Tap! Tap! Tap...
Footsteps echoed in the deep cave. Even though there were signs of human life here, the Dungeon hadn't birthed a single monster. This situation was highly abnormal in itself.
"What's wrong? Didn't you just go out recently? Why are you back so suddenly?"
As if seeing a familiar figure, a voice came from the darkness, and a white-haired man in a black robe stepped out.
"The situation has changed. I came to inform you."
Once the two fully met, the owner of the footsteps finally revealed her true appearance.
A woman.
A very beautiful red-haired woman with a good figure. Her face revealed a coldness that didn't seem human, but there was a fire burning in her eyes, as if she was exceptionally obsessed with something.
The woman's name was Ryu, the antagonist of the side-story novel 'Sword Oratoria,' and a hybrid of monster and human, referred to as a Monster Person...
The Red-Haired Monster Person!
"Something big seems to have happened in Orario. The whole city is talking about some 'Deliverer,' apparently designated by the Creator God himself..."
"Deliverer? Not 'Hero'?"
The white-haired man seemed unfamiliar with this title, because the Orario of the past never had a title like Deliverer; there were only 'Heroes' that no one had ever become.
"I don't know. Who knows what goes on inside the heads of those gods?"
Unlike ordinary humans, Ryu, as a Monster Person, had no respect for gods, but rather a contemptuous attitude.
Those gods, in the end, were just here in the Lower World to seek amusement and had never taken a serious attitude. Otherwise, would the monsters of the Lower World still be alive today?
"So, candidates for that Deliverer have been found?"
From the tone of Ryu's voice, the man clearly sensed something, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but split into a grin.
"Two women. I already encountered them in the Dungeon. They seem to possess decent strength, as they didn't die even after being besieged by hundreds of monsters."
"Then why didn't you kill them?"
The man extended his palm, and the expression on his face gradually twisted, with tentacles even emerging from beneath him.
"If we can kill those two Deliverers, those pigs in Orario will surely fall into utter despair, right? No! The whole world might fall into despair. After all, they are 'Deliverers,' hahaha!"
"Regrettably, just as I encountered them, a Level 6 Adventurer arrived, along with several Level 5 Adventurers. They seemed to be the high-ranking members of their Familia."
Ryu expressed regret. If there had been no outside interference then, she would have certainly acted to kill those two to dismantle the city of Orario.
But as soon as she arrived, she discovered Riveria, Aiz, Bete, and others in the distance. With so many Adventurers, even Ryu would find it difficult to fight them; one mistake and they would shatter her magic stone, killing her.
"Haha, not surprising," the man gave a strange laugh. "After all, they are Deliverers, so they must be protected by a powerful Familia. If they died that easily, I would have to doubt the worth of the title 'Deliverer,' haha!"
But soon, the smile on the man's face vanished, and he asked seriously, "So, is there an opportunity?"
In a sense, the title of 'Deliverer' was even more exaggerated than 'Hero.'
The world craves heroes, but it craves Deliverers even more.
But while a hero had yet to be born, candidates for Deliverer had already appeared, and two at once. These Monster Persons couldn't sit still.
The man's name was Olivas. He was once an Adventurer of the Dark Faction, but after the Dark Faction was wiped out, he was nearly killed by monsters. At the critical moment, the Corrupted Spirit saved him.
So Olivas naturally became a Monster Person, continuing to accumulate power in the deep levels, plotting the destruction of Orario.
And this time, the appearance of the Deliverers naturally made him realize that this was an unprecedented opportunity!
As long as they could kill the Deliverers, all of Orario would bound to fall into chaos, just like seven years ago.
"I don't know, but that Level 6 Adventurer was a green-haired Elf..."
Ryu was really not familiar with Adventurers and could only describe the Adventurer's characteristics, letting Olivas judge whose Familia they belonged to.
A green-haired Elf?
And Level 6?
The identity of this person was already obvious, because in the current Orario, only one person fit these characteristics—one of the twin pillars of Orario...
"Loki Familia!"
"Finn and the others are old rivals of mine!"
After realizing it was the work of old acquaintances, Olivas's expression immediately became excited.
"It makes sense. Deliverers with such unprecedented potential would have to be protected by the Loki or Freya Familia. After all, others aren't qualified!"
"Loki, Gareth, Riveria... I never thought I'd get to be your opponent again. I'm just too happy, hahahaha!"
Having become a hybrid of human and monster, Olivas's mental state seemed to have undergone an extreme change, becoming even more terrifying.
In contrast, Ryu still wore a cold expression. She simply walked quietly toward the depths of the cave, then sat down beside a green object and began to devour monster magic stones.
As Monster Persons, Ryu and Olivas also had the ability to increase their strength by devouring magic stones, which is why they now possessed Level 5 strength, and could even hold their own against some Level 6s.
But it still wasn't enough!
Although Ryu didn't pay much attention to information from the human side, she knew that the current strongest in Orario was Level 7, which was not something she could deal with. Combined with the appearance of the Deliverers, future enemies would only get stronger.
So Ryu had to devour more magic stones to make herself stronger!
"Not just those two Deliverers, but Aria as well!"
When she saw the Deliverer and her Familia friends, Ryu felt a throbbing in her chest, as if she had encountered an old acquaintance.
Following the direction of that feeling, a golden figure appeared before Ryu's eyes.
There was no mistake; that was "Aria"!
The Spirit, Aria!
To eliminate those two Deliverers and to take away Aria, Ryu gave up the idea of acting now and instead began to accumulate power.
She knew that with her current Level 5 strength alone, she could not achieve her goals.
"So, I must become stronger!"
"Strong enough to... crush all of Orario!"
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