Chapter Size: 2125 Words.]Third Person POVHostess of Fertility, Orario.
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In the bustling m of Orario, Hestia and the other members of the Hestia family gathered for breakfast at Mama Mia's bar. The sunlight began to bathe the city, but there was still a noticeable abse the table.
"Good m, everyone!" greeted Hestia with a smile, although her eyes revealed a subtle .
"Good m, Goddess-Sama."
"Good m, Hestia-Sama."
"HEE!"
"Lucius has already left, hasn't he?" Hestia asked, looking at the empty chair with a slightly tense expression.
"Yes, no one saw him when we woke up," Bell shared the information, making it clear that Lucius was already in motion long before sunrise.
"He seemed in a hurry a few ho," Mama Mia, who joihe versation while bringing a tray with the group's coffee, added her observation. The atmosphere at the table became somewhat somber.
"So, he's already in the dungeon and will be there for days, maybe weeks..." Lili murmured, staring at the table for a moment.
"He seemed serious about it; I hope you guys get through all the current challenges. You see the kid putting in effort, despite all the mess I hear he's making..." Mia ented with a chuckle, adding a pyful too the versation.
"Yes, Lucius-Kun is always diligent..." Hestia admitted, but her thoughts were clearly with her son and the dangers he might enter, havi before dawn.
"And we 't fall behind!" Bell asserted with determination, seeking to lift the group's spirits.
"Lili agrees too!" Lili added, looking at the spear she held. The determination in her eyes reflected the promise to support Bell in the best possible way, following Lucius's example.
Watg Lucius's as, Hestia and the other members of the Hestia family felt an inner fme ighe pulsating energy radiating from Lucius as he ventured into the dungeon propelled them to seek their own paths tth.
Hestia, the Goddess of the Family, couldn't afford to g behind. Her devotion to Bell and the other family members pelled her to it even more to her responsibility of leading and proteg this group. Her divine eyes gleamed with a renewed determination, ready to face the challenges ahead.
Bell, inspired by Lucius's feats, felt an inner fire burning within him. The idea of living up to his friend and "mentor's" example motivated him to seek the level of power. He khe journey would be tough, but he was willing to fay challeo grow in the ing days, whether it be under Aiz's tutege or with Lili and Riekling in the dungeon.
Lili, whose loyalty to Bell was unwavering, firmly held her new spear again, ready to enhance her skills and support her beloved Bell. The promise to get strohat she made to Lucius to follow his example resonated deeply in her heart, fueling her determination.
Mama Mia, though aware that this family's situation had nothing to do with her, looked pleased at them, reminisg about her times leading the Freya family before Ottar, when she was an active adventurer.
That m, the Hestia family's breakfast was motivating for the days to e.
Meanwhile, the real cause of this, Lucius, was at that moment advang with force, destroying his enemies oermediate floors. Often, he passed through groups of monsters without flict, even if they showed hostility towards him. He didn't want to waste time dealing with weak monsters and decided to ignore any that he could enter on these early dungeon floors.
But even the monsters, who would normally be a threat to experienced level 2 adventurers, barely had time to react before being ed by Lucius's magical fmes. His advance was unstoppable, a force of nature that left behind only destru and silence when he had to face a group of them on the floors before Rivira.
It was after a few hours that he reached the eighteenth floor, but he didn't stop at Rivira; he had a path to follow to the lower floors. So, he ighe temptations of the city of Rivira and tinued his relentless advahrough the dungeon floors. His determieps took him directly to the 19th floor.
Ea, each corridor, was traversed with determination. His goal of reag the 28th floor and beyond guided every movement, and he did not hesitate to front the creatures that inhabited the dungeon. The explosion of fire and magic became a stant, announg Lucius's relentless presence. He carved a path to reach the water capital with his cirvoyance, even findi paths through the dungeon, somethiook the time to mark on a personal map—something that could be used by his friends when they were here.
He entered other adventurers in groups of level 3 or 4, but they were in shod awe at the speed with which he soloed monsters on floors 22 and 23. He no longer o hide his strength from everyone; soon, everyone would see his magical feats in the war game, although much of his strength was already exposed, and many theories surrounded him. Orario still had no idea of his true potential.
He tinued his path, and his spells were cast with deadly precision, his support magic keeping him unscathed in the face of any threat, even with a huge backpa his back. The jouro the water capital turned into a trail of defeated monsters ay rooms.
Upon reag the water capital, Lucius looked at the waterfalls surrounding him with a determined expression. His goal was still to surpass these floors aer the deeper levels. The mage, fueled by his infinite magic, did not hesitate to ehe uer ndscapes once again. The pce bore wito the passage of the mage who advanced and did not hesitate to face imposing marine and flying creatures in this pce.
As he accumuted points and delved deeper into the dungeon, Lucius kept his focus oimate goal: reag the 36th floor. His desire to surpass the dungeon's limits only intensified, fueling his determination in every enter and challenge he faced in the depths of Orario's dungeons.
He desded through the uer floors and stopped oh floor, looking for his newly made friend more than a week ago, just to greet her, but there was no sign of the green-haired mermaid. Seeing that he couldn't find her, he tihe path, killing all the mohat attacked him ao one of the pces where Marie had shown him as a hidden and safe zone. He stopped to create utensils and things food meal at this moment; he hadn't rested the st day and finally stopped to eat and sleep while reading and delving into Riveria's notes on magients before.
