The return journey at the end of an expedition is not something worth praising.
At least, this is the case for the Loki Familia.
As a large family member who can fight in the ultra-deep layers below the 50th floor, the obstacles encountered on the way back are almost insignificant.
In the past, once the Loki Familia embarked on their return journey, there was only one result—unimpeded access.
But this time, because all the supplies were destroyed by the corrosive liquid of the worm monster, and even the weapons were dissolved, the Loki family encountered a lot of trouble on their return journey.
Apart from anything else, just filling the stomach is a problem.
The Loki Familia, who only had a very small amount of emergency food left, had to use local materials in the underground city to fill their stomachs. They needed to find a safe place to camp every day and go out to pick wild fruits, vegetables and other things to satisfy their hunger.
The act itself took a lot of time on the return trip.
The same is true when encountering monsters. Due to the loss of weapons and armor, many team members cannot even fight and can only go on the field empty-handed, which leads to many risks and a lot of time wasted when fighting the enemy. If it were not for the members of the Loki Familia,
If they are both powerful, and there are swordsmen like Lige and Ais who can fight one against a thousand in the front, they may waste even more time.
Thanks to this, it only took about five or six days for the Loki Familia to successfully return to the surface in the past, but this time it took nearly eight days to successfully return to the surface.
On this day, it happened to be dusk.
When everyone in Loki's family walked out of the Tower of Babel in a dusty state, the surrounding adventurers were immediately attracted.
No matter where they go, the Loki Familia attracts so much attention. This is the fate of being one of the strongest Familiars in the city.
However, everyone could no longer control the sights and comments around them.
"Ah! I'm finally back!"
Tiona was the first to shout towards the sky.
"Can you stop making so much noise every time? It's so embarrassing!"
Tione complained at the side, but his expression relaxed visibly.
The rest of the people also behaved like this to a greater or lesser extent, even Li Ge was no exception.
"I'm back."
Looking at the sunset on the horizon, Li Ge himself felt as if he hadn't been back for a long time.
Although the underground city has all kinds of wonders, it is underground after all, and the sky cannot be seen. In addition, in that kind of place, you need to be alert all the time to fight monsters. It's okay if the time is short, but once the time is long, it doesn't matter.
Everyone would feel extremely depressed.
Li Ge is not like that.
Once upon a time, he was a ruthless person who had survived in the wild for several months. How could he feel depressed just because he lived in a dungeon for less than a month?
However, the moment he saw the sky, Li Ge couldn't help but feel relaxed.
"Perhaps I just don't know that there are some particularly depressing places deep in my heart?"
Li Ge thought this silently.
"This proves that I'm still a human being no matter what, right?"
After thinking about it, Li Ge smiled.
"Okay, let's go home."
The leader's mask that Finn had always worn on his face also fell off, and he returned to the amiable appearance that everyone knew.
Everyone immediately began to talk and laugh, and they all relaxed the tension in their hearts. They walked out of the square in front of the Tower of Babel in groups and walked towards the street where the Twilight Pavilion was located.
Along the way, both the adventurers and the common people were paying attention to the Loki Familia.
I believe that in the near future, the news of the Loki Familia's return from the expedition will reach the ears of the major Familia in Orario one by one.
Under such circumstances, the gate of the Dusk Pavilion gradually appeared in front.
The members of the clan guarding the gate were originally standing there expressionless, with a solemn look. It was not until they saw the expedition team headed by Finn returning that their expressions changed.
"It's the leader!"
"The leader is back!"
"The expedition team is back!"
Not long after, announcements full of surprises sounded in the Twilight Hall.
"Captain!"
The two gatekeepers also quickly saluted Finn and others.
"We're back." Finn smiled at them and said, "Open the door."
"yes!"
The two group members immediately opened the door.
"Oh! Come back!"
Tiona rushed in first.
"It's embarrassing to say that, don't you understand?"
Tione covered her face.
"Every time I come back, it's so noisy. I'm really impressed by the Amazon."
Bert couldn't stand it anymore.
"Miss Ais, we are home."
"Um."
Lefiya simply expressed her joy, which received a gentle response from Ais.
Everyone just walked into the courtyard and arrived in front of the mansion.
Here, a group of left-behind members are already waiting, greeting everyone in the family members.
Of course, on this occasion, a certain eager god will not be absent.
"You are finally back——!"
Inside the mansion, a figure quickly jumped out and rushed towards this side.
