Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

"Watch your words! What do you mean 'not even had a couple of rounds' yet? Don't you dare get any funny ideas about Belle!"

After reverting to his original form, Alfia went from flicking his forehead to unleashing her Evangelistic Fist, causing Ciel to clutch his head and howl in pain.

"Shut up and sit down!"

"Oh."

Ciel sat obediently upright.

Alfia asked, "My stats are already high enough, should I upgrade?"

Charles nodded: "It's rare to have time to go into the deepest level, and Pochi has brought enough supplies, so I want to stay a few more days to see what the monsters are up to."

"Without Belle's template, I'll be struggling too much on this floor if I don't upgrade."

Ciel has high potential. After the upgrade, his magic attribute is almost at the level of level 7, but the level of his weapon is too low to exert the destructive power of a normal level 7 weapon.

Since the goal is to upgrade, the issue of development capabilities must be considered.

In the previous incident, Rimuru devoured two divine pillars, gaining partial powers of [Labor] and [Plague] respectively.

They respectively provide [Unlimited Stamina] and [Immune to Viruses].

Therefore, abilities like "Abnormal Resistance" are useless when wearing the Slime Robe.

It is foreseeable that the development ability that Xia Er can generate will definitely include [cooking], but he already has enough support abilities. There are also suitable people in the team that Xia Er does not have. Most problems can be solved by Fels, who has [mystery A].

Therefore, there's no need for Ciel to do anything special.

"I actually prefer a 'combat' type ability, like a 'hunter' or 'swordsman.' Besides, the higher the Grace level, the more valuable the revealed development abilities become; there's no need to gamble with [Pandora]."

Although, Charles considers himself to be quite lucky.

With this in mind, Charles completed the class leap.

With his four-digit ability value reduced to 0, the device's capacity was broken once again, and Ciel entered a completely new stage—lv4!

There are four options for developing capabilities:

[Cooking] [Riding] [Assault] [Elf Slayer]

"Hmm??" Looking at the four abilities, Charles was slightly surprised.

[Cooking] Eliminate it first. The remaining three elements are too high and need to be carefully considered.

"Have you seen the three development abilities: [Riding], [Assault], and [Elf Slayer]?" Sharl asked Alfia for her opinion.

Alfia frowned in thought: "I seem to have seen the Thor Familia possess [Riding] before, and Little One also has a similar ability. You should know more about this."

Lily's [Riding] ability allows her to easily control any mount, including herself, and synchronize the mount's speed with the rider, thus stacking some of her ability values.

Ciel fantasized about fighting while riding Alphia...

Hmm...it's a bit too much for my eyes.

"As for... 'Assault,' I don't recall it. Judging from your upgrade process this time, it's probably a special attack ability against 'powerful opponents.'"

"As for the [Elf Slayer]... it's a special attack against fairies, right?"

In the novel *Di Cuo*, the character for fairy spirit is written as "精灵" (jinglion), but it should be written as "妖精勎" (young spirit).

“A special attack against fairies… what’s the use of that…” Charles’s expression was strange.

Would it be easier to beat up Alpha?

Or perhaps you could use "Fairy Clone" temporarily?

Simple thought...

Char will still choose [Assault]. [Riding] provides a stable boost, but it requires a mount and has limitations. [Assault] may become ineffective after Char becomes the strongest.

But it guarantees Ciel's potential, allowing him to unleash his full power even when facing stronger enemies.

This fills the gap in the development capabilities of the Sharl, specifically in combat skills.

After establishing its development capabilities, a brand-new panel was unveiled to Alfia.

"Similar to before...wait, there's a new skill?"

……

[Pegasus's Legacy] (Relics of Pegasus)

• Continue to be launched.

• Lightning and Light Affinity: Increases the power of magic of the corresponding element; increases resistance to lightning and light elements.

• Thunder network sensing detects targets within a 400-meter range. (Level change)

• When riding a celestial horse, all abilities are amplified beyond the domain.

