Chapter 63 – Huge experience points

"Wow, what luck!" On the 37th floor, seeing the giant black skeleton emerging from the ground, Tione showed surprise and delight, and the others felt the same.

It had been a long time since they had fought Udaeus.

Every time Udaeus appeared, the Loki Familia either happened to be on an expedition or just missed the encounter, with others defeating it instead.

Come to think of it, the last time they fought Udaeus was last year.

They had perfectly missed all four opportunities in a year.

"Such a big magic stone." While Tione and the others were excited, Aston was more focused on the huge magic stone floating inside Udaeus' ribcage.

That thing could be exchanged for several million valis.

Speaking of which, Aston really wanted to scold Ais for being wasteful.

In the original story, Ais, after being provoked by the weirdo Levius, took on Udaeus alone. After defeating Udaeus in a burst of strength, she incredibly destroyed the magic stone.

Even if defeating Udaeus was exhilarating, there was no need for such an irrational act.

"Hey, Ais, don't touch that guy's magic stone." Thinking of this, Aston felt he should remind Ais.

Ais, about to act, looked dumbfounded and confused upon hearing Aston's words.

The others felt the same.

What are you talking about?

Who would destroy such a big magic stone? Is that a fool's act?

"Alright, let's not talk anymore, let's finish this guy off and head back," Tione shook her head slightly and urged them, then dashed towards Udaeus.

Udaeus had already launched an attack on them. Despite being unable to move due to its special condition, Udaeus had long-range attack capabilities. Sharp spikes rose from the ground, spreading towards them, shaking the ground continuously.

Tione, who charged forward, was the first to face the assault. She didn't dodge but instead swung her curved blades, confronting the attack head-on. Her immense strength shattered the ferocious assault into pieces.

Seeing this, Aston and the others also dashed forward, initiating an attack on Udaeus.

It had to be said that Udaeus' bones were really tough. Even Ais's Desperate Sword, Tiona's Urga, Tione's curved blades, and Ryuu's small katana couldn't inflict the slightest damage.

However, Udaeus suffered greatly at Aston's hands.

With a single strike, Aston's knightly longsword sliced off Udaeus' arm, a direct and straightforward action, unlike Ais in the original story who targeted the joints. It was a head-on strike that chopped off Udaeus' arm.

The splendid knightly sword glittered with a cold light, a sign of an extremely sharp weapon.

This was the result of Aston enchanting his own equipment. The knightly sword, obtained by Hestia from Hephaestus, had been enchanted by Aston with a sharpness attribute, which he could unleash at any moment.

And just then, Aston had unleashed that attribute.

Of course, enchantment is not omnipotent; it has its limits.

But luckily, Aston's enchantment skill is at a Master level, comparable to the deities of this world. His enchantments are second to none unless it's deity-level.

Udaeus's bones were indeed very hard, including the weapons it used. In the original story, the mighty Ottar from the Freya Familia used a weapon forged from Udaeus's weapon, the "Supreme Black Sword," which was even more powerful than Tiona's Urga.

But what of that? Against Aston's enchantment, anything less than deity-level was easy to handle.

Especially since the enchantment on Aston's knightly sword was not temporary but permanent, making its power much greater than temporary enchantments.

The giant skeleton arm fell heavily to the ground, creating a deep pit on impact.

The others, witnessing this scene, were utterly astonished.

"Hey, hey, Aston, you've gotten stronger again!" Tiona looked a bit dazed.

"He just took off Udaeus's arm in one strike, and not by attacking the joints." Tione's pupils shrank in amazement.

Although Ais and Ryuu didn't speak, their expressions were similar to the amazoness sisters.

They had just attacked Udaeus. Ais used wind magic to enhance her attacks, delivering dozens of strikes in an instant, but failed to harm Udaeus. Even Tiona's Urga, the most powerful weapon among them, couldn't damage Udaeus. Tione and Ryuu were the same.

And now, Aston had done it in one strike.

Does this mean that Aston's strength has surpassed theirs?

Previously, he was completely suppressed when sparring with Ais.

Had Aston's strength increased so much in just a day?

Of course, this was just a guess from Tione and the others.

But the scene in front of them couldn't definitively determine that Aston's strength had surpassed theirs.

However, their guess was indeed correct.

His strength had indeed surpassed theirs, having leveled up three times after sparring with Ais.

Aston's strength had exceeded Ais's.

If translated into data, Aston's current power level, after leveling up three times, would roughly be at the limit of a regular Lv.5 adventurer, with all five attributes reaching S-class.

He was essentially at the peak of Lv.5 adventurers, on the verge of Lv.6.

"Uh, what are you doing? Attack this guy, we're in a hurry to get back." Watching them stand still, Aston, facing Udaeus's attack alone, felt increased pressure and shouted somewhat exasperatedly.

It must be said, Udaeus, as the floor boss of the 37th level, was indeed very strong, possessing Lv.6 capabilities. It was uncertain whether Aston could defeat it alone without unleashing Excalibur.

At least, Aston was having a tough time facing Udaeus alone.

"Ahaha, we're coming, we're coming." Jolted by Aston's shout, they realized they were in the midst of battle, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and quickly rejoined the fight.

With five Lv.5 adventurers attacking, even Udaeus's Lv.6 capabilities couldn't alter its fate.

In just about ten minutes, Udaeus was defeated by the group, leaving behind a huge magic stone that fell from the sky, embedding itself in the ground.

"Ding! Team defeat of the floor boss Udaeus, gained 50000 experience points!"

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