganesha Familia's commentator was shouting with wild excitement.

"Ohhh! Traitors keep appearing inside Apollo Familia! What is happening? What is happening here? The battle is moving too quickly! In the blink of an eye, it has become a full melee. Every member of Hestia Familia is so strong! This is incredible! Each of them is holding off dozens of opponents. Will Hestia Familia really win?" The spectators screamed with excitement.

"Hestia Familia is amazing!"

"This is the best War Game ever!"

"They are all too strong to be normal!"

"No wonder they defeated the Monster Rex."

"The rumors were true!"

"Level-raising Magic? What nonsense. Every one of them is absurdly strong!"

"Come on, Apollo Familia! Fight back already! If you lose, my bet is ruined!"

"Go, Hestia Familia! My fortune depends on you!" Mikoto stared at the broadcast with excitement. Good. She had bet correctly. Hestia Familia really was amazing. With this, they might even earn enough money to redeem Lady Haruhime. In the Pleasure Quarter, Haruhime watched Cael's back as he walked toward the final battlefield.

"Lord Cael, please win." Her cheeks were red with excitement. Before she realized it, his back overlapped with the image of a hero from a sacred tale walking toward battle without hesitation.

"That boy really is impressive," Aisha said, eyes fixed on the broadcast.

"I want to fight him again." Remembering the fierce battle she had shared with him made her want to experience that pressure and force again. Only strong adventurers could satisfy an Amazoness like her. In the gods' spectator area, the gods also began to cheer.

"Ohhh! It turned into a decisive battle immediately. This is the best show of the year!"

"That child named Kyojuro Rengoku is wonderful. He shines like the sun!"

"The one named Tengen Uzui is excellent too!"

"That Sanemi child looks so wild. I want him!"

"Tanjiro is wonderful too!"

"That blond boy who fights while half-asleep is adorable!"

"I want that child named Cael. Holding him must feel wonderful!"

"Absolutely not!" Hestia shouted, startled by the goddesses' enthusiasm. She immediately spread her arms like a mother protecting her children.

"I will not hand any of them over to you shameless goddesses!" These goddesses were far too dangerous. Her children were excellent. Of course such fierce women would covet them. No. Absolutely not. From now on, she had to keep her children away from these dangerous goddesses.

"Hestia, how can you be so heartless to your sisters?"

"We are close friends, are we not?"

"Exactly."

"Do not even try it!" Hestia puffed out her cheeks.

"Such fragile sisterhood."

"So stingy."

"How boring." Apollo's face, meanwhile, had turned sickly green. His teeth ground together as he stared at the broadcast.

"Damn it. Damn it. Why? Why did Luan and Keton betray me? Hyakinthos, what is wrong with your head? It is over. It is over!" Apollo clutched his head in despair.