Chapter 421: Apollo Dies! The Divine Gathering Is About to Begin!
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On the other side of town...
Apollo sat in his chair, laughing hysterically. As long as he survived today, he could thoroughly ruin Seito—just thinking about it made him thrilled.
Zip~!
Right then, a figure clad in a white windbreaker materialized in the room out of thin air.
"Who's there?!" Apollo whipped his head around.
There stood Seito, floating inside the Familia compound and looking back at him with a calm smile.
The sudden sight startled Apollo badly. But in the next second, he quickly relaxed. Although he didn't know if Seito was here for revenge, considering the unique rules of the DanMachi world, Apollo wasn't afraid at all!
After all, as long as Seito attacked him down here, he would instantly draw Zeus's full attention!
In reality, Apollo was overthinking things. With Seito's current peak God-King power, executing Apollo right under Zeus's nose without leaving a single trace was child's play!
"What are you here for?" Apollo demanded, his face turning grim.
"Heh, our little score hasn't been fully settled yet," Seito chuckled softly.
Apollo's brows locked tight at those words. Before he could even react, a spatial vortex expanded in front of him, sucking him straight into the Kamui Dimension!
Zip~!
Seito's figure vanished from the compound as well.
Inside the Kamui Dimension...
The moment Apollo tumbled in, he began frantically scanning his surroundings. When he spotted Hestia, Sora, Bell, and Lili standing ahead, his eyes locked straight onto Hestia!
"HESTIA!!"
Remembering how she had sealed off his divine connection to Zeus, Apollo burned with the urge to beat her to a pulp!
Zip~!
At that exact moment, Seito materialized right beside them.
"Seito, this guy is Apollo?" Sora looked at Apollo with a really strange face.
After all, how did this guy look so completely different from what he had pictured? The Apollo of the DanMachi world looked downright sleazy—wearing a green flower wreath over his orange hair, looking nowhere close to handsome!
"What are you guys up to...?" Apollo grew tense, his muscles locking up in high alert.
He had no idea where he was, but he was certain of one thing: this was definitely not the lower realm of DanMachi!
In an instant, panic set in. He could clearly feel that not only were Seito and Hestia far stronger than him, but even Sora carried an overwhelming divine pressure! If they made a move, he was completely finished!
"Seito, leave this guy to me. None of you need to step in," Sora grinned widely, taking a step forward. He really wanted to test how strong this local Apollo actually was.
"Go ahead," Seito smiled lightly.
Sora drew his weapon and walked casually toward Apollo. Hestia stepped in front of Bell and Lili to protect them, quietly watching the battle unfold alongside Seito.
A short while later...
Dragging a cold, limp divine body that looked like a dead dog, Sora tossed Apollo's corpse onto the floor with a thud.
"He's dead. Let's head back out."
"Yeah," Seito nodded. With a flick of his right hand, he turned Apollo's corpse into dust, then triggered his skill to release Sora and the others back out.
Reappearing inside the main mansion of Seito's Familia compound, Seito looked at Hestia and the others. "I'll take Sora back for now. See you tomorrow."
Since he was already here, he might as well take Sora back to finalize handling the captured gods in the upper realm.
"See you tomorrow~" Hestia waved goodbye with a cheerful grin.
Seito and Sora waved back, and their figures vanished on the spot.
Time flew by in a flash.
In the blink of an eye, the next evening arrived.
The cleanup of the Central Region was completely wrapped up, and Seito prepared to head to Zeus's location in the Western Sector. To guarantee absolute tactical control during the upcoming clash, he transferred all the gods under his command into his Space Divine Kingdom beforehand. The moment battle erupted, he could release his full army instantly!
At the exact same time!
Inside the Western Mythos Faction...
Pegasi leaped across the sky as radiant, divine light illuminated the realm. Thick clouds of immortal mist drifted around, elevating the stunning scenery of the Western Mythos to a whole new level!
Countless grand, ornate palaces stood tall across the faction's territory—these were the residences of the resident gods!
At the absolute center of the Western Mythos stood a massive, golden palace that radiated pure majesty. This was the residence of Zeus himself—and the venue for the upcoming grand divine gathering!
Inside the main hall, countless gods had already assembled to attend the meeting. Meanwhile, Zeus was waiting inside a private inner chamber for Seito's arrival.
"This time, I will definitely break through to the Main God rank!"
Recalling the other gods holding Main God Authorities, a ruthless light flashed in Zeus's eyes. Anyone who stood in the way of his ascension had to be executed!
Zip~!
A shadow materialized out of nowhere.
"Zeus, I'm here," Seito appeared silently, looking at Zeus with a calm smile.
"Take a seat first," Zeus offered a welcoming smile upon seeing him.
"Sure," Seito sat down beside Zeus.
Zeus poured a glass of fine divine wine and handed it over. "Here, have a drink first."
Seito took the glass, took a sip, and turned to look at him. "Give me a quick rundown of your current setup first."
Zeus nodded, explaining the inner layout of the Western Mythos Faction and detailing the status of the twelve corresponding Main God Authorities.
Ten minutes later, after listening to the breakdown, Seito asked, "Out of all these Main Gods, who do you think we should strike first?"
"Hera!" Zeus answered without a single second of hesitation!
Out of the Twelve Main Gods, the person who had to die first was Queen Hera! After all, her personal strength was already approaching the peak God-King stage. If they didn't eliminate her now, taking her down later would be far more troublesome.
On top of that, Hera had recruited several God-Kings holding Authorities over the recent period, making Zeus feel a heavy sense of threat.
"Alright, let's head over now," Seito said with total indifference.
Hera being targeted by Zeus—what did that have to do with him? He was simply asking out of basic curiosity.
"Wait a bit longer, now isn't the right time yet," Zeus shook his head. He didn't want to strike just yet; doing so now would expose their intentions far too easily.
Hearing his response, Seito simply shrugged, casually continuing to sip his wine alongside Zeus.
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