When gods came to the lower world, they sealed their divine power themselves.
Besides the skills that they each possessed, such as Hephaestus's forging and Soma's winemaking, both their physique and strength were the same as mortals.
But gods were ultimately different from mortals in the essence of their lives. Besides the unique divine power, they also had a special ability.
That was that gods could see through the lies of mortals. No one could lie before them.
So the way Apollo had framed Bell was simply a joke. As long as Hestia calmed down, she could easily expose the person who was pretending to have been injured by Bell.
And the reason why Ikelos had come to find him was nothing more than wanting to use this ability to probe Wiene's situation from Drake.
Ikelos said with a mocking smile, "The Dragon Furnace of the Hephaestus Familia, my children have really been taken care of by you!"
Drake raised his eyebrows, saying, "So God Ikelos has come to take revenge? If that's the case, you should have brought along with you."
Ikelos shook his head, saying, "I wouldn't overestimate myself that much. Even with Dix, he wouldn't be able to do anything to Dragon Furnace, right!
I'm here to reason with you today. No matter what, it's not right to steal other people's prey in the Dungeon, oh! Could you please return that Dragon Girl to my children?"
As expected, no god could be underestimated. Ikelos's question was very skillful. The most suitable answer should be something like "I killed it long ago."
But this lie would reveal a lot of information. Ikelos would know that Drake hadn't killed Wiene.
He could then infer that Drake had also discovered the existence of monsters with reason. And most importantly, Ikelos would also know Drake's attitude towards Xenos.
Ikelos looked directly at Drake, waiting for his answer.
Drake sighed in his heart. The situation was indeed not as optimistic as he had thought. Ikelos had actually found him so quickly.
For a moment, Drake suddenly had the urge to send the god before him back to the heavens, saving him from continuing to cause trouble.
However, on the surface, Drake still had a calm look, saying, "If God Ikelos feels that what I've done is wrong, and wants to punish me, you can directly start a War Game.
I can take on your entire Ikelos Familia alone. You can decide the method."
The more Drake spoke, the brighter his eyes became. Don't tell him that this was really a good method. He wouldn't have to work hard to find their poaching base. He could directly defeat the entire Ikelos Familia.
But thinking about it, Ikelos wouldn't be so stupid as to agree. The smile on his face stiffened, then saying, "You're joking. It was originally just a small conflict. Let's not make a big deal out of it!"
He was kidding. There wasn't a single capable person besides Dix in his Familia. Even if the entire Familia fought Drake, there was no chance of winning at all.
He would have to be crazy to agree to a War Game.
Drake curled his lip, saying, "I hope that God Ikelos really doesn't want to make a big deal out of it."
After saying this, Drake directly walked past Ikelos, completely ignoring his ugly expression.
After Drake had walked far away, Ikelos wiped the cold sweat running down his forehead.
When he had been speaking just now, he had actually felt a strong pressure. He was a god, but he had actually been unable to stop himself from feeling a trace of fear before a mortal adventurer.
This was also the reason why he had decisively refused the War Game. Drake's terror might have surpassed Orario's understanding of him.
However, after the fear had dissipated, Ikelos revealed a smile again.
"You didn't answer my question. Sometimes, not having an answer is also an answer!"
And Drake, in another place, also felt very helpless. Even if he was optimistic, he wouldn't think that he had passed Ikelos's test.
But he really didn't have a better way to respond for a time.
It seemed that there was no way to leisurely carry out his plan. The matter of searching for the Ikelos Familia's base had to be completed as soon as possible.
So Drake quickened his pace. Although the space in the storage ring was very large, Drake wouldn't carry useless things with him.
There was naturally no need for Drake to carry around a tool like the Eye of Daedalus, which could only be used to open the artificial labyrinth.
Taking out the mission item from the workshop, Drake was just about to set off to clear the Ikelos Familia's dungeon.
Hesitation would lead to defeat. Drake knew this principle. He had to resolve everything before they caused any more trouble.
Being familiar with the road, Drake quickly entered the 18th floor. The entrance to the artificial labyrinth was here.
Just as Drake was crossing the forest, approaching that entrance, he suddenly sensed that someone was following him.
Drake stopped his steps, turning his head, saying, "Friend behind me, you've been following me for a while now. Come out and meet me!"
That person was also straightforward, directly walking out from behind a tree.
He was wearing a black robe, completely unable to see his body, except that the curves of his body were too thin, it was hard to imagine how skinny he must be.
However, if he was the person that Drake knew, it was normal for him to have this kind of physique.
The black-robed man said, "Dragon Furnace's acuteness is indeed not to be underestimated, but I'm not your enemy.
Let me introduce myself. I'm Fels, here under the orders of the god Ouranos. And my purpose is that Dragon Girl you saved."
Drake didn't have any surprised look, saying, "Fels, that's really a frightening name. The top-level magician who created the Philosopher's Stone, you wouldn't happen to be the person himself, would you!"
Fels nodded, saying, "That's right, I'm the person who is called the Sage, greedily thirsting for infinite knowledge, ultimately bringing about a curse, now calling myself a Fool.
However, it seems that you expected my appearance long ago. It seems that Ouranos still underestimated you."
While Fels was sighing with emotion, he didn't notice that the expression on Drake's face had changed.
Drake had long expected that Ouranos would have Fels contact him. It was just that after seeing Fels, Drake suddenly remembered another plan.
The reason why another plan couldn't be realized was that he lacked the talent for experimentation. But if he couldn't do it, he could find someone who could to help!
And wasn't the Fels before him the most suitable candidate!
In terms of ability, Fels possessed and , and his level was definitely not low.
He carried an immortal curse, and his hundreds of years of knowledge accumulation and research weren't something that Drake could compare to.
And just being able to create the Philosopher's Stone could prove this big shot's hands-on ability.
At the same time, he also possessed revival magic. Although he had only succeeded once in hundreds of years, it was unknown if it was because of Bell's ability.
Having him help would definitely bring great help to Drake.
More importantly, in terms of position, Fels and Drake's goals were consistent. He shouldn't reject helping Drake.
Moreover, just as Fels himself had said, he was a pure scholar. Even if he carried a curse, he couldn't change his thirst for knowledge.
Drake didn't believe that he could resist the temptation of the otherworld knowledge that he would take out.
So Drake forgot his purpose for this trip, approaching Fels before he had even finished speaking.
"It's not too late to talk about the others later, Mr. Fels. I have a plan. I wonder if you're interested!"
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