I turned around and looked at Aurora. Her eyes were practically glowing bright, eager, shining the way a child's eyes did when they finally saw their favorite toy after waiting all year.
"Thanks," I said with a small smile.
Below us, suspended in the air, all the workers from inside the fortress: Ferans, Nagas, elementals, and more hung trembling in chains made entirely of lightning. Aurora's control over it was delicate and precise. No burns. No injuries. Just fear and crackling energy.
"I've gathered all of them," she said, still staring at my face with that curious intensity of hers. "It was easy work."
I nodded and finally pulled open the pile of notifications I had been ignoring.
[Level Up!]
[Level 320 → Level 343]
A twenty-three level jump. Not bad for wiping out a million weaklings.
The next notifications continued:
[Quest Update]
Objective 1: Investigate the base | Reward: 10 Merit Points | Status: Done
