Chapter 40 - Returning to the Surface.

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"But Lord Lucius, how can you unleash a rain of fire? You cast over a thousand fire spells!" Nicole shouted, and I could already feel a headache coming on. I had shown too much in the fights, and many had witnessed my capabilities. I would be a talked-about subject in the city in the next few days after what they saw happen on this floor.

"I think this is personal, don't you think?" I looked sternly at the brunette girl. I wasn't willing to reveal my secrets like this, especially since Hermes was also watching me intensely. My demonstration must have been a reality check even for him.

"That's right, everyone has their secrets, especially about a member of my family!" Hestia said, cutting off any curiosity from the group about me. She was also incredibly surprised by my power, as she had never seen my true abilities before. However, we had an agreement about my secrets, and she would never press me to reveal anything. I was sure that she genuinely considered me a member of her family, even though I had my secrets. I had only helped Bell and the others so far, not to mention risking my life fighting that second Goliath alone.

Afterward, we started to organize ourselves. We would stay here longer for me to recover, and we ended up returning to the routine of the past few days. In the meantime, I avoided Rivira because I knew people would ask me questions about myself, and I wasn't in the mood for that kind of attention right now.

With everything returning to normal, we had a big bonfire with other fish we caught. As always, I listened to Hestia and Aphrodite insulting each other, as usual, during the night while we laughed and talked about other things.

When I got to my bed, a bit drunk but still conscious of my actions, I finally decided to look at the notifications that had appeared for me since I woke up but didn't want to see during the day while I wasn't alone and was paying attention to other matters.

[Missions(!)]
[(!HIDDEN!) Monster Rex Variant Mission: Defeat Black Goliath Alone! | {Progress: Completed} | {Reward: 500,000 Points.}] (!Hidden Condition: You defeated Black Goliath (Level 5 Monster) at level 2 [Hidden Reward: 01x Random Rank 3 Magic Card! + 01x Card that Nullifies a Chosen Magic Incantation! + 500,000 Points!])

When I defeated the first Goliath, it was a monster that I classified as level three, while I was level one, and I gained the same condition as here.

"I wonder if the hidden rewards are acquired when I defeat a rex monster with 2 levels below what it represents? I couldn't help but wonder, as the bonus was quite enticing. (Author here, I couldn't find exact information on what level Goliath represents, so I put level 3, still unsure if it's level 3 or 4.)

But leaving that thought about hidden rewards, I looked with a big smile at my current reward.

"HAHAHAHA!" I was forced to express my happiness with a maniacal laugh.

I have 1 million points now, and I wasted no time in quickly opening the shop.

[Space Spell/Quick Dodge/Rank 3: 300,000] (A small teleport of a few meters for dodging)
[Lightning Spell/Lightning Weapon/Rank 3: 500,000] (Spell that does the same thing as Sasuke and his Chidori on the sword)
[Summoning Spell/Conjure Flame Atronach/Rank 3: 200,000]
[Total: 1,000,000 Points.]
[Acquire? YES/NO]
"Yes"
[Store Points: (1,059,560 – 1,000,000) -> 59,560 Points.]
I bought these spells to be better prepared to evolve on the floors starting from Rivira.
With the ability to delve even deeper into the lower floors, I could earn even more points!
Thinking about the future, I continued down the list, and the spell I coveted the most now was the [Space Spell/Fast Teleport/Rank 4: 10,000,000], but it's a distant dream for now...
When the three books appeared, I read them quickly and burned them.
Now let's check my stats by clicking on the option. My screen appeared.
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---Information---
• Name: Lucius Drakenar
• Race: Human;
• Family/Falna: Hestia.
• Nicknames: [OPEN]
• Level: 2
---Stats---
• Strength: I0 -> I60
• Endurance: I0 -> H150
• Dexterity: I0 -> H110
• Agility: I0 -> H105
• Magic: I0 -> D310
---Abilities---
• Blessing of ?????? (Nullifies Any Mana Expenditure)
• Charged Magic (Hold the Magic for 2 Times its Cooldown and Release an Attack 4x Times Stronger)
---Development Abilities---
Luck - I
---Spells---
• Fire Spell/Firebolt/Rank 2. (Mission Complete)
• Ice Spell/Freezing/Rank 1. (No Mission)
• Support Spell/Strength Booster/Rank 2. (Mission Complete)
• Support Spell/Speed Booster/Rank 2. (Mission Complete)
• Summoning Spell/Goblin/Rank 2. (Mission Complete)
• Lightning Spell/Lightning Weapon/Rank 2
• Healing Spell/Minor Heal/Rank 2
• Alteration Spell/Magelight/Rank 2
• Alteration Spell/Clean Body-Clothes/Rank 2
• Alteration Spell/Repair Clothes/Rank 2
• Magic Spell/Minor Magic Aura/Rank 3
• Fire Spell/Multi-Firebolt/Rank 3
• Alteration Spell/Ironflesh/Rank 3
• Gravitational Spell/Minor Gravitational Field/Rank 3
• Space Spell/Quick Dodge/Rank 3
• Lightning Spell/Lightning Weapon/Rank 3
• Summoning Spell/Conjure Flame Atronach/Rank 3
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System Inventory:
• 02x Card that Nullifies a Chosen Magic Incantation!
• 01x Random Rank 3 Magic Card!
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It was a great evolution for a day of fighting. Unfortunately, I won't have an opportunity to grow like this for a while, even though I almost died. It was a great experience for my mind to prepare for the lower floors ahead of us.
Meanwhile, I opened another screen to see the progress of all the missions:

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