These Students Are All Drug-Fueled War Gods
The special monster on the 27th floor, the Juggernaut, is a unique being created to eliminate intruders.
It possesses extremely hard metal claws, as well as armor capable of deflecting True Magic and superhuman mobility. This thing was created specifically to eliminate adventurers on a large scale.
Most importantly, this thing is entirely made of Magic Stone. Once it's created, the only way to make it disappear is to kill all the adventurers it has killed.
The method to summon it is simple: just destroy the entire maze structure. As long as the destruction is large enough, the monster will be born.
This was the result of the Evilus's test, something Li Yu was also aware of. That monster was the one that wiped out Ryu's Astraea Familia.
Li Yu's words also drew Mia over. Seeing that Li Yu and the others had finished all the food on the table, she immediately smiled heartily and said, "It seems my cooking is very much to everyone's liking!"
Seeing guests finish all the food is the greatest compliment a chef can receive. Although it was Li Yu and her group's first time there, they ate everything clean, so how could she not be happy?
"The taste is quite good. We'll definitely come again if we have the chance." Li Yu couldn't help but praise it. He had already figured out how to make it while eating, so he could make it himself whenever he wanted.
Hearing Mia Li Yu that, Mia was even happier. After chatting for a while, she gave Li Yu a discount. After all, she had gained another regular customer, and she couldn't be happier.
After chatting with the other party for a while and settling the bill, Li Yu left with Hestia and the others. After leaving the restaurant, the group wandered around for a while before returning to their Familia's residence.
On the way back, Hestia hesitated for a moment before finally asking Li Yu, "Li Yu, may I form an alliance with the Hephaestus Familia?"
She suddenly brought up this matter with Li Yu; this idea had come to her when Li Yu wanted to form an alliance with the Loki Familia.
Hephaestus is her best friend, so she has no reason to ally with Loki but not with Hephaestus. However, she needs to discuss this with Li Yu first, since she doesn't know if Li Yu will agree.
"No problem, if you want to form an alliance, then go ahead. You can also add the Miach Familia while you're at it." Li Yu had no objection when Hestia brought this up; in fact, he was more than happy for Hestia to do so.
It would be best to bring the Miach Familia along as well, since Miach Familia had done him a great favor, something Li Yu still remembered. Bringing them along would be very beneficial.
Hearing Li Yu's words, Hestia immediately smiled happily and said, "Okay, then I'll go find Hephaestus and Miach tomorrow and tell them about this!"
It was wonderful that Li Yu agreed. Hestia knew very well why the Loki Familia had allied with them, so she wanted to bring her best friend along.
On the way back, Hestia was noticeably happier, chattering away like a lark beside Li Yu the whole way.
"You can talk to Teacher Nangong about this later. If you want to form an alliance with someone in the future, just discuss it with Teacher Nangong. I will support you." Li Yu looked at Hestia and handed over the decision-making power to Nangong Natsuki.
After all, this wasn't something he was supposed to do; it was Nangong Natsuki's duty. Giving it to Nangong Natsuki was undoubtedly the best choice.
Hestia nodded; she knew what she had to do. She would just need to discuss it with Nangong Natsuki from now on.
"I know, I'll talk to Natsuki-chan. She definitely won't refuse. Hephaestus is quite capable, and so is Miach!" She even thought that allying with Hephaestus would be better than with Loki.
While everyone was chatting, they returned to their Familia. Hestia went to find Nangong Natsuki as soon as she got back, while Li Yu led everyone to the workshop and had them put out their materials.
After everything was settled, Li Yu said, "You all go and learn True Magic first. I'll let you know when I'm ready. Right now, I'll forge weapons for Bell and Haruhime."
Li Yu looked at the materials, then told Asuna and the others to go and study first.
Hearing Li Yu's arrangement, everyone naturally had no objections. After saying goodbye to Li Yu, the group left, leaving only Yae and Bell behind.
"Come on, tell me what kind of weapon you want? Haruhime, you go first." Li Yu called out to the two of them, asking them to tell him what kind of weapon they wanted.
Upon hearing Li Yu's words, Haruhime hesitated and asked, "Any weapon will do?"
Li Yu nodded, then smiled and said, "Just name your name, any weapon will do, we don't really need anything."
Having confirmed this, Haruhime nodded, then spoke up about the weapon she wanted, "Lord Li Yu, do you know about the Kagura Bell? If possible, I would like to have one of those magical artifacts."
Upon hearing the other party's request, Li Yu thoughtfully replied, "Kagura Rin, we have those too. Are you sure you want this? It's a bit of a hassle, but it's not a big problem."
Li Yu instantly understood what she was talking about: the thing that shrine maidens in some anime hold when they dance, which looks like a club but is actually a bell.
