Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

Four Palum, disregarding all martial ethics, launched a sneak attack amidst the chaos. Their coordinated attack, unfolding like raindrops, proved to be even more troublesome than the twelve fairy soldiers.

Just as they were slightly slowed down, hundreds of lightning orbs rained down on the battlefield, including the four dwarfs.

"Hedin of Riniwa!" X4

"Anyway, I won't die!" The blonde fairy pushed up her glasses, staring incredulously at the rabbit that had transformed into lightning and stretched fifty meters, panting heavily.

"Get out of my way!" The silver wheels came crashing down again, but Belle dodged by leaping up and landing on her hands. Then, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and a black boar-shaped greatsword came crashing down.

Mountains collapsed and the earth split open.

Belle coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Stop spacing out, keep going!" Ota lifted Belle's foot and flung her out of the pit, at which point countless [Full-fed Cinderellas] rained down healing magic.

This is a trial!

After Hedin brought Belle back to the Tower of Babel, Freya chased everyone out and didn't come out all night. All they knew was that Belle had spent the night alone with the goddess and emerged disheveled, so something must have happened.

Freya, with a mischievous grin, instructed Ota, "You must treat my distinguished guest well."

And then, we have the scene we see now.

She had been subjected to torture for over 10 hours. Ota and Hedin had even completely abandoned all defenses in the city. Even Finn's angry curses couldn't change their determination to beat the rabbit to a pulp.

But rather...

"All you can do is run! You stinky rabbit!"

"Ouch, you lewd rabbit, stop right there!"

"Eek—who wants to get beaten up?!"

The sky thus changed from day to night.

Even with the crescent moon high in the sky, the battlefield still relentlessly roared.

……

On the top of the tower, two figures, one in black and one in gray, stood quietly, their gazes passing over the wall as they silently observed.

"Is she alright?" Chardo murmured.

“We’ve taught her everything we can. What she needs more is real-world experience like this. After all, the torture she will face in the future will be far more terrifying than this, and at that time, she will be all alone.”

Alfia turned and left.

"Hey. Where are you going? Aren't you going to watch anymore?" Chardo asked, puzzled.

“That’s just a bubble, it’ll burst at the slightest touch.” Alfia paused. “Rather than the illusion before us, what we should be doing now is preventing that future from happening.”

Chardo chuckled: "Hey, have you been hanging out with that kid too much lately? If you're reluctant to die... remember to let me know, it'll be awkward if I go down alone."

Alfia stopped in her tracks, offering no response, her figure disappearing into the darkness.

"They didn't beat me up?" Chardo scratched his face.

Chapter 120 The Outpost of Calamity: A Land Littered with Corpses

The large-scale attack by the secret faction lasted for three days, affecting more than half of the city's houses and shops to varying degrees, leaving the city in a state of desolation.

The war has ended.

Walking along the nearby streets, one sees only the corpses of adventurers and members of the dark faction.

"Hey, supporters over there, come lend a hand."

"okay."

Charles hurried over and lifted the stretcher covered with a white sheet. The bodies were transported to the nearby city wall and burned together.

All factions in Orario, regardless of rank, were forcibly conscripted to handle and bury these wandering skeletons, including Sharl.

These past two days, he has been constantly abused by Alfia, so this is a rare opportunity for him to rest.

Perhaps Alfia saw that the power within me that symbolized talent had vanished.

Yes, seven days have passed since the last update, and the effects of [Double Fate] and [Hawaii Trainee] have disappeared. Not long ago, he also used Baslam's technology to restore the update drug and complete the ability update.

Charl lv2

—Ability Values—

Strength: G204→B728

Durability: F201→C659

Dexterity: D535 → S901

Agility: D528 → S952

Magic: F312→S925

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Development Capability: [Divine Script I]

Magic: The Ring of Miracles, Mind Stealing

Skills: [Carrying Heavy Load] [???] [Gambling Instinct]

……

The attribute list wasn't particularly surprising. With the "Unwavering Desire" buff, he fought alongside Belle against 10 level 5 monsters and, at the last moment, ambushed and killed Basram. Such growth wasn't unexpected.

Moreover, during the two days of actual combat, he also possessed Chardo's body and used the power of the Forbidden Fairy Swamp to buff Alfia, thus reducing Chardo's durability by half.

As it turned out, with sufficiently high durability and magic power, Alfia's combat strength increased explosively. The duration was also long enough.

