Arc 5The Black Crystal Mist

Moss entered Hill City under the identity Molly von Nilia, joined the Featherwing Adventurer Group, and received the Black Crystal Mist gauntlets. During a mission, she revealed her strength to save the party and an army from the Fire Wolf Pack, leaving the threat of a larger monster horde unresolved.

  • Moss destroyed the goblins attacking a village, introduced herself to Martin as Molly von Nilia, and rode with his soldiers to Hill City.
  • Moss registered at the Adventurer's Guild as a twelve-year-old beastkin and met the Featherwing Adventurer Group, posing as an orphaned Totem Warrior.
  • Anlia took Moss to Shantru's forge, where Moss endured Black Crystal Mist's crushing gravity and claimed the gauntlets as her own.
  • Shantru recognized Moss as the Child of Divine Favor foretold by Roselite, while Moss resolved to keep the gauntlets and continue onward.
  • The Featherwing Adventurer Group set out on four quests, encountered a Fire Wolf Pack, and fought alongside General Angsa's army as a much larger horde approached.
  • Moss shielded Lina from the Wolf King's flames, revealed that she had hidden her strength, and charged into the pack to protect the army.
  • Moss killed dozens of Fire Coyotes, crushed the Wolf King with a 100x Gravity Stack, and collected its magic core as the survivors fled.
  • Moss returned to Anlia and Lina, who embraced her and thanked her for saving them.
Chapters 101–125 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 101Contact

Moss found a village destroyed by goblins and killed the surrounding horde with Cruel Sun. When Martin’s squad arrived, she introduced herself as Molly von Nilia, an adventurer, but had no papers to prove her identity.

  • Moss examined the village’s corpses and concluded that goblins had attacked it.
  • A Giant Goblin spoke to Moss and struck at her with an iron club, but she answered with Cruel Sun and destroyed hundreds of goblins.
  • Martin arrived with his soldiers and found the village burning; a grieving villager wept while Moss explained that the goblins had killed everyone.
  • Martin cautiously questioned Moss, who lowered her hood and said her name was Molly von Nilia and that she was an adventurer.
  • Moss told Martin she had lost her identity papers in the forest and could not prove who she was.

Ch. 102Arriving at Hill City

Moss met Martin and his soldiers at a burning village, then traveled with them toward Hill City. She reached the outskirts of the city, eager to enter human society.

  • Moss told Martin that the village had been attacked by monsters and claimed a passing Mage had started the fire.
  • Martin's soldiers waited for the flames to die down, collected evidence of the monsters, and prepared to return to Hill City.
  • A man who had sought help stayed behind, so Martin gave his extra horse to Moss; she gained the Riding talent and rode with the soldiers.
  • Martin led the group across the plains, where he pointed out Hill City's walls and said they were only minutes away.

Ch. 103Adventurer's Guild

Moss entered the city by paying the registration fee with a Silver Rank magic core, then explored the market and asked a grilled-meat vendor for directions. She reached the Adventurer's Guild and asked to register as an adventurer.

  • Moss paid for city entry with a Silver Rank magic core and received two silver coins in change.
  • Moss entered the lively city market and bought ten grilled meat skewers from Toreya with a silver coin.
  • Moss asked Toreya about the Adventurer's Guild and learned where to find it.
  • Moss went to the Adventurer's Guild, approached the counter, and asked to register as an adventurer.

Ch. 104Guild Introduction

Moss visited the Adventurer's Guild to register, and receptionist Luna explained how the guild and adventurer ranks worked. When Luna asked whether Moss was old enough, Moss revealed her beastfolk ears and said she was twelve.

  • Moss arrived at the Adventurer's Guild and asked Luna to register her as an adventurer.
  • Luna explained the guild’s history, duties, protections, and rules for accepting and completing quests.
  • Luna explained the age and level requirements for adventurers and prepared a level-testing crystal and registration form.
  • Luna asked whether Moss had reached adulthood, and Moss revealed her beastfolk ears and said she was twelve.

Ch. 105Registration Successful

Moss disguised herself as a beastman named Molly to meet the Adventurer's Guild's age requirement and obtain an identity. She passed the strength test, officially registered, and received her adventurer's certificate.

