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บท 173: Olympian gods are having a bad time

The plane finally landed at an airport in Maine, and Zoë and Drako got out of it.

"Let's go, my lady and the rest of my mates are waiting."

Without saying anything else, Zoë started running at extremely high speeds.

Fortunately for Drako, he wasn't the little dragon he used to be. Now, his speed was his strongest point while he was in human form.

But Zoë's speed was much higher than Drako's. So, even when he was using his touki, Drako was still slower than Zoë.

In the end, Drako gave up trying to run at the same speed as Zoë and pulled out his main motion tool.

Golden Drive, his motion-type Noble Phantasm, appeared in front of him and Drako didn't hesitate to get on and accelerate.

Zoë, who was running faster than Drako on purpose, though always keeping a distance not too far away so as not to have to stay close to him for too long, saw a two-wheeled vehicle approaching her quickly.

"What's going on? Are you surprised?"

More shocked was Zoë when she saw Drako driving this modern two-wheeled vehicle. If she wasn't mistaken, this should be what humans call a motorcycle.

"I would never have thought that a human invention could reach my speed on land."

Zoë's words were sincere. Even if she wasn't the fastest in the world, she was in the top 100 without a doubt.

"Oh, this is not a human invention, but something much more special."

Zoë ignored Drako's mysterious explanation and continued running.

Now that she knew Drako could maintain this speed, she could run without limitation.

Seeing Zoë accelerate, Drako did not hesitate to follow her quickly. It was true that Zoë was fast, but Golden Drive had a top speed of 2500 km/h. Most planes were only half as fast as Drako's special vehicle.

"Hey, Lieutenant, don't you want to ride here with me? We'll be there sooner, I assure you."

"In your dreams."

"Tch, tch, you can't be this cold to me, Lieutenant. Aren't we going to be partners from now on? You gotta think about teamwork, you know? Cooperation."

Zoë gritted her teeth in anger. Drako was obviously bothering her on purpose, he was making her angry.

What cooperation? What teamwork?

Artemis' agreement with Drako was that he would be part of the group, including receiving Artemis' blessing that had never been given to a man, in exchange for occasional help with her and her group of hunters.

In other words, Drako was not going to team up with them. He was more of a helper than anything else.

But, Zoë couldn't say anything right now. They needed Drako's help for the hunt they were about to start.

"Just shut up and follow me."

Drako expected some cooler response, as Zoë usually did, but he didn't give it much thought either.

In the end, Drako fell silent and followed Zoë to the destination.

.....................….

Zoë and Drako soon arrived at the place where Artemis and her hunters were residing.

In one of the natural areas, the base of a mountain, a camp had been set up. Drako could sense several presences inside, including those of Artemis and Thalia Grace.

As expected of the Goddess Artemis, she did not rest in a five-star hotel or anything like that.

"Here we are."

Drako did not need Zoë's warning to realize this, but he nodded anyway. He followed her into the camp, and there he saw a large number of girls of various ages. The youngest seemed to be about ten years old, while the oldest did not seem to be over seventeen.

Of course, Drako was certain that this was not the actual age of any of the hunters. Most likely, they would maintain the appearance they had when they accepted Artemis' blessing.

They were dressed in silver parka and jeans, the same clothes Zoë and Thalia wore.

Was this the official uniform of the hunters?

Zoë and Drako went to the main tent, the one belonging to the Goddess Artemis.

However, Drako did not find Artemis when he entered the interior. Instead, a little girl about twelve or thirteen years old with reddish-brown hair gathered into a tail. Her eyes, a silvery yellow like the moon, were amazing. She had such a beautiful face that it was breathtaking, but her expression was serious.

"You are... Artemis."

The little girl nodded her head.

"This is the way I'm most comfortable, whereas the way I showed you earlier is the way I use it when I have to attend to official business."

She really was Artemis...

Well, with this look, she seemed to be just another girl in the group, although it was evident that she was superior in every way. Drako understood why she was more comfortable with the girlish appearance.

Artemis gestured to the seat in front of her, instructing Drako to take her seat.

"To begin with, I have to thank you for taking the time to come here."

Drako bowed his head, for he did not quite understand why Artemis was thanking him. It was he who wanted to receive the blessing of the Goddess.

"This... Did Zoë not explain why I called you here?"

Artemis had noticed this.

"No, she didn't tell me any of that."

Artemis gave Zoë a questioning look.

"I haven't had time to do this, I was explaining everything about Western Civilization."

Artemis frowned, but soon relaxed and let the matter drop. She knew Zoë better than anyone else, as she had been with her the longest.

