As a seasoned gamer, Altair is naturally well-versed in team dungeon runs. After Finn requested a discussion, Altair immediately drew on his extensive experience to explain how noble the blue-class roles are and how crucial the green-class roles are, emphasizing the importance of developing them properly.
After their conversation, Finn gained a lot of insights and was genuinely surprised by Altair's perspective. He never imagined that dungeon runs could be approached this way—having one or several individuals dedicated to taking hits.
However, the Loki Familia has been operating under its current fixed model for a long time, and it would be difficult to change that in the short term. Moreover, cultivating a tank role requires significant resources.
After their discussion, Altair and Finn parted ways temporarily, as they both had other matters to attend to.
Finn needed to consult with other members of the Loki Familia and organize the team for the remaining floors. Beyond the 50th floor, lower-level members couldn't participate. Level 2 support members weren't qualified to enter, as they would be obliterated upon contact.
Starting from the 52nd floor up to the 58th floor, the environment is the same—a zone known as the Dragon's Vase. This area has a unique feature: floor-ignoring attacks.
The Cannon Dragons from the 58th floor can fire attacks that penetrate multiple floors, reaching as high as the 52nd floor. This means that without sufficient defensive and early-warning capabilities, even Level 5 adventurers could be killed instantly by a cross-floor attack. One moment, the ground beneath them might explode into a massive 10-meter-wide dragon's breath, reducing them to ashes.
After that, the remaining team would face swarms of Wyverns flying out from the newly created holes. Dealing with a group of flying dragons as ground units is, as any experienced adventurer knows, a nightmare.
For the safety of the familia members, Finn had to make arrangements. Lower-level members would stay behind on the 50th floor, while higher-level members would form teams to advance to the 52nd floor.
While Finn was busy organizing meetings and preparing the high-level members for the 52nd floor, Altair had his own tasks to attend to.
Saeko, having fought alongside Ais's team throughout the journey, had naturally become part of their squad and was now resting in their tent. Altair wasn't worried about her.
What Altair needed to do now was find a place to rest and examine the two new achievement skills he had acquired.
Just like when he first reached the 18th floor, this time upon reaching the 50th floor, Altair obtained two new achievements.
That's right—two achievements, both unlocked upon reaching the 50th floor.
[Achievement: We Are the Four Kings]
The floor bosses of the 17th, 27th, 37th, and 49th floors—Goliath, the Twin-Headed Dragon, Udaesus, and Balor—are known as the Four Kings of the Dungeon!
(Note: I previously misremembered—the 27th-floor boss isn't an Earth Dragon but a Twin-Headed Dragon.)
Altair personally killed Goliath, watched Bete kick the Twin-Headed Dragon to death, and witnessed the Loki Familia take down Udaesus and Balor. Having encountered all four floor bosses, he unlocked this special achievement.
[Fifth King:
The Four Kings, the Four Guardians, the Four Divine Warriors—countless experiences have taught us that the number four is a mystical number. Having witnessed the downfall of the Four Kings, you are their witness, and they acknowledge you as the Fifth King!
With this trait, when facing a group of four enemies within an organization, you can send a request to join them. They will unconditionally trust you and allow you to become part of their group.]
Wow, is this the classic "there are always five Kings" trope? And after sending the request, they'll unconditionally trust me? That's fascinating. Am I supposed to go undercover or something?
Wait, if that's the case... could I join the Four Kings of the dungeon? Would the kind-hearted Mr. Goliath trust me and not attack, allowing me to walk right up to his neck and deliver a fatal strike?
Oh, wait—given my current abilities, Mr. Goliath would still be a one-hit kill for me. I should be thinking about Udaesus and Balor. I haven't had the chance to fight them yet. Could I just walk up and deliver a sneaky backstab?
After all, the magic stones of floor bosses are a stable resource I need for my new shop.
[Achievement: You Will Definitely Reach the 50th Floor!]
This achievement is similar in style to the one for reaching the 18th floor.
So, what skill does this achievement grant?
[Listen to Me:
Every protagonist has their signature line. As the protagonist, you should also have your own iconic phrase. When you say a specific line, it will trigger a specific buff.]
This is an active skill with higher priority than See, I Told You! When Look at Me is active, you can choose to activate Listen to Me.
It's no surprise that achievements of the same pattern have similar skill names.
However, compared to the previous Wooden Board Dialogue, this skill feels much more powerful. It gives Altair the same vibe as BGM Warrior, where different methods trigger different buffs. This skill has a lot of potential for development.
Functionally, it even overlaps with BGM Warrior to some extent. But the difference is that BGM Warrior can only play one BGM at a time, allowing only one buff to be active. This skill, however, can be used simultaneously with BGM Warrior, meaning Altair can stack buffs!
Just like Ainz Ooal Gown from Overlord, before a battle, Altair can now stack all his buffs—BGM Warrior, Listen to Me, and even the long-unused Sugar Warrior—skyrocketing his stats and starting the fight with an overwhelming advantage.
Altair thought to himself, I can finally become a buff warrior!
Imagining that scenario, Altair couldn't help but grin widely. He then began recalling various classic lines.
There are so many iconic lines, especially in battle anime. From battle series to other genres, there are countless memorable quotes—enough to fill a library of GIFs.
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[Bleach: Love and Bonds Make Me Stronger!]
Synopsis:
Falling into a rabbit hole called the Soul Society is bad enough.
But do you know what's even worse than that?
Landing in a Soul Society where the very concept of the Gotei 13 doesn't even exist yet!
Armed with shattered fragments of meta-knowledge, Makoto struggles to survive in the Rukongai amidst human-shaped monsters.
But even after throwing everything he's got into the fight, staying alive in a world where the Soul Society's Most Diabolical Criminal still roams free is nothing short of impossible.
Fortunately, it seems the gods might have heard his suffering, on the brink of death, his cheat finally awakens!
[Love and Bonds System!]
As long as he builds relationships be it romance or friendship with every character around him, his strength will grow.
Simple, right?
But…
[Unohana-mama, can you give me some of your milk?]
[Bald old man, you're lucky to face just 1% of my power, otherwise, you'd be split in half and dead!]
[Saito-chan, could you sit on my face? Please!]
[Aizen-kun, you might be good at manipulation, but that brain of yours is still only 3% of mine!]
[Yhwach, if you can see every possible future, can you see one where you become a Magical Girl?]
Why the fuck this system have a foul mouth that only drags him toward death instead of fostering love and bonds?