  • Moss decided to pose as a beastman after learning that beastmen faced the most lenient age restrictions.
  • Moss revealed her ears and claimed that she was twelve-year-old Molly, and Luna accepted her as an adult.
  • Moss concealed her strength and limited the crystal ball's reading to Bronze Level 5, passing the guild's test.
  • Moss wrote her name on the registration form, which transformed into a certificate bearing her name and portrait.
  • Luna recorded Molly's name and welcomed her as a new adventurer, and Moss thanked her.

Ch. 106Hill City

Moss settled into life in Hill City, learned that the Adventurer's Guild would assign her a month-long beginner guidance team, and explored the city while keeping watch on suspicious adventurers. She bought a history book and rented a room for a month at the Green Vine Flower Inn.

  • Luna told Moss that a screened guidance team would train her for a month and asked her to return to the guild hall before eight the next morning.
  • Moss noticed black-robed adventurers watching her, so she used her familiars to follow them while she explored Hill City.
  • Moss exchanged magic cores for three Gold Coins, examined a map of Hill City, and bought Brief History of the Continent for 200 Copper Coins.
  • Moss rented a room for a month at Rowan's Green Vine Flower Inn, which only accepted female guests.

Ch. 107Radmia Continent

Moss studied Radmia Continent’s history, religions, races, and political geography while preparing to present herself as a Beastkin at the guild the next day. She settled on a safe introduction and fell asleep, hoping to avoid exposing that she was an otherworlder.

  • Moss bathed, changed clothes, and read a history book describing the creator god Radmia and the recognized Radmia Church.
  • Moss learned that the hostile Boundary God Cult hunted otherworlders and remained active despite repeated campaigns against it.
  • Moss reviewed how otherworlders could reduce monster invasions but decided to conceal her identity because revealing it could put her at risk.
  • Moss studied the races, occupations, and nations of Radmia Continent using Luna’s Adventurer Occupation Guide.
  • Moss prepared an introduction suited to her Beastkin disguise for her meeting with the guild’s guidance team, then fell asleep.

Ch. 108Snow-White Long Hair

Moss woke at the Green Vine Flower Inn, ate breakfast, and set out to meet the party that would guide her at the guild. After she left, Roz told Rowan that he could not see through Moss and suggested she might be a God's Chosen, linking her white hair to the gods.

  • Moss got up, dressed in her new cloak, and went downstairs for breakfast.
  • Moss told Rowan she was going to the guild to meet the party that would guide her, then quickly finished her meal and left with Celia's farewell.
  • Rowan was astonished by how much food Moss had eaten, but Roz said Moss's strength was no joke.
  • Roz said his Eye of Truth could not see through Moss and reasoned that she was either stronger than he was or being shielded.
  • Rowan questioned whether Moss was a God's Chosen, and Roz pointed to her white hair and his inability to see through her as evidence.

Ch. 109Featherwing Adventurer Group

Moss arrived early at the Adventurer's Guild and waited for the party assigned to guide her. Anlia and the Featherwing Adventurer Group met Moss and agreed to take her novice guidance mission.

  • Luna escorted Moss to a reception room upstairs and served her tea while they waited for the guides.
  • Anlia hurried her teammates toward the Guild, worrying about their novice and hoping the adventurer would be a woman.
  • Anlia led the Featherwing Adventurer Group into the room and was delighted to find that Moss was a cute young girl.
  • Moss introduced herself to Anlia, while the group members reacted with curiosity and relief.
  • Luna stepped in to stop the others from crowding Moss, and Anlia confirmed that the group would take the novice guidance mission.

Ch. 110Self-Introduction

Moss and the Featherwing Adventurer Group signed the guild’s one-month beginner training contract and introduced themselves. Moss presented a prepared story about her background, but the group focused on her beastkin ears and cuddly appearance.

  • Luna explained the beginner guidance program and gave Moss and Celia contracts to sign.
  • Moss and Anlia signed the contracts, which became rings that could be used to request help from the guild.
  • Anlia, Lina, Winsa, and Lize introduced themselves and described their roles in the Featherwing Adventurer Group.
  • Moss introduced herself as Molly von Nilia, an orphaned Totem Warrior skilled in Fist Technique and Water Control.
  • Anlia lifted Moss into a tight hug after realizing she was a beastkin, while the others commented on her ears and appearance.

