34 Chapter 34 – Team formation
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Meeting at the agreed-upon location with Eina, and after ensuring she saw Ais and others by his side, Aston, under Eina's watchful gaze, entered the dungeon with Ais and the three of them, joining up with Ryuu.
As for Ryuu's appearance, Ais and the others were not surprised because Aston had informed them of this on the way.
Moreover, Aston specifically demonstrated the Requip magic, taking on the role of the supporter for this adventure.
"Ding!! Tione has joined the team!!!"
"Ding!! Tiona has joined the team!!!"
"Ding!! Ais has joined the team!!!"
"Ding!! Ryuu has joined the team!!!"
"Ding!! Killed a small goblin, gained 1 experience point!!!"
"Ding!! Your teammate Tione killed a frog shooter, and you gained 1 experience point!!!"
"Ding!! Your teammate Tiona killed a lizard, and you gained 1 experience point!!!"
"Ding!! Your teammate Ais killed a shadow warrior, and you gained 2 experience points!!!"
"Ding!! Your teammate Ryuu killed a giant boar, and you gained 3 experience points!!!"
Upon entering the dungeon, the group headed straight to the Lower Floors.
After Aston entered the dungeon, the system prompt sounded in his mind, notifying that Ais and others had joined the team.
Aston could gain experience points from the monsters killed by them. Unfortunately, due to his increased level, the experience points from Upper-Floor monsters were minimal, ranging from one to five.
Only upon reaching the Middle Floors did the experience points recover somewhat.
"Breast, breast, breasts, Tiona also has big breast~"
In the dungeon, Tiona raised her hands, swinging them left and right, her chest surging, in a state of absolute excitement.
Tione sighed and shook her head behind, finding it quite speechless.
It's just getting bigger; is it necessary?
Tione truly felt like Tiona was talking without considering the consequences.
The group consisted of Aston, Ryuu, Ais, Tione, and Tiona.
Contrary to the speculations of Finn and Aston, Bete didn't join.
Although he didn't look down on Aston, his personality wasn't inclined to bring weak individuals into the dungeon unless there was someone important to him who needed help in the dungeon.
For instance, if, like in the Sword Princess's Saga, Loki asked him to enter the dungeon to find Ais, Bete would follow the arrangement and enter the dungeon.
However, for a commission like Aston's, he wouldn't accept.
At this point, the group had already entered the Middle Floors.
This time, Aston planned to spend the night in the dungeon.
After all, going to the Lower Floors would take a considerable amount of time on the road.
To have substantial gains, at least two days were required.
Before coming, he had already discussed this with Hestia.
Because it wasn't just Aston alone, he couldn't use Divine Speed to rush directly, so the group's speed, while faster than ordinary adventurers, wasn't significantly so.
It had been an hour and a half since entering the dungeon.
In an hour's time, the group barely reached the 17th Floor.
At this point, they were heading towards the 17th Floor, the last and only path to the Sighing Wall.
Just like yesterday when they passed through here, the group entered the Sighing Wall, and there was no change; Goliath had not appeared.
"It's a pity. It seems that the Goliath we encountered before was eliminated in these past few days."
"Otherwise, we could have farmed Goliath." Looking at the unchanged Sighing Wall, Tione lamented.
"If we were to farm it, it should be when we come back. If we do it now, how can we carry such a large magic stone? Can Aston carry it?" Tiona, who had been immersed in her 'new body,' rarely exited that state to turn around and say.
"I can carry it, but didn't you guys eliminate Goliath when you returned last time?" Listening to their conversation, Aston was somewhat surprised.
"Ah, it wasn't us. We didn't encounter Goliath when we returned, so it should have been eliminated before we came back." Tione shook her head and explained casually.
"Is that so." Aston nodded in realization.
And just then, a system prompt suddenly sounded in Aston's mind.
"Ding!! Mission Triggered."
"Mission Name: Labyrinth Lone King Goliath!!"
"Mission Brief: Host encounters the Labyrinth Lone King Goliath for the first time, please forcefully eliminate it."
"Mission Reward: Faction Card, 3000 experience points."
"Faction Card: Anyone brought into the host's faction can gain the ability to level up by defeating monsters, obtaining experience points equal to half of the host's, and will be bound to the host!!!"
Seeing this sudden appearance of the page, Aston was slightly stunned.
Before he could react, the enormous room of the Sighing Wall where the group was located underwent a change.
On one side of the crystal-clear walls, cracks began to appear, and a massive figure emerged on the transparent wall, clearly visible.
"It's Goliath!!!" Seeing this figure, everyone was extremely excited.
There's an opportunity to make some extra money.
"Hehe, we didn't encounter it last time we came back. Now, let me take care of this big guy and ease the troubles for low-level adventurers." Tiona was extremely excited, clenching her fists together, eager to give it a try.
"Since you want to take action, then it's up to you." Ais didn't speak, and Ryuu, who had been silent all the way, also chose not to participate this time, leaving the chance to Tione.
However, at this moment, Aston's voice suddenly sounded.
"Tiona, can I take care of this guy?"
"Eh? Hand it over to you, Aston?"
"Don't joke around." Tiona first was surprised, then waved her hand.
She knew that Aston had recently become an adventurer.
Although she didn't know why Aston, this new adventurer, commissioned them to go to the Lower Floors of the dungeon, in the end, he was still a novice adventurer. How could he deal with Goliath?
Even for a level 4 adventurer, Goliath would be extremely difficult to handle, and there was even a risk of being killed.
Only adventurers above level 5 like them had the ability to solo eliminate Goliath.
"Exactly, Glycias-san, Goliath is not something you can deal with. Please don't act recklessly." Hearing Aston's words, Ryuu, who was nearby, felt a jolt in her heart and also spoke up to advise.
She couldn't let Aston act recklessly, after all, Aston was her hope now.
"Don't worry; I won't act recklessly."
"And, with you all here, if anything goes wrong, you can step in at any time. With you four at level 5, can I still be in danger?" Aston smiled and said.
"Uh, it's too dangerous." Tione still disagreed.
"I won't approach Goliath. I'll release a magic sword from a distance."
"If not, you can take action." After contemplating for a moment, Aston took a step back and said.
Excalibur had the same nature as the magic swords in this world; it could be considered a magic sword.
"That should work." Tiona nodded, agreeing.
As long as he didn't get close to Goliath, it would be fine.
Tiona didn't believe that Aston had a powerful magic sword that could defeat Goliath. After all, he was only level 1, and Hestia's Familia was just a recently established Familia. Aston was the first member, and in the end, they would still have to take action.
Tione, Ryuu, and Ais had no objections to this.
In their view, this matter was almost certain. Aston probably just wanted to test it out, experience the thrill of attacking a Floor Boss, and in the end, they would still have to take action.
While the group was conversing, Goliath had already freed itself from the wall's restraints and appeared in the room.
ROARRR!!!
After a furious roar, Goliath charged towards the group.
Upon seeing this scene, Aston quickly drew his sword, and Excalibur instantly unsheathed.
A golden light quickly converged from all directions, enveloping Excalibur.
Seeing this scene, Ais and the others were instantly stunned.
So beautiful!!!
The next moment, accompanied by Aston's low shout, a golden torrent swept out, falling on Goliath like a force of nature.
Ex... calibur!!!
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