Roy observed their battle from a god's-eye view.
The most powerful ability in this world was undoubtedly "Divine Protection," but setting aside certain cheaters (Reinhard), purely in terms of human and beastman physical abilities, they mostly hovered between Level 2 and Level 3.
And his 10% ability values granted Natsuki Subaru Level 2 combat power with all S-rank ability values.
Theoretically, his stats were comparable to Elsa's, but unfortunately, as an ordinary high school student, Natsuki Subaru's combat experience was infinitely close to zero. Even with equal abilities, he couldn't defeat her.
It wasn't easy for Elsa to defeat Natsuki Subaru either, after all, Roy was secretly commanding him.
Under Natsuki Subaru's urging, Felt—who couldn't join the battle—went to find combustible materials. Old Man Rom's general store was all-encompassing, and fuel was quickly found.
The remaining problem was how to splash it on Elsa; her speed was simply too fast.
Elsa's body was as soft as if she had no bones, moving nimbly and swiftly, dodging the ice spears Emilia fired, appearing beside Old Man Rom, her short blade swinging out countless sharp flashes of light.
In the blink of an eye, Old Man Rom's body was covered in wounds.
Thud!
The giant Old Man Rom, his massive body crashing down heavily onto the ground, barely breathing.
With Elsa defeating Old Man Rom, Natsuki Subaru's heart grew anxious, thinking:
"Lord Roy, I want stronger power."
Roy said, "The power you've obtained now is already extremely close to your body's tolerance limit. If I continue to increase it, the burden will be too great."
"It doesn't matter, I can endure it!"
Natsuki Subaru's gaze wandered between Emilia, Old Man Rom, and Felt. He had to step up, or everyone would be killed by Elsa.
"Very well!"
The corners of Roy's mouth rose. He was also curious how far the other could go, raising the ability values granted to 20%—reaching Level 3 adventurer tier.
Sure enough, when this powerful force surged into Natsuki Subaru's body, his face flushed red as if he had eaten dozens of ginseng roots, nearly overdosing himself to death.
His nose bled, his eyes turned red, and even more powerful strength emerged within his body.
Natsuki Subaru clenched his fists, shocked in his heart. This was Lord Roy's power.
Natsuki Subaru picked up Old Man Rom's wooden club.
With Roy's ability value enhancement, the originally heavy wooden club felt incredibly light to Natsuki Subaru.
"Ha!"
Natsuki Subaru shouted explosively, his body shooting forward like a rocket, raising the club and smashing it down fiercely.
Natsuki Subaru suddenly erupted, the speed and power he unleashed several times stronger than before. Elsa, who was attacking Emilia, was caught off guard and struck by the club, her entire body sent flying.
Boom!
Elsa crashed into the counter, the wooden surface shattered to pieces, cracking sounds ringing out as who knew how many bones in her body broke.
Severely injuring the opponent in one strike—this was the charm of a stats monster!
Natsuki Subaru panted heavily, an excited smile on his face. He felt he could do anything!
Old Man Rom, Felt, and Emilia stared dumbfounded at the domineering Natsuki Subaru. Did you eat a dinosaur's whip? How did you suddenly become so fierce!
"You can become even stronger? Wonderful!" Elsa licked her rosy lips, her appearance bewitching.
"I have nothing to say to a pervert like you who likes other people's bowels. Die!" Having succeeded in one blow, Natsuki Subaru didn't stop, grabbing a large bucket of fuel and dashing forward to pour it all over Elsa.
Natsuki Subaru shouted loudly, "Felt!"
The prepared Felt threw a fire starter over, arcing through the air and landing on Elsa.
The moment the sparks touched the fuel, flames erupted, spreading across Elsa's entire body. Under the intense burning, this woman didn't let out a single scream.
Her frenzied gaze fixed on Natsuki Subaru.
"Arms broken, I still have legs. Legs broken, I still have claws and fangs!" Elsa charged toward Natsuki Subaru.
"I know!"
With Roy's reminders, how could Natsuki Subaru not know how crazy this woman was? Even with just teeth remaining, she would bite a piece of flesh from her enemy.
Natsuki Subaru swung the club heavily, like hitting a baseball, sending Elsa flying.
Elsa landed over a dozen meters away, gradually losing her life signs amid the flames.
"We won!"
Emilia, Old Man Rom, and Felt relaxed, expressions of different kinds of joy appearing on their faces.
Natsuki Subaru, who had done all this, collapsed on the ground. His body had also been severely damaged by Roy's immense power. Before losing consciousness, he could still hear the urgent calls of Emilia and the others, closing his eyes in satisfaction.
Roy withdrew his gaze. The adventurer's Falna wasn't something obtained in one step, but rather gradual progress.
Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary person, forcibly obtaining Level 3 power—it was impressive enough that he didn't explode. When Roy used the Resonance Contract to obtain Miss Ryuu's Level 5 ability values, he could only sustain it for two hours at most.
After Natsuki Subaru, this puppet, killed Elsa, a reward panel popped up before Roy.
*[Successfully hunted "Elsa Granhiert," Level LV.2~LV.3. Reward: 300 Attribute Points + Potion Chest.]
[Open Potion Chest?]
"Yes!"
[Potion Chest opened. Congratulations on obtaining: 10 bottles each of Low-Grade Life, Spirit, and Stamina Potions, 3 bottles of Panacea, and 1 bottle of Low-Grade Antidote Potion.]
Roy looked at the rewards on the panel. For his current self, they weren't particularly generous, but considering he had just been lying in bed, remotely commanding Natsuki Subaru to obtain these rewards, it was decent enough.
Having puppets help grind monsters—this great undertaking had a promising future!
Having lain down too long, Roy stood up and stretched, actually feeling a bit dizzy, somewhat like orthostatic hypotension. A trace of fatigue flashed through Roy's eyes. Activating the "Divine Descent" skill consumed quite a bit of mental power, roughly equivalent to him using seven or eight spells.
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Name: Roy
Level: 3
Strength: 1023→1223 (SSS)
Endurance: 1062 (SS)
Dexterity: 1153→1253 (SSS)
Agility: 1336 (SSS)
Magic: 896 (A)
Development Abilities: Adventurer (H), Abnormal Resistance (I)
Skills: My Lord is Here, Divine Descent, Blood for Blood, Elven Royal Authority
Magic: Lord of Thunder, Life-Borrowing Illusion Dream, Dimension · Severance, Wind of Light, Noah's Healing
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Roy allocated the obtained attribute points to his ability values. He was getting closer and closer to limit values, and the door to Level 4 was beckoning to him frantically.
Controlling puppets was much more satisfying than grinding monsters himself.
It wasn't a loss for those puppets either—he provided power and intelligence, and they helped him obtain rewards.
Knock! Knock!
At this moment, knocking sounds rang out.
Roy glanced out the window—it was already late at night. Who would come to his room at this hour?
Opening the door, he saw Cassandra standing there, head lowered, her delicate body trembling slightly.
Roy asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Cassandra hesitated, her face pale, "Mr. Roy, I had another dream."