Lokiâs Divine Room was as chaotic as ever, with furniture and various collected items strewn about haphazardly, void of any order.
Loki sat on a chair with another chair in front of her, laughing playfully at Reiger as he walked in.
"Youâre a step late, arenât you?"
Lokiâs words made Reiger stiffen for a moment before he realized something.
"Has Ais already been here?"
Reiger sat down in front of Loki.
"She just left not long ago." Loki shrugged and said, "If you had come a minute earlier, you might have seen a downcast Ais."
Reiger furrowed his brows and muttered to himself, "It seems sheâs not satisfied with her growth."
"Well, thatâs common." Loki tapped the back of the chair with her finger and said, "That girl pushes herself too hard. Who knows when sheâll settle down and stop doing things that make us worry."
Lokiâs tone sounded casual, but Reiger could sense a hint of concern.
"You really do spoil Ais, donât you?"
Reiger remarked.
"Isnât that obvious?" Loki huffed, "Ais is our treasure. If she died, I might not even want to stay in the lower realm anymore. Iâd chase her soul all the way to Heaven to get it back."
Reiger didnât believe Lokiâs words.
"Would you really?"
Despite her lack of seriousness, this head god doted on her family equally. Reiger really didnât believe she would abandon so many children for Aisâs sake.
"When did you learn to spoil my fun?" Loki said irritably, "Enough of that, letâs talk about you."
Loki sat upright, looking at Reiger with her eyes slightly wider.
"Iâve heard everything from Finn. Tsk tsk, facing a new breed of monster with enhanced species traits. You really took a heavy loss this time." Loki pursed her lips, "But you seem to have performed quite well. Finn and the others canât stop singing your praises. Theyâre even suggesting we should give you a new title next time."
What she meant was, Finn and the others believed Reiger might level up this time.
After all, the Conference of Gods met every three months, and those discussed during the conference were adventurers who had leveled up in that time frame.
As long as one leveled up, their name would appear at the next Conference of Gods, giving them the right to be awarded a title by the gods.
Even those who already had a title could be mentioned again at the Conference after leveling up and have the right to reselect their title.
Like Bert, who originally held the title of "Gray Wolf," didnât receive the new title of "Fierce Wolf" until he leveled up.
If Reiger successfully leveled up this time, he might be able to change his title at the next Conference of Gods.
Of course, keeping the current one was also an option.
However, it seemed as though Loki, Finn, and the others were planning to change Reigerâs title.
Loki, for one, was somewhat dissatisfied.
"Is âDeceptive Swordsmanâ not good enough? I think itâs a great title!"
Reiger offered no comment.
He couldnât see what was so great about it. From the title, he could only discern Lokiâs desire to brand him as her possession and declare ownership to the whole world, which he found distasteful.
"Letâs update your ability values."
Reiger changed the subject and removed his upper garment, turning his back to Loki.
"All right then." Loki said somewhat petulantly, "Letâs see if your first expedition brought about as much growth as they say."
Loki picked up a needle, pricked her fingertip, and began working on Reigerâs back.
Soon, Reigerâs ability values were freshly updated.
...
Reiger Brillhaut
Lv.4
Strength: A847 â SSS1277
Endurance: A825 â SSS1258
Agility: S971 â SSS1385
Magic Power: S933 â SSS1392
Light Armor: H â G
Swordsman: H â G
Magic Conductor: I â H
...
"As expected, youâve reached the end of level 4." Loki said as she looked at Reiger, who was examining the ability values that sheâd translated.
"Another round of full SSS rankings in abilities, and all developmental abilities have improved too. Your damned growth rate, I just donât know when it will slow down."
If Loki hadnât already been accustomed, numbed, even, she might have jumped up in shock.
Because Reigerâs growth was truly inhuman.
The increase in his basic abilities was one thing; after all, Reiger had always been like this, never having a comprehensive increase in all abilities below 500, and with more time, certainly not below 1000.
But the growth of developmental abilities really made one roll their eyes.
Look at Ais. From her first level up at eight years old to now, her first developmental ability âHunterâ took her eight years to reach only G, advancing just two ranks.
Reiger, on the other hand, had just about three months of training in his first developmental ability âLight Armorâ and had already caught up with Aisâs eight years of effort.
"Itâs a good thing Ais isnât here. Otherwise, she might have been hit so hard sheâd be battered to a pulp, right?"
Loki sighed.
Reiger ignored Loki, who was shaking her head, and after confirming his current ability values, he finally spoke.
"Howâs the accumulation of the high-level experience points going?"
This was what really mattered.
