Chapter Size: 2195 Words.]Third Person POVAbandoned Church, Orario.

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  "HEY, how long are you guys going to act like this?" Lucius questioned impatiently, looking at the two paralyzed individuals, Bell aia, as they arrived at the abandoned church.

  Seeing that both remained silent, Lucius let out an audible sigh, expressing his frustration at the ck of response.

  "WHAT HAPPEO THEM?!" Lili excimed, astonished, the disturbing state of Bell aia.

  "HEEE?" Riekling couldn't help but express his bewildermeo Lili.

  "They're fine; we just had a bit of stress at the ba, nothing too ued," Lucius replied calmly, as if downpying the situation.

  "HOW THIS BE NOTHING UED? LOOK AT THEIR DITION!" Lili was visibly ed about Bell, grabbing him and shaking him in an attempt t him back to his normal state.

  Lucius simply turned his back, ign both Riekling's suspicious expression and Lili's efforts to revive Bell. His posture indicated that he didn't want to deal with the emotional reas of that moment and was focused on other thoughts. "Anyway, I'll read my books before sleeping, see you ter..." The family mage simply left them in front of the kit, while they were still in a state of shock, uo react, much to the despair of the others.

  That night, Lucius dedicated his time to reading, immersed in his books and preparing for the upis. He uood the then his power before the immi war game, which, following the , would bee the castle game. Satisfied with his studies, he went to sleep peacefully, anticipating what was to e.

  The day, Lucius woke up with Hestia pletely out of trol, h over him. It seemed she had recovered from the previous dition.

  "LUCIUS!!! YOU—YOU PUT OUR FAMILY IN A WAR!! AGAINST TWO FAMILIES, ON TOP OF THAT!!" Hestia grabbed the young man's negrily and shook him while g.

  "Hm? Good m, Goddess Hestia..." He murmured sleepily, as if the situation were not an urgent matter.

  "Good m nothing! You put us against two families!" She yelled at him, expressing her e at Lucius's ret as. "Don't worry; we would have had this fight anyway. I just advanced a few things to put on a show at the ba..." Lucius said, yawning, as if dealing with something routine.

  "Look at the rest of our family!" Hestia said, pointing to a depressed Bell, who had already recovered physically but was still trying to deny the reality. Lili was equally in a state of depression, and Riekling maintained a downcast look, aware of the gravity of the situation.

  "Hey, let's have breakfast first, then we'll discuss everything we're going to face, how about that?" Lucius suggested, makiia loosen her grip, watg him cross his arms.

  "I hope you have a solution because I don't see how we're going to fight against those two families. They're levels four and three. How are we going to win?" She expressed her clear dissatisfa and .

  Lucius ignored her and headed to the kit. He was the only oo boil water with the firebolt and prepare the first meal, as everyone else seemed quite dejected. While eating, he couldn't help but look at the other family members and ent. "How long are you going to stay like this? You o feed your stomachs because we'll need your strength in the few minutes." Lucius said calmly, interrupting the mencholy that hung over the table.

  "Hm? What do you mean?" Lili asked, fused.

  Lucius just looked at her for a brief moment before tinuing. "We have a group of adventurers preparing to blow this pce up when we leave through that door, so you better get ready..." His statement cast a shadow of shock over them.

  "WHAT???" Hestia was the first to react, jumping in arm.

  "THEY'RE GOING TO ATTACK US!?" Bell asked, his face expressing arm.

  "Lili thinks we're screwed..." The pallum murmured, disheartened.

  "HEE..."

  "And how do you know this?" Hestia couldn't help but look at Lucius, demanding expnations.

  "I have a spell that detect living beings. I see at least 40 adventurers positioned on the roofs, all fag our dire. The walls don't limit this magiine..." Lucius expined, and his revetio everyone surprised, except Riekling. The small being's gaze already indicated that he might know more than he was letting on.

  "WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?" Lili asked, armed.

  "Let's first secure the most important things underground so they 't be destroyed in the fight; sed, let's set up some traps since we'll catch the enemy by surprise." Lucius smiled as he outlihis permined not to let the church be easily destroyed. He was resolved to turn the immi attato an opportunity to terattack.

  "QUICKLY!" Hestia was the first to act, followed by Bell and Lili, who hurried to follow Lucius's instrus.

  "Don't fet to eat..." Lucius murmured to his frightened family as they ran to the ers of the church.

  Lucius finished eating ao help his family, starting to store their belongings in deeper locations in the church, which would offer better prote against the impending attack.

  "It's a shame I don't have any magical trap spells or anything iealth category. It would be quite useful in moments like this," Lucius thought while carefully st his most precious possessions. "What do we do now?" Hestia asked fearfully, ohey had stored all valuable belongings.

  "We have no choice; we'll face them head-on..." Lucius said calmly, as they didn't have another feasible pn.

  "Yes..." Bell ented with determination.

  "Hestia and Lili, stay behind and move away when the fight o longer affect you..." Lucius said, heading towards the church door.

  "Ready?" Lucius smiled at Bell.

  The young rookie nodded.

  "Let's start a show!" Lucius said, making the motion to open the door. As soon as he ran out, the m sun already illumihe roofs filled with adventurers. Without wasting time, numerous fireballs materialized around him, each aiming at one of the adventurers nearby.

  The first wave of attacks was fast aless. The explosions echoed through the area, standing out against the m light. Their targets were mercilessly hit, caught pletely off guard. The stunning effect of these fire explosions gave Lucius the time he o advaowards the still disoriented adventurers.

  *Boom!**Boom!**Boom!**Boom!**Boom!**Boom!*

  "FIREBOLT!" Bell shouted, adding ara fireball and hitting someone from the enemy group. As they recovered from the stuate, the adventurers retaliated by ung their own fire magic, directed straight at the church. Anticipating the immi danger, Hestia and Lili ran to protect themselves and moved away from the area.

