Subscriber of the Gods-Chapter 220: In the Most Desperate Moment

Artemis, the goddess of the moon and hunting.

‘The goddess of hunting.’

What Ethan needed right now was the ability to track targets.

In terms of hunting, Hercules also had sufficiently excellent abilities. But those were abilities specialized for catching monsters.

‘Unfortunately, he doesn’t have tracking abilities.’

Moreover, Artemis’s difficulty level was high.

‘It’s a bit easier to master abilities than extremely high difficulty.’

Ethan subscribed to Artemis without hesitation.

-The number of likes needed for subscription is 30.

It was quite cheap compared to Zhuge Liang, whom he had subscribed to previously.

‘I have 14 likes left.’

Fortunately, he had accumulated quite a few likes by achieving accomplishments during the training session, so he had some to spare.

-You have subscribed to Artemis, goddess of the moon and hunting!

Among the Greek and Roman gods, Artemis was not a deity with particularly high recognition.

As a result, her number of subscribers and likes lagged quite a bit behind other high-ranking gods of the same mythology.

However, unlike other gods, she had a clear concept.

‘Specialized in hunting.’

There were eight videos uploaded in total.

All eight videos were related to hunting.

‘There are quite detailed instructions on how to make traps, and it also teaches archery?’

Being the goddess of hunting, she was naturally associated with archery as well.

‘Well, I don’t really need to learn more about archery.’

Ethan had learned archery from no less than Jumong and Robin, so he had no lack of archery skills.

-[How to chase targets without ever losing them using the power of moonlight]

As the video started, a dazzlingly bright blue moonlight poured down from the sky. And at its end stood Artemis.

She was truly the goddess of the moon and hunting.

Light hunting attire, hair shining the same color as moonlight, and the simple quiver on her back were impressive.

-Nice to meet you, subscriber. I am Artemis, goddess of moonlight and hunting, who imparts archery and protects chastity.

After briefly introducing herself, Artemis immediately got to the point.

-I have never once lost my prey. Even on nights of thick darkness.

Hunters usually operate during the day. This is because sight is the most important sense for a hunter.

You need to see clearly with both eyes and pierce the prey’s windpipe to catch it.

-When the moonlight illuminates the prey, you can chase it no matter where it flees.

-Learned Moonlight Tracking.

-Skill added: Moonlight Tracking (S)

-With this technique, you will never lose your prey once you’ve targeted it.

‘A technique that allows you to track prey even on a dark night.’

Ethan was impressed.

‘This is exactly the ability I need right now.’

After learning Moonlight Tracking, Ethan immediately turned off New World.

Then he pushed the Eye of Horus to its limit.

‘Ugh.’

He almost staggered for a moment from the pain that felt like his eyes were burning, but he gritted his teeth and endured it.

‘Found it.’

As Ethan looked around, he soon discovered traces. Though faint, they were clearly wheel tracks.

“They moved by carriage.”

It looked like quite a large cargo carriage at that. This size of cargo carriage could only be used by the Merchant Guild, which had significant influence within the domain.

‘There’s no time.’

The time given was not much.

Ethan immediately used Moonlight Tracking focusing on the traces.

-Using Moonlight Tracking.

Then, under the pitch-black night sky, blue moonlight began to pour down.

The moonlight pierced exactly above Ethan and soon seeped into the traces Ethan had discovered.

Whoosh-!

The moonlight spread out in a straight line as if guiding the way.

“So if you just find traces, you can track them immediately like this.”

Ethan could fully sympathize with Artemis’s title as the goddess of hunting.

“This is what it takes to be called the god of hunting.”

***

“I have prepared it for certain. It’s a mana-neutralizing poison. I invested all the money I’ve been saving for 10 years to obtain this.”

“Well done.”

Clop-clop-. Clop-clop-.

Inside the cargo carriage.

There were two square boxes and five robed Followers of the Moon.

One of them had taken off his robe. He was a follower who had been infiltrating as the security chief of Ramsdale territory for a long time.

The security chief, having received praise, thought this was the perfect timing to appeal to them.

“Um, for this mission…”

“I know. Your efforts were significant.”

The security chief’s role was crucial for this mission.

Not only did he secretly open the castle gates to aid the infiltration, but thanks to the poison he had administered in advance, it was easy to trap Kai Felix in the artifacts.

Of course, the executives also exerted quite a bit of effort to divert the attention of the Sword Saint and Regia.

Nevertheless, the security chief’s contribution to this mission was enormous.

The security chief’s body trembled at the executive’s positive words.

This was a very good sign.

He had been stagnant in the First Order for a long time. But with the success of this mission, he could finally become an executive.

“Then!”

“But there’s one thing that’s regrettable. To think you’d bring a tail with you.”

“What?”

Shuk-!

The security chief looked down at his abdomen in disbelief.

The executive’s hand had pierced through the security chief’s abdomen.

Splurch-!

As the executive pulled out his hand, blood began to gush out.

“Uh, uh…?”

“Pathetic fool, this is why you couldn’t rise any higher. To think you couldn’t handle even one task properly.”

“I… I erased… the traces…”

The security chief’s body collapsed. His body quickly began to grow cold.

The executive clicked his tongue.

“It must be the Sword Saint after all. According to the plan, he shouldn’t have been able to chase us at this hour.”

The executive lightly picked up the security chief’s corpse and threw it outside the carriage.

“With this, we cut off the tail.”

Then he immediately switched to Plan B.

“I wonder who’s chasing us.”

“It’s unlikely to be the Sword Saint himself, probably one of the seven knights from the main house. Hmm, was there anyone among the seven knights with such skill?”

One of the executives took off his robe. Then he narrowed his eyes and looked behind.

Clop-clop- Clop-clop-.

