Greg's hope that Victoria would join him in exploring the Dungeon had been more than a spur-of-the-moment excuse to change the subject.
As mentioned before, Victoria possessed several extremely useful blessings as the Hero, blessings that could greatly improve both the efficiency and safety of Dungeon exploration.
First came [Indomitable Will].
When she suffered damage beyond what she could withstand, this blessing gave her a chance to forcibly retain her last sliver of life and briefly gain damage reduction-a lifesaving ability in a crisis.
Next was [Demon-Breaking Edge]. Her attacks had additional piercing and destructive effects against most barriers, armor, and magical creatures formed from mana, making her effective against enemies with high magic resistance or special shields.
Finally, she also had a valuable team-support blessing-[Heroic Aura], which increased her teammates' attack power and mana recovery within a small area around her.
Most importantly, these blessings were permanently active passives, unlike Greg's talent, which could only activate in genuinely dangerous environments like the Dungeon.
Bringing Victoria along was like bringing a mobile source of buffs and a specialist against certain types of enemies, immediately making exploration considerably easier.
"Mmm... are we back underground already?"
Shortly after the three stepped into the Dungeon's chilly air and dim light, Nightmare's ethereal voice sounded in Greg's mind, tinged with lazy drowsiness.
"Hey, what's with that tone?"
Greg immediately challenged her mentally. "Why do you sound like you only just woke up?"
Nightmare: "Mm, I did indeed... only just awaken."
Greg: "Oh, for fuck's sake! I specifically brought you, you unreliable Hachimi, outside with me so you could keep watch while I caught up on sleep! And what did you do? You had it even easier than me and slept the whole time?! I was wondering why you were suddenly so quiet today, not