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After five years, Liu finally introduced himself to others again: the adventurer Liu Lion, who served under the command of the goddess of justice Astralia.

Chapter 247: Astralia, the Lord Goddess of Liu, Appears

"I think so too. If it's you, Ryu, then you have nothing else to come to me for."

Li Xuan had anticipated Liu's request. After all, he only needed to do a little research to find out why Liu came to him.

After her revenge, Liu was taken in by the wealthy hostess' shop, but the sacrifices and blood of her past companions still surrounded her. The feeling of loss when she lost an important companion gnawed at her heart day and night. Even if she found a new place to stay and had new partners, she could not erase the pain in her heart.

"You probably came to me because you heard the news about Aisi's parents' resurrection. But your companions are different from Aisi's parents. Their souls have not been reincarnated, but are preserved in the hands of the Hades in the heavens. Your companions have already been reincarnated. Although I feel very sorry for what happened to Astralia's family, it is very difficult to resurrect them."

"Is that so? They have all been reincarnated, and I am the only one still stuck in the afterimage of the past, unable to extricate myself, but I......"

Hearing that her companions had been reincarnated, Liu looked somewhat depressed and lost. Although she knew that she should be happy for them, she did not know where this loneliness in her heart came from.

She was clearly prepared to exchange herself for the resurrection of her companions, but Li Xuan simply blocked this path. The souls of her companions had already been reincarnated, so what could she do?

Liu found that he seemed to be completely unable to get out of the shadow of the past. He laughed miserably, but still bowed seriously to Li Xuan.

"Thank you for listening to my request, and I'm sorry to bother you."

Liu planned to go back after all, the companions of the rich mistress were still waiting for her. Even if she failed, she had to go and report her safety to them.

"Hey, Liu, is this what I taught you? Are you giving up now? There's clearly still hope in the other person's words."

"Who is that voice!? Lord God, is that you? You've returned to Orario."

Hearing this voice, Liu couldn't help but cheer up. This voice was the voice of her main god, the stars and the goddess of justice, Astralia. She would definitely not remember it wrong, but didn't the main god abandon her and leave the labyrinth city of Orario three years ago?

"What else could I do? With something so big happening in Orario, how could I not come back to take a look? But when I came back, I found that you were still the same, Liu, no different from a few years ago."

Astraea has long brown hair, and her outstanding beauty and temperament are no less than that of the goddess of purity Artemis.

"I'm sorry, Lady Astraea, I've disappointed you. It's been three years, and I haven't made any progress. No wonder you gave up on me."

"Ryu, what you said is wrong. If Astraea had given up on you three years ago, why would she have taken the blame for you, been forced to leave the labyrinth city of Orario, and even asked her friend Freya's former Familia leader to take you in at the Bountiful Hostess."

Hearing what Li Xuan said, Liu was shocked. It was true that she had killed those merchants and adventurers who were operating in the gray area, but she also killed several guild members who were in collusion with her. This behavior seriously challenged the prestige of the guild, but she only put her on the wanted list without any consequences, and no one really hunted her. She thought that the guild had let her go, but now it turned out that it was the main goddess Astralia who was helping her take most of the crimes behind the scenes?

"A-Asteria-sama, I'm sorry. I thought you had given up on me back then."

Liu couldn't help feeling guilty and touched, and threw himself into Astralia's arms.

"Alright, alright, it's okay. I wasn't punished at the time. It wasn't as serious as he said. Look, I can easily get into Orario now, right? Uranus knows my situation and just banned me from returning to Orario for a year or two. It's no big deal."

Indeed, whether what Liu did was her own doing or was instructed by Astralia are two different concepts. If it was Liu's own behavior, then as a mere adventurer, her behavior of provoking the majesty of the guild is absolutely unforgivable and must be severely punished.

If Astraea stood up and said that it was her who ordered Liu to carry out the revenge, then as a god, Astraea, whose family was almost wiped out for Orario, killed some merchants and adventurers who were operating in the gray area, as well as some scum of the guild in anger, what was the big deal? The gods could understand this and just give her a symbolic punishment.

Although Astraea couldn't return to the labyrinth city of Orario anytime soon, a year or two was nothing to a god. Liu was wanted by the guild, but no one pursued her. Otherwise, Liu would have simply dyed her hair and swaggered off to work at the Mistress of Abundance, thinking everyone else was blind and couldn't recognize her.

