Riveria noticed the expressions around him but didn't stop. She continued, "We chased after them for years but could never catch up."
"Even now, we're still chasing, and no one dares claim they can match Zeus or Hera's familia."
"If there's anyone who can come close to matching them, it's only Leon."
This time it wasn't Riveria answering the group, but Finn himself, his tone heavy and sincere.
At this, Ais and the others all turned their gazes toward Leon. Indeed, Finn was right.
In today's Orario, the only one who could rival the power of Zeus and Hera familias was Leon.
"It's a pity they suffered a crushing defeat conquering the Black Dragon. The Empress and Maxim both died, leaving only Zald to return to Orario."
"But soon after coming back, Zald withdrew on his own, becoming just a stepping stone." Riveria took over.
"You can imagine just how terrifying the Black Dragon's strength is."
"The gods of Orario now place their hopes on us to defeat the Black Dragon. We are truly impressive." Gareth spoke up for the first time, his tone tinged with sarcasm.
"Why, don't you have confidence, Gareth?" Finn teased.
Listening to their stories, despite knowing that the Zeus and Hera familias had been wiped out by the Black Dragon, everyone present still felt a heavy weight on their hearts and shared Gareth's doubts.
Even Ais felt it. Though her will to fight burned fiercely inside, she couldn't help but feel uncertain.
The once-mighty Zeus and Hera familias had fallen so completely, could they really handle this?
The atmosphere grew heavy, but Leon remained calm, unaffected.
"Leon, are you sure you can deal with the Black Dragon?" Riveria noticed his demeanor, narrowed her eyes with a faint smile, and asked.
Her question made everyone's eyes lock onto Leon.
"Me?"
"If you want me to deal with the Black Dragon now, I can manage it." Leon blinked, then answered, eyes flicking over the crowd.
This was his conservative estimate. After all, he now had divine power. If he really wanted to kill the Black Dragon, he probably could. Even if he failed, retreating would still be possible.
But he had no intention of going against the Black Dragon right now.
At Lv. 6, if he killed the Black Dragon, who would be left to challenge him and make him earn special excelia at higher levels?
"...Ahaha, Leon, are you that confident?" Everyone was stunned by his words.
They hadn't expected Leon to say that.
Finn laughed with a smile.
Riveria's question had been about whether Leon could deal with the Black Dragon in the future, not the Leon of today. Yet Leon claimed he could do it now.
This was something Finn could hardly imagine.
Others found it hard to believe as well.
Leon ignored their reactions and offered no further explanation.
Tione, however, didn't hesitate. She had absolute faith in him.
"I believe Leon can do it."
"Me too! Me too!" Tiona shouted.
"I believe in Leon too." Ais said after a brief pause.
"Me, me too." Lyra whispered softly.
Their faith seemed contagious, one by one, others voiced their belief.
"I believe it too. After all, Leon is so mysterious." Alise smiled.
"Ah, exactly." Kaguya covered her mouth, her fox-like eyes sparkling. "I believe it too."
"Me as well." Ryuu's voice was serious.
"Come on, Leon."
"Leon should be able to do it."
Aside from Finn and a few others, everyone had practically handed the task of dealing with the Black Dragon over to Leon.
Leon's expression flickered strangely but he said nothing.
"Your prestige really is overwhelming now." Gareth smiled.
But just as she spoke, the passage everyone was heading toward suddenly shifted. The change caught everyone's attention instantly.
The ground began to swell. Under the dim light, thick roots erupted violently from the earth, rushing straight at them.
"There are monsters in the passage!" Finn shouted in alarm.
Normally, passages leading to other floors never had monsters. But today, that rule was broken.
Everyone was shocked, but all were seasoned adventurers. They reacted immediately.
Before the roots reached them, everyone launched a counterattack and easily destroyed the attacking roots.
"Hurry up and get out! It's too narrow here, and the light's dim, this place's no good for us!" Finn ordered.
After clearing the roots, everyone quickly rushed to the glowing entrance of the passage and poured out onto the 59th floor.
Swoosh!
"Here they come!"
As soon as they left the passage, Leon and the others were attacked fiercely, and countless thick roots swept towards them.
The crowd did not dodge, but went straight up and destroyed the roots.
Although they did not know what these roots were, the attack power of these roots was not very strong. They were only level 5. The melee adventurers present were all above level 5, so it was no problem to deal with them.
Leon did not take action as before, but just silently used Gate of Heaven to train his magic stat.
However, just as Finn and the others dealt with these roots, dense red fireballs appeared in front of them and blasted towards them.
"What a warm welcome."
Looking at the continuous offensive, the corners of Finn's lips slightly raised, and he said in a joking tone.
"It should be an amazing welcome." Gareth did not stop the giant axe in his hand. He swung it again right after destroying the roots, and did not forget to correct Finn.
"Haha, more!" Tiona shouted excitedly.
"Hey hey hey hey hey." Tiona swung her big double blades vigorously, and the fireballs that came at her were swept into pieces.
Ais swung Desperate, and the fireballs were torn into pieces.
The others also continued to attack and destroyed the fireballs that hit them.
"It's really exciting, more!" Alise shouted excitedly with a long sword emitting flames in her hand.
Everyone's attacks were very fierce. After tearing up the group of fireballs, they continued to run forward.
However, the attacks of the monsters could be said to be endless.
The fireball attack was just destroyed by everyone when a large number of wind blades and lightning strikes came from the back. This surprised everyone.
Along the way, they had encountered many monsters that could use magic, but this was the first time they had encountered magic of several attributes in a very short time.
"Leon, please investigate the situation."
Finn wanted Leon to help investigate the surrounding situation, but before he could speak, Riveria, who had been beside him, spoke up.
"The magic is the handiwork of the monster a few hundred meters away."
"There's a monster with four dragon heads, I call it a four-headed chimera."
"Also, there are roots under our feet. The source is unknown for the time being, but they will attack at any time, so be careful."
As soon as Riveria finished speaking, Leon gave a reply.
As early as after entering the 59th floor, Leon had used veins of light and discovered the situation in front. The monster with four heads was the same as the monster that was parasitized by one of the demi spirits that Leon had destroyed before.
***
[Naruto: Slaughter System]
After transmigrating into the Uchiha clan, Hiromi activates a system that only has killing in its mind.
[Kill Sarutobi Hiruzen!]
[Reward: Rinnegan]
[Kill Shimura Danzo!]
[Reward: Eternal Magekyo Sharingan]
[Kill Uchiha Madara!]
[Reward: Eight Inner Gates: Eighth Gate + Sage Mode]
Thus, someone who kills people at the drop of a hat was born in the Uchiha clan.