One of the elf girls said in a very soft voice.
Another girl added softly, her voice filled with disbelief: "As expected of the [Elf Killer], he doesn't let even this go, he's really brave."
And another elf girl on the side quietly added: "Recently, the Amazons of the Ishtar Familia have been training like crazy in the dungeon, I heard they're planning to seek revenge on the [Elf Killer]..."
"Actually, I also..."
Although Wei Gong didn't hear their conversation, Filvis's long elven ears twitched slightly.
Wei Gong remembered that it seemed to be a shop opened by elves from Lefiya's hometown, "Visse Forest."
However, her words were interrupted by a lively female voice.
Lefiya ran over with great surprise.
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Thanks to Lefiya's appearance, the subtle atmosphere between Filvis and Wei Gong was eased.
"Miss Filvis, are you a vanguard class? I saw that you brought a short sword in addition to your staff."
Still silence.
"Ah, hahaha..."
Lefiya's laughter seemed a little dry. She didn't know how to continue the topic, so she could only ask with a stiff scalp: "What, what are your hobbies?"
Lefiya felt cold sweat break out from her back: "The, the weather is really nice today."
At this time, in a quiet corner of the [Visse] cafe, Wei Gong and Filvis sat opposite each other, with two cups of steaming drinks on the table. Lefiya sat next to them, looking a little cramped.
Lefiya didn't know why she cared so much about Filvis. Perhaps it was because, as a fellow elf, Filvis's extreme "cleanliness" made her unable to ignore it.
Of course, it was also possible that it was just because Filvis's appearance was too beautiful, making Lefiya couldn't help but be fascinated by her.
"Say, speaking of which, Senior Filvis, where did you buy your clothes?"
Hearing this, Filvis finally had a slight reaction and repeated in a low voice: "Pretty?"
Lefiya nodded like she was pounding garlic, with a sincere smile on her face, "However, the main reason is that Senior Filvis, you yourself are very beautiful... Mr. Wei Gong, do you think so too?"
At that time, Filvis's level was only , and she wasn't even considered a member of the Familia's executives.
However, a catastrophic event completely changed everything. In that event known as the [Nightmare of the Twenty-Seventh Floor], the Dionysus Familia's expeditionary force was completely wiped out.
From then on, Filvis, the only survivor, began to be called the "Banshee."
"Filvis, you are beautiful."
Wei Gong suddenly spoke, his voice flat, as if he was stating the most ordinary fact.
"How is it?"
Goddess Hephaestus asked jokingly: "Filvis is also a very beautiful elf, and her strength is quite good."
"There's also that girl named Aula, she's also a pretty outstanding elf."
In fact, when it comes to appearance, Aula Moriel's face is even more delicate. With the blessing of age and youthfulness, her delicate features and lively eyes can even be compared to Riveria.
However, compared to Aula, Wei Gong's focus was still on Filvis.
"The Nightmare of the Twenty-Seventh Floor..."
Hephaestus's expression slightly restrained, and her words became a little heavier:
Hephaestus's voice was low and slow, with a hint of sad memories.
However, Hephaestus, as a god, although sad in her heart, she would not, like some superficial adventurers, vent her pain and resentment on the only survivor.
The goddess looked at him and continued, "First, the improvement of the adventurer team. Your team is currently lacking a reliable supporter. Regarding this point, I have some ideas and will try my best to arrange it for you later."
She took a deep breath and said slowly, "There is also a more important thing."
Hephaestus looked at him, her lips pursed slightly, her voice revealing a hint of helplessness: "The Amazons of the Ishtar Familia have come to challenge you."
"Beloved Master (crossed out) Mr. Wei Gong, my two foolish sisters and I are about to usher in the sublimation of our levels. In order for this insignificant body to grow to the point where it can be useful to you, we implore you to give us guidance and adjustments before upgrading."
In fact, before the war with the Ishtar Familia, Wei Gong and Goddess Hephaestus had some psychological preparation for what might happen afterwards.
This Lilliputian was constantly harassed after casually beating up an Amazon.
He once thought that he had escaped a disaster.
