[42] The Power of the Water Candle!

"Tempest (Awaken)!"

Ais's cold voice resounded.

The next moment, a strong wind surrounded August.

With the boost of the wind, August's speed instantly increased, and he disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Amidst the sword light and shadows, in the center of the monster encirclement, August watched as the monsters around him were swiftly taken down at a speed that even the naked eye found hard to capture. They turned into magic stones, dropping to the ground.

"Is this level 5?"

August, who was initially extremely confident in his own strength, suffered a heavy blow at this moment.

Although he had gained some strength, compared to real powerhouses, he was still far behind.

August took the opportunity to quickly extinguish the Water Candle.

The amplification efficiency was just too high.

In this way, not long after, all the monsters in the vicinity were cleared.

This was the Sword Princess named Ais Wallenstein, and her strength was recognized even in Orario.

"Are you okay?"

After everything was settled, Ais looked towards August.

"I'm fine, thanks to you. Otherwise, I might have been seriously injured again."

"The floors below the eighteenth are already considered lower tiers. They are completely different from the middle and upper tiers. However, today is a special case. With your strength, you should be able to handle at least until the twenty-fourth floor."

"Twenty-fourth floor, huh?"

August's gaze slightly froze. Achieving such results in a single sweep was already remarkable, but August was still not satisfied.

Because, unlike others, August could cheat. Being superior to the majority was only natural. Otherwise, what was the point of cheating?

Since he was cheating, he naturally had to stand at the top. Otherwise, what was the meaning?

Thinking of this, everything returned to the source.

Strength.

For August, drawing gachas was the fastest way to enhance his strength.

Drawing gachas required completing system tasks.

But there was still one last task left to subjugate Goliath.

Goliath needed at least half a month to resurrect if he wanted to.

It seemed like a cycle.

Was there any way to make Goliath revive earlier?

While August was contemplating, he noticed the magic stones scattered around. He immediately looked at the Water Candle in his hand.

Since the Water Candle could significantly increase the monster spawning speed, could it make Goliath revive early?

It was worth a try.

Thinking of this, August suddenly smiled.

Swiftly collecting all the magic stones around, which were from level 2 monsters and much larger than those from level 1 monsters, he could sell them for a higher price.

"August, you seem to be short of money."

"Of course, I just arrived in Orario not long ago, and I'm broke. Expenses are high, so naturally, I'm short of money. But rest assured, you killed these monsters, so the loot belongs to you."

"I didn't mean that. I mean, if you need money, I can..."

"Stop, Ais. Even if I'm short of money, I won't take a woman's money. I appreciate your intentions."

"Huh?"

Ais looked at August in confusion. Wasn't he short of money? Why wouldn't he accept her money?

August sighed slightly.

He knew Ais didn't have any ulterior motives, she just wanted to get close to him and learn how to become stronger from him.

However, his way of getting stronger was tailored to himself, much like the difference between a pay-to-win player and a free-to-play player.

"Let's go, Ais. Let me take you for another experiment."

Then, once again, August grabbed Ais and quickly ran towards the passage on the eighteenth floor.

After swiftly passing through the eighteenth floor, the two arrived at the seventeenth floor.

"Why are we here?"

Ais looked at this place with puzzlement.

"For an experiment."

August smiled mysteriously and took out the Water Candle, igniting it.

Thus, August quietly waited.

Ten minutes, half an hour, one hour, two hours...

The entire seventeenth floor showed no signs of change.

August began to feel disappointed. Perhaps he had thought too much. The revival time of the floor boss, Goliath, was measured in 'months.'

Although less than half had passed, there was still some time left. It wouldn't be successful in just over two hours.

"Well, forget it."

August sighed and was about to put away the Water Candle, preparing to leave.

Dong~

Just at that moment, a heartbeat-like sound echoed, spreading throughout the area.

August immediately stopped extinguishing the Water Candle, his face showing excitement.

Boom~

Suddenly, the wall on the side shattered, and an immensely large arm stretched out.

*ROOOOOAR*

Following that, a deafening roar echoed.

The entire seventeenth floor trembled because the owner of the wall, the Lonely King of the Labyrinth, the Giant Floor Boss, Goliath, had returned to this dungeon.

"Goliath."

Ais was instantly shocked, and her gaze locked onto the blue candle in August's hand.

The recent monster feast and Goliath's return, these two unusual situations were undoubtedly related to the blue candle.

On the other hand, August was smiling. His guess was correct.

The Water Candle's effect was incredible, it could even amplify the revival time of a floor boss.

This was amazing, with this, he could repeatedly hunt floor bosses.

To subjugate a floor boss was a significant achievement in the dungeon.

"Ais, don't make a move. Let me try."

"Okay."

Ais deeply looked at August and nodded.

Then, a golden ripple quickly appeared, and doors opened, releasing weapons like machine guns.

However, this was a floor boss, comparable to a level 4 enhanced monster. The ordinary weapons, when falling on Goliath, didn't even scratch its surface and suffered significant damage themselves.

Seeing this, August closed the Gate of Babylon. He was still too weak, his collection was also inadequate.

The level of this treasure vault wasn't fixed, it was determined by the treasures collected during the period.

In Gilgamesh's hands, this treasury was an A++ level Noble Phantasm, just a step below the EX level. However, in August's hands, it was just E level.

If there were no lower limits, it might even be lower.

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