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198. Balance Patch

Not only Claude, but also others stutter and shout out the status window.

And the embarrassed faces.

You must have been confused when you saw the status window appearing on Sia like a hologram.

While the crowd’s murmur grew louder.

The alarm wasn’t the end.

[Accumulated experience points applied immediately]

Paaat-!!!

“Uh…!”

After the alarm that had come up disappeared, bright lights and blue lights burst out from everyone’s bodies.

This is an indication of level up and status increase that occurs when crossing from the hierarchy transfer hall to the city.

“Haa…!!!”

“Kkw…!”

The flashing lights were so blinding that I closed my eyes for a moment to calm the elation boiling within me before opening them.

“Everyone. How are you?”

“Level up..!”

“Status too..!”

People who are excited to see their status window.

Most people went up by one level, and occasionally some people went up by two levels.

All of our party members also gained a level.

A dark aura burst forth from the spire in the center of the city.

Phew chemistry!!!

As if erasing the light that burst out from the relic.

Even as the light was swallowed up by the darkness, the notification spat out words as if making a last-ditch effort.

Tiring-!

[After leveling up, you will not be able to obtain additional protection from the spirit of the demon]

[Due to the inability to obtain protection, the occurrence of quirks is prohibited and the rate of gaining experience points for increasing status is greatly increased]

[For explorers with the protection of a religious order or clergy, magical power is converted into divine power]

[For explorers who already have divine power protection, the power of divine power will be amplified]

[Afterwards, when using a divine series protection, divine power is consumed as a resource]

“Gahorang and Gibyeok were the remnants of the goddess and the demon.”

Everyone nodded at Zion’s muttering.

“Ohhh!!!!”

A cheer erupted from the crowd of clergy.

I turned my head and looked at the bishop, who also looked excited.

“Everyone… Everyone in the church has gained divine powers!!”

Divine power emanated from the hands of the sect members who were as happy as children.

and.

[As the Demon King is resurrected, the warrior and the saint are chosen]

[As the area where monsters spawn expands above ground, you will also gain experience when hunting monsters on the ground]

After the last notification, the notifications stopped ringing.

“The Demon King….!!”

“Goddess…!!”

The people of the church were convinced that the notification window and status window were the arrangement of the Goddess, and when they heard that the Demon King had appeared, they all trembled in fear and fell to the ground, looking for the Goddess.

The other explorers were also surprised by the word Demon King, but considering what had happened in the city so far, it wasn’t an absurd idea, so they just assumed it was just that.

“Hey… Cain…”

Claude calls me with a trembling voice.

“Why?”

“Yo…Hero..”

“Really?”

Claude pulled out the replica of the Holy Sword with trembling hands.

Wooow!!!

And Claude’s sword shines even without using the Holy Sword Opening Protection.

A warm and splendid energy radiating along with the clear sound of the sword.

No matter what anyone says, no one who sees that sight can deny that Claude is not a warrior.

“Well, since the Demon King is in this mess, it’s only natural that a hero should show up.”

Although it was a replica of the holy sword that the previous warrior held, it had symbolic meaning and considering Claude’s protection, it didn’t seem too far-fetched.

“Then, what about the saintess??”

At Claude’s words, everyone’s eyes turned to Sia.

“Uuuu…”

Sia, who was intimidated by the gaze of so many people, clings to my back and hides herself.

Flutter-!

“Ah…?”

Soon, I heard the sound of wings flapping behind me and Sia’s curious voice, so I turned around and looked at her.

Dazzling white wings made of divine power sprouting from the back.

And a soft glow surrounding her body.

“Ohhh…! Saintess…!!!”

“The saint has descended..!!”

“The warrior and the saint!!!”

The bishop and the people of the church bowed their heads to Sia and Claude in a foaming voice.

“Ca..Caine Those people are scary…”

“It’s okay. Come here.”

He looked around at the people, holding Sia in his arms as her wings of light disappeared, overcome by the momentum.

It seems that the goddess has made a balance patch because the balance has been broken due to the monsters flooding the city and the advent of the Demon King.

Although you can no longer obtain Guardian, the growth of status has been greatly accelerated, so I think it’s worth a try.

“Hitomi.”

[Claude]

[Zion Gresha] – 90%

[One] – 10%

The original protection I had seemed to be working properly.

Now that Claude and Sia have become warriors and saints, people will easily gather on our side, where the people from the religious order have joined.

Claude’s growth protection will also accelerate the listing of those who have gathered.

Because Sia and I have experienced over the past two years that it has an accelerated effect on the growth of party members.

I’m not sure how many people this will apply to, but I think at least those who fight closely with Claude will be able to grow quickly.

At this point, I also check the status window….

“Status Window”

Name: Cain (Kim Seong-hu)

Level: 5 (88.32%)

Status

Strength: 7.00

Agility: 9.23

Stamina: 10.01

Horsepower: 6.33

Special Status

Technique: 17.02

Goddess’s Blessing: 20 (Hidden)

Kaho: NTL(EX)(See more), Hitomi, Self-awareness, Pillar West, Alpha Male(new!)

Quirk

– Theft

List of robberies

[Swordsmanship (100%)]

[Running (80%)]

“Cheep…”

Everything is good, but I also want something like a warrior…

Stats have increased by leaps and bounds.

And the hidden goddess’ blessing was also doubled.

This is the last one that came out, so I have to check it out.

Alpha Male (new!)

– I don’t give in easily to people of the same sex.

“Stop fucking talking shit!!!!!”

“Gyaaaah!!!”

Sia screamed in surprise at my seizure.

“Ah, sorry Sia.”

“Heeeek… Why are you like that, Cain… Where does it hurt?”

“No. Nothing.”

