Anime Crossover: I, the Shadow King, slaughter my way through DanMachi!

Other bandits also ran into it one after another.

"Kokkoro, you...."

Yingping turned around and looked at Kokoro with a surprised expression.

Kokkoro's face was pale, her hands gripping the staff tightly, but her eyes were unusually firm: "Master... we can't let them go."

She bit her lip, her voice trembling slightly: "Keep doing...do what you're supposed to do."

Yingping smiled with satisfaction.

He raised his longsword, its blade gleaming coldly in the moonlight: "It seems that both you and I have grown."

Please, please!

The scarred man knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, pleading, "We were wrong! We'll take all our money and equipment! Please let us go!"

"Die."

Ying Ping said coldly.

"Do not!!"

The screams echoed through the narrow alley, but soon fell silent.

Yingping put the seven corpses into the system warehouse and then washed the bloodstains on the ground with water and some laundry detergent.

After doing all this, he took Kokoro's hand and took a long detour to make sure no one was following them before returning to the dilapidated church.

.....

Pushing open the basement door, Hestia looked distracted, pacing back and forth restlessly.

Seeing the two return, she immediately jumped up: "Yingping-kun! Kokkoro-chan! You two are finally—"

She suddenly stopped, wrinkling her small nose: "Why do you all... smell of blood?"

Yingping closed the door and said casually, "We encountered a few blind bandits on the way... but we've already taken care of them."

Hestia's eyes widened in shock, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the two of them: "Are you both alright?"

"Of course it's okay. This kind of thing won't get back to us. Even if it does, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Yingping said with considerable confidence.

Hestia looked at Ying Ping with a complicated expression and said softly, "Is that so? Ying Ping-kun... I ask you, what does it feel like to kill someone?"

Ying Ping was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "When a person is killed, they die. It feels no different from killing a monster... except it's a bit dirtier."

The room fell into a brief silence.

Ying Ping smiled, then suddenly became serious and said, "Alright, Hestia, help us update our stats first. I guarantee you'll be in for a surprise."

"alright."

Hestia took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

She had Yingping lie face down on the bed, and after dripping divine blood, she gently ran her slender fingers across his back, and sacred characters gradually appeared.

When she saw the words clearly, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her mouth opened into an 'O' shape.

"L...LV10?!"

Hestia screamed, her voice almost lifting the roof off, "How is this possible! I was definitely LV5 this morning!"

Yingping turned over, looking at Hestia's shocked, pale face, and gently took her small hand: "Calm down, okay? Take a deep breath with me..."

"How...how can I stay calm?!"

Hestia waved her hands incoherently, "LV10, Yingping-kun! Do you know what that means?"

"No one in the entire history of the Nether has ever leveled up this fast!"

"And you are now undoubtedly the strongest adventurer in Orario!"

She suddenly threw herself into Ying Ping's arms, burying her face in his chest: "Waaah... My Ying Ping is so amazing..."

Yingping chuckled and ruffled her hair: "Alright, now it's time to update Kokoro's stats. I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised!"

Hestia looked up, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Kokkoro-chan shouldn't shock me any more, right... unless she also reaches LV10, or even surpasses you..."

"However, it seems unlikely no matter how you look at it!"

She made Kokkoro lie down and began updating her stats.

When the sacred text was fully revealed, Hestia was so excited that she almost fainted.

Her voice trembled so much she almost lost it: "Kokkoro-chan has reached...LV10 too?"

Hestia mechanically turned her head to look at Yingping: "Eight promotions in a row? Am I seeing things?"

Yingping smiled and shook his head: "You're not mistaken, Kokkoro is indeed LV10."

"This...this...this..."

Hestia stammered, "Going from LV2 to LV10 in just one day...that's even more amazing than your leveling speed, Yingping-kun!"

"This is simply unprecedented and will likely never be repeated!"

[Name]: Cocoa

[Level]: LV10

[Strength]: I0

[Durability]: I0

[Agility]: I0

[Agile]: I0

[Magic]: I0

[Development Abilities]: Spirit Pact, Magic Perception, Divine Blessing, Magic Guidance, Healing

[Magic]: Healing Light, Hymn of Courage, Elven Blessing

【Divine Purification (Dispels negative status effects within a certain area)】

[Holy Light Healing (Advanced Healing Spell)]

[Magic: Elf Song (Group Buff)]

[Magic: Nature's Wrath (Summon plants to attack)]

[Skills]: Natural Affinity, Holy Light Baptism, Light's Protection

She carefully examined Kokkoro's stats, her eyes widening in disbelief: "Wait... how come Kokkoro-chan has gained so many new spells!"

