Blackstone City-State.
The reinforcents from the Ironclad Legion and the Supre Staff Legion had already arrived on the scene.
However, they very quickly spotted Caelan.
The Ironclad Legion and the Supre Staff Legion had now entered into deep cooperation with one another, so they were fully aware of Caelan’s strength.
Because of that, they did not imdiately rush in to help. Instead, they remained perfectly calm, standing on the distant city wall and watching the show unfold.
Beneath the blinding radiance of the little sun, the figure of the [Stonefiend king] gradually dissipated.
Everyone thought Caelan had resolved the crisis. In truth, that was more or less the case.
The only difference was that Caelan had not killed the [Stonefiend king]. Instead, he had signed a servant contract with its juvenile form.
Once this contract was signed, Caelan effectively beca the [Stonefiend king]’s master, similar to the relationship between the [Divine Mirror Dragonlord] and Caelan.
"This little thing is actually pretty cute. I’ll try raising it for a while!"
Caelan patted the [Stonefiend king] on the head. After thinking for a mont, a hint of amusent appeared in his eyes.
"Aren’t you the Stonefiend king? Then I’ll give you a na. From now on, you’ll be called Big Yellow!"
Stonefiend king: ???
But under the influence of the servant contract, the [Stonefiend king] had no right to refuse at all. Besides, after all its attributes had been reduced to zero, it had also lost all its mories.
And so, through a strange twist of fate, the [Stonefiend king] began its second life. At the sa ti, the trajectory of its existence underwent a world-shaking transformation. It would even beco the pride of the [Stonefiend race] and a legendary existence in its own right.
"All right, ti to get down to business!"
Caelan placed the [Stonefiend king] into his summoning space. Then he directly activated [Flashstep] and appeared on the city wall of Blackstone City-State.
The instant he appeared, Caelan had already locked onto Alyssa’s position.
In the next mont, he appeared in front of Alyssa again.
"Co on. I’ll take you to ascend your star rating!"
Alyssa was slightly stunned. Then a trace of hesitation flashed through her eyes.
If Caelan took her to complete the [Star Ascension Quest], the difficulty of the quest would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.
But in a sense, that would also indirectly reduce Alyssa’s opportunity to temper herself.
If it had been anyone else, even her cousin Talia, Alyssa would have refused without the slightest hesitation.
The problem was that the one offering to help was Lord Caelan!
At this thought, Alyssa imdiately beca conflicted.
On the other side, after noticing Alyssa’s hesitation, Caelan inwardly cried out that things were going badly.
No. He had to think of a way to turn the situation around!
Caelan reacted extrely quickly. Without waiting for Alyssa to refuse, he continued speaking.
"Don’t rush to reject just yet. I imagine you’ve run into so trouble of your own right now, haven’t you?"
"I’ll accompany you to complete the [Star Ascension Quest], but I won’t actively interfere. I’ll only give you a tiny bit of help when you truly can’t handle the situation. How does that sound?"
Faced with Caelan’s proposal, Alyssa subconsciously nodded.
In truth, what she was worried about was precisely whether she would still be able to temper herself. But Caelan had already promised that he would only act at critical monts. Because of that, Alyssa felt there did not seem to be any major issue with it. In fact, she would even be able to let loose more freely and fully unleash her strength.
Of course, although these things were important, what truly moved Alyssa was the chance to act together with Caelan.
The current Alyssa could feel more and more clearly that she was becoming unable to keep up with Caelan’s footsteps. Because of that, there was actually a small sense of urgency in her heart.
Alyssa was very afraid that one day in the future, the gap in strength between her and Caelan would beco so large that the two of them would have no common topics left at all, even becoming no different from strangers.
That was why she so desperately hoped to fight side by side with Caelan once more.
Just think of it as... adding a few more beautiful mories for herself.
At this thought, Alyssa imdiately nodded and said,
"All right. Then I’ll be counting on you!"
...
In truth, before setting out, Caelan had already planned everything.
So after obtaining Alyssa’s agreent, he imdiately followed his plan and swiftly left Blackstone City-State with Alyssa.
Roughly half an hour later, Caelan brought Alyssa to a stretch of ruins.
Caelan subconsciously asked,
"Alyssa, what is your quest?"
A strange expression appeared on Alyssa’s face.
Why did she keep feeling like these quests carried a faint sense of déjà vu?
"My quest... feels strangely familiar."
"Quest 1: Raise Undead. Requirent: Clear the Raise Undead Instance within the Abyss and obtain the Necrostone."
"Quest 2: Zephyr Knights. Requirent: Clear the top-tier Instance, Zephyr Knights, and earn the recognition of the other knights. Quest reward: a brand-new class branch."
When she saw these two quests, Alyssa suddenly lost her balance. Her legs went weak, and she nearly collapsed.
Fortunately, Caelan was standing beside her. He stepped forward and supported her slender waist.
"What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Alyssa shook her head, a faint bitter smile appearing on her face.
"No, I’m not! I just... Forget it. It’s nothing."
In truth, Alyssa’s premonition had been extrely accurate. The mont she saw Caelan appear, she suspected that her [Star Ascension Quest] this ti might increase in difficulty.
But even though she had already ntally prepared herself, when she saw her actual quests, she still felt as though she could barely withstand it.
If one were to ask which Instance in the [Abyss] was the most difficult, then among the vast number of awakeners, nine out of ten would probably vote for [Raise Undead].
That was because under normal circumstances, dying inside an Instance would at most result in the loss of so items. It would not cause true death.
But the internal rules of [Raise Undead] were more like a real and cruel world.
If one died inside the Instance, then one would truly die.
According to the data Alyssa had learned, the death rate of [Raise Undead] was roughly between 63% and 67%!
In other words, if three people entered, only one person would make it out alive.
So... she was just an ordinary, unremarkable 5-star awakener. Why would such a difficult quest appear for her?
Was her luck simply that terrible, or was it because Caelan had appeared?
Alyssa shook her head, temporarily pushing aside all these ssy thoughts.
Because what had truly drawn her attention was actually the other Instance—[Zephyr Knights].
On the surface, this Instance did not seem particularly difficult. At most, it probably involved completing so tasks and the like.
But Alyssa knew very well that the historical [Zephyr Knights] were, in truth, a tragic and brutal tale.
So... did she need to earn their recognition before she could truly ascend her star rating and step onto the path of the strong?
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