A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

While Chiron darted through the trees at high speed to retaliate, his mind raced as he considered how to break the deadlock.

He knew that even a strategy of dividing and surrounding them was merely a temporary measure, and that, just as he feared, they might be defeated one by one by Atalanta, whose strength had greatly increased and who now held the advantage of terrain.

To truly expose Atalanta's weakness, we need to approach it from other angles.

“Atalanta and the Ark of the Covenant appear in the same place… So, did that man already have a plan involving the Ark of the Covenant?” Chiron’s gaze sharpened, and he immediately analyzed this hidden logic, making a precise judgment:

"In that case, she must have been with the heroic spirits carrying the Ark of the Covenant a long time ago. The fact that she only attacked us now is obviously because this is the last island, and they have nowhere else to retreat, so they have to hold them off here."

"Therefore, the key to breaking the deadlock still lies with the Heroic Spirit who carries the Ark of the Covenant! Once we find him, we can force Atalanta to act cautiously, and even make her reveal a weakness at a crucial moment in order to save people!"

Having figured this out, Chiron immediately closed his eyes, and the immense magical power within him spread along the earth's veins as he used perception magic to carefully search for the magical fluctuations of the Ark of the Covenant.

"found it!"

A moment later, Chiron suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them. He instantly sensed that the Ark of the Covenant was located on the northeastern coast of the island, just like his own Agor, which was on the southeastern coast, requiring him to circle the eastern coastline to reach it.

At this point, Atalanta was entirely in the western region and was retreating westward while fighting, clearly trying to create the illusion that her companions were in the west, thus misleading their pursuit direction.

However, Chiron did not immediately use magic to inform Captain Jason. Instead, he made a bold decision—to slowly make his way to the northeast alone.

……

Meanwhile, deep within the dark forest, Atalanta moved nimbly among the branches like a nimble cheetah.

She keenly noticed a subtle shift in the angle of the arrow aimed at her and immediately realized something was wrong:

Chiron didn't chase after them; on the contrary, he was heading northeast at full speed!

That was the shore where David hid and waited for Wang Chong and his men to arrive.

My clever trick of luring the enemy was ultimately seen through by my former mentor.

But Atalanta had no choice. Judging from the planned route, the only place Wang Chong and his group could land on the island was the northeast coast.

She left David there in the hopes of reuniting with Wang Chong as soon as possible, while she tried to draw the attention of the heroes of the Agor to the western part of the island.

"We have to get there now, but that will only make us closer to them."

Atalanta gritted her teeth, knowing that if she were to pursue Chiron, she would have to risk facing the other heroes of the Agor who were chasing after her.

In the blink of an eye, Atalanta had made her decision. She turned and charged towards Theseus and Asclepius.

It wasn't that they were the weakest, but rather that Atalanta knew very well that with the fighting styles of the healer and Theseus, they simply didn't have any effective means to hold back their full power.

……

"Seriously... after all this time, you still can't get rid of that guy?"

On the deck of the Argonaut, Jason was growing impatient. With Atalanta no longer paying attention, and feeling safe without external threats, Jason felt confident again and emerged from his cabin, arrogantly observing the situation outside.

"Instead of focusing on a wandering knight, why not concentrate on your goal?"

Just then, a clear, languid female voice reached Jason's ears.

"Hmm?" Jason looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Thetis, the sea goddess, who was locked in a specially made cage.

"Ocean goddess, what do you mean by this?" Jason narrowed his eyes, his gaze revealing wariness and displeasure.

"Heh, I just think you and your companions are wasting too much energy on unnecessary goals and precious time."

Thetis, with a faint smile, sat gracefully as if she were in a temple rather than a prison. She parted her lips slightly and said:

"After all, aren't you terrified of that man's arrival? If the sacrifice is delayed, something unexpected might happen... Can you really bear the consequences?"

Thetis's words were like a sharp knife, piercing Jason's deepest fears. Jason's face instantly turned ashen, veins bulging on his forehead, and he said in a harsh voice:

"I don't need you to remind me! You're clearly meant to be sacrificed, so what, are you so eager to die?!"

"None of this matters to me; it's just a return to the embrace of the gods..."

Thetis looked at him calmly, her eyes revealing a divine compassion mixed with a hint of mockery:

"But you, Jason, should now seriously consider what I have said. Pride and fear will only take you further and further away from what you truly want."

"..." Jason's face was grim, his chest heaving, but Thetis's words finally brought him to his senses. His fear of Wang Chong overwhelmed his arrogance, and he immediately contacted Chiron through their contract, issuing a deep command:

"Forget about that attacker! Now find the Ark of the Covenant and get it!"