If that's the case, why doesn't Astraea take the blame for her family?

"...Okay, okay, stop crying, Ryu. You're already twenty years old, so stop being so childish. Cheer up. Alyse, Layla, Kaguya, and the others are still waiting for me to rescue them."

"But His Highness Li Xuan said that Alishe and the others have already been reincarnated. How can they be resurrected?"

After hearing Astraea's words, Liu cheered up, but he was still pessimistic about whether he could save his friends.

"Well, I don't know either. After all, even if the God of the Underworld wants to resurrect the dead, he still needs the soul to exist. However, his power is much stronger than that of the gods. Maybe there is another way. He said it is difficult, but it is not impossible."

After saying that, Astralia pulled Liu back to Li Xuan again.

"Please, tell us if there's any way to revive Alyse, Layla, and the others? No matter how difficult it is, we'll find a way to do it."

"Uh, do you really have to save them? Since they've already been reincarnated, you can let it go, right?"

"No, although it's selfish, if possible, Liu and I would rather see our original families."

"In this case, there is only one solution I know of, and that is to take the medicine for regret."

"Regret medicine???"

Astralia and Liu were a little confused. What kind of medicine was this? Could it be a medicine that could make up for the regrets in their hearts? Or what?

Chapter 248: Goddess Astralia's Decision

"To put it simply, it's time travel. We'll go back to the time when Astralia's family died, save their souls, maintain the original course of history, and then return to the present to revive them."

"Time travel!? Is that even possible?"

It’s not that there haven’t been gods related to time in heaven, but generally speaking, they can only stop and advance time, and at most reverse time. Compared with other gods, they are indeed very strange and powerful.

But even for them, time travel is just a legend. There is no hope of it coming true.

And Li Xuan can actually travel through time and even intervene to save people. This kind of power is probably much stronger than the strength required to completely kill a god that she heard from the outside world.

"Sorry to bother you. Ryu, let's go."

After hearing Li Xuan's solution, Astralia finally understood why he said this method was difficult. It wasn't difficult at all. She simply couldn't afford the cost of time travel. The more powerful the gods, the more they understood the value of time travel.

"Why, Lady Astraea, isn't the Time 733 travel method a good one? I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

Liu Ben heard Li Xuan say that time traveling to the past to save them was a good idea and there was basically no problem.

"But the problem is, this idea is too good to be true, Liu. What can we offer to help them rescue Alisha and the others? We can't even afford it, so why waste our time trying?"

Hearing this, Liuka was stunned. Although she knew that what the Lord Goddess Astralia said was correct, she knew the difficulty of time travel. Why would Li Xuan help them? Because he felt sorry for them? But sympathy is not omnipotent. Moreover, even if Li Xuan was willing, would they really accept his help so comfortably?

At this time, the advice given by Goddess Freya that Xier told her came back to her mind. How could she be willing to give up without giving it a try?

However, she had to do this without telling Goddess Astralia. So she should send the goddess back first, and then come to talk to Li Xuan as soon as possible.

"That's right, then Lady Astraea, let's go back first."

But Liu was a very straightforward person and rarely lied. How could she hide her panicked expression from Astralia, a goddess who had lived for hundreds of millions of years?

"Something's wrong, Liu, you must be hiding something from me. If you don't tell me, I won't leave today."

After a few seconds of stalemate, Liu realized that his thoughts had been discovered and could only dejectedly tell his plan. Liu knew that although Goddess Astraea was very gentle, as the goddess of justice, her will was also very firm and there was no possibility of her changing it.

"Well, my good friend Seele is a member of Freya's family. She told me that Goddess Freya's advice is..."

"Is that so? The contact Freya provided shouldn't be a big problem. Perhaps there's hope if we do this. However, the exchange shouldn't be done by you. I should be the one to do it."

She still believed in her friend Freya's judgment of people, and she gave a suggestion, saying that Li Xuan was very likely to agree, but this matter should not be done by Liu. After all, she was just a member of the Astralia clan, and she could not even be the leader or deputy leader. The one who should really take action was the main god of her clan.

"But, Lord God, how can you do this?"

