I can copy the beautiful girl

However, even if Qianshu dodged the adventurer's sword attack, the adventurer could still adjust the trajectory of the attack after she dodged. As long as the opponent's adjustment speed was faster than the instantaneous acceleration of Qianshu's body, Qianshu would be helpless.

Generally speaking, without using the skill "Acceleration Time", the adjustment speed of LV.3 cannot be faster than Qianshu's instantaneous acceleration, so the ability value of LV.3 is meaningless to Qianshu. However, when it reaches LV.4, its adjustment speed during attack can probably be on par with Qianshu. Even for LV.4 with a high proficiency in basic ability values, its adjustment speed will be higher than Qianshu's instantaneous acceleration. Of course, if the skill "Acceleration Time" is used, Qianshu will not be afraid of LV.4 adventurers. Whether it is one-on-one or one-on-many, she will not lose unless her physical strength and energy are exhausted.

——But once you reach LV.5, it’s a completely different story.

No matter how Qianshu struggles, he will definitely be defeated when facing LV.5.

Even if they used magic like Goliath had done, it would only last a few tens of seconds at best, which wouldn't be very meaningful. ——However, Hestia certainly didn't expect Chibe to be able to deal with a first-level adventurer.

"But, Chizuki-chan, you're not the only one in our Hestia family."

Hestia smiled and rubbed Qianshu's head:

"If I still lose to Apollo with such a strong hand, it would be a disgrace to me. Of course, Chizuka, you must also be prepared. In the end, you will be the main force to deal with that first-level adventurer whose identity is still unknown."

As I walked towards the dungeon, the conversation between Hestia and Apollo was also broadcast to my ears in real time.

Enel's abilities are really useful.

However, it is indeed a bit annoying to be able to hear all kinds of sounds, so after listening to the results of the negotiations between Hestia and Apollo, I turned off the Observation Haki.

Even if Enel's ability is to activate his Observation Haki 24 hours a day, I don't intend to do the same thing as him.

After all, how embarrassing would it be if you accidentally overheard other people's privacy?

This time, I just wanted to see the outcome of Hestia's negotiations with Apollo.

Although it can be seen from the original work that Apollo's level is far inferior to Hestia.

It is not obvious in the animation, but it can be clearly seen in the original novel that every step of the war game between Hestia's family and Apollo's family, from the declaration of war to the end, was under Hestia's control.

The two gods were more than one level apart in rank, and Hestia's followers simply couldn't match hers in terms of strength.

And now, because of me, the strength of Hestia's family has far surpassed the original even without me. So, theoretically, there is no need to worry about the confrontation between her and Apollo.

But I still paid attention to it just in case.

If anything unexpected happens, I can immediately give Hestiara a new member with strength comparable to that of a high-level adventurer to cheat.

But now it seems that the worries are unnecessary. Apollo is still the same Apollo, and every step is still under the control of Hestia.

In this world, only gods can be chess players, and the strength of the chess pieces and the rank of the chess players will determine the outcome of the game.

The strength of Freya and Loki lies in the fact that the chess pieces they control are so powerful that they can roughly ignore 99% of the calculations of chess players. The only opponents who can be evenly matched with them are each other.

Oh, of course, this theory also explains that if a being that is not a god wants to defeat a god, the best way is to rely on a force that is absolutely powerful compared to the gods' followers.

No matter how strong a chess player is, it will be meaningless if the power he controls is too far behind that of his opponent.

But the current situation is that Hestia possesses greater power than Apollo, and her level as a chess player is also higher than Apollo, so naturally, she cannot lose to Apollo.

"But Hestia's choice of move...is it due to Chizuka's physical condition?"

Too risky.

Hestia should have a better solution, but she chose a very risky method, which was not in line with Hestia's character.

And if we were to find a reason for Hestia - it would probably be that Chitose's situation forced Hestia to choose this chess move that would put the child at risk.

At least, such an adventure would be within Hestia's control. Compared to letting Qianshu go to the dungeon to face the unknown adventure, Hestia obviously hoped that Qianshu's adventure could come more safely.

The consequences of failing the war game are severe, but...

