Destined to be Extraordinary Again

The next day----

As the first faint light appeared on the horizon, Leo had already gotten up and washed himself.

"Is this okay?"

With the Dragon Fang Sword sheathed in its scabbard hanging on his left hip and the Emerald Staff stored in its staff pouch on his right, and two unobstructed pouches hanging behind him, Leo stood in front of the full-length mirror, examining his reflection with a glint of shrewdness in his eyes.

He was wearing a combat suit with a cushioning layer of monster fur sewn into the lining, and an outer hooded robe with mysterious patterns engraved on the inside. It was clear that this was no ordinary outfit.

Both the combat suit and the robe were specially made; the former offered excellent protection, while the latter reduced the impact of attacks. Leo bought them from a magic item shop in the Babel Tower, and they cost the same as third-level weaponry, Leo nearly a million Valis.

To prepare for the tough battle ahead, Leo had made considerable preparations. The combat suit and special robe were nothing compared to the valuable items in the two pouches on his lower back.

A pouch contained a full thirty bottles of magical potions, each a specially made high-grade product, costing three times more than ordinary magical potions. The advantage of each potion was that it could restore more mental energy, and the recovery speed was also faster than ordinary magical potions. Therefore, Leo spent nearly a million Valis on these.

The other pouch contained ten high-grade elixirs and four Elixir. The former cost 30,000 Valis each, and the latter cost 500,000 Valis each. In addition, there were twenty ordinary elixirs for restoring physical strength. Leo had spent more than two million Valis on these.

This set of equipment and elixirs completely squandered all the money Leo had earned from his constant adventures and daily explorations of Dungeon.

But there's no way around it; the opponent is a floor master whose level is two levels higher than mine. These preparations are just the bare minimum. If I'm unwilling to spend this money, my already low win rate will probably plummet to rock bottom.

Leo checked his equipment and supplies one last time, making sure he hadn't forgotten anything, before leaving the room, going down the corridor, and heading downstairs.

Along the way, Leo didn't encounter anyone and left the tower smoothly, arriving at the courtyard.

He and Ais had agreed to meet here early this morning and head to the Dungeon together.

But when Leo arrived in the courtyard, he was stunned.

"Here he comes! Leo's here!"

Tiona stood in the courtyard, watching Leo walk down from the tower, and waved excitedly.

"You've finally arrived."

Tione stood beside Tiona, arms crossed, looking at Leo with a smile in her eyes.

"You've arrived, Mr. Leo."

Instead of carrying her usual huge backpack used by supporters, Lefiya only had a small bag slung over her shoulder and a wand, and greeted Leo shyly.

"Snort."

Lefiya Viridis held her long wand, looked at Leo who had arrived, and snorted, her attitude as unfriendly as ever.

Finally, there was Ais, who had already put on her usual attire for exploring Dungeon, with the Desperate hanging at her waist. She was surrounded by a group of girls in the very center, her face full of innocence.

What are you doing here?

Leo stared blankly at the uninvited girls for a long time before finally uttering a surprised sound.

"How about it? Surprised?" Tiona jumped out, hands on her hips, and said smugly, "We specifically made time to come with you, you know."

"Hey, you, the floor owner, actually planned to challenge that kind of monster alone when you were only at level 2?" Tione looked Leo up and down and said, "I really don't know what you were thinking."

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not worried about you." Lefiya Viridis tilted her head up and said matter-of-factly, "I'm here to keep Miss Ais company."

The three of them chatted away, and Leo finally began to understand the situation.

So, the news that he was about to challenge the floor master to a duel has been leaked?

Leo turned to Ais, a question in his eyes, but Ais shook her head in response.

Clearly, she didn't say that.

She only received Leo's invitation last night and didn't leave the room afterwards, so she certainly didn't tell anyone.

"It wasn't me either!"

When Lefiya saw Leo turn his gaze to her, she quickly shook her head in denial.

