In this chaotic world, it all started when they found an elf girl

　There's one more thing Roy didn't mention: if he drinks a low-level mental potion, his subsequent manipulation will be completely costless.

　But it was enough to surprise Ryu, because Roy was only LV.2. The true terror of this magic would only be revealed when he reached a higher level.

　This newcomer from my own family is truly terrifying.

　The break ended after twenty minutes.

　The two entered the eleventh floor, and the environment was not much different from the tenth floor, with spacious caves.

　The monsters on this floor are similar to those on the tenth floor, the only variable being the rare "baby dragon".

　In this world, dragons are the most powerful monsters, bar none. As long as a monster has even the slightest connection with "dragons," the difficulty of defeating it will increase dramatically.

　"Young Dragons" are rare monsters that appear on the eleventh and twelfth floors. They are few in number and can easily wipe out a small team of novice adventurers.

　Since there is no floor owner at the top, the "young dragon" is essentially the floor owner.

　Maybe it's just that whatever you wish for comes true.

　A series of exclamations came from ahead, and seven or eight LV.1 adventurers fled in panic.

　A four-legged monster appeared around the corner. It had no wings, but its entire body was covered in hard, gray scales that gleamed like steel. Its tough flesh made it clear at a glance that it possessed potential far exceeding that of a half-orc.

　The strongest monster in the upper levels—the baby dragon!

　"Wait, let me do it!"

　Seeing that Ryu was about to kill the opponent instantly, Roy quickly stopped her. Rare species are hard to come by, and he wanted to use this baby dragon for some experiments.

　"The young dragon's magic stone is in the center of its chest." Liu then stopped to support Roy.

　"understood."

　Roy stepped forward, going against the direction of the fleeing adventurers, instantly attracting the young dragon's attention.

　The young dragon's blood-red eyes darted around as it pounced directly at Roy. It was a size larger than an adult and looked imposing.

　Roy immediately realized that the opponent had reached LV.2 with all stats at H.

　However, his ability level is superior.

　Roy moved lightly to the side, dodging the young dragon's charge. As he dodged, he swung his Mura-no-Kami sword, slicing it across the dragon's body.

　The sword's edge sparked against the young dragon's scales, leaving only a shallow scratch on the gray scales.

　Roy's chest was also scratched by scales, leaving a mark on his protective gear. If he hadn't been wearing the protective gear today, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

　With scales as hard as iron and a stat of LV.2, it's practically a killing machine when dealing with novice adventurers in the upper levels.

　Roy realized that the village sword couldn't break through the opponent's scales, and the advantage brought by the equipment was not much.

　Roar!

　The young dragon turned around, opened its blood-red maw, its sharp fangs gleaming coldly, and lunged at Roy.

　Roy was not intimidated. He channeled his magic, and a ball of lightning the size of a basketball appeared in his palm, its surface crackling with fine currents. He then hurled it directly at the target.

　The lightning ball entered the baby dragon's mouth and exploded with a deafening roar.

　boom!

　The young dragon was blown apart, its mouth full of blood, its teeth broken, half its head gone, and it staggered backward.

　Roy seized the opportunity to rush forward, his muscles tensing, and poured his power into the Muramasa sword, thrusting it forward fiercely until the blade pierced the young dragon's chest.

　As the sword penetrated deeper into the gaps in the scales, it seemed to have struck a hard object, and a cracking sound rang out.

　Bang!

　When the magic stone was pierced, the young dragon seemed to lose all its power at once, freezing in place, its body turning into dust and dissipating. A magic stone the size of an infant's fist fell to the ground, along with a gray dragon scale.

　[Congratulations on defeating the "Young Dragon"! You have gained 85 attribute points and the material "Gray Steel Dragon Scale" has dropped!]

Chapter 54 Continuous Breakthroughs

　85 attribute points, material: Gray Steel Dragon Scale!

　Roy was delighted when he saw the pop-up notification panel. Sure enough, killing monsters in the dungeon would also drop attribute points and rewards.

　There was no warning before because those monsters were too weak and didn't drop anything at all.

