Chapter 77: Safety Point: Floor 50~

And if they added the floor boss Balor on the 49th floor into the mix, three consecutive floor boss battles, by the time this "Expedition" ended, Fron felt that he would have accumulated almost all the advanced Excelia required for leveling up.

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Time passed, and the dungeon expedition slowly went by amidst heated battles.

After wave after wave of battles against monsters, the Loki Familia expedition team finally reached their intended target, the "safe floor," the 50th floor.

The noisy clamor lingered over the camp.

The metallic clashing of armor and weapons overlapped with the buzzing chatter, as many members busied themselves with various tasks on the huge open ground.

Some carried equipment, powerful dwarves hammered iron stakes into the ground, and swift runners delivered messages everywhere, in short, everyone had something to do.

This was a mid-sized, much more formal camp compared to before, and inside one newly built tent, Fron was treating the injured, continuing his healing journey.

Just as he had predicted, old Udaeus died peacefully.

The three leaders didn't even need to act; with Ais, Bete, Tione, and Tiona as the main attackers, Raul, Anakitty, and Cruz providing cover, and Lefiya and the other mages offering bombardment support, combined with Finn's brilliant command, the whole battle unfolded in a layered and orderly manner.

With flawless rotations, defense swaps, and support, this second-most tragic floor boss, even after summoning hundreds of earthborn minions, could only fall unwillingly under a righteous group assault.

It's worth mentioning that this Udaeus subjugation broke the Loki Familia's record: zero casualties and injuries.

The survival-obsessed Fron, when Finn shouted "Attack," actually retreated several steps, hiding sneakily behind the mages.

This sight almost made the three leaders spit blood, especially the dwarven warrior, whose eyes and expression basically screamed their speechless frustration.

But someone whose worldview had already solidified long ago didn't think so, having the magic enhancement of "Scholar," which boosted power, range, and distance, he only needed to hide in a corner and quietly cast the healing magic [Dia Fratel].

Wearing a Goliath cloak while standing on a pure-white healing magic circle, he looked rather eerie, like some kind of black mage, definitely not like a good person.

Because of his powerful healing magic and his pride as the [self-proclaimed strongest mind user in Orario], his magic kept going until the subjugation ended and he turned it off himself.

Then everyone noticed a surprising phenomenon: whenever someone was blown away or injured, their wounds would start healing immediately.

As long as it wasn't an instant fatal strike, under Fron's magic coverage, injuries kept recovering continuously until fully healed [Injury healed].

This resulted in the amazing final record of zero casualties.

Then came the 49th-floor boss Balor. The moment the three leaders stepped in... the whole battle completely changed in flavor.

The level-surpassing coordinated attack and defense were so overwhelming that even the peak Lv.7 [The King] had to exert some effort, plus four Lv.5s and several Lv.4s joining in.

Even though Balor was the Floor Boss of the 49th Floor and a massive type with upper-tier Lv.7 potential, under such an overwhelming offensive, he also fell with regret.

Three consecutive floor boss fights, all fought at full force, gave Fron enough [status experience] and [excelia] to fill him up completely, almost enough to push his level up.

Don't forget, he was only Lv.3, fighting and winning across two, three, even four levels higher, stacking numbers alone was enough to max out.

'I finally know why Raul, that [High Novice], is Lv.4 and still doesn't have a single skill or spell.'

With bigshots leading like this, even an ordinary person could level up in eight years, let alone Raul, who had his own talents.

At the very center of the 50th-floor high ground stood the massive command tent.

The three leaders were holding a strategy meeting.

"Here we are at the 50th floor again."

"Yeah, it's been a tough journey."

"This is just the beginning. For us, whether we succeed in this expedition depends on the next stage of the conquest."

"The 58th floor's 'Dragon's Vase' is no joke."

The "Dragon's Vase" was a nightmare on the deep 58th floor.

Like the "Water Maze," floors 52–58 could be considered one region, all sharing one mechanism: [Irregularity: Ignoring the Floors].

The [Valgang Dragons] from the 58th floor could blast through floor panels and directly attack enemies on other floors, with their 10-meter-wide dragon breath.

Without protective magic, even frontline Lv.5 adventurers would either be instantly vaporized or left on the verge of death from one hit.

Adding in the attacking [Ill Wyvern] through channels opened by their breath attacks, the "Dragon's Vase" was far more dangerous than the deep floors normally were.

According to Raul and others, this was the real hell!

"Next, we need to pick who goes to the 58th floor."

"Same as usual?"

"No, Riveria. This time it's different."

"You mean…"

"Yeah, with him here, our safety index increases drastically, plus his magic bombardment is even stronger than Lefiya's."

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After a period of busy work, tents were set up one after another by companions. Fron, who had also been busy treating people, finally finished for the moment.

"Thanks, newbie!"

"No problem, this is what I should do."

"With Mr. Fron helping, my job got a lot easier!"

"It's fine. My mental power recovers quickly at night. This much healing work is no big deal."

"Mr. Fron is amazing, I…I just…"

"Pat."

An invincible headpat descended from above onto Line's head.

"Line, be confident. Maybe you can't do what others can, but there are things only you can do, which others can't. That's why most people at this level stay in the mid-lower floors, while you can reach the 50th floor."

"You're already excellent enough."

Tiona hopped over behind Line, grabbed her delicate shoulders, rubbed her cheek against Line's, and cheerfully praised: "Fron's right, Line! Besides, if Bete sees you like this, he'll scold you again!"

"T-Tiona-san!"

"Anyway, the food's ready, let's eat!"

"Ah, finally food, I'm starving."

Fron rubbed his stomach and swallowed.

Even as a Lv.3, his appetite was the same as a regular person's. Expecting him to be like Ais, fighting in the dungeon for three days and nights without food, was a joke.

Following Tiona outside to the wide central area surrounded by tents, a campfire burned brightly.

Anakitty, nicknamed [Alchat], Lefiya's roommate, had also brought over prepared food.

When she approached Fron, Anakitty rarely joked: "Our cooking isn't as good as yours, so don't hate it, okay?"

Sniff sniff, smells so good.

"Not at all, I've never had resistance to food made by girls."

"That's good."

Anakitty smiled sweetly and handed him a wooden bowl.

After everyone got their food, Finn smiled and raised his cup:

"It's just water, but the ritual matters."

"Everyone worked hard in the 49th-floor battle! Thanks to your full effort, we made it to the 50th floor. Also… I want to take this chance to give special thanks to one member, Fron!"

"Eh, eh, eh?"

He had just been identifying the natural ingredients in his bowl when Finn suddenly called him out publicly, startling him.

"Captain?"

Finn lifted his wooden cup and smiled while praising to everyone:

"This part-time [healer] and [Item-maker] played a huge, perfect role in our previous battle. I don't think anyone doubts that. His presence greatly secured our safety, so this expedition's success owes much to him. To thank him, let's raise our cups and celebrate!"

Following Finn's words, everyone raised their cups around the campfire.

"Cheers!" *N

Blushing shyly, Fron scratched his head awkwardly, then, seeing everyone's warm and friendly gazes, grinned and shouted:

"Cheers!"