Chapter 131: Discovered by Ouranos!
To the Xenos, both humans and monsters were their enemies.
That was because both sides held hostility toward them.
And Ethan was one of the very few humans willing to help them.
Whether that goodwill came from the heart or from some other reason, the fact remained that Ethan had saved Xenos in danger.
That was undeniable.
Swish—
At that moment, a graceful figure descended from above.
Flapping wings, a beautiful face, and a form that was half-human and half-bird.
She looked extremely similar to the "Harpy race" from monster girl stories.
A Siren was a monster that could use sharp sounds to harass enemies, then attack by firing its feathers.
They did not appear very often.
However, because of their human-like appearance, Siren Xenos had once been one of the best kinds of "merchandise" in the eyes of the Ikelos Familia.
"Rei, why are you here?"
Looking at the newcomer, Lyd spoke in surprise.
Among the Xenos, there were three oldest and most experienced members.
The lizardman Lyd and the Siren Rei were two of them.
Among all the Xenos, they belonged to the three with the highest prestige.
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"Something happened, Ouranos!"
Deep inside the Guild, atop an altar, an old man sat there quietly.
The great god Ouranos.
He was the first god to descend to the lower world, and he was also the one who personally established the current Orario.
For a thousand years, he had used his powerful divine authority to suppress the Dungeon.
This prevented it from entering a state of rampage and returning the lower world to the chaotic state of a thousand years ago.
At that moment, Fels, dressed in a black robe, appeared there.
His tone was somewhat urgent.
"What happened, Fels?"
"Lyd and the others went to make contact with Ethan Starfall of the Freya Familia."
Under Ouranos's gaze, Fels spoke of the matter he was worried about.
For many years, Fels had been helping the Xenos.
He had established friendly communication with them and cared deeply about these children with painful fates.
Ethan, however, was an extremely strange and dangerous person.
Getting involved with him could easily lead to trouble.
After all, in the current Orario, Ethan was one of the people standing at the center of the storm.
Every move he made, every word he spoke, could cause some kind of influence.
If the existence of the Xenos were discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Ethan? That child from the Freya Familia. I remember him."
A trace of reminiscence flashed through Ouranos's eyes.
That child who came from another world was someone Ouranos would never forget.
"Ouranos, what should we do? Lyd and Rei have already met him."
"What was the result?"
"What?"
Ouranos's sudden question left Fels unable to react for a moment.
"What happened after Ethan and the Xenos met?"
"I don't know the exact details. But not long ago, Ethan seems to have saved some Xenos. Lyd and the others went to thank him."
"He saved Xenos?"
Fels's words surprised Ouranos slightly.
Over the years, quite a few adventurers had discovered the existence of the Xenos.
However, those willing to lend a hand to the Xenos were not nonexistent, but they were extremely rare.
Among them, there were also people with ulterior motives.
Ouranos had always wanted to improve the relationship between humans and the Xenos, but he had never found a way to begin.
Now, Ethan, someone willing to help the Xenos, had appeared.
And more importantly, Ethan was currently a major figure in Orario.
Perhaps he might become a turning point.
At that moment, Fels had already walked forward, holding a crystal ball in his hands.
Inside the crystal ball was an image of the Dungeon.
In the image, Ethan had already met Lyd and Rei, and from the look of it, their conversation seemed to be going rather well.
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"Hello, I'm Rei."
Although she had the body of a monster, Rei did not have the violence or cruelty of a monster at all.
Instead, she was gentle and soft in a completely opposite way.
Ethan even wondered whether she was truly a monster.
For such a Xenos to be born in this cruel Dungeon was truly amazing.
"I'm Ethan Starfall, you know me too?"
"Ever since Sarah came back last time, she has kept mentioning your name. After hearing it for so long, I naturally remembered it."
"That girl…"
Speaking of Sarah, Ethan smiled as well.
After all, she was the "Pseudo-Servant" he had created with his own hands.
Although her fusion level was still barely acceptable, Ethan believed that as long as she was given enough time, the mythological "Demonic Beast Medusa" might truly descend into this world.
Through the contractual connection between "Servant" and "Master," Ethan could vaguely sense Sarah's current distance from him.
She was definitely very far away.
"I heard from Sarah that you possess the ability to change the very nature of us Xenos."
The moment those words came out, the surrounding Xenos, as well as Ouranos and Fels, who were observing from afar, were all startled.
Changing the very nature of the Xenos?
How could such a thing be possible?
"Hm? Sarah even told you that?"
Ethan narrowed his eyes slightly.
He felt somewhat dissatisfied with Sarah.
When she came back, he would see how he should deal with her.
"Yes. According to Sarah, the current Sarah is no longer what you would call a 'monster.' Instead, she is a living 'demonic beast.'"
The so-called "monsters" were lifeforms born from the Dungeon.
Their lives, souls, and everything else were all held in the Dungeon's hands.
Even after death, their souls would continue to cycle endlessly within the Dungeon.
"That's right. Gorgon, the legendary demonic beast. The current Sarah has inherited the power of 'Gorgon.' In the future, she may even become the next-generation 'Gorgon.'"
Ethan spoke without hiding anything.
In any case, there was only one Spirit Origin.
Even if they wanted another, he had no way to provide it.
As for blackening through black mud, it was true that the Xenos soul would no longer be controlled by the Dungeon.
Although it had succeeded with Sarah, whether others could succeed was still unknown.
After all, the corruptive nature and corruption speed of black mud were absolutely terrifying.
Even Servants could easily lose themselves and become blackened.
Let alone these Xenos.
Sarah was definitely a special case.
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