Chapter 13: Level Up (2/2)

Still, even more curiosities that went beyond Marni’s common sense were occurring.

The young warrior who had been almost been crushed into a pile of flesh underneath the goblins, but kept alive by the healing spells cast by a younger girl with silver-haired and twin ponytails had also suddenly burst out.

Every goblin which had been mysteriously blasted away, just as every bruise on his body vanished. He was no longer heaving for air like he did in that fierce battle a while ago, and instead looked spirited as if he did not actually use up any energy.

“Really! I leveled up too!”

He was looking distractedly into the air in front of himself with delight, before simply picking up one of the goblin’s weapons and crying out, “It’s mad, even this goblin club has higher attack stats than the best sword from our village!”

Then, he rushed towards the dazed goblins.

Even his sword skills seemed to have improved now compared to his previous limited ability of powerful swings and suplexes. Now, he seemed to have learned a double lunging stab, which not only deals twice the damage on the goblins but also knocks them back by a certain distance.

Still, it appeared that he had yet to adjusted to the skill and had to run in order to use it, and he could now be seen leading a pack of goblins that were running backward…

Aside from those two, the young archer seemed to have strengthened as well. Having been fleeing all over the place, he was now… still fleeing all over the place, although he was a lot less ragged than before—not to mention that he would often turn around and fire several high-speed chain shots that would kill one goblin each time.

And what the hell? How many arrows did that guy have?

As Marni quietly counted the youth’s usage of arrows, he could not help but be perplexed by where his arrows were coming from.

“I actually leveled up too,” the older girl said softly in surprise as she stopped flailing her cross. “Is killing goblins is such a profit…”

“Great! Jessica, you must click Gradual Heal. That way, I’ll be free!” The younger girl she was protecting cheered happily before bounding toward the goblins while ignoring the other’s attempts to stop her.

It was a reckless move which certainly left Marni frowning as his danger alarm went off.

The reason those children could endure until now was thanks to the younger girl’s continuous casting of healing spells—and it was not only their own party, but his own mercenaries were also being helped. Indeed, half of them would have gone down if not for her healing!

But now, she was running with a strut towards the goblins, essentially asking for a beating!

Unable to stand and watch, Marni tried to order the mercenaries to protect her, or at least stop her from getting killed.

That was also the moment when he witnessed the most shocking scene.

Air itself seemed to have become still as endless golden radiance gathered in the girl’s palm. The entire world seemed to lose color save for the girl and the light in her hand, and even the goblins movement seemed to have slowed countless times.

Then, in the very next moment, the surging holy power that left even onlookers staggered condensed in her hand into a bright and massive spear.

Even if it was merely a form blessed by streaming radiance, the spear was noble and elegant, a pure beauty that no one could avert their eyes from.

In an instant, the spear was unleashed. Rushing forth with a force as if it would pierce heaven and earth, it penetrated every goblin before the girl and pinned them on the ground!