The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

"I……"

Lefia glanced at the book that was emitting a soft glow, and then at Ais, who had been silent beside her.

Without the slightest hesitation, she picked up the book and walked up to Ais.

"Miss Ais, please use this. I'm only Lv.3 and still growing. It would be a waste for me to use it."

"Lefia..." Ais looked at her in surprise, seemingly at a loss.

She really wanted it.

She yearns to become stronger than anyone else.

But she also knew how precious this book, which could directly improve her abilities, was; it was a coveted treasure for any adventurer.

Seeing Ais's conflicted and hesitant expression, Riveria smiled and said, "Ais, accept it. This is a token of Lefia's appreciation. If we get another adventure book in the future, we can just return one to Lefia."

She paused, then continued in a joking tone, "Speaking of which, even I, a magic teacher, don't get the same treatment as you, Ais. I'm a little envious."

These words left Lefia flustered, her face turning bright red.

She was simply following her heart and wanted to help the person she admired most. However, she had genuine respect for Riveria, the elven princess and teacher who was like a mother to her. When she was teased like this, she almost burst into tears.

Seeing this, Rivera gently reached out and patted her head, smiling, "You did the right thing, don't overthink it."

Ais then solemnly accepted the book and whispered to Lefia, "Thank you, Lefia."

She immediately used the Adventure Album, which transformed into countless green light spots that merged into her body.

"Come on, Ais, come with me and let's update your stats."

Loki couldn't wait and pulled Ais to a secluded corner.

Soon, she ran back with an expression of uncontrollable excitement, shouting in delight, "It really works! It really works! Ais's strength and agility have both increased by more than twenty points, adding up to more than fifty points."

"A little over fifty..." Finn couldn't help but smile wryly upon hearing this.

For a level 1 adventurer like Ais who has already hit a bottleneck, what does fifty-odd ability points mean?

This means that even after a month of hard work fighting in the deep dungeons, one might not achieve such a significant improvement.

And now, all of this has been accomplished in an instant with just one book.

The value of this book is immeasurable.

"Looks like we owe them a huge favor," Finn sighed.

This favor is too great.

According to Lefia, she didn't expend many magic stones, and she only used one spell in the battle. In fact, if it weren't for Fenyu's intervention, she would have been seriously injured, if not killed.

In this situation, the Fukaros Familia would even give her their most precious adventure book.

The Loki Familia really got a great deal this time.

"We think it's most likely that kid has feelings for our Lefia, otherwise why would he give away such a good thing without even blinking an eye?"

Loki started giving bad advice again. She winked at Lefia and said, "Lefia, why don't you offer yourself to him and bring that boy to our clan? We'll have Riveria be your officiant at the wedding."

In front of so many companions, Lefia's face turned bright red, and it seemed as if smoke was rising from her head.

Rivera picked up her staff in an annoyed manner and gently tapped Loki's head with the end of the staff to stop her from talking nonsense.

"Lefia, let's find a chance to go and thank them together."

Ais, who had been silent all along, walked up to Lefia and spoke in a soft but firm voice.

"Yes!" Rafia nodded vigorously.

Even if Ais hadn't said anything, she would have gone anyway.

Not only for this precious book, but also because Fen Yu had saved her in the dungeon before.

In any case, this gratitude must be expressed in person.

"It's just a favor, no big deal."

Loki, nonchalantly holding the back of his head, said, "Next time we have the Great Assembly of the Gods, we'll help that kid get a better title, and that'll settle things, won't it?"

"Alright," Finn nodded.

He also knew about the perverse tastes of those gods; the titles they gave to novice adventurers were mostly so depressing they could make people want to vomit blood.

If Loki could step in and help Burning Feather secure a prestigious title, that would be a decent thank-you gift.

Finn's gaze then turned to Raul Nord in the group.

"Raul."

"Yes, Commander!" Raul immediately stood up straight.

"Starting tomorrow, you will lead the team to enter the dungeon every day, patrolling each floor to look for any new dungeons that may appear. I will also set up a few more teams specifically for conquering dungeons."

Raul's face fell instantly, and he exuded an aura of utter despair.

Spending every day wandering aimlessly through the dungeon like a headless fly, searching for a vortex that may or may not appear, and where it may appear at all? That's really not an easy job.

Although there is no real danger, just thinking about it makes me feel incredibly tired.

But this was the commander's order, so he could only lower his head miserably and weakly reply, "Yes... Commander..."

In the thirteenth-level cave, the aftershocks of the battle gradually subsided.

Feng Jin carefully collected the "glow nectar" into a specially made container, her face beaming with the joy of her harvest.

After almost completely clearing out the trickery on this floor, they not only accumulated a large amount of valuable materials, but their teamwork ability was also significantly improved in their repeated encounters with these cunning monsters.

"Let's go, to the next level." Fen Yu wiped the sticky substance off the sword and gave the order.

They walked down a deep, downhill slope, and soon the humidity in the air began to drop, replaced by a dry smell mixed with dust and rock powder.

The environment of the fourteenth floor is completely different from the cave maze of the thirteenth floor. It is more open, with huge rock pillars supporting the towering dome, like an abandoned underground temple.

They encountered a new enemy shortly after entering the area.

Besides familiar faces like hellhounds and unicorn rabbits, some sea monsters that could be seen occasionally in the upper levels have become common monsters here.

These humanoid monsters, dressed in tattered samurai attire and wielding twin swords, seemed even more ferocious here, with the flames on their blades burning even more intensely.

But the real threat comes from the "new faces" that the dungeons have prepared for them.

As they rounded a corner around a rock pillar, they unexpectedly encountered three monsters they had never seen before.

It was a monster that was nearly two meters tall and looked like an ape.

They walk upright and are covered with grayish-brown, rock-hard skin, especially on their backs and arms, where they exhibit distinct crystalline features.

Their faces were rough, and their murky eyes gleamed with primal ferocity.