In fact, Wei Gong was only temporarily favored by luck. Those Amazonian female warriors were not losing interest in him, but were busy with "internal strife."
The Amazon race believes in the iron law of "the strong eat the weak."
And if they, as females, encounter a situation where they are completely crushed by the same male in body and mind, generally speaking, they will not have the arrogant idea of "exclusive possession."
Therefore, the Amazons don't mind collectively surrendering to Wei Gong. If he asks, they are even willing to accept this arrangement like attending a grand banquet.
Even on the same stage, there is a difference between the lead dancer and the backup dancer.
This fierce infighting lasted for quite a while, and the result was that their ability values were comprehensively improved.
In addition, with the experience points accumulated during the battle with Wei Gong (mainly durability), many female warriors have reached the bottleneck, and only need a great achievement to complete the upgrade.
Goddess Ishtar set a new rule: Instead of letting the Amazons fight each other every day, it is better to simply let them compete for the speed of upgrading. They can challenge Wei Gong before upgrading if they achieve a great achievement.
Maybe fighting a male (or being beaten by one) will allow their ability values to break through the bottleneck?
And now, the first to achieve a great achievement and about to upgrade is the [Phantom Three Stars].
The three sisters encountered an extremely powerful enhanced monster in the middle level of the dungeon.
And now, the goal of the three sisters is clear: to receive guidance and education from their (self-proclaimed) master before upgrading—
That is, to fight Wei Gong.
First of all, the relationship between the three sisters and Haruhime has always been good. Although not as close as Aisha, they have given Haruhime a lot of care before.
Their income is too high, even [Lidier] is envious. After joining the Ishtar Familia, the girls' lives have been smooth, so their personalities are particularly tolerant.
As adventurers, who doesn't hope that their strength can be improved? The girls' rhetoric, whether it is Wei Gong or anyone else, can't find any fault with it.
Although, whether it is Wei Gong or Goddess Hephaestus, they both know in their hearts that there are ulterior motives behind this seemingly serious challenge.
Hephaestus sighed.
“Wait a minute, isn't that a 【Banshee】?”
“Maybe the 【Goblin Slayer】 can purify the 【Banshee】's curse.”
Her companion said softly, “What did the gods say again? 'Blessing', I think that's how it goes.”
“By the way, why do I feel a little scared when I look at him?”
One of the elven girls said in a low voice, with a hint of nervousness in her tone.
Another girl quietly echoed.
She didn't say anything, just silently continued forward. Soon after, she brought Wei Gong to a rather famous cafe among the elves, 【Visée】.
Filvis spoke, saying softly, “Mr. Wei Gong, can I... hold your hand?”
“Mr. Wei Gong, Senior Filvis!”
Chapter 192: The Amazons' “Challenge”
But now, the awkward situation has shifted to Lefiya herself.
Filvis lowered her head, not answering.
Lefiya felt the air thicken a bit: “Could it be a Magic Swordsman? If, if that's the case, then I truly admire him.”
Filvis still didn't look up, her gaze fixed on the white porcelain cup in front of her. The light green matcha latte seemed to attract all of her attention.
Filvis: “……”
Lefiya couldn't help but regret joining them. Her behavior seemed a bit too impulsive.
Initially, due to an unexpected encounter, Lefiya was overjoyed. In her excitement, she joined their conversation without thinking. However, now, the smile on her face was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain.
The naturally kind Lefiya instinctively sensed something unusual deep within Filvis's heart, and couldn't help but want to help her.
Because Wei Gong ordered Lefiya a snow-topped coffee with ice cream, as well as a steak and vegetable salad for dinner, the girl was too embarrassed to leave on her own before finishing her meal.
Lefiya tried hard to find a topic to break the awkward silence, “It's really beautiful.”
“Yeah, yeah, of course!”
“Yeah, it is.”
Wei Gong nodded. He recalled the information he received from Eina, the half-elf girl who was a Guild employee.
Once, the Dionysus Familia was also a powerful upper-tier faction in the Labyrinth City. The former captain was a Level 4 Second-Class Adventurer, and there were several members in the Familia who had reached Level 3.
