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"After saying all that, most of it is still just speculation. Besides Fenrir, could the true form of that fairy spirit be something else? So, do you have any evidence to prove these speculations? Even just a little bit?"

Xia Jia thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "There really is."

"Hmm?" Everyone perked up.

"This is another story about Fenrir."

"The giant wolf, bound by the gods, was so enormous that its open jaws almost touched the sky and the ground."

So the gods seized the opportunity and placed a sword in its mouth, the hilt touching its lower jaw and the tip pointing towards its upper jaw. Its gaping maw was thus opened, and Fenrir would roar in pain whenever it tried to close it.

"Well, it's worth mentioning that Fenrir's saliva is highly poisonous."

Xia Jia shrugged: "What do you think of after hearing all this?"

Kaguya asked doubtfully, "Those corrosive green worms? But that's too far-fetched, isn't it? It doesn't count as evidence, does it?"

Shaga shrugged: "Of course not, I was talking about the sword that was in Fenrir's mouth..."

"The hilt of that sword was brought back by the Hera Familia, and it's probably still in the hands of the guild master."

Chapter 457 Speculations about the Bottom of the Labyrinth

"what?!"

"We've never heard of this!"

Everyone was shocked; this news greatly surprised them.

"Calm down, calm down," Shaka said, gesturing with his hand. "Alfia told me all this. There were two things brought out of that realm. One is the 'Sword Maiden,' and the other is that frozen sword hilt."

"The guild even still has the strategy guide and route used by Hera's Familia when they explored the 'Icefield.' Unfortunately, Loki's and Freya's Familia have been fighting for years, so it hasn't been made public yet."

"That place is a 'hell' that can't be breached without the combined efforts of both of you. Once you're out of that door, don't go around telling anyone."

At this time.

"What are you talking about?"

Ryu brought Shiho back after she had been scolded.

"Information regarding the owner of the 60th floor."

Kaguya gave a brief explanation.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yu, standing to the side, couldn't help but cast a seductive glance at him:

"Wow, as expected of Teacher Descendant, your storytelling skills are quite impressive."

Xia Jia coughed and said, "Well, the legend of the gods binding the giant wolf is actually impossible to verify."

"To put it in a way that better aligns with this worldview, it would be more appropriate to call it 'a gift from heaven.'"

Liu asked curiously, "Something that fell from the sky? What is that?"

Xia Jia explained, "You must have read many heroic tales, stories about heroes gaining the approval of great immortals and obtaining power similar to a holy sword."

"In these stories, the villains often have some over-the-top gadgets."

"For example, the 'Chains of Heaven' that bound General Minos, the 'Sword of Oath' of the Gomark Kingdom, and even the 'Fire of Heaven'..."

"These 'divine artifacts' that possess superhuman intelligence are mostly things that bored gods dropped from the sky."

Ryu and the others were fairly familiar with local heroic tales. Hearing this, they nodded repeatedly.

Seeing that they had accepted the "setting," Shaka continued:

"So is it possible that the chains that supposedly 'bind' Fenrir, and the 'sword' that prevents it from shutting up, are also some kind of divine artifact?"

and……

"Is it possible that Loki, or because of Loki, 'accidentally' fell from the sky?" Shaka asked with a strange expression.

"It unfolds in the style of a hero's tale. Once upon a time, a hero led a vast army of fairies to challenge an 'end,' but the 'end' had minions, so the hero chose to use items, in conjunction with multiple fairies, to seal it away?"

Ryu realized:

"Are you talking about the story of Albert, the last hero?"

Kaguya thought for a moment: "So, according to you, the Shadow's prediction might actually come true?"

The Fallen Fairy's existence spans a very long period of history, at least dating back to the time of Ais's mother, Arya.

Therefore, it is abnormal that Hera's Familia did not encounter the "monster that devours fairy essence" on the 60th floor.

The only plausible explanation is the "seal".

Because the "sword" that sealed the giant wolf broke at a certain moment, leaving only the hilt, the "Sword Princess" and the "hilt" were taken back by Hera's Familia.

The fallen fairy spirits have begun to revive.

These well-reasoned inferences seem to be converging on the prophecy of the shadows.

In fact, Shaga himself had a deeper deduction: could it be that Ais was a half-demon because she was only the blade, while the hilt was still frozen?

Fairy spirits usually mimic animals or weapons. If a weapon is damaged and the hilt and blade separate, what will it become?

Shaga didn't say these things, but his previous deductions were enough to be astonishing.

hiss……

Everyone gasped.

As expected of Lord Shadow...

This thought flashed through everyone's minds at the same time.

Only Xiajia...

"Ahem. Well, don't over-mythologize that Shadow guy, he just had a bit of good luck."

"He's not always right. At the very least, that Diablo guy definitely doesn't exist."

Everyone was stunned: "Really? But how do you explain the three major commissions and the five seals?"

Xia Jia said helplessly, "This issue still comes down to whether the three commissioners are the floor owners."

Shajia analyzed:

"Let's get straight to the point: it's definitely not."

He held up a finger: "The reason is simple. First of all, the two pillars that were attacked in the three major commissions were at most level 9. Assuming they are black monsters, their original form is generally at level 8. So at this level, they should at least be the floor master of the 60th floor. If they are the floor master of the 70th floor, then it would be a bit beneath them."

"If there are 60 floors, there can't be three 'floor owners' (or 'floor owners'). This is one of the reasons that refutes the 'floor owner' theory."

As he spoke, Shaka raised his second finger:

"Secondly, the 'floor owner' is unique, but the page refreshes."

"It's been over 10 years since Zeus and Hera slayed 'Leviathan' and 'Behemoth.' Assuming the Baror's respawn time is one year, and the interval between floor master respawns is roughly three times longer, 10 years is enough time for the 72nd floor master to respawn once."

"But to this day, there have been no cases of Leviathan or Behemoth climbing out of the labyrinth again."

Shi Yu said with great interest:

"This must be the reason why Shadow established five 'seals'!"

Shajia nodded:

"The idea is good, but the underlying logic is flawed. Names like 'Goliath' and 'Amphispina'... all possess very strong characteristics."

"But Diablo, the demon god, has no specific reference."

Xia Jia didn't know how to explain it to them, so she could only give a vague answer.

This relates to the basic logic of the DanMachi world, which was mentioned earlier.

In the story of DanMachi, everything must follow a certain "myth".

Diablo is not a character from orthodox mythology; it is simply a general term for "demons."

"To put it in a way you can understand, like 'Fenana,' it's a fictional being without a physical form."

Compared to Diavolo, Shaka prefers demons like "Baal" and "Barbatos".

There are exactly 72 demons, which correspond to "Solomon".

To unlock "Solomon," one must possess the "Key of Solomon." This is a book that records the summoning of demons.

Of course, in the world of DanMachi, it could be a stone tablet, a rune, an offering, or something else.

In short, it aligns with the concept of the "key" that Alfia told me about.

Thinking of this, Xia Jia couldn't help but smile.

"What a coincidence. This world is based on 'mythology,' giving us clues to speculate about our upcoming adversaries."

As a character as important as Goliath in the Old Testament of the Bible, Solomon deserves a significant role.

As for what awaits adventurers in the deepest part of the dungeon after finding the "key," it may be the "Temple of Time," "Goetia," or "Diavolo."

Then it will be named by the first person to discover it.

……

Shaka explained her guesses in a way that Ryu and the others could understand.