Chapter 220: [Unrestricted Gacha Pool]!
"Excalibur Morgan—"
BOOM!
In an instant, the black Sword of Light erupted.
Dark particles capable of swallowing even light transformed into a raging torrent of energy, instantly engulfing everything ahead.
In only a moment, every monster was vaporized within the blast.
Before absolute power, numbers meant nothing.
Gulp.
Beneath the beam, all things were equal.
Everything ultimately arrived at the same result—"nuclear peace."
As the saying went, there was nothing one beam could not solve.
And if there was, then fire a second one.
"Master, is it finally over?"
Sarah supported Ryuu as she walked over.
Compared with Ryuu and Bors, who were too shocked to even speak, Sarah appeared much calmer.
After all, she had witnessed scenes countless times more shocking than this.
"I don't know. But I doubt it'll end that easily."
Crack.
The surrounding walls slowly began restoring themselves.
The stone seemed to grow back bit by bit, as if it were alive.
It was truly astonishing.
And this was the Dungeon.
A living underground miracle.
"Ethan, thank you."
Ryuu stood up from Sarah's support and spoke to Ethan with utmost sincerity.
Her former companions had died at the hands of the Juggernaut.
Now Ethan had killed one.
Although it was not the same Juggernaut from five years ago, in a way, he had still avenged her fallen companions.
Ethan simply waved his hand.
What was the point of verbal thanks?
Unless she planned to repay him with herself, words alone did not mean much.
...
Inside the dimly lit altar chamber, a god and a skeleton had watched everything.
"Did you see that, Ouranos?"
"Yes. It seems this new seedling is even more outstanding than I expected. To think he has already grown this far."
"Perhaps this is what people call a 'hero.'"
"For thousands of years, no hero has ever truly been 'cultivated.' Heroes are miracles born from countless hardships."
Fels spoke slowly.
As the former Sage, Fels naturally possessed considerable experience.
Although somewhat detached from ordinary life, over the past several centuries, the skeleton had walked through the shadows and witnessed far too many things.
But Ethan's situation was undoubtedly unprecedented.
"Back in the previous era, adventurers reached the peak of their prosperity."
"I thought a hero would be born among those children, and that the suffering of a thousand years would finally end."
"But you were wrong. Nothing ended."
"Yes."
"Not only did it fail to end, but prosperity eventually gave way to decline."
"At one point, I even believed this generation of adventurers had already reached its limit."
There was a trace of emotion in Ouranos's voice.
After all, the era when the Zeus Familia and Hera Familia stood at their peak had undoubtedly been the most prosperous period in Orario's adventuring history.
Yet just when everyone believed everything would finally end during that generation, the world played a cruel joke on them.
Before absolute power, everything was crushed.
Any number of explanations were only excuses.
The real reason was simple.
Adventurers had not been ready.
Humanity had not been ready to challenge such a calamity.
"So Ethan satisfies you?"
"No. More precisely, he continues to exceed my expectations again and again."
"For thousands of years, every hero's path of growth has been impossible to reproduce."
"Because the birth of a hero is itself a succession of 'accidents.'"
"True. But in him, I see hope."
"He may very well be the 'hero' who ends everything in this era."
"Still, I think that boy likes beautiful women more than he likes being a hero."
Inside the crystal ball in Fels's hand, Ryuu's gaze toward Ethan had clearly changed.
Another beautiful woman had fallen into his orbit.
And now, there were already four goddesses who shared an intimate relationship with Ethan.
Two of them were even renowned goddesses of major Familias in Orario.
Sure enough, outstanding people naturally attracted outstanding partners.
Many heroes throughout history were remembered not only for their great deeds and epic legends, but also for their romances.
Whether those stories ended well or badly, many had survived into the present.
"Fels, how strong do you think Ethan is now?"
"Although he's still only Lv.5, I believe he can already rival a Lv.7."
"As for Lv.8… I've never seen him fight with everything he has, so I can't say for certain."
"Heh. Even you can't see through him? That's good."
Ouranos did not continue.
In truth, it was not only Fels who could not see through Ethan.
Ouranos could not either.
This child who came from another world carried enormous secrets.
But as long as those secrets did not harm Orario or the world itself, there was no problem with him having them.
If anything, having a few secrets was a good thing.
It might give them a greater chance of victory in the future.
...
Meanwhile, Ethan and the others prepared to return.
Sarah came with them this time as well.
She had been active in the deep floors for a long time and wanted to return for a proper rest.
By now, she had already become the Xenos' strongest combatant.
And so, the group of two men and two women began their return journey.
Every monster they encountered along the way was easily killed by Sarah.
This also taught Bors something.
The snake woman Ethan had summoned was definitely not someone to provoke.
As for her monster-like appearance, he chose to pretend he had noticed nothing.
Sometimes, being deliberately ignorant was the wiser choice.
After some time, Ethan and Ryuu finally reached the Dungeon entrance.
After climbing the long spiral staircase, they returned to Orario at last.
[Special Quest: The Dungeon's Malice II — Complete!]
[Reward Obtained: 3,000 Diamonds, Limited-Time Gacha Pool Unlocked.]
The moment Ethan stepped out of the Dungeon, the system notification followed immediately.
Ethan smiled.
Another 3,000 Diamonds had entered his account.
And a new limited-time gacha pool had opened.
This time, he had already unlocked [Advanced Pull], so he was bound to get something good.
Ethan opened the system's gacha interface.
When he saw the second pool that had appeared, he was slightly surprised.
[Unrestricted Gacha Pool]: No restrictions. Any item from any world can be randomly obtained.
Good grief.
Now the possible range had expanded to a terrifying degree.
Even a single world contained countless items.
Now that even the restriction between worlds had been removed, the possibilities had become unimaginably vast.
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