[Chapter Size: 1633 Words.]Lucius POVDungeoeenth Floor.

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  Dungeoeenth Floor.

  *ROOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR!* The giant roared.Bell and the others were still uain about obeying my request.

  "Wait, Lucius! If yoing to fight, we help!" Bell shouted.

  "Mr. Lucius, you 't face that thing! We should run for the exit!" argued Lili.

  "Please let me hahis alone. You just sit there while I face it alone. I want and expect this!" I said firmly, making everyoare at me, even Riekling mumbled something like "Heeee."

  "Let's wait for him to fight!" Finally, Welf broke the silence, and I thanked him. He was the oldest and the most sensible, so he saw my determined eyes to face Goliath alone.

  Still uain, Bell walked to the entrance of the room, pulled by Welf.

  "You stay there too, Riekling." I said to my goblin.

  "Heeee?" He said.

  "I know, but this isn't a fight we've faced before. You should stay away because the fight will affect the entire room..." I said and saw my goblin cautiously move away.

  With them stepping back, I began to walk to the ter of the pce.

  *Heavy Steps**Heavy Steps**Heavy Steps**Heavy Steps*

  The ground cracked with each step of Goliath after he fully emerged from the wall.

  "Iing..." I said excitedly as I looked at the titan staring at me and approag.

  "Let's see what you're made of, Goliath!" I shouted to the huge humanoid in front of me, thrilled.

  I drew my sword from the sheath with my right hand; it would be a fight of on and magic. I might have an advantage by casting various spells, but Goliath is rge aant. tinuously casting magic with both hands would only get me killed, as even if I cast it like a mae gun, he will still reach me and attack.

  [- STRENGTH BOOSTING SPELL!] A blue light shone around my body.

  [- SPEED BOOSTING SPELL!] A green light shone as well.

  As my stats entered a degree even strohan a freshly leveled 02, I shouted again!

  [- LIGHTNING SPELL, LIGHTNING ON!] An aura of fine lightning appeared, c the sword.

  Goliath and I stood 10 meters apart, staring at each other; I could feel the tense gaze between Bell, Lili, Welf, and even Riekling. I don't bme them; I'm level 01, after all.

  In theory, I would never defeat Goliath as I am now, even though my stats have started to enter Rank SS, but I'm only fag him because I have my advantage in magic!

  Then, I felt the vibration in the air, Goliath's arm moved, and he swung it to punch me to the ground. With great difficulty, I mao dodge, and the ground where I was exploded with the sudden punch.*CRAAAAACK*As I jumped in the air, still feeling some of the impact, I quickly aimed with my free left hand at the head of the floor boss. Then, my magic surged steadily.*BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!* Goliath roared in anger amidst the fmes.

  More puarted ing my way as I put strength in my legs to dodge the punches and impacts produced.*CRAAAAACK*Dodging that and taking advantage, I cut his arm in the opening.*stab*I saw blood spurt out, that is until another punch came my way.

  *dodge**CRACK*"LUCIUS!""LUCIUS-SAN!""EHHH!""AHHHH!"I let out a repeated scream as I was sent crashing into the wall; I couldn't dodge the impact of the sed punch, which threw me away. I started spitting out a bit of blood and quickly jured healing magic, getting back up again to face the titan who, with heavy footsteps on the ground, roag me every sed."DO NOT DARE TO E HERE!" I shouted angrily as I saw Bell entering the battlefield at this moment. I would never let this fight be interrupted by another, no matter the iion."THIS FIGHT IS MINE!" I roared, making the level-two adventurer freeze.*Heavy Steps**Heavy Steps*Goliath's footsteps began to be heard, with the ground crag a bit; he was walking toward me with his face a little smeared with burned skin, he was still very angry."E, GOLIATH!" After getting up and making sure the fight wouldn't be interrupted, I challenged him with an arrogant smile, while blood was dripping from one er of my mouth.*ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRR!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!*I unched endless fireballs as he ran towards me, trying to crush me with his feet now.*CRACK**dodge**stab**CRACK**dodge**CRACK**dodge**stab*[- MINOR HEAL!]*BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**CRACK**stab**CRACK*[- MINOR HEAL!]The fight was at its climax as the giant tried to crush his oppo like an ant. Lucius was torween cutting his legs and ung fireballs at the upper torso.

