Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

Without waiting for Liu's reaction, Noah suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the surface.

The speed forced Liu to crouch closely behind Noah, unable to raise his head at all.

But what she was thinking about at the moment was not what was happening on the surface, but——

My confession!!

That confession may have been gathered after exhausting all the courage of the next ten years!

Even the gods couldn't tell when she would be able to muster up enough courage to confess her feelings again!

Regret and pain transformed into resentment, forcing Liu to look up at the ground. The resentment seemed to penetrate hundreds of meters of rock and stare at a certain figure.

Whoever interrupted my confession must pay the price!

All must die!!

73 Upgrades, New Skills, and a New World

As soon as Noah came to the surface, he saw Chang, oh no, Ai Si beating up a white-haired man.

The battle scene was very similar to the first time he fought against Valetta.

Noah's heart couldn't help but rise when he saw Ais being chopped away by a knife and Olivas throwing out several props that were obviously explosives at a glance.

Noah finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the breeze transform into an invisible fortress and protect the girl.

He glanced around and found Olivas hiding in a corner at the edge of the square.

Originally, Noah planned to wait until Olivas turned around to discover him, so that he would appear more stylish.

But after seeing this guy chattering and cursing for most of the day, Noah lost his patience, walked up to him and chatted with him as if he was a good brother, and put his arm around his shoulders.

"I think, not later, but now."

When Olivas turned around and saw Noah, he instantly felt his heart beating... and his pulse suddenly stopped.

"You, you?! You're not dead? Valetta?"

"Valletta? Of course she turned into dear Valletta charcoal, and then went down to explore the way for you first!"

After realizing the meaning behind Noah's laughter, Olivas's already frighteningly pale face suddenly became even uglier.

"No! Impossible! Valetta is level 5!"

Looking at Olivas who was in a state of collapse, Noah thought of Valetta who was no longer in human form, and couldn't help but feel sympathetic.

What a great friendship between teammates. I almost collapsed when I saw my teammates die.

It turns out that even animals have feelings.

Or, were they childhood sweethearts who had agreed to return to the countryside to get married after destroying Orario?

After thinking about it a lot, Noah found that he couldn't bear to watch such a sad plot.

So he decided to send Olivas to reunite with Valetta.

After drawing the sword, Noah saw that Olivas, after being extremely sad, suddenly revealed a twisted smile that was uglier than crying, and he felt comforted immediately.

Look, the other party is crying with joy.

Oh, I am such a good person.

With thunder and screams echoing across most of Orario, the dark faction's attack on the city came to an end.

The dark faction's action this time could not be said to be a complete victory, but it could also be said to be a complete defeat, with all the money lost.

The battle outside the square to try to divert the adventurers away was fine; there were no results and no major losses.

However, not only were the two waves of elite troops who ambushed the square festival and the underground city completely wiped out, but all the cadres were also killed.

When the news that the new member of Loki's family had killed the 'Emperor Killer' Valletta and the 'White-haired Ghost' Olivas was confirmed by the gods and the guild, it once again caused an uproar.

However, when Noah's name appeared in the news, most people were relieved - it turned out to be him, so it was okay.

Thwarting the attack of the dark faction was naturally a very happy thing. Many adventurers stayed up all night drinking in the tavern to celebrate, but the city's top leaders had no time to spare.

Even the commander, Sha Di, is dead. It can be predicted that for a long time, the dark faction will have to stop its activities, shrink and lie dormant, and various activities that have been stagnant for a long time will quickly begin.

The same goes for Loki's family. The expedition will not be cancelled, but will be launched the next day.

The expedition lasted for half a month. With the help of Noah as the vanguard, Loki's clan advanced faster than before, and the large force reached the 37th floor in just four days.

However, when passing the 37th floor, Loki's family encountered an attack from the dungeon.

The first to appear were the Obsidian Soldiers.

Although this monster has weak combat power, it has strong magic resistance, which greatly reduces the effectiveness of the Elf Division's magic bombardment.

Coupled with the extremely large number of people, Noah was forced to leave the front line and launch an attack forward.

The dungeon seemed to be waiting for this moment and sent out its trump card - a dragon with dark green skin, spikes on its back, and a lizard-like shape.

The three Perudas not only fired a rain of poisonous needles that broke the clan's formation in an instant, but also burned a large amount of supplies in one breath.

If Noah had not returned to help in time, the clan would probably have suffered casualties.

Even so, the Loki clan, which had suffered a huge loss of logistical supplies, had to stop advancing and returned to the surface after harvesting a circle on the 37th floor.

If it weren't for Noah's suspected 'luck', it would have been almost certain that the Loki clan would have received three times more drops than before.

On the night of his return from the expedition, Noah took a bath and came to Loki's temple.