　You need to kill monsters with similar or even higher stats to get gold coins.

　Strength: 17 (I)

　Endurance: 13 (I)

　Dexterity: 28 (I)

　Agility: 15 → 100 (H)

　Magic: 43 (I)

　……

　Having dealt with the Apollo Familia and entered the dungeon for battle, Roy's overall stats had improved somewhat. He casually added the attribute points he gained to "Agility," since there was no need to allocate those points carefully.

　Roy and Ryu began to enter the thirteenth floor, which marked the beginning of the middle level of the dungeon.

　With their superior levels and abilities, the monsters in the middle levels couldn't stop them.

　They killed monsters along the way without any major incidents.

　About eight or nine hours later, Roy and Liu started to head back. This was not an expedition, and they hadn't brought much food or water, so they had to return to the surface.

　The backpack of the Thunder Avatar was also filled with magic stone fragments and dropped materials.

　Roy and Ryu headed to the guild headquarters.

　When the mountain of magic stone fragments was placed in front of the guild staff, they were moved to tears. Their biggest worry these past few days was that the Astrea Familia would run away. As long as the other party was willing to return the money, everything would be fine.

　After counting the magic stone fragments, the guild staff took out a large bag of gold coins, which attracted a lot of attention in the hall.

　Today's harvest: 680,000 fali!

　Roy and Ryu only exchanged the magic stones for money, keeping all the monster materials. If they wanted to buy them back after selling them to the guild, they would have to pay two to three times the price.

　Life goes on.

　It's best to keep the monster materials for yourself. If you need any equipment, just go to the blacksmith yourself.

　"Mr. Roy, we heard you've leveled up to LV.2. The guild needs to update your adventurer information. Is there anything you wish to keep confidential?"

　Ramel approached Roy.

　The commotion in Babel Tower Square and the news of Roy's promotion to LV.2 had already spread; everyone knew that a new LV.2 member had joined the Astrea Familia.

　Roy's eyes darted around, and he put his arm around Remer's shoulder, pulling him aside.

　Just as Remer looked puzzled, Roy grinned and said, "Mr. Remer, I have a favor to ask you. Don't worry about updating the data for me yet."

　"Ah...that's against the rules." Remer's expression was strange. After others leveled up, they wanted the whole world to know immediately, and when they saw someone they knew, they would deliberately ask, "How did you know I leveled up?"

　Roy laughed and said, "Rules are rules, but people are flexible. Mr. Remer, you have to know how to be flexible."

　Remer's expression was conflicted.

　Roy decisively pulled out his trump card, clutching his chest with a sorrowful expression, "Our clan is now small and weak, and we don't know when we'll be able to repay these 60 million Fali. It might take ninety-nine years to pay them off."

　Ramel sensed the threat in the message and almost cried. "Brother, you're really ruthless."

　If that idiot guild leader knew they couldn't get back the 60 million Fali, he'd skin him alive. They're at a natural disadvantage in this matter; Roy's a dead pig who doesn't fear boiling water. At worst, he'll run away with the goddess, smashing the Star Court to pieces and leaving the guild with nothing.

　Of course, this is only in cases of extreme necessity.

　Remer gritted his teeth and said, "I can only help you suppress it for a week at most. Those gods are not easy to deal with."

　Updating adventurer data isn't a big deal for the guild; the trouble lies with the gods, who are very interested in the newly upgraded adventurers.

　Many gods like to stay in the hall of the guild headquarters, and every few days they will ask if there are any outstanding new adventurers. For gods, this is a nurturing game, so of course they have to keep an eye out for good prospects.

　Moreover, everyone already knows that Roy has been upgraded.

　Remer could imagine how many gods would come to inquire about Roy in the next few days.

　Especially during the Assembly of the Gods, when new LV.2 adventurers are being given titles, if the gods can't see Roy's information, they'll be in an uproar.

　"One week..."

　Roy murmured that this was about the right amount of time; enough for him to become a qualified LV.2 adventurer.

　Roy's expression immediately changed. He smiled, patted Remer on the shoulder, and said, "That's enough. I'll treat you to dinner another day. It has to be a lavish feast!"

