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If Ling Xuan found out, he could probably only sigh helplessly.

She really... made me cry.

Just as Hestia was stuffing herself, a goddess appeared beside her.

"Honestly, I never expected you to attend this banquet! But you should mind your table manners a little. No one here is going to fight you for it."

The goddess who spoke was a red-haired woman with her right eye covered by an eyepatch.

She was one of Hestia's few close friends, the Goddess of Fire, Hephaestus!

Even in the Heavenly Realm, she was one of the foremost master smiths. The weapons forged by members of her Familia were highly sought after by adventurers.

"Hephaestus?"

"Mm, this is a little surprising... I never thought you'd come to this banquet. Is it because of your Familia?"

Hephaestus asked curiously. The only thing that could change this goddess's nature was probably her Familia.

The moment Hestia saw Hephaestus, her eyes immediately lit up.

"Hephaestus, you came at just the right time. I have a..."

Before she could finish speaking,

cheers erupted nearby.

A beautiful young woman in clothes embroidered with gold thread was slowly descending from upstairs, her silver hair cascading down to her hips.

The enchanting girl made every person present widen their eyes.

She possessed a flawless golden-ratio figure and beauty beyond compare. It could even be said that the words "capable of toppling kingdoms and cities" had been created for her alone.

She was none other than the Goddess of Beauty, Freya!

Hestia was immediately startled by this sudden arrival.

"F-Freya!"

Faced with that smile capable of enthralling all living beings, Hestia could not muster the slightest fondness for her.

On one hand, Hestia knew very well what kind of personality the Goddess of Beauty before her had.

If she became friends with this woman, she would be schemed against terribly...

On the other hand, she simply inexplicably disliked the woman in front of her.

It felt as though this woman wanted to take something from her...

Some instinct told her to be wary of Freya!

Otherwise, she would lose something important!

With that thought in mind, Hestia hid behind Hephaestus.

"Good evening."

"I saw you chatting here earlier, so I came over to take a look. I didn't interrupt you, did I?"

Freya paid no mind to Hestia's avoidance and smilingly brushed past the subject.

Hearing this, Hephaestus shook her head.

"Not at all."

As a goddess herself, she did not think her charm was inferior to Freya's.

After all, gods were basically perfect in appearance.

"That's good, then. I thought my sudden visit might make Hestia dislike me!"

As Freya spoke, she raised her wineglass to her lips. Her red lips parted slightly, and she drained the wine in a single gulp.

"Dislike is a bit much. Compared to you..."

Hestia curled her lips.

"There's someone here I dislike even more!"

As soon as those words fell,

another goddess appeared beside them.

Her beauty was not inferior in the slightest to the three goddesses.

The only slight deficiency was her somewhat flat front armor.

That was right, this newly arrived goddess was Loki!

And Loki was an utterly ordinary goddess whom one could see straight from head to toe at a glance!

"Fifi! Freya! And little squirt!"

Loki dashed over to the three of them, but that final form of address made Hestia grind her teeth. Sure enough, she and this woman just could not get along.

At that moment, Loki looked at Hestia curiously.

"I heard you recently recruited a Familia member. His name is Ling Xuan, right?"

At the mention of Ling Xuan, Hestia immediately perked up.

"That's right! My Ling Xuan is the best adventurer!"

Hestia said proudly.

Then Loki said something that made Hestia's fur stand on end!

"Hmm, I wonder what kind of love potion your Ling Xuan fed my Ais. My Familia members want that little guy to join our Familia!"

Hearing that, Hestia's eyes widened at once.

"What did you say!!!!"

At that moment, Hestia looked like a vicious tiger guarding her food!

"Ling Xuan belongs to my Familia! No matter what conditions you offer, I won't give him to you!"

Meanwhile, although Freya appeared calm on the surface, she quietly committed the name to memory and tried to glean more valuable information from the two women's conversation.

The meeting of the four goddesses—no, that was not quite right.

It should be said that the meeting between Hestia and Loki made all the gods watching the show excited. Catfights were the most entertaining, especially when it was Loki and Hestia—the staple act of every banquet...

While the goddesses were plotting against one another, Ling Xuan and Ryu Lion were walking alone together through the Dungeon!

