As for Bude, if he hadn't blocked with his Teigu, he would have died from this attack.
But after the Teigu blocked this attack, it was also damaged.
This prevented Bude from flying in the air anymore, and he fell down.
Bude crashed to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Before he could react, Esdeath's sword was already at his neck.
"I actually lost!" Bude sighed, his expression becoming listless, and he no longer had his former pride.
After this battle, the title of 'Empire's Twin Strongest' disappeared, and Esdeath became the strongest general in the Empire!
As for Bude, Lin Che didn't make things difficult for him, he just made him hand over his Teigu and then demoted him to a commoner!
This guy wasn't considered a villain in the original work, after all, he was only dedicated to the Empire.
It was precisely because he was too stubborn that he was exploited by the Minister.
After resolving Bude's matter, Lin Che's coronation ceremony continued.
...
[Group member Lin Che completed a three-star mission: Overthrow the Empire, rewarded with 100 points!]
After completing the mission, Lin Che received the reward points.
However, these points had to be returned.
Previously, in order to integrate Forging technology, he had borrowed points from many people in the group to purchase materials.
Now that he had 100 points, plus the more than 300 points he had signed in over the past month, he could almost pay it back.
After returning all the points he owed, Lin Che's points were zero again.
Without points, he definitely couldn't bring the Night Raid members back to The Dungeon World.
After all, each person was 100 points, and the entire Night Raid had seven people.
If you add Black Eyes, Tatsumi, Chelsea, Wil, Ran, Bors, Sayo, Ieyasu, Suzuka, Mez, and Seryu, that's a total of eighteen people, requiring 1800 points!
This was too much, Lin Che couldn't afford it at all.
The only option now was to let them continue to stay in this world, help him maintain the Empire's order, and keep the Empire running normally.
He would wait until he had enough points before coming back to take them away to The Dungeon World.
So before leaving, Lin Che handed over the full management of the Empire to Najeta and Esdeath.
He then used the remaining twelve hours to write down numerous policies for the Empire's development and gave them to the two women.
Then, under the gaze of the two women, he was forcibly teleported away by the Chat Group.
Najeta was incredibly shocked to see Lin Che suddenly disappear.
At first, she didn't understand why Lin Che wrote so many policies and wanted to hand over power to her.
Now she understood, Lin Che was leaving, so he was making arrangements.
She looked at Esdeath beside her, the woman she once hated deeply, and asked, "Where did His Majesty go?"
Esdeath replied cryptically, "You'll know when we meet again."
After speaking, she turned and left, leaving Najeta looking displeased.
...
The Dungeon World, Orario.
Lin Che had been away for two months, and Roxy and the others had already returned from their expedition.
During this expedition, they encountered the Loki Familia and then went to the deep levels with them, finally joining forces to deal with the Fallen Spirit.
Upon returning to Orario, Tiona, Tione, and Bert of the Loki Familia also advanced to Level 6, shocking the entire Orario.
Their own Familia also had great gains.
Roxy, Merlin, Morgan, and Artoria all advanced to Lv4.
Saeko Busujima, Irisviel, Sera, Lisellote, and Jiu Yu Wu Mi all advanced to Level 3.
Erica and Liliana, relying on their strong abilities, killed monsters beyond their level in the Underground City and also advanced to Lv2.
If they hadn't been unable to return to update their Blessing during the expedition, they could have even advanced to Level 3.
Lastly, there's Bell. This kid didn't follow the expedition team but fought monsters alone in the Underground City.
In two months, he actually also advanced to Level 3.
In short, the current overall strength of the Hestia Familia is as follows.
Zeroth Tier: Lin Che Level 6!
First Tier: Roxy Lv4, Merlin Lv4, Morgan Lv4, Artoria Lv4.
Second Tier: Saeko Busujima Level 3, Irisviel Level 3, Sera Level 3, Lisellote Level 3, Jiu Yu Wu Mi Level 3, Bell Level 3.
Third Tier: Erica Lv2, Liliana Lv2.
Mascot Tier: Sakura Level 1, Illya Level 1, Shizuka Marikawa Level 1.
Of course, in addition to the above members, there are: Shinobu Kocho, Takatsuki Sen, Yotsuya Miko, Tokisaki Kurumi, Misaka Mikoto, Esdeath!