Amidst the noisy sound of hooves, the executive frowned as he saw the pursuer chasing at an incredible speed.

“Huh.”

It was such an incredible speed that he would believe it even if they said it was the Sword Saint himself. At this rate, it was only a matter of time before they were caught up to.

“Have you identified the pursuer?”

“I can’t tell. It’s someone I’ve never seen before. The speed is so fast that I can’t see properly.”

“You’re saying it’s a speed that even your authority can’t catch?”

“Yes.”

The executive clicked his tongue.

“Perhaps Regia’s side has done something. With two big shots there, unexpected things keep happening. Situations we can’t control are not good for us.”

After saying that, the executive gestured.

“Abandon the carriage.”

As soon as the order was given, another executive slung the two boxes over his shoulder. Then he threw himself out of the carriage.

“Scatter.”

Black aura rose from the followers’ shoulders.

At the same time, footprints appeared here and there following the followers’ movements. This was a technique to decisively throw off the pursuers.

Clop-clop-!

The empty carriage continued to rush forward.

Among the scattered Followers of the Moon, the executive in charge of command flew between buildings. Meanwhile, screams were heard.

“Plan B-1 confirmed.”

Judging by the sound, the security chief’s corpse had been discovered by people. The carriage running ahead would soon come to a stop as well.

When that happens, the pursuer chasing the carriage will also become confused.

They can’t just leave the security chief’s corpse behind either.

“They’ll have to deal with it.”

By then, it will be difficult to chase after the Dawn Council believers who have already scattered in four directions.

“Even if they do chase…”

He deliberately made the trail of pursuit point towards himself.

“I’ll just kill them.”

As the executive was running at full speed with that thought, suddenly blue light poured down in front of him.

Boom-!

The view was blocked by dust that surged up with a thunderous sound.

“Found you.”

However, the voice was clearly audible.

“…You are.”

It wasn’t one of the seven knights sent by the Sword Saint. It wasn’t the Sword Saint himself either. Nor was it someone from Regia’s side.

“The new teacher.”

Ethan Whiskers.

The new teacher of Ivecar Academy was right in front of him.

The executive looked at him as if dumbfounded.

To think the one chasing them would be a new teacher?

Of course, Ethan Whiskers was no ordinary new teacher. The council had been keeping an eye on him, and they even had plans to eliminate or persuade him if necessary.

But now that things have come to this, there was no choice but to eliminate him here. He had stepped in too deep to just let him go.

The Dawn Council executive immediately raised his hand. He had no intention of hearing any information from Ethan, so he was going to kill him right away.

Slash-!

However, as soon as he raised his hand, Ethan swung his sword. Even after the sword was drawn and retrieved, the executive didn’t seem to understand what had happened.

“The Shadowless Sword, huh. How can you use magic that relies on movements so openly? And you call yourself an executive? I’m sure the council teaches this as basics.”

Splurt-!

The executive’s wrist below was gone. The executive stepped back in surprise.

It was clearly not within sword range, and yet.

But his response was too late.

“You, you…!”

“Still, I’ll praise your boldness. To think you’d perfectly block their attention by releasing false information at the right timing while the Sword Saint and Regia were watching with eyes wide open.”

Hearing Ethan’s words, the executive realized that something was going terribly wrong.

How could he know all of their methods?

“Just who are you…!”

“Ask the Moon Mother. She’ll kindly tell you.”

***

Kai Felix slowly opened his eyes.

‘What on earth is this…’

The headache was quite severe. Even though he opened his eyes, he could only see darkness.

‘I’m trapped.’

He was currently trapped somewhere. It was such a narrow place that he couldn’t even move.

One thing he could tell was that he was moving somewhere while trapped in this narrow space, bumping around.

‘What is this? What on earth is happening?’

Although it was difficult to make a proper assessment of the situation, Kai Felix didn’t get excited. He tried to calmly understand the current situation.

‘Trapped in some narrow place and moving.’

That meant he was trapped in some kind of artifacts. Kai Felix first tried to move his body.

Fortunately, his body could move.

‘No sword.’

He had no weapons, and since he didn’t know the situation outside, he couldn’t carelessly go out either.

Kai closed his eyes completely. If he couldn’t see anyway, he intended to focus on his other senses.

Suddenly, it became quiet outside.

‘They’ve put me down.’

He didn’t know if this was the opportunity. But he couldn’t just stay still like this. He had to escape first, regardless of the situation outside.

Kai Felix gathered all his strength.

Then he rotated his body with all his might.

Crack-!

‘Quick!’

When he rotated strongly one more time, the artifacts finally shattered.

“!”

Four men in black robes looked at Kai who had emerged from the shattered artifacts.

“This bastard, he’s already awake?”

“As expected, the bloodline of the Twelve Families is different.”

“He should have been asleep all day…”

Whoosh-.

A powerful energy burst out from the men in black robes.

Kai swallowed dry saliva at the sight.

He could have handled two of them easily, but currently, Kai was not in good physical condition and didn’t even have a weapon.

“Who are you guys?”

Kai Felix tried to create an opening to escape somehow. The best choice in the current situation was to run away.

“I can hear the wheels turning in your head, Kai Felix.”

“It’s all over anyway.”

Kai instantly turned his body and ran with all his might.

‘I did it!’

For some reason, they were being very careless. Kai intended not to miss their carelessness.

Thud-!

But Kai soon realized. They weren’t being careless.

“…!”

Another man in a black robe appeared in the direction Kai was trying to escape. When that man appeared, those behind him bowed their heads.

‘Damn… it.’

Kai could instinctively tell. That the man in front of him was much stronger than those four.

Then a voice was heard.

“Don’t give up.”

“…?”

Something was strange. A familiar voice was heard from an unfamiliar person.

“Courage shines brightest in the most desperate moments.”

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