"Why not? In terms of status, I'm a goddess, more noble. In terms of appearance, I'm also very confident. Even in terms of purity, I'm also one of the virgin goddesses. No matter how you look at it, my value is much greater than yours, and the possibility of success is greater. This matter is settled. Liu, you can go back first."

In some Greek myths, the goddess of justice Astraea is also the symbol and incarnation of the constellation Virgo, and is also one of the virgin goddesses, but she is not as famous as the three virgin goddesses of the twelve main Greek gods.

Watching the figure of the Lord God Astralia gradually going away, her mind was a mess and she finally reacted. She couldn't just let Lady Astralia go like this. This was not only because of her concern for the Lord God, but also because her girlish heart was completely shattered by the Lord God. Even the Lord God, even Lady Astralia as the Lord God, couldn't say that.

Looking at Astralia and Liu who were walking back, Li Xuan couldn't help feeling depressed. What were these two people arguing with him about?

"What on earth do you want to do?"

"I want to ask you to save my children, Alyse, Laila, Kaguya, and the others. There were eleven of them in my family before, except for Ryu. I hope you can save them. Even if you have to exchange my flower crown for them, it's fine. Don't worry, I have always been chaste and have never come into contact with any male gods."

Looking at Li Xuan who was already a little impatient, Astralia gritted her teeth and said this sentence while suppressing her shame.

"I have never doubted your purity, but are you really willing to sacrifice so much for your clan?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but ask, and he didn't pretend to be a gentleman or make excuses, but he still asked again to confirm, so that Astralia wouldn't regret it.

"Yes, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I just don't like those chaotic and even unjust male gods. Getting married is common sense and does not violate my justice."

Most of the gods in heaven have lived too long and have become gods of pleasure. The behavior of many male gods goes against her way of justice, so she did not look for a partner. Most of the other virgin goddesses in heaven are for similar reasons. They just don't like those male gods, not because they have any psychological cleanliness or have vows or something.

As for Li Xuan, at least when she first met him, she had a good impression of him and did not rule out giving her flower crown to him.

This is also natural. The higher the life level, the more Li Xuan's every move will naturally affect others. Even if Li Xuan has restrained himself, the favorability at first sight will still be very high.

"Your Highness Li Xuan, compared to that old woman of the Lord God, you should exchange with me. I, I am also willing to give you my flower crown."

Seeing that Li Xuan agreed to the deal, Liu suddenly stood up and said to Li Xuan.

"Old? Old woman? Liu, even if it's you, this word is an absolute taboo, understand? If you don't take it back, don't blame me for being rude."

Even the gentle goddess Astraea couldn't help but feel her veins bulge. Even for the eternal goddess, this word was absolutely intolerable.

"But didn't Lady Astraea also belittle me before?"

Faced with Astraea's anger, Liu did not panic, but instead brought up the past.

Chapter 249: The Underground City Five Years Ago

"Liu, it seems you really want to rebel."

"That's not the case, Lady Astraea. I just wanted to facilitate this exchange."

"Hehe, Liu, you mean to say that you are more attractive than me."

"No, Lady Astraea, I just think His Highness Li Xuan should have more choices."

………………

Looking at Astralia and Liu who were arguing fiercely with each other, Li Xuan was speechless. Although they were arguing so loudly, they were actually thinking about each other in their hearts and wanted to sacrifice themselves.

But their behavior made Li Xuan feel like he was in a dangerous place.

"Stop arguing. Since both of you want to make sacrifices for the other members of Astralia's family, why don't you do it together? Don't make it sound like I'm begging you."

Seeing Li Xuan angry, Astralia and Liu fell silent! Although their actions just now were for the other party's consideration, they seemed to have ignored the thoughts of Li Xuan, the main party in the transaction, which was indeed a bit rude.

But Li Xuan's idea was somewhat unacceptable to them. After all, Liu had joined Astralia's clan at the age of twelve, and the Lord God was more like an elder to her. Now two women had to share one husband, which was too embarrassing for both Liu and Astralia.

But Li Xuan was already a little angry, and they had to consider the possibility that Li Xuan would refuse. Now that things had come to this, they could not retreat.

There was no choice but to agree to Li Xuan's conditions. However, they couldn't agree out loud, so they could only acquiesce to Li Xuan's request.

