Chapter 757: The Swordsman Without a Sword
Loki Familia always held Reiger in high esteem.
Although he had only joined the Familia for less than half a year, for one, he showed immense potential, quickly rising to become a first-class adventurer, earning him recognition and admiration from the members. Secondly, as a companion who had fought alongside them, they had witnessed Reiger's hero-like battle stance more than once. Thirdly, his personality was commendable, not as unpleasant as Bert's, maintaining a calm demeanor with everyone, which allowed many members to relax in his presence without the tension of meeting a Familia officer.
As a result, not only did Rephia and Angel, who had been saved by Reiger before, become his fans, but many members of the Familia also looked at Reiger in a new light.
It couldn't be helped; it was all about comparison.
Among the officers who were first-class adventurers, Bert was rough and rude, Grace was sloppy and elderly, Raul always had a useless demeanor, and the Familia's male members were far outnumbered by females due to the taste of their main deity. This led to a severe shortage of quality male members, almost to the point of having none at all.
With such a comparison among his peers, Reiger naturally became a good man in the hearts of many, especially among the female members who admired him deeply, far beyond just Rephia and Angel.
One could say that in Loki Familia, apart from Finn, whose popularity surpassed Reiger's, no other male members could compare to him.
As for Finn... it couldn't be helped; the captain of the little people was not only smart and calm but also strong, and although over 40, he still had a youthful appearance. His market and stock value among the female members were simply too good, ordinary people could hardly compete.
Even so, Reiger was undeniably among the most popular in the Familia, with numerous admirers.
Now, with Alcana making such an indecent remark in front of everyone, it wasn't just Ais and Angel who were outraged; the other female members all erupted with anger, every single one of them berating Alcana.
Unfortunately, Alcana didn't even spare them a glance.
"You, dare to accept my challenge?"
The captain of the Alcana Familia spat these provocative words towards Reiger like a serpent flicking its tongue.
Reiger's expression remained unchanged in response.
"You are no match for me."
Reiger stated this expressionlessly.
Yet Alcana, instead of being angry, displayed a meaningful expression.
"That's not necessarily true."
...
Maze City Orario, another corner of the city wall.
While everyone's attention was drawn to the confrontation between Loki Familia and Alcana Familia outside the city gate, no one noticed as a group arrived here.
Like the female warriors of Alcana Familia, they too possessed bronze skin and alluring figures, incredibly stimulating to the male hormones, causing one's breath to involuntarily quicken at the sight.
Here appeared another group of Amazon warriors.
However, these Amazon warriors were not from Alcana Familia.
They were accompanied by a goddess, bringing this divinely beautiful goddess here.
"Reiger Brillhaut..."
The scantily clad Beauty God stared intently at the boy from Loki Familia, her exquisite face slightly contorted.
The visitor was none other than Beauty God Ishtar.
At this moment, Beauty God Ishtar's gaze at Reiger was filled with anger and hatred, even showing signs of venomous resentment.
Recalling being ignored and humiliated by him in the artificial labyrinth, her proud "beauty" thoroughly ineffective before him, Ishtar felt incredulous, furious, and resentful.
She never imagined her allure would be ineffective against a child from the lower world.
Even now, she could barely believe her "beauty" had no effect at all.
This made the narrow-minded Beauty God feel her charm was ignored, as if she was reduced to a common street girl, stirring an unstoppable hatred in her heart.
It's safe to say that everything Reiger did to Ishtar shattered the self-esteem of this goddess who always considered herself the most beautiful.
Coupled with the cold, harsh words and ruthless actions Reiger directed at her in the artificial labyrinth, it was almost inevitable that Ishtar hated Reiger.
"Daring to humiliate me, a Beauty God, I will make you pay...!"
The goddess, consumed by hatred, was now particularly ugly, though she was oblivious to it.
"Haruhime!"
Ishtar turned her head, issuing an undeniable command to the one surrounded by followers in a cage.
"Use your Demon Art on that snake woman!"
This was the deal Ishtar had made with Alcana Familia.
To avenge Reiger, after learning of Alcana Familia's actions, Ishtar immediately contacted Alcana and her people.
She promised them that during their battle with that detestable man, she would use "Level Ascension" to support her.
"You've seen the power of the [Limit Breaker] in that artificial labyrinth, without our help, you can't beat him."
With these words, Ishtar convinced Alcana to cooperate with her once again.