She remembered them.
The first dungeon, Anaconda.
Back then, she was just a tiny bat who had only recently awakened her talent, so weak that any Reincarnator could have easily killed her.
And Lucas's trio were exactly those Reincarnators.
During the struggle for interests back then, she had nearly died at their hands.
But now—
Lilith's gaze was as calm as water.
In her eyes, these three people were now nothing more than ants she could crush at will.
However, she didn't make a move.
There was no real enmity between them, only the competition for benefits from the past.
In that dungeon, everyone was just trying to survive, to become stronger, and to fight for resources.
Lucas and the others hadn't done anything wrong, just as she hadn't done anything wrong.
And—
She was in a good mood right now.
Having just devoured a giant dragon and dozens of mutated beasts, the genes within her body were joyfully digesting and absorbing.
That sense of satisfaction made her too lazy to bother with these old matters.
Her gaze passed over Lucas's trio and landed on the strongest girl in the group.
Ivy.
A long black dress, a clean and sharp temperament, and that faint aura that was completely different from ordinary Reincarnators.
The corners of Lilith's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile.
"I want to know,"
She spoke, her youthful voice echoing over the ruins.
"Exactly how you sent that message to me."
Forcing a message directly into someone else's system.
This was the first time she had seen such an ability.
That youthful voice finally woke the seven of them from their daze.
They stared blankly at the silver-haired little loli before them, that world-destroying scene from just moments ago replaying in their minds—
Crimson lightning sweeping across the entire City.
A seventy-meter Purple Giant Dragon sent flying by a single tail whip.
Dozens of giant beasts slaughtered to the last.
And the harmless-looking little loli in front of them didn't have a single drop of blood on her.
The contrast was too great.
So great that for a moment, they forgot their fear, forgot that the person before them was a tyrant capable of massacring a City.
"Gulp."
Someone swallowed hard.
The sound was exceptionally clear in the silent ruins, as if it had flipped a switch.
Ivy finally came back to her senses.
She took a deep breath, suppressing the turbulent waves in her heart, and met Lilith's crimson eyes.
"I chose the Balancer faction."
She tried her best to keep her voice steady, but the slight tremor at the end betrayed her nervousness.
"Contacting a Hunter is just one of the Balancer's authorities."
Balancer.
A flash of interest crossed Lilith's eyes.
This was the second time she had encountered a Balancer.
The last time was in Jurassic World; that old geezer had left a deep impression on her.
That ability to interfere with a dungeon and adjust the world's difficulty was quite interesting.
She hadn't expected to meet another one so soon.
"I want to know."
Lilith tilted her head, her youthful voice carrying a hint of laziness, yet tinged with an air that brooked no argument.
"What kind of authorities do you Balancers have?"
Faced with this question, Ivy knew she couldn't refuse.
Nor was it possible to refuse.
She took a deep breath and began to organize her thoughts.
"Balancers belong to a neutral faction, so they can choose to team up with either Reincarnators or Hunters."
"That is the most basic part."
"Besides that, a Balancer can increase or decrease the dungeon difficulty, and can also merge different dungeon worldviews."
"However, these authorities come with a price. Simple adjustments to difficulty don't require a price. But to merge worldviews, one must pay with their lifespan."
Lifespan.
Lilith's eyes narrowed slightly.
"These are just the authorities currently held by Balancers."
Ivy continued.
"As the Main God Game updates, Balancers will also gain new authorities. The price paid for merging dungeons will also gradually decrease."
She paused and added.
"The authority I used to communicate with you earlier was only obtained after the Trading Platform update was launched."
"So I think most of the Balancer's abilities are related to the progress of the Main God Game's updates. The more frequently the Main God Game updates, the more authorities we obtain."
Lilith listened quietly, her mind racing.
Balancer.
Neutral Faction.
Adjusting difficulty.
Merging dungeons.
Paying with lifespan.
This information was quite valuable to her.
Apocalypse didn't have a single Balancer yet. If she could recruit one...
Her gaze landed on Ivy.
This girl looked to be only seventeen or eighteen, but to become a Balancer and survive until now, she was definitely not simple.
A nearly imperceptible smile curved the corners of Lilith's mouth.
She reached out and took a card from her pocket.
It was an exquisite little card with her photo on the front.
In the photo, Lilith was wearing a black and red Gothic military uniform and a military cap. Her snow-white hair was draped over her shoulders, and her crimson eyes looked straight ahead. Her entire being exuded an air of majesty and mystery.
Beside the photo, Apocalypse's contact information and the specific location of the base were printed.
Below that was the emblem of Apocalypse—
A silver-white silhouette of a bat with its wings spread, ready to fly.
This was the business card William had designed for her.
The blond butler had told her at the time.
"Leader, when you encounter talent while out, giving them a business card to recruit them appears formal and classy."
Lilith had found it troublesome then, but she had accepted them anyway.
She hadn't expected to actually use one now.
She handed the business card to Ivy.
"This is my business card."
She spoke, her youthful voice carrying a hint of languidness.
"If you ever want to join Apocalypse, you can contact me anytime."
Ivy took the card in a daze and looked down at it.
In the photo, the silver-haired little loli in the military uniform had a cold expression and a powerful aura, forming a sharp contrast with the girl in front of her wearing a T-shirt and denim shorts.
So cute...
The moment that thought popped up, Ivy felt a chill run down her spine.
She quickly swallowed that word back down, struggling to maintain a calm expression.
Apocalypse.
She knew this faction.
One of the two top Factions in America, standing alongside the Sentinel Alliance, each with an SSS-Rank Hunter overseeing them.
It was said that the leader of Apocalypse possessed unfathomable strength and was ranked among the top on the leaderboards.
If her guess was correct, the person before her was the leader of Apocalypse.
That SSS-Rank Hunter.
But no one would have ever imagined that the other party was actually a little loli who looked no more than ten years old.
And she looked...
Ivy stole another glance at the photo on the card.
She really was very cute.
This fact made it very hard for her to refuse the other's invitation.
At the same time, a thought also rose in her mind.
If one SSS-Rank Hunter was already this powerful, how terrifying must those truly top-tier SSS-Ranks be—like the one ranked first on the leaderboard, [Ye]?