Victory Through Perseverance

The chaotic battle on the 58th Floor lasted from daylight until dusk, when it finally subsided.

The number of Evil Wyvern that used to fly down from the dome gradually decreased until they stopped appearing altogether. The monster horde on the 58th Floor, led by the Cannon Dragon, also began to decline, eventually becoming too weak to continue and, like the Evil Wyvern, disappeared.

This is not an easy task.

After all, the Dungeon is alive. In addition to the monsters that already exist on the 58th Floor and the floors above, the Dungeon is constantly spawning new monsters during the melee, which is why there is a constant stream of monsters, making the melee last for a full half day.

Fortunately, Dungeon also have their limits, as does the monster respawn rate. The production interval is fixed, so unless the Dungeon is determined to cause trouble and create an abnormal situation, as long as Leo and the others keep going, turning the tide and surviving is not a dream.

Everyone was giving it their all to keep going.

Tiona and Tione fought until they were covered in blood and wounds. They used countless doses of high-grade elixirs and more than once the Elixir. They even drank ordinary elixirs to restore their strength like water, which is how they managed to persevere.

Ais didn't end up covered in blood; after all, she was a Lv.6, with stats significantly higher than the monsters on this floor. She also had the Wind Armor created by [Ariel], and Riveria Ljos Alf's protective magic had shielded her for a while, so she wasn't seriously injured. However, her stamina, energy, and overall physical condition deteriorated rapidly, causing the cold expression that had always graced her face to turn pale.

[Ariel] is indeed very powerful, originating from the wind magic of the Great Fairy Aria. It grants Ais the additional ability to even overcome level differences, but the burden it places on the body is real. Ais, who used this magic continuously, even started to have her limbs twitching in the end, and her whole body was in excruciating pain. It was even more difficult for her to persevere than for Tiona and Tiona.

Lefiya Viridis was also unharmed, but in order to support everyone, reduce the number of enemies as much as possible, and alleviate the pressure on everyone, she had used wide-area annihilation magic multiple times beyond her capacity, draining her mental energy time and time again, and using up nearly half of the magic potions she had on hand, just to avoid reaching the point of mental exhaustion.

As for Leo —his condition was actually the best of all.

He single-handedly blocked all the flying units in the sky, unleashing his full power from the very beginning, constantly accelerating. With his superior defensive capabilities, he charged through the dragon horde like a meteorite, crashing into countless Evil Wyvern, causing them to bleed and howl in agony. He also caused countless Evil Wyvern to fall from the sky like kites with broken strings, crashing to the ground like dumplings, almost all of them smashing to pieces.

The [Comet Pursuit] flight magic effect is incredibly powerful. Once Leo is willing to go all out and accelerate without regard to cost, his unlimited acceleration makes him virtually impossible to catch. Evil Wyvern and the like will either be left eating dust behind him or become targets to be smashed into. None of the Flame Bullet filling the sky will hit him, and since there are no friendly forces in the sky, there's no need to worry about friendly fire. Leo only needs to keep accelerating and crashing into the areas with the highest concentration of monsters.

Of course, this would greatly deplete his mental energy, but Leo's condition was still much better than Lefiya Viridis was constantly using powerful magic.

Firstly, he possesses the developmental ability of "Mind Healing," which allows him to automatically replenish some of his mental energy at all times, preventing it from becoming depleted.

Secondly, the Starlight in his hand could also amplify his mental power. The two magic gems, crafted by the Great Fairy, continuously assisted Leo under the guidance of mysterious patterns composed of Divine Script, outputting Demonic Power and greatly alleviating the rate at which Leo's mental power was depleted.

In addition, Leo still had a lot of high-grade magical potions, and using flight magic did not consume his stamina. Therefore, after Leo successfully dealt with all the Evil Wyvern, his condition was actually not bad, only a little tired, unlike the others who were in a sorry state.

Faced with this situation, even the Dungeon instinctively judged that there was no need to continue, so no abnormal situation occurred. Leo and his group eventually defeated all the monsters, destroyed the four walls of the 58th Floor, and after ensuring that the monsters would not respawn, they collapsed to the ground.

"We... we won, right?"

Tiona lay sprawled on the ground, panting heavily and making uncertain sounds as she bled profusely.

"A bunch of damn bastards—if they don't shut up soon, I'll smash this entire floor to pieces!"

Tione lay beside Tiona, her pretty face contorted in blood, still bearing traces of anger, telling everyone just how furious this Amazonian warrior known as the [Angry Snake] had been in the midst of this chaotic battle.

