"Wow, so that's a Goliath, huh? This is my first time seeing one."
"Loki!?"
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Witnessing this thrilling scene, the crowd suddenly heard the voice of their Familia god, and their thoughts came to a halt for a moment.
"Loki? Hey hey hey, don't joke around. Gods are strictly forbidden from entering the dungeon!"
"As long as I don't get caught, it's fine! Besides, with so many of you protecting me, what's there to be afraid of?"
Finn's blood, which had been stirred by Fron's battle, was completely cooled by Loki like a bucket of cold water poured over him.
"Well, since you're already here, then Bete…"
"Hmph!"
The young werewolf walked over, tail swaying, looking thoroughly annoyed.
Riveria closed one eye and said with amusement:
"How could Loki come to the 17th floor on her own? Only Bete's legs could have carried her here."
"So noisy!"
"So, what's the result!"
Loki narrowed her godly eyes, looking into the smoke filling the huge chamber ahead, searching for that figure.
"Fron used concurrent chanting to cast Lefiya's bombardment magic. Its power…"
Riveria narrowed her slender eyes and gave the answer:
"Enough to pose a fatal threat to a Level 5, at least!"
With extraordinary magical attributes and long incantation wide-area annihilation magic, the power was greatly amplified.
A full-power bombardment, at least Level 5 class!
Riveria gave a conservative estimate of Fron's magic power, but everyone could tell, this wasn't something a Level 5 could withstand.
"So that means… he succeeded?"
"No, the Goliath's presence is still there. And… it's strange, the presence isn't weakening at all, it's even growing stronger!"
Ais suddenly widened her golden eyes, full of disbelief.
"Hey hey hey, no way!"
"'Abnormal Status/ Mutation'!"
Finn bit his thumb, narrowed his eyes and stared hard at the smoke, and firmly spoke the phrase that strikes fear into all adventurers.
"Vmmm…"
Strange red light began covering the giant's body, and in just a few seconds, it had completely recovered to its state before the battle.
At that moment, the youth's figure appeared in everyone's line of sight.
"Huff… huff…"
Fron bent over, the tip of his great sword planted in the ground, gasping heavily.
Seeing Goliath's transformation, there was no trace of frustration on his face, on the contrary, there was even a faint hint of excitement.
"Did the dungeon sense Loki's divine presence?"
"Under normal conditions, it's impossible for it to detect."
"But now I'm fighting the Goliath… maybe 'it' noticed, just by chance."
In the eyes of the onlookers, the giant monster's body color gradually changed from brown to darker and darker tones, even giving the illusion of being indestructible.
Fron, who understood this change, knew, Goliath had been enhanced.
Black Goliath, an ultra-rare species on the Level 5 floor-boss level!
A special monster that only appears under the interference of divine presence.
All its stats are enhanced to Level 5, and in durability it can even reach Level 6 standards, plus that special skin…
"Now this is interesting."
Boiling fighting spirit surged in his heart.
His long-silent heart burned again, giving Fron the same feeling as watching hot-blooded manga in his childhood.
"This feeling… it's been a long time!"
He ripped off the "Fire Spirit Cloak" from his body, revealing his bare upper body, and stood tall.
His blond hair fluttered in the black and red erupting thunderfire, and his determined eyes, shining with azure light, stared directly at the enemy.
The immense pressure swept over him like a gust of wind, but the firm figure didn't retreat an inch.
"Come fight me, monster!!!!!!!!!!!"
With a booming explosion, Fron launched his attack.
Level 2 vs. Level 5? floor boss, a life-risking deathmatch, began again!
"Hraaah!!!!!!"
Fron leapt up, swinging his great sword at the enemy, but the durability was even more exaggerated than before, causing his brows to furrow tightly.
Despite his full-force slashes, he only managed to cut the skin, and it regenerated instantly.
"Terrifying regeneration."
"What do we do, Finn? At this rate, Fron will die!"
"Don't panic, Lefiya. With so many of us here, even if he fails, he won't lose his life."
That's right. The reason Fron could go all-in and wager his life in this deathmatch, was precisely because these Familia members were behind him.
From the moment he chose his Familia, he knew this day would come!
Now, his choice was bearing fruit, bonds had been formed.
The sight of his companions gave him infinite strength, empowering him to wager everything and face his enemy head-on!
"Slash, slash, slash!"
One strike, another, and another!
Useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, all of them useless!!!!
"Damn it!"
The enraged Goliath's latent power surged, and Fron, who had been maintaining the advantage with superior stats, now found himself overwhelmed, only his magic bombardment could barely suppress the enemy.
The consequences quickly showed in the fight.
As he slashed again, Goliath didn't give him time to retreat, its massive hand struck, slamming Fron to the ground.
"Not good!"
Everyone's eyes widened in shock. Ais even reached for her sword hilt.
"Stay back, Ais!"
Riveria held the trembling girl's shoulder and ordered her to remain still.
"My thumb is telling me, that kid wouldn't go down so easily."
Though Finn looked grim, he remained calm.
...
With a loud crash, Fron was slammed to the ground…
But it wasn't over yet, the youth, blood spurting from his mouth, was powerless on the ground and couldn't dodge in time, the giant's foot viciously kicked him, sending him flying like a ragdoll into a pile of rubble. The brutal impact made him spit blood again before collapsing limply.
"RRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
The Goliath, who had crushed the little bug with a combo, roared in excitement.
"Cough cough…"
Struggling to his feet, the figure supported himself with one hand on the ground, continuously spewing blood.
His face was drenched in red, blood dripping from his chin. His body was severely wounded, torn muscles, exposed shoulder blade, even his organs, strengthened by stat enhancements, ached faintly.
That blow nearly broke his spine, who knows how many bones were fractured.
"Ptoo… damn it!"
Spitting out bloody saliva, Fron cursed with a grim expression.
But thinking this was enough to take down an adventurer with such strong willpower, was far too naive.
That figure, relying on astonishing determination, stood up once more!
Then… in everyone's stunned gaze, he began an unusual chant.
"[Healing droplets, tears of light, eternal sanctuary.]"
"[Compose a medicinal hymn-three hundred, sixty, and five.]"
"[The melody of the healer's almanac saves all things.]"
"[Come, destruction of evil. The burial of wounds, interment of disease.]"
"[Curses be gone in the light of vitality.]"
"[In the name of all that is holy - I heal you]"
A gentle, sacred, pure, and heartwarming white magical radiance bloomed.
A mysterious white holy light magic circle expanded from Fron's position, an astonishing amount of magic surged upward, then enveloped his body.
"C-Captain… I've only seen it once, but I'm absolutely sure!"
"That's… Amid's!"
Then, Fron loudly declared the name of it!
"[Dia Fratel]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Bete's lips twitched subtly, turning his head and cursing under his breath,
"The battlefield saint's full heal, a complete healing!"