Chapter 138 – Lili’s first battle

Overnight, the Hestia Familia gained ten Level 3 adventurers, while the others at Level 2 did not level up.

Although they jointly defeated the floor boss Goliath, only the ten who contributed the most earned enough achievements for a level-up, whereas the achievements gained by the others were insufficient for leveling up.

Even without leveling up, all Level 2 members of the Familia saw their ability scores reach an S rank, just short of the achievements necessary for the next level-up.

Aston felt a great sense of achievement witnessing their rapid progression, almost catching up to his own pace. However, despite their fast advancement, they couldn't compare to him. After all, he leveled up with EX1999 ability values at each level, while Eina and the others were capped at the S999 limit, never breaking beyond S rank into a new category.

Moreover, the newly joined 15 elves had smoothly reached the limit of Level 1, only lacking achievements for their next level-up.

After updating everyone, Aston sought to understand the situation better from Eina and the others. Learning the truth, he couldn't help but look towards Lili, gently patting her head in prEinae.

"Well done, Lili."

"Thank you, Aston-sama," Lili responded joyfully, clearly pleased with the acknowledgment.

The reason Eina and the others decided to take on Goliath was entirely due to Lili. When she first joined, Lili wasn't well-received within the Hestia Familia. Given Eina and Airel's previous roles within the guild, they were somewhat aware of Lili's bad reputation, hence their initial displeasure at her joining.

However, since Lili was appointed as a strategist by Aston, even if Eina and the others didn't like her much, they didn't exclude her. They simply were less inclined to interact with her unless she approached them first.

Lili was aware of their attitude towards her and thus worked hard to integrate into the Familia.

Therefore, Lili orchestrated this group combat operation.

Over the past few days, as a strategist, Lili collected all the Familia members' Falna data and racked her brain to come up with a perfect plan to defeat Goliath.

Lili aimed to use this operation to completely dispel any prejudices Eina and Airel had against her.

The outcome was clear.

Lili perfectly used this team operation to integrate into the Hestia Familia, making both Eina and Airel, along with their troops, recognize and accept her.

The floor boss Goliath had Level 4 strength and, being a boss-level entity, was much stronger than ordinary Level 4 monsters.

It was possible for Airel's magic corps and Eina's melee elves led by them to defeat Goliath, but, even though they could defeat Goliath, the Hestia Familia itself would have suffered significant damage.

Under such circumstances, Lili, with her commanding talent and the information collected about the Familia members, devised a perfect battle plan that allowed Eina and others to kill Goliath without any injuries.

This battle directly led everyone to recognize and accept Lili's presence, no longer prejudiced against her due to her past experiences.

Lili was officially part of the Hestia Familia's circle.

"Aston, let's report your and their level upgrades to the guild tomorrow, and let's level up again this time." After updating the last elf in need, Hestia looked towards Aston and suggested.

"Okay, good."

The next day, the news that Eina and the others had leveled up again, just a few days after their last report, spread throughout Orario, causing a huge stir. The entire city was discussing the Hestia Familia.

This also thoroughly confirmed that the Hestia Familia possessed a method to rapidly advance adventurers' growth.

This made the many new adventurers who were eliminated yesterday beat their chests and feet, heartbroken over missing such a grand opportunity, a pain so unbearable they couldn't stand it.

They were just one step away from success, yet they were stopped.

The gods were also buzzing with discussions, showing a growing interest in the Hestia Familia.

It could be said that the Hestia Familia is now at the very center of Orario's storm.

However, no matter how much interest increased, the gods still did not trouble the Hestia Familia, maintaining a wait-and-see attitude, looking forward to the Hestia Familia bringing them more interesting entertainment.

Meanwhile, in a villa, a golden-haired noble god is currently smiling as he looks at several images with text on the table.

"Dionysus-sama, are you interested in the Hestia Familia's affairs?" Behind him, a red-eyed, pure white elf respectfully inquired to the golden-haired god. This red-eyed, pure white elf named Filvis Challia, is a Creature.

"No, I just didn't expect that Hestia could obtain such a powerful Familia," said the golden-haired god, the hidden big boss of Orario, the city destroyer Enyo, officially known as the god of wine, Dionysus, shaking his head lightly.

"Dionysus-sama, if you feel the Hestia Familia could hinder you, then I can take action against the Hestia Familia," Filvis offered respectfully with a slight bow.

"No, there's no need. Even if they grow quickly in the early stages, the speed will slow down after Level 3. My plan is about to succeed."

"The growth rate of the Hestia Familia won't affect the plan; it's not a concern," Dionysus again shook his head, dismissing the idea with a smile.

"Filvis, one of my test subjects in the dungeon is about to be completed. Go check on it," Dionysus assigned a task to Filvis after declining her offer to act.

"Yes, Dionysus-sama!"

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