Seeing that the two had no objection, Li Xuan was not very angry in the first place, so he let it go. Although he had used some tricks, the meat was already in the pot. He just needed to take it slow, cultivate the relationship first, and set a name first. There would be plenty of time to improve the relationship later.

"In that case, both of you give me your hands first. Let's go and rescue the other members of Astralia's family first."

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Ryuu listened to the voice and pulled himself to his feet. The dungeon's chambers lay in ruins. Vast holes had been dug into the walls, and large depressions had been carved into the floor. The claw marks of destruction extinguished the phosphorescent glow, and the maze was shrouded in darkness, as if at nightfall.

"Is everyone okay?!" "That was a close call!"

"It's a trap! They're trying to bury us alive with a bomb. How cunning!"

The voices of Alyse, Laila, Kaguya, and the members of Astraea's Familia could be heard from all around. Some of them were injured as they kicked away the rubble and stood up, but all were safe.

To expose their arch-enemy, the Rudra family, the Astralia family descended to the lower levels, only to be lured into a trap. This was a widespread, random bombardment using numerous fire stones. However, the dwarf Laila, keenly aware of the trap, warned everyone to be careful, allowing them to escape at the last moment.

"Why are you still alive...you bitches from the Astralia clan! How many Fire Stones do you think we've invested in this place?!"

Deep in the thick smoke where the heat wave rolled up huge sparks, Jharaharma of Rudra's clan roared and screamed.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, over a hundred fire stones were scattered throughout the dungeon. Judging by the scale of the explosion, this was a trap devised by the Rudra Clan as a last-ditch effort. Seeing that even this proved ineffective against the Justice Clan, the Rudra Clan members, including Jhara, became visibly hysterical.

"You are quite the expert, Jhara. But your schemes end here."

"We are here to put an end to the dark faction and the age of sin."

Alyse's words flowed with the force of a recitation, like a proclamation against the men. Ryu and the others, standing by behind her, pierced the retreating Jatra and other officers with sharp glances. Having finally cornered the Rudra clan, the Astralia clan was about to deliver justice—but at that moment, the dungeon cried out.

Both the Astralia clan and the Rudra clan underestimated the counterattack of the dungeon.

Simply destroying the dungeon's structure wouldn't cause any reaction. Whenever the dungeon is damaged, it begins to repair itself, attempting to regenerate. However, if someone causes excessive damage, preventing the dungeon from regenerating, the dungeon will not regenerate, but instead will begin to eliminate the cause of the damage.

Asking for flowers

Using a biological analogy, it's easy to understand. Just like humans, when the body is attacked by a foreign object, the immune system activates to eliminate the invading pathogen. All living things naturally possess this self-defense instinct. The same is true for dungeons.

The dungeon is alive. When the monster's mother body is overwhelmed by attacks, this living underground labyrinth will activate its self-defense instinct and give birth to that being. It gives birth to an existence equivalent to an immune response. It gives birth to an apostle who eliminates foreign objects, adventurers who invade the dungeon one by one. Even Zagnath can escape the divine power of Uranus that suppresses the dungeon.

Not only does it have claws that can easily destroy even weapons made of super-hard metal, it also has armor that can rebound magic, and it has super speed that large monsters should not have, and can even rival top adventurers.

Because it was created solely to eliminate adventurers who caused massive damage to the dungeon, it lacked the magic stones or dropped items that other monsters typically possess. To give it exceptional killing power, the dungeon gave it a body constructed of magic stone. Since it was entirely made of magic stone, there was no other way to kill it except to destroy its entire body.

It can be said that Zagnath is the most advanced killing weapon created by the dungeon to eliminate adventurers. Even the 1v7 adventurer Ota must pay the price of serious injury when he wants to cross it for the first time, not to mention the Astralia clan and the Rudra clan who don't even have a 1v5 clan. Basically, there will be no accident and they will all be wiped out. It is extremely lucky for one or two people to escape alive.

If nothing unexpected happens, what awaits Zagnath next is a feast of killing, the first, the second, the third... until all the adventurers are eliminated, Zagnath will disappear.

With a crackling sound, a wide, long, and deep crack appeared deep within the massive, collapsed wall of the underground city.

A sickening purple liquid gushed out from the vertical cracks. Something was emitting high-temperature steam, and at the same time, it was stirring within, as if it wanted to come out and kill at will.