In fact, even when Hera and Zeus's familias were nearly annihilated and the two gods were forced to leave the Labyrinth City, causing Orario's overall power to drop to its historical lowest point, the upper-level combat strength of the city's familias still maintained an advantage over the Evilus.

In this period of Orario, in Freya Familia's forces, the [King] and the [Small Giant] had already reached Lv.6, while the [Black and White Knight] and the [Goddess's Chariot] were Lv.5. In addition, the Lv.4 Gulliver Brothers, thanks to their exceptional coordinated combat techniques, could rival first-tier adventurers.

Meanwhile, Loki Familia had not yet reached the prosperity of its future, but it already had three Lv.5 adventurers.

Adding in the Ganesha Familia, which possessed numerous second-tier adventurers, and newcomers rapidly rising like the Astraea Familia in the city, by comparison, the high-end combat power of the Evilus in the same period was clearly inferior. Their true first-tier adventurers consisted only of the [Killer Empress] and the two Dis Sisters. Other relatively notable combatants included the Spirit Soldiers.

The Spirit Soldiers were alchemic puppets crafted using the corpses of adventurers as core materials through special alchemy. They had brute strength equivalent to Lv.5 and possessed decent hardness and regenerative ability due to alchemical enhancements.

However, these puppets had no skills, magic, or martial techniques, fighting solely with their raw physical capabilities.

Even though there were many Spirit Soldiers, twelve in total, their individual combat power was far inferior to that of true first-tier adventurers.

The reason the Evilus was once able to pose such a great threat to the Labyrinth City, nearly plunging Orario into the abyss of destruction, boiled down to two main factors: the powerful external backing of [Absolute Evil], and their utterly unscrupulous methods.

Traps with poison, hostages, brainwashing civilians to act as living bombs... the Evilus's lawless, bottomless tactics created numerous unimaginable dilemmas for the righteous familias of the Labyrinth City.

Another key factor giving the Evilus the upper hand was their absolute intelligence advantage.

The major familias of Orario operated openly under the sun; their structure and membership were nearly entirely public, while the Guild and parts of the civilian organizations were full of loopholes.

The Evilus was completely different. They hid themselves entirely in the shadows and maintained internal control through extremely high-pressure methods.

Even five to six years after being declared destroyed, their remnants could still secretly hide in an underground base like the "Artificial Dungeon," a location never discovered by any major familia, continuing their undercurrents of activity.

But now, the situation had reversed.

The side holding the intelligence advantage was no longer the Evilus, but Emiya and his group, who had come from six years in the future.

Due to their "from the future" characteristic, Emiya and company held a wealth of information unmatched by the current era.

The discovery of the Artificial Dungeon six years later, the clean-up of hidden strongholds, and the exposure of certain Evilus members' identities, all of these were cards in Emiya's hand.

Beyond overwhelming intelligence, they had another far more important backing, absolute strength.

Emiya stood at the door of their temporary inn room, adjusting the last of his equipment. He looked back toward Riveria and Haruhime.

"Riveria, I'll leave Haruhime in your care."

"Mm. Take care of everything," Riveria nodded.

Haruhime stood beside her, gripping her skirt tightly, and softly said, "Master, be careful."

Emiya nodded and turned, vanishing into the night.

On both his and Ryuu's bodies, the glow of the "Uchide no Kozuchi" shimmered.

Lv.6 Emiya and Lv.7 Ryuu began their operation.

———

Masked Emiya and Ryuu stood atop a tall building, overlooking the city under nightfall. The breeze gently brushed past, making their cloaks lift slightly. The moonlight reflected faintly off their masks.

Not far ahead was a mansion surrounded by high walls. Compared to the nearby ordinary buildings, it stood out as especially grand. Yet the owner of this mansion, though publicly a famous guild president in the city, was in fact a devout follower of the Evilus.

Ryuu slowly turned her head and looked at Emiya, "What do we do next, Archer?"

Using codenames to address each other was their agreed-upon strategy to conceal their identities.

"Time is limited, go in directly," said Emiya.

He raised his bow and projected a glowing arrow. Drawing the bow like a full moon, he aimed at the mansion's main gate and released the arrow.

The arrow flew like a meteor, cutting through the night sky, and struck the main gate with precision. A loud explosion rang out as flames engulfed the entrance corridor. Fire erupted, illuminating the entire mansion.

"WHO'S THERE?", Soon after, a group of black-robed warriors rushed out. The chaotic footsteps and loud shouting shattered the night's stillness.

Ryuu frowned slightly, narrowed her eyes, and coldly said, "So it really is the Evilus…"

She could smell the sickening stench of blood emanating from them, a scent no ordinary citizen could possibly carry.

