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Chapter 256 Raising a Sweet Little Girl
Chapter 256 Raising a Sweet Little Girl
Sizzle! Sizzle!
After killing another burly man with magic, Roy's palm was still crackling with golden electricity, and a brilliant light illuminated his face.
"Lord Roy, that's amazing!" Lily exclaimed excitedly as she returned to her original form.
Roy chuckled softly. He was now LV.5, and killing two LV.2s was as easy as slicing melons and vegetables.
"Lord Roy, what should we do with the body?"
Lily worriedly said that LV.2 adventurers are not nobodys. If the two of them disappear at the same time, it will inevitably attract the attention of others and eventually get them into trouble.
A hint of self-reproach appeared on Lily's face. She had been careless and had actually been followed.
"Don't worry, I'll handle it." Roy pinched Lily's chubby cheeks.
Since transferring to the Astrea Familia, Lily's nutrition has improved, and her skin is fair and tender, as perfect as a porcelain doll. Her big, watery eyes are full of intelligence. As a dwarf, she is a legal loli!
"Mmm!" Lily nodded happily.
Roy put one of the corpses into his spatial ring, and kept the other corpse for experiments.
call out!
Roy drew Tenseiga; its long blade gleamed like silver, yet lacked any sharp edge.
Lily looked confused. She felt no threat from the knife. The Blade of Kindness?
"Lily, can't you see?" Roy asked.
Lily looked even more puzzled.
Roy gripped the Tenseiga, and his eyes saw something on another level: dim and lifeless, filled with a cold and deathly aura. Countless dark chains pierced the ground, emerging like venomous snakes, coiling around the body of the dead strongman, pulling out his soul, and slowly dragging it into the ground.
The bizarre scene sent chills down one's spine.
It was as if they were in two different dimensions. Lily felt nothing, but Roy, who held the Tenseiga and had gained the so-called "yin-yang eyes," was able to see it.
Roy first used the elven holy sword to probe the chains, the sharp blade piercing through them.
Nothing happened!
Seeing that the burly man's soul was about to be completely dragged away, Roy no longer hesitated and fiercely swung out Tenseiga, the blade's edge landing on the chains.
Clang!
Unlike the elven holy sword, a crisp clanging sound rang out as the blade of the Tenseiga became incredibly sharp when it encountered those soul-snatching chains—a perfect match!
The sharp, frosty blade of the Heavenly Fang tore through the soul-snatching chains, severing them completely.
The strong man's soul returned to his body and gained new life. His wounds healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye and he was completely recovered!
Lily stared in disbelief at the scene.
The burly man opened his eyes, his consciousness still hazy. "Is this the Celestial Realm?"
"No, you're still alive, but you'll die again soon!" Roy said calmly, his large hand reaching out like lightning to grab the other's neck. A soft "crack" sound rang out as he crushed the neck.
The man's eyes widened, and he fell down again.
Roy did not collect the body, but continued to hold the Tenseiga and observe the situation.
As time passed, even he, who possessed the Tenseiga, could no longer see those chains imbued with the aura of the underworld.
Seeing this, Roy had his answer: Tenseiga could indeed only revive each person once.
Having obtained the answer, Roy stored the bodies in his spatial ring, and the two people vanished into thin air.
"Lord Roy, what just happened?" Lily asked cautiously, her mouth slightly open. She clearly sensed that the person was dead beyond any doubt, but after Roy swung his sword, he miraculously came back to life.
Roy looked at Tenseiga and said softly, "This is a blade that can reverse life and death and resurrect the dead. I'm using that person for experiments. If others saw this, they would probably accuse me of trampling on life."
As he spoke, Roy gave a self-deprecating laugh.
"Lord Roy, please don't say such things!" Lily burst out in a high-pitched voice that Roy had never heard before.
Roy turned his head and looked.
The little girl's tears fell like pearls from a broken string, rolling down her delicate face.
Her delicate shoulders trembled uncontrollably.
Her soft voice was torn apart by uncontrollable sobs, each word squeezed out with difficulty from her choked throat, "Lord Roy did this for us. If you are trampling on life, then we are equally guilty!"
Roy gently wiped away the glistening tears on Lily's little face; she had grown into a sweet and considerate daughter.
However, trouble is brewing.
Roy gripped the Tenseiga, but couldn't see the Netherworld chains binding Lily. With nowhere to wield his sword, an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
"Lily, just bear with it!" Roy said.
"Yes!" Lily nodded emphatically.
Roy reached out, his fingers touching the Shikon Jewel shard on Lily's chest, and abruptly pulled it away.
In that instant, Lily's face froze, her dazed pupils lost all their light, and all color drained away as if it had been instantly drained from her.
Immediately afterwards, Lily's petite body seemed to lose all support, like a butterfly wing broken by a gale, silently falling towards the cold ground.
