Chapter 233 Today, Artemis's Defeat
Seven days later, the door of the Temple of Artemis slowly opened. Loen, who was in charge of "reporting work", strode through the dark hall, stood on the steps outside the door, stretched his limbs lazily, and basked in the long-lost sunshine.
"Bang!"
And the moment someone stepped over the threshold, the door of the temple slammed shut, and several defensive spells lit up behind the door. It seemed as if the people inside were building a fortress, trying to avoid some ferocious beast.
Hearing the loud noise behind him, Loen looked back and saw through the crack in the door a figure lying prone on the carpet with a swollen butt and trembling legs. The corners of his mouth were raised in a hint of pleasure.
The desire of the Goat, the energy of the Warrior, the power of the Rose, and the life recovery of the Crown... the four incarnations were used alternately. Faced with this combination of skills, even the most wild goddess in Greece could only hold out for five days before she obediently covered her butt and begged for mercy.
Of course, the remaining two days were not wasted.
Loen raised his hand forward and made a fist, and a longbow with a black handle and gold and silver patterns inlaid in it fell into his hand.
"Its source is light, its form is flame. O immortal sun, please give me a shining steed, bring golden light, penetrate the stars, punish sins, give life and death!"
As the bowstring was drawn, Loen chanted the holy words in a deep voice. A golden wheel appeared behind him, and the pointer turned to the ninth square. A majestic white horse raised its hooves and neighed, and crashed into the sun in the sky like an arrow.
In an instant, the eastern sky was filled with light. The rising sun, which had just jumped out of the horizon, became dazzling and scorching. The originally invisible and intangible sunlight turned into tangible flames, condensing on the stretched bowstring and turning into brilliant golden arrows.
Loen pulled the bowstring to its full extent, and at the moment when his momentum reached its peak, he loosened the five fingers of his right hand and made a solemn declaration.
"You are the gold that pierces the stars!"
“Buzz!”
The arrow breaks through the air, and heaven and earth resonate.
The golden flames stirred up a terrifying fire wind and crashed into a hill in the distance.
“Boom!”
The next moment, the earth shook and the mountain trembled. A golden glow instantly penetrated the entire mountain. The fire of punishment then burst out and melted the surrounding rocks.
The mountain continued to collapse and split, and red and black magma rolled out from the horrific "wound" of the hill, destroying and burning all life along the way, leaving only the dead ashes after the catastrophe.
Looking at the raging forest fire in the distance, Loen raised his hand slightly, and the aqua blue [giant whale] behind him leaped out, rolling up the water vapor from the river along the way and pouring it on the area where the fire occurred, quickly putting an end to the danger.
But even so, the mountain top, which was originally nearly 100 meters high, has been cut in half, and the deep pit that looked like it was created by a falling meteorite is still emitting steam.
Such a strong destructive power!
Loen sighed in his heart, then turned his head slightly to look at the white horse neighing in the ninth square of the golden roulette wheel and the closed temple door behind him, with a teasing smile on his face.
This was the result of his and Artemis' efforts over the last two days.
——The ninth incarnation [White Horse].
Utilizing the concept of the [Sun Chariot], call upon the [White Horse] that carries the power of the sun to strengthen your attack, or directly bring down the sun's flames on the target for long-range bombing.
Although this thing is incredibly powerful, its shortcomings are also obvious.
This incarnation can basically only be used on sunny days and during the day, otherwise it will not have its normal effect.
Correspondingly, his fourth incarnation of the moon and hunting goddess' divinity, the Wild Boar, also has the same problem - he can only exert his strongest combat power at night and in mountainous areas.
However, the number of his divine incarnations has now jumped to nine, and he has a lot of cards to play, so the restrictions on the use of a single incarnation are having less and less impact on him.
What's more, he still had the trump card of [One of the Originals] - the incarnation of Phanes, which could mobilize multiple incarnations of divinity to merge, so he didn't have to worry about running out of tricks in battle.
Just as Loen was thinking secretly, a green figure leaped and dodged among the branches, nimbly rushed out of the dense forest, and landed lightly in front of the temple.
"Teacher, you're out? Have you finished your work report?"
"Um."
Loen looked at Atalanta who appeared in front of him, smiled and nodded slightly.
Then, Atalanta turned her head and looked at the hill in the distance that was cut off by an arrow, her eyes full of shock.
"Just now, was that what you did?"
"Yes, this is the bow I used."
Loen answered with a smile, raising the black-backed, gold-threaded longbow in his hand.
“Amazing!”
Atalanta admired sincerely, her green eyes staring at the longbow with unique shape and appearance in the teacher's hand, with envy in her eyes.
She was an expert at rapid-fire shooting and had never seen a bow and arrow inflict such destructive power and damage.
I think that in order to unleash the terrifying power of shattering stars and breaking mountains just now, the strength of the archer himself is certainly important, but a longbow that can withstand such a force must be an extraordinary artifact.
“Here!”
Just as the female hunter was thinking secretly, Loen raised his hand and threw the longbow in his hand into the arms of his student.
Atalanta subconsciously raised her hand to catch the divine bow, and then she was slightly stunned when she realized what was happening.
"this?"
"Of course it's for you. Archery isn't my best skill."
Loen replied with a faint smile, and then began to narrate the origin of this magical bow.
“This is called the Tauropolos, a sacred artifact that Artemis and I blessed together in the temple these days. It comes in two forms.
First, you can control the trajectory of the arrow through magic, and combine it with your rapid-fire skills to exert a stronger combat power;
Secondly, after the bow is fully drawn, the arrow's destructive power will increase. If you continue to inject magic power, the destructive performance can be further enhanced. With the specific technique of charging and shooting, it can even reach the point of splitting gold and shattering stones, and piercing through the body of a god. "
Atalanta listened quietly, holding the divine bow in her hand lovingly, pointed to the chopped-off mountain in the distance, and asked excitedly.
"Is it the same move just now?"
"Well, it's called [Star Piercing Gold]. It's the opposite of [Rapid Shooting Silver] which is about agility and speed. It's a technique of charging and striking hard. Lady Artemis and I just researched it recently."
Luo En explained the origin and then changed the subject.
"However, considering that you are unable to fully utilize the power of the Sky Bow at your current level, I have added some auxiliary functions to this artifact."
"What?"
"Do you see the gold and silver threads on the back of the bow? They contain part of the divinity of Artemis and me. They can call upon the corresponding power of the sun and the moon to reduce your magic loss during battle. Normally, this bow can gather the sun's light during the day and absorb the moon's power at night because of the power of Artemis and me. It can store magic regularly for emergency use."
“So amazing?”
"Of course. In order to make a weapon that suits you, I spent a lot of time and effort. Lady Artemis even contributed the bow she used before."
After hearing the teacher's explanation, Atalanta couldn't help but feel excited, and felt as if the [Bow of the Sky] in her hand was a treasure.
"The original blank of this bow was used by Lady Artemis before? Where is she? I want to thank her in person!"
Looking at a cat girl walking around him and heading towards the temple gate excitedly, Loen's eyelids jumped and he quickly reached out to pull her back.
"Alright, Lady Artemis has heard your thanks. She is a little tired now and needs to rest."
"Oh, so when do we leave?"
"immediately."
"Don't you need to say goodbye to Lady Artemis?"
"Need not!"
Seeing Atalanta approaching the temple gate again, Lorne hurriedly grabbed the cat girl beside him whose curiosity was aroused, and dragged her away without saying anything.
(End of this chapter)
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