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

Page 4

"So, we can't stop yet..."

Yingping ripped open his collar and continued walking like a dying beast.

Finally, it got completely dark.

Under the moonlight, Yingping's figure wobbled and circled the church repeatedly.

Ignoring the burning pain in his lungs and all over his body, he stared intently at the system interface: [9.8km...9.9km...]

The moment the number jumped to 10km, Yingping fell face-down into the grass.

A system notification sounded in my ear:

Daily task completed.

[Rewards have been distributed]

With trembling fingers, Yingping clicked on "Status Restored," and a cool energy instantly swept through his body.

The sore muscles regained their strength, and the scraped knees were completely healed.

Health, hunger, stamina, and energy were all fully restored instantly!

"This power is amazing!..."

Yingping got up from the ground again, looking at his hands in disbelief.

He heard light footsteps approaching and quickly turned around, only to meet Hestia's astonished blue eyes.

"Lord Yingping, you..."

Hestia dropped her vegetable basket, scattering potatoes and other items all over the ground.

She suddenly rushed over and grabbed Yingping's completely soaked clothes: "Have you been training so hard?"

"Well, it wasn't really that intense, just normal training."

"Alright, Hestia, let go of me, I'm dirty."

Yingping instinctively tried to avoid her, but Hestia grabbed him and hugged him tightly.

The loli goddess buried her face in his sweat-dampened chest and said in a muffled voice, "Idiot... there's no need to be in such a hurry to become stronger. What if you hurt yourself..."

The moonlight illuminated the shadows of the two people embracing each other.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing, that kind of thing won't happen."

Yingping gently hugged the petite loli goddess back, feeling the warmth coming from his chest, and couldn't help but smile.

Chapter 4: Amazing Ability Growth!

Hestia hummed a little tune in the kitchen, and the aroma of pork chops wafted out as she turned the spatula.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yingping brought up the system interface and unhesitatingly added all 10 free attribute points he gained to [Endurance].

"In that case, I believe I won't have that near-death experience when I complete my daily training tasks tomorrow, right?"

Yingping couldn't help but feel excited.

As the Shadow King's stamina jumped from 3 to 13, a warm current instantly flowed through his body.

He felt his muscle fibers instantly strengthened, and even his breathing became longer and easier.

"My stamina has increased to four times its original value!"

Ying Ping clenched his fist, a hint of excitement on his face.

"My lovely Hestia~"

He sidled up to the stove. "Could you help me update my stats?"

"Eh? Now?"

Hestia turned around, spatula in hand, flour caked on her apron. "It'll take at least a while. How can you possibly get stronger after just finishing your training...?"

"Please~"

Yingping clasped his hands together, looking at her expectantly, "I really feel like I've become stronger, so please update the game, okay?"

Seeing his coquettish manner, Hestia chuckled and gently tapped the tip of his nose with her slender, jade-like fingers.

"Seriously~ Yingping-kun sometimes really acts like a child~"

Hestia turned to turn off the fire, the blue ribbon swaying gently with the movement. "Even if I feel an improvement..."

"please!"

Yingping suddenly hugged her from behind, resting his chin on the top of her head, "I feel like I've really become stronger!"

"Whoa! It's loose, it's loose!"

Hestia blushed and struggled free, then reluctantly took out silver needles from the drawer. "Don't cry if it doesn't improve much, okay?"

"Don't worry, I'm a grown man, of course I won't."

Yingping nodded vigorously.

Hestia actually understands the excitement of winning a draw.

Because she had heard that many newcomers who had just received God's grace sometimes clung to the Lord God in this way.

When the divine blood dripped onto Ying Ping's back, Hestia's expression suddenly froze.

Her fingers trembled as she traced the newly born sacred characters, her blue pupils contracting sharply: "Ying Ping Jun... this... this is impossible!"

"What did you do! What's going on!?"

The data on the black flame emblem is clearly displayed:

[Durability]: I0→H313

"Durability increased by over three hundred!?"

Hestia's voice was filled with shock, "Just from a short period of training...!"

