Newspaper Boy
Chapter 136 Hunting Goddess
Era: Greek Mythology Level: S
Introduction: Goddess of the hunt, one of the God-king's most beloved daughters, in charge of hunting and forests.
The artifact information was brief, but it had all the necessary details.
"Artemis?" Zhang Yuanqing turned his gaze to the high-level executive of the Heavenly Punishment. He didn't know much about foreign mythological systems. He was familiar with the most well-known deities in Greek mythology.
But Artemis was quite obscure, and he couldn't recall her right away. Alicia explained:
"In Greek mythology, Artemis is the daughter of the God-king Zeus, the twin sister of the God of Light Apollo. Her mother is the great goddess Leto, who is also Zeus's cousin."
Here it comes, the chaotic relationships unique to Greek mythology… Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself.
"Artemis is not famous among the Greek gods, but in fact, she is in charge of hunting, wilderness, beasts, forests, archery, midwifery, and so on. Her twin brother, Apollo, also oversees many fields like her. The two siblings hold the most authority among the gods," Alicia explained:
"Artemis loves wild animals, especially deer. In mythology, her mount is a golden-horned doe, and she is skilled with a bow, so she is called the goddess of the hunt."
It matches the boss's information… Zhang Yuanqing nodded to himself, then a doubt flashed through his mind, and he said:
"How can characters from mythology be in a museum?" The exhibits in museums are artifacts. What are artifacts?
——Objects that have been left behind by history.
Artemis is a mythological figure and should not be in a museum.
Alicia and the others were stunned and fell into thought. After a few seconds, she sighed:
"I didn't even realize this problem… You reminded me. Artemis may very well have existed in history as a powerful ancient superpower user.
If Artemis really existed, then the gods in Greek mythology may all be real people from history, at least a large part of them.
Then the Greek myths themselves would have high research value. Later generations might even be able to extract some ancient secrets from the myths."
However, this discovery is irrelevant to the current situation. Alicia regained her thoughts and asked:
"What are your ideas?"
She had already shared a lot of information and now wanted to hear the advice of Daoist Tianzun. Zhang Yuanqing looked at the artifact information and said:
"Artemis is an S-level. Since entering the museum, I have only seen Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. She might be unique in Hall 3.
We need to collect a lot of artifacts, especially Level 1 artifacts, otherwise it will be difficult to defeat the boss."
Once we collect enough Level 1 artifacts, plus this Tianzun’s stash of items, solving the goddess of the hunt should be no problem.
Alicia strongly agreed with his statement: "Yes, we've explored most of the hall and only found one S-level artifact. To be safe, I suggest we explore the entire hall again for a final confirmation."
Zhang Yuanqing nodded. Just as he was about to suggest splitting up to save time, he saw Alicia grab an eyeball connected to blood vessels and nerves from her inventory.
It looked as if it had just been taken from a normal person's eye socket.
The eyeball's pupil was azure blue, deep and bright, without any emptiness.
Alicia closed her eyes, gently tapped her magic staff, and manipulated the airflow to send the eyeball into the air.
The blue-eyed eyeball overlooked the scene from above, its eye rotating, carefully scanning the nearby and distant areas, scanning the east, west, south, and north.
Items flying into the air won't be attacked? Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood why Alicia could quickly gather people and form a team, and accurately lock onto those three evil faction Saints.
You know, before this, he only had time to explore the staircase and subdue one artifact.
Seeing this eyeball, he understood everything.
After a full half hour, Alicia retrieved the eyeball. She staggered and barely stood with Qingzhu's support. Blood tears flowed from her eye sockets, her head throbbed, and her face was full of pain.
After a while, she took a deep breath, wiped away the blood tears, and explained:
"The Wind Eye will feed the information it sees into my brain. Receiving too much information at once will overwhelm the soul. This is the price you must pay to use it.
The benefit is that I have memorized the artifact information in the exhibition hall."
This item has the characteristics of an "Overseer," but since the dungeon hasn't disabled it, it means its rank hasn't reached the Overlord level… Zhang Yuanqing said with concern:
"Do you need to rest for a while longer?"
Alicia shook her head: "No need. A peak Saint is not that fragile. I've sorted through the information and selected three Level 1 artifacts of extremely high value, and two Level 2 artifacts that can play a good role."
There weren't many artifacts, but Qingzhu and "The Federal Without History" still frowned. The danger associated with a Level 1 artifact was close to that of a Level 6 peak.
In other words, a Level 1 artifact is equivalent to a Level 6 peak Saint. For them, subduing a Level 1 artifact would involve considerable risk. "No problem, lead the way," Zhang Yuanqing said.
Alicia held her staff and floated into the air, leading the way.
Soon, the group followed her to the first Level 1 artifact, a gold and black kettle with three male relief sculptures wearing long skirts and bare chests.
Name: Gilt Silver Kettle Era: Unknown Level: 1
Introduction: A silver kettle specially used to hold the Spring of the Forest. The three servants of God, symbolizing spirit, strength, and judgment, often used it to collect the Spring of the Forest and serve the gods.
Three servants of God… Zhang Yuanqing once again turned his gaze to the three burly relief sculptures on the kettle and immediately understood. He looked back at his companions:
"Are you ready?"
Yin Yao County Princess subconsciously raised her small horn, then realized she was playing a mindless Yin Corpse and quietly put it down.
Alicia and the others did not notice her abnormality. Their attention was focused on the silver kettle. The former took a few steps back and said:
"Unseal it."
Zhang Yuanqing raised his crossbow and pulled the trigger.
Three arrows shot out, shattering the glass. Amidst the sound of the tempered glass "crashing," the Gilt Silver Kettle was unsealed.