  *BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!*

  The resulting roar of the explosions did not go unnoticed for those oreet. Chaos ensued, with curious onlookers trying to uand what was happening. The destru caused by Lucius's first wave not only surprised the attacked adventurers, but the explosion from this attack was heard by at least 20% of the city, drawing the attention of part of the city illuminated by the early m sun.

  Many gazes turo the distant echo of the explosions. "WHAT?!""What is this?""An explosion!""Monsters?""Don't be foolish, it's obvious that families are fighting each other.""Will there be a war game? It's been months sihe st one!" Someone pined, knowing about the unfolding war game annou night."I'm more ed about the chaos here. They could save this for the war game and not destroy the city!" Another ented."Isn't that where Bell lives?" A waitress said, looking towards the otion."Yes, I heard rumors about some problems with Hestia and Apollo. There was a ba yesterday among the gods. Maybe something happened, meow?" Another waitress spoke beside her."Bell..." Syr said with .

  Meanwhile, in the midst of chaos.

  "These damn bastards really destroyed our church!" Lucius growled angrily, the aftermath of the chaos he had unleashed. The walls of the old churow dispyed rge breaches and debris. The roof, oact, artially colpsed, and charred debris covered the floor.

  "The church colpsed!" Bell excimed with .

  Lucius, aware that the abandoned church was only a temporary meeting point, felt a tightness in his heart witnessing the ruin of the pce. This pce, however ephemeral in its importance, represented a refuge for the Hestia family, and seeing its structures destroyed stirred a mix of emotions, including anger directed at those responsible for the invasion.

  "Enough of this, let's teach them a lesson, Bell!" He said and quickly ran forward. Determined, Lucius advaowards the 40 adventurers positioned on the rooftops of the houses. His steps were agile and decisive, cutting through the space between them with speed. With a determined look, he raised his hands, and fmes began to dance around him, coalesg into numerous fireballs.

  The intense glow of the fmes reflected in his eyes, which emanated a mix of anger and resolution. Without hesitation, Lucius threw the fireballs towards the buildings, eae targeting one of the adventurers. The sound of impad the subsequent explosions echoed through the enviro, creating chaos of fmes and debris.

  The adventurers, caught off guard, barely had time to react. Arm cries filled the air as some tried to dodge, but most were hit by the fmes. The se turned into a chaotic spectacle of fire and smoke, with Lucius leading the attack with unwaveriermination.

  As the explosions tihe buildings were ed by the fire, creating a curtain of fmes that illumihe se of destru. Lucius, advang relentlessly, tio cast his spells, leaving behind a burning and challenging trail. The message was clear: he would not allow his family to be attacked without a fitting response.

  *Boom!**Boom!**Boom!*"Damn! We're getting hit here!""Let's retreat; we've taught them a lesson!""I don't io let this slide!" Lucius growled and ran after them whearted trying to escape.The sound of his footsteps echoed through the structures as he cast fire spells in rapid succession, targeting the adventurers attempting to flee.

  The se unfolded amid cries of arm and fusion. The adventurers, once fident, were now in full retreat, seeking refuge on the roofs to escape Lucius's wrath. Some turo retaliate, casting spells ba an attempt to stop their pursuer.

  "Damn! Someone make this bastard stop; we're getting hit here!" shouted one of the adventurers, while others retaliated, but they tirying to shake off their pursuer.

  Meanwhile, seeing the abandoned church, Bell decided to stay to see if Hestia and Lili are okay.

  "Bell! Are you okay?" Hestia took the initiative to return with Lili and found Bell with no sign of any enemies nearby at the moment.

  "I'm fine, but Lucius went after them..."

  "What does he intend now?"

  "Lili has a bad feeling about this."

  During the pursuit, people oreets looked up, fused and astounded, as fast-moving figures and magical sparks crossed the sky above them. The thunderous sound of spells and explosions echoed through the alleys, creating an atmosphere of chaos and urgency. Some instinctively sought prote, fearing that the magical frontation would extend to the streets.

  Pedestrians hurriedly moved away, trying to find shelter and safety in the face of the unlikely and dangerous spectacle unfolding in the skies. Some murmured among themselves, trying to uand what was happening, while others simply watched, fasated and apprehe the unusual magical csh taking pce above their heads.

  "Someone inform the guild!"

  "Call the Ganesha family!"

  *Boom!* *Boom!* Explosions were heard above the houses, with Lucius hitting Apollo's personnel who were retreating.

  "Damn, 't aop him?"

  "Hm?" Lucius looked to the side and saw something iing at that moment.

  "You like attag others' homes, don't you? Let's see how you feel about this." Lucius said and began to use the evasioo have more speed than these adventurers, ging dire quickly.

  "Hm?! He attacked us so far to suddenly run away?" one of the masked men spoke.

  "Wait, look at the dire he's going!"

  "What, we 't let this happen!"

  They were already close to the headquarters but inteo shake off Lucius before returning to the Apollo mansion. The only thing they didn't imagine was that Lucius himself took the initiative and was heading towards their house.

  "He's crazy!"

  Lucius was already approag the wall of the pd jumped over, quickly alerting some guards and adventurers in the mansion.

  Before anyone could react, Lucius cast spells against the location. Fireballs flew towards the structure without resistahe walls in the mansion began to explode with his fire attack.

  *BOOOOOOOOOMMM!!*

  "What's happening here!"

  Apollo was frightened by the noise and the mansion shaking like that, while he was in his personal spa wanting to fix his face marked by sps, he just didn't expe attack from the same adventurer who did this to him a few ho.

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