In his past life, Levi had heard from netizens that the Freya Familia's 'Champion', Ottar, was one of the few—or perhaps the only—monster in Orario to have raised all his ability scores besides Magic to S-rank. And it was highly likely he did this at every level! He always held the greatest respect for the strong and would never underestimate them.
So, after obtaining the 'Orion Class Card', though he never said it aloud, he had long since considered Orario's only public Lv.7 as his rival. After discovering Freya's interest in him through his protection magic, he never harbored any wishful thinking that the Freya Familia's upper echelon, led by Ottar, would be too concerned with their pride as powerhouses to act against him.
That was precisely why Levi had been holding onto the two trump cards, 'Strongest Special Blend' and 'Sage Art: Salvation from Misery'—or more accurately, the buff effects of the 'Felis constellation' and the 'Triangulum constellation'.
He was saving them to pull a nasty trick on Ottar the first time they fought. That said, he wasn't holding back too much against the five-member Lv.4 combat team from the Freya Familia either. Although he had only used the single magic, 'Icy Kitty Paw', since the battle began, by combining it with the three maxed-out 3-star swordsmanship skills on his character panel, he still had the two frontline guards by his side crying out in misery.
This was especially true for the man with blue, seaweed-like hair. Unlike his shield-wielding colleague who held a cruciform shield, he wielded a one-handed sword in each hand. His every move was filled with a desire for offense, or rather, to kill the target before him. But the ice-elemental shield, which could weaken even an attack from a Lv.8 adventurer or monster by nearly half at its limit, never even gave the seaweed-haired man's weapons a chance to touch Levi's body.
On the contrary, he himself, despite looking like an expert in anti-personnel combat, had his arm slashed in less than six seconds. If not for the timely support of the team's shield user and elven archer, and Heith, the healer, expending mana to restore him, the seaweed-haired man might have already been defeated and taken out of the fight. Even so, he became much more cautious when facing Levi again, secretly classifying the man before him as a First-Class adventurer.
The Freya Familia's reinforcements, being on the battlefield, were actually a step behind in their reactions.
But the citizens of Orario watching the battlefield through the divine mirror, especially the gods in the Denatus hall, had already assessed Levi's true combat power.
"Lv.5... no, with that ridiculous shield, is he Lv.6?"
Hermes's eyes widened, an expression of existential doubt flashing across his face.
Humans of the lower world, after reaching the limits of their ability scores for their current level, could indeed fight Falna holders one level higher by using special buffing skills. But for someone like Levi to display the combat power of a Lv.6 while being a Lv.4 left Hermes and all the other gods in the hall stunned.
Apollo couldn't help but slam the table and stand up, pointing at the twin-tailed goddess in the distance and accusing, "Hestia, you actually falsified your familia member's Falna level?!"
At that moment, he was truly panicking.
He had thought the War Game was a surefire victory for his side, but in the end, he discovered he couldn't beat the opponent he'd picked even if he gave it his all.
Hestia, on the other hand, couldn't help but smile as she watched her handsome lover on the divine mirror.
"Me? Why would I misreport his level? Whether Levi is a Lv.4 adventurer or a Lv.5 adventurer, does it change the outcome of today's War Game?"
After blurting out his accusation, Apollo had actually realized this as well.
But it was obviously impossible for him to just obediently pay the fine and be driven out of Orario.
He just shouted for his own sake, "I don't believe it, unless you let The Guild inspect his Falna after the War Game!"
Hestia: "..."
In a way, Apollo had hit Hestia's weak spot.
The blue-ribboned goddess knew all too well how curious her fellow deities were about the unknowns of the lower world.
Once they discovered Levi's [True Form Unknown]...
Her thoughts raced, and Hestia quickly made a decision: "[Ice Mana Reactor]."
"What?" Apollo was taken aback.
The other gods didn't react immediately either.
With all eyes on her, Hestia calmly explained, "[Ice Mana Reactor] is the first magic my Levi awakened. It has two basic effects."
"The first is passive, providing an ultra-large correction to all stats besides Magic, which can be roughly seen as increasing his Falna level by one. The second needs to be actively triggered, granting another ultra-large correction to all stats besides Magic on top of the passive effect, while also imbuing him with an ice element enchantment."
O_o?
That emoticon perfectly captured the expression on the faces of most gods in the Denatus hall at that moment.
As [Transcendent Beings (Deus-Dea)], they could of course understand Hestia's words.
But that was precisely why...
"Hey, hey, hey, Hestia, you're not kidding, are you? A magic this ridiculous can actually be born in the lower world?"
Loki covered her forehead. Although she asked, she already believed it nine-tenths of the way.
Because her family's 'Sword Princess', Ais, had awakened a similar two-stage enhancement skill, just with a slightly smaller scope.
The other gods also cast gazes of doubt or shock.
"Why would I lie to you?" Hestia crossed her arms, her expression calm. "My luck was good in Tenkai, and it's the same in the lower world. The very first member I recruited is a UR card you might only encounter once in decades or even a century."
"I was planning to hide him away secretly, but then... well, as you can all see, some fool insisted on running right up to be a stepping stone for my Levi."
Apollo, who was all but named, clutched his head upon hearing this.
He had indeed heard from Freya about Levi Bright's uniqueness. After all, a human noticed by the Goddess of Beauty would not have poor potential, due to the nature of their soul.
But he never expected him to be this special.
"Wait!" Hermes's expression suddenly changed as he evidently thought of something.
"Hestia, you just said [Ice Mana Reactor] has two stages, right?" Seeing the twin-tailed goddess in the distance nod, he couldn't help but pull his hat down. "If I remember correctly, little brother Levi... hasn't used the second stage of his magic yet, has he?"
"!!!"
As soon as he said this, the hall fell silent.
"That state... still isn't Levi Bright's full power?!"
Loki was so shocked she stood up. Immediately, a strong sense of regret and resentment for having missed out on this 'gem' rose in her heart.
"Aaaaaah, little shorty, what did you do to deserve this?! How could you find a familia member of this caliber right after descending to the lower world?!"
Facing Loki's lament, Hestia scratched her cheek, then puffed out her chest and said, "That's obviously because I'm beautiful~"
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