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Lia leaped into the air and jumped up high.

She gripped her greatsword with both hands and swung it down fiercely!

"Aow!!!"

The head of the Sleeping Serpent Beast was instantly struck, leaving a charred depression.

The creature shrieked in pain, its tail slashing at Lia like a whip.

"I've got this!"

Ignoring his injuries, Oru positioned his large shield in front of Lia.

With a thud, Oru staggered back, spewing blood from his mouth, his shield riddled with cracks.

Ahead, Klrona, clad in heavy armor, descended from the sky and plopped right onto the head of the Sleeping Serpent Beast.

The trio's precise coordination left the beast at death's door.

"Yes!"

Lia shouted excitedly.

Compared to the solo fighting style of Snow Goose in the past, their combat power had increased significantly after several days of training under Lin Da.

This level 28 Sleeping Serpent Beast was pitifully weak under the current Snow Goose's assault.

Lia kept in sync with the two frontliners, with Oru blocking attacks from the beast and Klrona engaging it, providing Lia enough time to catch her breath and prepare for a second "accumulate power".

"Cage of Light!"

Aiko waved her magic wand, and a golden cage enveloped the Sleeping Serpent Beast.

"Well done. Watch me finish it off."

Lia spit into her palm, rubbed it vigorously, and grabbed the hilt of her greatsword.

Her greatsword glowed like burning iron due to the furious fire Battle Qi, and as her innate skill "Flame Burst" activated, she could use an extra fire series ultimate skill.

This innate skill was one reason Lia was so powerful.

"Explosive Flame Slash!"

Like cutting butter with a hot knife, the beast's huge head soared into the air, its triangular eyes filled with terror.

It opened its mouth, intending to spray a sleep-inducing beam, but alas, its head had already been severed from its sleeping pod, releasing nothing but emptiness.

"Level 13, cleared!"

The Sleeping Serpent Beast turned to ashes and disappeared, with a golden glow emerging from where the body had been.

Unable to contain her excitement, Lia laughed heartily, one hand on her hip and the other hoisting her greatsword.

"We did it..." Klyne, the elf archer with green hair, stood still holding her bow, murmuring to herself in disbelief.

The 13th level, which had long stumped Snow Goose, was now easily cleared with simple teamwork.

"It's all thanks to my partners," Oru said with a sigh.

Klrona excitedly ran beneath the golden light, awaiting the Goddess' divine gift.

"Hmph, still happy? If Lin Da were here, would we have had to stay up for several nights?"

Aiko was the only one sulking, discontent.

To work out a strategy for the 13th level, she had stayed up late with Lia for several nights, then practiced magic incantations and studied magic knowledge to strive for an early breakthrough to level 30, aiming to be Snow Goose's first Star-ranked adventurer.

This resulted in Aiko only getting about two hours of sleep a day, studying harder than in her younger days.

When Aiko woke up in the morning, she had no time to care for her skin before being dragged to Lin Da by Lia to start team training...

While the rest of the team joyfully examined their spoils, Aiko took out a mirror to fret over a white pimple by her mouth.

Just then, the golden light above the mound of spoils split into six portions, each falling on the members of Snow Goose.

While looking at the pimple at the corner of her mouth with a round makeup mirror, Aiko was caught unawares by the sudden strike.

Some people asked what it felt like to be bathed in the light of advancement, and how one would describe that joy in words.

Moreover, at the crucial threshold of level 30, one step away from being recognized as a Star-ranked adventurer, what does the divine light of a Star-ranked adventurer feel like?

Perhaps Aiko could now answer that from her own experience.

As she secretly sniffed the scent of Lin Da's stolen underwear in her room, engaging in a girl's unique quirky behavior, the happiness multiplied by 10 was about what she felt right now.

Aiko seemed like a sponge that had been soaked in water for days and was suddenly squeezed tight.

All the water was being expelled from the sponge's pores.
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The unexpected golden light of the upgrade poured over her, and the overwhelming sensation made Aiko moan.

Holy Mage Aiko, on the 13th level of the Mystic Realm, stepped into level 30, becoming a Star-ranked adventurer!

Only now, her physical state was anything but holy.

Aiko glanced towards the mound of spoils.

Luckily, everyone was distracted by the gold coins and magical equipment and no one noticed her strange sound.

After stepping into level 30, the most significant sensation was the fortification of her internal magic circuits, which now conducted magic power with much greater efficiency.

Her ultimate skills were further enhanced.

Aiko realized a new application for her "Rain of Light".

For a multitude of smaller foes, she could unleash the enhanced "[Light Rainstorm*Modified]".

For single targets, she could cast "Judgment of Light".

Her ultimate skills evolved from merely causing area damage to the versatility of a panacea, effective for both groups and singles!

Aiko's forte was group attacks; she was slightly weaker against single magical creatures.

With the advent of "Judgment of Light", she compensated for this shortfall.

In a short span, she could inflict tons of Light Series magic damage!

Her hard work finally bore fruit, and Aiko was nearly moved to tears by her own efforts.

Just as Aiko was quite pleased with herself and prepared to sneak off to boast to Lin Da...

"Great! I, Miss Lia, have become a Star-ranked adventurer!"

Bathed in the golden light, Lia raised her greatsword with a flushed face, looking as proud as a little rooster.

Aiko: ?

How the hell are you Star-ranked too?

Theoretically, Lia had just reached level 29.

But the Starfire Douqi residing in Lia's left eye acted like an accelerant, giving her the final push she needed.