She looked up abruptly, her face flushed with excitement. "How did you do that?"

Yingping blinked blankly, feigning ignorance: "Huh? It's like what Hestia said, to train seriously first."

He leaned closer to examine the printed parchment, feigning surprise as he widened his eyes. "Wow, it's really improved a lot!"

Hestia suddenly pounced on him and hugged him tightly, her petite body trembling slightly with excitement: "Amazing! I've never seen such an astonishing rate of growth!"

She tilted her head back, her eyes shining like stars: "Ying Pingjun might be a once-in-a-century, no, once-in-a-millennium genius!"

"Really? This must all be thanks to Hestia~"

Taking advantage of the moment, Yingping lifted her up and spun her around, causing the little goddess to scream and punch his shoulder.

When they put her back on the ground, they found her staring at them with an unprecedentedly serious gaze.

"tomorrow..."

Hestia took a deep breath. "Continue to train like this at home for now, and then I'll take you to the Adventurers' Guild to complete your adventurer registration."

She suddenly grabbed Yingping's ear, though she didn't dare to pull hard, and just said in a cute but fierce tone, "Remember, you absolutely must not trespass into the dungeon without permission! You must wait for me to prepare the equipment for you!"

"Yes, my goddess!"

Yingping smiled and agreed, already looking forward to tomorrow's training plan.

........

The next day, the morning light streamed through the broken stained-glass windows of the church.

Yingping carefully moved his body, trying to break free from the octopus-like entanglement of the loli goddess—

Her slender arms were wrapped around his neck, and one leg was draped over his waist in a domineering manner.

"This is really bad..."

Yingping broke out in a cold sweat.

He could feel the soft touch of the delicate body in his arms all night long.

Coupled with the faint, alluring fragrance of a goddess, the thirty-year-old single man's body was pushed to its limits, nearly causing him to go mad several times.

"Hestia, wake up, I'm getting up~"

Yingping gently pinched Hestia's nose and managed to escape the moment she frowned and let go.

"Hmm, I'll sleep a little longer..."

Hestia turned over and fell into a deep sleep again.

"My goodness, the goddess is so cute."

After getting up, Yingping tucked the blanket around the sleeping loli goddess and noticed a strand of blue hair stuck to her slightly parted lips.

Yingping couldn't resist leaning down and placing a light kiss on her smooth forehead.

He muttered to himself in a barely audible voice: Hestia, if there's a next time... I won't be a gentleman anymore.

After saying that, Yingping turned around and went into the kitchen to prepare a simple breakfast for the two of them.

In the kitchen, he hummed a song as he fried eggs, the sizzling sound of the pan mingling with birdsong.

He didn't notice that a pair of beautiful blue eyes were secretly observing him from behind the bedroom door.

"That child... he actually kissed me..."

Hestia covered her forehead where she had been kissed, her cheeks as red as ripe apples, her heart pounding like a deer's beneath her pajamas.

"Pretending to be asleep, pretending to be asleep..."

When she heard Yingping's footsteps approaching, she immediately crawled back into bed, closed her eyes tightly, and even her little toes curled up nervously.

........

As dawn broke, Yingping completed his second "Preparation for the Strong" training session of the day.

"Sure enough, after significantly improving my endurance, I wasn't as tired after this training session."

“I don’t even need to recover my condition.”

Yingping wiped the sweat from his chin and looked at the 10 new attribute points he had added to the system panel. This time, he didn't hesitate to allocate them all to [Strength].

If you want to defeat monsters in the dungeon, putting aside other stats, powerful strength is naturally essential!

After becoming stronger, the muscle fibers release a warm current.

Yingping threw a punch into the air, which produced a faint sound of wind breaking.

He slammed his hand down on a rock, leaving a crack on its surface.

"This is amazing! My strength has increased several times over! I feel like I could compete in weightlifting now!"

Yingping stretched his wrists and then looked at the system panel.

[Shadow King Upgrade System]

[Level]: LV1

【Strength】: 15

[Agility]: 5

Endurance: 14

[Intelligence]: 5