Chapter 126 – The Apollo Familia on the verge of collapse

Everyone's gaze was intently fixed on the arena, afraid that a moment of inattention would make them miss an exciting moment, even though the battle hadn't started yet.

In the arena, after leading everyone out, Aston glanced coolly at Hyacinthos, who stood at the forefront of the Apollo Familia, and then turned and walked back. He leaned against the arena wall, arms folded across his chest, watching the field.

This action, which caught Hyacinthos off guard as he was about to make a sarcastic remark, led him to immediately understand something, and his anger soared.

The audience in the stands was also thrown off by Aston's sudden action, all showing puzzled expressions.

What's going on here?

Not just the audience, but everyone in Orario watching the War Game was baffled by Aston's behavior.

Suddenly, there were numerous discussions among the crowd, all curious about why Aston was doing this.

As the head of the Hestia Familia, he retreated to the far back before the battle even began and seemed to have no intention of participating.

What kind of tactic was this, an overconfident one?

Did he really think that these new members, who had joined the Hestia Familia only half a month ago, could stand against the Apollo Familia?

The Apollo Familia, although only ranked D, had cooperated to eliminate a floor boss, Goliath, with the strength of their Familia.

"Hestia, your Familia is being too arrogant," Apollo said scornfully to Hestia from the 30th floor of Babel Tower.

Aston's action was a blatant contempt for the entire Apollo Familia.

That expression, that behavior, was clearly telling the Apollo Familia, the people, and the gods of Orario, that the Apollo Familia was not worthy of being his opponent.

"Ha ha ha, Aston's character is really interesting!" Loki, who was also present, burst into laughter.

She knew how Aston would defeat the Apollo Familia, whether it would be an overwhelming victory or a calm and measured defeat of the Apollo Familia.

But she never expected Aston to completely ignore the Apollo Familia and leave the War Game to Lei and the others.

"It's indeed very much like Aston's character," Hephaestus said, her face also full of smiles.

"Fufu, this child is really amusing," Freya whispered with a light chuckle.

And after a brief moment of confusion, the next moment, cheers resounded throughout Orario.

Whether human or god, everyone enjoys the unexpected.

And Aston's action was just the kind of surprise that everyone was not anticipating.

The War Game had just started, and they faced such a humiliating event. Everyone was eager to know how the Apollo Familia would respond to this scene, how they would restore the face of their Familia.

As expected, the next moment, the Apollo Familia in the arena erupted.

"Damn it, attack, kill them all!" Hyacinthos drew his unique side sword, roared furiously, and issued commands to his subordinates.

Aston's sudden action had deeply humiliated him. He was no longer concerned about the orders of the god. 

Now, all he wanted was to annihilate everyone from the Hestia Familia to wash away this disgrace.

Members of the Apollo Familia, apart from a few individuals, were also enraged. Upon Hyacinthos's command, they charged towards the Hestia Familia, one after another.

On the other side, the members of the Hestia Familia faced the vigorous charge with calmness.

"Follow Hestia's orders. Except for those who clashed with us last time and the leader of the Apollo Familia, just incapacitate the others. There's no need to kill." Eina turned around and instructed everyone.

After that, Eina took the lead, swinging her delicate fists at the Apollo Familia members who were charging towards her.

"Yes!" The members of the Hestia Familia responded in unison and then launched their attack.

The melee fighters followed Eina and charged forward, while Airel led the nine members of the magic team to start casting spells.

"Second sequence, Meteor Shower!" Accompanied by ten magic staffs pointing at the sky, the sky turned red instantly, and meteors as big as human heads descended from the sky, striking the charging troops of the Apollo Familia.

In an instant, the Apollo Familia suffered heavy casualties, and their charging formation began to collapse as screams filled the air.

And Eina and her team had just collided with the foremost members of the Apollo Familia.

What does a lineup of all members being Iv.2 and above look like?

The Apollo Familia's members varied in strength, with their leader only being Iv.3. There were very few at Iv.2, and most were only adventurers at Iv.1.

Upon the collision, the already crumbling charge of the Apollo Familia instantly failed.

The members of the Apollo Familia had no ability to confront the Hestia Familia. In just a minute, few members of the Apollo Familia at the scene could still stand.

This scene shocked the entire Orario.

Both gods and humans were stunned by this spectacle.

The next moment, cheers rose again, and all of Orario boiled over.

"Haha, I didn't have much expectation initially, after all, the little one's Familia is much stronger than Apollo's," one observer commented, amused by the turn of events.

"Didn't expect such an interesting scene to unfold."

"Hey, little one, how did you train this magic legion? All members can use the same spell, and it's instantaneous too!"

"Is it Aston?" Loki asked Hestia excitedly, dancing with joy.

"Well, it's all thanks to Aston," Hestia replied, spreading her hands nonchalantly, not intending to hide it.

After today's War Game, the Hestia Familia would officially enter the spotlight of Orario, so there was no need to keep a low profile anymore.

"There's no way!" Apollo raged, unable to accept the reality.

"How could a Familia that was established just half a month ago have such strength? These elves and therianthropes all have strength above Iv.2. It's impossible to have such combat power in half a month!" Apollo roared, incredulous.

Hestia just shrugged her shoulders, a faint smile on her face.

But in Apollo's eyes, that smile appeared incredibly cruel.

"If you can't accept defeat, then you shouldn't have signed up for the War Game," Loki commented, clearly annoyed by Apollo's behavior.

Other gods also cast looks of schadenfreude.

Hehe, Apollo has always been so cautious, and today he finally met his match.

Seeing him in this state is truly satisfying!

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