"The situation for the Olympian gods at this time is complicated. Apparently, a certain titan wants to revive and take revenge on the ruling gods. Creatures are appearing that I haven't hunted in millennia, prey so ancient that I had almost forgotten about them. This time we are here because we have detected the presence of a manticore. But that's not the monster I'm looking for."

Artemis briefly explained the problems that were occurring with Greek mythology.

Artemis' words would scare more than one, but they only moved Drako. Everything about hunting enemies and upgrading was something that excited him terribly.

"Well, where's that manticore?"

Drako was already rubbing his hands together, and he was practically drawing his bow to begin the hunt.

"The manticore is at a boarding school not far from here. We'll go hunt it when you're ready."

Drako was surprised. What was a manticore doing in a school?

A manticore is a monster similar to a sphinx, with the face of a human, the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion. How is it possible for a manticore to hide in the human world?

Maybe that monster had a way of taking on a human form to fool the human eye.

"According to our information, that manticore is behind two demigods. They want to recruit them for the Titan Army."

Titan Army?

This was something that Drako had no idea about, though he could relate to the enemies of the Olympic gods.

Artemis had said that they would move at the moment Drako was ready.

Well, he was from the beginning.

"I'm always ready to hunt, shall we?"

A small smile formed on Artemis' lips.

She stood up and looked at Zoë.

"Pack up the camp."

.......................

Drako left Artemis' tent and walked between the tents.

Zoë and Artemis had already given the order to clear the camp, so the girls had started to unpack it. Drako used this moment to get an idea of the number of girls who were accompanying Artemis.

The hunters were no more than twenty, and all of them were quite pretty. Their ages were around fifteen, more or less. Both Zoë and Thalia seemed to be the oldest in the group. But Drako knew that Thalia was the youngest of them all, so the age of all the girls should be above twenty at least.

Drako examined the camp. Seven large tents, all of silver silk, arranged in a crescent around the campfire. White wolves circled the camp as if they were guard dogs, and hawks watched the surroundings from the trees.

"Do you like what you see?"

Drako didn't have to turn around to find out who this person was.

"I quite like it, I'm not going to lie to you."

If Drako meant the girls or the camp, Thalia wasn't sure.

"You must be careful. Even if you are part of the group now, and even if you are to receive Artemis' blessing, you must not look at any of the girls with lustful eyes. Artemis has been known to retaliate against men who do that."

Thalia sincerely warned Drako. He was a boy who had relationships with more than one woman, so he should be careful about his actions.

"I still have to fix my situation with the girls I have at home, how dare I set my sights on other girls?"

"Tch, you don't fool me with those words of yours. I'm sure you've been having a good time with Zoë by your side for so many hours."

"A good time? I guess those who enjoy being in Antarctica can consider that a good time."

Thalia looked at Drako with wide eyes, but soon began to laugh.

"Hahaha, yes, yes, you're right."

Drako smiled as well. At least, it seemed that Zoë was cold even to some girls. That was... a small relief.

The smile soon disappeared when Drako felt a murderous intent on his back. He turned immediately, only to find Zoë's cold eyes in the distance.

"She seems to have heard you."

Stop laughing, will you?

They didn't have time to continue the conversation when Artemis appeared in the middle of the group. The hunters had already finished packing, so it was time to get out of that place.

....................................…..

The town the group went to was called Bar Harbor.

Drako thought he was going to have to go up to Golden Drive again, but it seemed that Artemis' group was not running at such a high speed as Zoë had run before.

Drako suspected that Zoë had done it on purpose to screw him up, and he even gave her a strange look. She simply dodged Drako's gaze when she realized that he was looking at her.

Drako was surprised by the girls' resistance.

Do not judge them by their youthful appearance, they all had excellent stamina and speed. They were all running at 60km/h for more than an hour, and none of them had any signs of fatigue. Drako thought that Artemis' blessing was influencing this.

The boarding school they were headed for was called Westover Hall, and it was set on a cliff.

It looked like a bloody enchanted castle.

How did Drako know that?

Because they had already arrived there.

More specifically, they were in a forest hundreds of feet from the castle.

Zoë stepped forward as she complained.

"Shit, looks like those half-breeds beat us to it."

Yes, it seemed that someone else had arrived at the castle before Artemis' group.

Four boys, about 12 to 14 years old, were fighting a monster, the manticore, outside the castle. They were obviously losing, and there wasn't much left for the manticore to kill them all.

Artemis approached Drako at this point.

"Remember, Drako. You have not yet received my blessing, so you cannot participate in this hunt."

This surprised Drako. What was he doing here, then?

"But..."

"Just watch for the moment, I'll let you participate in the next hunts."

Drako clenched his teeth. He really wanted to kill that monster, but the Goddess seemed adamant about this.

In the end, a manticore was just another monster in the crowd. There was no need to confront Artemis over a third-rate monster.

