Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

The evil henchmen had their eyes on this place, and they stormed in, brandishing their butcher knives.

Raul's forward momentum faltered for only a second before he resumed his run. He let out a furious roar, drew his sword, and charged towards the thugs.

Ten days ago, he received a guarantee from Loki: "You'll be leveling up soon too."

I am now stronger than the average lower-level adventurer.

With this thought in mind, Raul shattered raindrops with his longsword, producing a crisp hum, and pierced the throat of a Dark Faction soldier. Immediately following, a kasaya slash tore open the chest of another soldier.

The scalding blood splattered on his face, briefly making Raul forget his complicated thoughts.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!" He suppressed all his emotions, focusing entirely on the battle and numbing himself.

But... he seems to have overestimated his own abilities.

"Go to hell, you brat!"

"Puff————"

Raul was cut on the calf by a sharp blade, forcing him to his knees. He was surrounded by a number of Dark Faction soldiers, and weapons seemed to be attacking from all directions, leaving him struggling to defend himself.

The intense pain rendered him unable to dodge, and the flashing blades sliced ​​through the rain, attacking his vital points.

"Are you going to die?"

It's better to be dead, then there'll be no more worries.

"Sizzle—"

Just as the blade was about to sever Raul's head, a flash of lightning swept past Raul, precisely deflecting the attack from the Dark Faction soldiers.

Golden strands of hair swept past Raul's side, and a sharp lightning blade flashed, felling the enemies surrounding Raul.

Raul's eyes widened: "Ais...san?"

Chapter 185 Raul: Loki actually...

"Ais?"

Hearing the call, Alpha slashed away the surrounding enemies, sheathed her sword, turned around, glanced at the stunned Raul, and realized she didn't recognize him. She immediately transformed into a bolt of lightning and fled.

She has many more enemies to defeat. Only by defeating more enemies can she gain the power to redeem her compatriots who are bound by monsters.

Having received the power of the previous generation of Pegasus, her mind gradually matured, and she also felt the same way about being bound and having her mind altered by monsters.

"Justice or evil, as long as it makes me stronger." Alpha's eyes turned sharp, a far cry from his silly and cute demeanor when he was with Sharl; his temperament became profound and mature.

The ear-piercing noise, like the chirping of a thousand birds, rang out again. Lightning wings seemed to bloom behind Alpha, and in just over ten seconds, it swept across half a street, with the dark faction members along the way falling to the ground one after another.

……

Raul stared at the figure disappearing at the end of the street, lost in thought for a moment.

"It's not Miss Ais... Ouch, it hurts!"

The intense pain made him sit on the ground, clutching his legs. His clothes were stained with mud mixed with rainwater. Raul slumped to the ground.

"Raul..." Annakiti, who was helping the fallen old man up from behind, shouted forward.

Raul turned around and saw Angie's fearful face.

"Stop being stubborn, it's too dangerous outside, let's go back... you'll die!"

Faced with such pleading eyes and the trembling figure of Annaquite, a girl her age, Raul frowned in embarrassment and clenched his fists.

"What do you know? Going back is more frightening to me than death!"

Raul gritted his teeth, limped along his injured leg, and turned into another road.

……

The former site of Huanle Street.

Without the protection of the Ishtar Familia, this place has become almost a dead city. Prostitutes have gone to seek refuge, and no adventurers would come here for fun.

Scatteredly, there are also some unconventional, clandestine soldiers who wander the streets, hoping to catch a firearm or two to make themselves happy.

Raul walked along this desolate street, his sword stained with blood, clearly having already fought with one or two people.

He had multiple injuries to his calves and shoulders, and his face was covered in blood and mud. He leaned against the outside of a secluded wooden hut, letting the rain and blood mingle.

He could no longer walk; his body was numb, but his mind was becoming increasingly clear.

"Why is this happening? Someone... please save me!"

Squeak—

The wooden door was opened from the inside, and a pure-looking face cautiously peeked out. She saw Raul leaning against the door, covered in blood, and frowned in displeasure, but quickly broke into a gentle smile.

"Adventurer, what's wrong? Quick, come inside with me, it's not safe outside!"

Raul was drawn by the sound and turned around.

