Is there something wrong with playing Genshin Impact in the dungeon?

Judging from this posture, it feels like they're treating a 'brother-in-law' and 'sister-in-law' with the same attitude.

But if we take a further look at the outside world...

For example, the Loki Familia is the clan whose size is closest to that of the Freya Familia.

"Finn, have you heard about the news that Ais's Lv.2 time record has been broken?"

On the top floor of the Loki Familia's residence, "Twilight Mansion," there are two buildings: one is the residence of the chief god Loki, and the other is the office of the current captain, 'Finn Timner'.

As evening fell, Vice-Captain [Nine Demon Princess] Riveria, and the dwarf adventurer [Chongjie] Grace, who had known the former two for many years and was known as one of the 'Three Giants' of the Loki Familia, arrived here one after another.

Right now, the latter is referring to the sensational news that has been making headlines since noon today: 'new adventurers can level up to Lv.2 in a week'.

Without a doubt...

"Of course I've heard about it."

Finn, who, like the Four Warriors of Flame Gold, was born in Palum (the dwarf race), appears on the surface to be a boy with golden curly hair.

But in fact, he is over forty years old.

At this moment, the Lv.6 veteran adventurer, who had been bestowed the title of "Hero" by the gods, slowly put down the quill pen he was using to process documents, looked at his two colleagues in the room, and smiled wryly, "This matter has spread throughout Orario this afternoon, and almost everyone on the streets is talking about it. It's hard for me not to know about it."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Riveria, born into the elven royal family, is a woman with a calm demeanor and long, jade-colored hair.

Although she is actually over 70 years old, she still looks very young, probably because she is an immortal being.

Right now, she looked at Finn and said in a deep voice with a frown, "Reaching Lv.2 in just one week, if the news is true, this kind of 'talent' is really too 'abnormal'."

"After all, let alone Ais, even the 'Quiet' who was known as the 'monster of talent' back then didn't perform this terrifyingly."

When the topic of "Quiet" Alfia was mentioned unintentionally, Riveria's expression became somewhat unnatural.

Because, now hailed as the 'strongest mage in the city,' she has always been overshadowed by this woman.

What really bothered her was that, even though she was over sixty and Alfia was only twenty-four, he always spoke to her in a 'senior' tone.

Riveria was particularly bad at dealing with those repeated acts of 'education' delivered through overwhelming strength.

Unfortunately, she couldn't beat her opponent.

At this moment...

"Rivia, are you doubting the veracity of this news?"

Grace asked directly, "I heard that the two newcomers are from the Freya Familia. Could they have ulterior motives?"

Regarding this question...

"There are too few clues at this stage to analyze them."

Riveria shook her head helplessly. "However, Loki is also very interested in this matter. She has already privately invited the goddess Freya to meet with her."

"Presumably, she should be able to get an accurate answer from the other god."

That concludes the discussion...

"Well, I just hope nothing too serious happens in the near future."

Finn rubbed his temples. "Our next 'expedition' is about to begin, and we don't have time to deal with other troublesome matters for the time being."

"I hope so."

Riveria sighed softly, "Actually, whether this news is true or not, we all need to be more vigilant and pay more attention."

indeed.

If the news is false, it means that Freya's clan has other plans.

A force of that size, even if its target is not the Loki Familia, would certainly cause chaos within Orario.

The three people present, including Finn, did not want to see that happen.

But if this news is true...

Those two newcomers are both members of Freya's Familia.

The ability to level up to Lv.2 in a week is terrifying. Once they grow up, they might become two new [Tranquility] types.

Then, there will no longer be such a contradictory description within Orario as 'two strongest Familias'.

Absolutely, the Freya Familia is completely and utterly dominant.

Even if the other clans unite, they will no longer have the slightest power to resist.

Of course, even now, Freya's Familia still possesses the power to overturn the entire Orario.

However, the largest faction simply doesn't have a reason to do so at the moment.

Freya and Loki, these two goddesses are actually 'good friends' in private.

Furthermore, Finn, Riveria, and Grace are not the kind of petty people who can't stand to see others do well.

and so……

"If the news is true, let's find an opportunity to get to know these two 'super rookies'."

Finn suggested, "At the very least, we need to figure out exactly what kind of people they are."

"Hopefully, there won't be a second [Killing Emperor]."