Ch. 111Guild Commission

Moss learned how the Adventurer's Guild ranked commissions and explained why the Featherwing Adventurer Group could accept Diamond-grade work. After Lina registered the group's chosen commissions, Anlia took Moss to shop for weapons and armor, offering to pay for her first adventure.

  • Moss considered how her appearance, fabricated Totem Warrior abilities, and invented orphan story would help her pass as an orc, though the Featherwing Adventurer Group had already taken to her.
  • Anlia explained commission ranks, party qualifications, and how higher-ranked assignments were handled, while Moss asked about the guild's most valuable work.
  • Moss saw a 100,000 Gold Coin Orichalcum-level commission to find an elven elixir in Yisu Forest and heard about the dangers of a cesspit-cleaning job.
  • Anlia said Adamantine-grade commissions were confidential and that only five parties could accept them, while a Legendary Rank commission had appeared only once.
  • Lina registered the commissions chosen by the group, and Anlia took Moss to the weapons shop, offering to buy her equipment.

Ch. 112Firelight

Moss accompanied Anlia to Weapon Street to shop for weapons and armor, where Anlia introduced her to Shantru’s forge. Anlia taught Moss a sword stance, which gave Moss the Swordsmanship talent, and Shantru finally stopped smithing to greet them.

  • Anlia brought Moss to Weapon Street and recommended a shop with quality weapons at reasonable prices.
  • Moss entered the forge and saw the dwarf blacksmith Shantru hammering a red-hot ingot.
  • Anlia told Moss that adventurers needed weapons and showed her how to hold a sword.
  • Moss gained the Swordsmanship talent while following Anlia’s instructions and thanked her for teaching her.
  • Shantru stopped hammering and greeted Anlia, then suggested that Moss choose a lighter weapon.

Ch. 113Weapons

Moss visited Shantru with Anlia to buy a beginner weapon, but Shantru discovered that Moss had strength comparable to a dwarf’s and searched his inner room for a weapon suited to her. He presented Black Crystal Mist, a pair of ornate fingerless gauntlets designed for a Fist Master.

  • Anlia asked Shantru to give Moss a discount, but Shantru rejected the short sword Anlia had chosen because its balance did not suit Moss.
  • Shantru felt Moss’s arm, realized she was a beastman with strength like a dwarf’s, and went to find her a suitable weapon.
  • Anlia was astonished by Moss’s strength, and Moss explained that she was a Totem Warrior before escaping Anlia’s enthusiastic hug.
  • Shantru asked Moss if she was a Totem Warrior, then opened a chest and revealed Black Crystal Mist, a pair of fingerless gauntlets.

Ch. 114Test

Moss tested and passed Black Crystal Mist’s gravity trial, gaining an optimized Gravity Resistance talent and the knuckle guards as a gift. Shantru watched her leave and hoped Rose’s prophecy was true, believing he had found the Child of Divine Favor.

  • Shantru explained that his elven friend had designed and forged Black Crystal Mist, then asked Moss to try on the knuckle guards.
  • Black Crystal Mist shrank to fit Moss, then unleashed crushing gravity that forced her onto one knee.
  • Moss constructed Gravity Resistance and endured the trial until the weapon’s gravity disappeared, improving the talent to level III.
  • Black Crystal Mist transformed into a pattern on Moss’s hands and reappeared when she summoned it; Anlia celebrated and hugged her.
  • Shantru gave Black Crystal Mist to Moss for free, then watched Moss and Anlia leave and said he had found the Child of Divine Favor.

Ch. 115Prophecy

Shantru recalled how Roselite sacrificed herself to create Black Crystal Mist and left a prophecy naming its destined wielder, the Child of Divine Favor. After recognizing Moss as the likely prophesied person, he resolved to test her, while Moss learned of the prophecy as she walked with Anlia toward the Adventurer's Guild.

  • Shantru remembered meeting Roselite, their failed attempt to forge a Legendary weapon, and her disappearance into the furnace, where Black Crystal Mist was created.
  • Shantru found Roselite's suicide note, which said the Child of Divine Favor would end the chaos caused by the Alien Gods and that Black Crystal Mist was meant for her.
  • Shantru connected Moss's appearance and Black Crystal Mist's reaction to Roselite's prophecy, then decided to test whether Moss was the Child of Divine Favor.
  • A mouse relayed Shantru's words to Moss, who wondered why fate had brought her to this world and resolved to keep going without surrendering Black Crystal Mist.
  • Moss and Anlia continued to the Adventurer's Guild, where three people were waiting outside.