By releasing the restrictions of this part of the [Talent Cost], Ciel once again increased some of his lacking magic power.

Unfortunately, Ciel did not achieve the great feat he had been longing for; it seems that Belle must kill a level 6 enemy to accomplish his goal.

His stats weren't maxed out yet, so Ciel planned to use Mind Stealing to extend his [Yuumi's Deployment] for two more days. Therefore, he couldn't use other magic during this time.

He needs to find Belle now and spend two days in the [Battle Wilderness] to break through the durability limit.

To enter the [Battle Wilderness] and find Belle who's been thoroughly beaten up, the only option is...

"Um... is Miss Seele here?"

"Ah~ It's the boss, meow!" Anya said, tilting her head as she held a large bucket of water.

"How was your day? Did you practice shooting with Lily?"

"Of course, meow! Anya is improving super fast, meow!" Anya puffed out her chest, but the bucket was squeezed and wobbled.

"Lady Anya is talking nonsense. She only works sporadically and doesn't really want to learn." Lily also came out carrying a large bucket of water.

"Ania has been studying very hard!" Anya exclaimed to the sky.

"I agree with that, even the verbal tic is gone!"

Charles looked back, trying to find a familiar figure.

Behind Lily was Marie, also dressed in a shop assistant uniform, walking unsteadily with Cassandra's support.

Ciel looked at the blue-haired girl who had grown legs, fair skin, and pointed ears, without the slightest surprise.

This is the magic "The Little Mermaid." Ah, of course, it's not a new ability. It's just that before the ability refreshed, it used mind control to steal and replicate Lily's "Cookhouse Girl," and then possessed Marie to use it.

Charles then looked at the pendant on Marie's chest, which was a weaponized fairy that could grant Marie the power to create water flow.

Lily also possessed one of these weapons, which had been fused into Shakti's spear. The boy exclaimed that he couldn't afford to use it and wanted to put it in a shrine for daily worship.

"Where are you all going?" Charles asked curiously as a shop assistant carrying a bucket sped toward the street.

As Lily walked, she said, "Go help put out the fire. The Dark Faction has been setting fires everywhere for three whole days. There are basically no houses left intact on this street."

Charles glanced back and indeed, just like the churches in the old city, only the "Abundant Mistress" family remained unharmed on West Street.

It looks like we'll have to move temporarily; the church is too conspicuous right now.

While he was pondering, all the maids in the shop left, and Ciel did not see Seele's shadow.

"Seele hasn't come yet, meow." Anya tapped her chin, recalling, "It's been so long since I've seen her, meow."

"Are you still not better?"

During her possession of Alfia, Helen, as the older sister, should have also suffered from the illness, but with the disappearance of the "Dual Fate," this symptom should recover.

"I don't know, meow... It probably went to take refuge, meow, the city is so dangerous now."

Ciel helped put out the fire with Lily and the others. He wasn't in a hurry. Without Seele, he couldn't get close to Freya's Familia.

Time passed and it was already afternoon.

Having never reached his goal, Ciel left the "Abundant Mistress" to frequently visit his elder brother and prove his 'loyalty'.

When Ciel arrived at the Soma clan's wine shop, he unexpectedly saw the person he had been longing for.

It was a gray-haired girl wearing a hood, who was crying and shouting something and trying to break into the winery, but a burly dwarf outside the door was blocking her away time and time again with a helpless expression.

"I've said it many times, this is a military restricted area, and ordinary people can't enter."

"Please, please. I'm just looking for someone. If... I confirm they're not here, I... I won't stay any longer!" The girl's voice trembled.

"No means no... Ah, thank goodness it's me, if it were any other dwarf, little girl you would have suffered."

Shire recognized the dwarf; he was not from the Soma Familia, but from the Loki Familia, and was known as Grace, who had the title of "Elite."

The deployment of a level 5 soldier proves that Finn has discovered the military value of fireworks and is more likely to understand the deeper meaning of "gunpowder".

However, this girl...

Why is she here?

“Miss Seele?” Charles moved slightly closer.

Upon hearing the familiar name, Seele abruptly turned her head, her gloomy expression completely crumbling at that moment, and tears streamed down her face like a burst dam.

"Ciel!"

In just a second, Charles was knocked to the ground by the girl. The unique fragrance of a virgin and the scent of her breasts made it hard for him to breathe.