Since it was getting late, the group did not choose to return, but instead stayed in the underground city.
Encouraged by a group of people, Yasuo confessed his feelings to Ellie again, only to be beaten up by Luo Fan once more.
The slime's martial arts skills amazed everyone.
"How about we make a copy of that wind-type martial arts technique for this guy?" Luo Fan thought of this question after he finished beating him up.
Perhaps one day, we can really cultivate that swift and powerful man, after all, Yasuo at this moment does show signs of shifting towards martial arts.
During their break, Lily, accompanied by Lofan, found Yasuo, who lived on the other side.
"Yasuo, please stop bothering your sister, okay?"
"I...I really like her." Yasuo was unwilling to give up.
“But my sister already has someone she likes. And, in your current state, are you worthy of my sister?” Under Luo Fan’s instructions, Lis obediently relayed what she had heard.
"Me~"
"If you stop bothering my sister, I can give you a high-level wind-type martial art, Gale Severing Breath Slash, and a small bottle of Wind Spirit Liquid."
“Your current mage level is only 7th level of the initial stage, while my sister is already 1st level of the intermediate stage. I think if you practice martial arts, your strength will definitely become stronger.”
"High-level martial arts? Wind Spirit Liquid?" Upon suddenly hearing these two things, Yasuo was a little confused, but then he finally realized what was going on.
"Whirling Wind Slash, you mean Whirlwind Slash? The ultimate martial art my family lost?"
Lis nodded. She then took out her original Gale Breath Slash and waved it in front of Yasuo. After hearing that this thing might be a martial art from the Yasuo family, Luo Fan changed his mind.
Copying it might cause unnecessary trouble, and he had already checked it several times before and there were indeed no hidden pages, so he might as well do a favor.
"I found this on the fifth floor below, it should be..."
Before Lis could finish speaking, Yasuo suddenly exclaimed, "Last Breath of the Gale! It really is Last Breath of the Gale!"
He was somewhat excited, and Luo Fan became more vigilant, not wanting Liss to get hurt.
"Lise, I'll agree to any conditions. This is a family secret technique that my grandfather used to mention often. I never thought it would really be lost in this underground city."
"Liss, thank you so much! Don't worry, I won't bother your sister again."
Yasuo was very excited, but his movements were a little stiff, probably because he was afraid of scaring the girl away and missing out on the family's secret technique.
Liz quickly handed over the book, along with a small bottle of Wind Spirit Elixir.
Upon receiving the book, Yasuo hugged it tightly to his chest, tears streaming down his face.
"Lise, please apologize to your sister for me. I will definitely repay you when I am able to." After saying this, Yasuo bowed deeply and disappeared without even packing his luggage.
"Brother Fan, is this okay?"
"Well, I didn't expect that this martial art was actually related to him. I originally just wanted to give him some hope and dispel his delusions."
"Brother Fan is so kind, hee hee~" Liz laughed, and Alice, who was hiding behind, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, the Yasuo matter ended just like that, and Luo Fan's handling of the situation really put her at ease.
After one night, the mercenary group returned to Sacred Heart City.
"Poor Yasuo, after being hit so hard, he even cried when he went home with his family last night."
"Yes. Such a fine young man, it's a pity his family lost their title."
"Why don't you introduce your daughter to him? I think they're a good match."
"Is it possible? My daughter is so fierce, would he even be interested in her?"
"Give it a try! If it really works out, you have to invite us to your wedding!"
Many adventurers joined in the commotion, filling the once quiet camp with a cheerful atmosphere.
Back at the Adventurers' Guild, when I saw Joanna again, I noticed that her furrowed brows had finally relaxed.
"Ellie, how did the mission go?"
"Hmm, not bad. I killed two demonic bears, encountered a demon-sealing array, and also went to the fifth floor of the Wind Shadow Dungeon, where I obtained some Wind Spirit Liquid." Ellie thought for a moment, gave a brief summary, and handed over a magic bag.