Just as Lily was about to fall, Roy acted swiftly, reaching out his arm in a flash to steadily catch her slender body as she leaned backward and cradled her in his arms.
Roy's gaze was fixed on Lily's body and the ground, but he still couldn't see the Netherworld Chains.
Feeling Lily's body rapidly losing temperature, Roy did not hesitate at all and pressed the shimmering Shikon Jewel shard back into her chest.
In an instant, a new life force emerged, and the deathly pale face visibly lost its chill, replaced by a faint blush.
Roy, however, was not in a good mood.
Tenseiga cannot revive those who used Shikon Jewel shards to sustain their lives!
Roy's face darkened. Had all his efforts to obtain the Tenseiga been for nothing?
"call!"
Roy exhaled a heavy breath, his mind racing. He couldn't give up; there must be a reason. The problem lay in the fragments of the Shikon Jewel!
Lily's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, her gaze focusing on Roy's face. Her slightly pale lips moved slightly, "Lord Roy—did you succeed?"
"I'm sorry, the real resurrection may have to wait a while longer." Roy shook his head.
"Lord Roy, keep going! Lily will always believe in you!" Lily's voice was filled with unwavering trust.
Roy chuckled softly, surprised that his sweetheart needed to comfort him, and asked, "Are you able to move?"
Lily hadn't recovered yet; her body felt like it had been ripped of its bones, limp and powerless. "I can't move, I'm sorry, Lord Roy."
"All right."
Roy carefully slipped his arms under Lily's knees and shoulders, gently pulling her light and petite body into his embrace and lifting her up steadily.
"Huh?!" As if scorched by an invisible flame, Lily's pale face instantly turned bright red, the redness spreading from her cheeks to the tips of her small ears.
Especially Roy, who carried her outside.
Back on the street, the two instantly attracted everyone's attention, with countless eyes turning to them, making them the most conspicuous focus of this busy neighborhood.
One is the leader of the Astrea Familia, and the other is the former leader of the Soma Familia.
It's impossible not to attract attention!
Feeling the gazes around her, a burning heat surged uncontrollably upwards. Lily instinctively and frantically buried her trembling face in Roy's neck, trying to hide the blush.
Is this a reward or a punishment?
The power of the Shikon Jewel shards gradually emerged, but Lily was still powerless, as if molten lava was churning and burning in her chest, like she was on fire. The heat uncontrollably rose to the top of her head, making her want to crawl into a hole in the ground.
"How's the investigation going?" Roy asked softly.
Upon hearing this, Lily's previously limp body perked up a bit. Her little head, still nestled in Roy's arms, tilted up slightly, her lips moving slightly as she whispered the information she had gathered, close to Roy's clothes, in a soft, intimate voice that only the two of them could hear.
The information came from the prostitutes of the Ishtar clan, so it's highly credible.
After careful screening, Lily decided not to fool Roy with information that sounded unreliable.
Roy listened, his expression turning strange.
Surrounded by the Ishtar Familia and the Dark Faction in the dungeon, he thought his actions of destroying the Pleasure District and stealing the Eye of Daedalus had been exposed.
It turns out that Ishtar thought Freya had taken a liking to him, and it was a case of goddesses vying for his affections.
Roy felt an urge to curse. If it were the former, he wouldn't be unable to accept it. When you're in this business, you have to be prepared to be beaten. When he decided to take on the Ishtar Familia, he was already mentally prepared for retaliation.
But because of this ridiculous reason, Roy was furious at having to risk his life so many times in the dungeon.
His last doubt was resolved.
No wonder Ishtar's Familia always moves a step behind in the dungeon; they tend to surround rather than kill the enemy.
After being toyed with for more than ten days, the enraged "toad" monster finally decided to kill them.
Roy seemed to remember something and asked, "Do you have any information about 'Reggie' from the Ishtar Familia?"
"Lord Roy, are you referring to 'Lijie' Aisha?"
Lily replied, "I heard that she broke one of the goddess Ishtar's precious treasures. The goddess Ishtar was very angry and was put in confinement. It's lucky that she didn't participate in that operation, otherwise we would have been in even greater danger."
A hint of relief appeared on Lily's face. According to the intelligence she had gathered, Aisha was the true commander of the combat prostitute group. If she were in command, the danger they faced would be even more difficult.
A strange light flashed deep in Roy's eyes. Fate is such an unfathomable thing. The thing Aisha broke was probably the Killing Stone.
He shared information about the Killing Stone with the other party, indirectly reducing the dangers he encountered in the dungeon.
"Lord Roy, where are we going?"
Lily's gaze swept over the familiar surroundings, and she suddenly realized that the route Roy and she were taking was not the way back to the Star Garden.