  Third Person POVDungeon, Same Location."Is he really level 01?!" Lili asked, not believing the fight happening in front of her."This is really happening, isn't it? He fight against this monster equally, despite being all battered up. He's casting healing magidlessly..." Welf said, looking at the fight, amazed."Hey, wait! How he cast so many spells too? This doesn't make sense. Bell gets tired after casting no more than 10 of those fireballs, but Lucius has already cast more than 50, along with other spells!" Again, Welf voiced his thoughts."He always said he ecial..." Bell said, watg the fight too. He wao go in and help Lucius, but he prohibited it. It was a fight that only Lucius wao face alone, just like Bell did with the Minotaur on the eighth floor, so he had to uand.'Mr. Lucius...' Bell thought, about how Lucius is getting stronger."I leveled up to 02, but he's even strohan me and is growing even faster from what I see. I have to get stronger before our distances only increase..." Bell thought, determio grow even more after what he went through and witnessing what's happening.*BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**CRACK**BOOOOOM!**CRACK**BOOOOOM!*The room shook with the explosions. Firebolt wasn't very powerful on its own, but a rge number of them charged and u the same time became a destructive ability."Heee..." Riekling spoke o the group."Is your master going to be okay?" Welf asked the goblin."HEEEE!" He said determinedly."I guess that's a yes." Lili said with a sad smile.

  *SLASH**ROOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRR!* They heard the monster roar indignantly and turo see what happened in the fight."He cut and mao sever one foot tendon!!" Welf excimed, watg the fight as Goliath could no loand and fell, f him to ko avoid colpsing directly to the ground.

  Lucius POVDungeon, Same Pce.Seeing Goliath kneel, I couldn't help but sigh a bit; my breathing was pletely irregur. I may have an inexhaustible mana reserve, but still, I lose my stamina."If I didn't focus on increasing my physical prowess, I would be in serious trouble here." Looking at myself, I saw my sorry state. I had dislocated or even broken my arm; I could only cast fire magic with a lot of pain when I forced it to lift. My healing couldn't do much for it yet, so I had to endure my disfort.Stepping away from Goliath, my sword began to crad break; knowing it was useless now, I dropped it and pointed with the still funal arm, starting to unch charged firebolts, which were an eveer tration of fire if I charged the spell for 1 sed. It was a new skill I picked up wheered the intermediate floors, a very pleasant surprise when I saw it; after a minute charged, its attack power increased 4 times.*BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!*[- RAAAAAAAAAAH!]Goliath, uo run anymore, began to throw himself at me, but I didn't stop ung charged fire bursts while dodging, putting more forto my leg.*ROOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRR**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!**BOOOOOM!*Then, amidst the smoke and fire, Goliath started to colpse on the ground.*BOOOOOOMMMMM!*I could finally kneel down while casting minor healing magid watched Goliath disie in front of me."YOU DID IT!!!" I heard a celebratory voice."HEEEEEEEE!"They ran to me to celebrate my victory; the fight took a total of 15 minutes."I still 't believe it, you sdrel!" Welf said, smiling with pride."Mr. Lucius is really strong!" Lili couldn't help but firm.Taking the water Riekling handed me, I drank relieved, that finally my boss mission was pleted with so much risk. But I wouldn't care about the message that appeared in front of me now; I want a bed first, as I've never exhausted myself so mu a dungeon fight since my memories returned...So, we finally departed; after pig up Goliath's crystal, I was limping a bit and still had an exhausted fad a hanging arm, where the healing took a while to take effect.

  Third Person POVDungeon, Same Location.Oher side of the room, shadows revealed themselves watg the group leave."It was him, wasn't it?" said an incredulous male voio doubt." said a female voice."I wonder how Lucius-kun, who was that failure, became s!?" said a frustrated third voice."I don't know, but it seems he joined another family, and it looks like he's with that new rookie, record-breaker, The Rookie." Another female voice spoke."Iing... we should inform od about this." said a fifth male voice.After that, they disappeared into the darkness of the corridor, without aig their presence.

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