I couldn't help but pull up the corners of my mouth and smile.

She even took me into account. It seems that she is fully aware that no matter who wins or loses between her and Apollo, I will never let Apollo get what he wants.

After thinking about this, I stopped thinking about it and took Lily to the dungeon.

Oh, by the way, I didn’t pay much attention to the Astraea family mentioned by Apollo.

I had already made some guesses when I didn't see Liu in the tavern. Now it just confirms my guess. It's not a big deal, so there's no need to pay too much attention to it.

Destiny is determined by one choice at a time, and the future is created by one choice at a time.

It is not worth worrying about what kind of destiny my future choices will create, because my choices may change at any time, and therefore my destiny may change at any time.

There is no point in caring too much about the consequences of my current choices, because before I officially make a choice, the future I am destined to have is ultimately just Schrödinger's cat. If I care too much, I will lose.

So anyway, let's leave the war games to Hestia, and I should get back to my business.

Volume 90: Chapter Freya

Finding Niu Mei was surprisingly not difficult.

My original plan was to use Enel's ability to constantly listen to sounds and find a Minotaur that could use weapons. At this point in time, the Minotaur that could use weapons, had strength far exceeding that of ordinary groups, and was very smart should be Cow Girl.

After all, it is impossible to say that such individuals are common.

Of course, you also have to try your luck.

——But I really didn’t expect that the bond between Niu Mei and I would be so deep.

Not long after I stepped onto the seventeenth floor, I saw the Minotaur, a powerful monster with a bull's head and a human body, holding a stone axe taken from the natural weapon arsenal.

I knew it the first time I saw her, this was Niu Mei.

Can't go wrong.

I am extremely confident.

There is no reason, maybe it’s fate.

However, despite our connection, Niu Mei didn't rush over to me the moment she saw me. Instead, she showed a vigilant expression on her face and subconsciously took a step back.

——It was at this moment that I suddenly realized one thing, that is... I have copied King!

Although I don’t have King’s fierce face, I still have some deterrent power.

And if you think about it carefully, the journey to the seventeenth floor was so smooth. We didn't encounter any monsters at all, and we found the target right away. This might be King's luck at work, right?

King's luck was at the level of causality, and Cu Chulainn's spear probably couldn't even touch him.

Of course, this is also a good thing for me.

After all, who doesn’t want to have better luck?

Now isn’t this good luck useful?

I took one step closer to the Minotaur in front of me.

The Minotaur's expression was timid, his movements somewhat timid—but even that was just bait.

Just as I took a step in front of him, the Minotaur's expression became fierce and he chopped down with his axe.

"Snapped!"

I grabbed the axe blade and couldn't help but admire it: "Incredible, worthy of you."

Although I really can't use the Emperor Engine to fully suppress the enemy like King and make them fall into the abyss of imagination, the courage to fight to the death when there is no escape is undoubtedly the proof of being a hero.

"However, you are still too weak now, so let me temper you first."

As I spoke, I crushed the stone axe, then raised my foot and kicked the minotaur in front of me away. This was the beginning of my special training for the bull.

"Um, Traveler, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Yes, Lord Bell, why do you treat a Minotaur so cruelly?"

"Do you think I'm abusing him? I'm clearly giving him special training."

Before entering the dungeon, I took Lily to buy a two-handed broadsword and asked Lily to bring it into the dungeon.

Then, I handed the big knife to Niu Mei, and fought with him with a short knife, knocking him down and cutting him until he was on the verge of death, and then healing him with magic.

Behavior like this... well, no wonder it's considered abuse.

Lily was okay, she wouldn't really show mercy to a monster, but Paimon had already started looking at the cow girl with pity.

By the way, let me make it clear that calling this Minotaur the Cow Girl does not mean that he is a female. He is definitely a real man.

——But she is also a true heroine.

This is the original words of the original novel author Fujino Omori, so we call her "Niu Mei".

Of course, in fact, from the perspective of the original work, the bond between this Minotaur and the protagonist Bell can only be described as a true heroine.

In the early stages of the storyline, Bell's only admirer was Ace Wallenstein. Once he lost his admiration for Ace, his "wholehearted admiration" skill would become ineffective.