And the final result did not disappoint Reiger.
"As you wished, itâs been fully accumulated."
Loki grinned.
"Congratulations, you can level up now."
These words made the corners of Reigerâs mouth curl upwards involuntarily.
As expected, he could level up now.
Reiger was about to become a Level 5, Rank 1 adventurer.
"It took 7 days to reach Level 2."
"It took 15 days to reach Level 3."
"It took 30 days to reach Level 4."
"Now, 45 days have passed since you became Level 4."
Loki, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, twisted his face to an extent it could be a performance art.
"Just a month and a half, and youâve leveled up again; youâre really a beast."
Loki could no longer find any other adjectives to describe Reigerâs demonic growth speed.
What was most ridiculous was that it wasnât just about the speed of leveling up for Reiger; before each level up, all his abilities were SSS, the accumulation of his potential was astonishing, coupled with several combat development abilities and skills with magic, his true strength was definitely far beyond that of his peers.
In the report Finn gave to Loki, it was mentioned that this kid could match a Level 5 when he was Level 4.
What about after he truly reached Level 5?
Could he possibly match Level 6?
Loki didnât dare think any further.
"Come on, letâs level you up."
Since the accumulation of his basic abilities had already reached the limit, there was no reason for Reiger to stay at the current stage.
Therefore, Loki promptly leveled up Reiger and reset his ability values.
...
Reiger Brillhaut
Level 5
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic Power: I0
Light Armor: G
Swordsman: G
Magic Guide: H
Warlike: I
...
From this moment, Reiger officially became a Level 5, Rank 1 adventurer.
In just over three months, he had risen from an ordinary person without any superhuman powers to a Rank 1 adventurer with a growth speed that shocked the gods.
"Tomorrowâs Orarioâs going to be lively again," Loki said, finding delight in the chaos.
Reiger was in a good mood, too.
Level 5 might not be the top in this world, but it was certainly a pivotal strength.
You must know, in the current Orario, the highest-level adventurer was just Level 7, and there was only one, with fewer than ten individuals at Level 6.
If you excluded these less than ten top warriors, then the strongest among the rest were the ones at Level 5.
Thus, by becoming a Rank 1, Level 5 adventurer, Reiger had truly entered the ranks of the strong, and no one would think of him as merely a newcomer with astonishing growth speed anymore.
"With my current strength, I should be able to keep myself safe if I were to go back to the original world, right?" Reiger thought to himself.
However, soon his attention was captured by something else.
"âWarlikeâ?"
This new development ability made Reiger murmur.
Lokiâs voice came just at the right moment.
"This time youâve triggered quite a few development abilities, but like before, theyâre types you donât need."
Abilities like âHeal,â âRegeneration,â âAbnormal Resistance,â etc., Reigerâs skills already included and at the highest level, there was no reason to choose them before and naturally no reason now.
"Other than these development abilities, the only one worth learning for you is this one." Loki said, "Thatâs why I chose it for you directly this time."
"Whatâs the effect?" Reiger nodded and asked, "I donât think Iâve heard of this development ability before."
"Let alone you, even I havenât heard of it. I guess itâs, like your âLight Armor,â a rare ability that only you have triggered the learning condition for?"
Loki struggled not to look at Reiger with eyes that saw him as a monster.
"As for the effect, if our instincts are not wrong, this ability might be an advanced version of âHunter.â
âHunterâ is a development ability that enhances oneâs own ability values when encountering monsters that one has previously defeated.
Since âWarlikeâ is an advanced version of âHunter,â naturally, the effects are similar.
"If all goes well, after obtaining this development ability, when you encounter an enemy youâve defeated before, your ability values will be enhanced," Loki explained, holding up a finger.
"Not only is this enhancement greater than that of âHunter,â but it might also extend beyond just monsters."
In a word, from now on, no matter what type of enemy Reiger faced, as long as it was an existence he had once defeated, the effect of âWarlikeâ would be triggered, thereby enhancing his ability values.
Reiger almost immediately understood the benefit of this development ability.
As it turned out, the condition to trigger the âWarlikeâ effect was not calculated per individual.
For an ability like âHunter,â its effect was triggered based on the type of the monster.
Defeat one goblin, and the next time you encounter another goblin, the effect of âHunterâ is triggered.
Defeat one killer ant, and the next time you encounter another killer ant, the development abilityâs effect is triggered the same.
Following this logic, if âWarlikeâ is an advanced version of âHunter,â that means that once Reiger defeats a human, the next time he encounters another human, the effect of this development ability will also be triggered.
Itâs essentially a universal enhancement ability.