CHAPTER 940: CHAPTER 724: YOU’RE IN CHARGE OF COMMAND_2

"It’s just ahead." Ais lowered her eyelids, her voice tinged with unease, "I can feel the ’blood’ stirring."

It was the bloodline of a fairy within Ais’s body.

Given that, there’s no need to wonder what’s up ahead anymore.

It could be a divided embryo of a Polluted Immortal Spirit — a "Treasure Bead Fetus."

Or it could be the tentacles of a Polluted Immortal Spirit, a hybrid of human and monster — a "Freak."

"I see, it’s over here?"

Finn immediately cast his gaze toward that fork in the path.

However, at that moment, Bert and Angel, leading the group, had their beastly noses twitch slightly before abruptly shouting out.

"There’s a scent of strangers up ahead!"

"Over here!"

The young werewolf and the cat person girl both pointed simultaneously to another path, which left everyone in a state of astonishment.

"Something’s happening on both sides?"

Rephia seemed a bit at a loss.

"What is this?"

"Is it a bait?"

"Are the enemies showing themselves?"

The expressions of Theona, Theone, Raul, and others gradually turned grim.

"... Finn."

Grace seemed to understand something and looked toward the Clan Leader.

"Ah, I know." Finn calmly said, "The enemy is trying to divide us."

Despite saying that, Finn didn’t intend to change this situation.

Because the crucial "Treasure Bead Fetus" was their target, as were the remnants of the dark faction and the city’s destroyers.

Finn did not plan to let either side off.

Releasing either side would continue to pose a threat to Orario.

Therefore, Finn had aimed from the beginning to capture them all in one fell swoop.

"Let’s split into two teams."

Finn quickly made a decision.

"I’ll take Grace, Bert, Raul, and Angel, along with some others, down this path."

Finn pointed to the path where Bert and Angel caught the scent of strangers, making this allocation.

Then...

"Reiger, Ais, Theona, Theone, Rephia, you take some people and go down this path."

Finn turned toward the path that made Ais’s "blood" stir and looked at Reiger and Ais.

"Any problem?"

This question promptly elicited a response from Ais.

"No problem."

The blonde-haired, gold-eyed swordswoman answered, almost eagerly.

Clearly, she couldn’t wait to confront the enemy and settle things.

In response to this, Raul and Angel couldn’t help but speak up.

"Not sending Old Man Grace to the other team?"

"Is this really okay?"

The duo was somewhat puzzled by Finn’s method of allocation.

Indeed, Reiger’s group had a formidable force with four Lv.6 members, but compared to Finn’s side, on paper, there was still a significant gap.

Because Finn’s side had two Lv.7 members.

These two Lv.7s alone were enough to surpass four Lv.6s.

In addition to Bert, who was Lv.6, and Raul and Angel, who were both Lv.5, even with Rephia, the genius magic guide whose firepower and capabilities far exceed Lv.4, Reiger’s side still had a substantial gap compared to Finn’s team.

This caused many, including Bert, to furrow their brows.

But Finn had his reasons for such allocation.

"My thumb is hurting more; it’s telling me there’s a great danger ahead."

Finn gazed at the passage his side intended to enter, speaking in an eerie tone.

Everyone was familiar with Finn’s thumb.

It seemed to be an extraordinary sense, which always gave Finn different degrees of pain at times of danger.

The more perilous the situation, the more intense the pain in Finn’s thumb would become.

This was neither a skill nor magic, nor any kind of development ability, but a unique trait belonging solely to Finn.

And to this day, Finn’s thumb predictions about danger had never been wrong.

At this moment, Finn’s thumb throbbed with a stinging pain, telling him that the danger ahead might be no less than the assault on the 59th floor.

Trusting the premonition of his thumb, Finn dared not separate the only two Lv.7s in the team.

Of course, as for Reiger, Finn did not intend for everyone to walk into the jaws of death.

"Although there’s no Lv.7, with Reiger present, they might have more Lv.7s than we do when necessary."

Finn’s statement eased the expressions of those present somewhat.

Indeed, with Reiger present, does it matter if their team doesn’t have a Lv.7?

As long as Reiger unleashes that game-breaking magic, the four Lv.6s in their team would immediately be elevated to Lv.7, and even someone like Rephia, a Lv.4, would become a Lv.5.

If calculated this way, Reiger’s team is actually stronger than Finn’s, and significantly so.

"I haven’t forgotten, the ’Treasure Bead Fetus’ split from the Polluted Immortal Spirit is the real threat that could plunge Orario into flames."

Finn said this.

"Therefore, their force must be greater than ours to ensure that they can deal with the anomaly, or even resolve the threat brought by the ’Treasure Bead Fetus.’"

For this reason, despite sensing the danger on his side, Finn still dispatched Reiger, the greatest variable, to Ais’s side.

Exactly.

Finn also believes that in this assault, Reiger is the biggest variable.

Not to mention the decisive changes brought by "level transcendence," Reiger himself, even before reaching Lv.6, was able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the "strongest in the city" without using magic and skills. Now that he’s officially reached Lv.6, how much weaker could he be compared to Lv.7?

He’s a prodigy capable of challenging levels, even recognized by the main god with the title of [Limit Breaker]—a hero of the future.

In Finn’s heart, he already sees Reiger as a Lv.7, even as the strongest force of the current Loki Familia.

He has a feeling that whether it’s himself, Grace, or Revilia, they’ve probably been surpassed by Reiger.

At least, regarding that strike that broke through the hardest metal door, Finn admits, he cannot execute it himself.

"Reiger, you are in charge of leading your team."

Finn handed over the leadership of the team entirely to Reiger.

"No problem?"

With the same inquiry as before, everyone turned their gaze towards Reiger.

Under the gaze of everyone, seeing the trust and recognition in their eyes, Reiger suddenly smiled.

"No problem."

The same question received the same answer.

It’s just that, unlike the eager Ais, Reiger responded very calmly and composedly, which instilled a lot of confidence in teammates Ais, Theona, Theone, and Rephia out of nowhere.

Bert, Raul, Angel, and others were somewhat dazed.

Who would have thought, the newcomer who was merely a Lv.1 more than four months ago is now entrusted with heavy responsibilities by the Clan Leader, capable of leading and directing Familia members, including officers.

Time flies so fast...

"Good luck, kid." Grace patted Reiger’s shoulder and grinned, "I believe in you."

Everyone nodded heavily.

"Alright." Reiger glanced around and said, "Let me do something for everyone first."

Saying this, Reiger opened his hand.

"[Relentless skies of the sun, everything escapes from your reach.]"

"[Bloom, Laurel Armor.]"

"[Lamu]!"

With the deployment of the magic array, a deep green light membrane covered everyone.

Everyone immediately felt their "endurance" greatly enhanced, and their "agility" was boosted even more to an incredible degree.

Yet Reiger’s chant was not over.

"[O spirits of wood—grant my wish.]"

"[Clothes of the forest—I name you Alf.]"

"[Thin Veil Breath]!"

The green light coat, like flowing light, wandered around everyone, also enveloping everyone present in a layer of resilient defense.

"I have infused most of my spiritual power into these two spells, their effects should satisfy you, and their duration will be extended significantly."

Reiger retracted the magic array and addressed everyone.

"Everyone, be careful."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the light membranes and light clothes on their bodies, and as if sensing Reiger’s intentions, they all smiled.

"Hmph."

Bert snorted lightly, turned his head away, but still accepted Reiger’s goodwill.

"Then, let’s set out."

Finn, not delaying any further, gave the order.

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison.