Ever since crossing over into the world of the dungeon, Barbara had always existed as a supporting character. In most external situations, Hyacine was basically the one who stepped forward.
But this wasn't an issue. After all, compared to Hyacine, although Barbara also possessed a striking appearance, she was truly somewhat plain...
Moreover, in the game, Hyacine was a limited five-star character, while Barbara was an innate four-star character. The gap between the two was indeed not just your average difference.
But even so, Barbara still lived up to the title of 'Deliverer'.
Even though she was a four-star character, she possessed a terrifying power that even the five-star Hyacine did not have...
Resurrection!
Hyacine was only slightly inferior to Barbara in terms of healing, but in terms of offense, she far surpassed her.
Little Ica only needed to accumulate a slight amount of healing to unleash devastatingly destructive power, but what offensive methods did Barbara have?
Charged attacks?
Even if the damage was indeed decent, Barbara's own stamina was insufficient to support her in drawn-out battles; she would run out of stamina sooner or later.
But what about Little Ica?
Its duration was definitely longer than Barbara's charged attacks!
In the game, 'resurrection' was actually a very simple matter. Sometimes, eating a single fried egg could revive a character.
But that was a game, and this was reality. Resurrection in the real world was far more troublesome than in the game.
The great god Ouranos's only subordinate, the Sage Fels, possessed resurrection magic. However, even with this Sage's magic, there was only a certain probability of reviving someone.
When used on others, the probability of success was minuscule. It was only the protagonist, Bell, who could raise the resurrection probability to one hundred percent.
And when the character Barbara transitioned from a game into reality, how much had her Skills changed?
The answer was... not at all!
"Let me try, maybe I have a way to save Bete!"
Just as everyone in the Loki Familia wore expressions of deep grief, Barbara stepped out from the crowd, looking at Finn with a resolute face.
"Barbara, at a time like this..."
Riveria's expression was very serious. She seemed to want to say something, but before she could finish, she was stopped by Finn beside her.
"Barbara, you should know that Bete has already lost his vital signs, but you still said such words..."
"Does this mean that you possess resurrection magic?"
Finn's title of 'Braver' was not obtained for no reason; it was the result of years of accumulation.
The wise Braver.
This was the public's impression of Finn, the pallum who had climbed to the apex of adventurers relying on his wisdom.
So when Barbara stepped out from the crowd, Finn immediately figured out the cause and effect. If she didn't possess resurrection magic, it wouldn't make any sense at all.
Furthermore, Barbara was also someone who held the title of 'Deliverer'.
But ever since she and Hyacine joined the familia, only Hyacine had displayed unprecedented talent, able to turn healing into an attack. But what about Barbara?
This blonde girl seemed to have revealed nothing other than her healing abilities. Although her healing ability was stronger than Hyacine's, it didn't seem to be that much stronger?
So, guessing along this line of thought, Barbara absolutely had potential no less than Hyacine's, it was just unknown in what area.
Now it was confirmed: it was resurrection!
Because the girls' statuses were concealed, they had merely given a simple introduction of their Strength. And naturally, something as logic-defying as resurrection wouldn't be casually mentioned, even to someone like Finn.
Therefore, it wasn't until now that Finn guessed the existence of resurrection magic.
Finn's words caused the originally bewildered familia members to immediately widen their eyes, truly setting their sights on this blonde girl for the first time.
Because Barbara frequently appeared alongside Hyacine, most people would focus their gaze on Hyacine, that rainbow-like girl, thereby reducing their attention on Barbara.
But now, Hyacine had fallen into a coma because her rampage ended, and Bete's heartbeat had stopped due to severe injuries... When Barbara stepped forward, it naturally forced people to pay attention to her.
And after Finn voiced his guess, the familia members' eyes widened even further.
Resurrection?
Did we hear that right?
Resurrection?
Everyone looked at each other in dismay; had they just heard a massive secret?
Adventurers died every day in Orario, but no one ever brought up the idea of resurrection. To the mortals of the Lower World, this was the domain of the gods, an absolute taboo that mortals could never touch.
But what about now?
Barbara actually possessed magic that could resurrect people?
Should they say, as expected of the 'Deliverer'?
Because the information they received was truly too counterintuitive, no one in the Loki Familia spoke. They just quietly waited for Barbara's reply.
Under everyone's expectant gazes, the blonde girl nodded slightly, admitting that she indeed possessed resurrection magic.
"That's great! Bete is saved!"
"Long live Barbara! Resurrection magic!"
The crowd's cheers erupted at this moment. The members of the Loki Familia, who had kept their nerves tightly strung all this time, and even the trio of Finn, Gareth, and Riveria, couldn't help but sigh in relief.
If it was resurrection magic, then it was truly wonderful!
Bete was saved!
"Everyone who can move, line up according to the previous defensive formation. We must protect the injured members. If the dungeon spawns monsters again, we must prevent them from getting close to Barbara."
"Let's begin now!"
The former sentence was an arrangement for the familia members, while the latter was directed at Barbara, telling her to immediately use her resurrection magic to revive Bete, so as to avoid any further complications.
"I understand!"
The people of the Loki Familia quickly dispersed to the surroundings, keeping a vigilant watch on the nearby walls to prevent monsters from appearing.
But most of them still split off a sliver of their attention, casting their gazes upon the girl dressed in pure white attire.
They had thought the girl would chant a very long magic spell. After all, in the impression of adventurers, the more powerful the magic, the longer the chanting time.
However, the Barbara in everyone's eyes merely clasped her hands together and casually hummed an unknown tune...
"♪ Hmm hmm hmm~ hmm hmm hmm ♪"
'Resurrection magic', this thing that was equivalent to Divine Authority in the eyes of mortals—they had thought it would be extremely complex, perhaps even involving reciting a long passage of unknown words, but now?
Barbara clearly hadn't said anything. She merely hummed a short tune, yet an unprecedented white light burst forth from Bete's corpse, repairing the massive hole in his stomach in just a split second.
"Revive, my companion!"
From humming the tune to speaking those words, not even ten seconds had passed. Barbara had caused Bete's corpse on the ground to reawaken, even recovering quite a bit of his stamina.
Meanwhile, Bete, who had just opened his eyes, was completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened.
The surrounding crowd was equally dumbfounded. Even the three Level 6 adventurers were the same, completely failing to understand why...
"That's... it?"
"Yeah, isn't Bete resurrected?"
"It's that simple?"
"It's that simple!"
Looking at the expressions of the people around her, Barbara revealed a sweet smile, as if the resurrection magic from just now wasn't even worth mentioning... because in Barbara's eyes, a 15-minute countdown had appeared.
'Oh my, my resurrection magic has gone on cooldown...'
'For a whole 15 minutes!'
PS:
Why is Barbara the Deliverer?
Because of resurrection magic!
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