Chapter 189: The Death-Seeking Toad, the Enraged Ottar!
Freya had never taken Ishtar seriously. The gap between them was simply too great, especially after she learned Ishtar's original plan from Haruhime last time.
Back then, Freya had laughed. Even if every member of the Ishtar Familia rose by one level, they still could not threaten the Freya Familia.
However, just as Ethan said, people like her were disgusting. They could not read the situation and would jump out from time to time just to annoy you.
This incident had ended without real danger to them, but it was not amusing at all.
This time, Ishtar had even worked with Evilus and brought the Jewel Fetus to the surface.
That directly caused all of Orario to suffer an invasion. If it had not been defeated in time, it could have gathered enough magical energy and used teleportation magic to summon its true body from the depths of the Dungeon.
At that time, it would have become a true "disaster."
A spirit that had fallen into a monster would be an unimaginable calamity for the humans of this era.
"Hah… hah… hah…"
"This mess got a little too big, didn't it?"
Lena Tally spoke with lingering fear. After all, the corrupted spirit had caused no small amount of destruction. If people started settling accounts, none of them could escape responsibility.
"Hmph. They're only trash. If they die, they die. I care more about that man, the one Freya favors. If I can take him for myself, it should be wonderful."
A creature like a giant toad opened her wide mouth and spoke.
However, none of the others took her words seriously. Even that terrifying monster had been defeated, and she wanted to go after Ethan? Wasn't that just courting death?
Still, this woman's narcissism was not a recent thing. On top of that, she was Lv.5, so the others did not dare say anything.
Phryne Jamil, captain of the Ishtar Familia, was a Lv.5 adventurer.
She was a huge, ugly woman with a powerful build and a height of over two meters. However, she believed her beauty could charm any man who saw her, and even thought her looks surpassed the goddesses.
The real reason was that men's legs would go weak from fear the moment they saw her, but she mistook that for her own charm.
In the past, she had crippled several men she took a liking to, causing almost no one to dare approach Night Street, the Ishtar Familia's base in the Entertainment District.
Because of that, even the Familia members around her hated her.
"No matter what kind of person Ethan is, he is still the one our goddess favors. He is not someone a creature like you can touch."
"Hm?"
The sudden voice made the group tremble.
They raised their heads and saw a man standing there at some unknown point. He carried two black greatswords on his back, with solid muscles and an expressionless face.
"O-Ottar…"
The others did not recognize him right away, but Phryne Jamil did the moment she saw him.
Ottar, Orario's strongest adventurer, the only Lv.7, and the strongest individual known as the "Final Weapon." He was also the captain of the Freya Familia.
Crack.
The ground cracked beneath Ottar's foot, showing just how unhappy he was.
For Ottar, what Ethan was like did not matter. He did not care. However, Ethan was now the person Freya favored, which meant he was someone Ottar had to protect.
To Ottar, Goddess Freya was the faith of his entire life.
Even if the person favored by the goddess was not him, he would not feel jealous. He would even share her worries and bring that person before her.
Perhaps the reason Freya trusted Ottar so much and brought him wherever she went was not only his strength, but also this absolute loyalty.
After all, in the Freya Familia, no one's loyalty to Freya was in doubt, but everything else was different.
They all wanted to become the one favored by the goddess, rejected their companions, and even grew dissatisfied with whoever received her love. If she kept such people by her side for too long, even Freya would become unhappy.
"So he's Ottar? Orario's strongest adventurer?"
Lena Tally forced out a dry laugh, though bitterness filled her voice more than anything.
She was only a little Lv.2 small fry, yet she had suddenly run into this kind of big shot. Wasn't she doomed?
Phryne looked at Ottar with fear in her heart. His strength had been carved out step by step through real battles. Among Orario's first-class adventurers, that was no secret.
Step.
"Trying to touch the goddess's possession is an unforgivable sin."
"Ottar, if you're willing to let me go, I can offer you my body. How about it? Even Goddess Freya doesn't have my figure or beauty. I'll definitely satisfy you completely."
The moment those words came out, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
Ottar and the other Ishtar Familia members all fell silent. Lena Tally and the others especially looked at Phryne with confusion and disbelief.
Sister, being narcissistic is one thing, but where did you get the courage to compare yourself with the Goddess of Beauty?
Not only that, she had said this to a member of the Freya Familia.
Had she truly never died before?
Crack.
"How dare you… How dare you insult Freya-sama like that!"
Phryne's words directly enraged Ottar. To any member of the Freya Familia, what she had just said was no different from dancing wildly on their red line.
Bang!
A punch filled with anger directly sent Phryne flying.
Her already toad-like face received a "free makeover" on the spot. Her whole face looked as if it had been run over by a carriage. Her nose collapsed, blood burst from her face, and her teeth shattered.
The nearby Amazoness women were all frightened stupid. Looking at Ottar, who was like a monster, they did not even dare breathe loudly.
However, Ottar had no interest in them right now. He walked straight toward Phryne.
Since she had dared insult his goddess, she naturally had to pay the price.
"What do we do?"
"What else can we do? Run while we have the chance."
"What about Phryne?"
"Who cares if she dies? Actually, it's better if she does."
"Fine!"
The women exchanged glances, then quickly left.
"B-Bastards…"
Phryne struggled to crawl up with a twisted expression. Seeing Ottar approaching her and the others already fleeing, she could not help cursing out loud.
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