"So that was how it was."
Udaeus swung its massive black sword, startling Riveria. But she immediately realized that the condition for Udaeus to use its black sword was a one-on-one duel. That was why neither the Loki Familia nor the Freyja Familia had ever seen Udaeus's black sword before.
After all, its enemy was a monster, not an opponent in some competition. Under normal circumstances, no one would choose to fight it alone. Not even Ottar had done so. It was not that Ottar did not want to, but that when he had wanted to, he had not been strong enough to solo Udaeus. By the time he was strong enough, he had set his sights on Balor, the floor boss of the forty-ninth floor. There was no longer any need for him to challenge Udaeus alone.
For someone like him, already at lv7 and close to advancing to lv8, Udaeus no longer held any appeal. It was only after he learned about the weapon Ais had obtained from soloing Udaeus that he went to challenge it alone, hoping to acquire Udaeus's black sword. The Dominator Black Sword Ottar later wielded had been forged from that black sword as material, combined with the Guburnu Familia's techniques. It could be called the strongest first-tier weapon.
"Looks like it has no magic. You could call it an enhanced Goliath, but among those at lv5 or lv6, the only ones who could probably solo it are Ais—and perhaps Bell as well. I'm not sure about Ottar."
Watching Udaeus continuously attack Ais with the black greatsword in its hand, without releasing any magic or similar attacks, Shen Fei's thoughts began to wander. Comparing it to Orario's current adventurers, how many of them could fight it alone?
Ais went without saying; she had already