"I came out to take care of another matter while I was out," Roy replied in a low voice.
"Um!"
Lily didn't ask any more questions. She buried her head deep in Roy's arms, unconsciously curling her fingertips to pull his shirt tighter. Wherever Roy went, she would follow closely behind.
As Roy traveled along, his keen senses kept catching the gazes that were glued to him.
From the shadows of street corners, the cracks in windows, the edges of flowing crowds—like the faint tip of a needle, cold, hidden, yet omnipresent.
It's an adventurer or merchant with close ties to the Ishtar Familia who's monitoring them!
Roy couldn't do anything about it. Ishtar's family ran brothels, had extensive connections and strong relationships, and their spies were everywhere in Orario.
What can you do if someone insists they're just looking at the scenery? Are you going to beat them all up?
However, these people did not dare to go too far. They merely informed the Ishtar Familia of Roy's whereabouts, and dared not come up to cause trouble.
Roy is, after all, a Level 4 adventurer!
They are ruthless and have already killed several members of their clans. No one wants to be the next victim.
When Roy entered more secluded areas, the number of people spying on him decreased significantly. They were further away, and anyone who dared to openly follow him would be courting death.
Roy climbed the steps to the top of the Orario city wall. Before the others could reach it, he leaped down like an arrow, his claw-like fingers digging into the cracks in the towering bricks. With a few quick movements, he landed steadily and, without stopping, sprinted towards a hidden corner outside the city.
By the time those people climbed the city wall, Roy and Lily had long since disappeared, and they stared at each other in disbelief.
"Senior, someone jumped down!" exclaimed a new member of the Ganesha Familia, who was in charge of acting as a sentry.
The level 2 adventurer had already noticed, and slapped the man on the back of the head, saying, "You greenhorn, why are you meddling in so many things?"
The newcomer looked aggrieved. Wasn't it supposed to be treated equally?
The seasoned veteran silently pulled his hat down, lay down to sleep, and jumped off the dozens of meters of city wall. He was guaranteed to be a LV.3 adventurer; better to avoid trouble.
Roy carried Lily, which did not affect his speed at all. He sped through the gaps in the shadows of the streets and alleys, as elusive as light and shadow cast into a crack in a stone.
Ten minutes later, the view suddenly opened up, revealing the outline of a quiet town—their destination, Porto Mellen.
What unfolds before me is not a bustling dock, but a vast, semi-saline lake, its calm surface concealing turbulent currents that seem to connect with the distant ocean, where the shadowy figures of fish and monsters can be seen. A lake breeze carries the damp, salty scent unique to the sea, so strong it almost melts on the tongue.
In his arms, Lily subconsciously tensed up, her eyes widening slightly with a hint of doubt. Was this place related to the Ishtar Familia? Only this possibility could have prompted Roy to make the trip himself.
Roy avoided the small groups of adventurers and locals in the town and set off with a clear goal in mind.
Finally, at the end of a row of simple houses, a blue and white nautical-style mansion decorated with anchor chains and wave patterns stands out.
The settlement of the Njord family!
This is a commercial clan that relies on fishing for survival; they have almost no high-level adventurers.
Roy's sharp aura subsided, transforming into a wisp of dark current that swept across the deep sea, silently seeping into the wave-like mansion of the Nyod family.
No one could spot Roy, the LV.5 adventurer, even though he was accompanied by Lily, who was LV.2.
Following the faint divine aura in the air, like a compass needle pointing to a magnetic pole, Roy's powerful perception penetrated the corridor walls and precisely anchored behind a door—Nyod's office.
Gently push the door open a crack.
Under the lights, an extremely tall and handsome man sat behind the table. He had slightly messy, short brown hair that looked like it had been blown by the sea breeze. He had a gentle smile on his face, and his features were handsome and sharp. He was tall, and his upper body, which was shirtless, was strong and muscular. His legs were covered by knee-length shorts.
"Who is it?"
Njord immediately noticed something was wrong.
Roy pushed open the door with a generous smile and said, "Nyod, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Upon seeing Roy's appearance clearly, Njord stood up in shock, exclaiming, "You are—a child of the Astrea family, the sprout of justice?!"
After that war game with the Apollo Familia, which shocked Orario, Roy's face became almost universally known, along with the legend of his fastest leveling up. The same was true for the god Nyod outside of Orario.
The question is, why is Roy here?
Nyod recalled the information he had heard in the past few days: the Astrea Familia and the Ishtar Familia seemed to be clashing in the dungeon, fighting fiercely. His heart sank; could it be directed at him?
Roy closed the door, bent down, and gently put the petite Lily down from his arms.
The power provided by the Shikon Jewel shards had fully restored Lily. As her toes touched the ground, Lily felt reluctant to leave, as she was enveloped in Lord Roy's warm embrace, as if sinking into a warm ocean.
