Currently our group was making its way down in the dungeon with me and Shades walking side by side at the front of the group with the main force.
"I can't wait to use my newly enchanted Urga on some strong monsters." said Tiona a bit too excited about her newly enchanted weapon.
"Tch, we'll see how good those enchantments are in the battle." said the werewolf with grey spiky hair, probably annoyed by how Tiona is acting.
"Sure, you'll see how effective my enchantments are in the battle. HAHAHA..." it was me who answered him while laughing off at his annoyance.
"Ya ya we'll see and why is a monster with us again?" He said again seemingly more annoyed with Shades than anything.
"Bete behave yourself and don't cause trouble. As for Shades, Loki and the three of us has already approved for it." said the captain of Loki Familia 'Finn' before I could say anything.
'Nice one captain.' I cheered inwardly
Hearing this he just clicked his tongue, showing his annoyance at the presence of a monster in the group and turn away, continuing moving forward.
Soon we reach the 9th floor while having some small talks from time to time.
"HELP"
While traveling through the 9th floor we saw a adventurers running off from something. He looked like a warrior class adventurer from his gears and had some bandage covering a side of his head.
"Huh? you all right over there?" Tiona asked tilting sideways a bit and waving her hand.
"Th-there's a Minotaur back there!" said that adventurer while running toward us.
We had to stop and calm him down first before we could ask about what happened.
"No doubt about it. There's a minotaur wielding a huge sword on 9th floor!" he said while getting some first aid healing magic. He seems to be badly injured by that bull.
"In any case, I'm glad you are all right. Did you see any other adventurer?" Finn asked to understand the situation better.
"One on his own, attacked in a room further back..." he paused for a bit than continued "By now, that white haired kid's gotta be...."
Before he could finish saying, a certain blond a part spirit girl run of in the direction that the adventurer came from. As for how I know she is a part spirit, praise the almighty system appraisal!!
"Hey, Ais!" "Hey! We are on an expedition!" Bete and Tiona said respectively and run of behind her.
I gave one last glance to the exhausted adventurer who was resting now and start following the run aways with Shades by my side.
Soon we caught up with them, who were currently fighting against a boar demi-human 'Ottar' according to my system. Anddd they run off again after throwing one or two strikes at him.
"Hello. Ottar." said Finn and the two captains start a boring political clash of words, so I go on my way toward where a red and a yellow dots were clashing in my map.
When I reach there I conform that the yellow dot was actually Bell, my junior (junior because he is younger and SHORTER than me, beside being under the same adviser) who was hunting a minotaur, well more like fighting a boss fight. Anyway you get it what I am trying to say right? That's all that matters!
While junior was fighting his boss fight, Bete was making some kind of tomato boy joke that I don't understand, so I focus on enjoying the gladiator battle in front of me. After all with so many top tier players watching this match if something goes wrong he won't die at the very least. Ya, captain, co-captain and other has also joined us shortly to watch the boss battle and start commenting on the show.
"Are you sure he is a level 1?" Tiona commented as junior showed more power than an average level 1.
"Yaa he is a level 1, just he grinded his stats well." I answered lazily before anyone else could say something.
"Grinded his stats well?" asked Ais the spirit girl tilting her head a bit with that doll face of her. I am telling you, its not cute but creepy as hell, like those weird ass doll horror movies back on earth.
"Something you haven't done, if you were not this strong when you were on level 1." I said not explaining much to this weird girl.
"Is that the reason why you are so strong even without blessing." she said with her face changing a bit to a determined expression. Others also turning their focus on me now.
"Yes there is a limit to everything including how much strength you can gain from your level. But very few can hit that limit before moving forward meaning leveling up and from grinding your stats I means getting closer to that said limit. I already have hit my mortal limit and need a blessing to grow stronger now, the reason I am so strong without blessing." I gave a detailed answer to which everyone listened carefully.
In this world people might already know the importance of early level stats but still they run after levels as its a easy way out instead of maxing which might take forever. So when a max stats player comes into the match its obvious even higher level players will listen (who know how hard maxing is).
"So how did you meet your limits." this time it was Finn who ask the question.
"Its a trade secret. Lets focus on battle now." I said turning their focus on the battle.
Soon after a intense clash the battle end in junior's victory to everyone's surprise but he pass out standing. This pumped those who were watching the boss battle with even more motivation to reach the limits of their level.
Than Riveria and Ais were about to carry junior and his supporter to his goddess but I stopped them.
"Wait how about I give you some kind of short cut? This is a prototype but its commercial variant be soon out in the market after I make a deal with the guild." Saying that I approach Ais and Bell touching them and activating the recall, in 1.5 second we disappear from our spot and appear in the recall room at the forth floor of our base. Shades also do the same with Riveria and that supporter appearing beside us. They look very surprised and puzzled from this sudden teleportation but I told them to send junior and his supporter to junior's goddess first then we can about it.
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Author here- So I was thing of something around the concept of recall potion but in form of crystal 'the escape crystal' that will teleport its user to the dungeon entrance/hall. Once used it will scatter in dust. Nice haa.