Novel Full 645 The Aftermath
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In the middle of the wastelands where the battle happened, Hero Dylan glanced at the scene atop a cliff, his eyes squinting for a bit.
“Impressive… Truly impressive…” He murmured to himself; a slight smirk surged on his lips. “I guess this is the strength of a Summoner, huh?”
“How are things, Dylan?” A tall and muscular man appeared behind the Hero, glancing at the scene with an expressionless face.
Around the scene, there were already many other adventurers and instructors around the place. A special group of priests were purifying the area off Demonic Miasma, and the many Demon Corpses were being retrieved back, as they were valuable resources.
“Oh, Director Hasan. It is surprising, it appears the Demons have been completely wiped out before we even arrived here! Those kids are sure strong, heh.” Dylan quickly smiled cheerfully, acting with his usual slightly childish demeanor. “But this is still amazing! I can’t believe Blake and his friends managed to defeat a vessel of an Archdemon! And Beelzebub from all of them.”
“Yeah… It is hard for me to believe that as well.” Said Hasan. “I heard from an instructor that they saw him, for a moment, using the power of the Holy Spirits. I believe he must have received their help in defeating Beelzebub, makes sense to me, seeing how they want to protect our world. But this also confirms he has their blessings, most likely he’ll become Hero Allen’s Successor.”
“Hah, so that was it.” Dylan said with a giggle. “That kid’s filled with potential. We’ve gotta make sure to shape him into a proper Hero, Hasan. After all, we don’t know what the future awaits… I don’t even know if I might be in such a future.”
“Dylan…” Hasan sighed.
“Its as they say! The children are the future.” Dylan said. “Those kids have to keep growing stronger, for the future of our continent and the other continents- well, the entire world.”
“Is that so?” Dylan wondered, squinting his eyes for a bit. “Well, they will also grow stronger. This class is surely amazing, isn’t it? Oh! How is Blake doing? Is he healthy and safe?”
“Yeah, he had fallen unconscious after defeating the Vessel, but he’s now safe in Stronghold’s hospital. The one managed by the Saintess.” Said Hasan.
“I see, that’s a relief.” Sighed Dylan. “Now! Shall we go back ourselves? There’s nothing much to do here after all. I’ve wiped the rest of the threats so this place should be quite safe for a long while.”
Dylan said with a fox-like smile, as hundreds of giant monster corpses laid behind him. Most of them being C Rank, or even B Rank that had come here attracted by the smell of the demon corpses. By hunting them down, Dylan managed to prevent the monsters to become Demonic Beasts.
“Yeah, it does seems like you’ve cleared up the place, well done, the drinks are on me tonight.” Hasan laughed.
“Ooh! I’ll drink the whole tavern then!” Laughed Dylan.
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(Blake’s POV)
After spending the whole night teaching the Holy Spirits how to act more intimidating and show off their strength much better so the Archdemons could actually understand that they were threats, I woke up the next morning feeling rather refreshed.
A lot happened yesterday… In fact, didn’t we miss a dungeon we had to conquer there as well? Even after the incredible feat we did, we might be forced to go there quickly. Ah, honestly I would go for the EXP and possibilities to find new Familiars.
I glanced around my surroundings, finding myself resting above a white bed in what seemed to be an hospital room. Stronghold City was the first place where I’ve heard that there were hospitals. It seems I was brought here.
Erika was to my left sleeping over a couch, and Elizabeth was at her side resting over her shoulders. I could sense my Spirits inside of my now stronger Spirit Orb. Seems that everyone got back safely. I can guess my friends are in our rental house for now.
The Grimoire was shining brightly, as it opened its pages and showed me the results of yesterday’s battle. Defeating so many Demons and the Vessel of Beelzebub for a second time surely brought a large quantity of Experience Points, good thing I managed to Rank Up mid-battle to reset my level and increase the Level Cap.
Ding!
[You and your Party have defeated [Insectoid Demons] x634!]
[You and your Party have defeated [Living Demon Gate] x1!]
[You and your Party have defeated [Beelzebub’s Aberrant Vessel] x1!]
[Calculating EXP Earned…]
[You earned 167500000 EXP!]
[LEVEL UP!]
[LEVEL UP!]
[LEVEL UP!]
[LEVEL UP!]
[LEVEL UP!]
[Your Level has increased from Level 0 to Level 34!]
[All your Stats have increased!]
[You earned Stat Points and Skill Points.]
[Due to the surplus of Spiritual Energy swelling through your chest, your Spirit Orb Rank has increased from Rank 3 Initial Stage to Rank 3 Middle Stage!]
[Your Spirit Stat has increased; all of your stats have increased greatly. Your Spirits have become much stronger.]
[Several Skills have Leveled Up.]
[You acquired the [Archdemon Slayer: Lv1] Title Skill!]
[You acquired the [Gluttony’s Authority: Lv1] Title Skill!]
[You learned the [Energy Fusion: Lv1] Skill!]
[The [Energy Fusion: Lv1] Skill has been merged with the [Fusion] Skill!]
[The [Fusion] Skill has Leveled up!]
It seems I’ve grown plenty strong. Level 34 is no joke, a huge jump from just Level 0. Though if it wasn’t for this damn curse that cannot be lifted, as it is merged with my very soul and Origin Core, I would had probably hit max level, what a pain.
Oh well, there’s no point in crying over spilled milk. More importantly, I’ve acquired three new Skills, one of which has been assimilated by Fusion. Since I acquired Fusion that the ability to merge different energies together became incredibly smooth, it was already shown as I had created a Mastered form of Karma Flames.
However, Archdemon Slayer and Gluttony’s Authority? I can understand the first one but the second… It seems my body ended absorbing a piece of Beelzebub’s soul, or maybe my Demonic Arm.
Although I probably can’t absorb the whole soul fragment the Holy Spirits acquired, as it would kill me with so much power, this is certainly a welcome surprise…
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