Chapter 66: The Truth Behind the Annihilation of the Soma Familia!

The pitch-black interrogation room was exceptionally quiet. A faint light filtered through the iron bars, illuminating the wooden bench that offered zero comfort.

Compared to the interrogation itself, the waiting process was the most agonizing part.

Lilly gazed at the flickering candlelight, listening to the approaching footsteps. Even though she had mentally prepared herself long ago, her nerves remained taut.

She was not particularly worried that the Ganesha Familia would resort to forceful coercion.

However, as the iron bar gate swung open and a heavily built man with an upper-body bare and wearing an elephant god mask walked in, the worst possible scenario had materialized.

Ganesha.

After all, children of the lower world could never tell a lie before the gods.

Before leaving, Liang Yue had explicitly instructed her that if a deity conducted the interrogation, she should simply tell Ganesha the whole truth.

What truly weighed on Lilly's mind was whether she had bought enough time.

Accompanying Ganesha into the interrogation room was Shakti, the captain of the Familia. Naturally, the interrogation could not be personally conducted by the deity himself; at best, he merely served as a witness to verify the truth!

Knowing that this matter was far from as simple as merely finding the mastermind behind the scenes—given that it also involved the Adventurer Guild—she waved her hand casually with a composed attitude, signaling the other Familia members to leave.

With that done, Shakti cast a complex look at Lilly and placed a crystal vial filled with a green liquid—the Truth Serum—on the table before her.

She stated concisely, "Liliruca, I hope you will cooperate with us from here on."

"Do I even have the right to refuse?"

Lilly raised her head with a smile and looked at Shakti. Though she could guess the potion's effect, she had never intended to keep hiding anything anyway.

Faced with Lilly's gaze, Shakti felt a twinge of guilt, remembering that this tragedy had occurred due to her own negligence in supervision, causing her to instinctively look away.

Not wishing to reopen Lilly's past scars of persecution, Shakti went straight to the point: "Is the true reason behind the annihilation of the Soma Familia related to you?"

"That is correct."

Lilly's voice was chillingly calm, and the slight upturn of her lips was filled with provocation. "Furthermore, I orchestrated it with my own hands."

Ganesha remained silent, which in itself proved she was not lying. Shakti let out an imperceptible sigh before posing the most crucial question.

"Given your abilities as a supporter, you could not possibly have annihilated a Familia. Who is the adventurer that provided assistance, and were you in collusion with the Evils?"

"Just a passing adventurer. Do you really think I'm foolish enough to collude with the Evils?"

"The other party's real name, their Familia, their current adventurer level, and the places they frequent," Shakti pressed on relentlessly.

"I don't know their Familia; I never asked."

There was no longer any need to lie, but Lilly truly did not know which Familia Liang Yue belonged to. As for the places he frequented: "He likes going to the Dungeon."

"And his name?"

".Liang Yue."

Recalling the night of the operation two days ago, Lilly still found it surreal. "As for the adventurer's strength, I would say he is Level 1."

"Would you believe it?"

"!!"

According to the roster provided by the Adventurer Guild, the Soma Familia alone boasted four Level 2 adventurers and over sixty Level 1 adventurers.

Upon hearing that the true culprit was merely a Level 1 adventurer, Shakti instinctively glanced at Ganesha to confirm that Lilly was not lying, while her mature, composed, and beautiful face remained outwardly serene.

Inside, however, her heart was undoubtedly churning with turbulent waves!

If his strength and real name were not fabricated, Shakti found it hard to imagine what kind of monumental feat it took to "slaughter the Soma Familia as a Level 1."

To leap over levels and defeat stronger adversaries meant he was certainly no nameless nobody.

The problem was that Shakti had never even heard the name "Liang Yue." He was most likely an adventurer hiding his true strength!

Frowning, she continued, "Tell me more details about your interactions with Liang Yue."

"Lady Shakti."

Instead of answering directly, Lilly lifted her youthful face at the mention of Liang Yue, a tender, unmasked smile blooming across her features.

Her demeanor was indescribably relaxed. "The hard truth is often hard for people to accept, isn't it?"

"You may not have even heard the name 'Liang Yue' yet, but it won't be long before the entire Orario remembers him."

"Reason?" Shakti instinctively tightened her fists.

The young girl's eyes shimmered with yearning as she spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "A rookie adventurer who will break world records and reach Level 2 at lightning speed!"

"Do you think that reason carries enough weight?"

Noticing Shakti's constricted pupils, Lilly added with a smile, "And as for all these questions you're asking me—he's the one who wanted me to tell you every single one of them."

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"This guy!!"

Upon leaving the interrogation room, Shakti slammed her clenched fist heavily against the wall. Naturally, her mood was far from pleasant; she felt completely led by the nose.

If leaving behind the "surface-level reasons for the Soma Familia's destruction" was Liang Yue's official explanation handed to the Ganesha Familia, then Lilly's final words were undeniably Liang Yue's mockery of the rules of Orario!

Crucially, she had no grounds or means to sanction his actions, fully aware of the Adventurer Guild's stance.

The destruction of the Soma Familia?

If Liang Yue truly turned out to be the record-breaking adventurer who reached Level 2 the fastest, then in the face of the immense value he displayed, this massacre that shocked Orario would unfold precisely according to this fellow's blueprint!

"Members of the Soma Familia who violated the will of the gods and attempted to traffic the mind-controlling spirit liquor in Orario were purged by a passing adventurer."

"Shakti, that's enough."

Having obtained the true answers, the outcome matched Ganesha's expectations. Far from being annoyed, he found the whole situation immensely interesting.

After all, terms like "slaughtering a Familia across levels" and "breaking records to reach Level 2" held a fatal attraction in the eyes of bored deities.

Isn't descending to the lower world precisely for the sake of pursuing such unknowns?

This had nothing to do with Liang Yue's stance; as long as he could create miracles they could not comprehend, it served as marvelous entertainment to pass the time.

"A Level 1 adventurer, slaughtering a Familia across levels..."

Even Ganesha felt a wave of unstoppable shock in his heart upon hearing of the feat Liang Yue had accomplished, sparking a profound surge of interest.

Had it not been for the incident of the "Soma Familia's annihilation," pulling Liang Yue into his own Familia would have been even more beneficial for their future development. But noticing Shakti's livid expression, he ultimately dropped the thought.

Even so, this did not diminish Ganesha's anticipation in the slightest.

When the other deities discovered that the culprit behind the destruction of the Soma Familia possessed an unparalleled, unimaginably vast "vessel," what kind of reactions would they have?

"This is getting really interesting..."

"It's about time to let the adventurers of Orario know the news of the Soma Familia's destruction," Ganesha commanded decisively.

How should one make a choice?

Based on his understanding of Ouranos's temperament, the god probably already had a verdict in mind. He turned his head to look at Shakti, whose complexion was far from good.

"I won't judge Soma; the wine he brews is actually quite good."

"As for Czannis, who was acting as the head of the Familia, his foundation was never clean anyway. At most, it's just the effort put into the Xenos trade going to waste..."

"As for you..."

Ganesha looked at Shakti, but his mind drifted to Liang Yue—not only possessing terrifying potential, but also possessing such meticulous thought processes and work ethics.

He gently shook his head, the elephant mask concealing the majority of his face while a sigh escaped him.

"I wonder which Familia got so lucky to pick up such a fine child. I can't wait for the upcoming Banquet of the Gods..."

"Let's see just how far those boring fellows can go!"