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PART 1 – Continuous Advancement!
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True pandemonium, that's what the smaller towns and cities near Latius City had become.
Without the right amount of experts, the few B- and A-Rank Abyssal Beasts caused massive massacres, the common people had no opportunity to resist.
Roxana passed through these places, annihilating the creatures without the slightest mercy, while looking for survivors, where she was lucky to find some, mostly children who were hidden in the floors of their homes and churches.
Roxana used Paula's hint, trying to detect the life forms, to differentiate them, it was difficult, but she managed.
"Renner, avoid area spells, there are people around here." - She said while destroying the bones of a freak that was a cross between a tiger and a wolf.
"OK!" - Renner nodded, a long blade of ice emerging from the hilt of his sword, he went to deal with the Beasts nearby, supporting him, we have Tazla, Juju and Annie.
Mayara, Kassia and Sahari, they went to finish off the life of the Beast of the Abyss that Roxana had just crushed.
Roxana knew that if she wanted to protect her women, she first needed to give them the opportunity to get stronger, train, level up, and prepare.
They weren't the only ones, Roxana even knowing that many people can die by her decision, she knows that she needs to train the weakest people.
As a result.
"The infected from the east of the village are coming, get ready!" - Shouted a young man wielding a spear, men and women of 15 ~ 30 years, all armed and with simple armor.
Roxana kept an eye on everything, but her main objective here was to neutralize dangerous B and A Rank creatures.
Renner since his breakthrough, has approached the strength of an A-Rank, in fact, he can at the cost of a lot of Mana, exert attacks that can kill an A-Rank!
Due to the property of his [Frozen Body], S-Rank skill, the Ice damage he deals increases by 200%, he can suppress the Abyss Flames of Abyss Beasts with his ice, but this is limited to B-Ranks, A-Rank ones are too strong for their current selves.
But soon Renner will pass the 2nd Class Advancement(Level 30), he will become Rank A, a considerable strength for the group.
"Annie, I'll be on my way out, take care of everything, okay?" Roxane asked.
"OK!" -Annie with a lute, she nodded as she played it, strengthening the allies and bringing them courage.
As for what Roxana went to do? Further south, a group of 50 people, Ranks C to B mostly, but with 3 Ranks A, were dealing with a nest of Abyss Beasts, they were Nobles and their Knights.
Roxana went north from there, where there were more beasts to hunt, killing the strongest ones, if any weak ones appeared, they would also die.
It would be no understatement to say that instead of a rescue team, they are the Extermination Team!
But there is nothing to do, if they want to advance, they need to kill, but if they advance recklessly without clearing the way, before more beasts come from the skies, they need to decrease the number of powerful enemies to the maximum and allow a safe return with the maximum. civilians and of course their families!
And of course, many transport vehicles were accompanying them, Earth Wizards were manipulating the dirt roads to support the passage of buses and trucks.
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By nightfall, the village they had just cleared became a camp site, the malnourished children were rescued and were receiving proper medical care and priesthoods.
The corpses of those infected were being cremated, along with those of the Beasts of the Abyss, which spread the disease.
Roxana arrived, walking past where the children were eating, their purity a comforting thing to watch.
Soon she was approached by Annie. - "How is the situation?"
"Without dangers nearby, at least Rank B and above will have nothing!" - Roxana said smiling and hugging her lightly.
"Good to know, there is only 1 more level to go, then I will have my 3rd Advancement." - She said excitedly.
"I wonder how much your Heritage will grow stronger." -Said Roxana smiling, because Annie was considered average, maybe a 1 Star Bard in the beginning, but since she took the Elixir, her skills have been growing, her voice has improved and her reach too.
Not to mention she got a lot stronger because of the [Love Totem], 32 extra Attribute Points is no joke!
"Ah, we have a huge present for you!" - Said Annie smiling, leaving Roxana very curious.
"And even? What must it be?"
"Wait and see!" - Annie laughed and soon led her to a tent in the center.
Everyone was there!