That thing is called Kagura Bell. Making it into True Magic wouldn't be difficult for Li Yu. True Magic wands are simply used to conduct and amplify magic power, so making one for Haruhime would be quite easy.
Seeing that Li Yu understood what it was, Haruhime's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded, deciding that she wanted this as her weapon.
"And what about you, Bell?" After confirming the weapon Haruhime wanted, Li Yu looked at Bell, wondering if this kid wanted a short sword, just like in the anime.
Upon hearing Li Yu's words, Bell hurriedly replied, "If possible, please forge me a short sword, Lord Li Yu."
He is quite petite and not used to using long weapons, so a short sword is better for him as it allows him to move more smoothly.
"Understood. You can go out and study now. I'll call you when the forging is finished." Li Yu agreed, realizing he really wanted a short sword.
Since that's the case, things become simple. Just forge the weapon like the one in the anime, except without the dense runes, only with sturdiness and sharpness.
Upon hearing Li Yu's words, the two hurriedly bowed and left, leaving Li Yu alone to continue his work.
After they left, Li Yu got busy, first forging weapons for the two of them. Kagura Rin was more troublesome, so Li Yu forged Bell's short blade first, and then slowly forged Kagura Rin.
And in his spare time, he started processing some materials and upgraded the weapons of the two men, since it was all just a side thing.
Just as Li Yu started getting busy, Asuna and the others also returned to the group and began learning from Nangong Natsuki others.
At that moment, Nangong Natsuki was teaching everyone Li Yu's Piercing Magic Bullet. The group returned just in time, so they didn't miss anything. After listening to Nangong Natsuki's explanation from the beginning, everyone present fell silent.
"This seems a bit difficult? The class monitor used it quite easily." Xia Yu felt a sense of unease for the first time. There were many parts of the True Magic that Li Yu had created that she couldn't understand.
Is this the difficulty of Intermediate Magic? It's a bit outrageous. They saw Li Yu use it with great ease, but when they actually tried to learn it, they found it incredibly difficult.
"What True Magic could Li Yu use so easily?" Asuna was a little helpless when she heard this. She could only say this: people can't be compared, especially that guy Li Yu, whose learning ability is too terrifying.
"That's true, the class monitor really does seem to have it easy." Xia Yu nodded in agreement; there was nothing wrong with that.
"You guys, come out first. Put this True Magic aside for now. The rest of you can study it yourselves for now. I'll give you some extra lessons." Just then, Nangong Natsuki called out Asuna and the others.
The group of people were taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, but they quickly understood that Nangong Natsuki intended to make up for the lessons they had missed that morning.
The group hurried over, Nangong Natsuki immediately said, "When you went out, I taught them the Weapon Storage True Magic. Now I'll explain it to you separately."
Everyone became interested when they heard it was this True Magic, since True Magic was indeed very convenient. They immediately took it seriously, as the True Magic was actually quite simple.
Nangong Natsuki only explained it to everyone in detail once, and everyone understood how to use it. Asuna even succeeded on her first try and quickly learned the True Magic.
There was no way around it; she had a deep understanding of this True Magic. When Teacher Li was teaching Li Yu, she was listening nearby and remembered some of it, but she temporarily put it aside after realizing she couldn't use it.
Now that Nangong Natsuki has explained it in detail, Asuna remembered everything and could use it with ease. Yukino Yukinoshita was in the same boat, since she had also listened to it and remembered everything.
"Wait, why are you guys learning so fast?!" Xia Yu couldn't hold back anymore, looking at these two overpowered guys. Had they caught Li Yu's magic? How could they learn this True Magic so quickly?
Hearing Xia Yu's words, Asuna chuckled and immediately explained, "When Teacher Li taught Li Yu this True Magic, we were actually there and overheard some of it. Now that Teacher Nangong has explained it again, I remember everything."
She didn't hide it and told Xia Yu about it. Upon hearing this, Xia Yu couldn't hold back anymore. Good heavens, you guys memorized this True Magic back in the third tier?!
Damn it, why didn't she remember? After all, she was on the bus at the time, but because Teacher Li said it was Intermediate Magic and could only be learned at the fourth level, she didn't listen carefully.
Now it seems she missed out on a lot. Xia Yu felt incredibly depressed when she thought about it, and had no choice but to continue working hard to start learning from scratch.
Nangong Natsuki looked at Asuna and Yukino Yukinoshita and nodded approvingly, saying, "Not bad, go back and think about the piercing True Magic I just explained."
The two nodded upon hearing Nangong Natsuki's words, then turned and left, leaving Xia Yu and the others who had just gone out with her still struggling to learn the True Magic.
Fortunately, Xia Yu and the others were quite talented, and they learned the True Magic in just over half an hour, which was much better than some of the other members of the Familia.
