Chapter 123: Elsa's Death
Elsa had lost many friends.
Although adventurers were expected to face this kind of work, she could never truly become indifferent to such tragic losses.
Not only did they suffer heavy losses in the first two great quests, but they also experienced this countless times in the dungeon.
Humans were such fragile creatures.
Even so, Elsa still felt sad and confused about her own future.
She was not young but because she had reached a high level, her physical condition was still considered to be in its prime.
But this time the injury was far too severe.
She had lost everything...
Even as a level 9, she had no choice but to die.
Although she felt like she had accomplished her grand mission for this era...
Looking at unit zero one's appearance, she seemed to be able to feel Sion's warmth through its body.
So warm, is this his spell?
No wonder Meteria was attracted to him.
So this was what the sense of security she felt from him was like.
Recalling the dragon's terror in her mind and thinking of Sion remotely piloting unit zero one to fight against the monster, Elsa felt a strange emotion rising in her heart.
Sion had no time to pay attention to Elsa's expression.
Instead, he was focusing on his spell.
"Hey." Sion frowned slightly and gently patted Elsa.
"What's wrong?" Elsa looked at the puppet with a puzzled expression.
At this point, she had stopped bleeding from all parts of her body, but she was still covered in dirt and some of her skin had been ruined.
Fortunately, his spell could slowly repair it so it wouldn't permanently affect her appearance.
"Don't lose focus, use your willpower to sustain your life," Sion gently reminded her.
A depressed mood could negatively affect her physical condition and maintaining a strong will to survive was essential for her to overcome this deadly crisis.
Even if he managed to save her now, Sion would need to help sustain her life at every single moment until he found a permanent way to heal her.
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Satella stood at the deep floors and ensured that the adventurers wouldn't encounter a single monster.
Satella's shadow garden was useful.
No matter how many monsters rushed in, they would only be turned into pure mana.
On the other hand, while the massive riot had stopped, the dungeon was no longer suitable for normal exploration.
The dungeon's activity was unlikely to stop until the remaining four evilus gods were dead.
With Sion guarding the area, Ouranos could finally take a much needed break.
His prayer's effect was negligible now.
Without Ouranos's prayers, the spawn rates across the floors would become chaotic and it would become much more common for high level monsters to wander into the lower floors.
Aside from adventurers of Loki and Freya familia, unemployment was inevitable for many other level 1-2 adventurers.
"That is fine. These lower class adventurers with no potential are essentially useless in Orario."
"It's better to put them outside the city to fight surface monsters." Sion muttered to himself.
There were quite a few monsters roaming the gekkai.
However, surface monsters had degenerated over the centuries and many no longer had magic stones in their bodies.
Even so, it was still difficult for small cities and towns to deal with these wild monsters.
Even with mercenary familias that specialized in accepting such outside commissions, they simply couldn't keep up with the demand.
In short, making these weak adventurers unemployed in Orario and forcing them to take jobs on the surface was more beneficial than harmful to the world.
The group quickly returned to Orario.
Despite the heavy losses, this wasn't the time to be completely downcast.
Even if they felt heavy hearted before they could properly grieve for their fallen companions, the first thing they had to do was publicly celebrate their grand victory.
After successfully completing this battle, Sion's reputation soared to unimaginable heights.
In addition, by guarding the deep dungeon all by himself, Ouranos was also freed from his duties and made his first appearance at denatus.
Although Sion hadn't yet become an official adventurer, he had already been given an alias by the gathered gods.
The lord of the mysteries.
"I never thought you would survive such injuries."
At the hera familia's manor, Hera gazed at Elsa with a look of deep emotion.
After a moment of silence, the goddess looked at Sion and said. "If it weren't for your help, I would have permanently lost her."
"It's only because her vitality is strong enough to hold on." Sion shook his head.
He said with a slight headache, "There is something troublesome about this."
"Although Elsa's can barely stay alive, I need to actively adjust her internal body constantly."
Eating and sleeping were secondary concerns.
As for intimate things like bathing, Sion's could hardly be separated from her for even a single moment.
He had made a set of mechanical prosthetics to constantly adjust Elsa's ruined body which needed his mind 24/7.
But a major problem arose because maintaining her bodily functions required perfectly knowing all her biological information.
This meant she essentially lived under Sion's constant surveillance, which was no small matter.
[A/N: Baited with the chapter title :) ]
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