She had not concealed where the materials came from, and Allen and Dorothea were both angry and touched after hearing her account.
"You must never take a risk like that again!" Dorothea said sternly. "What if those Relics had hidden costs? What if that young nobleman was trying to hurt you? You could have died!"
"But I'm perfectly fine, aren't I-hehe. Seven pieces of material should be enough for two people to advance, right? Which of you is going first?"
Seeing Vanessa's carefree expression, Dorothea could not help sighing.
She exchanged a glance with Allen.
"Let Allen go first."
Vanessa nodded, crouched down, and began drawing the Ritual.
Allen had already lit up two nodes. Now, he would officially enter the First Rank of the Supernatural!
Based on Vanessa's experience last time, there should not have been any danger, but she and Dorothea still brought over a tabletop and carefully hid behind it.
Soon, Allen stood at the center of the Ritual. After the third piece of material was sacrificed, the Ritual stopped, and he waited quietly.
Inside the Mansion.
As the platform slowly rose, Elliot looked at Allen's Tree of the Supernatural.
Allen's first choice had been [Vitality], which granted him powerful recovery and life force. His second had been [Sharpness]. He could now slice through iron plates with a Folding Knife.
Golden threads of energy flowed along invisible channels, filling the path ahead. Elliot placed Allen's Card into the third-level slot, [Touch the Supernatural · First Tier].
Come to think of it, he had briefly considered having Allen try sacrificing some flesh and blood. After all, the passive recovery he would gain upon reaching the First Rank could replenish it.
But after a moment's hesitation, he decided against it.
He kept feeling that something was not quite right