Chapter 157: In the Girl's Heart, the Seed of Admiration Has Been Planted!
"Look out!"
Seeing Udaeus launch another attack, Riveria hurriedly warned him.
Then she raised her staff, preparing to cast magic.
Bang—
However, before any of that could begin, Riveria was stunned by the scene before her.
In front of her eyes, the enormous Udaeus was actually forced back by Ethan's sword.
Yes, forced back.
They clearly looked completely incomparable in size, yet Ethan's strength had directly surpassed Udaeus.
"Sorry, but I'm in a hurry right now. I don't have time to waste with you."
Ethan spoke lightly.
Judging by his expression, it was as if he felt no pressure at all.
He even seemed completely at ease.
Roar—
Udaeus let out an angry roar, then launched an attack at Ethan.
It continuously swung the black greatsword in its hand.
Clang—clang, clang—
As for those attacks, Ethan received all of them with ease.
He did not move even slightly.
Ethan more or less had a clear idea now.
Although this Udaeus was the floor boss of the 37th floor and possessed potential ability around Lv.6, it no longer posed the slightest threat to him.
In other words, his current strength had already completely surpassed Lv.6.
As the saying went, movie-version bosses were always killed by the plot.
But Ethan had faced one head-on and completely subjugated it.
Now that he had returned to the main story, there was a bit of level suppression.
"Ratio Technique."
Buzz—
In Ethan's eyes, Udaeus was divided into "ten equal parts."
At the center, a huge ratio line appeared.
At the 3:7 point, Ethan slashed down.
Bang—
With one strike, the massive Udaeus directly froze in place.
Then the enormous skeletal giant collapsed with a thunderous rumble.
"So strong!"
Riveria, who had watched everything unfold, no longer knew how to describe what she felt.
Udaeus, whom even Ais could not defeat, had actually been beaten so easily by Ethan.
When had this world become so insane?
"Mm… Father…"
At that moment, under the healing of Reverse Cursed Technique, Ais slowly woke up.
By coincidence, the first thing that entered Ais's eyes was a broad and powerful figure defeating the monster that had nearly taken her life.
Looking at that back, Ais felt an endless sense of security.
It was just like her father's back.
Always so solid.
Always so reassuring.
Because of that, she unconsciously spoke the thought in her heart.
"Miss Ais, do I look that 'mature'?"
At that moment, the other person turned around.
The "dreamlike scene" instantly returned to reality.
Standing before her was Ethan's face.
"Ethan?"
"It really has been a long time, Miss Ais. But as soon as we meet again, you gave me a chance to 'save the beauty.'"
"My injuries…"
Ais sat up and looked at her mostly healed wounds in disbelief.
"Miss Ais, you were unconscious just now, so I used my healing magic to treat you."
"Thank you very much!"
Ais stood up and thanked Ethan very seriously.
She even bowed deeply.
The favor of saving her life, along with that powerful healing magic, had already stirred huge waves in Ais's heart.
Clearly, Ethan had not been this strong before.
How long had it been?
He had already surpassed her?
Especially since Ais had seen Ethan when he was weak.
In just a few months, he had grown to this point.
That made her unable to believe it.
And as she gazed at Ethan, a seed called "admiration" was quietly planted.
From Ethan, she felt the same sense of security as her father.
Together with her curiosity about Ethan's rapid growth, those feelings eventually fused together.
They made her develop a strong interest in Ethan.
"Ais, are you all right?"
At that moment, Riveria ran over and spoke to Ais with great concern.
Ais had been raised by her own hands.
In Riveria's heart, she had long since treated Ais like half a daughter.
Having almost suffered the pain of losing a daughter, one could imagine Riveria's mood.
"I'm fine, Riveria. Ethan healed me with healing magic."
"As long as you're fine."
Hearing Ais's words, Riveria finally relaxed.
However, right after that came extreme surprise.
Not only was Ethan's growth speed this astonishing, but he could also use healing magic.
And he had even healed Ais's injuries so quickly.
Wasn't this far too powerful?
At the same time, Riveria also understood why Goddess Freya had taken Ethan back on the street back then.
If it had been her, facing such a talent, she would not have let him go either.
Without exaggeration, if Ethan were a member of the Loki Familia now, perhaps the strongest Familia in the future would no longer be the Freya Familia.
Unfortunately, Ethan was a member of the Freya Familia.
With this strength and this growth speed, after a few years, the Freya Familia would probably have another Lv.7.
Perhaps even a Lv.8.
"Ais, you were far too willful today. In the future, I absolutely will not allow you to act so recklessly again."
"I'm sorry, Riveria."
After the worry came Ais's unlucky moment.
Unlike in the original story, where she had struggled to win and eventually turned it into a great deed that satisfied her level-up conditions, the current Ais had directly been linked to "not knowing her limits" in Riveria's eyes.
And Riveria herself was also at fault.
She should never have agreed to let Ais challenge Udaeus in the first place.
If Ethan had not been here, who knew what would have happened?
Just thinking about it made Riveria feel lingering fear.
In her heart, she secretly made up her mind.
No matter what Ais said in the future, she absolutely would not allow her to do anything this dangerous again.
Ethan and Ais did not know what Riveria was thinking.
Otherwise, Ais would probably have jumped up immediately.
"This time, I really have to thank you, Ethan. If not for you, Ais might truly have met with disaster."
"It was just something I did along the way. Besides, because I just leveled up, I also wanted to know how strong I am now. It can be considered killing two birds with one stone."
"Speaking of leveling up, Ethan, are you really Lv.3?"
Although it was somewhat rude to ask, Riveria was simply too curious.
"No. I'm not Lv.3. I'm Lv.5."
"Huh?!"
Hearing Ethan's words, Riveria's face immediately filled with shock and disbelief.
Ais was the same.
How long had it been?
He had already reached Lv.5?
Originally, Riveria had thought this was the effect of Ethan's Skill or magic.
She had never expected that Ethan's level had already reached Lv.5.
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