The Evolution Of A Goblin To The Peak

Chapter 585: Athenʼs Warriors

”Souta, is it true?”

”What?”

”Mila said that youʼve returned.”

”Oh... Yeah, Iʼve returned but Iʼm not currently in the Giza Continent. Iʼm on Godʼs Continent and itʼs quite far so it would take me a while before I return.”

Souta was sitting on a chair while looking at the window. The sky was dark and most of the people were asleep. He had nothing to do so he accepted the call from Lumilia. He just finished talking to Lumilia and Lynn replaced her.

”Aw... I thought that I could see you.”

”Haha, donʼt worry I wonʼt be long before I go back there. I actually miss everyone there.” Souta laughed.

”Hehe... Souta, Iʼm waiting for your return. I will be waiting here with others. Thereʼs currently a war because of demons but itʼs far from the Hebrei Kingdom and Eternal Empire.”

”Iʼm excited to return here but Iʼm afraid that it will take a lot of time. So until then keep practicing.” Souta smiled lightly as he stood up and opened the window.

He gazed at the starry sky as Lynnʼs voice sounded in his ears.

”Mm. Iʼm practicing every day and once you return Iʼm going to show you the fruit of my hard work.” Lynn giggled and added, ”Though itʼs not much compared to Bryan and Yujinʼs improvement but Iʼm doing my best.”

”Iʼm looking forward to it. Also, I have something to tell you and the others at that time. Itʼs important.”

Souta was ready to tell them the truth once he returned. He already decided and Alice will also tell them about her identity. He was sure that they will be shocked but he was looking forward to that day.

”W-What is it?”

”Itʼs a secret. Itʼs better if I said it personally. I would love to see your reaction at that time.”

”Eh?! Youʼre teasing me again!”

”Nope, itʼs just that I learned a lot of things in my travel. It didnʼt just improve my strength but it also develop my mentality.”

Souta smiled lightly. The two continued to talk for a while until the sun began to rise. It was then that Souta decided to bid farewell.

”Itʼs already morning, Lynn. Weʼll talk later. I still have to do something.”

”Ah, sorry. I got carried away. You waste a few hours of your time talking to me.”

”Donʼt mind it. Itʼs not a waste. I actually enjoy talking to you. Talking about ordinary things calms my nerves. Then, Iʼm going now. Call me later if you want to talk again.”

”O-Okay, Iʼm glad that I didnʼt cause any problem. See you later, Souta.”

Souta ended the call as he closed his eyes. He imagined Lynnʼs face with a beautiful smile before he shook his head.

”Sheʼs really a kind person.”

He exited his room. He knocked on the doors of the other four and found that they were awake.

”Letʼs eat breakfast first. After this, weʼre going to visit a certain legion again.”

The group went downstairs to have breakfast. After that, they went outside and quickly went to a godʼs legion.

”Weʼre here.”

Alice, Eztein, and Eilish lifted their heads. They saw a huge palace before their very eyes. They were familiar with this as they have visited this place yesterday.

”Are we going to join this godʼs legion?” Eztein asked in a low voice.

”Iʼm going to join this legion. Iʼm not forcing you to join but I think I can gain a lot if I join this. You can join other godʼs legions if you want.” Souta explained.

”I see.” Eilish nodded.

”Athenʼs Champion,” Alice muttered.

”Yeah, this is my choice. To join the legion of the Goddess Athena.” Souta nodded at her words. ʼMy Goddess, one of the few gods that I respected.ʼ

”Hm...” Alice hummed as she took a glance at his face and saw that he had a faint smile as if he was excited to meet the said goddess.

”Letʼs enter.”

Souta stepped forward and enter the huge gate. On the side of the gate, some of the warriors of Athena approached the group.

He simply explained that they were here to join the legion.

”The recruitment area is in Site B Building 4.” The guards said.

After thanking the guards, the group walked around and after a few minutes, theyʼve arrived at the recruitment area.

The recruitment area looked like a giant stadium. Thousands of people were here trying to join the legion of Athena. This legion was in the top 10 legions so a lot of people wanted to be a part of it and shared its glory.

