Chapter 123 - Ancient Battlefield (2) (1/2)

"Something is living inside her… it's very strong, and it's causing the heat…" Aya spoke expressionlessly.

The siblings made startled expressions, but in the next instant, they turned pale. "Are you saying that there is a creature living inside Claire? Like a parasite?" Aleen asked quickly.

Aya fell silent for a second before shaking her head. "It's not a parasite… From what Lily and I can feel, it's something more majestic, like a ruler or an emperor. I feel goosebumps simply by standing near it."

"But you never had a problem standing close to Claire before." Aleen inquired confused.

"… You are right." Aya said. "I only felt it when I tried to touch her just now, but I think that it was inside her from before… It probably is the reason because she fainted yesterday."

Aleen expression hardened hearing it and Claire fell into deep thoughts.

Knowing that a creature was living inside the body his sister, Aleen could not help but become frightened and angry. In movies such as Al*en, such a situation is synonymous with death.

Besides, he also learned that this creature is the cause of his sister's recent problems.

Maybe, it was also the reason for Clare's illness all those years.

For an instant, an intense killing intent surged from Aleen's body.

Probably noticing Aleen's thoughts, Aya spoke again.

"… It's just the feeling I'm getting from it, but I think that the creature inside is friendly."

"… What do you mean?" Aleen asked while trying to calm down his emotions.

Aya thought for a moment before answering. "... I'm not sure, but I think that the creature is something similar to Lily. It has a kind of bond with Claire and is trying to help her."

Aleen frowned when he heard it.

While Aleen was debating about what to do about the creature, Claire finally spoke.

"… I think Aya is right. I can feel kind intentions coming from the flames: so, I believe it's better if we leave the creature aside for now and concentrate on the game."

Aleen looked at Claire fixedly and finally sighed. "You are right. It's not as though we can get it out of your body in the current situation. We also can ask Leona about it once we leave the game."

Claire and Aya nodded in understating.

"Let's focus on the game then. Claire, what is your level?" Aleen asked while looking at Claire.

Claire put on a startled expression and quickly revised her level in her mind. Aleen already had told her many things about Dimensional Paradise, so she was not as clueless as other newbies.

Quickly, Claire's face showed an astonished look. "Huh? I'm level-two?"

"I thought so." Aleen nodded.

Leona had told Aleen that someone brought into the games could bring someone one level higher of two people of the same level to act as bodyguards.

And when Claire was brought into the game, the portal allowed Aleen and Aya's entrance, two level-two.

It means that Claire was already a level-two then.

If Aleen was not mistaken, Claire's current situation was probably a side-effect of her level up.

As for the reason that her level-up was different than others, Aleen attributed it to the creature inside her.

"Do you know what is your skill?"

Claire pondered for a while before shaking her head. "I'm sorry, I'm not completely sure… It's related to fire, but I can't use it for some reason."

Aleen nodded in understating. "It doesn't matter. You will learn about it sooner or later."

Aleen then began to think about the mission. Different from normal missions, this one had as objective simply to survive, making it look easier than Aleen's previous missions.