After leaving the 100th floor, Leon began to head towards the 90th floor.
On each floor, he stayed behind to observe the situation of the Monster Rex there. He hadn't noticed before, but these monsters all seemed to be in a very pleasant state, and this pleasure seemed to be given by divine power.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Leon's mind.
"The reason these monsters are so well-behaved and haven't gone up to the upper floors is probably because they can absorb divine power here, which is why they haven't left." Leon murmured to himself, looking at Horus.
Thinking of this, Leon raised an eyebrow slightly.
Without further hesitation, he hurried towards the 90th floor.
On the 90th floor, Ais had already been led by Aria to the small wooden house she had built, and they were having a warm conversation.
Leon's arrival brought their conversation to a halt.
"You must be Leon. Thank you for taking care of Ais." Aria greeted Leon warmly upon seeing him again.
"Ais is my friend." Leon smiled slightly and replied to Aria's gratitude.
Aria didn't say anything, just smiling and nodding.
"It seems you've finished your conversation. Let's go back and rejoin the main force." Leon then glanced at Ais and said to the two of them.
"Mm." Aria and Ais both had no objections and nodded.
Aria hadn't returned before because, given her condition, it would be difficult for her to survive until she reached a new safe floor. But now, with Leon and Ais, they can definitely get back to the surface.
"Leon, I want to battle the Monster Rex above."
Having found her mother, Ais was now interested in battle again
"Sure." Leon smiled and nodded, agreeing.
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Upon reaching the 89th floor, Ais unleashed her Angel Wings without hesitation, moving towards Cerberus.
Ais was currently Level 9, and when activating Angel Mode, her strength was comparable to Level 10.
"Ais has grown up quite a bit too."
Standing shoulder to shoulder with Leon at the entrance of the passage, watching Ais's heroic figure, Aria murmured softly.
"Ais is now the most powerful adventurer besides me." Leon chuckled and nodded.
Aria nodded slightly and said nothing more.
The two watched the battlefield in silence.
Seemingly wanting to impress her mother, Ais used her full power from the very beginning of the battle, combining Ariel and Avenger from the start.
Unleashing her full power, she was able to suppress Cerberus. Moreover, as time went by, Ais's combat power continued to increase.
In just two short hours, Cerberus was eliminated.
Because of her reckless actions, Ais suffered many injuries, and her light armor was also lost. However, Ais didn't care about this at all. Instead, she flew back immediately and landed in front of Aria, looking at her with expectant eyes.
Seeing this, Aria smiled slightly, then placed her hand on Ais's hair and gently touched it. "Well done, Ais."
Upon hearing this, Ais's pupils dilated, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face. Then she nodded firmly. "Mm."
After eliminating Cerberus, Leon led Ais and Aria upwards to rejoin the main force.
Leon and Ais were very fast, they had only been separated from the main group for a few hours.
When they rejoined the main force, the main force had only moved from the 80th floor to the 81st floor.
Everyone was very surprised to see Leon and Ais returning with Aria.
They had learned from the Corrupted Spirit that Ais's mother, Aria, had ventured into deeper levels. But a thousand years had passed, they were skeptical of Aria's survival.
But now, Aria was truly standing before them.
A thousand years had passed since the Age of Heroes, yet a Spirit still existed in this era. How could everyone not be astonished?
While surprised, everyone was also very curious.
How did Aria manage to live in such a deep floor, and for a thousand years at that?
Aria, as the person involved, answered everyone's questions with a smile.
After understanding the situation, everyone showed expressions of understanding.
"Leon, what's the situation on the next floor?"
After a brief moment of surprise, everyone began asking Leon and the others about the floors they had gone to.
To satisfy everyone's curiosity, Leon didn't hide anything and told them all about the upcoming floors.
"I never expected that the last ten floors of the dungeon would all be Monster Rexes."
"Moreover, there are even god-level monsters, it's unbelievable."
After learning about the information about the next floors from Leon, everyone showed surprise once again.
Even Aria was the same. She had only made it to the 92nd floor, and then she didn't venture any deeper. Unexpectedly, the floors after that were even inhabited by monsters of divine status.