"Finally arrived!" - Said Mayara huffing, before hugging him and giving him a wet kiss.
Roxana was smiling, but then she noticed a table in the center and there was a box. - "I expected the present to be something else." - She laughed.
"That comes later, open it and tell us." -Sahari said.
"I found it!" - Tazla said excitedly, only to be slapped on the head by Juju. - "Don't spoil the surprise!"
Roxana grew even more curious, giving Annie and Mayara a pinch on the ass, before moving forward and opening the box, finding a metallic sphere inside, which shocked her.
[DING!]
[Congratulations, you found 1 Secret!]
[Do you want to reveal it?]
"Where did you find this?" Roxana asked in shock.
"While we were setting up camp, Tazla went to investigate some houses with Juju, you know how Goblins have a great sense for finding things of value, and well… Tazla found this in a toy chest." -Sahari said.
"Why were they investigating commoners' houses?" - Roxana asked confused.
Tazla and Juju looked away, Roxana found it rather suspicious, but shrugged and decided to reveal its contents.
Soon an intense glow appeared, when the item revealed… - "What is it?" - Roxana was confused.
A kind of totem pole, only it looked like 2 balls full of spikes, Roxana didn't understand what that was supposed to be.
"It's Spirits!" - Said Squiti.
{Totem of Spirits (Special)}
- Type: Secret of the World
- Increases Summoned Spirit limit by 2!
"…" - Roxana her forehead.
"What it was?" Tazla asked nervously.
"It's called [Totem of Spirits], it increases the limit of summoned spirits by 2, but… I don't have and don't even know how to summon Spirits…" - Roxana knew that this Secret of the World was useless to her.
"What?!" - Mayara was alarmed. - "Are you saying that this artifact increases the limits of spirits that someone can have by 2?!"
"… yes, but… is it useful to you?" Roxane asked.
"…not now, but I believe I can become an Elementalist in my next advancement, don't you know, but Elementalists or Spiritualists, can summon Spirits to support them, amplify their Spells, or even fight by their side! Unfortunately there is a limit, normally you can have 1 Spirit per Advancement, so when I advanced and became an Elementalist, I could have 3 Spirit, with that, I could have 5!" - Maya said.
"Are you going to become an Elementalist?" Roxane asked.
"Initially I didn't want to, my talent for Spirits is below average, while when I advance to a 3rd level [Mage], I would have my Familiar, but even if I can't have High Level Spirits, if I have 2 more than it should, it would be a huge cheat, as Spirits amplify the powers of Spells, having 2 Medium Level Spirits, equals or even surpasses 1 Higher Level, if they are of the same element, so if I have 5 Medium Level Spirits, maybe equal to 3 High Level!" - Mayara's eyes shone intensely.
"It will still take you a while to reach Level 30, so we can get you some Hero Upgrade Cards, which should enhance your talent, and maybe instead of 5 Mid-Level Spirits, you can get 5 High-Level ones!" - Said Roxana, Mayara bit her lips and said. - "So you got me excited!"
"Okay Tazla, I won't ask why you're snooping around other people's houses, but keep it up, just be careful!" - Roxana said smiling as she crouched down and kissed her beautiful Goblin, her fluffy ears bouncing.
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PART 2 – Everyone's Development!
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The discovery of a Secret of the World was a huge surprise for Roxana, even though it was not useful to her, it showed that others could see her and find her.
Renner even took pictures, sending them to Pericles and others, letting them know that if they found anything like this, it was to be kept and when Roxana came, she would compensate them handsomely.
Miliam was informed of this, she was also looking for it, as Roxana had drawn it to them and explained what it looked like, even though she was skeptical, thinking that only the Players could see it.
But it seems the Players are the only ones who can reveal their secrets, as Renner and the others have tried, but to no avail.
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The next day, the group arrived in a small town with about 40,000 inhabitants, a true horror scene, Roxana did not hesitate to shoot into the skies, without saying anything.
