Read Adventurer Tale of Pouring 25 Years of Life into a Useless Skill, and Now After All That Time is the Strongest

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　The swirling red lotus fire engulfs Stratchia's entire body in an instant as if licking it.

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　Immediately, the rotting dragon's armor turns from black to white and burns like a piece of paper, as if it has easily exceeded its limits.

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　More than half of the body beneath it is already about to disappear into the flames.

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　Ninessa lets out an inarticulate scream at the sight of the cruelly transformed Straccia.

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　The girls, too, are speechless, their eyes wide open.

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　Only Mu, blindfolded by Yuril, struggles to stand alone.

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　The red-haired man, who is being consumed by the red flames, forms a satisfied smile on his lips as he watches the stunned surroundings.

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　This ignites Thor's anger.

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"You people are all so selfish!"

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　Remembering his old bearded friend who was about to die in the sand, Thor rushes to him and reaches out his hand.

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　But then he remembers that the number of times he can use has run out.

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　Perhaps he knew this and acted accordingly.

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　Straccia looks at Thor and lifts her chin slightly in burnout.

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"Then put it back in..."

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　Thor's face tightened in surprise when he touched the flames to them.

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　Every single body from Straccia's past that he could see was on fire.

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　It must have been only a few seconds ago that he threw himself into the flames.

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　But the only image that comes to mind is that of a man engulfed in flames, no matter how far he goes.

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　Thor stops his hand involuntarily at the divine authority of the relic that is about to completely burn away the past.

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　The man in front of him nodded quietly as he burned.

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　The look in his eyes, as if he had given up on everything, almost reminded Thor of the day he met the arrogant red-haired boy...

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　He skips his long reminiscences and his own skill tree.

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　His goal is to transfer the skill points.

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　The growing branch, filled with the contents of the water bottle, quickly reaches its limit and produces new fruit.　

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"You're making me spend a lot of time and effort.

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　Thor muttered a few words and glared at his apprentice as he was buried in the flames--.

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　The next moment, Straccia is suddenly thrown back in front of the burning wall with her arms outstretched.

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　His body, which had been on fire until a few moments before, is now nowhere near on fire.

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　Breathing out a sigh of relief, Thor slams his fist angrily into his gut.

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　He grabs Stratchia by the neck, which is bent in a crooked shape, and throws her backward, away from the fire.

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　Ninessa, limping on one leg, leaps at the man as he rolls spectacularly on the ground.

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　She puts her hand on his chest and asks him repeatedly and loudly as she holds him.

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"Prince, prince!　...... Prince, you're alive, aren't you?"

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　Shaken, Straccia shook her head lightly and looked alternately at her restored body and at the red-hot flames.

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　Then he exhaled disgustedly and muttered something under his breath, as if he had grasped the current situation.

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"...... I don't even have the freedom to choose where I die?"

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"Shut up!"

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　Thor swung his fist down on the head of the red-haired man who had just let out a bitter, bitter rant.

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　He also knocks Ninessa, who is standing next to him, over the head with a fist.　

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"Why me too?"

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"That's what you do when you hide things from us!"

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　Thor crossed his arms and looked down at them, glaring at them as they hugged each other.

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"Why don't you guys ever talk to me about this? First tell me what's going on. Don't act out of the blue. We're not children!

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"Tor-chan, this is great! It's full of sprouts!　Oh, it's hot!"

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　The next thing I knew, Mu had broken free from Yuril's shackles and was looking up at the roaring flames with great interest.

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　Perhaps he had gotten too close, his face was burning bright red.

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　Thor stared at him for a moment, and without even touching him, the child's figure disappeared and suddenly appeared in Yuril's arms.

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"What!"

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"Listen to me. Why didn't you tell me before?"

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"Well, it's a matter of temple doctrine ......."

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I don't care. It's more important to have someone burn himself to death in front of you. Besides, there's a child here. Be more careful!

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"Sorry, sorry. ......"

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"Also, my friend doesn't have much left. Don't reduce them without my permission!"

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　The two men were silent when Thor pointed out the problem, but they seemed to have lost some of their tension and revealed the situation to us.

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　It could be said that the way they were able to use their mysterious skills had made them realize their true potential.

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　The relic "Lantern of Greed" burns away the miasma leaking from the great miasma pit, and has divine authority to suppress the movement of the miasma.

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　However, even though it is a relic of the gods, it needs fuel to keep burning.

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　As the name suggests, the "lamp of greed-eaters" needs desire.

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　In order to gather them, the Temple of Liberation provided a place for gambling and s*xual favors, sucking out the overflowing desires and storing them in the relics.

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　But there is no such facility here.

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　Clearly, it will be many years before the city is restored and the temple rebuilt.

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"And then?"

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"Mm. It is said that it takes a sacrifice to make the flame last."

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"So you ran for it."

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　Straccia, sitting on her haunches, nodded her head with a face that had lost all expression.

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　Thor looked at her face with a look of dismay and remembered the words they had exchanged a few months ago at the teahouse.

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　It was about the first forced reconnaissance mission to Bossalia, and Straccia had told him that she would shine a light on the ruins of the city.

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　That means that he had made up his mind from that moment on.

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"Someone else could have ......"

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"Only a genuine adventurer can serve as Tribune."

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"Is there a reason?"

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Of course, the desire to live is the strongest in me.

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　Furthermore, since it is a relic of the flame god Rafalit, only his people, the Red Tails, are accepted.

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　It seems that this is not a lie, since Thor, who touched it directly, and Mu, who came very close to it, were not burned by it.

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　It is said that the "Lantern of Greed," which is fed by the souls of strong adventurers, can keep burning for about a year without any offerings.

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Without it?

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"One month is the limit. ......"

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　Thor scratched quietly under his chin at the lack of options.

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"But the platinum flame will have a hard time without you. What were you going to do about the underground prison?"

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"That is why I invited the brothers. "To see if he is worthy to sit in my place."

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No, no, don't force yourself on me. Besides, you don't have enough rank to go there right away.

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In the meantime, Kiki and Nene will be--"

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"No, I don't want to!"

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"I'm not too ....... I don't like those two."

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　Kugase and Rummella, who had been listening with mysterious faces, started to protest.

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　Sola, who had also been listening with a somber look on her face, started to raise her voice in protest.

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"Oh, Thor, are you going to a different party?"

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"I have no intention of doing that, so don't worry. I'm not going to do it, so don't worry.

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"So if I'm the sacrifice--"

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"That's more like the opposite!　Miss Niné."

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"Stop making bad jokes at a time like this, sister Ninessa."

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"Yes, yes, yes."

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"But ......"

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　Indeed, if we continue with the project, we will only be able to suppress the miasma for one month.

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　It seems that the "lamp of greed" used this time took more than ten years to grow to its current state.

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　So, we should just give up and wait for a chance to seal it up again, but that is not a good idea either.

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　It was only because the outbreak was less than a year old that we were able to defeat the master of the labyrinth.

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　The next outbreak is sure to be even tougher.

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　Straccia and the others thought that they should not let this opportunity pass them by.

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　Thor looked around at all the faces and thought again.

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　Abandoning them here would be a bad idea, and would obviously cause problems.

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　Besides, I've been a little bit poisoned by the rigid class of people.

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"Duty of those with power. If ......, there is only one thing to do.

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　Remembering the situation on the ground, Thor let out a deep breath.

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