The three relief sculptures on the kettle came to life, leaping out one by one. They wore simple skirt pants, their burly upper bodies were bare, their long hair was braided and coiled around their heads, and their facial features were extremely rough and fierce.
One servant of God had snow-white skin, one had bronze skin, and one had brass-colored skin.
"Humble and weak mortals, the Spring of the Forest is not for you to covet," the snow-white-skinned servant of God said in a grand and resonant voice.
Alicia was fine, but Qingzhu and The Federal Without History felt a buzzing in their heads, their spirits were shaken, and they fell into a daze.
Seizing the opportunity, the bronze-skinned servant of God charged towards the three like a wild bull, his bulging muscles making his whole body like a large iron lump.
Alicia pressed her throbbing temples with one hand and waved her staff with the other, erecting a wall of wind in front of her.
Seeing this, the brass-colored servant of God shouted: "Bold! How dare you use magic in front of the gods!"
The wall of wind in front of Alicia crumbled. Her expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly condensed wind blades, only to find that her control over the airflow had become sluggish and stagnant.
The brass-skinned servant of God possessed the power of a Knight. His precepts restricted her wind-based spells, but the difference in rank between the two sides was significant, so he could only restrict, not prohibit.
Alicia, with two burdens beside her, was about to use the airflow to carry the two away to avoid the collision of the bronze-skinned servant of God representing power.
Just then, the Greedy God General, holding a long saber, strode out, bent his knees, and slashed out with his saber.
The servant of God's body was cut with a deep saber mark, while the Greedy God General was pushed back by the force of the collision.
On the other side, Yin Yao County Princess drew out her whip and lashed it at the snow-white-skinned servant of God, causing his body to sway like water waves, almost dissipating.
Zhang Yuanqing raised his head and emitted a sharp whistle.
Qingzhu and The Federal Without History, who had just recovered from the mental shock, spurted blood from their nostrils, feeling as if their souls were torn apart and almost fainted.
Alicia also painfully covered her head.
The snow-white-skinned servant of God instantly collapsed, turning into green smoke and returning to the kettle. The illusionist's skills were especially effective against spiritual entities.
The brass-skinned servant of God was furious and shouted: "Bold, humble and weak mortals…"
Zhang Yuanqing took out the Charm Perfume and sprayed it on him twice.
The servant of God changed his tone: "You humble and weak mortal, you are quite alluring…"
"Quite alluring…" Zhang Yuanqing spat out the power of Taiyin, summoning the female ghost Bai Lan to possess him. Yin Yao County Princess cooperated by drawing out her whip and severely injuring the spiritual body.
Finally, Zhang Yuanqing summoned the Hundred-Man Slayer and beheaded him.
The beheaded servant of God did not die but turned into a wisp of green smoke and returned to the kettle.
On the other side, the Greedy God General, relying on his fearless fighting ability, traded injuries for injuries, and killed the servant of God representing power in the shortest possible time.
Qingzhu and The Federal Without History stared blankly at this scene, their headaches had not yet subsided, and they almost suspected that what they were seeing was an illusion.
Was it solved just like that?
Were Level 1 artifacts so easy to subdue?
Alicia, as a peak Saint, was even more shocked. If she didn't consider the venue and didn't worry about damaging other display cases, she was confident that she could defeat the three servants of God.
But it would inevitably involve a bitter battle, because the wind mage's skills were limited. High rank and many means were two different things.
If she couldn't restrain her opponent, a high rank wouldn't help her deal with the opponent.
That's why she was so surprised. In the brief battle just now, Daoist Tianzun had displayed too many methods.
"Done!" Zhang Yuanqing took the Gilt Silver Kettle.
After this battle, Qingzhu and The Federal Without History's attitude immediately became much more respectful and wary, and they didn't even dare to get too close to Daoist Tianzun.
Next, the team first subdued the remaining two Level 1 artifacts and two Level 2 artifacts.
They were Level 1 artifacts: the Nude Sculpture "Laocoön"; and the medieval Knight's Shield.
Level 2 artifacts: the Egyptian Pharaoh's Sun Disc; and the Gold and Silver Inlaid Qin.
In addition, Zhang Yuanqing subdued a Level 1 artifact, the Han Eight-Sided Bronze Ancient Sword. He had been lacking close-range weapons, especially after the "Form and Spirit Extinguishing Blade" and the "Violet Thunder Hammer" were sealed.
The team rested for a quarter of an hour, discussed tactics, and then, led by Zhang Yuanqing, headed to the staircase.
Zhang Yuanqing used illusion magic to conceal Little Red Riding Hood, put away Yin Yao County Princess, Hundred-Man Slayer, and Greedy God General, and summoned two Level 4 Yin Corpses to serve as cannon fodder.
Against an Overlord-level enemy, Level 6 Yin Corpses were not very useful. If they were killed by an arrow, he would be heartbroken.
The three teammates simply glanced curiously, without asking where the Yin Corpses had gone.
Sensing someone approaching, the goddess of the hunt in the air immediately turned her head. Her featureless face and eyes, pale and hollow, appeared cold and stiff.
Alicia activated the two-meter-tall Nude Sculpture "Laocoön," and it charged towards the stairs.
"Boom boom boom!"
The granite sculpture ran with large strides, each step causing a slight earthquake effect.
The goddess of the hunt, Artemis, turned her neck stiffly, looked at the sculpture, drew a blood-colored arrow, and notched it onto her bow.
"Whoosh!"
The arrow turned into a beam of blood and shot towards the sculpture's head.
Alicia waved her staff, manipulating the airflow to condense a wall of wind above the sculpture's head.
The arrow instantly broke through the wall of wind.
The nude statue hurriedly raised its hand to protect its head, and with a loud "boom," the statue's entire arm exploded, with rubble scattering everywhere.
It blocked it!
Zhang Yuanqing shouted: "Run past!"