……

After examining it, Xia Er was bored: "Is it a manifestation of immortal bloodline? I had a similar perception before. Now that it has manifested as a skill, it's like having another refresh slot."

Charles looked at Alfia: "And you? How have your stats changed?"

"The experience points on this level are quite high, almost level 5. I still need to accumulate more experience over time," Alfia said calmly.

After the ability refresh ended, Xia Er resumed his daily life by cooking.

As the cave filled with the rich aroma of spices, the centaurs, entangled in the vines of the Pochi, slowly awoke.

When she first saw the humans sitting by the campfire, her body tensed up, and she wanted to rush out, but she was entangled by the vines rising from the ground and could not move for the time being.

Bochi's "Entanglement" is a rule: no matter how big or strong a person is, once entangled, they cannot break free without struggling for two seconds.

Crack... crack, as the centaur struggled, the vines shattered.

But two seconds is enough time for Ciel to react...

"Quiet."

With a whoosh, the centaur felt a tightness in his neck and a pain in his lower abdomen. His body went limp in an instant, and he obediently bent his knees and knelt down.

"Damn you, despicable humans! You damned invaders, your deeds will soon be punished!"

Following Sharl, Pochi, who had gained a lot of experience on the 59th floor, rushed up and, having reached level 4, slapped the centaur twice, knocking him unconscious, before re-entering the vines.

The centaur behaved itself.

Charles, biting into his roasted meat, asked, "What's your name?"

"Hmph~" The centaur turned his head away and remained silent.

Oh? You'd rather die than submit, huh?

Charles said earnestly, "I think we should talk... You know, you should have died here. We saved you."

"I don't need the useless pity of the invaders!"

Centaur: Give me liberty or give me death!

Seeing the centaur's unyielding expression, Sharl smiled and said, "Alright, alright, Pochi, teach her a lesson!"

Pochi stuck out his tongue and gasped for breath.

"What...what are you going to do?" The centaur looked terrified.

Charles chuckled mischievously, “Have you ever heard of a simp? It’s how animals show friendliness to their favorite species… Hehehe… I’ve seen plenty of horse girls, but not many centaur doujinshi.”

thump—

“Speak properly.” Alfia tapped the back of Charles’s head.

"Why are you hitting me!"

"You look too much like that old geezer Zeus. Get back to your original appearance."

Charles rubbed his head and raised his hand: "Gulp—, never mind. Enough talk, let's go, Pochi!"

"You...you guys, don't come any closer..." The centaur's expression changed drastically.

Pelo~ Pelo~ Pelo~ Pelo~ Pelo~

Pochi shook its bear head, and vines twisted the centaur's arms behind its back and spread its limbs apart.

"babble----"

Charles chuckled: "I'll ask you one last time, are you going to cooperate or not? Don't wait until you're turned into a cream puff before begging for mercy, otherwise all that suffering will have been for nothing."

"I...I said, please make it stop!!"

Chapter 377 Interrogation, I am the Guardian of the Labyrinth

59th floor, inside the cave...

"Name?"

"do not know……"

"gender?"

"female."

"age……"

"80?"

"Hmm? 80!" Charles raised his eyes. "You've lived for 80 years?"

The centaur said nervously, "Maybe... even longer? I don't know, I've been living alone in the labyrinth for so long, I can't even remember how long it's been."

Alfia frowned and explained:

"Centaur usually hatch in the desolate grasslands of the 43rd floor. Like unicorns, they are an extremely rare monster race. Their bodies are normally brownish-brown, and their faces are more like those of orcs. This is the first time I've seen a white female centaur. Is it a subspecies?"

The centaur before us, though called a demon, is actually closer to a fairy.

Among heretics, there are indeed many examples that are closer to immortals.

Like... Marie, and Winnie the Dragon Girl who might hatch in the future.

Dragon Girl should ideally be a pterosaur—a monster with a snake's body and dragon's wings. Examples like Dragon Girl Winnie with legs are extremely rare.