Seeing that Jason had given the order, Thetis narrowed her eyes slightly and said no more.

Thetis's statement was quite bizarre, since how could someone kindly remind another to sacrifice themselves quickly?

If Jason had been more vigilant, he would have noticed something amiss with the sacrifice.

Unfortunately, Jason was ultimately blinded by desire and failed to notice Thetis's strangeness.

Of course, he may have noticed something was wrong, but because of his desire to become king, he deliberately ignored these discordant points and chose to deceive himself.

……

Meanwhile, Chiron, upon receiving Jason's orders, immediately felt the unyielding binding force of the contract.

He sighed softly, realizing he couldn't delay any longer, and then transmitted his thoughts through magic:

“I’ve found the location; it’s on the northeast coast of this island. Jason, you can easily take the sea route and go around to that coast.”

"Haha, as expected of a teacher, well done! In that case, I'll head over first!"

Upon receiving the response, Jason immediately steered the Agor around the island at full speed to the northeast.

Chiron stood in the dense forest, letting out a soft sigh. He knew he could no longer stop Jason's greed and impatience; now he could only turn a blind eye and see how things unfolded.

Chapter 712 Surrounded

"Clang clang—!!"

"Go away!"

Deep in the dense forest, the ear-piercing clang of metal clashing tore through the silence. Atalanta, wielding the bow of the heavens, was using it as a melee weapon, clashing fiercely with Theseus's blade.

Amidst the flying sparks, Atalanta's eyes turned cold, and her right fist, imbued with terrifying force, slammed out, sending Theseus flying with a single punch!

Theseus clearly hadn't expected Atalanta to unleash such terrifying strength, and he was caught off guard and struck in the chest by a punch.

He was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing through several large ancient trees before finally coming to a stop, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of his mouth.

As Theseus gritted his teeth and got up to continue the hunt, several blinding arrows of light blocked his path.

He could only swing his weapon to defend himself, watching helplessly as Atalanta seized the opportunity to escape nimbly and disappear into the distance.

Atalanta didn't linger at all; she quickly ran towards the northeast.

Suddenly, the hairs on her body stood on end as she felt herself being locked onto by two terrifying magical artifacts.

"Durindana (The Indestructible Extreme Gun)!"

"troia velos (The dazzling arrow that pierces the heavens)!"

It was Hector and Paris, the Trojan brothers, who had locked onto her!

As they watched Atalanta close in on their forces and then turn to leave in another direction, the two brothers immediately unleashed their Noble Phantasms to prevent her from escaping.

Hector hurled his spear and sword at Atalanta's landing spot, preparing to unleash a massive explosion; while Paris's arrows locked onto Atalanta's path, blocking her retreat.

“phoibos catastrophe (lawsuit arrow)!!”

Faced with this threat, Atalanta first pushed her speed to the limit, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air as she tried to escape the blast radius of the [Indestructible Extreme Gun].

At the same time, Atalanta also unleashed her Noble Phantasm, and a rain of arrows appeared out of thin air, violently colliding with the stray arrows shot by Paris!

"boom--!!!"

“Bang bang bang bang!!!”

A deafening explosion and the dense clashing of arrows echoed through the sky. The [Indestructible Extreme Gun] crashed into the mountain, creating a devastating explosion that sent massive amounts of debris and dust billowing into the air.

The thick smoke and dust instantly obscured their vision, making it difficult for the pursuing heroes of the Agor to assess the situation ahead. They could only cautiously stop.

"How's the situation? Is it resolved?" Katniss fanned the dust in front of her and asked with a frown.

"Cough cough... I'm afraid it won't be that easy..."

Hector fanned away the billowing smoke with his hand, coughed twice, and his tone carried a hint of post-battle solemnity:

"The teacher just transmitted a message saying that the Ark of the Covenant is in the direction of the northeast coast. Judging from the direction Atalanta is heading, it is also in the northeast. I'm afraid she discovered that the teacher was heading in that direction, so she had to change her strategy and force her way through from our side."

"Northeast? If so, we need to head northeast immediately."

With steady footsteps, Theseus, supported by Asclepius, came before the crowd.

His face was solemn, and his eyes revealed an undeniable seriousness:

"Based on the power Atalanta just unleashed, I'm certain she won't be significantly affected by your Noble Phantasm. She's probably already heading northeast, and we need to catch up immediately to prevent our teacher from facing her alone."

The group always trusted Theseus's judgment. Without further ado, they quickly composed themselves, transforming into streaks of light and speeding towards the northeast coast of the island.

