Exploring the 7 rooms on the 1st floor brought Dante to Level 34 and Liliana to Level 33.
Dante kept throwing all his Points into [Holiness], which caused a substantial increase in the damage and healing he causes.
Around the 4th room, Dante started using [Holy Shield] on himself and Lliana, he wanted to test the power of the ability and its effects against the Undead.
And it was very good, the Ghouls and Zombies received damage when they hit the shield.
Due to repeated use, Dante soon saw the Skill, which was around its 30% progress, jump to 100% and reach Level 2!
And he's not the only one, as [Blessing of Power] will soon reach Level 2 as well, just a few more uses.
It's like Dante read in the books, when you're hunting or fighting, Skill proficiency grows much faster!
- Holy Shield(Lv.2): Conjure a powerful holy dark on yourself or allies, with durability equivalent to [200 + Intelligence x 5 = ?? + Holiness%]!
Before Holy Shield had 9,207 HP, now it has 9,579 HP, it seems little, it's little, but it's little by little that the rooster fills up!
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On the 2nd floor!
When they were on the 1st floor, the strongest monsters were the Ghouls, even though they are around Level 30~35, they are quite strong, as expected from elite creatures, but there were only 1 to 2 per room.
But on the 4th floor things change, the Level of the monsters started to reach 40, even though they have nothing new in their skill set or their attributes grow explosively, their numbers increased.
Before it was 1~2 Ghouls, now you can find from 4~8 Ghouls per room!
Liliana seeing the danger of the monsters on the 2nd floor, as well as their damage having become insignificant, she summoned from her throat, in a truly grotesque and painful scene, her Demon Blade.
As said before, her Demon Blade is shaped like a long sword, replacing the one she used before.
And just by possessing it, his damage that used to be around 300~500 without the blessing, has jumped to 520~800!
This is all due to:
- Demonic Sword Mastery(Lv. 3 - 46%): Increases the Demonic Blade's Physical/Magical damage by 45%!
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Dante continued on the back line, casting blessings, [Heal] and [Holy Shield].
Monsters are known to have an amount of HP that doesn't match their levels, the Zombies for example had around 15,000 HP, which in human terms would be 200 Vitality, where a Level 30~35 would have 150~175 Points to spend.
But it's not as if this matters much, except for the excessively high HP, the monsters have low Physical and Magic Defense, while their other attributes are relatively average, with some exceptions depending on the monster's characteristic.
Zombies besides having around 15,000 HP, they have a characteristic that is paralyzing poison, when they bite or scratch someone, it causes a paralyzing effect.
Ghouls, on the other hand, have around 40,000 HP, where unlike Zombies with average or even considered mediocre attributes, they have high speed.
Their claws are considered as weapons, causing a lot of damage.
"ARGH!" - Liliana growled in pain, having her shoulder pierced by the Ghoul's sharp claws.
+8.713!
But it didn't matter, her HP was restored to pinnacle and she could keep fighting!
Her sword cut without stopping, even though every minute her Demon Blade devoured 1% of her HP, it was no match for Dante's absurd healing.
And the more she fought with her Demon Blade, the more her mastery with it improved.
Before, she would train for 30 minutes at most, before stopping to rest, since fighting with the Demon Blade is not unlike torture.
But now, in the midst of real combat, with her tearing her enemies apart with powerful slashes, Liliana was having remarkable growth in her mastery.
"I should have had her use her Demon Blade before... what a waste!" - Said Dante nodding his head.
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[You've Leveled up!]
[+5 Points!]
Dante looked at him who is now at Level 36, the same as Liliana.
"Master, my Mastery has reached Level 4!" - Liliana said, even though she was tired, full of joy.
"But already? Wasn't it around 40% when we came in?" - Dante asked surprised.
Even though he noticed that Liliana was growing quite fast, it was even noticeable, it shouldn't be to that extent.
"Yeah, I think it's due to the fact that it's a special Mastery..." - Liliana said thoughtfully, but pleased.
Dante thought about it and indeed, Masteries take a long time to grow, since you have to train and fight with the specific weapon.
Look at his Holy Mastery], Dante trained for almost 1 decade, even being so talented, to raise it only to Level 5, which is considered good among names.