Leo only plans to challenge Goliath on the 17th Floor today and doesn't intend to explore the Dungeon. So he told Lefiya yesterday that he didn't need her to accompany him today. As a result, Lefiya knew a little about Leo's plans for today and expressed her concern about it.

If it were her, she might have accidentally let it slip, but now she's denying it.

If it wasn't Lefiya or Ais, how did Tiona and the other two know about this?

Leo was completely confused.

"It's Loki." Upon seeing this, Tione immediately cleared up Leo's doubts, saying, "She went to the captain's office last night and told him about it; I was there."

As for why she was there, Tione said there was no need to explain.

Why should one explain their life to others when they've launched a fierce Amazonian night raid?

Unfortunately, Finn was still awake at that time, and his ambitious Amazonian night raid plan fell through.

But Tione still felt that the trip wasn't a complete waste, at least he had learned about Leo's plan to challenge the floor master to a duel.

When Tione found out about this, her twin sister, who was always with her and shared the same dormitory, naturally found out as well.

And since the gossipy Tiona knew about it, it's no surprise that others did too.

That's why the girls couldn't sleep all night, and finally got up early to come here together, where they met Ais, who arrived as promised, and welcomed Leo, who was late.

"So, you're all planning to come with me?"

The astonishment on Leo's face had not disappeared at all.

Tiona, Tione, and Lefiya Viridis —these three are all core members of the Familia.

Two Lv.5s, one Lv.3 with firepower comparable to a Lv.5, plus Ais —this combination's combat power is simply too high!

Compared to these four, Lefiya, a rare healer, becomes almost invisible.

"We can't help it, we're just curious!" Tiona ran to Leo's side, grabbed his arm without hesitation, and said with a mix of excitement and joy, "This is a challenge against the floor master that's two levels higher than us! How can we not go and see?"

"If it were someone else, we definitely wouldn't be interested, after all, it's just going to their death, but you're different, right?" Tione slowly walked up to Leo, clicking his tongue in amazement, and said, "Although I don't quite believe you can do it, the captain seems quite interested in the feat you're planning, so of course I have to go and witness it."

Lefiya Viridis didn't say anything, but there were emotions in her eyes that Leo couldn't understand.

She actually felt that Leo had taken a really big risk.

Taking on the floor master one-on-one—for Lefiya Viridis, who felt somewhat nervous even fighting monsters directly, this was simply a pipe dream.

She had seen the floor master before, and it was precisely because she had seen him that she felt that such a monster was not something an adventurer could deal with alone.

Putting everything else aside, just considering its enormous size—far exceeding that of large-scale monsters, capable of causing earthquakes with a single blow— Lefiya Viridis simply couldn't imagine what kind of person could face it alone.

Ants can kill an elephant, but only when they are in large groups.

Could a single ant kill an elephant?

The answer is, of course, no.

So when Lefiya Viridis first learned about this, she was shocked, and even very angry.

She felt that Leo was being reckless and showing disrespect for his own life.

Even ordinary monsters can kill people, let alone something like the floor master.

If he's not careful—no, it should be said that given the difference in levels, there's a very high probability that Leo will die.

Lefiya Viridis was angry about this, but she was really just worried.

She had originally planned to rush straight to Leo's room, drag him out of bed, and give him a good talking to, but Tiona and Tione stopped her.

"He's already told Loki about it, and Loki has already agreed. Even if you go and try to persuade him now, he won't give up, will he?"

This is Tione's statement under normal circumstances, when she is relatively calm and composed.

"That's a one-on-one fight against the floor master! I want to see it! I've never seen Leo fight before!"

This is what Tiona is forever as innocent as a little angel, says.

More than being worried, the two women were curious as to why Leo dared to challenge the floor master alone at level 2.

Did they get carried away because they grew up too fast and too smoothly?

If it were someone else, Tiona and Tione might think the same way, but although they didn't know much about Leo, they knew enough to be quite certain that Leo wasn't that kind of person.