"It's all right."

Artemis nodded and looked up at the monster with a calm and aggressive face at the same time.

"Phoebe, blow the hunting horn. Let's go hunting."


บท 174: The manticore

One of the girls, who had been named Phoebe by Artemis herself, took out a hunting horn from God knows where and prepared to blow it. This girl was, without a doubt, the biggest and most robust of them all and had ginger hair.

Just as Drako had seen the huntresses, they too had become aware of his presence. He was not surprised when, leaving aside Thalia and a few other girls, the vast majority of the girls were suspicious of him.

This was very evident, and Drako understood perfectly why this was so.

Most hunters have hunted alongside Artemis for tens and hundreds of years. During that time, they had virtually no contact with men. This had led to their distrust of men.

This big girl, Phoebe, was one of the girls who hadn't bothered to hide a little hostility towards Drako. He decided it was a good idea to be careful with that girl, as she only looks slightly weaker than Zoë.

At that point, there was a change in the battle of the cliff. The manticore, who seemed to be firing something poisonous from her tail, had lost her balance while fighting the boy holding a silver sword.

As he fell, the monster fired a poisonous dart again. If it struck the boy, there was no doubt he would die. The boy had good reflexes, though. He touched his bracelet, and a shield appeared to protect him from the attack.

That shield was extremely similar to Thalia's, but it was surely of inferior quality. Thalia's shield was still a replica of the Aegis, a gift from her father Zeus, so very few shields in this world could match or surpass it.

The shield was instantly destroyed when it was attacked, but it managed to stop the dart.

That the shield could only stop one attack had surprised Drako. Even if it was not at the level of Thalia's shield, it was still a shield of Celestial Bronze. It seemed that Drako had underestimated this monster.

But that wasn't the only thing that surprised Drako.

Just as the boy was about to pierce the monster with his blade, and making the journey of the hunters futile, there was a rumble, and something began to glow from the cliff.

It was a glossy black military device, with lateral devices that looked like laser-guided rockets. No doubt, it had to be deadly to operate.

What was a war helicopter doing here?

The arrival of the helicopter disconcerted the boys fighting the manticore, and the manticore took the opportunity to attack them again. You didn't have to be very smart to know that the helicopter was supporting the manticore.

Why were the humans allied with the monsters?

Drako didn't have an answer for that, and he didn't have the time to think about it either.

Just as the manticore was about to attack again, Phoebe blew the horn.

A sharp, penetrating sound came from the hunting horn.

Instantly, the manticore was paralysed. For a moment, no one raised an eyebrow. All you could hear was the rumour of the blizzard and the rumour of the helicopter.

"No! You can't..."

In this sepulchral silence, the words of the manticore reached everyone's ears.

The first to attack was Artemis.

She drew her silver bow and stretched the rope to the limit. A silver light appeared, taking the form of an arrow. Drako could feel the divine aura emanating from the arrow.

In the serious face of the goddess was the confidence that she would not miss the shot, that it would hit the target without a doubt.

The arrow flew out at divine speed. Almost instantaneously, the arrow was stuck in the manticore's shoulder.

The manticore was not dead because it had managed to react at the last moment!

With a silver arrow in its shoulder, the manticore screamed in pain.

"Damn you!"

He wagged his tail and unleashed a shower of thorns into the forest from which the arrow had departed.

But the hunters were not going to stand still. They took their bows and shot their arrows.

Because of the high speed at which the hunters were shooting, it seemed that the silver arrows were infinite.

Although these arrows did not have the divine aura of Artemis' arrows, they were powerful enough to split the thorns in two.

The accuracy of the hunters was also excellent, as they did not miss any shots. Each and every arrow they shot had a specific target, and they never missed.

The manticore tore the arrow from its shoulder with a howl, and it seemed that the monster had taken quite a bit of damage and was now weakened.

The boy who had been fighting the monster saw that there was a chance for victory, so he got up and tried to give him a blow. However, the monster wasn't as hurt as he seemed. He dodged the sword and slammed it into the shield, which rolled it into the snow.

"Come on!" Artemis screamed and ran to the battlefield.

Everyone, including Drako, followed Artemis from behind. Those who were fighting were surprised to see them arrive.

"The hunters!" Shouted a blonde girl.

Zoë went ahead of the group with a tight bow.

"Permission to kill, my lady?"

Asking permission to end the monster, she wouldn't take her eyes off the manticore.

The monster let out a moan.

"It's not fair! It's direct interference! It's against the Old Laws."

Artemis stepped forward.

"It's not true. The hunt for all wild beasts is within my purview. And you, disgusting creature, are a wild beast."

After making it clear to the manticore, she looked at Zoë.

"Zoë, permission granted."