With bloodthirsty eyes, she flew tens of kilometers, until she caught sight of what alarmed her, without a word, she dashed at high speed, using the [Arsenal of Mineta], creating a Knight's Spear, large and heavy, she stuffed absurd sums of Mana in her, like a comet she descended.
And on the ground, a fat humanoid creature, more than 5 meters tall, a huge vertical sludge on its stomach, with two huge eyes on its shoulders, its long and fat arms, picked up the infected, throwing them into its mouth and crushing them, delighting in their flavor.
That abomination was so relaxed, when it sensed the presence of something dangerous and that does not originate from the Abyss, rising up, the abomination sought the cause, until it heard something from above, the instant it looked up…
BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!
His grotesque body was pierced through, a hole more than 2 meters thick appearing in his chest, his eyes widened as his guts spat out, but soon his wound began to bubble and burn with Abyssal Flames.
It was at that moment that Roxana changed the shape of her weapon, a 10-foot long saber, she turned and began a mad barrage of attacks, slicing through the abomination, not even giving it time to act, it turns out that the damage from the first blow almost ended his life.
His regeneration that he was so proud of, that even Dragons would be jealous of, didn't help him against that monster called Roxana.
And even though Roxana wasn't skilled with swords or sabers, she didn't need to thrust and position and all that fancy stuff, she didn't care about any techniques, she just needed to slash and slash, incessantly, until the abomination stopped moving. and your level went from 40 to 41.
Sighing, Roxana soon looked on coldly as countless Abyss Beasts charged at her, snorting, her aura exploded and blades flew incessantly with devastating power!
Nearby homes were devastated, freaks ripped into dozens of pieces, their screams of rage and pain echoing endlessly.
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At the edge of town, the large number of the rescue party surged forward, Renner being one of the first to take the lead.
"No living people!" - Said an old Sorcerer after using an [Entity Detection].
With his confirmation, Renner opened his arms, poured his Mana, then with a strong stomp forward, Frigid Mana shot out, covering a large area and freezing many of the advancing Infected.
Snorting lightly, Renner's eyes glowed brightly before he lunged with his ice sword, a gorilla-like creature lunged forward, spewing corrosive purple slime.
Renner went to meet him, a Rank B beast… no!
BANG!!!
A huge crater erupted in the ground from his strike, a muscular force normally seen in A-Rank beasts!
But Renner wasn't daunted, his free hand lunged forward, a light blue Magic Circle erupted, before a torrent of ice spikes shot out, all breaking off on contact with his thick skin, others melting from the flames.
ROAR!!!
The Abyssal Gorilla roared as he sent a flurry of powerful punches, the air seemed to crack with each thrusting fist, but Renner moved masterfully.
Since he went through the enhancement, which was more like an evolution, he realized many of his mistakes and shortcomings.
How to circulate your Mana to have faster and more practical effects, so subtle errors in your Memorized Spells.
Renner always thought he was a genius, everyone told him that, but after his improvement, his perception of the world changed drastically.
Even though the beast in front of him was an A-Rank, with such swift and frightening blows, after dodging a few times, it became easier, his past self would need much more effort to read the enemy's movements, but right now… to analyze it. it was so simple!
An opportunity came, Renner cut the Gorilla's arm, getting within reach of his palm, roaring he tried to grab it, but Renner ducked, practically falling forward, before advancing and sliding his sword through his arm, reaching into his abdomen and digging in deeply, before his ice blade explodes through an overload, it damages his weapon, but...
BOOOMMM!!
ROAR!!!
A huge frozen hole appeared on his abdomen, preventing his abnormal healing factor even temporarily.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Magic Missiles exploded on the shoulders of the Abyssal Gorilla who was getting furious.
"Sorry I'm late, but now I'm here!" - A friendly voice came as a figure appeared in the Gorilla's head, bowing to Renner, before the Gorilla fiercely tried to grab him.
Squiti deftly dodged, before slashing the Gorilla's eyes, its tail suddenly took on a metallic appearance, before hitting the Gorilla heavily on the head, causing it to trot, a loud crack sounded and it fell to the ground, but soon its growl came as he got up.
