Chapter 142: Artemis: I'm Not Dead Yet!
Bang—
"Ugh—"
A fierce knee strike landed directly in Ethan's abdomen.
And if that position had shifted just a little lower, then tonight, Ethan would probably have experienced what "that kind of pain only men understand" felt like.
"That was too much, Orion!"
The Moon Goddess, her cheeks flushed red, looked at Ethan and spoke in both shame and anger.
Ethan also clutched his stomach.
Good grief.
Taking advantage of a goddess really was not easy.
He had almost lost his ability to have descendants.
Luckily, this Moon Goddess had a tall figure.
Otherwise…
"Sorry, Lady Goddess, but I'm not some 'Orion.' My name is Ethan Starfall. And I'm the person who took your first kiss. By the way, Lady Goddess, your kiss was very sweet."
"Orion!"
Swish—
In anger and embarrassment, Artemis directly took out the bow she carried with her.
Although she was only a thought-form, as the "Goddess of the Hunt," her own strength was not weak at all.
Whoosh—
An arrow tore through the air.
However, it was not aimed at Ethan.
It was aimed beside him.
The arrow directly pierced through the tent.
From beginning to end, Ethan did not move even slightly, because he knew this goddess would definitely not hurt him.
"What? Are you not going to bring divine punishment down upon me, this sinner who disrespected a god?"
"Hmph. I will in the future, Orion!"
Their first exchange could not be considered pleasant.
However, it was definitely memorable.
Ethan smiled slightly at that.
His goal had been achieved.
If one wanted to conquer a woman, the most important thing was to make her remember you.
At this stage, he did not have time to slowly win her over.
So it was better to leave a deep impression on her.
A virgin goddess who governed "chastity" had forcibly lost her "kiss" to him.
That was more than enough to leave a deep impression.
"I told you, don't call me 'Orion' again. Otherwise, I don't know whether I'll do something disrespectful to a god."
Hearing Ethan's words, Artemis subconsciously took a step back and covered her small mouth.
However, after seeing the faintly smiling expression on his face, she realized she had been teased.
"You really are too much, Ori—Ethan!"
She almost called him by that name again out of habit.
However, Artemis immediately corrected herself.
"Very good. By the way, may I ask this Lady Goddess's divine name?"
"You don't even know my 'divine name,' yet you dared to be so disrespectful to me? You really are a bold and reckless fellow."
"There's no helping it. After all, when Lady Goddess threw herself into my arms just now, my heart was deeply moved."
"Who threw herself into your arms?!"
She had only been overjoyed because she had found "Orion."
That was why she had gotten a little emotional.
Who could have known that a child of the lower world would be so bold?
For countless years, she had rejected and hated men.
Yet now, a child of the lower world had taken a "kiss" from her.
If this got out, who knew how many male gods would cry tears of envy?
Over the years, countless male gods had suffered defeat before her.
"I am the goddess Artemis. Goddess of the Moon, Goddess of the Hunt, Goddess of Chas—"
Just as she was about to continue saying "Goddess of Chastity," Artemis could not help remembering what had just happened.
For a moment, she actually could not bring herself to say it.
"Goddess Artemis, is it? Looks like I really made a huge profit. I actually obtained a goddess's first kiss. How lucky."
"Ugh—"
At this moment, Artemis was so embarrassed and angry that she no longer knew what to do.
If this had been her old self, she would have already shot Ethan full of holes.
Then she would have pulled out his soul and soaked it in the water of the Moonlight Pool to thoroughly purify it.
After teasing this goddess for a while, Ethan looked toward the "Orion's Arrow" in his hand.
Dense "divine script" was engraved across it.
Merely holding it in his hand made him feel as if power was constantly surging into him.
This feeling was truly wonderful.
Looking at the "Orion's Arrow" in his hand, Ethan's first reaction was to imprint his own mark on it and store it inside the Gate of Babylon.
After all, this was a divine artifact.
However, that thought was quickly crushed by reality.
Orion's Arrow could not be stored inside the Gate of Babylon at all.
That was because this divine-forged armament did not belong to Ethan.
Its owner was Artemis.
"What are you trying to do?"
Looking at Ethan's behavior just now, Artemis also stared at him with some confusion.
Divine-forged armaments were originally not allowed to appear in the lower world.
This time, there had been special circumstances.
In an emergency, she had summoned it down to the lower world.
But that did not mean this armament now belonged to the lower world.
After the mission was completed, Orion's Arrow would still return to heaven.
After all, for the lower world, this weapon was far too powerful.
"I obtained a divine artifact, so of course I was preparing to place my own mark on it. But I failed."
"Idiot. I'm not dead yet. How could you possibly claim my armament as your own?"
"Hm?"
Her words made Ethan freeze.
What did that mean?
Because she was not dead yet, he could not claim this divine artifact as his own.
In other words, if she died, could this weapon belong to him?
At this moment, Ethan suddenly felt an impulse.
Should he simply not change the plot?
A goddess and a divine artifact.
The former was not something he could control.
The latter, however, could become one of Ethan's hidden trump cards.
"Ethan, what are you thinking? I sensed malice!"
"Nothing."
Ethan flatly denied it.
He absolutely could not admit something like this.
Otherwise, would he not be dead?
Artemis did not think too deeply about it.
She only assumed that Ethan really wanted Orion's Arrow.
She could understand that.
A divine-forged armament.
Which child of the lower world would not want one?
Buzz—
Subconsciously, Ethan poured his magical energy into it to see whether something would happen.
In an instant, the "divine script" that had gone dark because of its silence was awakened.
Then, on the surface of Orion's Arrow, a ring similar to a circular halo appeared.
Boom—
With just a light swing, terrifying power directly tore the entire tent apart.
Even Ethan had not expected Orion's Arrow to be this terrifying.
He had only swung it slightly, yet it had erupted with such frightening power.
"What happened? What's going on?"
"Was that an explosion?"
"It came from the east. Hurry over and check."
"Everyone, stay alert. It might be a monster attack."
"Yes!"
Because of Ethan's "small movement," the entire camp instantly became lively.
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