[Servant:]
[Servant Activated]
[1. Jack the Ripper]
[2. Gregori Rasputin]
[MP -24000]
Two servants appeared before Aaron, something they never expected before. The servant feature had been unlocked, but most adventurers had a beast servant. It was rare to get servants from mythological races, let alone soul servants.
'He even has two soul servants with strong energy fluctuations. Inviting him to join the group would be pretty beneficial,' Noah replied, thinking of the opportunity in this case.
Noah turned aside and looked at Alisha, who was shocked as if seeing them for the first time. This further convinced Noah that Alisha's friend had not joined the Dimension Justice group.
Following Aaron's orders, Jack began to activate one of his talents. The sign that Jack's talent was active was the appearance of a white mist surrounding the place, reducing people's visibility.
[Talent Activated]
[Sub Talent Activated]
[Night Mist Steps]
The white mist increasingly flew to spread over the area around the octopus monster. Jack pointed his dagger forward from within it, dealing a slashing strike to the monster.
[Damage +5460]
[Critical +6150]
[Two Combo!]
The damage panel was displayed before Aaron's face. Everyone couldn't see Jack's attack pattern, but checking the large amount of damage was enough to tell them that Jack's attack was fatal.
"That's a lot of damage. How strong is a soul servant really?" asked Alpha, shocked.
"Among the three types of servants, soul servants are the strongest. Given the large amount of damage he deals, it's safe to assume his servant level is high or his talent is high."
"Servants with talents? That's pretty terrifying," said Alpha, glancing at the young man named Aaron with admiration.
"That's right. In short, if he has many servants, he has many talents," Alisha explained.
[Damage +3670]
[Damage +4520]
[Critical +7830]
[Three Combo! Great!]
Through Jack's vision shared with Aaron, it was clear that one of the three octopus monsters had a red HP bar, meaning half an HP bar was left. With Jack's relentless attacks, it could be confirmed that the monster with the red HP bar would be eliminated.
Aaron looked to the side, watching Rasputin still standing as if he was watching the situation. Jack returned before Aaron, he stepped from within the white mist after finishing defeating one octopus monster.
[EXP +22000]
[TP +11000]
[2000 RL]
[Item Obtained:]
[2 MP Crystals Lv.2]
[3 Potion HP Lv.2]
[3 Elixir MP Lv.2]
[2 Bottles of octopus ink]
Aaron only took the MP crystals he had gotten, and he handed over the rest to Noah. Those items might be useful for restoring the condition of his injured members or those who are out of MP.
"Now it's your turn, Rasputin."
"I'll gladly do it," Rasputin said.
"Keep them trapped in your reality illusion."
Rasputin cleared his throat and nodded slowly. He continued to stride calmly, each footstep always accompanied by a fluctuation of his white energy.
His eyes turned white, staring at the two monsters after Jack's white mist evaporated and disappeared.
[Talent Activated]
[Sub Talent Activated]
[Mind Reality Power]
At once, the two octopus monsters fell into silence as if frozen. Another panel appeared before Aaron, something related to Rasputin's talent.
[Damage +0]
[Enemy hit by illusion effect]
[Illusion Duration:]
[00:00:00:00]
[Dispels enemy's basic ability]
[Regeneration effect stopped]
'Hmm... looks like the illusion will remain as long as Rasputin is activated,' Aaron said.
'You can kill him. Those two octopus monsters won't be able to do regen," Aaron explained.
Noah and his team members listened to Aaron's words. They began manifesting their talent power, then directed the attacks together.
With the combined attacks and the octopus' stalled regen effect, Aaron was sure the monster could be instantly defeated.
From fire, thunder, light, weapons, dimension, and time attacks. They unleashed their strikes on the monster, causing a huge thunder of energy that surrounded the two monsters.
Damage panels began to pop up before them, indicating their attacks had successfully hit the monster. Slowly, the HP bars of the two octopus monsters were fully depleted. The carcasses of the octopuses shattered into tiny particles which evaporated and disappeared.
[EXP +1000]
[TP +500]
[150 RL]
Aaron saw that a small amount of EXP, TP, and RL had been obtained. He just realized the significant role of attackers in killing every monster, and it was because Rasputin's servant type was supportive.
Unlike him, Noah and his members earned considerable EXP, depending on how much damage they dealt.
Realizing that Aaron had a significant role, Noah asked his members who got MP Crystal items to give to him.
There were four Lv.2 MP Crystals in total. Noah accepted all of them and gave those four items to Aaron.
Noah did it for two reasons: His responsibility as the group leader and making a good impression on Aaron.
"Take it. You need it more than we do."
Without hesitation, Aaron grabbed the four Lv.2 MP Crystals. Since six items had been collected, Aaron immediately destroyed them to increase his MP capacity significantly.
[MP crystals have been used]
[MP Capacity +6000]
[Total MP: 1260/7860]
'Lv.1 MP crystals only add 100, while Lv. 2 adds 1000. I wonder, are there any MP Crystals with higher levels?" asked Aaron.
"Thank you, Captain Noah. I'll return the favor someday."
"No problem, you did us a favor after all. If you hadn't trapped those two octopuses in an illusion, it might have been difficult for us to defeat them," explained Noah.
Liel and Isabella gasped, not having expected that Aaron had two servants. As far as they knew, Aaron only had one servant, the mist man.
Noticing that Aaron was a powerful young man made the two women fall in love with him. Isabella turned her head, aware that Liel felt the same way as she did for Aaron.
Alisha walked up to Aaron, praising the young man for successfully having two soul servants. She expressed that her worries subsided after Aaron showed his strength.
"Now, it looks like we don't have to worry about the floor boss's abilities."
"Even so, we never know what kind of power the floor boss has. We must stay alert, Captain Alisha," Alpha explained.
The woman nodded slowly, fully understanding what Alpha was saying. Alisha glanced to the side, seeing that the Sky Sword group members were still exhausted.
"Is it alright with you if we continue our way? We need to arrive at the boss room quickly," Alisha said. Noah didn't mind at all.
"Don't worry about us. We're not aiming for the floor boss in this raid."
Alisha cleared her throat. She and the rest of her group left the place. Just as Aaron stepped past Noah's group, his eyes briefly met with Sila's.
Aaron waved his hand to greet her. Sila's face blushed while she replied to Aaron's response. Through Aaron's muted lips, Sila could read that Aaron was waiting for her on the tenth floor.
That boosted Sila's morale and made her stand up straight, stepping closer to Noah, "Captain, should we join them fighting the floor boss?"
"No, Sila. The fight against the octopus monster is enough to take up our energy."
Noah's answer made the fervor in Sila's heart fade. Noah notices the change in Sila's expression; it seems that the woman has a feeling for one of Alisha's member groups.
"Do you have any friends in Alisha's group?" asked Noah, Sila looking awkward.
"Aaron and I met on the second floor. He was the one who saved Thomas."
"Aaron? Is he the one with the two servants? Isn't Aaron the—"
"Please keep this a secret. He's a fugitive of the Night Liberator."
Noah couldn't hide his shock when he heard Sila's confession; there was no reason for Sila to lie to him.
"If it's true, then we'd better be careful. Dealing with the Night Liberator will be a hassle."
"Don't tell anyone about this other than me. Do you get it, Sila?"
"I get it."