When the expeditionary force arrived, there were more than a hundred people, but after reaching the 90th floor, she was alone. However, even so, she did not give up her original purpose.
After recovering from her injuries for two years on the 90th floor and regaining her peak condition, she entered the 91st floor with the mindset of carrying on the legacy of everyone.
However, after entering the 91st floor, she discovered that there were no more groups of monsters after the 91st floor, only a Monster Rex that was as powerful as Cerberus and the black dragon.
Even though she was alone, she still took action against this monster.
This monster didn't possess special abilities like the Black Dragon. After a fierce battle, she defeated it, but at the cost of being severely injured again.
She returned to the 90th floor and spent three years recovering from her injuries. Once she regained her peak condition, she entered the 91st floor again.
However, to her surprise, the monster she had previously eliminated was reborn. Having no other choice, she had to take action again.
The result was not much different from the previous time. She defeated the monster, but was severely injured again and returned to the 90th floor to heal.
This situation lasted for fifteen years. Over the course of fifteen years, she launched five attacks on the 91st floor, and her strength continued to grow.
Finally, on the fifth attempt, she managed to eliminate it at the cost of minor injuries. After recovering from her injuries on the 91st floor for half a year, she set off again, entering the 91st floor and heading towards the 92nd floor.
Upon entering the 92nd floor, she discovered that, like the 91st floor, there were no hordes of monsters, only one monster that was much stronger than the one on the 91st floor. This monster was even stronger than the one on the 91st floor.
Just like when she first entered the 91st floor and fought the monster there, she killed the monster on the 92nd floor at the cost of serious injury, and then had no choice but to return to the 90th floor to recuperate.
However, this time, after recovering from her injuries, she did not continue to take action.
Because she knew that, given her condition, she simply couldn't conquer those floors by herself.
She was now in a situation where both her path forward and her path back were blocked. The distance between the previous safe floor and this safe floor was too great for her to go back alone. She also couldn't continue to advance to the next floor because she needed to heal her injuries for a long time after conquering each floor.
During this time, the monsters on the floors she conquered will have been reborn.
Continuing would only be a waste of time. So she temporarily abandoned her goal and prepared to wait here for the successors who would inherit their will and act together with them.
However, this wait lasted for a thousand years.
A thousand years later, she finally sensed the presence of new humans again.
It's been too long, this period of time has been far too long.
"They're here."
Memories of the past surfaced in her mind, but only a few seconds had passed in reality.
Aria had just snapped out of her reverie when she sensed two auras flying toward her at an extremely fast speed.
As soon as she finished speaking, a white light fell in front of her.
Looking at the two figures that had landed in front of her, Aria remained calm, but her heart was churning with a strong sense of anticipation.
She had been waiting for the arrival of her successors, and also waiting for her daughter, Ais.
As the white light faded and Aria saw the newcomer's appearance, her heart skipped a beat.
"Ais?" Aria's body trembled as she called out softly.
Even after a thousand years, she still recognized Ais at a glance. Ais looked almost exactly the same as she did when she was a child, except that she had grown up a bit.
Over the years, she had missed her daughter. She had considered desperately trying to get back to the ground, but had eventually given up on that idea.
If it's to eliminate the root cause of the dungeon's disaster, then she would sacrifice herself without hesitation. But she couldn't do it if it were for a vague and uncertain possibility.
Just like before, after she conquered the 92nd floor and realized that no matter how hard she tried, it was all in vain, she gave up and chose to wait for the next person to arrive.
This attitude also applied to the idea of giving everything she had to gain even the slightest chance of returning to the ground.
The 90th floor was safe, she hadn't encountered any special situations here, and the Monster Rexes of the floors below hadn't broken through the floor boundaries to rush up.
Being a spirit with a long lifespan, she could wait indefinitely for the arrival of the others. She believed that her daughter Ais would eventually arrive here as well. Then the mother and daughter would naturally be able to meet again.
Compared to risking everything for even the slightest chance of returning to the ground, she preferred to wait here.
Although a thousand years had passed, she continued to look forward to it.
Finally, a thousand years later, she had finally fulfilled her long-cherished wish.
"Mom."
As soon as she landed and saw Aria, Ais rushed over and buried her head in Aria's arms like a child, responding to Aria's soft call in a soft murmur.
Her perseverance over the years had finally paid off at this moment.
Aria had calmed down by now, her expression gentle. She reached out and gently stroked Ais's hair, murmuring softly, "It's been a long time, Ais. You've grown so much."
"Yes, it's been a long time, mom." Ais murmured softly.
She slowly raised her head, her eyes fixed quietly on the person she had been thinking about day and night.
Aria looked at Ais gently, her hands continuing to stroke Ais's hair.
Watching the mother and daughter reminisce, Leon didn't disturb them and left temporarily, giving them some space.
"I didn't expect there to be a safe floor even in such a deep place. Speaking of which, starting from the 50th floor, the patterns of the main and safe floors all changed."
"The floors after the Monster Rex's floor are safe floors. But after the 50th floor, this is no longer valid."
"The pattern of the Monster Rex's appearance has been disrupted."
"The previous safe floor was the 70th floor, while the current safe floor is the 90th floor, which is 20 floors apart."
"However, this should be the last floor, right?"
Standing in one spot, Leon punched the ground, catching a special monster hidden underground, and muttered to himself.
This special monster is the key, the key to the 91st floor.
Leon glanced at the mother and daughter who were still catching up, using the veins of light. It seemed they wouldn't stop anytime soon.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to go down to the next floor.
After using the key to open the passage to the next floor, Leon stepped inside.