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Chapter 102: The War Game About to Begin
🕑 Added 2025-02-22 14:41:19 +0000 UTC
“In just one week, you’ve not only broken the ability value cap multiple times but also continued to enhance your base abilities after leveling up. Blake, you’re truly a monster.”
Hestia pouted as she handed the paper to Blake, her face filled with pride.
“If Loki finds out about your situation, she’d probably be banging her chest in frustration. Just imagining it makes me so happy.”
Then, as if something had occurred to her, Hestia smirked mischievously.
Blake, both amused and helpless, took the record sheet from Hestia and began reviewing his current ability values.
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Blake Silverstone
Level 2
Strength: SSS (2000) → G (284)
Endurance: SSS (2000) → G (267)
Dexterity: SSS (2000) → G (276)
Agility: SSS (2000) → G (297)
Magic: SSS (2000) → G (289)
Mystery: I
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Magic:
Enhancement Magic
Sword Spirit
Wind Sprint
Skills:
1. Blessed by Fortune
2. One Sword to Rule All
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Just like base abilities, Development Abilities also have varying strengths. They, too, are categorized into ten ranks: S, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I. However, Development Abilities lack a proficiency system.
Advancement to the next rank depends entirely on accumulated experience.
Those with forging-related Development Abilities can improve through crafting weapons and armor.
Those with alchemical Development Abilities can improve by concocting elixirs and healing potions.
Naturally, for Blake, who has the Development Ability "Mystery," the only way to enhance it is through consistent use.
“Not bad.”
Satisfied, Blake nodded, then turned to Hestia, reminding her to update Lili’s ability values as well.
“Hestia, update Lili’s ability values too.”
“Oh, right, Lili.”
At his words, Hestia snapped out of her imagination, let out a cheerful sound, and jumped off the bed to stand beside the eager Lili.
“Lili’s ability values might break through F today.”
Watching the two bickering, Blake flashed a warm smile before leaving the room.
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“Three days from now? It seems that traveling to the middle floors takes two days. At least it won’t waste my time.”
Lying on his bed, Blake analyzed the situation before closing his eyes to sleep.
He didn’t pay much attention to the War Game against the Apollo Familia. Instead of worrying about it, he’d rather head into the dungeon to train and enhance his abilities.
Although he had many trump cards now, he wasn’t confident enough to return to the Silverstone family to reclaim everything and take Lia away without raising his strength to the level of a high-class adventurer or even a Maou-class warrior.
After all, trump cards would leave him in a weakened state once used, and the Silverstone family still had two or three old monsters at the Maou level.
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Thus, while Blake ignored the upcoming War Game with the Apollo Familia and went into the dungeon for two days of training and time-killing, Orario was already bustling with excitement, as if preparing for a grand festival.
With news spreading about the impending War Game between the Hestia Familia and the Apollo Familia, nearly everyone was discussing it.
Most believed that the Hestia Familia, with only two members, stood no chance against the Apollo Familia, whose sheer numbers alone outmatched them by hundreds of times.
However, the gods seemed to be rooting for an upset. They eagerly promoted Blake as an incredibly powerful individual capable of rivaling a Level 5 adventurer, causing even ordinary citizens of Orario to grow curious about his strength, fueling the lively atmosphere even further.
Meanwhile, the Apollo Familia quietly left Orario.
Not long ago, the Guild had announced the location for the War Game.
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As the defending side, the Apollo Familia departed early to prepare at their designated fortress.
This War Game was to be held at an ancient ruin—an open plain devoid of forests or hills, with a central fortress standing tall.
The site was once built thousands of years ago, before the gods descended to this world, to protect the towns and villages behind Orario from monsters emerging from the Dungeon’s massive hole in the absence of Babel Tower.
Although most such fortresses had fallen into ruins over time, this one had been in occasional use until about a century ago, allowing it to remain mostly intact.
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