Smiling slightly, Squiti stopped beside Renner. - "Your proficiency with Mana has greatly improved my young man, why don't you try to forcibly infiltrate your Frigid Mana into his body, until you reach his heart?"
"Like this?" Renner frowned.
"Before you didn't have the strength, talent or ability for it, but now I believe you do. The secret is to create concentrated particles that can seep into wounds, leave them with enough Mana to last a while, and when they're at their end, explode in subtle ways, which forcibly further lowers the body's temperature, making it easier for them to attack. more particles infiltrate the opponent's body." - Said Squiti quickly, Renner heard everything, finding it very complex.
"I am going to try!" - He said, his eyes shining brightly.
The Abyssal Gorilla roared while attacking crazily everywhere, until he heard the footsteps, so he focused on them, with Renner dodging, but he noticed changes in the attacks, they became more random and desperate, the lack of vision resulted in that.
Renner didn't mind, as more openings appeared, allowing him to cut it, thin cuts.
'It's not that...'-He frowned, concentrating, the environment around him was getting colder and from his body, ice flakes began to fly over.
'Fine as dust… no! Thinner than that! '-Renner concentrated, his sword dropping a frigid powder, which seeped into his wounds.
Soon blood began to flow… from Renner's nostrils, his head ached, but he thought. - 'Thinner, stronger!'
His body moved more instinctively, dodging the blows with ease, he even seemed to be playing with the Abyssal Gorilla.
Squiti smiled proudly.
And soon the Gorilla's movements seemed to be slowing down, certain parts of his body started to go numb and now, the cuts no longer bleed no matter how deep.
ROAR!!!
The Gorilla roared, Abyssal Flames surging, but they were so weak, quickly being suppressed by Renner's Frigid Aura.
BANG!!!
A rumble came from Renner's body, he moved, past the side of the Abyssal Gorilla, blood trickling down his lips and chin, he shivered and then dropped to his knees.
The Abyssal Gorilla stood still, a huge gash appearing on his chest, his breathing, he no longer felt his body, he was so heavy… he was so cold.
Soon his heart froze, his whole body shuddered and there he lay, death on his feet, his body stiff from the frostbite.
"You were magnificent, not as much as me so I give you 7 out of 10!" - Squiti said holding his shoulder, then throwing him on the shoulder and running to a safer area.
Today, Renner has surpassed his limits, not only has he gone up 2 levels, getting closer and closer to Level 30, he has evolved his Aura from Rank B to Rank S, the [Ice Aura], as well as developing a new property for it. , the [Ice Particles], an SSS Rank Skill!
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Kassia watched from afar, Renner's amazing match against the Grade A Abyssal Gorilla, it was beautiful.
She was envious, but smiled slightly, soon she will catch up with them, with a golden glow on her blade, she slashed 3 infected.
'Soon I will reach the 2nd Advance, wait for me!' - She thought excitedly.
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With a heavy sigh, Sahari sweating, looked at the bodies around her, then at that motionless muscled giant. - "It looks like Renner won… I can't stay behind!" - She clenched her teeth, advancing against the sea of enemies, in the company of several allies.
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Mayara looked, smiled and continued casting destructive spells, giving support to those she needed.
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Tazla bit her lip, then looked down at her hands, she was feeling frustrated.
"What's up little sister?" -Juju smiled and elbowed her shoulder.
"Anything!" - Tazla said.
"I feel that way too, everyone is getting so strong… but we will soon catch up, there are only 2 more Stages left to finish the Tattoos, so we will get much stronger!" - Juju said with bright eyes.
"But we're all staying, we still won't reach them..." - Said Tazla sighing.
"So work harder, soon your 2nd breakthrough will come, let's finish the tattoos by then, maybe you'll have some surprises." - Juju said laughing and kissing his forehead.
Tazla nodded, why is reaching Level 15 so difficult?
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Annie was being protected as she played her instrument, her fingers sore and sore, but they healed with the residual effects of the Elixir.