Not to mention that before you can level up, Level 5 of the initial Skills is the limit, not because of some blockage, just that the amount of proficiency needed is too absurd, which is best achieved during combat.
When Liliana was bought by Dante, her Mastery was at Level 2, after 2 months of training, she went to Level 3, with 40% progress to Level 4.
Certainly it was a great growth, showing that she has talent and of course, luck!
Obviously the requirement for her Mastery Skill is lower than for other Masteries, because it is specifically for the Demon Blade and because it constantly steals her vitality in exchange for power.
In other words, it was thought out so that since the Wizard won't be able to train with her for long, it would be better to give her a quick increase in Skill Level.
And since Liliana is fighting and rising in Level, the progression skyrockets due to being in combat.
"Hummmm... but still, 60% in just a few hours..." - Dante certainly has his doubts, that's too fast!
"Master, I gain proficiency just by having it in my hands..." - Liliana said calmly.
Since summoning the sword in the 1st room on the 2nd floor, she has not returned it and is relying on Dante's healings to keep it.
Hearing this, Dante was scratching his chin, making calculations and finding it plausible for the moment.
"All right. In the future we'll get some Mana Potions, we'll need to increase the level of the [Blood Blades], maybe the amount of blades conjured will increase over time." - Said Dante calmly.
"Okay!" - Liliana nodded cheerfully and soon received Dante's Healing, her HP that was at 30% went to 100%, but soon to 99% because of the blade.
"Let's go!" - Said Dante and Liliana smiled as she followed him, even though she was supposed to be in the front.
...
"Hey!" - A tall man approached Dante and Liliana, who looked at him.
Dante was calm, Liliana was on alert.
"Don't worry, I am an Adventurer just like you, while we were walking, we found you in this room, did you clean it up?" - The man asked.
"Yes." - Said Dante smiling slightly.
"I see, you're a Priest, explain why only you two got that, how envious!" - Said the man laughing, he even sounded a little mocking.
Liliana was annoyed, Dante looked at him and asked. - "If you have nothing to talk about, then go back to your group, we will be resting here for the hour."
The man raised an eyebrow, but nodded and retreated to his group, there were 2 women and 3 men, 4 men counting the leader.
They seemed to be discussing something, which is not of interest to Dante, while Liliana stood at attention.
"Master, why didn't you do anything? He obviously mocked you!" - Liliana said angrily.
Dante looked at her and asked. - "Do you care when an ant is in your way?"
Liliana was confused, since the answer is obvious, if she doesn't pay attention, she won't even see the ants and step on them.
"Why would I care about ants that I might end up stepping on by accident?" - Said Dante dismissively, as he sat up and said. - "Now go back to rest!"
"Yes master!" - Liliana nodded and closed her eyes, adjusting her breathing as she was taught.
'I'll ask father for some [Meditation] books, I underestimated my expenditure of Holiness...' - Dante thought bitterly.
He has large amounts of Mana, but he is a Priest, he uses [Holiness], that is, [Holy Power] to cast [Healing], [Blessing Power] and [Holy Shield].
He currently has 22,000 Holy Power, but casting spells non-stop for the past few hours has certainly overwhelmed him and his natural regeneration isn't helping much.
'Is it at Level 50 or 100 that [Conversion of Mana into Holy Power] will appear?' - Dante asked himself, as he knows that there is an Active Skill that is not at all popular among Priests.
One that allows you to turn your Mana into Holy Power, he knows exists, but it is an option that 99.99% of Priests ignore because it has no use.
Not to mention that the Conversion is not so good, only at Level 10, which is the maximum of the Skill it will become 1:1, but at Level 1, it is 9:1, not worth it, even more for Priests with low Mana.
But for Dante, this will be a good skill, even more so if he has 475 Intelligence.
Zin!
Dante abruptly moved his head to the side, an arrow flew past, and his cold eyes landed on the group of 6 in the distance.
Liliana stood up, enraged and ignoring the Healing falling on her.
"Oops, wrong, just that it slipped!" - Said the group leader laughing, as the warriors moved forward.
Dante looked on with disdain, even though he didn't know the reason they were attacking them so suddenly, how dare they attack him, he doesn't need the reasons!