“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.

But when Aleen read that killing between participants was allowed, his expression turned ugly.

Simply this condition would mean increasing the danger to an incredibly high degree.

Aleen didn’t know how many supers were brought into this game, but if the number was around ten, it means that there were at least ten other people, as or more dangerous than Aleen, nearby; and they easily could become enemies.

Even Aya, who was beside them, could be an enemy too.

Of course, Aleen knew that something like that was almost impossible. Aya risked her life to help Aleen during the previous game, and not long ago, she risked her life again and chose to enter the game together with Aleen and Claire.

If after all that, she decides to betray them for coins, then this world was more fucked up than Aleen thought.

Aleen quickly explained his deductions to the girls and suggested a course of action. “I think that our best option is to find a place to hide.”

Aya tilted her head and Claire nodded in agreement.

“Claire’s state means that she will be a burden during a fight," Aleen continued. "We will have to protect her while fighting. Moreover, we will win this game if we survive long enough, so I don’t see a reason to risk our lives pointlessly.”

The two girls agreed.

“Can you walk?” Aleen then asked Claire.

Claire moved her body around and nodded after a while. “I can. Don’t worry, although I feel a bit weak, I think I can endure for a while.”

Aleen nodded and gestured for the group to advance.

They then proceeded to explore the surroundings of the place where they spawned to find a place to hide.

Aleen did not pay it attention before, but now that he confirmed that Claire was safe, he noticed the peculiarities of this place.

Different from the previous games, this one gave Aleen a desolate feeling. The entire place was dimly lit, and the surroundings were covered with a thick fog. Aleen could not see anything beyond a few meters despite his enhance sight.

The ground was covered with short grass, and a few trees could be seen around. But from time in time, they would find some broken and rusted weapons on the way.

Instead of modern weapons, the group found swords, spears, axes, knives, armors, and every kind of cold weapon.

As the description said, it seemed like some kind of ancient battlefield.

After walking around five minutes, Aya indicated Aleen that she heard the sound of water running.

Aleen hesitated slightly and decided to go there.

Because he did not think that he had to participate in another game so soon, he had not replenished the supplies in his ring. Besides a few portions of water and food, it was mostly empty.

So, after considering that water could be necessary in case of an emergency, they followed the sound of water.

They found the source of the noise quickly. It was a small creek of clean water. Aleen even saw a few fishes swimming inside the creek.

But when they looked around the creek, they stopped abruptly.

A voluptuous woman was crouching beside the creek, using her hand to bring a bit of water to her mouth.

She was dressed in ancient clothes and was barefooted, but for some reason, Aleen felt that she was rather odd and… bizarre.

The woman turned her head towards them after hearing their footsteps. She then gazed at the group with a curious and enchanting expression.

“Ara, I have visitors.” She said in a sweet and enticing voice. But when her voice sounded, Lily’s fur stood up, and Aya readied her stance with a pale expression.

Before Aleen could understand the cause of reactions, the woman turned around, looked at them, and smiled sweetly.

“By chance, have you seen my left arm?”