You are all my wings!

"Yes, I always keep that in mind."

"Remembering this doesn't mean you won't make mistakes!"

"Yes."

"Yes, that's not enough. You have to promise me!"

"Ok."

"It's a promise! Otherwise, I'm afraid I might suddenly never see you again one day."

Leon let Iris vent her emotions, taking the small punches from Iris's fists to his chest, feeling a warmth in his heart.

He returned safely from the heart of the battlefield, and was greeted by Iris's concern and worry. All the bloodshed and fighting, the exhaustion and fatigue, were forgotten in these words of concern. What more could one ask for in life?

If it weren't inconvenient to hold Ophimosa right now, Leon would have loved to hug Iris and give her a kiss.

At this moment, Maggilou and Britta also came up.

They weren't as emotionally expressive as Iris, but the worry in their eyes was indeed so intense it was impossible to ignore.

Machiru snorted, "You have no idea how happy I was when you and the princess were swallowed up by the monster tide! Too bad, you bastard, you still came back alive."

Although that's what she said, the upturned corners of her mouth when she turned her head away couldn't fool Leon.

Iris wiped away her tears, turned and glared at Maggie:

"I wonder who was so angry earlier, insisting on charging into the fray! Machiru, don't say things like that again, it's bad luck!"

"Hmph, Iris, didn't you almost kneel down when you saw Leon being swallowed up by the monster tide and unable to see him?"

Maggie retorted.

Britta said calmly:

"You two are evenly matched, stop arguing and let me treat Leon and Orpheus's injuries first."

She walked over, seemingly unintentionally pushing aside Maggie and Iris.

Because of the excuse of 'healing injuries,' the two were unhappy about being pushed aside, but they didn't say anything, stealing glances at Britta's spellcasting movements.

Bretta carefully examined Lyon, then gently ran her slender white fingers over his shoulder, where there were several bloodstains.

"How are you? Are you alright? I've already used water healing magic to repair the external injuries caused by the friction and collision. There's no need for the Holy Maiden to waste her magic."

Even if it's not a serious injury, it needs to be treated again to avoid any future problems.

Britta rolled her eyes at Lyon, clasped her hands together slightly, chanted quickly, and then gently swirled them over Lyon's body.

For a moment, Lyon felt warm all over, and the slight fatigue from the previous high-frequency activities was relieved.

That magical tingling sensation quickly made Lyon realize something.

It turned out to be an intermediate-level holy healing spell infused with some divine energy.

This effect surpasses even the highest-level water healing spell!

Britta, that girl, actually went all out?

"Holy Maiden, is there any need to waste this sacred energy?"

"No, we absolutely have to use it. We've been fighting and killing a lot lately. Although we often eat monster meat to improve our recovery efficiency, many of our hidden injuries are accumulating over time. We should take this opportunity to heal them all at the same time."

Britta shook her head and continued to wave her hands, spreading the healing effect throughout Lyon's body.

"Oh, why don't we also heal Her Highness the Princess?"

"Forget about her, there's no need to waste divine energy on her."

Britta glanced at Ophimasso, who was still lying unconscious in Lyon's arms, her eyes filled with a hint of indifference.

Lyon clicked his tongue; Britta was clearly unhappy with Ophim Marceau.

He decided to silently accept this intermediate healing magic imbued with divine energy and carefully feel the subtle changes in his body.

[Repairs some long-standing hidden injuries, overall physical condition improved: Vitality +2, Stamina +2, Strength +1, Agility +1]

【主要属性：生命力62/魔力量73/体力44/力量47/敏捷55】

Lyon noticed the information on the panel and a thought struck him.

I never imagined that healing magic infused with divine energy could have such an effect.

Considering the 1 point of agility gained during combat, the overall benefit seems pretty good?

And the upgrade items I've been looking for for so long, I should be able to find them this time too.

No, we have to go find them as soon as possible. There are still some monsters that have regained their senses and are taking the opportunity to steal monster meat at the edge. We can't let these monsters take advantage of the chaos!

Thinking of this, Lyon quickly handed Ophimasso to Britta.

"Holy Maiden, I'll leave Her Highness the Princess to you for now. I need to go find some shadow-type monsters. That's all for now!"

With that, he leaped back to the center of the battlefield and disappeared from the girls' sight in the blink of an eye.

Not long after he left, the unconscious Ophimasso murmured something as if in his sleep:

"Lyon Belon, is it really sweet? You're not kidding me, are you?"

?

The three women exchanged glances, their expressions subtle, but none of them commented.

In the midst of a monster horde, how could these two still have the mind to pull this stunt?

Is that correct?

I must find an opportunity to ask next time!

Without prior arrangement, the three of them had similar thoughts.

……

A sneeze!

During the leap, something pungent seemed to get into Leon's nose, and he couldn't help but sneeze.

"Damn it, this smell is pungent. We need to hurry, or those scavengers will come and steal our food."

Sometimes, taking down so many monsters in one go can be a happy kind of trouble.

With so many monsters around, it will soon attract carrion-eating insect-like monsters.

We must find the spellcasting organs of the Shadow Scorpion and the Shadow Spider as soon as possible!

Lyon sped up several minutes and got to work without stopping.

After confirming that Leon was alright, Iris and the others went about their own business, collecting the monster materials they wanted.

After confirming that Ophimaso was unharmed, those in the legion who were able to move began to finish off enemies while cleaning up the battlefield.

Chapter 201 Post-Battle Reorganization, Advancement to Tier 3

Soon, Lyon found the Shadow Scorpion's spell-tailed scorpion.

