"Buzz!!!"

  After drawing the weapon, the Bck Scorpion opened its eyes once more, and that eye had been repaired.

  However, there was still blood beneath its eyes, and he was furious from the severe pain at that moment.

  His eyes swept around and noticed that only Artemis was left; Rhetusa and Link were still standing, and everyone else had temporarily colpsed due to the poison.

  Seeing him look up, the three of them adopted a defensive stance.

  He moved, his eyes fixed on Link, all six legs working together, but he changed direction and suddenly rushed towards Artemis.

  Sure enough, Link did the same when he changed direction.

  Artemis stepped aside, and Link successfully attacked again.

  Antares seemed to be unaffected by the poisonous mist, possessing not only dexterity and agility but also great strength.

  With just a knife, he severed one of its legs and one foot again.

  When he attacked reluctantly, Link jumped back.

  Antares was swinging wildly on the spot, not only waving its chelicerae to attack Link, but its huge, hard-shelled tail also began to thrash.

  After blocking Antares' tail movement, Link looked down at his feet.

  There must be a reason for Antares' sudden reaction...

  'I remember that the magic stone on the little scorpion's body was also nearby... '

  A trace of excitement fshed in Link's eyes. He finally saw the dawn of victory and stabbed that part with all his might.

  Magnetic...

  There was a harsh sound like iron scraping against metal, but Antares finally had a dent in his back. Link prepared to keep using force, but he felt the opponent's tail attack.

  He waved his weapon to block the tail movement again and also defended against the pincer attack. Then, he stabbed Antares in the back once more, making the dent deeper.

  "Screech, screech, screech!!!"

  Antares roared in horror, its tail bending back and clenching...

  Break!!!

  Its tail fell like a bck bolt of lightning.

  Link naturally sensed the attack, but it was too te—absolutely too te!

  At such a short distance and moving so fast that the naked eye could barely grasp it, the huge tail hook had already reached his chest.

  At the critical moment, Link relied on his fighting instinct to stop the attack in front of him.

  Blocked!

  But it couldn't be completely stopped—Link successfully blocked the Disaster Scorpion's tail, but Antares moved the tail away again. The tip of the tail hook, with a sharp and retractable tail needle, suddenly sprang out like a spring, brushing past the bde of the shallow strike and stabbing... into Link's chest.

  In an instant, a rge amount of ferocious poison erupted from the poison needle. The poison explosively spread directly into Link's chest!!!

  Link's eyes widened.

  Not good!!!

  Still trapped!!!

  The poison that was enough to threaten the god's life quickly took effect, and Link's heart felt as if he were being tightly gripped, unable to beat any longer.

  He fell to the ground stiffly; his lips were bck, and his nose was bleeding.

  "Orion!!"

  Artemis screamed and quickly shot a few arrows at Andalis's one eye, which closed in time, causing the bow and arrows to bounce off the hard shell.

  Fortunately, Rhetusa had already taken the opportunity to pull Link out.

  'Damn it!'

  Still suffering from insufficient intelligence, there were sers, poison mist, and finally poison needles.

  'Why on earth do you have so many skills? '

  Link was speechless.

  The pain in his heart caused his facial features to distort. The goddess shed tears upon seeing his miserable appearance.

  The strongest fighters had fallen.

  Is there any hope left?

  Artemis gritted her teeth, clenched the hunting knife in her hand, and stood firmly in front of Link with a resolute gaze.

  "Rhetusa, take Orion and run quickly. Her target is me. If..."

  "Lady Artemis, there's no way we can abandon you and run away!"

  The members of Artemis's family also gritted their teeth and stood up, preparing to fight alongside their goddess.

  Even though they clearly knew there was no chance of winning, even though this was an opponent that no one could match, they still decided to muster their courage.

  They bravely rushed toward the monster and unched an attack on the massive and terrifying enemy.

  But after just one encounter, they were all swept away by Antares' cws. Rhetusa took the opportunity to get close to the Disaster Scorpion to buy time for the goddess.

  Artemis calmed down and fired an arrow. The sharp arrow pierced Antares' eye!!!

  "Screech, screech, screech!!!"

  Antares let out a groan of pain and threw his massive chelicera forward, sending Rhetusa flying into the wall with tremendous force.

  Only Artemis remained.

  The goddess tightened her grip on the hunting knife and looked at the dark monster with unwavering, determined eyes.

  On the ground, Link, whose muscles were completely stiff, did not die immediately. His clouded eyes saw Artemis protecting him.

  "No!"

  He tried to scream, but his bck lips trembled weakly.

  His voice got stuck deep in his throat and vibrated a few times.

  Thinking became difficult.

  Not only was it hard to think, but also to breathe; he had to use all his strength, but oxygen seemed to be growing scarcer, like a fish out of water.

  To make matters worse,

  Link couldn't open his mouth wide to draw in air.

  'No, I can't sleep!!! '

  "Rhetusa, take Orion and run quickly. His target is me. If..."

  What Artemis had just said fshed through his mind.

  Escape?

  'You want to escape again? '

  Seeing Antares holding Artemis with iron pincers, his ferocious mouth twisted crazily and finally opened his mouthparts, preparing to devour the goddess.

  No!

  God Hand, the number of lives is -1, and physical damage is fully recovered!

  "I'm sorry, Artemis. From then on, the word 'escape' is no longer in my... dictionary!"

  Link clenched the sword tightly, as if responding to his will.

  The sword began to tremble, shining with a dazzling red light at that moment.

  Suddenly, fiery fmes erupted from the sword, and monstrous heat swept through the entire cave.

  Link's eyes also changed at that moment.

  The originally bck eyes were now glowing red, like two active volcanoes, giving the impression of thunder at any time!

  Just as Artemis wore a look of despair.

  Low!!!

  The surging crimson fmes flew and sshed, and Antares' huge, hard chelicerae were cut off in an instant!

  Artemis fell to the ground and looked at the source of the attack in disbelief.

  The man who was supposed to be on the verge of death stood up again, holding a long red knife in his hand, and fiery fmes erupted from it!

  At that moment, Link knew the name.

  A quick attack would reveal the solution!

  Everything is reduced to ashes!

  "Ryukenwaka'"

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  "Shikai!!!"

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