"N-No, I'm fine..."
"It was this Adventurer, sir, who saved me."
Lili only snapped back to reality a few seconds after hearing Lin Feng's voice, answering his question. However, her slightly trembling legs showed that she had been frightened by the earlier scene—primarily by the monsters, not Kanae.
She had been ready to stay and die; even if she hadn't trembled at the time, anyone would tremble once the fear set in. Lili's current state was already quite good.
"This is Tsuyuri Kanae. Her strength is the highest in our Familia."
Lin Feng walked to Kanae's side and placed a hand on her shoulder as he introduced her to Lili.
"Are all you Adventurers Level 1? I saw Miss Kanae's performance just now, and she seems even stronger than a typical Level 3!"
Lili was full of doubts. A newly established Familia couldn't possibly have such powerful adventurers in half a month unless they recruited from other Familias.
"Ahem... well, everyone here is Level 1."
"No way!!! Miss Kanae is Level 1 with that kind of strength? And I feel like all of you Adventurers are close to Level 2 already."
Lili didn't believe a word Lin Feng said. Who would believe that Tsuyuri Kanae was Level 1? Hayasaka Ai and the others were plausible, but they were still much stronger than typical Level 1 adventurers.
"It's true. Everyone joined the Familia on the same day."
Hayasaka Ai stepped out, blinking as she spoke the truth.
This completely bewildered Lili. She had teamed up with many adventurers (although she was bullied every time), but those adventurers would constantly brag. When they encountered a larger group of monsters, they would almost always flinch. Unlike this group, who acted as if they didn't even want to engage unless very few monsters appeared.
"You Adventurers... are truly amazing,"
Lili sighed helplessly, hearing the situation.
If she had such strength, she wouldn't be bullied by the people in her Familia, nor would she be casually abused and abandoned when teaming up with other adventurers.
Lin Feng spent the entire day completing the remaining achievements for the newly spawned monsters and the Shadows. Lin Feng himself killed over four hundred monsters, not counting the monsters killed by Hayasaka Ai and the others. Roughly calculated, their total haul in Valis was around three hundred thousand.
This was primarily because Lin Feng was in the Dungeon; otherwise, they wouldn't encounter such continuous waves of monsters.
In the past few days when Hayasaka Ai and the others came to the Dungeon, they had never encountered such a situation. Today, Hayasaka Ai, Megumi Katou, and Seryu were thoroughly exhausted. In the end, Kanae had to step forward and charge, or the three of them could have been seriously injured.
If this continued, and Lin Feng continued to delve into lower floors, even more monsters would likely spawn.
Lili, who had been acting as the mascot all day, was also completely stunned. The deepest she had gone with adventurers was around the tenth floor, where the most difficult part was the fog.
On the eighth and ninth floors, the Dungeon's scenery and terrain change drastically compared to the upper floors. Most importantly, the number of passageways increases, they become wider, the distance between passageways shortens, and the ceiling height increases. On the tenth floor, the terrain doesn't change much, but a mist appears that can obscure adventurers' vision, making it extremely dangerous.
"Congratulations, Master, you have earned seven drawing opportunities. Feel free to use them anytime."
"That's enough for today. Let's head back!" Lin Feng heard the little system in his mind and felt that the time was about right, so he said this to the group resting on the side.
"Phew... Let's go!"
Hayasaka Ai gasped for breath, leaning on the wall behind her to stand up.
Megumi Katou was the same. Only Seryu, whose physical constitution was originally better than theirs, recovered quickly.
On the way back, Hayasaka Ai and Megumi Katou's combat strength was almost zero because they were exhausted, but with Kanae and Seryu's protection, they managed to return to the surface without problems.
They quickly arrived at the Adventurers' Guild. As they opened the door, they saw Eina busy at the counter, with an adventurer causing a scene and making a lot of noise.
"Miss Eina, we're here!"
"Lord Lin, Lord Lin Feng?"
Crap! Lin Feng forgot that Lili was still with their party. Eina's single sentence instantly made Lili suspicious.
You said you were Commander Feng, so why does Miss Eina call you 'Lord'? Even the Commander of the Loki Familia doesn't get this kind of treatment!
The title
"Lord"
(Daren) is typically reserved for Gods by Eina.
Could it be that this man, who claims to be the Commander, is actually the God of this Familia? This realization shocked Lili to her core!
I can't believe even you, the handsome and seemingly honest Commander Feng, would deceive a novice Pallum Supporter like me!