Emiya nodded, raised his longbow, and prepared to project a spiral sword to destroy the mansion's interior in one blow.

However, at that moment, two slender figures emerged from within the mansion. Ryuu caught a glimpse of their faces, and her breath caught, pupils contracting, "The Dis Sisters?"

Dina Dis and Vena Dis, Captain and Vice-Captain of the Alecto Familia, elven sisters with Lv.5 strength.

Their appearance here was something neither Emiya nor Ryuu had anticipated.

But… it was a pleasant surprise.

"Saber, clear out the rest. I'll handle them," Emiya's eyes locked onto the Dis Sisters.

As he spoke, he leapt from the rooftop. At the same time, Ryuu moved like a storm toward the black-robed warriors pouring from the mansion.

Ryuu weaved through them like a tempest. With every swing of her blade, cold blue light flashed. One after another, black-robed warriors fell without even time to scream.

In mere moments, she had cut down every member of the Evilus present.

Then the Dis Sisters witnessed Ryuu blasting through the heavily reinforced side wall of the mansion with a powerful punch. Rubble and dust scattered as a thunderous sound followed. She charged into the base without hesitation.

By logic, they should have rushed forward to stop the intruding sword maiden. However, in that instant, the elven sisters were frozen in place.

"Such power and speed… What level is she? Lv.6? Lv.7?"

Never mind how their base had been exposed, who was this woman? A surviving member of Hera Familia? That seemed to be the only logical explanation.

"If Hera Familia and Zeus Familia still have such powerful survivors… and they plan to side with the city?"

But their thoughts didn't continue for long.

A far more oppressive presence descended upon them. The sisters looked up sharply, Emiya was already standing before them.

Moonlight fell, illuminating his black-and-white mask. A cold gaze pierced through it, directed at them.

The Dis Sisters looked like innocent young elf girls but possessed an allure that drew eyes with irresistible charm.

Dina, the elder, was a white elf. Her pale, delicate skin resembled polished ivory and radiated a natural purity. Her golden hair flowed like waves of wheat under morning sunlight. Vena, the younger, was a dark elf with silky, smooth skin and a forbidden beauty that was hard to resist. Her silver-white hair resembled moonlight frosting the night sky.



The sisters were petite and well-proportioned, standing around 150 centimeters tall. Their youthful faces and figures looked like young girls of fourteen or fifteen, yet their eyes and movements exuded mature feminine seductiveness.

They wore matching, extremely revealing dancer-like outfits. The upper half was covered with only thin gauze and cut-out fabrics outlining their figures. Metallic accessories and tassels at their waists swayed under the moonlight. The skirt was barely long enough to be called a skirt, only a single layer of transparent veil concealed their maiden modesty and mystery.

Their long hair was tied into two playful ponytails, adding a touch of childlike innocence. Each had a teardrop-shaped tattoo on their cheek: Dina's on the left, Vena's on the right.

Despite appearing like innocent girls of f*urteen or fift*en with natural purity and allure, their true ages had already exceeded seventy.

The Dis Sisters' pupils shrank, they instinctively sensed danger approaching. They quickly adjusted their stance, ready to fight.

But—

They couldn't even register the man's movements before Dina's cheek was struck full-force by a brutal fist. In an instant, the impact sent her mind reeling into chaos, and she lost consciousness.

At the same time, Vena felt intense pain. Emiya's foot had slammed into her abdomen, its force piercing through her body.

Her body was flung away, crashing heavily to the ground. Bitter bile spewed from her mouth as her breath became shallow and weak.

The Dis Sisters' strength was beyond question. As the Evilus's top-tier powerhouses, their Lv.5 strength, coupled with perfect teamwork and powerful magic and curses, had left many adventurers trembling in fear.

But in front of this overwhelming opponent, all of that meant nothing.

Vena struggled to get up, but Emiya's foot came down and pinned her head to the cold floor, pressing her lovely face and moon-white hair against the ground.

'If you resist again, you'll die,' She realized this instantly.

Fear surged uncontrollably within the elf. She felt her mental world collapsing, her proud and frenzied soul being crushed by the unstoppable force, reduced to utter chaos.

Tears of terror slipped from the corners of her eyes, mingling with the dust on the ground.

———

At the same time, in another part of the city—

"Go check what's going on," A goddess's voice came from the shadows, calm but laced with unquestionable authority.

The Amazon standing by the window sighed helplessly, "Sigh… Even now, you're still so fond of ordering people around, Lady Hera."

Her right arm was gone. The veil behind her swayed gently in the breeze. Her left eye was tightly bandaged, while her right eye sparkled brightly.

The Amazon leapt from the window and vanished into the lights and night sky of the city.

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