However, the manticore did not intend to die so easily.

"If I can't take them alive, I'll take them dead!"

The manticore screamed as he lunged at the boy with the sword and another very young boy.

"No!"

The blonde girl screamed in desperation, and she charged toward the monster.

Drako did not understand the girl's actions.

She was obviously weaker than the boy with the blade, and he was not even capable of defeating the manticore. What made her think she could save him from this situation?

Probably... love?

Drako thought about what he would do if one of his girls was in danger.

No doubt, he would use all his power to rescue them. Isn't that what he trained so hard for?

No doubt, he had always wanted the power to survive in this world inhabited by supernatural beings. But, since he rescued Kuroka, Shirone, Akeno, etc... he had another goal, to protect those girls.

But... these children were very weak.

What were they doing fighting a monster so much more powerful than them?

"Idiots."

Drako couldn't help but say what he really thought of them.

"Back off, half-breed! Get out of the line of fire."

The blonde girl got in the way of Zoë's vision, preventing her from shooting. Not only was she weak, but she was upsetting those who really had the power to kill the monster.

She did not heed Zoë's words. She jumped on the back of the beast and plunged the knife into its lion's mane. The manticore howled and stirred in circles, wagging her tail, while the blonde girl held on as if life was in them, as it probably was.

Zoë seemed not to want to shoot for fear of hurting the girl, but she also knew that they had to kill the monster.

"Fire!"

"No!"

Now it was the boy with the sword's turn to scream. But, just as the blonde girl had done before, the hunters ignored the scream and launched their arrows.

The first one pierced the monster's neck, another one hit him in the chest. The manticore took a step back and staggered, howling.

"This is not the end, slayers! You will pay dearly!"

Before anyone could react, the monster (with the girl on his back) jumped off the cliff and sank into darkness.

"Annabeth!"

Apparently, the blonde girl's name was Annabeth. That's a nice name, but it's a shame the girl's probably dead.

The boy with the sword, who had shouted the girl's name, ran after the manticore. However, the machine guns in the helicopter stopped him.

Most of the jackets dispersed quickly as small holes created by the bullets appeared in the snow.

Drako remained calm. If the bullets could penetrate his skin, he might as well kill himself directly.

"Humans aren't part of your hunt, are they, Artemis?"

A cruel smile appeared on the dragon's face as he pulled Gandiva out.

Artemis frowned when she saw this, but relaxed and smiled slightly when she saw the twinkle in Drako's eyes.

Those were the eyes of a hunter looking at his prey.

"Go ahead, do whatever you want."

Drako, having received permission, did not hesitate to create a magic arrow. A D-range Noble Phantasm, fired by another A-range Noble Phantasm. The human who was flying that helicopter could take pride in dying at the hands of such a lethal and unique weapon.

Drako hesitated to use his new skill, the flames of the giant Sutr, but that was too much for a mere human. So he simply shot his arrow into the helicopter.

Almost instantly, the helicopter exploded into dust.

[0 experience points have been obtained.]

[Because of the effects of Title Skill [Walking Egg]. Another 0 experience points were obtained.]

Drako was surprised.

So, if an enemy was too weak, Drako wasn't going to get any experience. Looks like the plan to massacre a third-world country was going to have to be called off.

Meanwhile, Zoë was examining the others. Artemis walked beside her.

"Three half-breeds and a satyr, my lady."

"Yes, I can see that. A few campers from Chiron."

The boy with the blade, which Drako noticed was not normal at all, shouted at the group of hunters.

"Annabeth! We have to go save her!"

Artemis turned to him.

"I'm sorry, Percy Jackson. There's nothing we can do for her..."

He tried to get up, but a couple of hunters kept him on the floor.

"...and you're in no condition to throw yourself off the cliff."

However, this was not enough to stop him.

"Let me go! Who do you think you are?"

Oh, he seemed to have enough courage to answer Artemis herself.

Zoë's face was lovely. She was so angry she wanted to slap him right there.

However, Artemis stopped her and looked at this Percy with cold eyes.

"No. No disrespect, Zoë. He's just agitated. He doesn't understand. I am Artemis, goddess of the hunt."

It seemed that the fourteen-year-old had short-circuited when he heard the goddess' response. In the end, he could only mutter an "Ah... well."

Which was nothing compared to the satyr. He drowned out a scream, knelt in the snow and began to whimper.

"Thank you, Lady Artemis! You are so... so... Wow!"

Thalia didn't seem to be able to handle this behaviour, so she yelled at the satyr.

"Get up, goat boy!"

At which point, the other girl interrupted.

"Stop, time out!"

She was young, about Shirone and Valina's age. She started pointing out each and every one of them.

"What's going on here? Who are you?"


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