After identifying Mark's condition.
Monica, Anna and Xiao Mu naturally also gave a brief presentation of their own battle gains.
[Name: Monica Bellucci]
[Occupation: Appraiser (IV), Shadow Assassin (IV)]
[Level: Lv.38, Lv.31]
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[Name: Anna Eldrinval]
[Occupation: Elf Archer (III), Shadow Elf (III)]
[Level: Lv.25, Lv.25]
…
[Fire Slime (Mutating) (III)] [Level: Lv.22] [HP 100%]
In general, Monica's Shadow Assassin has finally entered the category of mid-level professionals, and Anna and Xiaom have slightly improved their strength through hunting monsters and fighting Spin in the past few days.
Just looking at the combat power of Mark's team, they have grown to the level of the three major adventure groups in Osborne Town in just over ten days after arriving in Osborne Town.
If you tell this to others, it will probably shock all the old hands in Osborne Town.
After the three-person team finished communicating and ate their last meal of dry food, the time for Monica and Xiao Mu's extreme mutation was almost up.
The abnormal features on their bodies quickly faded away like the tide. Monica regained her human appearance, and Xiao Mu turned back into that soft pink ball of flesh, but both looked obviously tired.
"You guys help me guard it first, I will advance to the third level professional."
Looking at the campfires of other adventurers in the camp in the distance, Mark felt that this place seemed safer than the town of Osborne.
He didn't know if there would be any members of the Enlightenment Society waiting for them in Osborne Town. With so many adventurers here, the Enlightenment Society might be afraid to take action against him.
Do it when you think of it.
Mark, who had already advanced once, touched the [Advanceable] option on the panel with ease.
The familiar tingling and energy rush instantly swept through the whole body, even more intense than the last time in the crack of the blood crystal mine.
Twelve bone-white candles broke out of the ground, and the candle flames turned into sharp threads of light, piercing fiercely into the end of the original dark gold holy mark on his back.
"Well--!"
Severe pain suddenly broke out!
It was as if the entire spine was poured with lava and forged by a huge hammer.
The dark gold holy marks on his back, which were usually invisible, emerged like a living thing, carrying the pain that burned his soul, all the way down along the spine.
It spread and branded unstoppably until it was deeply imprinted on Mark's tailbone.
At the same time, beneath the flesh and blood, the mysterious colorful black light followed closely, tightly clinging to the surface of the bones. As the holy marks extended, they quickly covered the coccyx and subtly expanded towards the pelvic area.
When the candle burned out, Mark almost collapsed.
The holy marks on the back completely covered the entire spine, from the neck to the tail, emitting a faint light.
And underneath its cover, the strange colorful black light on the bones has covered a wider area.
Level three, done.
And when Mark advanced.
Monica and Anna held their breath and stared at Mark who was shrouded in a strange vision.
When the twelve pale bone candles emerged from the ground, candle wax mixed with holy light and asphalt-like dark matter dripped down.
The two women's hearts were about to jump out. When they advanced, they only needed to touch the advancement panel with their minds to complete it directly, but there was no such vision as Mark.
Moreover, the things in the scene before his eyes were quite similar to the legendary abyss matter, especially the wriggling black matter.
However, what made them feel extremely conflicted was that the air was not filled with the malicious aura of an evil god as they had expected.
The asphalt substance exuded a kind of... coldness that was almost ethereal, intertwined with the pure divine light from the flickering candlelight, forming an indescribable atmosphere of conflict.
When Mark straightened his back, the dark gold stigma spread downwards with burning pain, and was finally firmly imprinted on the tailbone.
The two looked at each other, but deeper confusion lingered in their hearts.
The asphalt-like substance in the candle wax and the cold sacred feeling are contrary to common sense.
In fact, until today, this was the first time that Monica truly realized that the mysterious existence behind Mark seemed to be somewhat different from the dark evil god she had imagined who stole the holy light.
At least from her feeling alone, she could be sure that the holy light could not expel the substance that appeared in Mark's advancement ceremony.
These thoughts just flashed through Monica's mind. She would not make any arbitrary judgments before receiving accurate identification feedback.
Mark's advancement seemed painful and long, but in fact it only took a few minutes.
The attributes after advancement also increase slightly compared to the second level.
[Name: Mark Stewart]
[Occupation: Cleric (III)]
[Level: Lv.21 (0%)]
[Body: 30 (10)]
Strength: 35
【Intelligence: 35 (20)】
【Min: 28】
【Essence: 35 (50)】
【Charm: 35】
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Each of the six attributes increased by 5 points, which is much larger than the increase when advancing from the first level to the second level.
The characteristic of a clergyman becoming stronger in the later stages seems to be reflected in his profession as well.
It’s a pity that this strength is only relative to ordinary professions, and the degree of strength is limited.
At least it doesn't play a key role in his response to a crisis of the level of the Enlightenment Society.
Because even if he used his current attributes to fight Spencer alone, Mark's attack would still not be able to break Spencer's defense without blowing his brain apart.
Mark sighed slightly at his own weakness in his heart, then looked up at the brightly lit Osborne Town not far away:
"Let's go back and finish the mission at hand. Then, I'll go to the Black Gold Gang to collect the reward for this mission."
He suppressed the anxiety in his heart caused by his weak strength, and his eyes became firm and pragmatic again.
Take one step at a time and eat one bite at a time.
Even though their team is now facing possible retaliation from the Qizhi Society at any time, they can only grow stronger slowly.
Excessive worry and anxiety will affect your normal judgment.
The two women also nodded, no matter what dangers awaited them in the future.
They still had to collect the rewards for their work. At least the gold coins they earned from this mission were enough to cover the daily expenses of their three-person team in Osborne Town.
After a short rest, the three of them tidied up their appearance outside the temporary adventurer camp, mainly to clean up the remaining swamp smell on their bodies.
Then they headed towards Osborne Town.
When passing by the adventurers stationed in the temporary camp, the three of them vaguely heard people mention special words such as "special mission" and "Ghost Wolf Valley".
But when the three people approached, those people deliberately lowered their voices to discuss.
Obviously, most of the adventurers stationed in the temporary camp are in the same group, and there is some information that these people do not want other adventurers to hear.
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