Chapter 171: Hestia: Huh? This Is Your Lover?
After more than ten minutes, this satisfying round of "wild bombardment" gradually came to an end.
Although there were still some surviving monsters nearby, most of them had already died under the attacks of Gem Magecraft. This was also the most "expensive" battle Ethan had ever fought.
Although gems were not expensive in Orario, using such a large amount of gems to keep bombing for more than ten minutes still consumed no small number of them. This was not fighting anymore. This was burning money.
On top of that, every gem had been filled with magical energy. If they were made into spatial rings, they could be sold for a good price, since spatial rings were extremely popular in Orario now.
Yet Ethan had directly used so many gems as bombs. It could only be called extreme luxury.
"Continue."
Ethan was enjoying himself. Deep in his bones, he actually enjoyed this kind of violent suppression.
It was a little like the effect of "fear of insufficient firepower." Without powerful firepower, one would feel unsafe, but once one possessed firepower, one would start enjoying the process of letting it burst out.
Under Ethan's arrangements, the group continued forward, heading deeper into the Dungeon. After crossing several floors, he took out the Jewel Fetus again and used Revis to call the nearby new-type monsters on that floor.
The closer they got to the depths, the stronger these new-type monsters became. At the same time, the amount of magical energy inside their bodies also increased.
After all, these soldier ants were all collecting magical energy for the ant queen. Now that they had received the call, they naturally rushed over all at once, not knowing that they had stepped straight into a trap.
Under the pile-up of large amounts of magic stones, Sarah and Scorpio's strength gradually increased. Sarah in particular had already come infinitely close to Lv.8, and her battle power was enough to rival Lv.8. In Orario, she was already a walking nuclear bomb.
After all, the highest-level adventurer in Orario right now was only Ottar at Lv.7. Not to mention, Sarah's strength could not be fully described by level alone, since she also possessed Gorgon's power.
"Hm?"
Finally, after reaching the 48th floor, Ethan tried to gather monsters again, only to find that only two or three scattered ones came.
"Master, although that monster created a large number of new-type monsters, their number is not endless."
Revis did not say it directly, but the meaning was clear: you have farmed too many of them. If you call them over every few floors like this, no number of monsters can survive that kind of killing.
"Uh…"
For a moment, Ethan was a little helpless. It seemed he had killed a bit too harshly.
Still, it was not a big problem. After all, they were only soldier ants used to collect magical energy. Since most of them had been killed, it should only take a few days to raise more, right?
He could rest for a few days, then come back again. As for this corrupted spirit, Ethan was now a little unwilling to kill it.
It was basically a perfect boss. It could keep summoning small monsters for people to farm levels. If he killed it, that would be a real waste.
Ethan forgot one thing: these new-type monsters also needed time to gather magical energy. After all, in the Dungeon, the only way to gain magical energy was to hunt monsters. These new-type monsters were no exception, and their magical energy was accumulated by devouring other monsters.
So even if Ethan wanted to farm them again, he would need to wait for some time until these creatures swallowed more monsters.
Just like that, after a full day of fighting, Ethan and the others chose to return to Orario.
However, because of the time spent heading to the deep floors, the time spent fighting, and everything else added together, the time used was not short at all. By the time they returned to Orario, it was already noon the next day.
Staying in the dim Dungeon really made it hard to judge time. Ethan yawned as well. He had gone a full day and night plus half a day without rest, and while he had not felt much in the Dungeon, the moment he came back, he started feeling sleepy.
"Let's go."
Ethan planned to go back and catch up on sleep first. As for Revis, she would naturally return with him.
As for going to the Dungeon and bringing back a beautiful woman, in all of Orario, Ethan was probably the only one who could do that.
"Ethan, you're finally back!"
Just as Ethan was preparing to return and get a good sleep, a voice rang out from the side.
He subconsciously turned around and saw Artemis in a fitted outfit running over with a face full of joy. The two of them were currently lovers, although Ethan had not seen her for the past two days.
"Artemis."
Looking at the person who had arrived, Ethan also smiled. Naturally, he would not forget this goddess who had fallen for him.
Artemis jogged over, but when she saw Revis beside him, she looked slightly confused. She had never seen this woman before, nor had she heard about her from Freya.
"Slow down, Artemis—"
Before anyone could speak, another voice rang out. Ethan saw a "loli" chasing after her from behind.
"Goddess Hestia."
Looking at the newcomer, Ethan greeted her with a smile.
"Hm? It's you!"
Seeing Ethan, Hestia was also surprised. She remembered this extremely outstanding child very clearly, especially because he liked her. Unfortunately, he was not her child.
In the past few days, she had also asked around. Ethan was now very famous in Orario.
In just over three months, he had gone from a Lv.1 newcomer to Lv.3, breaking the fastest level-up record again and again. This made Hestia even more envious. How wonderful would it be if this child belonged to her?
"Hestia, let me introduce you. This is my most beloved child, and also my lover, Ethan Starfall."
"Huh? He's the child who changed you so much? And he's your lover?"
As one of the virgin goddesses, Hestia's mouth immediately fell open in shock.
Artemis changing so much was already shocking enough. But in her dreams, Hestia had never imagined that the other party had actually conquered Artemis.
The "discipline committee member" of heaven—did people think that title was a joke? On top of that, Artemis was a goddess of chastity who rejected men.
Now Hestia started feeling a little unhappy. Clearly, she seemed to have known Ethan before Artemis, so why had Artemis already become so close with him while she had made no progress at all?
Especially since during this period, whenever she invited others to join her Familia, she had run into walls everywhere. For some reason, looking at Artemis holding Ethan's arm, Hestia felt a little envious.
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