Chapter 150: The Berserk Antares, Ethan's Final Trump Card!
Roar—
It had spent so much time before finally gaining control of Artemis's divine power.
And just as it had put that power into practice, this human who had come out of nowhere interrupted it.
That made Antares extremely furious, and it directly went berserk.
Without "Artemis" and the "Arrow of the Moon Goddess" restraining it, Antares's true strength finally erupted.
As an "ancient monster" that had survived from the distant past, the terror that belonged to Antares was only now being revealed.
"Orion, be careful! Antares has gone berserk!"
"Don't worry!"
Although Ethan said that, the aura Antares was releasing at this moment still shocked him.
As expected of an ancient monster that had controlled a god's divine power.
A jet-black calamity.
Its true strength was actually this powerful.
Forget Lv.6.
Even Lv.7, perhaps even Lv.8, might only be around this level.
(P.S. Consider this a patch setting. After all, Antares in the movie was a little disappointing!)
Bang—
Akhilleus Kosmos was deactivated.
Maintaining this Noble Phantasm also required magical energy.
Now that Ethan's goal had already been achieved and Artemis had been perfectly rescued, there was no longer any need to maintain it.
"Orion—"
After returning to the ruins, Ethan released Artemis.
"My Lady Goddess, hold this Noble Phantasm and protect yourself. I left some magical energy inside it. If you encounter danger, it can protect you."
"Huh?"
Looking at Akhilleus Kosmos in her hands, Artemis was somewhat confused.
Right now, Ethan was the one fighting Antares, that ancient monster.
So why was he giving such a powerful defensive armament to her?
What about him?
Artemis was very puzzled.
What exactly had happened after she was sealed?
Swish—
Back at the camp, along with Artemis's true body being rescued, the thought-form "Artemis" naturally lost the meaning of its existence.
Then, it turned into a streak of white light and disappeared on the spot.
"Where did she go?"
Sarah, who had been assigned by Ethan to protect "Artemis," saw her protection target vanish into thin air and immediately panicked.
"Don't worry. She just went back."
"Went back?"
"That's right. She went back."
Hermes walked over and explained to Sarah.
However, looking at Sarah, this half-human, half-snake "person," Hermes was very curious.
What race was she exactly?
If she was called a beastman, then the snake traits on her body were a little too heavy.
But if she was not, judging by her current state, that did not seem very likely either.
On top of that, she was also Ethan's person.
That made Hermes even more curious.
On the other side, a streak of white light descended from the sky and fused with Artemis.
Immediately after, a large amount of memories began surfacing in her mind.
After being devoured by Antares, she had relied on the last bit of her power to summon "Orion's Arrow" from heaven.
Afterward, Ethan had pulled out Orion's Arrow and become her Orion.
Then came the brief time the two of them had spent together.
They had even developed feelings.
Especially that indescribable emotion, as well as the reluctance, grief, and pain at the final moment.
Although it was only a thought-form, "Artemis" was still Artemis.
This point was not wrong.
It was like a shadow clone and the main body.
After the shadow clone disappeared, everything returned to the main body.
The current Artemis was in that exact state.
Ethan, who had originally been a "stranger," became the person who moved her heart in the very next second.
Boom—
On this side, the battle between Ethan and Antares had already entered its second phase.
Without anything restraining it, Antares erupted with terrifying strength.
Its power was enough to split mountains and tear the earth apart.
It could also release magic cannon attacks.
It was basically a monster version of a beam cannon.
Bang—
With one careless moment, Antares's scorpion tail struck Ethan.
The terrifying monstrous force directly sent Ethan flying.
"Cough, cough."
Ethan climbed out from a pile of shattered stone ruins.
That attack just now had made him suffer quite a bit.
Even his internal organs had taken some impact.
However, it was nothing serious.
Under the effect of [All the World's Evil], he would recover very quickly.
"As expected of an ancient monster. Looks like I need to bring out some trump cards too."
Ethan planted Orion's Arrow into the ground.
Then he took out Excalibur.
However, for some reason, after being reversed, even though Ethan had now deactivated Cursed Technique Reversal, Excalibur had not changed back into a demonic sword.
It still retained its sacred holy sword form.
"Release the Thirteen Restraints!"
"Round Table Resolution, begin—"
Boom—
Sacred light suddenly erupted.
Even Artemis was shocked by this "light."
That was because this light belonged to humanity, not a light granted by the gods.
"Orion!"
Looking at Ethan, who was enveloped in light, Artemis revealed a smile.
This was her Orion.
Her hunter.
[Name: Excalibur]
[Rank: A++ → EX]
Excalibur.
Its true form officially descended into this world at this moment.
The strongest fantasy.
A sliver of the planet's light.
The dream itself, which all living beings across all time and space had failed to realize.
It was the radiant holy sword that saved the planet.
Forged to defeat external enemies that sought to destroy the planet, it was a golden blade capable of repelling almost all evil.
The reason it had taken its previous form was because the strongest sword, meant to be swung to save the world, was far too powerful to be treated as a personal weapon.
Because of that, the King of Knights of a certain ancient nation and the twelve knights under that king had established strict laws for the holy sword and put them into practice.
The second sheath that hid the holy sword's true blade.
The Thirteen Restraints.
Only under circumstances where multiple honors and missions could be fulfilled would the holy sword be released.
The number of approvals required for complete release was seven.
Even if the King of Knights and the twelve knights were no longer upon the earth, the restraints would continue operating forever.
When the current holy sword wielder requested release, the Round Table Resolution would automatically begin.
As the master of Excalibur, Ethan naturally also possessed the qualification to activate the "Thirteen Restraints."
However, he had never used it before.
Now, Ethan had the qualification to use it.
This time, aside from the fact that Antares was indeed very powerful, Ethan also wanted to know just how strong Excalibur would be after its restraints were released.
As the "Round Table Resolution" began, one golden phantom after another appeared around Ethan.
However, what they surrounded was not Ethan.
It was the golden holy sword in Ethan's hand.
Artemis counted them.
There were thirteen figures in total.
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