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Chapter 257: Encountering Bell
🕑 Added 2025-06-23 15:44:28 +0000 UTC
Not choosing to linger on the safe 18th floor, Blake walked towards the upper floors with unhurried steps under the respectful gazes of the adventurers.
Although for Blake, a long time had passed since the Familia Myth War Game, only about half a month had passed in this world. Blake's earth-shattering feats and the myth he created were still deeply etched in the hearts of these adventurers. Even high-level adventurers felt this way, filled with reverence for Blake.
Time slowly flowed. Just as Blake reached the fifth floor, he saw a familiar figure that made him slightly pause.
White hair, crimson eyes, a delicate face like a girl's, dressed in simple clothes, holding a rough beginner's short sword, narrowly dodging the attack of a frog-like monster.
"Bell Cranel, has he already arrived in this labyrinth city of Orario? That makes sense, calculating the time, it should be around this period."
Staring at the anxious yet excited young boy, who was fighting without any skill, Blake couldn't help but rub his chin and ponder. Blake didn't have many thoughts about Bell, the child of destiny. Rather, in his previous life, he quite liked this guy. After all, male protagonists as responsible and pure as him were relatively rare. Of course, this premise was based on not competing with him for girls.
"Ling'er, scan his information."
Subsequently, Blake's eyes flickered slightly, and he gave the command.
"Master, Ling'er understands."
After a sweet voice fell, Bell's information was displayed before Blake's eyes.
[Name] Bell Cranel
[Age] 14 years old
[Luck Value] 1127
[Affiliation] Freya Familia
[Race] Human
[Occupation] Adventurer
Evaluation: The child of destiny in this world, a person of monstrous talent, possessing a pure and aspiring heart, longing for encounters.
"Freya Familia...? Butterfly effect?"
After reading Bell's information, Blake's crystal-blue eyes flickered slightly, and he was startled. To be honest, he had thought he would be taken in by his adorable goddess Hestia, as in the original story. In that case, although he would be somewhat uncomfortable due to his possessiveness, he wouldn't be so narrow-minded as to think of expelling him. After all, Blake didn't believe he would lose to a guy with negative emotional intelligence.
However, since the butterfly effect had occurred and Bell became a member of the Freya Familia, this was for the best.
Hmm, as for Familia, only women should be recruited. Other men should just go elsewhere.
Blake's lips curled into a slight smile as he muttered.
While Blake was staring at Bell, Bell also noticed the person behind him watching him. He became increasingly nervous, and in a panic, he tripped and fell to the ground. The frog monster, excited, opened its mouth wide, intending to devour Bell.
Looking at the stinking, gaping maw before him, Bell couldn't help but show a look of fear. His adventure hadn't even begun, and he was about to die in the mouth of such a low-level monster?! This was too tragic!
"Puchi…!"
Just then, a sound of piercing flesh rang out. A seemingly solid sword qi appeared on the frog monster's head, instantly killing it.
"Uh...!"
Seeing this scene, Bell was stunned, splattered with the frog's foul-smelling blood.
"Are you alright?"
Blake walked over with light steps and asked.
"Uh, yes, I'm fine, thank you for saving me!"
Hearing this, Bell was startled, quickly got up from the ground, and bowed in thanks, his voice extremely loud. At the same time, his eyes were filled with intense admiration.
"It's good that you're alright, I'll be going now."
Hearing this, Blake nodded and prepared to leave. As for reminding Bell not to go to the lower levels, he didn't say much. With the LV.5 Freya Familia adventurer hiding behind him, Bell would be fine even if he went to the seventeenth floor. Moreover, he didn't intend to get deeply involved with Bell.
"Moooo…!"
Just as Bell was stunned and about to say something, another disturbance sounded from a hidden passage. A rough and menacing Minotaur roar echoed, causing fear.
The next instant, a seemingly startled Minotaur burst out, charging directly towards the terrified Bell.
Noticing this, Blake raised an eyebrow and glanced at the hidden spot. Subsequently, a gust of wind appeared, instantly killing the Minotaur.
Within a short period, Bell experienced two life-or-death crises consecutively, and he was completely distraught, trembling uncontrollably.
"Uh, th-thank you."
Saved again, the pale-faced Bell thanked him once more after recovering.
"If you're alright, then leave this place. New adventurers should honestly stay on the first three floors."
Hearing this, Blake said indifferently.
"I, I understand. My name is Bell Cranel, Senior, I will definitely repay you!"
Hearing this, Bell's fearful emotions lessened significantly. He looked at Blake with renewed admiration and quickly ran away from the area.
"Since you're the one secretly protecting him, you seem quite irresponsible. Don't tell me you thought I would definitely save him?"
After Bell left, Blake said coolly.
"Uh... this, young man Blake, your aura is too terrifying, it scared me so much I couldn't move..."
As soon as these words fell, a figure Blake vaguely remembered walked out, his face bearing a hint of fear and a bitter smile. He couldn't help it; when Blake stared at Bell, the beginner, he also unhesitatingly swept his gaze towards his direction. Although Blake appeared like an ordinary person, his aura wasn't leaking. But with his Cat Person instincts, Blake was too terrifying. That gaze made his entire body cold, and he dared not move at all, not even their captain, Ottar, came close. Half a month ago, when he participated in the game between the Apollo Familia and Blake as one of the constructors, he didn't feel this way. He couldn't imagine how much Blake had changed in just half a month.
The young Cat Person didn't realize that due to his fear, he seemed to have forgotten why Blake knew he was a guard.
"Forget it, I don't have anything important to find you for, you can go."
Unable to recall who this person was, Blake was too lazy to think further. He simply waved his hand casually, speaking in a lighthearted manner.
"I understand."
Hearing this, the Cat Person youth breathed a sigh of relief and quickly scurried away, going to find Bell.
If Bell were to get into trouble, Captain Ottar wouldn't let him off, and Goddess Freya definitely wouldn't either. That would be too miserable.
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