Maze City Orario, the Tower of Babel.
At the very top of the vast white chalk tower that seed to weigh heavily upon the entrance of the underground city, there was an extravagantly luxurious suite, equipped with everything one could need. It was so opulent that it could capture the entire bustling cityscape within its view. A massive shadow pushed open the door and walked in.
It was a beastman of towering stature, standing over two ters tall, with earthy red short hair and boar-like ears, possessing a body as rugged as rock.
The beastman giant entered the high-end suite he alone had the privilege to freely access and made his way to the furthest room, in front of a rectangular observation glass that took up an entire wall.
There, clad in a black gossar nightgown that hugged her figure, which was both slender and voluptuous, was a goddess with nearly waist-length silver hair, whose beauty was so excessive it was incendiary.
"Lady Freya."
The beastman giant stopped not far from the goddess, bowing reverently to the beautiful deity like a devout follower.
"Otto?"
The goddess did not turn around, rely holding a glass of red wine, gently swirling it as she responded.
Her voice was exceedingly sweet, like ambrosia from the heavens or wine from the earth, giving one just a hint of it could make a person yearn to be intoxicated by it.
"What’s the matter? Is there sothing you need to tell ?"
With such a sweetly inquired voice, the beastman giant known to the goddess as Otto, clearly from the Pigman Clan, beca even more respectful.
"There’s sothing I wish to report to you," Otto said gravely, "It’s about a newcor from the Loki Familia."
Hearing this, the goddess sowhat retrieved her gaze from the beautiful scene outside the window.
"Loki, you say?" Goddess leisurely rocked the wine in her hand, as if recalling sothing, or perhaps savoring sothing, she casually said, "I seem to have indeed heard recently that her familia has taken in a newcor with quite so talent."
"Yes," Otto said placidly, "I believe this newcor deserves a certain degree of attention, and that’s why I’ve co to report to you."
"Oh?" The goddess’s interest was piqued, she smiled and said, "A child that can make you say such things? I’ve indeed beco a bit curious."
With that, the nad Goddess Freya turned around.
With this turn, it was as if all the light of the world had converged upon her, causing everything around her to dull by comparison.
And that was only natural.
For Goddess Freya was exceedingly beautiful.
As divine beings from the heavens, the gods generally possessed what could be called perfect appearances, and aside from a few who deliberately chose to appear as the elderly or as children, nearly all gods were graced with faces that could bring a nation to its knees.
Yet the beauty of Goddess Freya was one that stood out even among these universally perfect deities, peerlessly incomparable to any other.
There were gods of fire, gods of water, gods of war, gods of martial prowess, each presiding over various concepts, uniquely excelling in their respective realms—the pantheon had them all.
Among this myriad of gods, the concept presided over by Goddess Freya was none other than—"beauty."
She was a veritable Beauty Goddess.
"Tell about it," Beauty Goddess Freya said, gazing at Pigman Otto with eyes as clear as autumn waters, her most powerful and loyal subordinate, "What sort of person has caught your attention?"
Upon hearing this, Pigman Otto responded with a steady and calm voice.
"His na is Reiger Brillhaut, a newcor who joined the Loki Familia just over a month ago, of the human race, only 17 years old, yet he has caused a sensation within Orario several tis and has made quite a na for himself."
A deep gleam surfaced in Otto’s eyes.
"His rate of growth is extrely astonishing. It’s been only a bit more than a month, yet he has gone from an ordinary individual who had not received any divine blessings to achieving great deeds multiple tis, advancing from a lowly Level 1 adventurer to a second-tier Level 4 adventurer, prompting the guild to take notice and send representatives to the Hostess of Twilight several tis for confirmation."
These words caused even Goddess Freya to be taken aback.
"From Level 1 to Level 4 in a little over a month?"
If it weren’t for Freya’s assurance that Otto would not joke about such things with her, she would have suspected her subordinate was teasing her.
Still, she remained half-doubtful despite the claim.
"Is there really such a child (mortal) that exists?"
Freya wondered in amazent.
It was no wonder.
For even the Sword Princess, who holds the record for the fastest ascent to Lv. 2, took an entire year to do so, recognized by both mortals and deities alike as the most talented among them.
Now soone was telling Freya that there was a newbie who had not long ago received a blessing and shattered that record in a bit more than a month, not only breaking it but also leveling up several tis in this short period. How could the Beauty Goddess not be startled?
How absurd this developnt that even the gods would find incredible was beyond any imagination.
However, it was all true.
"52 days ago, Reiger Brillhaut officially joined the Loki Familia and received his blessing."