Two minutes later——

"Noah has leveled up!!"

Loki's roar at the top of his lungs echoed throughout the Mansion of Dusk, bringing a chaotic noise like a storm to the entire mansion.

Noah Seifert

Lv1

Strength: SS1320~SSS1999

Durability: SS1241?SSS1999

Dexterity: SS1354?SSS1999

Agility: SSS1496~SSS1999

Magic Power: SSS1551~SSS1999

"Hmm, it looks like we've reached our limit, and our great deeds are enough. Want to upgrade? Upgrade?!"

Noah couldn't help rolling his eyes, feeling that the person behind him was not the Lord God, but a monkey jumping around on a red-hot iron pan.

"Upgrade."

After this expedition, Noah felt that he had basically reached the limit of his ability, and it would be extremely difficult to break the next limit.

It only took one month to enter the clan, and half a month to enter the dungeon to level up. This is undoubtedly the fastest time in the history of the Netherworld!

Loki felt a little short of breath as he watched all the abilities, except for the endurance value, reach twice the limit.

This will allow him to act tyrannically and enjoy life to his heart's content in Orario in the future!

Not to mention, there is another Ai Si Tan outside who is also waiting to be upgraded!

Double the joy!

He stretched out his hand tremblingly and slid his finger over the glowing 'ability value' that was continuously radiating ripples.

As the divine blood was absorbed, the ability value of God's Grace also went up and down like a counter.

After reaching the next level, [2] rises from the bottom and replaces [1], which also symbolizes that Noah has officially been promoted to a senior adventurer.

Meanwhile, a flood of text poured out as Loki nervously scrolled through the grace update.

"Hiss! Abnormal Resistance, Magic Guidance, Mysticism, Hunter, Demon Breaker, Light Annihilation, Luck, Dark Glow—there are actually eight new development abilities! And four I haven't even seen before! Which one are you going to choose?"

"...Mysterious, huh?"

This answer was beyond Loki's expectations. "Really? I thought you would choose a unique development ability?"

"has a problem?"

"From the perspective of the clan, there's definitely no problem. It's more like we're welcome. Just make something fun and sell it, and we won't have to live on coarse food. After all, we have to tighten our belts after every expedition. Wow, wow, wow—"

No matter how poor the Loki clan is, they can't be as poor as you, right?

Knowing that his clan is poor, he still buys expensive divine wine to drink every day. What a despicable Lord God!

But Loki was right about one thing, Noah's choice of mystery was indeed related to this reason.

This expedition made Noah feel more deeply the difficulty of exploring the dungeon - that is supplies.

Just the distance from the first floor to the thirty-seventh floor would take at least two days even if Noah ran non-stop.

Even if the sea of monsters cannot pose a threat to him, the consumption caused by dealing with the monsters is inevitable.

Unless Noah reaches the point where he can go without food, water, or sleep, he must carry supplies to recover.

The deeper the target layer, the more supplies you need to carry.

The more supplies there are, the larger the team needed to transport them.

The larger the team, the faster the consumption.

The faster the consumption, the shallower the layer that can be reached, forming a vicious cycle.

Throughout the expedition, low-level members can still fight in the middle and lower levels, but once they enter the deeper levels, their existence becomes like carrying supplies for them.

Livilia had told Noah that during an expedition, it was common for the combatants to still have some strength left, but to be forced to retreat early because supplies were depleted or lower-ranking members were injured.

There is only one way to solve this situation, that is, they become strong enough to eliminate the monsters on the upper level more quickly, allowing more supplies to reach the deeper level in good condition to support them in continuing their exploration.

However, Noah wanted to try another possibility, which was to develop props that would allow supporters to carry more supplies.

"Since you're willing, then I won't be polite. Hehehe, Feifei-chan, give up your title of the richest family in the city—"

After selecting the development ability, Loki saw that the grace interface that triggered the development ability did not change. His face froze and a guess emerged in his mind.

"Noah-chan...it seems like you can choose another one!"

"Hmm, really? Then just choose 'Magic Guide'. If you can make a magic guide book, I'll give you two as a reward and let you drink as much as you want."

Hearing Noah's calm voice, Loki opened his eyes slightly, revealing a twisted murderous intent, and his teeth creaked.

what!

Is it amazing to have a rare skill that allows you to choose two development abilities at once?

And what is reward?

Can you please show me some respect, kid?

I am the Lord God, how could I yield to you for two magic books and a few hundred million in profit?

"Then I'd like to thank you very much! My dearest Noah!"

God can't just give up money for the sake of dignity, right?

That's hundreds of millions of dollars! Even if you save a little, it's enough to drink the magic wine for several years!

However, just when Loki thought it was over, he glanced around and saw something new.

"Hiss, a new skill has appeared!"

Noah Seifert

Level 2