As the Captain of the Loki Familia, there were very few things that could shock Finn, but the two people before him did so easily: Alise and Alfia.
Alise, the Captain of the Astraea Familia. Four years ago, due to an attack by the Dark Faction, her entire Familia was wiped out in the Dungeon.
Alfia, a member of the Hera Familia. Seven or eight years ago, she participated in the plan to destroy Orario alongside the "Evil God" Erebus. However, her actual goal was to nurture the next generation. After battling the Astraea Familia, she eventually leapt into a sea of fire and turned to ash.
Logically, both of them had been dead for years, yet here they were, standing alive before Finn's eyes, looking exactly as they once did.
Which meant... they had been resurrected?
The moment he realized this, Finn turned his gaze toward Barbara, who was being hugged by a certain blonde fox. His look seemed to say: You can even resurrect them?
Finn's reaction naturally didn't escape Alfia's perception. Thus, the grey-haired rabbit lady immediately understood everything.
"So it really was you?"
"After being resurrected, I've been wandering around the city and often heard the townspeople calling out the title of 'Deliverer'."
"I thought it was just a gimmick, but I didn't expect it to be real..."
"Resurrection Magic... I heard that the Sage of the past also possessed such power... but no one in our era had ever seen the Sage, so we just treated it as a legend."
"But you actually exist!"
"In any case, thank you..."
The woman, who looked incredibly cold and aloof, now showed an embarrassed expression, with even a slight blush appearing on her face. The two high-ranking members of the Loki Familia had probably never seen such an expression on Alfia in their lives.
But Alfia's words made the meaning very clear. Even Alise knew who had helped her.
"Me too!"
The red-haired girl's tone was a bit lively, but her expression was incredibly serious.
"If I hadn't been resurrected, I probably would never have known about Ryu's current situation..."
"If she were allowed to keep living like that, everyone in the Familia would definitely scold me to death, wouldn't they?"
"Thank you for giving me the chance to change all this!"
The two resurrected women began chatting with Barbara, even momentarily ignoring Finn and the others.
Riveria looked quite helpless, while Finn began to think about the potential troubles ahead...
The appearance of two people who were supposed to be dead was enough to change the situation in Orario. It was also enough to surround Barbara, who possessed Resurrection Magic, with both the kindness and malice of people.
Kindness was fine, but malice would be difficult to deal with... because no one can easily distinguish between the kindness and malice around them.
This way, Barbara would be in danger!
In Finn's view, Hyacine was fully capable of protecting herself; even if Ottar came, he might not be able to kill her. But Barbara was different.
Barbara, who had no combat ability and could only heal and resurrect, would become a target for everyone to fight over!
Finn had fought the Dark Faction before and knew how terrifying those people were. Even if they destroyed Barbara's spirit, they would turn her into a puppet for using Resurrection Magic...
So, how should he protect Barbara in the future?"
Thinking of this, Finn frowned. He suddenly felt that as a Level 6, he might not be able to protect Barbara.
However, his expression was naturally noticed by Alfia, who was talking nearby.
Thus, the Level 7 Adventurer who surpassed limits, a powerful existence capable of fighting the Level 9 Empress, Alfia gave her promise.
"If you are worried about Barbara's safety, then rest easy."
"I was already a dead person; being resurrected is already a stroke of immense luck. So I promise you, as long as I am alive, nothing will happen to her."
Her tone was exceptionally calm, yet it contained unprecedented confidence. This was the top Adventurer of the Hera Familia, "Silence" Alfia.
"But before that, can you give me some time?"
"In the past, I chose to help Erebus and placed my hopes on the next generation, but the next generation died in such a baffling way..."
"Now, I finally don't have to worry about the world's future."
As she said this, Alfia looked at the red-haired girl, Alise. Back then, it was after fighting Alise's Familia that she chose to end her own life, because she believed these girls possessed the power to forge a future.
But who knew that not only was Alise gone, but even the Astraea Familia had left Orario, leaving only a useless elf behind...
"Haha, it couldn't be helped..."
"After all, that monster was just too strong and even had the power to reflect magic. We really couldn't beat it!"
Reflect magic?
"Can you tell us more about that monster?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Finn and Riveria's eyes narrowed. They had never heard of such a monster, but Alfia appeared very calm.
"No need, I'll tell you."
Perhaps because of the resurrection, Alfia's cold side seemed to have completely melted, and she no longer spoke as sharply as before.
After all, her benefactor was right in front of her; doing such things would indeed be inappropriate.
"That monster is called the 'Zaganatos.' It's a special monster that only appears after the Dungeon has been extensively damaged."
"Its strength isn't much, but its speed is decent, and it can reflect magic."
"I just didn't expect that thing could actually kill people?"
Alfia's indifferent attitude was a real blow to Alise's heart and filled the girl with doubt.
"Then how did you defeat it back then, that Zaganatos?"
At these words, Riveria immediately pricked up her ears. After all, she had never seen such a monster. Hearing some countermeasures now would allow her to respond effectively.
But Alfia's next sentence left everyone completely silent.
"How to defeat it? By using magic, of course!"
"But doesn't it reflect magic? Several of my members were killed by reflected magic..."
Recalling the scenes from the past, Alise felt that if they wanted to defeat that monster, they shouldn't let Magicians act; they should have many warriors surround and suppress it!
If they didn't do that, it would be impossible to eliminate it.
"It's simple."
Alfia held up a finger.
"When that monster reflects the magic back, just hit it back with even more powerful magic."
"What if it's reflected again?"
"Then just keep hitting it back with even more powerful magic. That's how I eliminated it back then."
"..."
The Silence in the room reflected everyone's current mood.
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