Chapter 973: Chapter 748: The Vanished Twin Sisters
Labyrinth City, Orario.
Tonight, the night life of Orario was as vibrant as ever.
Under the illumination of various magic stone lamps, the streets were brightly lit, and businesses that only began at night thrived with noise, such as Fengyue Street and various taverns, which right now were undoubtedly the liveliest places of the day.
During the day, adventurers needed to explore the underground city, so most were not in town.
But once night fell, most adventurers returned, either to drink and make merry in the taverns or to relieve stress on Fengyue Street.
This naturally enriched Orario’s nightlife, making this liveliness and clamor an everyday norm.
However, tonight Orario was destined to be anything but calm.
This time, the unrest was not due to commotion but rather panic.
"A god has been sent back to Heaven."
This news could not be kept hidden.
In the night, everyone could see that towering pillar of light piercing the clouds, shaking the entire surface.
The sacredness, sorrow, and transcendence of that great pillar silently told everyone it was the supernatural phenomenon that appeared only when a god was compelled to return to Heaven.
In an instant, the entire populace of Orario fell into a frenzy.
"Who has been sent back?"
"Who got killed?"
"What happened? Why was a god sent back?"
These were the questions everyone was most concerned about.
Thus, the main gods of various clans were alarmed, either going out to inquire or sending people to Daedalus Street for investigation.
The guild also took action, and as the city’s militia, the Ganisa Clan immediately deployed all its forces, except for one left to guard the base, and the remaining ten Lv. 5 first-tier adventurers led teams to Daedalus Street to control the situation.
However, the Loki Familia had already been cooperating with the guild due to matters concerning underground forces, so unlike the others, the guild and the Ganisa Clan had some understanding of the situation.
As a result, they immediately sealed off Daedalus Street, evacuated its residents, and drove back the scouts from the various clans trying to gather information, fully blocking the news.
There was no other choice.
Whether it was the Loki Familia or the guild and Ganisa Clan, before embarking on this collaboration, they all agreed on one principle.
That was not to let the existence of underground forces be leaked.
Especially concerning the Polluted Immortal Spirit and the remnants of dark factions, this was information that could not be casually disclosed.
As avatars of gods, with an extraordinary status in the lower realm, always assisting humanity, guarding the lower realm, and listening to the will of the gods, it was shocking that such a spirit would fall and transform into a monster capable of destroying all of Orario. If this news leaked, it would cause unimaginable turmoil in the lower realm and could potentially shake the foundation of all races’ existence.
The existence of the remnants of dark factions also could not be exposed, as this would greatly impact Orario.
Fifteen years ago, after the declines of the Zeus Clan and the Hera Clan, Orario fell into a dark period, dragged into the abyss of chaos by dark factions, becoming a crime-ridden city.
Back then, people died almost daily in Orario, and clans were frequently caught up in terrorist attacks by dark factions.
The number of citizens affected was in the thousands, with countless families broken and people losing hope in life due to the actions of dark factions.
At that time, Orario almost lost its status as the world center, questioned by forces across the continent, with doubts about its ability to seal the underground city and protect humanity.
Compared to those times, Orario now seemed peaceful, with city areas no longer as dangerous as before, despite adventurers still sacrificing themselves in the underground city.
All this resulted from the fall of the dark factions five years ago.
Since then, the guild announced the complete eradication of dark factions, marking the end of the city’s dark period, bringing tears of joy to countless people.
Thanks to this, newcomers to Orario in recent years aside, those who experienced the city’s dark period almost universally developed a psychological shadow towards the words "dark factions."
If people were told now that the dark factions were not completely destroyed and that remnants still existed, plotting the destruction of the labyrinth city underground, it would surely incite panic not only among the ordinary citizens but also among the small to medium and even mid-tier clans in the city.
If such a thing happened, chaos would be inevitable, and even those secretly unruly forces might seize the opportunity to inflict serious damage on Orario.
Given these circumstances, the guild and Loki Familia reached a consensus beforehand that the existence and true nature of underground forces must not be leaked.
It was for this reason that the guild, when Loki Familia took action, did not assign other clans to assist them but rather helped them by themselves, leading Loki Familia to handle the investigation and tackle the artificial labyrinth independently.
Now, with the situation clearly changing, the guild naturally acted alongside the Ganisa Clan to seal off information and drive back all the scouts and spies.
Of course, this elicited strong dissatisfaction from various clans, demanding the guild provide an explanation.