Chapter 70

Chapter Seventy-One: Izay’s Sense of Crisis…..

The news that Izay had leveled up within a month quickly spread throughout all of Orario.

And with the help of wandering minstrels who stayed briefly in the city before moving on, his “great achievement” was beginning to spread around the world.

About six or seven years ago, a little girl aged eight at the time, ascended to Level 2 at an unprecedented speed. This event is still fresh in everyone’s memory.

Moreover, this little girl was human, far behind other races in both physical strength and intelligence.

This great feat, equivalent to the fastest record for reaching Level 2 in history, shocked not only Orario but also the entire world.

Izay had shortened this record by eleven months, and it was just a matter of time before this news reached every corner of the world.

But now, due to the short time elapsed, it was merely a growing trend.

The areas that could be covered in a short period were expanding outward in a circular pattern centered on Orario.

The closer one was to Orario, the sooner they would hear about this astonishing news.

At this moment, the main character of the topic, Izay, was quietly sitting in his room exploring his new skills.

We’ll skip over the Development Ability “Mystery.”

The specific effect of “Dark Star” is to imbue Izay’s magic with a devouring characteristic, capable of reducing the enemy’s stamina and mana, enhancing control effects.

As for the skill…

“Star of Enlightenment”

·Keen sixth sense, guiding direction, applicable to all matters related to achieving objectives

·When entering combat, the meaning of enlightenment intercepts enemies, temporarily granting the Development Ability “Intuition”

·During battle continuation, the meaning of enlightenment cuts through thorns, strengthening all acquired Development Abilities

The keen sixth sense is roughly equivalent to the innate skill – Revelation from another world.

To put it simply, it allows Izay to more conveniently and quickly accomplish what he wants to do.

For example, learning knowledge, developing magic, finding people or things in unfamiliar environments…all can inspire Izay in the form of a sixth sense, helping him achieve the desired results as much as possible.

Even potential dangers will be warned in advance.

“Intuition” is also pretty much the intuition Izay remembers, the ability to instantly determine “the most suitable actions for oneself” during battle.

It can predict attack trajectories through sound and intuition, halving the interference to vision and hearing.

After understanding the new skill, Izay summoned the system interface he hadn’t checked for a long time to observe the mission panel situation.

【Main Quest Completed: Adventurer Level Up to Lv.2 (Reward Already Distributed)】

【Current Host Adventurer Level: Lv.2】

【Updated Main Quest: Adventurer Level Up to Lv.3】

【Reward: Obtain Weapon Blueprint: Que Xie】

Weapon?

Izay felt that the silver-gray spear he currently used was quite handy…

But after seeing the properties of Que Xie, he immediately thought it was amazing!

Unique binding to the owner, able to grow with the wielder’s abilities, sharpness and indestructibility attributes, extra enhancement of enchantment power.

Isn’t it better than some two hundred million black knives?

Instantly, a little figure appeared in Izay’s mind, whispering softly to him.

“Go grind! If you reach Lv.3, this divine weapon will be yours~”

Ah, this…

Is the devil’s whisper…

However, a few minutes later, Izay dragged a certain tool man brother onto the street heading towards the Babel Tower.

Not only for the divine weapon, but also to test his strength after leveling up.

What’s the first feeling after leveling up?

Izay didn’t know how to describe it.

After all, the adventurer’s level-up is the sublimation of one’s own ‘capacity’, perhaps saying that it makes one closer to the gods might be easier to understand.

After leveling up, basic abilities and proficiency will reset to initial values, starting again from I0.

But the accumulated ability values until now won’t disappear; instead, they will be reflected entirely in the [Ability Values] as latent values. The deities call this the “hidden ability parameter.”

Specific manifestations will only be known during battles, which is why Izay’s first thought after leveling up was to drag Raul to explore the dungeon.

“Congratulations on leveling up, Izay. It’s so fast, just one month, and you’re already Lv.2. Soon, you’ll probably catch up with me, right?”

Raul chuckled, scratching his spiky hair, expressing his thoughts.

“This is still ongoing, let’s talk about it when I catch up. What are you laughing about? Laughing so sinisterly…”

“This? I’m thinking if I want to bully you, now might be the only chance. Probably no opportunity later…”

Upon hearing his words, Izay couldn’t help but turn his head and look at him with eyes saying “You have issues.”

“Hahaha, just joking, joking. I wouldn’t really do that kind of thing. Speaking of which, since you’ve leveled up, how about we celebrate after coming back from the dungeon? My treat!”

Although Loki had held a grand banquet last night under the pretense of celebrating Izay’s level-up, how much of it was actually for celebration, only she herself knew.

Anyway, everyone thought she just wanted an excuse to drink.

Raul found this unreliable and tried to convey some of his ideas to Izay.

“Celebrate? Where to celebrate?” Izay blinked, looking puzzled.

At this moment, Raul revealed a meaningful smile, hugging Izay’s neck and wildly hinting towards the southeast direction.

“Ah, this… isn’t it inappropriate?”

Understanding his meaning soon enough, Izay pretended to be reserved.

“What’s inappropriate? With our income, going once won’t cause any harm~ Just keep it quiet~”

Raul grinned mischievously.

Should we say he has an unrepentant heart? Or because of the recent generous income from working with Izay, this guy has lost his mind again?

It seems like he’s trying to drag Izay into trouble together.

In response, Izay fell into deep thought.

For some reason, his intuition told him that he shouldn’t agree, agreeing would lead to trouble!

But his rationality said, “Agree! You might gain favor with the fox-lady, and this deal is profitable!”

After a while, seeing Izay still pondering, Raul attempted to tempt him again: “Don’t worry, big bro will take care of you, nothing bad will happen! If anything goes wrong, I’ll take responsibility!”

Oh? That’s what you said!

Izay heard this and nodded decisively: “Alright! Let’s go check it out!”

Anyway, it’s not the fox-lady, others don’t interest him.

Then throw all the blame on Raul afterward.

After deciding, the two showed off their iron-brotherhood and walked toward the Babel Tower.

……

A small village not too far from Orario.

Under a cloudless blue sky, surrounded by lush forests and accompanied by babbling streams…

The scenery turned the village into a picturesque realm.

But amidst such beautiful nature, the cries of despair shattered the forest’s serenity.

“Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh—!?”

With the final scream of the monster echoing, silence enveloped the forest.

A group of stunning girls had just finished a hunt.

But does defeating monsters mean the end?

Of course not.

After eliminating all target monsters, the girls split into several groups and began dissecting the monster corpses.

Compared to those born in the underground maze, these monsters produced much smaller magic stones, quickly turning into black ash.

Claws, teeth, or fur—”drops”—appeared.

For these girls who mainly hunted outside the city, the “drops” from monsters were a valuable source of income.

They were used for replenishing and repairing weapons or donating to villages affected by monster attacks. This was the policy of their deity without material desires.

Previously, the deity who fought alongside the girls kindly offered to help, but was pushed aside by the children of the faction.

“No need, Lady Artemis! Leave the monster remains to us!”

“That’s right, as a deity, please maintain your majestic appearance!”

“…”

Rejected by the girls, led by fairies.

Perhaps feeling guilty for troubling the goddess during the fight, they subtly conveyed their intention through language—”we cannot let you help clean up the battlefield.”

After all, it was just a request from villagers on the way back from completing a commission, asking them to drive away monsters lingering near the village. For the girls, this was almost effortless work, yet they still involved the goddess.

Out of this sentiment, Artemis was left with an indescribable expression as she was sent away.