She was a very beautiful girl, about 16 or 7 years old, with pink pear-shaped hair, fair and round cheeks, wearing a short-sleeved tank top with shoulder straps, a pleated skirt, and slender, fair legs covered with white socks.

As the girl squatted down, her loose chest turned outwards, revealing her alluring northern hemisphere.

The two contrasting qualities of innocence and allure struck Raul's nerves.

"Ah...you...are?"

Before he could react, the girl had already helped him and dragged him into the house.

Inside the deep attic.

"Adventurer, please clean yourself first, then let me apply medicine for you." The girl brought out a wooden basin and a towel from the room.

Raul waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I'll do it myself."

The girl shook her head: "The adventurer was seriously injured while protecting us, so leave this to me."

The pink-haired girl skillfully removed Raul's clothes and carefully cleaned his body with a towel dampened with water.

Raul, his mind clouded by blood loss, momentarily lost his reason and allowed the girl to play with him.

Russian qing.

After the girl wrapped the gauze around herself, she bit it off with her teeth.

Raul finally came to his senses: "Um, Miss, you are..."

“My name is Maria. Yes… as you can see. I’m just an escort…”

"Huh?" Raul's head went blank.

Maria lowered her head, covering her face and weeping: "Adventurer, someone of your noble status must look down on us."

"Oh, no, no! I'm not some amazing adventurer." Raul's eyes darkened as he glanced at the wine the girl was using to disinfect, then raised it and took a big gulp. "I'm just a good-for-nothing who's afraid to face reality and pressure."

"What happened?" The girl gently wiped Raul's mouth with her handkerchief.

Under the influence of alcohol, Raul complained loudly, "It's all Loki's fault..."

"Loki?!" Maria's eyes lit up. An adventurer from Loki's Familia?

She was nothing more than a prostitute on the outskirts of the pleasure district. Unlike the members of the Ishtar Familia, she had no power or influence, and even her customers were just those that others didn't want.

When she heard Raul reveal his family's secrets, a bold idea began to sprout in her mind.

She... wants to lock this man down!

Loki's family will surely become great figures sooner or later; it would be wonderful to marry him.

With this in mind, Maria narrowed her eyes: "Adventurer, please don't drink anymore. You are still injured."

"Don't... don't worry about me." Raul was a little tipsy; the alcohol was numbing his brain, and after two glasses of horse urine, he was already starting to lose his senses.

"Come on, aren't you a prostitute? Have a drink with me."

"Adventurer? Is something troubling you?" Maria took out a wine glass from a cabinet and secretly brought out a few bottles of spiked liquor. "You can confide in Maria about any troubles you have. Anything is fine."

Maria poured glass after glass of wine into Raul's stomach, and her clothes became less and less as their bodies pressed intimately together.

Raul's words became increasingly confused: "Prophecy... Loki, and the captain... what should I do?"

Maria listened intently to every word Raul said, and thus held leverage over him.

"Good boy, let it all out. Once you've vented, you won't be so troubled anymore. Maria will take care of everything for the adventurer... no, for Raul."

As Maria spoke, she grasped the hilt of Raul's sword, which was hindering her from obtaining information, aimed it, and sheathed it.

Raul stared blankly, "Maria~ what should I do..."

"Of course, do whatever makes you comfortable."

"If...Loki destroys the world..."

"Hmm?! Destroy the world?" Maria stopped wiping the glass.

“Yes…” Raul retorted instinctively, “Everything in the city was orchestrated by Loki… Hmm, what should I do…”

Maria hugged Raul, her body rising and falling with her turbulent emotions, her mind blank.

Is this... something I should know?

Loki... Lord Loki was actually the mastermind behind everything?!

Chapter 186 Hermes: Charles, please go and face Silence?

Hermes Familia Temporary Magic Armor Workshop.

This is a temporary building located near Central Park, where adventurers come and go, carrying supplies in and out of the rooms.

"Asphi... no, Captain. Please pull yourself together! Everyone needs you!" Falga, the tiger-man of the Hermes Familia, shouted, pressing down on Asphi's shoulder.

“But Lydia… I… it’s too sudden, I wasn’t prepared at all. Let’s find someone else to be the leader.” Asfi shrugged.

In just a few days, she rose from an ordinary member to deputy leader, and then to leader, completely forced into the position.