Chapter 33.
{You have completed your first "Heart Theft."}
Eugene looked at the large block of information that popped up, a mix of relief and amusement in his heart.
He gently shook his head to clear the stray thoughts.
Then, he turned his hand upwards.
In his palm, a sphere of incomparably magnificent light was emitting its final glow.
All things beautiful and not beautiful were contained within it.
"Unfold."
As Eugene's voice fell.
The sphere of light instantly turned into countless tiny pieces of information, scattering and arranging themselves before Eugene.
That was the entirety of Lili's memory since birth.
The true essence of a person's soul.
Her experiences, her nature, her thoughts, her secrets, her techniques.
All condensed here.
This was her "heart."
"It's truly complicated."
Eugene, who lived in a time of peace, had ultimately overestimated the lives of the lower-class people in this era.
Lili was actually very wealthy.
She was very good at raising money through various channels and was also skilled at playing tricks when dividing the money.
Yet, the daily life of such a clever girl was poor.
To escape the exploitation of her Familia.
For this, she needed to prepare a full three million valis.
A not-strong fifteen-year-old girl.
Three million valis.
And this sum, which would seem outrageous to anyone.
She had actually saved almost all of it.
"Hmph, it seems I was too naive."
Looking at the quiet girl, Eugene's face showed a rare trace of apology.
He could thrive so well only because he had various cheats at hand.
But people like Lili had to rely solely on themselves.
She had done very well.
At least, better than his original self, Ah Jin.
"Don't worry, I will ensure you leave that Familia."
"From now on, you will be absolutely free!"
Eugene's brow tightened, and his will entered the sphere of light.
The memories related to Lili's Dungeon adventuring experiences transformed into energy and flowed into Eugene's body.
And the spiritual light that symbolized her exclusive magic, upon being summoned, floated up from the girl's body and merged into Eugene.
{You have completed the Plunder!}
{Acquired target's most prominent attribute - Magic +400!}
{Acquired target's strongest skill - Unsung Hero: Automatically lessens the burden when carrying overweight equipment.}
{Acquired target's strongest magic - Cinder Ella: You can perfectly mimic creatures of similar size.}
Success!
He extracted attributes while the target was still alive!
A look of joy appeared on Eugene's face.
With this experience as a basis, he was fully confident in carrying out his next plan!
He slightly calmed his mind.
Eugene continued with the unfinished work at hand.
The next thing was also extremely important.
It was even the most significant main event in the entire process.
The dark night mist converged around Lili's body in a swirling vortex, its depths fathomless.
And with Eugene's operation.
An incredibly strong fluctuation slowly emerged from the depths of that darkness!
It was a single drop of blood.
It came from the god who had bestowed grace upon Liliruca Erde and simultaneously placed shackles upon her.
Soma, the Wine God!
The blood drop suspended in the air continuously emitted a light of extreme, overwhelming beauty that no earthly adjective could describe.
That was the divine quality, the spiritual light that only a god was worthy of possessing.
The moment this otherworldly substance left her body.
Lili, who was in a state of chaos, smiled sincerely.
She felt liberated.
The invisible yet solid shackles that had bound her all this time had been unlocked at the source.
"God's Blood."
Eugene gazed directly at the fantastical object, his soul seemingly vibrating.
The gods of this world all descended to the surface world after sealing their divine power and divinity.
On the surface, they could blend into the lives of all beings.
But in the heavens.
They were genuine beings who could control the rules, turn their hands to clouds and rain, and stand above the entire world!
"I feel like something is strange?"
In Eugene's memory, while God's Blood could grant blessings.
It should not possess such an intense presence.
Could it be because of the special nature of Plunder?
That it also unsealed the divine shackles on the god?
It must be!
Eugene's eyes instantly narrowed.
Releasing such intense divine light recklessly in the Dungeon.
That could only lead to one outcome!
Rumble...
Deep in the earth.
Passing through the upper floors and arriving at the middle floors.
The wide and flat cavern of the Seventeenth Floor.
In the depths of a gigantic wall covered in crystals.
A black and evil shadow was rapidly forming!
Adventurers passing by occasionally saw this scene, and they were all stunned, shocked by the bizarre phenomenon!
The Loki Familia had just started their expedition.
The Seventeenth Floor is the location of the Dungeon's first "Floor Boss."
The giant, "Goliath."
It should have already been defeated!
According to the Guild's experience.
It should take at least two weeks for it to be born again!
But this time, almost as soon as the Loki Familia left.
Within the crystal curtain known as the "Wall of Sighs."
An unprecedented mass of sinister flesh began to regenerate.
The scene suggested that the Dungeon was frantically producing monsters, as if intending to fight against something.
"..."
Even on the Seventh Floor, Eugene could feel the unusual tremors.
His eyes narrowed, his expression serious.
He stopped worrying about anything else, pulled out an empty vial, and quickly sealed the drop of God's Blood inside.
The next second, he immediately stored it in his system space.
Consequently, the fluctuations subsided.
The intense rumbling from beneath his feet also seemed to slowly calm down.
"Whew-that was close."
The "temporary creation" that had never appeared on the Seventeenth Floor.
Must have been the "Black Goliath" from the original work.
The Dungeon is alive.
This concept was mentioned at the very beginning.
And it harbors an intense hatred for the gods.
In the near future, to save Bell and his companions who are in danger, the Hearth Goddess Hestia and the Messenger God Hermes violated the rules and entered the Dungeon to search and rescue.
During this time, for certain reasons, Hestia released her sealed divinity.
Even though it was only a brief and tiny release.
This still provoked a violent reprisal from the Dungeon.
Which was the birth of the Black Goliath-created specifically to slaughter gods.
Compared to its prototype, it was strengthened in every aspect.
Its potential strength was estimated to be Level 5!
Letting out a deep breath, Eugene still felt uncertain.
Putting the God's Blood in a crystal vial was perhaps a bit too reckless.
He decided to find a safer container on the surface and then store it in his system space.
Double insurance.
"Though this thing is precious, it's not of much use right now."
Eugene looked at the severely injured Lili, gently lifting her into his arms with his large hands.
The girl slept as soundly as an infant.
And her current state was indeed like an infant's-without worry or attachment.
Because from this moment on.
There was no longer a divine crest on her back.
Liliruca Erde.
From now on, she had nothing to do with the Soma Familia.
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