Thinking about it now, they were really overestimating themselves back then, actually wanting to solve everything once and for all. Given their combat strength at the time, any one of those god-level monsters could have wiped them out.
However, after a brief moment of surprise, everyone became excited.
After all, with so many powerful monsters, if they all teamed up and killed just one of them, they would have loads of excelia and would meet the feat requirement to rank up. After all, apart from Leon and Ais, the highest level among the rest of them was only Level 8.
However, combined with Haruhime's abilities, they could definitely work together to eliminate a Level 10 monster that doesn't have the special abilities of the black dragon.
The moment this idea came to mind, everyone's hearts were filled with excitement. The group exchanged knowing glances, each seeing the other's thoughts in their eyes.
However, they wouldn't let Leon help them get down there.
Without further ado, after a brief reunion, the group resumed their adventure, heading towards the next floor.
As they set off, everyone was incredibly excited, their spirits and morale high.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Leon instantly understood.
Driven by this sudden surge of motivation, the team's morale soared to its peak, and they charged forward recklessly.
In three days, the main force fought their way down from the 81st floor to the 91st floor.
Without Leon, Ais, and Aria making a move, Tione and Tiona, leading the others, defeated the Sphinx after a fierce battle, even without Haruhime's assistance.
It was only because Leon was around that everyone was so unrestrained. With Leon, the super healer, around, everyone was not worried about dying from excessive injuries and went all out.
After defeating the Sphinx, the group began their return journey. Leon used flight magic to carry everyone back to the 50th floor, taking the main force stationed on the 50th floor with him, and returned to the surface.
The return journey took only one day, and the group was back on the surface.
Unsurprisingly, the majority of the team members got a major power up.
Members below Level 8 all ranked up. Only members of Level 8 or higher didn't rank up. After all, the higher the level, the more difficult it is to increase one's stats. Even with Leon, a super healer, it's not something that can be achieved overnight.
Of course, they can rank up if they want. After all, as long as they have sufficient feats, they can rank up if one of their stats reaches D rank.
However, as elite adventurers, Ais and the others would not level up so easily.
Without the threat of the dungeons, Orario was very safe. And with Leon, a super healer, around, the city's high-end adventurers were focusing their attention on conquering the dungeons.
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In the blink of an eye, a year passed.
Ais successfully ranked up to level 10, while Tione, Tiona, Finn, Gareth, Riveria, Ottar, and Lubert all ranked up to level 9.
Belle, thanks to her powerful skills, had risen to level 8 and was now in the second tier. No, she should be considered a member of the first tier, just like Finn and the others.
After all, Belle, like Leon, broke through her limits. Even at only Ievel 8, after so much time of accumulation, her combat power has already surpassed a whole level.
In just one year, the number of Level 5 and Level 6 adventurers in Orario had skyrocketed, with the number nearly reaching triple digits.
Riveria's efforts over the past year hadn't been in vain, and she fulfilled her wish half a month ago.
Sitting next to Riveria, Leon gently stroked her belly and murmured softly, "I never thought I'd have children too. I wonder if it's a boy or a girl."
Leon was a bit sentimental, while Riveria was quite calm and said calmly, "It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, as long as the royal lineage can be continued."
However, Leon could sense that Riveria was also very happy inside, but that was just her personality, which was why she said those things.
Leon smiled slightly at this and didn't say anything more.
Because of Riveria's condition, he didn't continue going down into the dungeon with the others. He stayed on the surface with Riveria and the others, while the task of being a healer was left to Ellie.
And so time passed once more, the time for life to be conceived fleetingly gone.
Leon welcomed his first offspring in this world, a daughter.
Looking at the adorable elf in his arms, Leon smiled faintly. "I can clearly feel the connection in my blood."
With the birth of an elven offspring, Leon's promise to Riveria was fulfilled.
A year later, Leon quietly ranked up from Level 9 to Level 10, and then went straight into the realm of the gods.
The divine power of the King of Gods engulfed the entire world at that moment.