80 Surprised Artemis Familia!

Chapter 80

During Artemis Familia's stay in the village, an interesting 'event' also occurred.

"Hey? Someone in Orario leveled up in a month???"

"How is that possible? Who spread such nonsensical news!?"

"Right! Is that even possible!?"

During the break, the girls from Artemis familia heard from a passing bard about the significant events in Orario in the past few days.

The girls didn't believe in such exaggerated news and started chattering and making a fuss. They behaved utterly different from their cold attitude during battle.

"Oya, Oya? Even if you are Artemis familia, you can't slander me like this. I, Venti, Orario's best bard, never spread false news. If you still think that I lied, you can go to Orario for verification."

A soft-faced bard wearing light traveler clothing and a beret with feathers attached communicated with the girls from Artemis familia. His name was Venti.

[A/N: This is not Venti from Gensin Impact.]

Venti was displeased by the girls' suspicion and took an item out from his travel bag.

"Look at this announcement. This is the first-hand information I purchased from the adventurers' guild. It cost me almost 10,000 valis. Look, there is a guild seal below which is impossible to fake~"

Venti came prepared. He purchased the announcement document with the guild emblem to make others believe in his words and even earn some money in the process.

"Orario's best bard? Then why haven't we heard your name before?" Lante looked at the bard suspiciously. Although she believed his words after looking at the guild insignia, she still felt something wrong.

"Uh… it's…well…because…." Venti didn't know how to reply.

"Because?" Lante was interested in his answer.

"I'm self-proclaimed…Ehehe~" Venti stuck his tongue out after saying this.

"..." Lante was speechless after hearing this reply and didn't know where to start complaining.

"Well, everyone, I think the person on the announcement sounds a bit familiar…." A certain girl noticed something odd in the announcement.

"Ah, I also think so…" The companion next to the girl also nodded.

"It's Sirius!!!" Lante immediately recognized the name.

"Which Sirius?" The others were late to react.

"The one who has an affair with Artemis-sama!!!" Lante spoke with gritted teeth. She didn't forget how the hateful guy constantly bullied her.

"Oh~~~" For a while, the girls didn't react, then they were stunned. Although their reactions were not as big as that of a certain half-elf, the news still surprised them.

It is not as exaggerated as doubting their life, but the girls are still shocked by Sirius's accomplishment.

'The mere Sirius who was a newbie a month ago is now as powerful as me?' Lante couldn't accept this fact. She had plans to bully him after returning to Orario, but now it's useless.

"What are you girls making a fuss about?" The girls' exclamations caught Artemis's attention not far away, and the goddess came over and cast a slightly puzzled expression.

At this time, Lante jumped from her position and incoherently waved her hands.

"Artemis-sama, Si-Sirius, he…he…" Lante wanted to say something, but the anxious goddess interrupted her.

"Huh? What's wrong with Sirius?" Artemis frowned after hearing this but did not criticize the half-elf for being disrespectful. After hearing his name, she thought of a certain blond-haired boy that often disturbed her mind during this time.

Artemis couldn't help but wonder if there was any news of Sirius here.

Did Sirius do something wrong?

"No, Sirius has reached level 2! And in just one month!!!" Lante cleared out Artemis's doubts.

"Eh???" Artemis tilted her face cutely after hearing such unbelievable news.

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Back to Orario, inside the dungeon,

The area's ceilings, walls, and ground are all formed of tree barks, and the lush moss on the passageway emitted greenish-blue light, creating a landscape like a secret hideout.

Roars of the nearby monsters caused leaves and flowers of various shapes and sizes to sway.

Somewhere in the Large Tree Labyrinth, entirely different from the upper area, flames ignited among the dense trees, and a silver light flashed from time to time.

"Gah–"

A bird-shaped monster flying between the trees let out a fierce roar in a demonstration or warning.

But the monster's opponent ignored the warning, swirled above the trees, and came in front of it instantly.

The next moment, the dull sounds of a weapon penetrating the monster's body sounded, and the monster disintegrated into black ashes without much struggle.

One of the common sense of adventurers:

-After the level is sublimated, the suppression brought by it to lower levels is absolute.

Sirius realized this fact immediately after battling in the dungeon.

He felt stronger, faster, durable, and with more energy than before.

Sirius felt he was capable of defeating 3 of his previous selves before leveling up. (Without using skills) It was not that Sirius was arrogant and inflated, but just a matter of fact.

There have been tremendous changes in him after the upgrade, which is without a doubt.

Sirius jumped between the trees and landed on a large branch after killing the firebird.

But, Sirius didn't stop his movements. He leaned his upper body forward, clenched his spear tightly, and kicked his right foot on the tree trunk.

The next moment, his field of vision changed rapidly.

Another firebird appeared mid-air before Sirius and whistled past his ears with incredible speed.

The first time, Sirius was almost injured because of this situation.

But after getting used to their movements several times, he can instinctively dodge their attack.

Swish!

Sirius waved his spear and split the bird-shaped monster in half. In the face of flying enemies, Sirius had no choice but to use such methods to kill them one by one for the time being.

He's also enjoying and exploring strength improvement brought by the upgrade.

'Firebird,' as the name suggests, is a rare bird-type monster that focuses on long-range attacks with fire.

From the 19th floor, powerful monsters appear with the ability to fly and breathe fire. In the Large Tree Labyrinth, these monsters have a natural advantage.

There are often rumors that these kinds of monsters have repeatedly turned the ground of the 19th floor into a sea of fire, making them tricky opponents.

Moreover, they can also fly to the safe area on the 18th floor. These monsters are frequent visitors to the town of Rivira and are often crusaded by the adventurers on the 18th floor with high priority.

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