Chapter 225: 225 The Second Return
Before leveling up, Reiger was roughly equivalent to the lower end of Lv.6.
In such a state, when entering an aggressive mode, Reiger, who possessed the stable ability to fight across one level, was equivalent to the lower end of Lv.7.
Now, having leveled up, Reiger could easily defeat the extreme limits of Lv.6 in his normal state, making him unbeatable at that level.
So, if he were to enter the aggressive mode now, with his ability to reliably fight across one level higher, he would easily defeat the extreme limits of Lv.7, making him unbeatable at that level too.
What did this mean?
"Have I become stronger than that ultimate weapon of Orla...?"
Reiger felt slightly exhilarated.
You see, that ultimate weapon of Orla was at the extreme end of Lv.7.
Aside from the "Magic Power" category, all four of its other basic abilities had reached the S stage, nearly making it an all-S-level entity.
Such abilities, without a doubt, were the extreme limits of Lv.7.
Unless someone could break through the limits like Reiger, elevating their basic abilities to SS or SSS stage, then at Lv.7, it’s unlikely anyone could be stronger than that ultimate weapon.
Being able to easily defeat the extreme limits of Lv.7, and being unbeatable at that level, wasn’t that equivalent to easily defeating that ultimate weapon of Orla, thus becoming the strongest in the labyrinthine city?
"No, it’s not that easy."
Reiger suddenly calmed down.
As someone familiar with the original work, Reiger certainly knew not to underestimate the strength of Ota.
The extreme end of Lv.7 was just his apparent capability, which did not represent all of Ota’s power.
He also had magic.
He also had skills.
When considering the factors of his magic and skills, then the strength of that ultimate weapon was certainly not just what appeared on the surface.
Especially, within Ota’s skills, there was one that could substantially enhance his power.
The nature of his magic wasn’t revealed in the original, and Reiger did not know it either, but this skill had already been mentioned in the original.
This skill alone would allow the ultimate weapon to have strength far beyond his current level, not to mention he also had an unknown magic.
With this in mind, saying he had already surpassed him was still premature.
"Not to mention him, even facing Finn, I might mess up."
Finn also had skills and magic.
Reiger had also learned that magic, so he clearly understood that while Finn was not Lv.7, if pushed into a corner, he might unleash astonishing power.
In the original, only two adventurers explicitly mentioned could challenge across levels with relative stability.
One was the protagonist of the original work.
The other was Ais.
The protagonist could break the limits of capability, with one basic ability reaching up to SSS stage before leveling up, while the other four basic abilities could reach SS stage, accumulating considerable potential, enabling successive cross-level challenges at Lv.1 and Lv.2.
Ais, due to the exceptional add-on magic "Wind Spirit Swift Walk," had power far exceeding her current level during the magic’s activation, which allowed her to be considered Lv.6 class when she was at the top of Lv.5.
Both were adventurers who could challenge across levels with relative stability.
However, under specific conditions, some other adventurers also had the potential for cross-level challenges.
Finn was one of them.
As long as he was in a predicament, triggered the effect of his skill, and used the magic that Reiger also knew, then Finn could unleash strength far beyond his current level.
This is perhaps why the Loki Clan, like the Freyja Clan, was considered one of the strongest clans in Orla.
After all, while the Freyja Clan has a Lv.7, the Loki Clan does not; why else would they be considered on par with them?
There’s also Revilia, who is also just Lv.6 but is the strongest Magic Guide; with her firepower, even if it were that ultimate weapon, getting hit by her magic might just cause him to literally explode on the spot.
Of course, they definitely would not give Revilia the chance to cast her magic, nor would they foolishly stand there and let her attack them.
In any case, Reiger thought that he should not underestimate that ultimate weapon too much.
Finn, as the leader of the Loki Clan, still had such a trump card, and once Ota, as the leader of the Freyja Clan, was pushed, the power he unleashed would also definitely be extraordinary.
Reiger felt that it would take more time and ability enhancement before he could surpass that one.
Reiger then calmed down.
However, he was now nearly unbeatable in Lv.7, which was indeed undeniable.
This was true in the aggressive mode and in the quick attack mode as well.
In quick attack mode, Reiger’s speed had far surpassed Lv.7, reaching even further beyond this level.
Unfortunately, apart from his speed, his other abilities were quite average, roughly equivalent to the upper levels of Lv.7, which was still pretty good.
"Let’s spend the next half-month getting used to my current abilities."
Reiger stretched his body and immediately left the area, embarking on his journey once more.
......
