Whoosh—!
A breeze blew past, and the figures of two young girls vanished in an instant within the passage, leaving only two sets of footprints behind.
A few seconds after the two figures left, countless monsters swarmed from the dark caves, pursuing the girls relentlessly.
"The number... is about a hundred!"
"Are you ready, Little Ika?"
"Doo doo doo—!"
Taking a glance behind her in her spare time, Hyacine roughly confirmed the number of monsters, then looked at Little Ika, who was flapping its small wings beside her.
"Dark clouds, dark clouds, go away!"
As Little Ika spun its body, a rainbow-like light immediately wrapped around the little horse's body.
In the next second, a rainbow-colored storm tore through the area behind them, obliterating all the monsters chasing the two girls, leaving not even a scrap of their bodies behind.
Naturally, there were no magic stones either.
Hyacine: "..."
Barbara: "..."
Did we overdo it?
For Adventurers, their daily living funds relied entirely on the magic stones dropped by these monsters.
But now, Little Ika's damage output was simply too high. Even with Hyacine and Barbara working together to control it, they still couldn't preserve the magic stones inside the monsters' bodies; the monsters and stones were simply ground to dust the moment the attack hit.
"This is a bit problematic..."
Although the girls had Ouranos's promise that they could use the Guild's money however they wanted without issue, how could they feel right about using it all the time? They should at least bring some magic stones back to the Guild, right?
Regardless of whether the price of the stones could cover the currency used by Hyacine and Barbara, it was a way of showing their attitude to the other party.
"It seems we need to look for some powerful monsters. If they're strong enough, they probably won't be insta-killed, right?"
Currently, Hyacine and Barbara were on the 5th floor of the Dungeon. For novice Adventurers, this was already a relatively dangerous area; if their stats weren't high enough, there was even a high possibility of being killed by monsters.
But Hyacine and Barbara were different. As the Deliverers personally designated by the great god Ouranos, they possessed power that ordinary Adventurers did not. Even if they went further down, there wouldn't be any problem.
Hyacine and Barbara, who could even defeat the Level 3 Hyacinthus, both possessed at least Level 4 strength. Although this strength was that of a Level 4 Healer, it was enough to deal with monsters.
Even by eliminating those weak monsters, the two girls could clearly perceive their own strength increasing. They didn't need to check their status as frequently as the original protagonist Bell or other Adventurers.
"Besides Strength and Endurance, Dexterity, Agility, and Magic have all improved significantly. Is it because I just saved a monster?"
The girls' running and dodging happened to increase their Dexterity and Agility, while the attacks launched through Little Ika increased their Magic.
For the girls, this method of improvement was decent, but it also meant...
Strength and Endurance would become their fatal weaknesses!
"Forget about Strength; no matter how much we train, we can't build muscle like Lord Mydei or Lord Bai Er... but for Endurance, we should be able to improve it, right?"
Every attribute had a fixed method of improvement. As long as they underwent more trials in battle and did targeted training, they could become stronger.
In the original story, Bell reached an unprecedented SSS rank in Endurance precisely because he was beaten up by members of the Freya Familia.
"So, increasing Endurance means getting beaten up?"
A look of clear worry appeared on Barbara's face, and Hyacine felt much the same, because even if they knew the training method, not everyone would dare to do it.
Who would want to get beaten up?
Being an Adventurer was a high-risk profession; one slip-up and you could die in a monster swarm, with no chance to just take a beating from monsters.
Ordinary Familias wouldn't allow it, and high-level Familias even less so. Even if the girls asked Finn and the others for help after going back, they probably wouldn't do something so dangerous.
"So we can only let the monsters hit us?"
"Should we... try it?"
As long as they had magic power, the girls' healing was endless. Even if they were besieged by a group of monsters all day, their lives wouldn't be in danger.
Anyway, they weren't very afraid of pain. They'd let the monsters hit them for a while, and if they found there was no improvement, it wouldn't be too late to wipe those monsters out.
"Let's go, Little Ika."
"We might do something dangerous in a bit, so you must not be in a hurry to wipe out those monsters."
After receiving an affirmative reply, the girls continued as before, wandering through the Dungeon at high speed and attracting the attention of spawned monsters to chase them.
This scene was naturally seen by many Adventurers, who were so scared they immediately fled the Dungeon. If a Monster Parade happened, wouldn't a huge number of people die?
However, Feng Jin and Barbara were different. Looking at the monsters chasing behind them, a glint immediately burst from the two girls' eyes.
"Little Ika, get ready to heal. Next, it's time for us to 'get beaten up'!"
"Doo doo doo..."
Little Ika's gaze was very worried, but since it was its partners' decision, it couldn't really object. It could only choose to fly high into the air to observe the situation. If it sensed any discomfort from Hyacine or Barbara, it would definitely eliminate the besieging monsters at the fastest speed!
—
Not here!
Not here either!
Not here either!
Where on earth did Hyacine and Barbara go?
The members of the Loki Familia, upon realizing the two Deliverers had left, immediately entered the Dungeon to search for them. But after searching five floors, they still hadn't seen the two twin-tailed girls and couldn't help but become anxious.
"Where... are you?"
Aiz shuttled through the Dungeon at extreme speed, but she still hadn't seen them.
Not only her, but Riveria, Bete, the Amazon sisters, and even Raul and the others were the same, unable to find any trace of them.
"Tch, some Deliverers... they're really a handful!"
"Don't say that, Bete."
"Everyone started out this way, and we understand their desire to become stronger, but this is simply too dangerous!"
"We absolutely must ensure their safety!"
For the Loki Familia, having Deliverers join was a major event that had already drawn the attention of the entire world to them.
But if the Deliverers died... wouldn't the Loki Familia be finished?
Conspiracy theories would probably sprout up across the world, saying things like the Loki Familia killed the Deliverers and must pay in blood.
However, just as they were discussing the situation, countless Adventurers suddenly fled from the passage, their faces showing unprecedented terror.
"This is bad! Monsters!"
"It's the Deliverers! They're being hunted by monsters!"
"Loki Familia? Go save them, quickly!"
From the panicked attitude of these Adventurers, it was clear the situation was critical. Aiz and Bete charged out almost at their top speed, heading toward the source of the Dungeon's tremors.
Soon, everyone from the Loki Familia found the source of the tremors... Hundreds of monsters were crowded into a single room, seemingly attacking something in the middle?
Aiz and Bete's expressions froze, and even Riveria, Raul, and the others who arrived later had faces full of horror.
Because they recognized the colors of the clothes within the monster swarm!
Wasn't that exactly what Hyacine and Barbara were wearing?
"The Deliverers... are dead?"
The world is doomed!
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