Using her maximum, Annie gave as many buffs as possible, she hates herself since she woke up, the fact that she is so weak!
She never took life as a Barda seriously, for her, being a Barda was a means to becoming a World Famous Singer.
She never bothered with hunting, leveling up and the like, so she focused on studying music, improving her voice and much more, keeping her grades high and her level at a proper stage, using the Academy as a protection from her parents.
But since she woke up from the coma, she who never thought about getting strong, now she wanted to get strong, just thinking about the despair that Roxana had to go through, she wanted to be her strength too, she needed to be her strength!
Even more so now that she learned of Jessica's death, she still remembers how Jessica gave Roxana so much strength that day, she wanted to be like that, but now she's dead...
Jessica's death shook her, even though they both didn't like each other very much, there was still a kind of connection between them.
Not to mention Jessica didn't even get a chance to have a proper burial or see the person she loved one last time.
Annie didn't want to be weak anymore, she never wanted something like that to happen again, so she's going to enjoy the changes that the Elixir brought her, this new life of hers, she's going to be the best, she's going to be everyone's strength!
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Zhuge Rayli, Li Chun and Li Chow, the 3 were accompanying Miliam, having been left to take care of the base and of course, keep Angelise Reiter safe.
Today a horde of infected attacked her camp, but it was nothing to worry about, until a short, blood-drenched figure approached, guns pointed at her.
Rayli who was taking care of the protection, was worried, earlier, Mamag Shitrin had stubbornly left and now… she was coming back.
"Mamag…"-Rayli snarled, thinking she had let her sister's mother die.
"Get out of my sight, you piece of junk! Useless waste of air!" -But to her great surprise, she was not an infected, but the Mother Goblin foul mouth nymphomaniac herself.
Rayli was shocked.
"I haven't been bitten or scratched by these things, I'm fine! Look!" - Mamag snarled, undressing, showing her beautiful thighs and pert rear.
Snorting, she walked in naked, not caring about anything.
"Inspection!" - Zuria stopped her, saying without hesitation.
"Get out of my way you troglodyte!" - roared Mamag.
"No!" - Zuria refused and grabbed her, then went to take her for inspection.
"GO FUCK YOU BITCHES! YOU TAKE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TASTE THAT PREMIUM MEAT AND NOW YOU FORCE ME TO SOMETHING I DON ' T WANT?! THIS IS OPPRESSION, TYRANNY! I DEMAND MY RIGHTS!!!" -Mamag screamed shrilly as she kicked.
Zuria gave them an indifferent look, before rolling them around in disdain, using her Aura to protect herself.
Rayli smiled awkwardly. - "Are all Goblins like this?" - She asked.
"Whatnot!" - Said Paula Plinia without understanding anything.
"I find her amusing, her act being so irrational and nonsensical, it gives me hope." - Said a beautiful young man with silver hair and yellow eyes, Elias Kenuei, who wielded a Rapier.
Paula looked at him before walking away.
Elias didn't bother and said. - "I wish I had gone with Lady Roxana, I believe it would have been better."
"Knowing her, chances are you'd have your ass wide open!" - Rayli laughed, Elias was surprised by those words.
"Roxana likes handsome and cute men, if you insist a little, I guarantee you she won't show you forgiveness!" - Rayli added, laughing and winking before pulling out her staff and advancing.
Elias was quiet, blinked a little, but then advanced with his Rapier.
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"If Roxana manages to reach the East Keep and if she is fit to live, we can move there, as all military strongholds have been modified to carry Electricity in recent years." - Said Harvey pointing to an old Fortress.
Miliam watched and listened.
"If we settle here, even more so with the Princess's support, we can be a front against the aberrations, then slowly conquer the remaining Strongholds, use that as a means to save the rest of the Kingdom!" - Said Harvey.
"And how would that benefit us?" - Miliam asked coldly.
"Of course it would benefit us, Roxana has plans to create a Guild, right? In my view, if she wants to create a Nation it will be possible, it will be difficult for the Royal Family to remain stable during these times and it will be the Heroes who will dictate the future." Harvey was smiling and there was a sharp edge to his eyes.