Both sisters looked to be in very poor condition, but that's probably why they've been able to persevere until now.

Tiona possesses two skills: [Berserk Rampage] and [Great Heat Battle].

The effect of [Berserk Rampage] is to increase attack power based on the degree of injury, while the effect of [Great Heat Battle] is to greatly increase all stats when the user is near death.

Tiona was constantly injured and had entered a near-death state more than once, so these two skills were almost always active during the battle, which allowed her to break through the encirclement of monsters with the same potential ability at Lv.5 time and time again.

Tione also possesses two skills: [Wrathful Rampage] and [Great Counterattack].

The effect of [Wrathful Rampage] is to increase attack power based on the degree of injury, and the effect of this skill can also be enhanced based on the degree of rage. The effect of [Great Counterattack] is to greatly increase the "Strength" parameter when the user is near death.

In other words, the angrier Tione is, the higher her attack power becomes. This is why she was able to tear apart worm-like monsters in the past. In addition, her "strength" parameter can be greatly increased when she is near death. When she goes berserk, she is much more ferocious than Tiona.

The two sisters were only able to easily defeat a large group of Lv.5 monsters thanks to their skill enhancements; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to persist until now without having reached Lv.6.

"Did we... we succeeded?"

Unlike Tiona and Tione, who collapsed to the ground without any regard for their image, Lefiya Viridis slumped there, her pretty face pale and filled with lingering fear, looking as if she doubted whether she was really still alive.

"Don't doubt it, we succeeded."

Leo, supporting Ais who was too weak to stand, looked at the girls before him and smiled bitterly.

"To be honest, even I was surprised, but we really did defeat all the monsters on our own. It's a victory of perseverance."

Originally, Leo thought that if they could hold out until Finn and the others reached the 58th Floor and came to their aid, they would have won.

Unexpectedly, whether it was because Tiona, Tione, Lefiya Viridis, and the others fought too hard, or because they had indeed become too strong, they managed to hold on through their own strength and successfully repel all the monsters before Finn and the others even arrived.

Or perhaps both reasons contributed to this outcome?

In short----

"Be proud! We conquered this floor with just five people, a floor we couldn't reach last time, and the one we could only stop at the time before that."

Leo's words startled the girls, some of them grinning, others completely relaxing their tense bodies.

"Did you hear that, Tione?! This time, we conquered the 58th Floor with just the five of us here!" Tiona exclaimed happily. "This is something we couldn't do before!"

"What's there to be happy about?" Tione's anger hadn't completely subsided, and she said in an extremely nasty tone, "Do you think the biggest credit goes to us? It's all because Ais leveled up, and this time that bastard Leo was there too, that's why we got this result."

"No, that's not true." Ais still couldn't stand up on her own and could only lean against Leo's chest, shaking her head as she said, "Lefiya Viridis tried her best and was a great help."

"Huh?" Lefiya Viridis was stunned, as if she hadn't expected to be called out. After realizing what had happened, she shook her head repeatedly and said, "No, that's not it! I only did my bit! The real heroes should be Miss Ais! And... Mr. Leo."

Towards the end, the elven girl's tone became reluctant, leaving Leo amused and exasperated.

"Alright, stop being so modest. Let's get some rest now."

Leo helped Ais sit down next to Lefiya Viridis, then took out a magic potion from his pouch and slowly drank it while looking in one direction.

Upon seeing this, Leo paused slightly as he drank his medicine.

"----What's wrong?"

Sitting on the ground, Ais keenly noticed Leo's change and asked him a question.

"Look over there."

Leo didn't answer the question, but instead pointed in a direction that drew everyone's attention.

Everyone was looking towards the north end of the building.

There, there is a passageway leading to the 57th Floor.

However, in that passageway, a group of monsters were pouring out and fighting against the other monsters that had survived on the floor.

They pounced on the monsters with extreme ferocity, swallowing them whole, skin and bones, before moving towards the south end of the floor.

"It's those worms!"

Tiona saw the monsters clearly and gasped in surprise.

"Tch, they really do appear on this floor."

Tione clicked her tongue in amazement.

"Have we gone unnoticed?" Lefiya Viridis asked nervously. "Where are they going?"

Upon hearing this, Leo and Ais gave the same answer in unison.

"59th Floor."

That's right, the destination of those worm-like monsters was the 59th Floor.

This is because the entrance to the next floor is located at the south end of this floor.