35 Chapter 35 - Goliath's defeat
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Tione and the others didn't know what significance the radiant glow of Excalibur represented. They only knew that the unleashed power of Excalibur was incredibly powerful.
Even a single blow from it could severely injure them, and there was a considerable chance of death.
The reasons for why Aston dared to venture into the Lower Floors suddenly became clear to them.
With such a terrifying magic sword, going deeper into the dungeon posed no problem.
Of course, the premise was that this technique could be continuously used, and he were accompanied by a group.
In front of everyone's eyes, the recently appeared Goliath disintegrated into dust under the impact of the golden torrent unleashed by Excalibur, leaving no trace of even a single magical stone.
Moreover, after eliminating Goliath, the stream of light continued its unstoppable power and bombarded the Sighing Wall, creating a colossal cavern several times the size of Goliath, deep and unfathomable.
Ais and the others were dumbfounded by this scene.
They never expected that Aston's magic sword would have such formidable power, not only instantly annihilating Goliath but also blasting a massive cave in the dungeon.
"This power is almost as formidable as Riveria's advanced magic." Tiona said in amazement.
Tione and Ais involuntarily nodded.
Seeing this scene, Aston, who had just released Excalibur, also had a stiff expression.
Because he had personally witnessed how large Goliath's magic stone was, and if exchanged for valis, it would be worth at least 300,000 valis.
And now it had evaporated with a single move. Was he too extravagant?
He should have let Ryuu and the others handle Goliath.
No, no, no, this thing was his achievement; how could he hand it over to someone else?
Sweeping away these messy thoughts, Aston regained his composure and sheathed his sword.
"Diing!! Killed Goliath, gained 5000 experience points!"
"Diing!! Task completed. Congratulations, host, for obtaining the Faction Card and 3000 experience points!"
"Diing!! Experience points are full. Host's level has increased. Current level: 15."
"Diing!! Congratulations on leveling up. The system shop is officially open!"
System Shop: Nine types of goods will be refreshed at midnight. You can purchase them with enough shop points, which can be exchanged for valis at a ratio of 1000:1.
Diing!! The system shop has been refreshed. Please check it yourself, host.
Aston received the system prompts only after sheathing the sword, and they came in a continuous stream, killing Goliath, completing the task, leveling up, and rewards.
Speaking of which, Goliath gave so much experience; one instance yielded 3000 experience points.
However, Aston didn't have time to look at these prompts because Ryuu and the others were approaching.
"No wonder you dared to go to the Lower Floors of the dungeon as a new adventurer. So, you have such a top-tier magic sword as a guarantee." Tiona approached Aston, hands on her hips, smiling.
"You shouldn't be a new adventurer."
"At least not an ordinary adventurer. You must have had strong strength before joining a Familia." Tione, unlike Tiona's carefree attitude, thought about this.
Although the previous move relied on the burst power of the magic sword, the user still needed considerable magical power.
To unleash such terrifying power, even with the help of the magic sword, one would still need formidable magical power. At level 1, this amount of magical power could be considered at its peak. Tione speculated that Aston's magical power at level 1 should have reached S-rank.
With that, Tione guessed that Aston had strong strength before coming to Orario. Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to have this level of magical power just a few days after becoming an adventurer.
At this moment, Tione understood that she couldn't treat Aston as a new adventurer. At least, he had reached a level worth noticing.
Ryuu, on the other hand, wasn't surprised.
She knew how powerful Aston was, and even though he appeared weak now, it was only on the surface.
Aston was terrifying, or else he wouldn't possess the power to manipulate time and space.
Except for Ryuu, Ais's expression didn't change at all.
Of course, this was only what she showed on the surface.
At this moment, Ais's heart was not calm.
"All races in the Lower world cannot lie in front of gods."
"Loki said that Aston told her he was only level 1, a new adventurer. This means it's true."
(Aston: *laughs* "Ah, right, right, I'm just level 1.")
"At level 1, why can you unleash such power?"
"Curious, really curious. I want to know." Staring at Aston, Ais silently thought in her heart.
In response to everyone's reactions, Aston smiled slightly and didn't explain.
He wasn't worried about revealing the explosive power because it was Excalibur's burst power, and it had little to do with him.
Aston's reaction wasn't something the group needed to be concerned about. Whether he wanted to explain or not had little to do with them. After all, their relationship was currently just an employment contract.
Shortly after, the group moved forward again.
Soon, the group entered the 18th-Floor safe zone.
This Floor had no monsters that would attack them, so Aston had time to check his own status panel.
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Host: Aston Glycias
Level: 15
Abilities: [Meditation]: Void Furnace, [Magic]: Fire Ring, Big Fireball, Lightness, Requip, Divine Speed, [Skill]: Instant Kill, [Eye technique]: Lv. 3 Sharingan (26/10000)
Sub-profession: Pharmacist Master (400/100000),
Functions: Team Formation, Quests, Shop
Items: [Noble Phantasms]: Excalibur, Avalon; [Grandmaster Blacksmith's Forge] Long Knight Sword, Light Knight Armor; Faction Card (1), Restoration Potion (20), Spiritual Potion (20), Magic Medicine Field (10 acres), Cookware (1), Food, Tent (2).
Experience Bar: 2689/6000
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He first checked his reward, the Faction Card.
After studying it carefully, Aston understood the Faction Card's function.
Anyone whose name Aston wrote on the Faction Card would gain the ability to become stronger by defeating monsters.
However, those without Aston's status panel wouldn't level up but would subtly become stronger as they killed monsters.
Moreover, members who signed the Faction Card only received about half of Aston's improvement.
In addition, when writing someone else's name on the Faction Card, it was necessary to seek their opinion, explain the situation, and if the person opposed, Aston couldn't write the name. At the same time, the Faction Card would erase that memory from the person's mind, leaving them without that memory.
Once written, they would be bound to Aston and wouldn't do anything threatening to him.
The most important point was that the Faction Card could only have ten names.
If Aston wanted to write more names, he would have to upgrade the Faction Card.
Upgrading the Faction Card required a new one, and the fusion of two cards.
Each upgrade would need the fusion of a new Faction Card.
Each upgrade would provide ten new slots.
Moreover, the system specified that it could only be obtained in the System Shop.
"Hey, this is a good thing."
"When I grow up, the development of the Hestia Familia is inevitable."
"By then, I can let the newly recruited Familia members enjoy this benefit."
"However, in this case, the Hestia Familia must take the elite route. After all, there are not many slots on the Faction Card." Aston was somewhat delighted after understanding the function of the Faction Card.
With this ability, he wouldn't need to spend several years, or even decades, like other Familias, to strengthen the Familia.
With the Faction Card, the strength of the Familia would definitely rise rapidly.
Then, Aston looked at the new feature unlocked after the upgrade.
Shop.
The system's shop was very rudimentary, with only one page. There were nine slots on it, displaying various chibi-style items that vaguely revealed their true appearances. Below them was a line of text, indicating the name and description of each item.
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