"Throne Room"

Clearly, Tiona, Tione, and Lefiya Viridis all strongly opposed Leo's dangerous idea.

In their view, that's not a challenge, that's suicide.

"Let alone you, even I, Tiona, and even Ais would have virtually no chance of defeating Udaeus in a one-on-one fight."

In an attempt to persuade Leo to stay, Tione even began to belittle herself.

It wasn't exactly self-deprecation; Tione genuinely lacked confidence in defeating Udaeus alone. Otherwise, given her fierce personality, she would have likely already sought out and caused him trouble.

After all, she had basically reached the limit at Lv.5, and her strength had been stuck for a long time. She just couldn't find an opportunity to upgrade, so she could only continue to maintain a drop in the bucket of growth. If there was a chance to defeat Udaeus, she would definitely not mind going directly to challenge him in order to upgrade.

The fact that Tione didn't do that precisely shows that he lacked confidence as well.

Even she lacked confidence, so it would be even more difficult for Leo, who was a level below her, to accomplish this challenge.

Therefore, she must stop Leo.

"Even if we all go together, it might be difficult, right? Otherwise, Finn wouldn't have told us we had to get back before Udaeus revives!"

Tiona also tried to persuade her earnestly.

Udaeus possesses potential abilities exceeding Lv.6, making its level higher than Ais, Tiona, and Tione (Lv.5). Even with the addition of Leo (Lv.4) and Lefiya Viridis (Lv.3), defeating it would still be very difficult.

If this is the case with five people going together, imagine what it would be like if Leo were alone.

In short, Tiona also disapproved of Leo's actions.

"Even if your magical firepower is much stronger than before, it will still be very difficult to harm someone like Udaeus!"

Lefiya Viridis was utterly terrified.

Even ordinary monsters from the deepest realms could instill a sense of oppression and tension in her, rendering her unable to move. So Lefiya Viridis, it was even more unimaginable that a floor master with a classification level of Lv.6 could face such a monster alone.

Even Ais, whom she admired most, didn't think she had the ability to defeat Udaeus alone, let alone Leo.

I doubt that even if the three clan leaders were to arrive in person, they could defeat Udaeus single-handedly.

Although her level was a bit low, she had followed the clan's expeditionary force to fight against Udaeus and witnessed Finn and others leading the challenge against that floor master.

To put it bluntly, even if the entire Loki Familia expeditionary force were to go, it wouldn't be absolutely safe when dealing with Udaeus. Sometimes, people would be seriously injured, or even face death.

With Finn and other Lv.6s, Ais and other Lv.5s present, and many elite members of the expeditionary force assisting them, this was already the case. How could Leo possibly have a chance alone?

"Let's go back."

Don't think about such dangerous things.

"Even if you want to achieve great things, find a different opponent. Udaeus is really no match for you."

Lefiya Viridis, Tiona, Tione then spoke up one after another, all offering advice.

Only Ais, watching Leo with a faint glimmer of light, remained silent and did not intervene.

Seeing that everyone was trying to dissuade him, Leo did not insist on going his own way.

"How about this," Leo suggested, "Let me give it a try?"

Give it a try?

How do I try it?

Is something you can just try casually?

Before anyone could say anything, Leo cut them off.

"I have flight magic. If things go wrong, I can easily break through the encirclement and fly away. I'm not afraid of being intercepted at all," Leo said. "Even if the floor master has ranged attack capabilities, my flight magic has defensive abilities. Coupled with the protection of the Giant Battle Suit, with double protection, even if I can't defeat Udaeus, I should still be able to survive, right?"

"I'll see if I can take on the challenge; if not, I'll retreat immediately using flight magic."

"Now you can all rest assured, right?"

Leo's words caused everyone to fall into deep thought.

They recalled the scene when Leo activated his flight magic, the acceleration that was enough to pierce the sky and disappear into the horizon in an instant, and they had to admit that it was indeed something that not everyone could stop.

Even if someone tries to stop you, they'll have to break through the magic's protective barrier first.

Everyone remembered very clearly how Leo answered when Finn asked how strong Leo's magical defenses were.

"If I had this magic when I was level 2, Goliath's full-force punch probably wouldn't even be able to break through my defenses."

With the added protection of the Giant Battle Suit, a top-tier defensive armor set, even Udaeus, who could severely injure a Level 5 opponent with a single blow, shouldn't be able to easily injure Leo and leave him alive, right?

