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Chapter 197 The Black Dragon's Strength!
Chapter 197 The Black Dragon's Strength!
Therefore, with Lin Yu's strength, unless the gods discover their identities as people from another world and lift the restrictions on their divine power, Lin Yu is capable of protecting his friends.
However, the identity of someone from another world is not so easy to discover. Even if the gods really suspect something, it's not like they can just lift the restrictions and take action at will.
For thousands of years, sealing divine power has been a consensus among the gods and a basic rule. Although Lin Yu did not know what the punishment would be for arbitrarily unsealing divine power, he knew that it would definitely be more serious than being sent back to the Heavenly Realm.
Therefore, at least all the gods must reach a consensus before any deity can unseal their divine power and take action.
However, the gods have different stances. Not all gods would overturn all existing rules just because they are curious about another world. Not to mention, as long as Lin Yu and the others don't speak recklessly, they will at most have doubts. The gods don't actually need to worry too much.
Upon hearing that Frilian would be coming to Orario in just half a month, Riveria was extremely excited. She paced back and forth in her room, muttering to herself, like a fan about to meet her idol. Her companions, who had never seen her in this state before, were amazed.
"Loki, I have something I'd like to ask you."
After completing the deal with Riveria, Lin Yu spoke to Loki.
"What is it?"
Seeing Lin Yu's somewhat serious expression, Loki became curious.
How strong is the Black Dragon?
If you want to fight the Black Dragon, you need to know its exact strength.
Although he had guessed about the Black Dragon's strength before, it was just a guess. Lin Yu didn't know exactly how strong the Black Dragon was.
Although she herself was unaware, Loki probably was. She had witnessed Zeus and Hera's forces' campaign against the black dragon, so it was impossible for her not to have been concerned about the situation at the time. Therefore, she should know the approximate strength of the black dragon.
The moment the words "Black Dragon" were uttered, the surrounding air seemed to freeze. Loki, Finn, and the others all changed their expressions, becoming extremely solemn, as if Lin Yu had not spoken of a monster, but rather the most terrifying curse.
However, the mere mention of his name was enough to elicit such a reaction from a god and several top adventurers, indicating that they truly knew the Black Dragon's strength; otherwise, a mere title wouldn't have caused them to react in this way.
Only someone who clearly knows the Black Dragon's strength and believes it to be invincible would react this way.
"Why are you suddenly asking this question? What, are you interested in the Black Dragon?"
A few seconds later, Loki masked his embarrassment with a smile.
"That's right. Although I'm no match for the Black Dragon right now, I'm still a top-tier adventurer and should be qualified to take the Black Dragon as a target. So I want to know just how strong the Black Dragon really is."
Lin Yu's reasoning was quite reasonable, and Loki didn't think much of it, instead speaking with a serious expression.
"That guy is not a monster that can be described as strong. He is the embodiment of the earth's resentment towards the gods. He is immune to the gods' power. Even if we remove the restrictions, we will still be helpless against that monster."
Lin Yu was somewhat surprised to hear this. No wonder the Black Dragon could become the big boss. It actually had such characteristics that the gods didn't even have a chance to overturn the table and could only rely on the adventurers. In the end, the boss was truly deserving of the title.
"You still haven't said how strong the Black Dragon is, or whether Zeus and Hera's Familia have posed a threat to it."
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Lin Yu asked again.
"No, that monster's strength surpasses Iv10, approaching the realm of gods. Back then, the highest-ranking adventurers of Zeus and Hera's Familia were only Iv9, and they posed no threat to the Black Dragon!"
Loki shook his head.
This is why she is so wary of the Black Dragon. A 1v9 adventurer didn't even leave a decent injury on the Black Dragon. Now, Orario's strongest is only Iv7, how can they not be wary of her!
[A realm approaching that of gods? Could the black dragon be at least fourth rank?]
Lin Yu's expression was somewhat unpleasant. He had initially thought that the Black Dragon was overestimated at the fourth tier, since it was already powerful enough at that level. Now it seemed that he might have underestimated it.
[No, not necessarily. Maybe the gods aren't as powerful as you think?]
Lin Yu convinced himself.
It should be noted that even a mere fourth-order early stage can be considered a god in many worlds. The gods in the world of DanMachi are not necessarily all fifth-order. Perhaps some of the weaker ones are only fourth-order high stage. The black dragon, who is close to being a god, may not be as strong as he imagined.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu turned his gaze to Loki.
"Loki, a god, how powerful is he?"
Lin Yu made a question.
The moment Lin Yu asked the question, the air in the room seemed to freeze. Even though Loki couldn't use his divine power and was just an ordinary person, Lin Yu still felt a terrifying pressure, as if a powerful being far stronger than himself was angry and wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth!
"Boy, the consequences of angering the gods are very serious."
Loki's tone turned cold and deep, no longer as playful as before, and his eyes seemed to flow with a divine power that was impossible to look directly at.
"I'm so sorry, Loki. I just wanted to know the exact power of the black dragon. Please forgive me if I have offended you."
Lin Yu's heart tightened, and he quickly apologized.
Perhaps because the gods of this world had sealed their divine power and become like mortals, Lin Yu subconsciously overlooked the fact that they were far stronger than him, and thus inadvertently uttered offensive words.
"Fine, I'll let it go since you didn't do it on purpose, but you'd better be more careful in the future."
Realizing that Lin Yu wasn't lying and hadn't intentionally offended him, Loki didn't hold it against him and returned to his original state.
"Thank you for your understanding. I will present you with a gift later as an apology."
Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, then reminded himself that although the gods of this world had sealed their divine power, they were still far stronger than him, and he could no longer ignore them as he had done today, thus showing them disrespect.
"We gods have long since sealed our divine power, and now we can't even defeat ordinary people. But once we return to the celestial realm and regain our divine power, destroying the mortal world will be a piece of cake. As for the black dragon, although it is far inferior to us gods, it can still destroy mountains and evaporate the oceans!"
Seeing that Lin Yu was so sensible, Loki answered Lin Yu's question.
Loki's words undoubtedly told Lin Yu that the gods of this world do indeed possess fifth-tier combat power, and the black dragon is also a fourth-tier monster!
This information made Lin Yu frown deeply. If the black dragon was at the middle of the fourth rank, then he could still try his best. But if it was at the higher of the fourth rank, then no matter how hard he tried, it probably wouldn't be enough!
Even a small difference between the four tiers is enormous; in other worlds, it would be equivalent to at least a major realm.
Although Lin Yu's growth rate was extremely fast in the world of Dim Summoning, no matter how fast he grew, it was impossible for him to reach the fourth rank within a year.
Lin Yu couldn't even guarantee whether he could reach the middle of the fourth tier.