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, Reiger traveled mountains and rivers like a pure wanderer, staying wherever he went, eating wherever he went, enjoying rare freedom and leisure.
At this moment, he appeared as ordinary as could be, having stowed away his sword in the storage space; nobody knew he was a Swordsman.
By now, Reiger had somewhat adapted to his current level of power.
He had achieved all his objectives in this world and could now return home successfully.
That day, Reiger walked on a small town’s street, listening to the surrounding cries and hawking sounds, silently waiting for the return time to arrive.
Not long after, as the transparent magic cube in Reiger’s mind began to rotate, he finally reached the moment of return.
"Time limit countdown to zero; this Dimensional Travel is about to end. Commence scanning."
"Detected that the user possesses unique power from this world, can dismiss consciousness and return."
"Detected that the user carries unique items from this world, if needed to take back, can execute by consuming energy."
"Unique items list displayed, please make a selection."
"One: Resurrection Medicine (5)"
"Two: Hermit (4)"
"Three: Ubuyashiki Family’s Gemstone (1)"
"Four: Combat Automation Doll - Model One (2)"
"Five: Combat Automation Doll - Model One (2)"
"Six: Combat Automation Doll - Model One (2)"
"Seven: ..."
The familiar list of items was laid out before Reiger’s eyes.
Reiger glanced at it, his eyebrows raising slightly.
"Wasn’t the Hermit already assimilated with Dimension Energy last time I ended Dimensional Travel, ready to be carried at any time?"
First feeling puzzled, Reiger then realized.
"Could it be because I transformed the Hermit into a first-class special armament?"
Indeed, before being transformed, the Hermit was just a second-class special armament. Reiger had taken it from Earth Mistake World by only consuming the Dimension Energy needed to assimilate a second-class special armament. Now that the Hermit was transformed into a first-class special armament, naturally, it would require additional energy for assimilation.
Otherwise, Reiger could easily take some unique items from a world at a low cost, then bring them to another world to mix with that world’s materials for transformation, essentially exploiting those materials.
The Dimension Cube naturally would not have such a bug, so this time for the return, the Hermit required additional Dimension Energy to undergo another assimilation.
"4 units of Dimension Energy? It seems to have deducted the energy consumed last time in Earth Mistake World, right?"
Reiger remembered that last time in Earth Mistake World, assimilating the Hermit had cost 2 units of Dimension Energy.
While a Fool, as a first-class special armament, had cost 5 units of energy.
Now, the transformed first-class armed Hermit needed 4 units of Dimension Energy to be taken away which seemed 1 unit cheaper than the Fool, but Reiger felt the current Hermit was unlikely to be inferior to the Fool.
Whether in terms of power or performance, the Hermit, now possessing significant specialization, was definitely much better than the Fool.
Therefore, Reiger estimated that the transformed first-class special armament Hermit was likely a 6 units worth item, but since it had already consumed 2 units of energy in its previous state, only 4 units of energy were considered this time.
"Quite humane."
Reiger muttered to himself and glanced at his remaining Dimension Energy.
"Dimension Energy: 190"
Having stayed in the Demon Slayer World for half a year, the Dimension Cube had gathered a total of 180 units of Dimension Energy.
Before this Dimensional Travel, Reiger had 40 units left, and after using 30 units for the travel, he was left with 10 units.
Thus, his current Dimension Energy was 190 units, setting a new historical high.
Then, Reiger selected the items he needed to take with him.
"Resurrection Medicine (5)"
"Hermit (4)"
"Ubuyashiki Family’s Gemstone (1)"
Consuming a total of 10 units of Dimension Energy, Reiger managed to take these three items with him.
Initially, Reiger wanted to take the Combat Automation Doll - Model One as well, but upon further thought, he was able to create such things himself and taking one alone would require 2 units of Dimension Energy. If he were to take a few hundred together, could he afford it?
After some thought, Reiger simply decided not to bring the automation dolls. He only took the Hermit, the Resurrection Medicine given by Tamayo, and the Ubuyashiki Family’s Gemstone.
"Dimension Energy: 180"
After one last check of his current remaining Dimension Energy, Reiger finished his selection.
"Selection complete, begin execution."
"Items assimilated successfully."
"Dimensional Travel ends, start returning."
The next second, Reiger’s body gradually became non-existent, turning transparent until he completely vanished.
In the town, on the busy street, it remained bustling as usual with continuous cries and hawking sounds.
None of them noticed Reiger’s departure or sensed anything unusual, as if there had never been a person who suddenly disappeared here, continuing their peaceful and mundane lives.