Ch. 116Gravity

Moss showed the Featherwing Adventurer Group the Black Crystal Mist, a gauntlet that wielded gravity magic, and secretly gained the Gravity Manipulation talent after activating it. The group then set out by carriage to complete four nearby missions.

  • Winsa, Anlia, and Lize met Moss and Anlia at the gate, where Moss revealed the weapon Grandpa Shantru had given her.
  • Moss activated the Black Crystal Mist’s Gravity Stack, astonishing Lina, Winsa, and Lize with its ability to increase gravity up to 10x.
  • Moss secretly reflected that the gauntlet could reach 100x gravity and that using it had granted her the Gravity Manipulation talent.
  • Anlia gathered the Featherwing Adventurer Group and led them toward the carriage station to begin four missions near Hill City.

Ch. 117Adventurer's Experience

Anlia taught Moss how adventurers chose and completed quests, stressing that monster extermination missions meant saving lives and had to be handled personally. As the party left Hill City, Moss sensed a large group approaching across the grassland but kept quiet, then moved to sit beside Winsa.

  • Winsa loaded the supplies, and the party set off for Nange Village with four quests chosen along their route.
  • Anlia explained that adventurers should choose quests suited to their abilities and could use different methods, including trade, to fulfill many quest requirements.
  • Anlia warned Moss that monster extermination quests represented people's lives and could not be left for someone else to complete.
  • After the wagon left Hill City, Moss sensed many creatures moving toward them across the grassland but decided not to warn the others yet.
  • Moss asked to sit beside Winsa, and Winsa helped her climb into the front of the wagon.

Ch. 118Fire Wolf Pack

Anlia, Winsa, Lina, and Moss encountered a Fire Wolf Pack while traveling through Hill City's territory and escaped the initial charge with smoke, wind magic, and a flare to alert the patrols. As Lina protected the carriage from the pursuing Fire Coyotes, Anlia invited Moss to test her abilities, and Moss prepared to attack with Water Strike.

  • Moss asked Anlia about the wolves in the distance, and Anlia recognized them as a Fire Wolf Pack approaching the carriage.
  • Winsa steered the carriage off the road while Anlia spread Beast Repellent and Lina used Cyclone Shot to scatter the Fire Coyotes long enough for them to escape.
  • Anlia fired a red flare to report the monster pack, then assessed the Silver Rank Fire Coyotes still pursuing them.
  • Lina blasted the pursuing wolves with Gale Impact and shielded the carriage with Cyclone Barrier as the Coyotes attacked with fireballs.
  • Anlia asked Moss to attack the pursuing Fire Coyotes, and Moss formed a water droplet and cast Water Strike.

Ch. 119An Unexpected Encounter with an Army

Moss demonstrated her strength as Anlia’s carriage fled a Fire Wolf Pack, then the party encountered the Golden Lion Knights, who retreated after receiving Anlia’s signal. With the pursuing wolves closing in and the horses exhausted, Anlia ordered the carriage to stop, and Lize leapt out to kill five Fire Coyotes.

  • Moss killed a pursuing Fire Coyote with a water projectile, impressing Anlia.
  • Winsa spotted an army of about forty people, and Anlia fired a black signal flare to warn them about the Fire Wolf Pack.
  • General Angsa told Lady Anis and Lady Juli about the signal, then led the Golden Lion Knights in retreat.
  • Moss sensed a gigantic monster in the direction of the retreating army but kept the warning to herself.
  • After most of the wolves fell behind, Anlia stopped the exhausted carriage and called for Lina and Lize.
  • Lize sprang from the carriage and killed five Fire Coyotes with five swift sword strikes.

Ch. 120Unique Skill

Lize killed the pursuing Fire Coyotes with her Unique Skill, Sword Demon, and Moss learned about the skill’s power while Anlia began teaching her to skin the beasts. The lesson was interrupted when Lize reported that the army had turned back and was surrounded by wolves.

  • Lize killed nine Fire Coyotes with precise sword strikes, then returned to her timid demeanor after sheathing her sword.
  • Anlia explained that Lize’s Unique Skill, Sword Demon, enhanced her swordsmanship and fighting spirit while affecting her personality, and Moss compared it to the legendary Sword Saint.
  • Anlia and Moss prepared to skin the seven Fire Coyotes that met the commission requirements, while Lize went to keep watch.
  • Anlia demonstrated how to remove a Fire Coyote’s hide, then handed Moss a knife so she could try the technique herself.
  • Lize rushed back and warned Anlia that the army had turned back, was surrounded by a wolf pack, and had launched a distress flare.