Apart from Aula and others who were spared because they did not participate in the expedition, the only one who came back alive was Filvis. That tragedy not only took the lives of many members of the Dionysus Familia, but also harmed a large number of adventurers from other Familias, causing a huge sensation throughout Orario.
The elven girl lowered her head, not saying a word, only the fingers holding the coffee cup tightened slightly.
Filvis is one of the very few Magic Swordsmen who simultaneously possesses attack and defense magic, and is also skilled in close combat, making her the strongest configuration for the front and mid-guard.
Hephaestus continued, “Not only is she beautiful, but her abilities are also very strong… That Dionysus guy really has a lot of good kids under him.”
Aula seems to also possess some high-elf bloodline. Her pure white, snow-like long hair and jewel-like deep purple eyes are said to be inherited from a royal family in a certain elven forest.
Wei Gong nodded: “Yeah… Filvis, her past is a bit concerning.”
“Our Familia also had victims in that incident.”
A Level 2 high-level blacksmith from the Familia participated in that expedition as a supporter of the Dionysus Familia. But unfortunately, he also failed to return from that nightmare.
Goddess Hephaestus suddenly became serious and said, “Ahem, take the elven girl's matter slowly, let it happen naturally… Shirou, what you need to focus on right now are mainly two things.”
Then, Hephaestus's expression became particularly serious, and the atmosphere instantly became a bit heavy.
Wei Gong also became serious and asked, “What is it?”
Wei Gong: “…What?”
Hephaestus took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Wei Gong. The letter looked like a challenge letter, but when Wei Gong opened it, the contents were completely unlike what a challenge letter should be. The words in the letter could even be described as affectionate.
Wei Gong began to feel a headache and stomach ache at the same time.
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Chapter 193: Changes in the Ishtar Familia.
After all, this kind of situation is not without precedent.
The Loki Familia's 【Brave】 Finn Deimne is a prime example… or rather, a cautionary tale.
Years have passed, and he is still being relentlessly pursued by that Amazon.
However, miraculously, after Wei Gong stormed into the Ishtar Familia and defeated all those Amazonian female warriors, until now, there has been no instance of these female warriors coming to his door to beg for his favor, or rummaging through his trash cans.
If they are stronger than men as women, they will establish a “reverse harem” without any psychological barriers.
On the contrary, they are willing to submit to that strong person together with other women of their clan—this sense of group belonging is a part of their society, just like the luxurious and hedonistic model of the famous “King's Package” in the Pleasure Quarter.
However, this does not mean that they have no internal competition. Just like the dance performance in the “King's Package.”
Therefore, before approaching Wei Gong, the Amazons first conducted a great battle among themselves. Only by winning this battle could it be decided who would occupy a higher position in the contact with Wei Gong.
The first to call a halt to this chaos was Goddess Ishtar, for a simple reason—these Amazonian female warriors were beating each other black and blue every day, and the Ishtar Familia had no healers, so spending money to treat them was no small amount!
As for why they wanted to challenge Wei Gong before leveling up, the reason is also very simple. The goddess held a pragmatic mentality:
Since then, the Amazons have begun to focus on expeditions—although it doesn't earn as much money as working in the Pleasure Quarter, at least the income and expenses are balanced.
Their leveling-up endeavor is also related to a piece of information that Wei Gong previously obtained from the Guild.
The potential ability of that monster reached the upper level of Level 4. After a hard-fought battle, they joined forces to defeat it, and finally successfully obtained a great feat sufficient for leveling up.
Wei Gong really couldn't find any reason to refute their request.
Aisha also mentioned that the three sisters are some of the nicest combat prostitutes in the Ishtar Familia, perhaps this is related to their life experiences—
Moreover, it must be admitted that they hope to break through their ability value bottleneck through a battle before officially leveling up—such a request is reasonable from any point of view.
With Wei Gong's personality, he would not easily refuse other people's reasonable requests. Facing the sincere challenge of the three sisters, he would naturally choose to accept.
“The Ishtar Familia suddenly has three more Level 4 adventurers. Moreover, if these three people train their ability values to the mid-level of Level 4, they may have the ability to contend with a First-Class Adventurer through cooperation.”
