Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

Triggered when near death

Damage received in the next five seconds will be converted into an equivalent amount of health.

【Sickly】

• Unleash the maximum potential of your talents.

• Intermittently triggers temporary coughing up of blood, weakness, and a state of being unable to move.

(Ms. Okita's great victory: In this moment, I have lived a lifetime in one go)

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Looking at the long string of dense text, Alfia frowned:

Why is the handwriting so blurry?

Charles helplessly shrugged: "You see, these abilities can't last long. It's expected that after seven days, they will revert to your original stats."

"Cough cough cough—" A violent coughing fit rang out.

Alfia covered her mouth, and a large amount of blood seeped from her fair hands, blooming on the ground like roses.

"His condition is even worse than before..."

She felt completely weak, as if she would collapse at the slightest breeze.

"Ah, this..." Charles, supporting the witch's wrist, chuckled awkwardly, "Every cloud has a silver lining, at least your will to survive is pretty strong, two of your three skills are ridiculously powerful."

"Unfortunately, this skill cannot be maintained until the end of the Great Rebellion."

Skills and magic generally change based on experiences and emotions. Alfia, who is focused on living, would theoretically not possess the skill "Weakness".

When unexpected events occur, they can only be categorized as part of the "permanent gacha pool," and the disease is already ingrained in their very being.

The entire card pool should consist of abilities with negative effects.

[Weakness] has a more severe negative effect than [Talent Disaster Price]. During the illness, Alfia cannot even maintain normal actions, but on the other hand, the effect of continuously and semi-permanently reducing ability values ​​disappears.

This means that Alfia can use her talents to make up for the missing attributes.

Plus…

“Try the [Morph Rhythm] spell! I feel like we won this gamble!” Charles helped Alfia sit down against the wall.

"If your illness is cured and your physical condition is restored, will you be able to upgrade again and overcome the disease?!"

Alfia crumpled the parchment, leaned weakly against Charles's shoulder, her eyes flickered, and nodded slightly: "Okay."

Chapter 132 Let's Embark on a Blood-Soaked Expedition

According to Alfia, her potential abilities have been semi-permanently reduced due to the "Cost of Talent," and her body can only perform at a level close to lv5, or even only at lv4. Apart from magic, almost everything else is a weakness.

Looking at the level 7 stats, the sudden appearance of a G-level durability amidst an S-rank overall attribute is enough to demonstrate just how fragile her constitution is. Moreover, given the unseen potential abilities, her already low durability should be almost completely depleted.

In other words, Alfia's current durability value is only about 202 points as shown on the panel, and this number will decrease over time.

at the moment……

"Roll, blood in the water! — [Variant Rhythm]" Alfia's chant ended.

A hazy magical glow surrounded her, and specks of starlight rose up, gradually transforming into a red aura that merged into Alfia's body.

Charles, who was observing Alfia's condition in real time, discovered that her "Agility" and "Dexterity" were decreasing at a rate of fifty points per second.

S→A→B→…I0

When both attributes were reduced to 0, the durability value that Xia Er had been hoping for still showed no signs of increasing.

This magic can also synchronize the panel in real time? Charles first noticed the anomaly, then, instead of being surprised, he was delighted, reaching out to feel the incredibly smooth texture of his old shoulder:

"Alfia, how are you feeling? Are you feeling much better?"

Alfia nodded gently; the pain she had been experiencing lessened, and the persistent tinnitus disappeared.

Charles squatted down in front of him and slapped his hand hard: "That's right!"

【Variant Rhythm】 can permanently transform Alfia's relatively strong and easily improved 【Agility】 and 【Dexterity】 into the very lacking 【Strength】 and 【Durability】.

Even more frightening is that it can change the "potential abilities" before the current level.

The durability value that was previously reduced semi-permanently by "Talent Calamity Cost" can be completely compensated by the extremely high agility value at level 7.

With a stat boost of nearly 2000 points to level 7, Alfia's current physique is almost ten times stronger than before.

and……

“We can make up for the lost agility with new adventures. How about it? Want to embark on a spontaneous expedition?” Charles opened his arms, his smile impossible to hide.

"Using [Clone Magic] to absorb experience twice as much, you can quickly gather a batch of 'Dexterity' abilities. This is the easiest type of ability for you to improve."

Alfia rolled her eyes at Charles. "Can't you pat your own leg?"

Her improved physical condition greatly alleviated her illness, and her gaze towards Charles softened:

"Not bad! It's just... cough cough."

Another mouthful of blood gushed out, Alfia's face flushed, and this time even her nose started bleeding.

"She doesn't look sickly at all; she looks more like... feverish?" Charles lifted his black robe to wipe her face.

"Sigh, come to think of it, I haven't experienced the pleasures of being with a girl for 24 years, so I couldn't help it."

"Shut up!" Her beautiful eyes swept over, her rosy cheeks were mesmerizing.

Charles helped Alfia up, saying, "Alright, this is temporary. It's your first time, so it's normal to bleed a little. Besides, you'll get used to it next time."

