War Game.
This was somewhat like the World Cup in the original world for Orario.
Whenever a War Game was held between Familas, the entire Orario would become as lively as a festival.
Almost all adventurers would stop exploring the Dungeon on this day, gathering in taverns and restaurants to watch the start of the War Game, and corresponding gambling would also emerge.
Although this wasn't very friendly to those participating in the War Game.
And this time, the War Game between the Apollo Familia and the Hestia Familia was no different.
"Hestia, once the game results are out, your children will belong to me. Then I will make you leave Orario, no! Leave the Lower World."
On Babel, at the location of the Denatus, all the gods of Orario were gathered. Apollo had just arrived and, with an air of certainty, provoked Hestia.
The feud between the two gods was not just recent; in the Upper World, Apollo had pursued Hestia, only to be mercilessly rejected on the grounds of being "too disgusting," thus creating a grudge.
However, to hold a grudge to this extent, Apollo truly deserved that evaluation.
Hestia ignored Apollo's provocation and looked towards the center of the venue. Hermes had already sent a request to Ouranos, the Guild's patron god, through the central mechanism.
"Ouranos, please allow me to use divine power."
"Granted…"
An aged voice emanated through the mechanism. Hermes snapped his fingers, and countless light mirrors appeared in every corner of Orario, beginning to broadcast this War Game live.
…
A siege battle, as its name suggests, consists of one side defending and the other attacking.
The rules of a siege battle are simple: if the defending side holds out for three days without being captured, they win. If the attacking side captures the city and defeats the enemy commander within three days, they win.
Because the Hestia Familia had too few members to defend the city, the Apollo Familia acted as the defending side. This was actually something Takatsuki was happy to see, as defending for three days, even if he could do it, he found it troublesome.
In the early hours of the morning, the Apollo Familia had already arrived at the game location, setting up camp and constructing defenses within the city built by the gods using divine power.
Although gods in the Lower World usually have their divine power returned if they use it, they can still use it under permitted circumstances. While rules were established, these rules were not the rules of the world's operation, but merely game rules that everyone tacitly agreed to abide by, and the supervisor of these rules was the absolutely neutral Ouranos.
Ouranos was also the only god within the rules who could use divine power and allow other gods to use divine power. With his permission, the gods used divine power to build this city overnight, a city that would take ordinary people several years to construct.
"Alright! The time has reached noon. The War Game, siege battle, begins now!"
As the sun reached its zenith, it was also the official start of the War Game.
Although everyone came to watch this war immediately, many people actually felt that even if they came, they wouldn't see anything.
Because with a three-day siege period, attacking on the very first day was the most ill-advised time.
This was because at this time, everyone's energy was at its peak and their defenses were strongest. Generally speaking, a siege would only begin in the evening.
But to everyone's surprise, at the very beginning of the match, the Apollo Familia saw a figure appear on a mountain several kilometers away.
"Who is it!?"
The War Game location was chosen in an open wilderness, with no wild animals and no human habitation. So there was only one answer.
The members of the Apollo Familia were not very high-level. At a distance of several kilometers, they couldn't clearly see which member of the Hestia Familia the person was.
"It's fine, he's still so far from us. Even magic can't reach us."
After being tense for a while and seeing that the other side made no move to attack the city, but instead remained motionless, they relaxed: "It should just be a distraction, or maybe even a dummy. Still resorting to such petty tricks, the Hestia Familia really seems to be out of options."
Unlike the relaxed Apollo Familia, the people in Orario saw through the light mirrors who that person standing on the high mountain was.
"Takatsuki? What is he doing standing so far away? And with his eyes closed?"
Those who knew Takatsuki were somewhat puzzled. In their understanding, Takatsuki did not possess long-range attack capabilities.
"It seems those two grimoires must have helped him."
Finn of the Loki Familia smiled upon seeing this scene. He immediately thought that Takatsuki might have learned useful magic from the grimoires, but he quickly frowned again, because Takatsuki took out a greatbow larger than a human body from the void.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, no way, is he trying to shoot a city with a bow and arrow? Hahahaha!"
Many adventurers in the tavern burst into laughter upon seeing this scene.
But some also realized something was wrong: "Wait, where did his bow come from?"
"Where did it come from? It's just… Hmm?"
Many people in Orario realized something was amiss. Orario had no spatial items, nor even the concept of them; otherwise, there would be no need for Supporters.
And the weapon Takatsuki had just taken from the void.
"I just saw it, what was that golden light?"
The gods of the Denatus were much smarter than the adventurers in the Lower World. Almost everyone noticed the golden ripples when Takatsuki took out the longbow, and then watched as Takatsuki took out a longsword from the familiar golden ripple.
"A skill that can store items!? Or magic?"
In an instant, the gods were in an uproar.
What did a skill that could store items mean? No one could fail to imagine.
Having such a skill meant that when exploring the Dungeon, they wouldn't be affected by carrying supplies. It was well known that most adventurers couldn't explore deeper parts of the Dungeon precisely because of supplies.
The monsters in the Dungeon aren't very strong; in a one-on-one fight, adventurers of the same level can completely overwhelm them, and even defeat monsters of higher levels.
But the question is, what happens after killing one monster?
These adventurers still need to bring their spoils back to the surface, passing through dozens of floors, and along the way, no one can guarantee they won't encounter accidents, so they must conserve supplies and stamina for their return.
But what if they could carry unlimited supplies?
Even living within the Dungeon would be entirely possible then!
"Apollo! So that was your plan!"
In an instant, all the Gods realized the reason behind Apollo's abrupt desire to snatch members of the Hestia Familia. Originally, they had only thought that Apollo was up to his old tricks, wanting to steal away any handsome youth he saw.
Listening to the words of the surrounding Gods, Apollo's face became extremely grim.