Among the worn pages of Riveria's notes, Lucius found a fasating treatise on air magic. Riveria explored intriguing theories about the ability to sense and uand the magical currents that permeated the surrounding enviro.
As Lucius delved into Riveria's written words, an idea began to form in his inquisitive mind. The elven mage suggested that, by developing a deeper attuo the magical energies around him, a mage could enhaheir abilities and even unlock hidden potentials.
Acc to the he key y in sharp perception and magical sensitivity. Riveria argued that, by learning to sense magical currents and uand their intrinsiature, a mage could amplify their magi ways unimagio the enviro.
The reading inspired Lucius to embark on his own magical uanding journey. For the days and weeks that followed, Lucius then had the idea of practig meditation exercises, fog on attuning himself to the magical energies present in the air.
Once he read and reread Riveria's theories, he went to sleep in a bed created with his magic. After resting for a few hours, he returo his path to the lower floors.
He would bring Riveria's theories into battles. Every dungeon frontation became an opportunity to enhahis instinctive ability, allowing him to feel the magiuahat had previously gone unnoticed, even though it felt very weak.
Gradual uanding transformed into a magical sixth sehat began to grow within him, allowing Lucius to anticipate, absorb, and even manipute the small lines of magical currents around him. This newly discovered ability made him feel quite excited, although it was a futile a since he could do nothing but manipute some small thread that added nothing to his battles.
Lucius advao the twenty-seventh floor of the dungeon, fag the mohat emerged in his path. His steps were fident, and the experience gained in his previous journeys on this floor made him a skilled and fearless adventurer along the way. Even though he was reviewing Riveria's theories in his mind, his attention was pletely focused ressing through the dungeon.
The twenty-seventh floor was challenging, with more powerful creatures in this part of the dungeon, and the floor was filled with plex obstacles. Lucius relied on his enhanced magical and physical abilities to overe each challenge. His life dete and cirvoyance spells were crucial for avoiding ambushes and finding the safest path.
The twenty-seventh floor proved to be a strange enviro, with both corridors and areas flooded with water, as this was where all the water from the water capital's waterfalls verged.
Lucius proceeded through the floor, fag a myriad of challenging monsters. His knowledge and enhanced skills allowed him to front each creature with ing aerity.
In the depths of a dark stream, Lucius faced a group of Raider Fish, aggressive fish with sharp spines. His multiple firebolt spells quickly hit the enemies, preventing them from getting closer.
In an open area, Harpies circled in the air, ready to attack. Lucius jured his fireballs while keeping trol of the gravitational field, fag the winged creatures.
Sirens were irritating; approag an irresistibly melodic source, Lucius entered enting Sirens. Using his le spells, he accurately eliminated aed the Sirens.
In an area o the streams, Blue Crabs advanced with their sharp cws. Lucius faced them, using fire spells to ralize their shell defenses and facilitate the bat.
In a flooded corridor, an Aqua Serpent emerged from the deep waters. Lucius used his life dete ability to anticipate the creature's movements uer and cast offensive spells to weaken its venomous attacks.
In a chamber filled with crystals, Crystal Turtles emerged from their shiny shells. Lucius dodged their energy rays; they were terribly resistant, but Lucius mao destroy them after some time.
In the darker areas of the floor, Devil Mosquitos attacked in swarms. Lucius avoided their stings using prote spells and, with swift movements, elimihe demonisects, burning them down like a mae gun using simple two-handed firebolts.
In a radiant cave, Light Quartz emitted intense magical light. Lucius used his fme atronach to elimihem without being blinded.
In rugged terrain, Crystaroth Urs camoufged among the rocks. Lucius used dete spells to identify their locations and, with precisioed them before they could bee a threat.
Iter areas, Iguazus, amphibious creatures, attacked with sharp cws. Lucius used his katana and lightning rank 3 sword to engage in physical bat with these creatures.
Mermaids and Mermads were a bit challenging to kill; Lucius thought of Marie when he saw the creatures, but the only thing that made them simir was their hostile and ugly faces, quite different from the cute Marie. Lucius cast fire spells to elimihem easily.
In each frontation, Lucius showcased a bination of magical skill and intelligent strategy. His progress through the twenty-seventh floor strengthened his abilities, and he accumuted a rge number of points.
In the end, Lucius emerged from the depths of the Water Capital, victorious after an intense day of battles. The surroundings dispyed traces of his triumphant passage, with defeated marine and aerial creatures and aquatic challenges overe. The water, oirred by epifrontations, began to calm down with only the sound of its waterfalls falling as the mage tinued his journey.
"So, is this where we face Amphisbaena?" Lucius asked, looking at the rge open area in front of him, but it was pletely empty.
"He's not alive at the moment, lucky for me that respawn didn't happen since I'm not sure if I face him in my current state, maybe ter," Lucius ented and began to advahrough the area, which was a rge ke in parts where he didn't o submerge his body, heading towards the passage to deeper floors—his new objective, ready to delve even further into the dungeon for the first time.
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