If he were that kind of person, Loki would never have agreed to his proposal, and Finn and the others would have stopped him long ago.

Especially Riveria, who is the vice-captain, is usually a worrier. If she felt that Leo's mentality was wrong and that doing this was no different from suicide and impossible, she would have definitely called Leo over and given him a lecture.

Tiona and Tione Loki Familia for quite some time. They may not know much about Leo, but they know their own Chief God and the three leaders of the Familia very well.

They knew very well that since Loki, Finn, and the other two had all chosen to acquiesce to this, it most likely meant only one thing.

The point is, Leo might actually take on the floor owner alone.

Otherwise, if there were absolutely no possibility, then the one god and the three men would never have agreed to this.

This surprised and intrigued the two sisters.

They were eager to know what was so special about Leo, and how powerful he was, that would make the clan leaders agree to such an outrageous thing.

Furthermore, the impact of Leo's rapid advancement from Lv.1 to Lv.2 in less than a month had not completely faded. Tiona and Tione were also eager to know how he had grown so quickly. So, the two sisters discussed it with Lefiya Viridis and decided to go to the Dungeon with Leo today.

As for Lefiya, she was genuinely worried, which is why she couldn't help but come over.

Her thinking was simple: although she couldn't help Leo fight, she could heal him if Leo got injured.

The four of them gathered in the courtyard and met Ais, who had been waiting there for a while. The group of five had been chatting for some time before Leo arrived, and if Leo hadn't come soon, they might have gone to find him on their own.

"What? Can't we go to the Dungeon yet?"

Seeing Lefiya Viridis standing there in a daze, and hearing her muttering those words, Leo almost wanted to say, "Leo Tsundere is outdated; you don't need to act like this."

This girl only acts like this when she's alone; her eyes and nose are all scrunched up. In front of others, she's incredibly well-behaved and obedient.

Leo knew that the elven girl was also worried about him, but since she was unwilling to say it, he had no reason to say it either.

"I didn't say you couldn't go." Leo, seeing everyone staring at him, could only manage a wry smile and said, "Do you think I can stop you?"

None of these women were easy to deal with. Not to mention him, even Finn and the others often had headaches because of their unauthorized actions.

Therefore, Leo wisely chose not to discuss the matter.

Their legs are their own body; what can he do even if he disagrees?

Besides, having a few big shots around to back them up is something everyone would be happy about.

Leo didn't want to be ungrateful.

"That's more like it." Tiona, still clinging to Leo's arm, said cheerfully, "Don't worry, we won't get in your way unless you're really going to die. Otherwise, we absolutely won't interfere."

"You're a man," Tione provoked, laughing, "Since you dare to boast about taking on the floor master one-on-one, then show us what you can do, otherwise you have no right to call yourself a member of the Loki Familia."

"I'll be watching from the sidelines." Lefiya Viridis stared intently at Leo for a moment, then turned away and said coldly, "Don't let Miss Ais and Miss Tiona go to all that trouble to save you."

"I... I've been keeping a close eye on things too." Seeing that everyone had spoken up, Lefiya quickly chimed in, "If things really get serious, then I'll treat Mr. Leo."

The girls started speaking up, which made Ais, who had been silent all along, hesitate to speak.

She actually wanted to cause a scene.

Leo invited her, so why did things turn out this way?

Ais's inner Ais even puffed up her cheeks a little.

But she was not good with words to begin with, and had no reason to stop everyone from following her, so she could only stand there silently, saying nothing.

"Let's go then."

Seeing that the matter was already settled, Leo stopped dwelling on it and spoke up directly.

"It will take some time to get from the ground floor to the 17th Floor."

He certainly didn't want to arrive on the battlefield only to find that his target had already been eliminated.

Therefore, it's best to go there as soon as possible.

The women naturally had no objections and nodded in agreement.

The group then left the base camp in a large group and headed to the Dungeon.

After Leo and the others left, quite a few more people gradually appeared at the base camp and left as well.

This day was destined to be extraordinary.