Endless Extraction in a Game-Like World

Caelus’s eyes narrowed slightly. Very few people knew that title.

"Who’s asking?"

"Please Don’t Be Alarmed. My name is Dante," the man introduced himself. "I’ve been looking for you."

"For what reason?"

Dante hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Mia told me to find you."

That name made Caelus freeze completely.

He didn’t expect to hear that name here. Mia had disappeared with the Pillar Angel, Lyra.

To this day, he still had no idea where they were.

To think he would find something related to them right here in the Path To Worlds.

"You know Mia?" Caelus asked carefully.

"I met her by chance in Vanswara Stronghold," Dante explained. "We spent some time together there, and she helped me survive when I first arrived."

Just then, Sylvia appeared beside Caelus with a curious expression.

"You’re close with Mia?" she asked with a smile.

Dante nodded.

"Kind of. I treated her like my closest ally and friend," he answered honestly. "She’s one of the kindest people I’ve ever met, even though her somewhat indifferent exterior doesn’t make her seem that way at all."

Sylvia blinked in surprise at his answer.

Then, a mischievous grin gradually spread across her face.

She turned toward Caelus, her eyes sparkling.

"Hubby, can we help this guy ascend too?"

Caelus looked at her with confusion.

"What? Why?"

"Let’s just do it!" Sylvia urged. "Please?"

"I don’t understand why you’re suddenly so eager about this."

Sylvia immediately grabbed his arm and smiled sweetly.

"Trust me, it’s important!"

Caelus stared at her suspiciously before eventually turning toward Dante.

"Fine. You can join us."

Hearing this, Sylvia became visibly happier.

Her dense boyfriend might not have noticed it, but she had immediately caught something important.

The way Dante spoke about Mia suggested that his feelings for her ran far deeper than he was willing to admit. And if Mia had specifically told him to find Caelus, then she clearly cared about Dante as well.

That was one potential vixen off her boyfriend’s list of worries!

Sylvia would make absolutely sure that Mia and Dante met again in the Tier 2 world.

And when they did, she would make sure they fell in love!

Caelus, completely unaware of what Sylvia was planning in her mind, continued questioning Dante about Mia.

"What else did she tell you?"

"She left urgently for the Tier 2 world," Dante explained. "Before she went, she told me to ascend as quickly as possible while keeping an eye on you."

Caelus raised an eyebrow.

"Keeping an eye on me?"

"She said you would need allies in the world above," Dante continued. "She also said that things there were far more complicated than anyone realized."

Caelus processed the information carefully.

Mia had always seemed to know more than she allowed others to see, and she also had a connection to the God of Boundless Light.

If she was warning him about the Tier 2 world, then something was definitely wrong.

"Looks like we’ll be finding Mia in the Tier 2 world as well," Caelus said thoughtfully.

However, the thought of reuniting with Mia suddenly brought another question to his mind.

How had she reached the Path to Worlds before them?

The timelines simply didn’t add up.

Whatever the reason was, Caelus would think about it after finding Mia.

For now, it was time to focus on the task at hand.

The campaign continued for another week after Dante joined them.

More strongholds fell under their combined assault, and after some time, the group gradually shifted their focus entirely toward the Ascension Zones.

With Caelus and Sylvia leading the group, no one outside their team managed to obtain a single Ascension Pill.

They were completely monopolizing the Path to Worlds for themselves.

Caelus’s combat score continued climbing through constant battle.

During this time, he also made full use of his Extraction Ability to obtain few new talents from the enemies he defeated.

Ever since he came back to Earth, Caelus had already accumulated an overwhelming number of skills, traits, and attributes. However, compared to everything else he possessed, he had surprisingly few talents.

Back when he had been in the Abyss, the situation had been completely different.

At that time, he had actually possessed more talents than skills.

But now, as he prepared to enter the Tier 2 world, Caelus naturally wanted to increase the number of talents he possessed. After all, he had no idea what kind of enemies or powers awaited him in the world above.

The more talents he had, the more possibilities he would possess.

And unlike his time in the Abyss, his talents and abilities would not disappear once he left the Path to Worlds.

This time, everything he obtained would remain with him.

The powers he extracted, the talents he acquired, and the abilities he developed would all stay.

[Combat Score: 7,634 → 8,102 → 8,567 → 9,234...]

The Star King’s inheritance continued accelerating its fusion with Caelus after every battle.

At the same time, Sylvia’s Star Queen inheritance progressed at a similar pace.

[Sylvia’s Combat Score: 7,012 → 7,489 → 8,156 → 9,123...]

Freya also made tremendous progress.

After spending countless hours training, she finally mastered her Spirit King Transformation completely. She could now maintain the transformation even at rest.

Ayame and Candy both broke through several significant combat score thresholds during the campaign.

Even Dante proved himself to be an incredibly valuable member of the group through battle after battle.

After an entire month of relentless conquest, they finally gathered enough merits.

At the same time, Caelus finally reached Ace-Rank Level 50, while the other members of the group also reached Ace-Rank level 50.

They all could utilize the effect of the Unique Card Caelus and Sylvia got since they were all in the same party.

However, the most important change was happening within Caelus himself.

The Star King’s inheritance was now completely assimilated into his body.

He eagerly checked his status.

[Ding!]

[Combat Score Threshold Reached!]

[You have achieved 10,000+ Combat Score at Ace-Rank while remaining at Level 50.]

[Converting Combat Score to Emperor-Rank equivalent...]

[Combat Score: 10,012 (Ace-Rank) → 1.0012 (Emperor-Rank)]

[Congratulations! You have crossed into Emperor-Rank territory!]

Another notification followed immediately.

[Ding!]

[Merit Points: 1,247]

[All requirements for Tier 2 Ascension have been fulfilled.]

[You are now eligible to enter the Tier 2 World.]

Then a third notification appeared with golden light.

[Ding!]

[Special Condition Detected!]

[You have met the requirements for Emperor-Rank Baptism.]

[You will now undergo the Emperor-Rank Baptism.]

[Prepare yourself.]

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