CHAPTER 910: CHAPTER 703: LET ME MAKE USE OF THIS

Thus, under the continuous barrage of meteors, circular meteor craters formed everywhere on the scorched earth, and the adventurers fell collectively for the second time, annihilated without suspense, in a corpse-strewn manner.

"..."

The tragic scene rendered Reiger, hovering in mid-air, silent.

However, Reiger did not step forward.

Yes.

He had no intention to intervene.

"This is an adventure belonging to the clan’s companions."

In the original, facing the overwhelmingly powerful Spirit Doppelgängers, the members of the Loki Familia fell time and time again, yet continued to resist despair, eliminate fear, and fiercely fought back. Eventually, through dedicated team cooperation, they successfully overcame this challenge and achieved greatness.

It was also after this battle that Bert, Theona, and Theone leveled up to Lv.6, catching up with Ais. Even Rephia accumulated enough high-level experience points to rise to Lv.4. Consequently, the power of the Loki Familia surged, and was even considered to have surpassed the Freyja Clan.

Knowing this clearly, Reiger had planned from the start not to intervene in this battle.

Thus, he proactively stayed behind to stand alone against the oncoming monsters.

Therefore, he appeared calm all the way, reaching the 59th floor via regular routes, otherwise, he would have already teleported directly to the entrance of the 59th floor, catching up with the vanguard.

Only...

"This is not enough."

Watching Ais and the others struggle to stand up, even though their bodies were covered in wounds and blood, still moving forward one by one under Finn’s shouts, some fought with worm-like monsters to clear the path for others, some collided with the tentacles of the Spirit Doppelgängers, and some were chanting magics, doing their utmost to blow off the petal armor on the Spirit Doppelgängers, breaking down the enemy’s defenses to attack the main body, Reiger hardened his heart.

"I need to increase the difficulty of this conquest."

Why?

Very simple.

"In the original, although Bert, Theona, Theone, and Rephia all leveled up as a result of this battle, Finn, Revilia, and Grace, the three leaders, did not accumulate enough feats and remained at Lv.6."

Perhaps because the high-level experience points were distributed among all the members, the feats that were sufficient to help Lv.5 reach Lv.6 didn’t suffice for them.

"This is too wasteful."

Reiger thought so.

He was very aware that after this expedition, the conquest of the underground city by the Loki Familia would halt.

Spirit Doppelgängers and monsters.

City destroyers and remnants of the dark faction.

These forces targeting Orario, plotting to destroy the fortress covering the underground city would continue to attack one after another.

As one of the most powerful factions in Orario, coupled with Ais’s link with the Polluted Immortal Spirit, these individuals operating in the darkness would see the Loki Familia as their primary enemy.

Even if they didn’t make proactive strikes, to protect Orario, the Loki Familia would also have to act against them.

But the opponent’s tenacity and unfathomable tactics would drag the Loki Familia into a quagmire, where they couldn’t launch regular dungeon conquests, and numerous members might sacrifice themselves.

Reiger couldn’t just sit by and watch this happen.

But even he couldn’t necessarily protect all clan members completely.

Look at this Polluted Immortal Spirit, even just splitting off some doppelgängers, once these doppelgängers emerge, they become floor masters comparable to Lv.8. If their numbers grow, even if Reiger unlocks all his powers, it remains unknown if he could handle so many Spirit Doppelgängers at once.

Then look at the city destroyer, Mad God Enyo, an evil deity secretly orchestrating plans, collaborating with the Polluted Immortal Spirit and involving the dark faction’s remnants in his schemes; in the original, he outplayed the Loki Familia numerous times, even turning Finn, known as the embodiment of wisdom, into a fool. Ordinary people might not realize they’ve been driven to despair by this Mad God until death.

And monsters like Reveis, whose threat isn’t clear now, but after devouring enough magic stones and absorbing enough power, she’ll definitely transform into a fearsome existence beyond even Finn’s reach.

Even the most inconspicuous remnants of the dark faction still had some tricks and trump cards reserved.

Not to mention there are those in Orario collaborating with these schemers, the final outcome saw the involvements of Loki Familia, Freyja Clan, Kanisa Clan, and many other big clans in the city, and eventually, it took the protagonist’s strength and Hestia Clan’s unique tactics to win.

In such a chaotic and violent situation, Reiger dared not boast he could handle everything alone and protect everyone.

Of course, if something really went wrong, Reiger could surely turn the tide.

After all, he had the Resurrection Magic, enabling him to bring back the sacrificed. Even if the Loki Familia were completely wiped out, he could resurrect them one by one.

But that was the worst-case scenario.

To avoid his companions facing the regret, sadness, and even despair depicted in the original, Reiger felt it was necessary to find ways to increase everyone’s strength before everything came to pass.

Ais became stronger through learning the Breath of Wind.

Bert, Theona, Theone, and Rephia, would level up through this adventure.

In that case, others couldn’t fall behind either.

Resolving this, Reiger retrieved a gem from the storage space of his dimensional cube.

It was a violet gem containing immense magic power, with what seemed like a mist flowing inside.

"Let me use this magic gem, which accumulated magic for eleven thousand years in Yuloli’s tomb."

Reiger selected the smallest gem among these treasures and tossed it in the direction of the Spirit Doppelgängers.

"Hmm?"

The Spirit Doppelgängers, who were joyously watching Ais’s blood-stained figure, seemingly eager to devour her, suddenly sensed something and whipped their heads around.

But her reaction was ultimately slow.

"Sss..."

The violet gem shot towards her, emitting a faint tearing sound, effortlessly slipping into the small mouth of the Spirit Doppelgängers.

"Crack!"

The Spirit Doppelgängers, intending to spit out the foreign object entering its mouth, detected a massive magic power that made its instincts shudder. Its desire for magic immediately overcame its rationality, prompting her to crunch the gem and absorb the magic within.

"Boom!"

Instantly, the incredible magic power, which had accumulated over eleven thousand years in another world, erupted from the Spirit Doppelgängers.

"Wha—"

Unaware of the underlying details, Finn, Revilia, Grace, Ais, Bert, Theona, Theone, Rephia, Chun, Raul, Angel, Alicia, and the other twelve, froze in place, watching the Spirit Doppelgängers whose magic surged several folds, feeling the power that made the entire labyrinth tremble.

"Ahhh—ahhhhh—"

Even the Spirit Doppelgängers seemed to be experiencing the overwhelming power coursing through their bodies, making sounds of elation and laughing rejoicingly.

Reiger, witnessing this scene, also involuntarily furrowed his brows.

"Looks like I may have overdone it a bit..."

With Reiger’s mumbling, the Spirit Doppelgängers laughed exuberantly.

"[Flash, blaze a path through the darkness, I am the agent, the embodiment of light, the Light Queen (King)—]"

Yielding to the magic’s flow, the Spirit Doppelgängers completed the short chant magic in less than a second.

"[Aurora Burst]!"

In the next moment, a huge white magic array appeared in front of the Spirit Doppelgängers, unleashing a terrifyingly vast stream of light.

"Boom!!!"

In the colossal chamber of the 59th floor, the earth-shattering roar reverberated across dozens of floors above and below.

The terrifying stream of light engulfed everything, obliterating all within the labyrinth.