"It's finally over..." Noelle heaved a sigh of relief. She had originally thought this would be a simple rescue mission, but she hadn't expected the process to be so thrilling.
"Noelle, my shoulder still hurts a bit, rub it for me!" Asta leaned in Noelle's arms. After losing his strength, he was actually enjoying VIP-level treatment. Noelle and Vanessa were afraid he would fall off the magic broom, so they were leaning very close.
"Ah? Does it feel better rubbing it like this?" Noelle started massaging subconsciously, but then seeing Asta's punchable face, she couldn't help but flare up in anger again. Why was Asta always like a husky—both annoying and lovable at the same time!
"Little Asta's recovery ability is indeed jaw-dropping. Looks like I'll have to speed up!" Vanessa smiled as she watched Asta and Noelle start bickering again. This trip to the '023' Ancient Battlefield Ruins was truly unforgettable!
"Sister Vanessa, you should still slow down a bit!" Noelle nervously hugged Asta tightly. Although she had grown a lot after this great battle, her acrophobia hadn't disappeared because of this journey!
Two hours later, Vanessa returned to the Black Bulls Headquarters with Asta and Noelle, but as soon as they entered, they saw Luck and Magna standing against the wall.
"Are you two being punished again?" Vanessa gloated as she came in.
"Shut up, you shameless female drunkard!" Magna turned his head and roared in anger, but as soon as he saw Asta being supported by the two girls, he immediately asked, "Are you guys injured?"
"Hey, hey! I told you, combat missions are dangerous. Next time, just leave it to me!" Luck said excitedly, but then he seemed to think of something even more interesting. "Asta, who hurt you? To think someone could actually injure even you!"
An excited light flashed in Luck's eyes. Asta's strength was obvious to all in the Magic Palace, yet such a powerful person was actually injured during a mission to wipe out an enemy bandit group. Just how powerful must those bandits be to achieve this!
"It's nothing, I just overexerted myself. I'll be fine after a rest." Asta smiled, then looked at Vanessa and said, "Sister Vanessa, I'll leave the cleanup to you. I'm a bit tired now, let Noelle help me to my room!"
"Leave the reporting to me. Little Noelle, I'll leave Asta to you!" Vanessa laughed mischievously.
"Don't worry, Sister Vanessa!" Noelle nodded, not sensing anything wrong. After all, Asta hadn't abandoned her when things were dangerous, so she would naturally take good care of him. Then, Noelle supported the posturing Asta and walked toward his room.
"Noelle is supporting Asta?" Everyone in the hall froze for a moment. What was the situation? How did the tsundere little Princess become so nice to Asta after one trip?
"Hey, female drunkard, what exactly happened this time?" Magna couldn't help but ask.
"If you want to know, ask the Captain later!" Vanessa twisted her head and walked away.
"Headless Soldiers? Headless King? And some messy little bugs... This ancient battlefield in Wind and Thunder Village is indeed extraordinary. But I really didn't misjudge that kid Asta; that sword of his is truly invincible!" Yami soon learned the ins and outs of the matter, though some parts were slightly altered—for instance, Asta spitting fire in a magic-less zone, suddenly taking out recovery potions, and so on.
"This time Little Asta gets the top credit. It's a pity that Bandit Group Leader forgot to bring himself along when the Headless Soldiers came; he's probably dead in the ruins," Vanessa said.
"Yeah, I got it. Get some good rest!" Yami nodded, then mumbled to himself while dangling a cigarette, "I really did pick up a treasure, hahaha!"
"Is your room really this small? It's just narrow and tiny, though at least it's not dirty or smelly!" Noelle started to show some disdain, but then felt a bit of heartache. She hadn't expected this big boy's living environment to be so harsh. Yet no matter how bad the conditions, she always saw a grin on Asta's face; he was full of positive energy.
"This is already much better than those displaced orphans and paupers," Asta said as he lay on the bed, then added, "My back hurts so much!"
"Is it here?" Noelle hurriedly stepped forward and began to rub gently.
"Not bad, it would be even better with a bit more pressure!" Asta showed an expression of enjoyment. "Noelle, why don't you just massage me until I fall asleep?"
"In your dreams!" Noelle withdrew her hand. It was already crossing the line for a girl to go to a boy's room; if she stayed any longer, it would be too much. She immediately ran out...
"She's really cute!" Asta had already recovered about seventy to eighty percent. After Noelle left, he immediately performed a carp leap to flip up, then excitedly opened the system mall. He had made a fortune on this trip to the Ancient Battlefield Ruins!
One Headless Soldier was worth 500 points, and the magic stones shattered during his clash with the Headless General and Headless King had directly caused tens of thousands of Headless Soldiers to disappear!
Adding in the Corpse-Collecting Poison Beess and Ruin Cockroaches from the beginning, plus the scattered enemy bandits, his total points had surpassed 5.6 million!
This was a rhythm of pure bliss!
Moreover, it was time for the system mall to upgrade!
"Ding-dong! This upgrade requires 500,000 points. Do you wish to upgrade?"
"Upgrade!" Asta said without a hint of hesitation. Simultaneously, a white light flashed before his eyes, and the system showed the upgrade interface!
"Upgrading in progress!"
"1%, 2%, 3%... 15%... 32%... 55%... 75%... 99%, 100%!"
"Upgrade complete. 500,000 points deducted for this 5.0 upgrade. A total of 5 new items have been added!"
"Dojutsu: Three-Tomoe Sharingan (100,000 points!)"
"B-Rank Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Jutsu (50,000 points!), Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation (50,000 points!), Space-Time Ninjutsu: Flying Thunder God Slash (50,000 points!)"
"Items: healing spring water (50,000 points), chakra tinder (10,000 points!), recovery potion (50 points), flying orb (100,000 points!), soldier pill (1 point for ten!), Kunai (1 point for ten!), healing potion (1 point per bottle!)"
"Finally getting the Three-Tomoe Sharingan!" Asta grew excited. The Three-Tomoe was the limit of the ordinary Sharingan; after that would be the incredibly powerful Mangekyo Sharingan!
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