But in the later period, the single-minded admiration has actually turned into a double-minded admiration, because this Minotaur has also become Bell's admiration, and is the opponent that Bell most wants to defeat and surpass. The two are enemies bound by fate.

The biggest climax of the whole book is the second battle between Bell and Cowgirl. It made my blood boil when I was reading the novel - but it's a pity that the animation was not well made at all. It is really the biggest regret in my life.

"In order to prevent this regret from not even having a chance to appear, I decided to let Qianshu take my place and let the Cow Girl be truly born into the world. But the current Cow Girl is too weak, so I need to strengthen her strength."

"Uh, why I don't understand at all."

"That's normal, Lord Paimon. Lily doesn't understand either. But Lord Bell is the kind of person who acts inexplicably yet has his reasons. So Lord Bell must have his reasons."

"Okay, as long as you understand this, my efforts won't be in vain."

This is more than just a simple effort. You know, because of you, Niu Mei, I have even thrown my lower body behind my mind. Can you understand my hard work? If you can understand, then work hard for me!

“ROAR ...

Niu Mei roared and rushed towards me, slashing with a knife, as if she really understood my good intentions.

Seeing this, I was deeply moved - then I stabbed him in the chest, kicked him, knocked him unconscious, and then treated him again.

"A demon."

Paimon sighed deeply.

Then I finally decided to move on to the next stage.

It is useless to just train Niu Mei's fighting skills. If you want to put desperate pressure on Qianzhu, you need overwhelmingly powerful ability values.

Therefore, it is also necessary to strengthen the ability value of Niu Mei.

Fortunately, it is very simple for monsters to enhance their abilities. All they have to do is eat the magic stones that must be present in their bodies.

Although most monsters are unaware of this, they just fight humans based on instinct, and their strength is basically determined by their birth strength. However, there are a few monsters that accidentally swallowed magic stones and learned that swallowing magic stones can enhance their own strength.

Then, their prey is no longer just humans, but even their own kind become prey.

These monsters are called enhanced species.

The speed at which they grow stronger is comparable to that of adventurers, or even stronger. After all, compared to adventurers who gain experience points through training, monsters can quickly and continuously grow stronger as long as they have enough magic stones to swallow. It is a cheating level.

Of course, only by devouring monsters of equal or greater strength can one rapidly grow stronger. However, hunting such monsters is also extremely dangerous. Therefore, strengthening a powerhouse isn't as simple as it sounds. Only the Cow Girl in the original novel could grow so madly stronger, because she truly fought. ——And now, I'll make him grow even stronger even faster.

Because this time he doesn't have to hunt monsters of equal or even stronger strength than himself. Instead, I will hunt them, and he only needs to eat them.

Qianzhu, I believe you. What you say...uh, should be fine, right?

Forget it, why bother with so many things? If you care too much, you won’t be able to get anything done!

So, without hesitation, I took Niu Mei and started walking deeper into the dungeon.

At the same time, the war game between Hestia and Apollo's family finally officially began.

A week ago, Apollo announced the rules of the war game, which is legion warfare.

To put it simply, it is a direct face-to-face confrontation between two clans on the plains, and whoever defeats all the opponents will win.

It was a simple and crude way of playing the game, but because this way of simply competing in the hard power of the clans completely met the standards of a war game, Hestia had no reason to refuse and so she decided.

Of course, Hestia was not afraid of such a legion battle, because the cards in her hand could handle any situation.

"Hey, Hestia, isn't this too much?"

When the war game was about to begin, all the gods gathered together and watched the battlefield where the two armies were fighting through the mirror of God.

Then, Apollo couldn't help but complain to Hestia.

Because there were only a few figures on the Hestia clan's position.

Chitose Nishiki, Meryl Portal, Petra Wright, Noelle.

In addition, standing behind them were all monster shadows.

There are hundreds of them in total, including monsters like the Earth Spirit whose potential is judged to be LV.1, and monsters like the Minotaur whose potential is judged to be LV.2.

"That's the rumor..."

"Merry Portalt. She can actually control monsters, and so many of them, even the Minotaur. Isn't she only Level 1?"