　Remer smiled wryly. "Just don't cause me any more trouble," he thought, genuinely a little scared.

　Carrying a large bag of faeli, Roy and Ryu left the guild headquarters and returned to the Star Garden.

　"What mischief are you up to now?" the elven girl asked. Roy was furtively pulling Remer along, and she had obviously seen it.

　Roy laughed and said, "What are you saying? Can't I have a good idea?"

　……

　A week has passed in the blink of an eye.

　Roy and Liu were either playing in dungeons or on their way to play in dungeons. Due to time constraints, they didn't earn much each day, averaging around 600,000 to 700,000 Fali.

　It was Liu who was keeping pace with Roy; otherwise, she would have already run to the twentieth floor to find more valuable materials, earning millions of fali a day without any problem.

　Under Ryu's guidance, Roy filled in the gaps in the adventurer's basic knowledge, as well as his understanding of dungeons, monster weaknesses, and terrain characteristics. These experiences were the result of countless predecessors risking their lives to summarize their knowledge.

　Roy also became familiar with and fully mastered the power of LV.2 through battle after battle.

　He also understood what a qualitative change meant.

　The power of LV.2 is completely different from that of LV.1.

　He's tested it and found that his basic physical abilities are no different from Superman's. He can easily leap to the top of a three- or four-story building and sprint the 100-meter dash in under 3 seconds. Even Usain Bolt would have to give him a smoke...

　The dungeon, the sixteenth floor.

　The labyrinthine environment resembles a rocky cave, with numerous natural traps hidden on the ground. If a collapse occurs, adventurers will fall to the lower floors, like the gaping maw of a ferocious beast ready to devour the intruders.

　The frequency of monster appearances is also completely different from that in the upper levels. If you are not careful, you will be surrounded by countless monsters and your stamina will be depleted.

　The monsters in the middle levels also began to use magic attacks.

　For example, the Hellhound is a canine monster, larger than a regular hound. Its most threatening feature is the flames it spews from its mouth, which are formed from condensed magic and are similar to the fire magic of a LV.1 adventurer.

　Roy and Liu joined forces to defeat all the more than one hundred monsters surrounding them, scattering magic stone fragments all over the ground, with the Thunder Avatar following behind, picking them up one by one.

　Ryu looked ahead at the passage to the seventeenth floor, "If you keep going forward, that's the seventeenth floor."

　[Hunting down Goliath, the boss of the 17th floor of the dungeon, rewards 1000 attribute points and a silver treasure chest!]

Chapter 55 Reencounter with the Apollo Familia

　To destroy Goliath!

　Roy wasn't surprised when he saw the panel pop up. The floor master was one of the special monsters in the dungeon, so it would be strange if the system didn't react.

　Goliath was born two weeks apart.

　Since most of the Familia explore the lower levels and rest in Rivera Town on the eighteenth floor, and Goliath sometimes blocks the way to the eighteenth floor, adventurers will defeat Goliath.

　The fact that the system has issued a notification means that Goliath has already been born and has not yet been defeated.

　Roy led Liu into the seventeenth floor in a hurry. What came into view was a huge white wall, which was different from the previous floors and was extremely spectacular.

　Then, they ran into another group of more than twenty people, all wearing matching men's and women's uniforms. Who else could they be but the Apollo Familia?

　"The Astrea Familia!"

　The opposing team also noticed Roy and Ryu, and a gasp of surprise rang out from the group.

　Many members showed a hint of fear on their faces, the events of that day still vivid in their minds.

　The captain of the group, Hyacintosh, looked even worse. Although his physical injuries had been healed, he was left with deep psychological trauma. He, who considered himself a supernova, was knocked to the ground by Gale and had no ability to fight back.

　Roy saw Daphne in Apollo's kinship corps; poor thing, she still couldn't escape.

　Even if he helped the other party escape that day, how could the Apollo Familia, those leeches, possibly give up? For the sake of their god Apollo, they would chase him to the ends of the earth.

　However, Roy just wanted to annoy the other party.