Zagnate felt the threat and wanted to dodge the attack.
But Bert, Tione, and Tiona blocked its retreat.
Facing the pincer attack, Zagnate decisively chose Bert and the other two!
These three were clearly weaker in strength!
Finn was a peak Level 6 powerhouse, and the Holy Sword in Artoria's hand could break through its defense.
It naturally wouldn't choose to take the attacks from these two head-on!
However, it forgot that Merlin hadn't attacked yet!
The Britain Sword Saint's best skill wasn't magic, but swordsmanship!
Merlin's staff had long since been replaced by a Holy Sword, and he directly jumped out from behind Bert and the other two, slashing down with a sword at Zagnate's head!
Bang!
With a loud crash, the Holy Sword directly sliced off a part of Zagnate's head.
This also sent it into a frenzy, and its attacks became even more ferocious.
But there were too many experts on Lin Che's side, and they cooperated perfectly with each other.
Ais's special skill, 'Avenger Princess', fully demonstrated its powerful attributes.
It greatly enhances attacks against all monster-type enemies, and super-enhances attacks against dragon-type monsters, with the enhancement effect changing according to the degree of hatred.
This abnormal skill allowed her to deal damage to Zagnate that surpassed everyone else present.
However, Zagnate was not weak; this was a special monster born on the 48th Floor, and its level likely reached Level 8.
No matter how much Ais's attack power against monsters was enhanced, she was only Level 5 right now!
While she was attacking, Zagnate often found opportunities to counterattack.
However, whenever this happened, Gareth would appear and block the attack for Ais with a huge shield.
It was the same on Lin Che's side, cooperating with Artoria to output damage to Zagnate.
Once they encountered danger, Morgan would use a shield to block the attack for them.
With two tanks, plus Merlin, a hard-support healer who could apply various buffs, and Lin Che, Artoria, Ais, Finn, Tione, Tiona, and Bert as the seven damage dealers, even a Level 8 Zagnate couldn't withstand them.
They were all warriors, rendering its ability to reflect magic completely useless!
After more than an hour of intense battle, everyone finally wore it down and killed it.
"It's a pity I didn't get the last hit," Lin Che muttered with some disappointment.
The aftermath of the battle was significant, causing the crack on this floor, which was split open by the Holy Sword, not only to not recover but to widen even further.
Standing at the edge of the crack, Lin Che could even see the scenery of the next floor.
The forty-ninth floor, the floor where the Floor Boss Balor resided!
With his fighting spirit soaring, he even wanted to jump down directly and kill Balor as well!
At this moment, Finn and others came before Lin Che and asked, "Friend, may I know which Familia you belong to?"
Lin Che came back to his senses, suppressed his fighting spirit, and said to Finn and the others, "Hestia Familia!"
Finn was slightly taken aback, exchanged glances with Rivilia, and then spoke, "If I'm not mistaken, Goddess Hestia only descended recently. I didn't expect her Familia to develop so quickly."
Lin Che smiled and didn't reply.
Although he could find an excuse to fool the other party, it would be awkward if his lie was exposed when he met their patron deity, Loki, in the future.
As the Leader of the Loki Familia, Finn was also an old hand. He saw that Lin Che didn't want to talk and didn't ask any more questions.
Instead, Ais's eyes were fixed on the Sword of Promised Victory in Artoria's hand.
It was this sword that split the entire floor in one go!
If she also had such a weapon, would she become even stronger?
As she thought about it, she looked at the Sword of Despair in her hand, a hint of disdain appearing in her eyes.
Although this Sword of Despair was powerful and belonged to the top-tier equipment with the 'Indestructible' attribute, it needed to be repaired after every expedition into the Underground City.
Even with the 'Indestructible' attribute, it couldn't withstand the terrifying output of her skill 'Avenger Princess'.
If it were the Sword of Promised Victory, it should be able to withstand the skill's output!
The cheerful Tiona ran up to Lin Che and said excitedly, "Little brother, you're amazing. What's your name?"
Lin Che had a good impression of Tiona, one of the Amazon sisters in the Loki Familia, and replied with a smile, "My name is Lin Che, and they are Merlin, Morgan, and Artoria."
"Little Brother Lin Che, I'm Tiona. Your strength is so amazing, how about we go on expeditions together in the future?" Tiona said with anticipation.
"I'd be happy to, but that depends on whether your Leader is willing," Lin Che said, looking at Finn.
