Comprehensive Manga: Hope in Another World

Two days had passed since the battle between Hestia Familia and Ishtar Familia ended.

Orario hadn't fully recovered from its impact. Ishtar Familia, a large faction that once dominated the Entertainment District, was almost destroyed, which had a huge impact on people from all walks of life, including adventurers, Familia, merchants, the Guild, and gods, too many to mention.

"That kid, how could you do this?" Especially the male gods who were often taken care of in the Entertainment District, their souls cried out in pain.

The sight of them lying down while hitting the ground with their fists in front of the Entertainment District, where all the shops were completely or partially destroyed, would remain a memory forever. These male gods were taken away by their Familia members, who were blushing with anger and shame. Although no one died, the magic of the Entertainment District was still profound. Whether run by merchants or run by unmarried prostitutes, the areas in the Entertainment District needed time to recover.

Many adventurers and male gods secretly rejoiced in their hearts. At least Shun didn't kill the Goddess of Beauty Ishtar and destroy the entire Familia. Although it was painful for a while, at least after a while, the Entertainment District still had a chance to contribute to the economy of Orario.

As for the compensation Shun demanded, namely the vice leader and a girl from the fox tribe, these trivial matters were not taken seriously. The only Level 5 top combat power of Ishtar Familia was gone. If Ishtar could protect her territory from being taken by other Familia, her life would be fine.

On the contrary, the power Shun displayed attracted the attention of many Familia members. He directly killed a Level 5 adventurer with one blow.

The power shown by Shun had far exceeded Level 5, and even Level 6 couldn't match it. Even Finn, Riveria, and the others believed that if they really fought, they and the others wouldn't be able to defeat Shun.

There was no doubt that in Orario, where there were many legends of adventurers, there was a 'sun' that surpassed all geniuses and even strong people.

Gradually, the topic of 'Sun Eater' spread widely in the taverns.

For more than half a month, it turned out Shun was very relaxed.

Every day, he would go between Hestia, Riveria, and the others, or flirt with two other beautiful girls in the Familia, and from time to time he would go back to work at the Hostess of Fertility and enjoy the morning scenery with Ryuu.

Such a beautiful time allowed Shun to relax physically and mentally.

Of course, he wasn't obsessed with this. Over the past half a month, he had led his Familia members to attack from the Middle Floor.

Descending to the 18th Floor, the Dungeon environment gradually began to exceed human imagination.

The 19th to 24th Floors were called the Great Tree Labyrinth by adventurers. Not only were dense trees like tropical rainforests growing in it, but some areas were also covered with poisonous toxins. The monsters were mostly immobile plants and insects, as well as some large birds and reptiles.

The 25th to 27th Floors were known as the Water City. There was the most spectacular Great Waterfall, which stretched through three floors from a large hole in the middle, with a height of hundreds of meters. The caves filled with underground rivers were full of Level 3 water and amphibian monsters. The most difficult were the Vouivre with the ability to charm – beautiful creatures that looked like mermaids. There were also harpy nests on the cliffs of the large cavity.

Descending from the 28th Floor, the terrain changed into a karst landform, steep rock peaks and living caves coexisted, the terrain was as complicated as a maze and difficult to navigate.

Fortunately, Shun could rely on Riveria. When he found something he didn't understand, he ran to find her. Not only did Riveria clarify the information, she could also get some supplies.

In response to this, Shun knew how to be grateful, naturally responding well to Riveria. He made sure Riveria raised her hand and rolled her eyes before leaving contentedly.

Of course, his Excelia was also very rich.

In more than half a month, he had raised all his attribute values to the SSS limit, and he could be promoted to Level 5 with just one feat.

Daphne and Cassandra had also entered Level 3, and their attributes had entered the F rank. Haruhime, who often helped release the Uchide no Kozuchi during battles, was also promoted to Level 2. It could be said that Hestia Familia was currently also considered a high-class Familia when looking at the whole of Orario.

Sure enough, as the level increased, the speed of obtaining Excelia also began to slow down. It was estimated that after reaching Level 7 and Level 8, it would be difficult to level up as quickly as before.

Shun updated his ability values for the last time, and after making sure everything was full to 2,000 points, he walked towards the Tower of Babel alone.

"But this assumption is based on the fact that I always stay in the Danmachi World. I have the Myriad Realms Roulette as a cheat. I will have plenty of enemies in other worlds and opportunities to achieve feats. Besides, with the [Unknwon] skill, which ignores the control of the gods, it doesn't slow down my speed."

"Of course, the most important thing now is to be promoted to Level 5 first. The Level 6 Monster Boss Udaeus is the most suitable target."

Shun skillfully put on a black hood to hide his face. As he queued to enter, a group of people accurately saw him.

"Takema-sama!"

"Little brother! Are you exploring the Dungeon too?"

