Chapter 40: Level Up, Casual Resurrection
After this incident, Hyacine and Barbara finally fully understood the mechanics of the System Missions.
Although the total savior count needed to reach 10 million, it didn't actually mean the girls had to save people one by one; other methods worked just as well.
Saving the dying and healing the wounded counted, and saving a soul counted too.
Protecting people from monsters counted, and eliminating powerful monsters counted as well.
Just like this time, Hyacine utilized her so-called 'berserk' state to successfully eliminate the red-haired Creature Revis, as well as the main body of the Corrupted Spirit hidden deep in the dungeon, cutting off the future of these monsters.
Consequently, her savior count experienced an immediate explosion, increasing by as much as 500,000—enough to save the two girls many years of hard work.
But a problem followed...
Now that the Creatures and the Corrupted Spirit were gone, where would major events in Orario come from? Even if one major event added 500,000, they would still need twenty of them, right?
The Danmachi light novels currently only seemed to have 21 volumes, and they were told from the protagonist Bell's perspective; it simply wouldn't meet the requirements!
'In other words, if I want to complete the mission, must I cast my gaze beyond Orario?'
Since the Corrupted Spirit had been eliminated, the hidden crises in this city would naturally decrease significantly. Aside from a certain hidden Evil God, there didn't seem to be any major crises left?
However, looking outside, there were also significant crises!
For instance, the story from the movie—subjugating the Antares and stopping Artemis's Arrow from destroying the mortal world.
And the final antagonist of the novels, the world-ending Black Dragon.
Setting everything else aside, these two major events were 'world-saving' matters in the truest sense. If they could be realized, the mission progress would surely see unprecedented growth.
'But for now, I'll stay inside the City and properly increase my level... After all, I also need to reach Level 5!'
Speaking of leveling up, Hyacine couldn't help but close her eyes, carefully feeling the Falna on her back.
Although it remained in a state visible only to her, the content manifested before the girl's eyes just 'As I've Written'.
"Mm-hmm, except for Strength and Endurance, all other attributes have seen a significant increase!"
"Especially Magic, which has even reached SSS1999. Is this the limit for a Level 1 Adventurer? Or is it the limit for this level?"
The girls didn't actually hold much hope for Strength and Endurance. After all, they weren't warrior-type people and couldn't possibly charge into melee combat with close-quarters weapons every time.
But Agility, Dexterity, and Magic had indeed reached unprecedented heights—especially Magic.
Did this mean all of Aquila's attacks were equivalent to Magic in this world? Additionally, Barbara's resurrection magic was no ordinary thing.
"As expected of me, the numbers are still rising!"
Even System Missions could be exploited. As long as they continuously cast Recovery Magic on those around them, the number would occasionally show a +1. Adventurers often had internal injuries they couldn't discover themselves.
There were even some Adventurers in a training state who would easily get injured during practice, naturally becoming material for the girls to grind data.
As long as they reduced the healing output, Hyacine and Barbara could even release Healing Magic unconsciously, even while sleeping.
Therefore, the number in the mission log would show a +1 every few seconds, resulting in a daily gain of thousands.
"Alright, let's go find Loki!"
"It's time for us to level up too~"
Next door to Hyacine, Barbara also sat up from her bed at the same time and came to the windowsill to admire the street view of Orario.
"Revive, Alfia!"
She casually cast resurrection magic toward Babel outside the window, but as a result, nothing happened. It was like a healer in Summoner's Rift suddenly missing a skill because a teammate was currently in an untargetable state.
"As expected, I still can't revive people who have been dead for too long... I'll have to keep this in mind for the future, otherwise I won't be able to use resurrection magic in time."
Just like in the game, Barbara couldn't see her resurrection cooldown. She could only determine the exact time by silently counting 15 minutes in her heart.
The two girls opened their doors and immediately saw Ais standing there; she seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
"Ais? Did you come to find us for something?"
Ais looked a bit embarrassed, her face even tinged with a slight flush.
"It's just, I wanted to..."
"Are you going to Loki's to update?"
"I wanted to see your... Status..."
As she spoke further, Ais's expression became more embarrassed. She knew that asking for someone else's status was the wrong thing to do, but Hyacine and Barbara were completely different.
Both of them carried a wind she found familiar, once even making Ais feel the aura of her mother. So, she was curious...
Just how big was the gap between her and these two?
Perhaps from the increase in their Status, she could see some clues. After all, Hyacine and Barbara had made a huge splash yesterday...
One had blasted through the dungeon.
One had resurrected the dead.
Neither of those two feats was something an ordinary person could witness, so Ais truly couldn't suppress her inner curiosity.
"Since that's the case, come with us!"
It just so happened that Hyacine and Barbara intended to level up, so taking Ais along was fine.
Ten minutes later.
Ais stood in Loki's room with vacant eyes, her spirit having already flown to the nine heavens.
Naturally, Ais didn't see Hyacine and Barbara's Status. After all, their backs were shielded, and even Loki couldn't see them.
But from the conversation the girls just had with Loki, Ais was able to learn an unbelievable fact...
They actually leveled up?
How long had they been in Orario?
Why was their leveling speed so fast?
Ais had many questions in her heart and wanted to investigate this secret thoroughly, but she was immediately stopped by Loki's gaze.
"That's a no-go, Ais-tan."
"Don't forget their identity. We can't just reveal their abilities."
Ais felt dejected...
"Hmph! No means no!"
It had to be said that Ais's little expression was indeed very cute; she truly lived up to her description in the original work as 'having a countenance that does not lose to a goddess'.
No wonder Loki was so attentive toward Ais!
But now, it seemed two people had arrived that Loki cared about even more than Ais?
Consequently, love can only be transferred~
"It's okay!"
"If Ais wants to know, we don't mind at all~"
"After all, Ais is our good friend!"
"Isn't that right, Ai-bao?"
The girls' smiles were like a beam of light illuminating Ais...
And at that very moment, Mission +1.
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