"Roxana's actions during the beginning of the infection, earned everyone's respect and admiration, if she decides to create a new Nation, everyone will kneel and call her Queen, if we take this Stronghold, we can make it the main base of our strength in the future, send the civilians we saved to the City of Latius, take resources and when we go to recruit, the greatest talents and specialists available will come rushing to serve Roxana!" - Harvey said with bright eyes.
"You speak so confidently, since when did you become part of Roxana's inner circle?" - Miliam asked.
"I may not have slept or even kissed her, but I know she wants me, I also know her plans with that party, the recruitment, it was so obvious, if it weren't for all this mess, right now I could be in that beauty's arms. and enjoying all kinds of amazing benefits!" Harvey chuckled.
"Renner was right, you are very smart and talented." - Miliam said.
"I find this hard to believe, but I am!" Harvey smiled confidently.
"Roxana has no plans to become a Queen, for her that would be too tiring, but yes, we plan to create a Guild with Roxana as the Leader." - Said Miliam, Harvey smiled.
"Good, even if money is not as valuable now as it was before and the Internet is so unstable, we can still profit a lot, take advantage of the fact that the military and politicians of Latius City are focused on the city and its surroundings, we can focus beyond, the East Fortress is close to the Tyropian River, if we can keep the Port City safe, the resources we will get from it will be phenomenal and when order returns, we will profit a lot and even if we have to hand over everything to the Royal Family, Roxana will already be Rank S I believe I, the Royal Family would be obliged to compensate her."
"Certainly, but at the moment the focus is on saving people, profits can be put aside for now, but focus on recruiting as many talented people as possible, we need more strength!" - Miliam said.
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PART 3 – 1st Cleaning!
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In the City Lord's Manor, the cries echoed, a Viscount hugging his infected children.
I noticed that, he needed time, the battle was still going on, unfortunately they took a long time to reach the Bunker.
As for Bunker, we needed to wait until he stopped crying.
"Viscount, could you open the Bunker? Maybe there are still people who survived." - I say calmly after a while.
"Ok…" - The Viscount said in a hopeless tone, he put the password and I pulled the door.
I searched and… people came in scared.
"LYLI!!!" - The Viscount scream, advancing and hugging the little girl, she started screaming in his arms.
I looked at the other people, guards, butlers and servants.
"Viscount, I apologize for the inability to rescue your wives and children, Lady Lyli was the only one I managed to save." - Said a knight around his 30s, kneeling.
The Viscount looked at him, touching his face and said. - "Thank you Clency!"
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I left there, I needed to take care of things, I heard what Renner did, I'm proud, but I gave that mouse a good punch. - "You almost killed him, damn rat!" - Growl.
"You filthy bitch! Don't touch me with that rotten hand! Humph!" - He yelled at me, fiercely cleaning the area I touched, but what a motherfucker!
"I just don't kill you, because I don't know what you did, Renner got much stronger!" - I say snorting, I can feel, in itself, he didn't get physically or magically stronger, the amount didn't increase that much, maybe he went up a few levels, but not enough.
Probably some of his Skills have risen in Rank, that is, the quality of his Mana has increased drastically, respectively, he has become much stronger!
Having used my cell phone to contact Miliam, but without a signal, this has become more frequent in recent days.
It's not like it's that important, we have some old-fashioned Communication Magic Items, I'm still not going to use them, unnecessarily.
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The survivors found were very few, less than 200 people in a city with more than 40,000 inhabitants.
To tell the truth, it is much more than expected.
But out of so many deaths, it allowed me to discover something, something frightening… Abyssal Rats!
We found places of refuge and hidden tunnels, even the Black Market, where we found several survivors, was being besieged by these plagues.
We quickly sent the news of this to Miliam and the rest of the Abyssal Rats, the headaches only increase!
But the 1st city was cleared, there are many more to go and… East Fortress, my next goal!