”Oh! These people are here to join too?!” Eztein exclaimed.

”Athenʼs Warrior is in the top 10 in the legion ranking so I already expected it,” Eilish said.

Souta turned to them and asked, ”Are you sure that you want to join this legion?”

”Yeah, Iʼll just follow you. Iʼm still ignorant in this place so Iʼm afraid that I will offend someone without knowing.” Eilish smiled at him.

”Youʼre my boss so Iʼll follow you.” Eztein shrugged his shoulder.

”Well, suit yourself.” Souta decided to not think about it. If they want to follow him then he will not force them.

To join the legion, the group first registered their names in the registrar. After this was an interview then the examination. The examination was the most important part as it will decide whether they could join the legion or not.

Athenʼs Warriors didnʼt have a level restriction for people that wanted to join. From the lowest power level up to the highest power level. Anyone can join as long as they passed the examination.

The level of the examination depends on the power level of the said person. The most important was that they combat power.

The examination has two parts. One for combat and one written exam.

After all, Athena is the goddess of wisdom and war.

Souta and the rest finished registering their name. Someone will call their name and they will be interviewed.

Since they had nothing to do, the group found a vacant seat. They decided to wait here while observing the people in the recruitment area.

”In my world, a person at my level could already become an overlord yet in this place most of the people ignore me,” Eilish muttered while looking around.

”Thatʼs natural. One shackle realm is rare but not that pretty rare. It is still in the mid-tier in terms of power level in this world. If youʼve seen the tragedy in Ladros City you will see how insignificant a one shackle realm is.” Souta said in response.

”Tragedy in Ladros City? What happened there boss?” Eztein asked curiously.

”Ladros City is the place where weʼve been living before we arrive on the sub-world.” Alice suddenly said.

”Imagine a god and a monster lord fought in that city. The whole city was demolished and ninety percent of the population were wiped out.” Souta paused for a moment before he added, ”Before that, an organization attacked the city. The people that attacked consisted of C-rank to SSS-rank.”

The nobles and the high-ranking teachers of the Ladro Institute worked together to fight the six-circle and seven-circle officers. But most of the seven-circle officers were handled by one person called Bargan, the Flame Master.

Souta was lucky that the seven-circle officers that he fought were already on the brink of death.

”That happened?!” Eilish was surprised to hear this story.

”Yeah, it was a life and death situation for me, Alice, and the rest of the people in that city.” Souta nodded.

The battle between Leo and Underground King was still one of the biggest clashes besides the battle between Leo and several gods.

Oh, in the Three Bringers of Calamity, Leo became the most active one after his two appearances. The rest of the Bringers of Calamity hasnʼt appeared yet.

”Gods...” Eilish muttered as she narrowed her eyes.

”Souta Ieshi!!”

Eztein, Alice, and Souta raised their heads.

”Oh, itʼs me.” Souta stood up and he turned, ”Iʼm gonna go now. Wait for your turn.”

With that, he left the group...

Souta was inside a small room sitting on a chair. In the opposite direction was a middle-aged man with long blue hair and a pair of antenna on his forehead. He had a pair of semi-transparent wings on his back.

He naturally knows this guy. Igmun Romar is the name of this guy. A high ranking officer of Athenʼs Warrior. Although he wasnʼt part of the main heroes, he was still powerful.

Soutaʼs eyes adjusted and he saw that Igmun was at four shackles realm. When he joined the Athenʼs Warrior in the game, Igmun was at six shackles and he became a hero by receiving Athenaʼs blessing.

”Hmm...” Igmun tapped his finger on the table while reading the words written on a piece of paper in his hand. ”You said in this paper that youʼre a monster, right?”

”Yes,” Souta answered politely.

”In Mount Olympus, there are several monster lords such as Lady Echidna, Lord Typhon, Divine Sphinx, and Empyrean Satyr. So Iʼm going to ask why do you want to join Athenʼs Warriors instead of joining the banner of the monster lords on Mount Olympus?” Igmun asked as he looked at Souta with a serious expression.