Danmachi: I'm Leveling Up In The Dungeon

Aston's combat skills were excellent. If we were to categorize a person's combat skills into five levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced, master, and grandmaster, Aston's combat skills had definitely reached the master level.

All thanks to the elves who raised him.

There was an elf warrior who had seen many battles among the elves who raised him. Aston accepted his guidance and training as he grew up.

The training began at the age of five and continued until he turned fifteen, providing Aston with exceptionally refined combat skills.

In the village, he often joined forces with other guards to deal with the monsters that would accidentally infiltrate the village, gaining valuable combat experience.

Therefore, entering the dungeon for the first time, Aston didn't panic. His first battle in the dungeon felt effortless, especially since the first-floor monsters were low-level small goblins.

"Ding!! Small Goblin was killed, get 5 Experience Points!!!"

"Ding!! Small Goblin was killed, get 5 Experience Points!!!"

"Ding!! Small Goblin was killed, get 5 Experience Points!!!"

As time passed, Aston's mind was filled with the continuous prompts from the system. Finally, after Aston slew a small goblin, a different notification echoed in his mind. Simultaneously, different information appeared in Aston's mind, and a warm current began to reshape his body.

"Ding!! Killed a small goblin, gained 5 experience points!!!"

"Ding!! Experience points full, host level up, current level 2."

"Ding!! Congratulations to the host for the first level-up, reward: Meditation Art - Void Furnace!!!"

"Ding!! Congratulations to the host for the first level-up, reward: Magic - Fire Ring!!!"

"Ding!! Congratulations to the host for the first level-up, reward: Skill - Instant Kill!!!"

Void Furnace: Practicing Meditation Art Void Furnace can increase the host's magic power limit. (Passive Ability: Constantly extracts magical essence from the host's surroundings, converting it into the host's magic power, keeping the host's magic power permanently at its peak.)

Fire Ring: Consumes magic power to release a ring of flames centered on the host, eliminating all enemies around the host, with power depending on the host's strength.

Instant Kill: Act at will, release a guaranteed hit slash against enemies within a radius of ten meters, with power depending on the host's strength.

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Host: Aston Glycias

Level: 2

Abilities: [Meditation]: Void Furnace, [Magic]: Fire Ring, [Skill]: Instant Kill.

Items: [Junior Blacksmith's Forge] Practical Long Sword, Practical Light Armor, Restoration Potion (2), 

Experience Bar: 0/200

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Aston didn't immediately pay attention to the system's message; he felt his body change.

Just like regular game upgrades, all aspects of Aston's body improved after he leveled up.

Having observed his changes for a long time, Aston could finally determine how much he had improved after the upgrade.

"All-around improvement. My physical and mental qualities have increased by about 0.5 times."

"Moreover, as soon as I upgraded, physical and mental fatigue from previous battles disappeared, and my overall condition returned to its peak." After some investigation, Aston concluded.

At this point, Aston finally shifted his attention to the attribute panel.

"After reaching level 2, the required experience points for further leveling up have doubled compared to the first level."

"So, does this pattern continue, or does each subsequent level increase the experience point requirement by a hundred?"

"And, unexpectedly, the first level-up comes with rewards, like a so-called newbie gift pack!!!"

"One meditation, one magic, and one skill."

"In other words, I can use magic now."

"The warm current flowing through my body is magic power."

"Moreover, noticing that I don't know how to meditate, it specially rewarded me with a meditation technique, which is really considerate."

"Most importantly, the passive ability of this meditation art ensures that I never have to worry about running out of magic power. Truly an incredible passive ability."

"Alright, let's try out the effect of this passive ability." Seeing the monster appearing after a few minutes and charging towards him, Aston narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered in his heart.

'Move freely', a thought flashed in Aston's mind, and a flame halo surged from his waist and abdomen.

As soon as this flame halo appeared, it fiercely spread outwards, expanding with the wind.

When the flame halo first appeared, it was only as thick as a thumb. Then it became as big as an adult's arm. By the time it spread to the attacking little goblin, the flame halo was as thick as a thigh.

"Ding!! Small Goblin was killed, get 2 Experience Points!!!"

"Ding!! Small Goblin was killed, get 2 Experience Points!!!"

"The Experience Points have decreased?"

"However, this is in line with the rules of the game."

"As the level increases, my strength grows, making enemies naturally weaker, so a decrease in experience points is normal."

"This is normal." Aston was slightly surprised when he heard the System Notifications but didn't struggle with it.

Immediately, Aston focused on the test just now.

"After Fire Ring is released, it actually absorbs the surrounding magic elements to increase its size and power. It's really interesting. Judging from the situation just now, it should be able to continue to grow. This should depend on my capacity of magic power."

"Does this mean it depends on my strength?"

"In other words, the magic obtained as a newbie reward is a progressive magic whose power can grow with my development, not falling behind."

"Void Furnace Meditation too..."

"I just used eight points of magic power releasing the Fire Ring; however, the magic power used was completely replenished in the next second, as if I had not consumed the magic power in my body at all."

"This effect is truly powerful."

"I just don't know if, in the future, when my magic power becomes stronger and I consume more magic power, it will instantly replenish like it did just now."

"If it's the former, then this passive ability will undoubtedly be the most powerful and irreplaceable ability." Looking at the Small Goblin being instantly wiped out, Aston rubbed his chin and thought silently.

Then shook his head slightly and didn't delve further into it. He would find out later.

"I have tested meditation and magic. Let's test the skills next."

"A guaranteed hit slash, I wonder how it looks." Watching the two small goblins stumbling towards him again, Aston expressed anticipation in his heart.

Once the Small Goblin entered the skill's range, Aston disappeared.

Reappearing behind one of the Small Goblin in an instant.

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