Anna was stunned. So much had happened in just two days?
"Joseph, what the hell is a demon-sealing array?" Anna asked, looking at the equally stunned guild leader beside her.
"Uh, that's some kind of magic circle that blocks magic. Mages won't be able to cast spells inside it. You actually encountered such a magic circle?"
"Well, I don't know who did it, but at least nothing serious happened."
"Yeah, yeah, I don't know who was so bored. I was terrified when I first found out we couldn't use magic. Luckily we're pretty skilled, or we would have been caught off guard," Daisy complained from the side.
"They weren't ambushed afterwards?" Joseph was full of questions. The Demon Sealing Array was extremely rare; even their guild didn't have one.
“No, no one bothered us when we were fighting the demon bear,” Daisy continued to explain, and Ellie nodded in agreement.
Even after Ellie explained again, Joseph was still a little confused. Paying such a high price and then doing nothing seemed normal.
According to Ellie's explanation, they had likely encountered a sealing array activated by an array plate. These things are extremely expensive; there are probably only a handful in the entire empire. After all, almost all mages resist such arrays, except for that sealing tower.
"You also obtained the Wind Spirit Liquid?"
"Yes, yes, we went to explore the fifth floor together and even killed a Wind Shadow Serpent," Daisy said proudly.
"Wind Shadow Serpent? You guys are really bold. I'll go and process your advancement paperwork. As for the Wind Spirit Liquid, could you sell us some? You definitely won't lose out." Joseph shook his head, preparing to process the paperwork for them personally.
Although nothing serious happened this time, the experience was still chilling. As for the Wind Spirit Liquid, many people went in to search for it, but very few escaped, and even the guild suffered heavy losses.
“No problem.” Ellie agreed to the trade request; after all, she had indeed gained a lot this time.
Anna expressed her understanding, saying that this was indeed the kind of trouble Ellie and her group were capable of causing, and thankfully nothing serious happened this time.
"You guys probably won't be going to the dungeon anytime soon, right?"
"I'm not going. We need to prepare for the relocation to the capital. We'll talk about it when we get there."
Anna felt a moment of silence for her comrades over there. Thinking this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
The rest is none of Ellie's concern. As for the benefits of a Level 3 mercenary group, Ellie plans to discuss that after arriving in the capital.
After all, as Anna pointed out, much of the information here is about the Frozen Mountains and the Arctic ice fields further north, which is not of much value to them at the moment.
A week passed quickly, and Liz finally reached level 9 of the beginner stage, not far from advancing to the next level.
As for Luo Fan, his concealment ability was further enhanced after absorbing the stone. The ability to hide in the wind and conceal one's shadow, allowing one to evade divine sense, is indeed a rare and valuable skill.
Luo Fan then understood how the demonic snake had evaded his detection. The downside, however, was that while concealed, one couldn't move freely, which was a bit of a shame.
But for Lofan, this wasn't a big problem. Its target wasn't large, and its magic was almost completely contained. Moreover, it usually moved stealthily in the shadows, disturbing even fewer magical elements.
At the same time, he also learned the dark-type martial art Phantom Strike, though it felt a bit awkward to use. Making a chubby slime move at high speed and create afterimages was indeed a bit difficult for him.
More importantly, after the last incident, Luo Fan deeply realized his lack of firepower. Taking advantage of this period of calm, he also took out the Demon Milk, Wind Spirit Liquid, and even that small piece of Demon Milk Crystal, and secretly exchanged them with the Duke, the City Lord, and the Guild Master for many high-level scrolls.
After carefully organizing his inventory, Luo Fan felt much more at ease.
As for that martial art, Ellie only learned a little bit of it. With the Wind Shadow Mixed Spirit Liquid that Luo Fan discovered, her movement and speed improved considerably.
At this moment, the previously quiet Ice family finally noticed the anomaly and prepared to return to their fiefdom.
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