I won't get used to it...

Alfia mentally scoffed, pushed away Charles's hand, straightened her back, and clenched her fists:

"It's all over now. But I don't know when it will flare up again, and when that happens, I won't have any power to fight back."

"It's good to be powerless... oh no," Ciel crossed his arms and snorted.

"Aren't there still [Rebirth] and [Last Stand]? You are no longer the Alfia you once were. Why have you become so vulnerable after losing your power? I don't remember you being such a fragile woman!"

"Take up your sword and, in a savage manner, stand atop the peak once more!"

Almost all the magic that symbolized attack has been replaced, and for the next week, Alfia will have to rely on melee combat to fight her enemies.

“If you take his job, Chardo will be upset.” Alfia raised the corners of her mouth, the suppressed pain making her usually cold face a little more human.

Although he is vomiting blood and is physically weak, his physical condition is much better than before. His tinnitus has disappeared, his paralyzed nerves have recovered, and he can clearly experience joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

The two returned to the church together, and Charles casually asked, "If you level up to level 8, then... what's the plan?"

“Continue…” Alfia paused for a moment and said calmly, “My physical condition has only restored me to the state I was in before challenging Leviathan. Unfortunately, even I can’t fill the void that has accumulated in the past in just one week.”

"Moreover, to use a bucket as an analogy, [Variant Rhythm] can only fill the lost water, but cannot increase the height of the plank. To upgrade it, I must get my level 7 durability close to S, which is just as difficult as starting from scratch and upgrading within a week."

Ciel's smile visibly faded.

Yes, Alfia's illness is congenital. Improving her physique can only reduce complications, not cure it. The only possibility of changing it is to level up, or start over from level one and max out Alfia's attributes.

Alfia's eyes curved slightly: "What? Is this news that upsetting?"

"No, it's just simple disappointment. It's alright, I'll find another way, I'll make sure you survive." Charles said sincerely.

Alfia and Sharl stared at each other for a moment, their eyes flickering as they changed the subject: "Don't worry, since I've used you, I'll obediently cooperate and be used by you. I'll follow Lord End's orders and thoroughly ravage those heroes of Orario."

“That’s not what I meant.” Charles turned to Alfia. “I…no, I meant that Belle would also want you to live. I’m serious.”

Charles earnestly advised, "If we can awaken the heroes of Orario and ignite their will to fight against evil, we can also catalyze their growth. What they lack is not great deeds, but the determination to stop at nothing to achieve them."

You don't have to put yourself on top of others.

"Can you look forward to me?" Ciel put on a serious face, pointed to himself, and made a rather earnest, lewd joke: "You'd better seize the future!"

"So noisy, so long-winded. Cough cough cough." Alfia looked away, her face flushed, and 'forced' coughed up another mouthful of blood.

Damn Zeus, he taught me so much that I shouldn't have known.

“Hey, I’m serious. Besides Ota, there’s no one else in Orario who can handle the experience points of a level 7.” Sharl helped Alfia up again, his expression serious. “More level 6s won’t help the Black Dragon. We need a level 8 more.”

Alfia was taken aback, then smiled and said, "No one can take my life so easily now."

She glanced at Charles sideways: "Because of someone, Chardo is in much better condition, and I have also recovered to my peak. I don't even know if the current Orario can withstand the bullying of these two old relics."

"Uh……"

"Yeah, it's really frustrating to want to give away experience points but not be able to, and you're also afraid of accidentally killing someone."

Take that weasel for example, it really put on a show with all its might!

Charles chuckled awkwardly:

"Then... we need to increase Orario's strength."

Alfia remained noncommittal, feeling the warmth from her palm, and suggested, "The little ones you picked up all have good potential. They're younger and more energetic than the Brave Kid. They're worth training."

Chloe and Lunova are both 14 years old and not yet familiar with each other, so let's leave them aside for now.

Anya is a year older, and they are both already level 4, second-tier adventurers.

After killing Vina, it's possible to reach level 5. If you continue to work hard, reaching level 6 before the story begins is not impossible.

With the addition of Lily, the Seed of Heroes, and Tina, the possessed fairy, the entire [Silent Garden] can now form a complete team.

Charles guessed something: "You're planning to take them with you on the expedition?"

“Yes.” Alfia nodded. “They need to experience real hell before they can explore more possibilities. Fortunately, the new magic you’ve given them contains a very convenient ability.”

Teleportation magic, an extraordinary ability that has never been seen even in the history of Orario.

Possessing this magic not only saves on the losses incurred during expeditions, but also allows you to quickly lead the entire team to safety in times of crisis.

Her gaze darkened; it was a spell triggered by her longing for her sister, but it was still not enough to penetrate the underworld and see the person she wanted to see.

"Besides, didn't you also want to completely separate that fairy pearl from the fallen fairy's body? This is the perfect opportunity."

Speaking of this matter...

Charles's expression was grave: "Yes, we must sever their last connection."