After thinking it over carefully, everyone suddenly realized that this might work.

"Besides, aren't you all still here?"

Seeing this, Leo smiled and said the last sentence.

"If necessary, you'll have to support me. Surely I can't even manage to run away?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, speechless.

That's what they said, but the thought of Leo challenging the Lv.6 floor master alone still made them feel uneasy.

Because they clearly knew how strong that floor master was, they felt that Leo's attempt was futile and that he would eventually have to run away.

If that's the case, why waste time trying and taking unnecessary risks?

Unfortunately, Leo was determined to go.

"Otherwise, you can wait for me here." Leo twirled the Dragon Fang Sword in his hand and said, "I'll try it myself."

Upon hearing this, the women immediately spoke up.

"We'll go with you!"

Rather than letting this man face the danger alone, it's better for us to go with him and watch.

This is relatively safe.

Ais watched as everyone discussed the matter, without participating in the discussion at all, but she held Leo's hand the whole time and never let go.

And so, the group began their final mission—the "Throne Room."

This is the largest chamber on the entire 37th Floor.

It's not far from the center of the building, practically blocking the way to the 38th floor, so its width and height are astonishing.

Leo and his group of five fought off countless warrior-type monsters classified as Lv.3 and Lv.4, passed through several layers of circular walls, and finally arrived at this cavern and entered it.

It was exceptionally dark here; the phosphorescence seemed even dimmer than outside. The air was eerily still, and even the roars of monsters sounded distant, as if no monster wanted to come here.

Just like when Leo challenged Goliath, the master of the 17th Floor, ordinary monsters would automatically avoid the area during Goliath's birth, unwilling to trespass on the "lord's" territory. Now that Udaeus is about to be born again, all the monsters are instinctively staying away from this place.

Therefore, when Leo and the others arrived here, there was only quiet darkness and nothing else.

"Then I'll be right back."

Leo spoke as casually as if he were going on a picnic, and after saying a few words, he prepared to step into the room.

"Etc!"

Lefiya Viridis called out to him, then took out all the elixirs from her backpack and stuffed them into his hand.

"These are all the magical potions we have. They're yours."

Lefiya Viridis turned her head, but her movements were swift; she handed all the magical potions to Leo without the slightest hesitation.

"And this too, the Elixir, is for you."

Tiona and Tione also took out their most treasured possessions and handed them to Leo.

Ais did nothing, but stared into the dark room, her eyes sharpening.

"Then I'll accept it."

Leo remained silent for a moment, then accepted all the elixirs without hesitation, carefully placing them into his pouch.

In fact, he had enough spiritual medicine reserves.

The main purpose of returning to the ground was to prepare for the challenge against the floor master; updating ability values was just one part of those preparations.

Therefore, Leo acquired a sufficient amount of elixirs on the ground, preparing a full forty vials of magic elixirs alone, each of which was a high-grade magic elixir, with the best effect on restoring mental strength on the ground. He also prepared five vials of Elixir, all of which were high-grade.

But since it was his companion's gesture, Leo couldn't refuse.

After accepting all of these, Leo strode into the cave and arrived at the Throne Room.

Soon after, Leo arrived at the very center of the hall and stood there motionless.

Ais, Tiona, Tione, Lefiya Viridis, and the others stood there silently, waiting quietly.

This wait lasted for a full two hours.

"Boom!"

At one point, the ground suddenly began to shake, and the shaking became increasingly intense.

At first it was just a slight shaking, but soon the shaking turned into a violent tremor, like the entire 37th

The entire building seemed to be trembling.

"They've arrived."

The women behind him held their breath, staring intently ahead, some even drawing their weapons and gripping them tightly. Snap!

The cracking sound arrived as expected, but it didn't come from the wall; it came from the ground.

Not far from where Leo stood, the ground began to slowly rise, creating cracks.

The cracks became more numerous and denser, making the entire floor of the Throne Room appear as if the earth itself had split open, with the cracks spreading outwards seemingly without end.

Immediately afterwards, a gigantic, pitch-black body burst through the ground, pushing aside rocks and sand, causing them to cascade down its body like a landslide, while emitting a deafening roar that almost shattered the ears, and slowly appeared in the hall.

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

The roar was like thunder descending from the sky, or a furious storm, stirring up billowing dust.

Bathed in the surging sound, Leo's expression gradually became serious.