……

As Theseus had predicted, Atalanta only suffered minor abrasions. Because she managed to create distance in time of the explosion, the aftershocks, though powerful, were insufficient to destroy her now-enhanced physical strength.

After being thrown into the air by the blast wave, she simply rolled lightly on the ground to dissipate the impact, and then, like a nimble female leopard, sped towards the northeast coast.

As she ran, her eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, constantly watching the smallest details of her surroundings to prevent Chiron from launching a sneak attack.

"Shhhhh-"

Suddenly, a sharp whooshing sound rang out as several arrows shot cunningly from the shadows. Fortunately, Atalanta remained highly vigilant, and with a few incredible twists of her body, she narrowly avoided the stray arrows.

However, it was precisely because of this that Atalanta was finally able to pinpoint Chiron's exact location.

Her eyes turned cold, and she drew her bowstring taut, unleashing a dazzling arrow of light in retaliation. The arrow fell like a meteor, instantly destroying the dense forest on the mountain to her right, sending up a cloud of wood chips and dust.

However, from within the smoke and dust, a lithe figure suddenly flew out and fired a continuous stream of arrows toward Atalanta's location.

Atalanta, however, drew her arrows faster and with greater agility. Not only did she immediately fire arrows of light to precisely intercept the arrows aimed at her, but she also fired many more arrows, forming an impenetrable net of light that tightly blocked Chiron's movements.

Atalanta, however, drew her arrows faster and with greater agility. Not only did she immediately fire arrows of light to precisely intercept the arrows aimed at her, but she also fired many more arrows, forming an impenetrable net of light that tightly blocked Chiron's movements.

"Uh!"

Finally, under intense firepower, Chiron was struck in the shoulder by an arrow, and blood bloomed like a flower.

Chiron knew very well that he was no match for Atalanta in terms of pure speed and burst damage, so he had no choice but to avoid her and retreat into the depths of the forest, no longer fighting Atalanta and temporarily escaping her sight.

Atalanta, having anticipated the attack, fired a wide-range light arrow. Seeing that the enemy remained motionless and that she could hear the sound of pursuers running behind her, she stopped lingering and continued her frantic run toward the northeast coast.

Before long, Atalanta finally arrived at the shore.

But when she saw the scenery on the coast, she suddenly stopped and instinctively assumed an attack stance.

Because she discovered that a huge ship was already anchored on the shore...

Unfortunately, it wasn't the ship she had longed for, the one belonging to Wang Chong. Instead, it was Jason's Argor. The massive hull exuded a suffocating sense of oppression in the sea breeze.

"I wondered who had shot the arrow to ambush us earlier. It turns out to be you, you traitor, Atalanta."

At that moment, Jason's voice, tinged with mockery and coldness, came from the ship. He stood at the edge of the ship, looking down at Atalanta with disdain in his eyes.

"call out--"

"Clang!"

Atalanta didn't bother with any words and fired an arrow at Jason without hesitation. However, a burly figure suddenly leaped out, wielding a huge stone sword. He cleaved Atalanta's arrow in two and landed heavily on the shore, charging towards Atalanta like a chariot.

"I was so careful before... Since it's just you, Hercules alone is enough to deal with you! Hercules! Immediately deal with that traitor! And bring back that green-haired man who just escaped!" Jason immediately gave the order, his tone revealing an arrogant tone that brooked no dissent.

"Roar--!!!!"

Hercules roared deafeningly, his muscles bulging, and his stone sword, carrying the force to tear through the air, slashed directly at Atalanta.

"boom!!!"

Atalanta leaped lightly away, narrowly avoiding the slash, as the stone sword struck the beach, instantly creating a large crater and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Atalanta was preparing to fire blindly at the rising sand when suddenly a flurry of arrows sounded from behind her.

"Tsk!"

Left with no other option, Atalanta could only roll repeatedly to dodge the numerous arrows.

She was currently surrounded by tigers in front and wolves behind. Atalanta simply couldn't fight so many Heroic Spirits at the same time. All she could do was try her best to avoid being surrounded, thus making it easier for her arrows to attack.

Once out of the forest, Atalanta's presence was completely exposed, and the other heroes would have no chance to give her any more opportunities. Chiron and Paris immediately fired at Atalanta, while the threat of Hercules was so close that Atalanta had no time to retaliate against the others.

Once Atalanta is injured, the current seemingly evenly matched situation will instantly vanish, and the balance will immediately tip in favor of the enemy.

Chapter 713 Support Arrives