No, it should be said that the other party pounced on the female camp.
"Ai! Silk! Carbon!"
Just like when Li Ge first saw the expedition team returning from the Familia, Loki restored the scene at that time and rushed towards Ais.
In response, Ais, Tiona, Tione, and other female members turned around without hesitation and avoided the charging Loki.
Lefia was the only one standing there blankly, and Loki pounced on her.
"Huh? Ohhhhhh!"
Lefia only had time to scream like a girl who had been violated, and then she was pushed to the ground.
"Hehehe, Lefia, long time no see, let mom see if you have grown?"
"No, don't—!"
Along with a burst of salty and evil laughter, the elf girl who was touched by the Lord God let out a scream.
"Help me! Mr. Rieger!"
Lefia stretched out a hand in the direction of Li Ge and begged with her face flushed.
"Stop playing, Loki."
Li Ge was originally not going to pay attention to Loki's bad interest, but Lefia's tearful look was so pitiful that Li Ge couldn't bear to watch his teammates being played by the salty Lord God.
So, Li Ge reached out his hand, grabbed Loki's back collar, and lifted him up.
"Oh, what are you doing, Li Ge, don't disturb my rare entertainment time!"
Loki struggled and protested.
"Are you embarrassed to ruin a 15-year-old girl?" Li Ge glanced at Loki and said, "If you want to have fun, you can play with Mr. Grace."
"Who wants to touch a short, thick, smelly man!"
Loki said this without hesitation.
"...
A black line hung from Grace's forehead.
"Are you okay? Lefia?"
Li Ge ignored Loki and threw it aside, then stretched out his hand and pulled Lefia up.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Lefia was both happy and sobbing pitifully.
"I'm sorry, Lefia."
Ais seemed to feel guilty for avoiding Loki's direct attack, which resulted in Lefia being brutally attacked.
"No, it's okay!"
Lefia naturally would not accept Ais' apology and quickly shook her head.
"Hey, Loki, please don't bully Lefia, okay?"
Tiona put her hands on her hips and condemned.
"Can't you find another way to welcome us back?"
Thionne looked bored.
"Well, don't say that." Loki seemed to change his face and said with a smile: "Finally, everyone is back safely. I am so happy."
"You." Riveria sighed and said, "Since it's rare for us to come back safely, can't you help us save some energy?"
People around him nodded in agreement.
"Stop playing tricks and get out of the way. You've been in a ghost place like a dungeon for so long and your body stinks. Let's get people lined up to take a shower!"
Bert came forward and kicked Loki several times, looking very unhappy.
"Okay, okay, well, children like to reject their parents when they grow up. Is this a rebellious stage?"
Loki pretended to sigh, and Bert couldn't help but kicked her hard, finally making her scream in pain and get out of the way.
"Everyone, let's go queue up and take a shower first."
Seeing this, Finn, who had been laughing, spoke up.
"As usual, we will have a rest today and put all the work to tomorrow. Loki, I will come back to you later to report on the matter. The losses this time have been heavy, and some things have happened. We need to discuss it carefully."
"No problem, no problem, let's go take a shower and rest." Loki said with a smile: "If anyone wants to update their ability values with us, you can come to me in the divine room, but don't do it too much, otherwise we won't do it.
."
After hearing this, two people reacted to these words.
It is Li Ge and Aisi.
"Sure enough, you two are the most eager to update your ability values." Loki rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, okay, then you two will go first tonight, and the rest will find time next time."
No one expressed their opinion on this decision.
Rather, there are still people who are looking forward to it.
"Hey, Li Ge, you should be able to reach level 5 this time, right?"
Li Ge felt that there should be no problem, but he was not one to boast, so he did not answer too absolutely.
Even so, many people are looking forward to Li Ge's ability update.
Even Aisi is like this.
after all--
"Li Ge, who is already very strong, how powerful will he become if he is promoted to lv.5?"
For some reason, Aisi wanted to know this matter urgently.
...
The night came amid bursts of noise.
After the group members who returned from the expedition took a shower and had a meal, they basically went back to their rooms to rest, making the entire Dusk Pavilion seem particularly peaceful.
Li Ge also took a shower, finished his meal, and went back to his room before heading to the top floor of the central tower - the divine room.
"Loki, are you there?"
Li Ge knocked on the door.
"Here, come in."
Hearing Loki's response, Li Ge opened the door and walked in.