Riveria and Grace both agreed with Finn's suggestion.

Valetta Gretti, the Killer

This madwoman is a first-class adventurer belonging to the 'Thanatos Familia,' one of the dark factions.

Once, she brutally murdered a passerby who had already apologized, simply because he accidentally bumped into her shoulder on the street.

Seven years ago, during the "Seven Days of Death," it was precisely because she sent her subordinates to trigger a large number of monsters to attack the city that the older generation of adventurers had to take up their weapons again and nearly all of them died.

Even worse, she threatened the lives of many civilians with the lives of her relatives and friends, or lured a large number of low-level members of the dark faction into carrying explosives to carry out suicide attacks.

It was because of this action that more than 30,000 adventurers, including Adi Falma, the younger sister of Shakti Falma, the current leader of the Ganesha Familia Lv.5, lost their lives on the first day of the "Seven Days of Death" alone.

Valetta is considered one of the most vicious criminals in Orario's history.

Finn actually had the chance to kill her back then.

However, considering the overall battle situation, he did not pursue her further. After weighing the pros and cons, he chose to watch as Valeta escaped into Daedalus Street, located in the 'Urban Third District - Slums', and disappeared without a trace.

It could be said that this was perhaps the 'wrongest' decision this 'hero' ever made in his life.

Because if he had chosen to investigate further, he would have discovered that there was actually another entrance to the 'underground city'.

This path has been exploited by the 'dark faction' over the years.

Smuggling monsters out for profit, or... engaging in human trafficking.

And on this basis...

In the future, at least six members of the Loki Familia will be killed by Varetta herself.

Among them was Linne Yarushe, a young healer who was highly regarded by Finn and other executives and was qualified to participate in the 'Expedition' at only Lv.2.

Of course, these are all things that happened later.

Now...

"Shu~"

Swords flashed and figures moved nimbly.

This is area 'B-01' of the regular route on the 'ninth floor' of the dungeon.

At this very moment, Ling Shu (Kong) and Ying are locked in a fierce battle with a group of monsters called 'War Shadows'.

These bizarre creatures are immune to most physical attacks, except for a glowing core on their heads that resembles 'eyes,' which is their weakness.

In short: a headshot is required to kill.

Of course, if you use elemental attacks, it doesn't matter which direction you hit.

at the moment……

"Sigh, after working for most of the day, our Genshin Impact level has only gone from Lv.13 to Lv.14."

"It must be dark outside by now."

After clearing out the large group of 'Battle Shadow' monsters around him once again, Ling Shu (Kong) muttered this complaint in a low voice.

Beside her, Ying nodded. "It feels like the efficiency of gaining experience points has decreased... It should be related to our 'levels increasing'."

"Should we try going to the 'tenth floor'?"

Regarding this suggestion...

"emmmm~"

Ling Shu knew that starting from the 'tenth floor', the surrounding environment of the underground city was no longer the same as the 'first nine floors', which had flat roads and interconnected passageways similar to a 'mine'.

Instead, it was a dark, white grassland covered with withered trees.

This type of terrain, with almost no cover on any side, makes it easy to encounter the predicament of being attacked by a large number of monsters at the same time.

Don't even think about clearing out the killer ants like before, with the kind of "one man can hold off ten thousand" tactics.

Based on this, and in addition, starting from the tenth floor, 'large monsters' will appear...

"It would be good to go and take a look."

Ling Shu (Kong) casually flicked the bloodstains off his travel sword. "Perfect timing. Let's tally up the experience points from hunting various 'large monsters' and see exactly how much each one gives."

"If the efficiency is not as high as 'quickly killing monsters', we will return here (the ninth floor) and wait until our Genshin Impact and weapon levels are further improved, or until we achieve the small goal of 'forming a seven-person team', then we will go directly to the 'middle floor' area."

Starting from the '13th floor', the monster hatching (respawn) speed in the middle area will increase dramatically.

Moreover, although the road surface there was not as flat as the previous nine floors, it was still a cave-like geographical environment with many passages.

It's perfect for Ling Shu to use his old tricks to grind monsters.

In short, once he had made the follow-up arrangements...

"Set off."

The twin travelers began to take the regular route to 'Sector A', with the goal of descending to the entrance to the 'Tenth Floor'.