Finn laughed heartily, "No problem! If possible, I hope our two Familias can forge a friendly bond in the future!"
"It's our honor to be able to forge a bond with the famous Loki Familia!" Lin Che also complimented him.
Finn laughed heartily, and then began to introduce the members of his Familia to Lin Che and the others.
Finn was a Pallum, Gareth was a Dwarf, and Rivilia was of the Elf Royal Family.
The three of them were the earliest followers of Loki, and also the three giants of the Loki Familia, all currently at peak Level 6.
Their abilities had basically risen to A or S rank, and they could ascend to Level 7 at any time.
Next was Ais Wallenstein, who had Fairy blood. This girl was not only beautiful but also a blonde natural airhead, though a bit stubborn, but her combat talent was truly amazing!
She was currently at peak Level 5, and could ascend to Level 6 at any time.
The Amazon sisters, Tiona and Tione, also had good strength, currently at peak Level 5 like Ais, and could ascend to Level 6 at any time.
However, in terms of combat power, they were definitely not as good as Ais.
And it wouldn't be long before they were left behind by Ais.
There was also Bert the Werewolf, who was also at peak Level 5 strength and could ascend to Level 6 at any time.
These four were considered the core elites of the Loki Familia, their strength and status second only to the three giants.
Oh, and there was Lefiya Viridis, the Thousand Elf.
Although she was only Level 3, her magic talent was terrifyingly high.
Her magic, 'Elven Ring', allowed her to use all the magic of the Elf race!
This was equivalent to having infinite magic!
Because of her uniqueness, her status in the Loki Familia was equal to that of Ais and the others.
Below that were some more ordinary members, such as Raul, Anakitty, Alicia, Line, and so on.
Although their levels were not low, they were gained by following the expedition team, their talent was ordinary, and they didn't have any special skills or magic.
Lin Che was not very familiar with these minor characters, the only one who left a slight impression on him was Anakitty, a black-haired, straight-haired cat-eared girl whose appearance was more in line with his aesthetic.
After getting to know each other, they took advantage of the floor's recovery period without monsters spawning to rest and regroup on this floor.
The previous battle had consumed a lot of their energy.
...
Lin Che took out some food and water for Merlin and the other two, and the four of them sat directly on the ground, not minding the dirt.
Merlin took a sip of water, a smile on his lips, and said, "Leader, when we go back this time, I think we can all level up."
Lin Che nodded and said, "Yes, after all, you are all Level 1, fighting beyond your level. This is equivalent to constantly adventuring and accumulating Great Deeds!"
Artoria asked curiously, "Will our strength become stronger after leveling up?"
As Servants, their inherent strength was already enough to rival Level 5 adventurers in this world.
If their Blessing leveled up, would their original strength be enhanced, becoming even stronger?
Lin Che thought for a moment and nodded, "It should become stronger, but the initial increase won't be much. After all, the increase from Level 1 to Level 2 is not much for you, but if you keep improving and raise your Blessing to Level 5, it will be enough to rival your original strength. The power systems of the two worlds complement each other, and your combat power should be able to reach Level 6!"
Merlin also chimed in after hearing this, "Not only that, but when we return to the Type-Moon World, the power of the Blessing will also feed back to our main bodies!"
Although Merlin and Morgan were Servants, they were not truly dead.
Merlin's main body was in Avalon, and Morgan's main body was in a Lostbelt. They only descended through special methods to become Servants in the Holy Grail War.
Oh, Artoria doesn't seem to be dead either!
She made a contract with Alaya at her dying moment to become a Servant and accept summons to participate in the Holy Grail War.
Before she obtained the Holy Grail and had her wish granted, her main body would remain in the state it was in a moment before death.
Although she was saved and died in the Fate route, she was not saved in other routes.
If she raised her Blessing to a very high level and then returned to the Type-Moon World to feed back to her main body, would her main body be brought back to life by the power of the Blessing?
If her main body didn't die in that era, would the fate of Britain change because of this?
It seems a little exciting!
At this moment, Artoria didn't know that she had already been treated as a lab rat by someone!
After resting for a while, everyone had also recovered to their best state.
At this moment, the floor crack had only recovered halfway, and the scenery of the 49th Floor could still be seen.
Merlin withdrew his territory, and the Chalk Castle disappeared.
The two Familias gathered together, and Lin Che was the first to speak, "Let's go down directly from the crack. We can just deal with Balor together!"
Finn, Rivilia, and Gareth exchanged glances and nodded, "Feasible!"