It's just that they are all in their respective worlds, with their own things to do, so they can't find Hestia to update their Blessing. Currently, they are all Level 1.
Of course, the Blessing level of the Hestia Familia does not represent their true strength.
Because the Familia members leveled up too quickly, Hestia didn't dare to report their true levels truthfully to the Guild.
Currently, the levels she reported to the Guild are Lin Che Level 3, everyone else Level 2, and Sakura, Illya, and Shizuka Marikawa are Level 1.
But even so, this growth rate is still too fast.
As a God who had just descended, Hestia achieved such accomplishments in just a few months, naturally attracting the envy of other Gods.
Some Gods even privately contacted Roxy and the others, hoping they would leave the Hestia Familia and join their Familia.
However, Roxy and the others all refused!
When Lin Che returned to The Dungeon World, all the members of the Familia were holding a meeting.
When he, the Leader, arrived at the meeting hall, Hestia was immediately surprised and stood up, running to Lin Che and asking, "A Che Jun, how did things go?"
"Hmm, it's done," Lin Che said with a smile, nodding.
In the entire hall, except for Roxy and Saeko Busujima, who were members of the Chat Group, everyone else didn't understand what Lin Che and Hestia were hinting at.
Erica looked confused and asked Liliana next to her, "Did the King go to perform a task for Lady Hestia during the two months he was away?"
Liliana shook her head and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know either."
Merlin and Morgan had long guessed that Lin Che had a special connection with Hestia, Roxy, and Saeko Busujima, so they weren't very surprised.
After hearing Lin Che's answer, Hestia cheered happily.
Then she ran out of the meeting room, searching everywhere.
But she found nothing.
She ran back to Lin Che and asked, "Where are the people?"
Lin Che slapped his forehead, somewhat speechless, and said, "100 points per person, eighteen people are 1800 points. How could I have that many points to bring them back?"
Hestia also realized, feeling a bit heartbroken, "That's too expensive!"
"Yeah, we'll have to work hard to earn points from now on," Lin Che also sighed.
"No, this is my Familia, so I should provide the points. A Che Jun, you don't need to," Hestia said quickly.
"It's okay, I'm also the Leader of the Familia, and I should contribute to the Familia's development," Lin Che shook his head and refused.
Hestia had shown him kindness, and the only way he could repay her was like this.
"Alright then, half each!" Hestia also saw that Lin Che wanted to repay her, so she didn't insist anymore.
"Okay!" Lin Che nodded, thinking it was feasible.
After the two discussed, they returned to the meeting room.
At a large oval table, Lin Che and Hestia sat at opposite ends.
These two seats represented the Leader and the Head God.
As for the other members, they sat on either side.
Hestia coughed twice, cleared her throat, and then said, "Let's continue our meeting. Should we start a War Game with the Apollo Familia?"
Lin Che was startled when he heard Hestia's words.
How much had the plot changed that Apollo still dared to target the Hestia Familia?
He quickly interrupted, "Uh, I just got back and don't know what's going on. How did our Familia end up having a War Game with the Apollo Familia?"
Hestia explained, "It's mainly because our Familia grew too fast, so we were targeted. They set a trap for Bell, and now we have to accept the game!"
Then, Hestia recounted how Apollo had set the trap for Bell.
After listening, Lin Che looked at Bell with a strange expression.
Because the process of setting the trap was basically the same as in the original work.
At that time, because Roxy and the others were still on the expedition, Bell was the only one in the entire Familia, so he was caught alone and trapped.
Bell stood up with a look of shame and bowed to everyone, saying, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for not being able to hold back and attacking the Apollo Familia members!"
Lin Che waved his hand, telling him to sit down, and then said, "They insulted our Familia, so you were right to act. Since the other side wants to start a War Game, we'll accept it and completely defeat them!"
Hestia said, "That's right. Our Familia needs a large amount of funds to develop side businesses, and the Apollo Familia is like a fat piece of meat delivered to our doorstep!"
In the original work, she only had Bell as a Familia member, so she naturally didn't dare to accept the Apollo Familia's War Game.
But now, she has Lin Che and Merlin. Even if she were to start a War Game with the Loki Familia or the Freya Familia, she wouldn't be afraid at all!
Winning this War Game will be a good opportunity to take in Daphne and Cassandra, those two Familia members.