After confirming that they had all learned it, Nangong Natsuki continued to explain the Penetration True Magic to everyone, and led them away from the Familia's residence to the place where Li Yu and Riveria had previously studied.
You can't cast piercing True Magic inside Familia, right? So this area is perfect for practice. Over the course of the afternoon, explosions and exclamations began to echo from here.
It was all caused by these students practicing. Li Yu, who was forging, also heard these sounds, but they didn't affect him much.
As the Sun set, everyone gradually returned to their camp. Everyone looked completely drained; they had all been practicing piercing True Magic all afternoon, which had exhausted them.
Their magic power was completely drained, and Nangong Natsuki didn't allow anyone to drink medicine, but instead let them recover naturally. In her words, sometimes the conditions for replenishing everyone's magic power might not be so good.
Let everyone get used to the feeling of recovering without medicine; always relying on Blue Potion won't work.
This was because Nangong Natsuki noticed that these guys liked to drink those Red and Blue Potions like beverages, so she gave them a reminder; otherwise, she wouldn't have bothered.
These guys are all drug-fueled Artosh, fighting while taking drugs—it's outrageous! This can't go on; we need to give them some pointers and work on their recovery abilities.
When everyone returned exhausted, Li Yu also came out of the workshop. Seeing everyone like this, Li Yu felt a little strange, so he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Everyone looks like they're suffering from kidney deficiency?"
The group of people had weak legs, pale faces, and somewhat vacant eyes. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they had encountered some kind of succubus. It was quite strange that they hadn't taken any magic potions despite such a terrifying depletion of their magical energy.
Hearing Li Yu's words, everyone felt a little depressed. At this moment, Nangong Natsuki walked over and said, "I forbade them from drinking the Blue Potion. I found that you guys are too dependent on those potions; you're treating them like beverages."
Speaking of this, Nangong Natsuki glanced at Li Yu. She had never seen such an outrageous guy, who directly made a bunch of medicine for his classmate to drink like juice.
If Li Yu hadn't done it, this group of people would have spent who knows how much money. Although Li Yu meant well, things couldn't go on like this. It would be better to change some things as soon as possible.
Li Yu instantly understood Nangong Natsuki's words. Looking at his classmates, he couldn't help but say, "You should listen to Teacher Nangong. Let's not use any medication for now. It's better to focus on improving everyone's recovery speed."
He understood perfectly what Nangong Natsuki meant. After all, he had prepared the medicine himself; how could he not know the situation? Although the medicine had few side effects, if everyone continued to drink it, their recovery speed would not improve.
So it's better to let these guys get some exercise. It will only benefit them and not harm them. Everyone has times when they run out of medicine, and that's when their own recovery ability is very important.
Fortunately, Li Yu didn't have this problem. He possessed Goliath's talent, and his magical power was inexhaustible, so he wasn't worried at all. His recovery ability was terrifyingly strong.
Although everyone was a little uncomfortable at first, they would get used to it gradually. Everyone has a first time, and it's normal to feel uncomfortable at first. But they would get more and more used to it later. After all, it's like wearing women's clothing; there's only one way to go: once or countless times.
"Go eat, everyone. After you finish eating, go back to your rooms and meditate." Nangong Natsuki glanced at her classmates, then strode towards the restaurant. The others could only obediently follow.
Li Yu walked alongside his classmates, and seeing their tired appearance, Li Yu couldn't help but chuckle, "Work hard to learn all my True Magic. Tomorrow you won't need any weapons, so send them all to the workshop for me, and I'll upgrade them for you."
As Li Yu walked, she recounted these events. Upon hearing Li Yu words, everyone nodded somewhat blankly, indicating that they understood. They were completely lacking in enthusiasm at the moment.
I felt like I was floating, and the feeling of having my magic drained was really unbearable, especially for the male compatriots. They were all Chu Nan, but they experienced the feeling of their bodies being hollowed out. This was really interesting.
Li Yu walked into the restaurant and saw Bell Haruhime helping out inside. He immediately went over and said, "Bell, Haruhime, come here."
Upon hearing Li Yu's words, Bell hurriedly put down the bowl of food he was carrying from the kitchen and rushed over. Haruhime also put down what she was holding and followed.
When they arrived in front of Li Yu, Li Yu took out a Kagura bell and a short sword from his Space Ring and handed them to the two, saying, "These are the weapons you wanted."
Bell Haruhime's eyes lit up when they saw the weapon Li Yu handed them, especially Bell, whose eyes sparkled as he looked at the short sword, his heart filled with joy.
At the same time, he was well aware of the value of this short sword. If he were to save up money to buy it, he didn't know how long it would take. But now, by a twist of fate, he had joined the Hestia Familia and received such a short sword for free.
With this thought in mind, Bell secretly made up his mind that he must work hard to become stronger and strive to help Commander Li Yu as soon as possible!