As Roy closed the door, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat heavy, and Njord was drenched in sweat.
"Nyod, everyone's busy, so I won't waste any more words." Roy looked at the god-like figure, his voice low, as if carrying the chill of the abyss, "Your cooperation with the Dark Faction and the Ishtar Familia—"
"!!"
The words struck like an invisible hammer! The color drained from Nyod's face instantly, and his gentle eyes widened in shock.
Playing the royal flush right from the start?
Nyod's face turned deathly pale.
Lily stared at Nyod with disbelief in her eyes. Who would have thought that he was colluding with the dark faction that enjoyed creating feasts of flesh and blood and the extravagant Ishtar Familia?
Roy said, "If you don't want to admit it, I can bring the goddess Astraea with me."
"No—no need."
Nyod looked dejected. In a confrontation between gods, death comes even faster, and he was finally exposed.
Roy stared at the male god, but it wasn't actually that serious; the two hadn't cooperated very deeply.
The Njord Familia makes a living by fishing, but most of their catch is exported, with very little supplied to Orario, so their relationship with the guild is not very good.
The guild does not send adventurers to clear the monsters from the lake, which has led to a dramatic increase in the number of monsters in the lake over the past few hundred years, resulting in a rising mortality rate for fishermen at sea.
Several years ago, the worried god Nyord collaborated with Baka Perdix, with Nyord smuggling goods for him. In order to complete the artificial maze, Baka needed a large amount of building materials and huge sums of money.
The dark faction reciprocated with gifts.
They gave the Nyod Familia a special carnivorous flower monster that prioritizes hunting monsters with magic stones inside their bodies over humans.
Placing these man-eating plants at the bottom of lakes can significantly reduce the number of monsters underwater.
Nyord then colluded with Mayor Borg of Mellen and the guild branch manager Rupert, and the three parties cooperated to smuggle magic stones and produce magic stone powder. Every time the fishermen went out to sea, they only needed to sprinkle some magic stone powder on the water, and the man-eating plants would be attracted by the powder and have no time to attack the fishermen.
Use the man-eating plant to control the number of monsters in the lake, and use magic stone powder to control the man-eating plant.
It was a strategy employed by Nyod as a last resort.
After Roy's explanation, Lily suddenly understood, and the look of disgust she had towards God Nyod disappeared. In the end, this god had no choice but to cooperate with the dark faction for the safety of his own clan members.
As Roy recounted his story, each word struck Nyod's heart like a heavy anchor. The tall, robust god seemed to have lost all his strength, and he slumped down, supporting himself on the table with both hands, his head bowed. The other party had investigated so thoroughly.
He didn't even have a chance to refute it!
Njord remained silent, immense pressure bearing down on him like the force of deep sea water. After a long while, he slowly spoke, "The sprout of justice, what do you want?"
If this matter were to be exposed, it would have a very large, even devastating, impact on the Njord family.
There are countless people who have a grudge against the dark faction!
Knowing that they were colluding with the dark faction, each of them could drown them with a single spit.
Since Roy investigated so thoroughly but didn't release the information, he must have had ulterior motives.
The god Nyod possesses considerable wisdom to be able to cooperate with those treacherous and cunning members of the Dark Faction.
Seeing Nyord soften his stance, Roy's expression softened. "Nyord, don't be nervous. As long as you reveal the relationship between the Ishtar Familia and the Dark Faction at the Divine Assembly, the Astrea Familia will prove that you were 'forced' to cooperate with them!"
The Ishtar Familia was also part of this network. When the Dark Faction produced the man-eating flower, the Ishtar Familia was responsible for its transportation, sending it to the coast of Meron.
Roy's true target is the Ishtar clan.
Nyod's facial muscles twitched, and after a moment of struggle, he dejectedly agreed: "————Okay!"
He had absolutely no choice.
With the Astrea Familia's formidable strength and the vast amount of intelligence Roy possessed, the Nyod Familia could be wiped out overnight.
However, Roy had a habit of giving the other party a sweet treat, believing that the more friends one had, the better, especially a righteous god like Nyod.
Roy smiled and said, "God Nyod, our Tione and Tiona have the ability to 'dive.' If you don't mind, you can entrust us with dealing with the monsters underwater in the future."
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of light returned to Nyod's dim eyes, as he was worrying about what to do next.
Developing "diving" capabilities to enhance underwater combat is not uncommon, but most people wouldn't choose it.
The joy Njord felt upon learning that the Astrea Familia had two advanced adventurers with the ability to develop "diving" skills was unimaginable.
"Thanks!"
Nyod looked grateful and tightly grasped Roy's outstretched hand of assistance. Now he had to unleash all his firepower to attack the Ishtar Familia!