Ch. 121Refield

Anlia and Lina’s group rushed to support the army as Fire Coyotes attacked the soldiers and the carriage carrying Anis and Juli. A Fire Coyote broke into the carriage, but someone killed it with a short sword as a powerful gale swept toward the battle.

  • Anlia learned that the army was under attack and led the group to support it, while Lina used Gale Blessing to speed everyone along.
  • Anis comforted Juli inside their carriage as Fire Coyotes surrounded the soldiers and he regretted bringing his sister into danger.
  • A Fire Coyote broke through the defenses and attacked the carriage, setting it ablaze as Anis tried to protect Juli.
  • A short sword killed the Fire Coyote, and a voice from the distance shouted, “Vortex Gale—erupt!”

Ch. 122Danger Escalation

The Featherwing Adventurer Group joined the Silver Rank knights in fighting the Fire Coyote pack, but Moss sensed another horde approaching from the Luya Plain. Lina confirmed the danger and sent the team’s emergency signal, calling for a retreat and guild support.

  • The Silver Rank knights saw Anlia and the two ladies safe, then resumed fighting as Winsa, Lize, Lina, and Anlia attacked the Fire Coyotes.
  • Lina and Moss endured the pack’s Gold-grade attacks while Moss sensed a large group approaching from the Luya Plain.
  • Lina spotted several hundred monsters in the distance and realized they faced a possible World Gate outbreak.
  • Lina launched three fireballs as the team’s emergency signal, prompting Anlia and the others to prepare to retreat and request guild support.

Ch. 123Predicament and Intervention

Anlia crushed her emergency badge as the Featherwing Adventurer Group faced a growing monster horde, and Moss began secretly helping Lina and the others fight. The chapter ended as Moss walked straight into an oncoming fireball to protect Lina.

  • Anlia crushed her badge, prompting Luna to receive the guild's emergency alert and rush upstairs.
  • Lize and Winsa fought the Fire Coyotes while Lina's signal warned them that a second monster horde was approaching.
  • Lize and Winsa cut down more than a dozen Fire Coyotes, while Lina struggled to defeat the Wolf King before the new horde arrived.
  • Anlia rejoined Lina and Moss, but the Wolf King remained protected by the surrounding Fire Coyotes.
  • Moss used water against the wolves, giving Lina an idea before Lina became distracted by the attack.
  • Anlia warned Lina about an incoming fireball, and Moss walked into its path as it struck.

Ch. 124I'm Done Pretending—I'll Lay It All Bare!

Moss revealed her Ancestral Form to save Lina from the Wolf King's flames, then charged into the Fire Coyote pack to protect the retreating army. She left everyone stunned after using a powerful water technique to destroy the wolves' fireballs.

  • Moss enclosed Lina and herself in a sphere of water, shielding them from the Wolf King's flames.
  • Lina recognized Moss as a Totem Warrior and reconsidered her understanding of strength as Moss dispersed the surrounding fire.
  • Moss admitted she had hidden her strength and told Lina and Anlia to prepare the army to withdraw while she faced the Wolf King.
  • Moss charged into the Fire Coyote pack, drawing the wolves and their fireballs toward her.
  • Moss used Empty Water Style: Flowing Light Swarm Strike Water to destroy the incoming fireballs, leaving the onlookers amazed at her power.

Ch. 125Easy Massacre

Moss massacred the Fire Coyote pack and killed its Gold-grade Wolf King, then returned to Anlia and Lina after saving them. The fleeing coyotes left Moss’s mice to search for the fallen magic cores.

  • Anis watched Moss’s overwhelming speed and strength and wondered who she was.
  • Moss charged into the Fire Coyotes, killing dozens with her water technique and rapid blade-like kicks.
  • The Wolf King attacked Moss, but she used a 100x Gravity Stack to crush it and took its magic core.
  • The surviving Fire Coyotes fled, and Moss sent mice to collect the magic cores before washing off the blood.
  • Moss returned to Anlia and Lina, who embraced her and thanked her for saving them.
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