"And these development capabilities and skills..."

Hestia's voice trailed off, "Magic Perception, Divine Protection, Holy Light Baptism..."

Suddenly her eyes rolled back, and she fell straight backward.

"Hestia!"

Yingping caught her with lightning speed.

Hestia took a while to recover in Ying Ping's arms.

She grabbed Yingping's collar, trembling, "What...what exactly did you do in the dungeon today?"

Yingping shrugged: "It's just normal leveling up by fighting monsters."

"You're still trying to fob me off like this?!"

Hestia screamed, "Who can level up five or eight levels in a single day! And from LV2 to LV10 at that! That's just not normal!"

Kokkoro timidly interjected, "Um... Goddess, what Master said is true... We fought our way from the sixth floor to the tenth floor, it was very tough..."

Hestia stared blankly at the two of them, then suddenly covered her face: "Isn't that the upper level of the dungeon? A place where even level 1 adventurers can fight..."

"No, I must still be dreaming..."

Yingping chuckled and pinched her cheek: "Do I need to pinch you to prove this isn't a dream?"

"No, no need, this...this isn't a dream..."

Hestia's lips trembled as she suddenly lunged at the two of them, grabbing Yingping and Kokoro tightly in her arms.

"Gentlemen! Our clan... is about to achieve complete prosperity!"

Her voice was trembling with tears, yet filled with joy.

Yingping could feel her body trembling slightly.

"Yingping-kun... Kokkoro-chan..."

Hestia looked up, tears welling in her eyes. "Starting tomorrow, we won't have to hide in this dilapidated basement anymore."

Yingping gently wiped away her tears: "Yes, after all, we're both LV10 now, and no one in Orario can do anything to us anymore."

"Tomorrow we'll find a decent place to stay, or we might as well renovate this place."

Kokkoro nodded with red eyes, "Goddess, we will definitely make the Hestia Familia the most powerful Familia in Orario!"

Hestia burst into laughter through her tears, then suddenly jumped up as if remembering something: "That's right! I need to hurry up and prepare my application!"

"With your current levels, there will definitely be many people who want to join our clan!"

She frantically searched for paper and pen, muttering to herself, "I need to prepare recruitment criteria...site selection...and equipment budget..."

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Chapter 25: The War Game Plan! [Seeking Flowers]

Yingping gently pressed down on Hestia's busy little hand, interrupting her excited chatter.

“Wait, Hestia, I have an idea.”

Hestia looked up in confusion: "What are you thinking?"

"Like I said, I don't want to reveal our true level so soon."

Yingping's lips curled into a sly smile. "Think about it, what if the other clans didn't know our true strength..."

Hestia's eyes gradually brightened, but she was still somewhat confused: "But...why do this?"

Yingping picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip, and said, "Because we can launch [War Games] against other powerful clans..."

"War games?!"

Hestia gasped in surprise.

"Yes."

Yingping's voice was deep and alluring: "For example, the Loki Familia... if we directly challenge them and stake everything we have..."

Hestia's breathing suddenly quickened, her face flushing with excitement: "Y-you mean..."

"If you win, you can seize all the wealth, territory, and even members of the Loki Familia that they've worked so hard to accumulate... and then develop Loki into your subordinate god, having her serve you tea and water every day..."

Yingping chuckled and added, "Don't you want to get revenge on that red-haired, plate-faced woman who always calls you 'little dwarf'?"

Hestia's expression instantly became incredibly interesting.

She first widened her eyes, then the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up, and finally let out a wicked 'hehehe' laugh.

"Yingping-jun...you're so mean! But I like it!"

She slapped the table excitedly, "That flat-chested, squinty-eyed woman who always mocks me for being short, this time I'll make her kneel down and call me 'Lady Hestia'!"

Kokoro listened in stunned silence.

Her elven ears twitched, and her ruby-like eyes widened: "Eh? Does the Adventurers' Guild allow fighting between familias?"

"Of course it's allowed, as long as both parties agree. This is one of the things the gods love to experience the most."