Chapter 24 - 24: The First Battle on the “10th Floor”

Truth be told, although Aether (Renjiro) could currently rely on the bug-like spell Starlight Fireflies to achieve a kind of pseudo over-level monster slaying, his actual Dungeon progress was… a bit behind.

After all, the 11th and 12th Floors are designed for Level 1 adventurers whose Basic Abilities range from B up to S. And among ordinary adventurers, anyone reaching even A-rank stats is already exceptional.

So in practice: once a Level 1 adventurer hits around 700+ in any stat, they rarely linger on the Upper Floors. Even the laziest ones eventually descend to the 10th Floor if they're serious about leveling.

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