"45 days ago, Reiger Brillhaut defeated an aberrant Croco-Dragon on the 6th floor and officially leveled up to Lv.2,"
"30 days ago, Reiger Brillhaut, along with his sole teammate, encountered the Monster Banquet on the middle floors of the 16th level during an exploration. After a prolonged battle that lasted hours, he successfully vanquished all the monsters and officially leveled up to Lv.3,"
"And today, it has been confird that Reiger Brillhaut went alone to the 17th floor, awakened the Floor Boss Goliath by himself, and ultimately succeeded in subduing it, officially leveling up to Lv.4,"
Otto listed these illustrious achievents one by one, his voice still deep.
"These deeds have all been notarized and recognized by the guild, and have been announced publicly by the guild."
Upon hearing this, Beauty Goddess Freya fell silent.
Because the feats Otto spoke of were enough to astonish the world.
Naturally, there’s no need to ntion the aberrant situation that erged on the 6th floor 45 days ago. After an investigation by the guild, it was confird that the Croco-Dragon that had appeared was a Lv.2 dragon-type monster. Being able to defeat such a monster at Lv.1 was absolutely astonishing.
Similarly, the Monster Banquet is also considered an aberration, a phenonon commonly witnessed starting from the 10th floor.
Generally speaking, the number of monsters that appear on each floor of the underground city is fixed.
They won’t increase beyond a certain number, and when they decrease, new monsters will break through the city walls to be born. During this period, the interval before the next monster appears will vary depending on the floor, but it won’t take longer than about a day.
However, the Monster Banquet is different.
It’s a phenonon where a large number of monsters are born instantaneously in the sa area.
Once this phenonon occurs, even a location that was empty a second ago will suddenly be swarming with monsters, instantly surrounding the adventurers and leading them into a deadly predicant.
Such a predicant, especially occurring on the middle floors where Lv.2 monsters are common, for Reiger, who was only Lv.2 at the ti, to fight alongside his sole teammate until the end and eventually vanquish all the Lv.2 monsters, was nothing short of miraculous.
As for a Floor Boss, that’s an entity even more fearso than aberrations.
Among the monsters that are born approximately once a day, so require a certain cycle to erge.
These monsters only appear once every few weeks or even months, and only show up on specific floors. They not only have a body size far surpassing large types, known as super-large types, but they also possess strength unmatched by other monsters on the sa floor, making other creatures pale in comparison and daunting for adventurers.
The guild officially nas these creatures — "Maze Lonely Kings."
The adventurers refer to them as — "Floor Bosses."
Their power is said to be two levels higher than the anticipated level of each floor.
That is to say, if the other monsters on the floor are classified as Lv.1, then the Floor Boss would have the strength of Lv.3. If the other monsters are classified as Lv.2, then the Floor Boss would be Lv.4 in strength.
These are creatures that require adventurers to form large-scale teams to challenge and conquer. To use gaming terms, they’re called Bosses.
The very first Boss-level creature to appear in the underground city, the inaugural Floor Boss, is a super-large giant species on the 17th floor, known to people as "Goliath."
Though Goliath is classified as a Lv.4 Floor Boss, its colossal size makes it a giant that’s specialized in "endurance."
In other words, purely in terms of "endurance," this Floor Boss could very well compare to Lv.5.
For an adventurer who is rely Lv.3 to subdue such a creature alone is unthinkable without leveling up.
All these achievents culminated in the creation of a monster-level newcor that caused a sensation in Maze City Orario, prompting the guild to be alard and necessitating them to send soone to the Loki Clan for confirmation.
"Reiger Brillhaut?"
Beauty Goddess Freya murmured softly, a mysterious gleam in her eyes.
"Loki is as lucky as ever, to have found such a child. I wonder how his ’brilliance’ is?"
Freya’s murmur did not waver Pigman Otto’s resolve.
Otto simply gave a factual report, and then asked a question.
"How should we respond to this situation, Great Freya?"
Otto had co for this very reason.
After all, the Freyja Clan is one of the strongest clans in Maze City Orario, known along with the Loki Clan as the Dual Monarchs of Orario.
Therefore, the Loki Clan is not only a competitor of the Freyja Clan but also a formidable foe that wouldn’t be surprising to engage in battle at any mont.
That’s why Otto, upon receiving the news, had co to Freya right away to report.
Freya extended her slender finger and tapped her cheek, thoughtful.
After a mont, Freya spoke.
"First, have soone keep a close watch on this child and report any news to imdiately."
Upon her exquisitely beautiful face, suddenly there appeared a stunningly entrancing smile.
"As for , I’ll find an opportunity to assess him personally."
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