Lefiya and Tiona were the first to notice him.

Immediately, Lefiya decisively gave up on Aiz beside her and became the first to run and hug Shun's arm.

Lefiya met Aiz every day, but Shun was different; moreover, there were many people catching him all the time, so of course she had to attack first.

Tiona, on the other hand, did the same, decisively hugging Shun's other arm. The competitive appearance of the two girls immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"I'm planning to go to the 37th Floor to challenge Udaeus, what about the three of you?"

"We're going on an expedition next week, so come and warm up early." Tiona spoke first and said enthusiastically: "Since we've met, let's get together. It happens that I can also see it."

"Yes!" Lefiya nodded quickly.

Shun hesitated for a moment, then nodded after seeing Aiz's eager gaze, Tione's curiosity, and Riveria's continuous gaze at him.

"Okay."

"Yeay!"

The two girls happily held his arms and became the first to move forward, and everyone immediately followed after them.

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The lightly traveling Level 5 adventurer rushed through the Upper Floors very quickly and reached his destination.

37th Floor

As Shun stepped in, the entire ground on the 37th Floor shook, and the vibration grew stronger.

Then there was a cracking sound. Along with the wailing of rocks, countless cracks appeared on the ground. The earth split like cracks in the ground. The wandering cracks seemed endless, and then a large black body broke through the ground and stretched its body up to the top of the head.

The rocks and sand clinging to the large body scattered and rolled down like a landslide. The giant let out a loud roar that almost shattered eardrums everywhere, and finally emerged completely.

In front of everyone's eyes, the pitch-black monster stared at the dark sky.

"ROAARRR!!"

Its size was no less than that of the Fallen Spirit clone that appeared in Rivera City. The intimidating feeling emanating from its entire body was twice as large.

This was the Floor Boss!

Udaeus!

Udaeus looked like a giant, all black.

The lower body was buried underground. Its body above the pelvis alone was almost ten meters tall. Its spine arched forward – countless vertebrae vibrated, two devil-like horns protruded from its head, and strange bright red flames swayed deep inside the large dark eye sockets.

In the middle of its large body, there was an unusually large magic stone in its chest, as if protected by thick breastbone and ribs.

It had no organs that could be called internal organs, only a large crystal emitting dazzling purple-blue light.

Seeing Udaeus' majestic appearance, Shun's eyes became brighter, and the magic sword in his hand blazed with flames.

And in the middle of the circle, Shun's eyes seemed to be burning with fire. This was a great opportunity to level up. After defeating a strong opponent alone, he could complete a feat that was recognized even by the gods. Such an extraordinary feat would surely lead to a promotion to Level 5, making himself stronger.

Facing Udaeus, who opened its upper and lower jaws and roared terrifyingly at him, Shun slowly sighed.

"Become high-quality Excelia for my promotion."

As if angered by Shun's words, the black bone giant shook.

Someone who entered its attack circle would unleash its fierce fighting spirit. Facing the strongest enemy whose bones creaked all over its body and entered a battle condition. Shun kicked the ground and threw himself into the battlefield.

*WHOOSH!*

Strong wind enveloped him, turning him into a stream of light.

"ROAARRR!!"

Udaeus let out a roar that shook the air. It glared and pulled the long, open bone and the shiny black left arm twisted behind it to gather strength.

It dug into the air and hit the short figure with a heavy blow.

Facing the one-hit kill approaching, Shun accelerated again. The figure that exploded like wind and thunder turned into a cyan stream of light with the sound of the wind blowing, he crossed the distance between the two and crashed into the giant.

Udaeus' eyes momentarily lost track of his opponent's figure. In this moment of confusion, Shun had already swung his sword bravely!

There were many Level 6s present, but neither Riveria nor Aiz, or even Udaeus who faced the sword light, knew exactly when Shun took action?

*BANG!*

Aiming for the large magic stone located inside its breastbone, the sword that was directed at the thin layer of its ribs and pierced deep inside was blocked by the up-and-down movement of its ribs. Facing Shun who unexpectedly launched a surprise attack on its own center, Udaeus reacted in an instant, and took defensive action at the same time.

The extremely dark bones of the Level 6 Floor Boss were harder than steel.

Shun saw the slash mark on its black ribs and retreated without hesitation. As he left, pitch-black pillars shot up from the ground, looking like spears extending upwards. Then five spears were shot from the ground, piercing the forest of spears that emerged from the ground, a mountain of swords emerged from below the field of vision.

This was the horror of Udaeus!

This was the reason why even a large attacking team couldn't attack Udaeus, who had no ability to rotate, in one go. It could use the continuous reverse pile shot from the ground to keep a distance from the enemy. This was Udaeus' weapon that combined attack and defense.

Only the upper part of Udaeus emerged, but its lower part was buried in the ground.