Should I be satisfied with the status increase? What if the Demon King is a woman? It seems like the leader of the association has become the Demon King.

I shook my head and shouted at the people to vent my frustration.

“If their goal was to destroy the relic, this situation is a setback to their plans, so we don’t know what they’ll do. Everyone, don’t let your guard down. Let’s prepare for battle.”

Everyone nods their heads to my words and moves busily.

First, I called our party members together.

Lauren, who had been shaking her shoulders in excitement, suddenly ran towards me.

“Cain! I leveled up again!!”

He jumps up and down for joy.

“Congratulations Lauren.”

“By the way, Claude is a warrior…. Hmm..”

“No, why…!!”

Lauren looks at Claude with displeasure, not only because he obtained the sword used by the warrior, but also because he became a warrior himself.

“Our Cain should be the warrior…”

“….”

The other colleagues nod at Lauren’s words.

“No… But everyone… Isn’t that too much?”

“Well, it’s already done, so there’s nothing I can do.”

“Lauren…”

“There is.. Cain! Look at this?”

Lauren holds out her arms, leaving the weeping Claude behind.

Hwaruk-!

And then her arms changed shape as if they were flames.

I thought it was just what I saw, but what is this feeling of heat?

“What is this..?”

“Ah, it’s a new blessing. It’s called Spiritualization… It’s the ability to transform my body into a spirit!”

“What’s so great?”

In this way, other colleagues also show off their newly acquired abilities.

“Look at this.”

“Huhhh Zion Cee…..”

dump-

Zion gained the ability to absorb magic power.

As a demonstration, he uses his ability while placing his hand on Mila’s head, and Mila collapses from exhaustion of magical power.

“Isn’t that dangerous?”

“Huh..! I adjusted the output. Since Mila is just making potions as my assistant anyway, I made her rest on purpose.”

It did seem a bit difficult for Mila, who had been supporting Zion’s murderous activities until the end.

Is he a researcher too? He’s just an ordinary person who has never done any research before because he’s in a production position.

“How about lukewarm?”

“I haven’t woken up yet… but I’ve gotten over the dangerous situation.”

Mion was laid down on the bed on the second floor, but she is still unconscious.

This is Zion’s word, so let’s wait until she wakes up.

“What about Uncle Frank? How do you like the new guard?”

“Not bad.”

“Yep.”

I nodded to Uncle Frank, who gave a short answer.

In the case of the hidden status, Goddess’ Blessing, everyone was newly granted 10, and Claude, Lauren, Sia, and Juri, who participated in the last exploration, received 20.

The funny thing is, Carmella, Tanya, and Roy also leveled up.

“It’s like a labyrinth. Even if you don’t fight directly, you can grow if you contribute.”

“Hehehe. I gained energy just by preparing your meals.”

Carmella, who was holding her swollen belly, spoke with a smile.

Kururururung!!!

“Cain!”

“Yes, Kyle.”

“The monsters are coming!”

“Everyone, prepare for battle!!!”

We sent all the non-combatants into the building and faced the incoming waves of monsters again.

“This time it’s a monster on the middle floor!!”

“There are also monsters I’ve never seen before mixed in!!”

We set up a fan shape in front and split into three directions. One side was occupied by the knights and bishops of the sect, one side was our party, and the other side was Kyle’s party, all standing to face the monsters.

Juri’s men were waiting with supplies and throwing potions, and at that moment they were getting closer and closer to the oncoming horde of monsters.

Wheeek-!

Kwaaang!!!!

Something huge fell between the horde of monsters and us.

Thud-

“…..”

“Chief of Police..!”

“Creepy magician…”

The chief of police looks at us with an expressionless face, wrapped in a magical energy that blooms as intensely as azaleas.

I whispered softly into Sia’s ear, who was standing next to me.

“Sia, bless Claude.”

“Um…?”

“You know, that fairy tale book we used to read.”

“….Ah!”

Sia, who had been tilting her head at my request, opened her eyes wide at the following explanation.

I don’t know the details, but it is said that a saint is an agent of the goddess and has different powers than the priests of an ordinary religious order.

Then, in the first place, the way to utilize Sia’s power, who does not belong to the religious order and has no doctrine or learning from the religious order, will depend solely on her imagination.

When I first obtained the divine power protection, I thought it was an offensive ability and fired divine power bullets, so now that I have become a saint, the range and versatility of divine power usage will have expanded even more.

So what I was talking about was a fairy tale book I read as a child, featuring a warrior and a saint.

Since it’s something that kids read, there’s a lot of absurd content, and a lot of the saint’s abilities are absurd.

But if the caster wants to write it that way, can’t it be done somehow?

Sia’s eyes, which had been closed for a moment, opened and the wings of light that had disappeared sprouted from behind her.

“Get stronger… YAY!!!”

Phaaaah!!!!

A powerful pillar of light emanates from Sia’s hand and surrounds Claude.

“What the… is this!!”

Claude, who was startled by the light that hit his body directly, soon began to shake all over his body.

Sling-!

Chaaang!!!

Pitter-patter!

“You’re so full of strength? Thank you, Sia!! Holy Sword Unleashed!!!”

Wooow-!!!

Even if he didn’t say anything, the Holy Sword would react, but Claude shouted the starting word just for show.

When you first become a warrior, a burst of light twice as thick and long as the light you pulled out from the holy sword bursts out.

“덤벼, 조합장 뒷구멍이나 닦는 새끼야.”

Wiggle-!

At Claude’s provocation, the police captain flinched between his eyebrows and drew his greatsword.

Sling-!

As I watched Claude run away, drunk on the taste of the blessed mulberry, I gave the people a signal to move back.

Sorry Claude, that guy looks like he’s the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings, so try fighting him alone for now.