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Meanwhile, Ling Xuan and Ryu Lion continued onward through the Dungeon.

What was it like for a man and a beautiful elf girl to walk alone through a Dungeon late at night, even into the early morning?

Ling Xuan could answer that question very responsibly.

—Exhausting!

Yes, exhausting in every sense of the word!

At that moment!

In the Chat Group, the group members were slightly stunned when they saw the message Ling Xuan had just sent.

Ling Xuan: What's it like walking through a Dungeon with an elf? 'Image'

Opening the image revealed a clear view of the Dungeon.

Gray rocks lay scattered everywhere. The surrounding walls, floor, and ceiling were all formed from bedrock, while a faint dampness lingered in the air.

Izayoi Sakamaki: An adventurer's Dungeon actually contains natural caverns like this... And elves too. As expected, an adventurer's world is full of wonders. I'm becoming very interested in your world.

Ling Xuan: This isn't some natural cavern halfway up a mountain. The Dungeon's terrain changes drastically at fixed floor intervals.

That was right, the Dungeon's terrain changed.

Starting from the standard labyrinth structure commonly seen on the first floor directly connected to the surface, the floors took on various forms such as forests, lakes, and wildernesses, creating miniature worlds so vast that it was hard to imagine they lay underground.

The farther down one went, the more obvious these changes in natural environment became.

After reading Ling Xuan's explanation,

everyone in the group nodded.

Elysia: A man and woman alone together at night, and inside the Dungeon too... That feels rather intriguing. Could it be that you and that elf girl are a couple?

Bronya: An elf... Bronya is suddenly curious about what elves look like. But the world of adventurers does make Bronya curious!

Izayoi Sakamaki: Going by the usual pattern, the Dungeon should be more dangerous at night, right? And with terrain like this, there could very well be some huge monsters hiding around.

Ling Xuan nodded upon hearing that.

Ling Xuan and Ryu Lion were currently advancing through a rock cavern.

Ahead lay a single stone path that stretched deep into the distance.

Although the path ran straight ahead, its end could not be seen.

In addition, vertical holes like wells had been carved into the corners of the walls.

They appeared to be Trap Holes leading to the lower floors, meant to kill careless adventurers.

Combined with the dim phosphorescence and the occasional low growls of monsters echoing through the cavern, the atmosphere was rather oppressive.

However, neither Ling Xuan nor Ryu Lion cared in the slightest.

With their strength, the monsters on this floor posed no threat to them.

It was worth mentioning that the monsters of the Middle Floors differed from those of the Upper Floors.

Not only had their stats changed dramatically, but their attack methods had also changed considerably.

From this point onward, monsters began to possess ranged attacks.

Some monsters could even use magical flames now.

From here on, these monsters could inflict damage on adventurers that could not be underestimated.

For example, the Hellhounds that appeared on this floor.

As canine monsters, they could spew extremely powerful flames.

Those flames could easily melt any armor.

But... to Ling Xuan, flames of that level were simply not worth mentioning.

Rather, that level of fire was no different from taking a hot spring bath for him.

When those Hellhounds breathed fire, Ling Xuan did not even bother dodging.

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"Roarrrr—"

After easily dealing with the Hellhound before him, another roar came from deep within the tunnel.

Immediately afterward, charging through the depths of the passage with a fierce whirring sound was a Crystal Mantis.

Looking at the monster before him, Ling Xuan recalled its characteristics.

It was a mantis-type monster whose body was made of crystal.

Its crystal body made it one of the most difficult monsters in the Middle Floors to harm with magic attacks.

It was rarely encountered, but appeared more often on the fifteenth floor, drawn there by crystals and beautiful minerals.

"I didn't expect to encounter such a rare Crystal Mantis here."

Looking at the monster before him, Ling Xuan recalled its characteristics.

Facing the Crystal Mantis rushing toward him, Ling Xuan did not feel the slightest urge to dodge.

To him now, this monster was nothing more than a moving target.

With that thought, Ling Xuan merely raised the Heavenly Fire Judgement in his hand.

He gently pulled the trigger.

Following Ling Xuan's will!