One is at the fourth rank, and the other at the fifth rank; both tailed scorpions are relatively intact.

As for the meat, unfortunately, both of them were killed by Orpheus's ultimate move, so there weren't many left.

Fortunately, there's plenty of meat to be found here, so this isn't a problem.

As for the corpse of the sixth-tier Shadow Demon Spider, when Leon found it, he discovered a fifth-tier raccoon wolfing down the charred corpse of the Shadow Demon Spider.

Wow, he's really good at finding bargains!

Without hesitation, Leon unleashed a barrage of high-speed fireballs, followed by a perfect-grade hurricane fireball.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Under a barrage of attacks, the weak monster, skilled in petty theft, was instantly blasted away, turning into a pile of charred remains that rolled on the ground.

With Leon's current magical prowess, especially after mastering the Perfect-grade Hurricane Flame Bullet, ordinary Tier 5 monsters can no longer pose a threat to him alone.

He only fears those who are at least level four or above, or those with exceptionally high fire resistance.

Because powerful monsters generally have high magic resistance, if it weren't for encountering such a horde of monsters that had lost their minds, but rather a one-on-one fight, Lyon would still need to put in a lot of effort to defeat a fourth-tier powerful monster.

Of course, because he has mastered such magic, his current combat strength is actually equivalent to that of a semi-experienced fourth-tier mage.

The reason it's called semi-senior is because a true senior fourth-tier magic user has mastered at least five intermediate spells and has definitely learned advanced spells as well. They just need to hone their proficiency in advanced spells and find suitable upgrade items to advance to the fifth tier.

Lyon, on the other hand, is stronger than most ordinary fourth-tier magic due to his perfect intermediate-level magic, but he is slightly inferior to a senior fourth-tier magic user due to the lack of class buffs and the fact that he has not yet explored advanced magic.

……

Ten minutes later.

A large number of spellcasting organs and monster materials were piled up inside the tent, forming two rather spectacular dark hills.

Some of the fourth and fifth-tier warriors in good physical condition quickly traveled back and forth between the battlefield and the camp to collect the spoils of war.

As one of the behind-the-scenes controllers of the Adventurers' Guild, Ophimaso naturally brought along some logistics dismantlers to assist in harvesting the loot. With them on the job, the loot harvesting went quite smoothly.

A large number of powerful monsters that were relatively well-preserved were selected and quickly dismantled by the dismantlers, then handed over to the logistics chefs for cooking.

The basic understanding of this world is that the edible monster meat mainly consists of ordinary monsters that have made it into the common diet, and powerful monsters.

The flesh of other monsters rots there, and nobody cares.

Of course, there was nothing they could do about it; too many monsters had died on the battlefield, and they simply couldn't handle them all, so they had to prioritize taking the materials.

Once processed, some of the grain that is still relatively fresh can be quickly dried and stored as reserve grain.

But that can only be done after we've dealt with the meat of the powerful monsters first.

At the camp entrance, the wounded and the dead were carried into the healing camp one after another.

Inside, Britta and Iris begin to help the small group of people afflicted by the Shadow Curse.

Most of those who were seriously injured were treated by spellcasters under Ophimaso's command.

After the battle, the camps became even busier, with many logistics personnel carrying various supplies moving back and forth between the camps.

Lyon had considered picking some monster meat to eat, but considering that he had only broken through his current bottleneck by a small margin, he decided to prioritize advancing his rank.

Since the people in the camp were quickly cooking the meat of those powerful monsters, he could just wait to eat.

After all, eating monster meat after leveling up is the most effective way to boost attributes significantly.

If you eat before leveling up, even if you eat until you're sick of it, you'll probably only gain a few points.

Fortunately, there was an abundance of monster materials here, so he drew a magic circle in his tent and asked Machiru to keep watch, quickly preparing for the advancement ceremony.

On the ground, a common triple six-pointed star array emitted a faint glow, ready to be activated at any moment.

Lyon sat in the center of the formation, with the tails of fifth-tier Shadow Scorpions at the corners.

This is a rigid object formed by eighteen layers of overlapping, jet-black, hard armor, resembling an extremely precise machine with a cold, austere beauty.

It possesses the rare materialization properties of a shadow.

"Hey, are you really going to be so bold as to use materials from a powerful fifth-tier monster to upgrade to the third tier? That's too difficult. Be careful you don't fail to upgrade."

Before Lyon began his ascension, Machiru couldn't help but ask.

Lyon laughed and said, "It's okay. If we fail, we can just try a fourth-tier one next time."

"I have a feeling you've taken a big risk this time. Don't accidentally absorb too much knowledge and lose your way."

This is what Machiru is most worried about.

Leon's original plan was to use the fourth-tier Shadow Scorpion, but since he found a fifth-tier one, he decided to go for it.

Of course, normally when upgrading to the third tier, using third-tier materials is a standard choice, fourth-tier materials are high-end, fifth-tier materials are very high-end, and fourth-tier powerful materials are top-end.

A fifth-tier powerhouse, and an absolute king among kings.

Of course, the benefits and costs are equal. The risk of failing to advance due to not receiving enough world knowledge will also increase significantly.

However, the advancement of warrior-type professions is different from that of mages. It focuses more on the inculcation of combat skills than the inculcation of knowledge.

The former focuses more on overall physical constitution and skill mastery when advancing, while the latter focuses more on knowledge level and magic mastery.

Lyon's current strength, physique, and agility attributes are all quite high. He has also mastered fourth-tier combat skills and his ability to manipulate magic is not bad either. Considering this, he decided to use fifth-tier items to upgrade his rank.