[Max's POV]
[Increasing Rank from Mortal (E) –> Mortal (D)]
[Scanning Performance on Floor 1 to Floor 5]
[Review:] Phenomenal
[Rating:] EX
[You have been rewarded a Mystery Box for your Ascension]
[Rank increased to Mortal (D)]
A faint surge rippled through my body—subtle, but unmistakable. Strength, Agility… both seemed to expand, like something inside me took a deeper breath. I commanded the status screen to appear, and as always, the familiar lines of the system unfolded before me with precision.
======== Player Profile ========
[Name:] Maximilian Ro'nark
[Title(s):] Fateless
[Race:] Human / ???
[Bloodline:] ???
[Physique:] ???
[Traits:] Infinite Mind; Infinite Stamina; Infinite Mana; Infinite Regeneration; Infinite Aegis
[Class:] The LimitBreaker
[Rank:] D (Mortal)
[Basic Stats:]
Strength – D ; Stamina – ∞ ; Agility – D ;
Vitality – ∞ ; Intelligence – ∞ ; Mana – ∞
[Extra Stats:] Focus – D+ ; Perception – D+ ; Luck – ???
[Talent:] Fusion (Rank – EX)
[Innate Ability:] 50× Multiplier
[Affinity:] All Affinities (Primordial)
[Skills:] Aether Edict; Agni Mandate; Kronos Mandate; Ventus Sovereignty; Varunā Edict; Atlas Protocol; Indra Judicium; Glacial Throne; Lumen Ascendancy; Umbral Doctrine; Nemus Crown; Metallum Imperative; Harena Dominion; Sonus Authority; Mithyā Consensus; Scarlet Crown; Ghostwalk Paradox; Eclipsion : The First Wings of Silence
[CODEX:] The LimitFlow Codex
[Equipment:] Eternal Dreadshroud of the Abyss Cosmos, Fists of Infinite Dominion, Stride of Infinite Dominion
[Weapons/Artifacts:] Lamina Veri (Primordial Katana)
[Player's Grade:] Special*
[Myth Points:] 1 Million (×50) = 50 Million
[Myth Coins:] 1.1 Million
[Inventory:] Uncommon Chest×(28), Mystery Box, Echo Rune of Silence....
[Shop]
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As I scanned the panel slowly, letting each line settle. Most changes were already expected—my Rank, the slight adjustment in physical stats, the confirmation of my Traits. But when my eyes reached the Myth Points… I froze.
One million.
Even without using my Innate Ability yet.
'How?' I asked, genuinely baffled.
[This Codex Protocol was Tower-wide, and you have no idea how big and vast the Tower is]
My eyebrows twitched upward, 'Well, I'll say… one million in a single day. All my tension about how to create or share title is gone.' A grin tugged at my lips before I even realized it.
Glancing to my right, Fiona stood there, just finishing her own Rank Up. "Let's go to Floor 1st for now. We'll continue with Floor 6th tomorrow," I stated.
"Yes Boss," she replied.
The system teleportation flared and a gentle pulse of light wrapped around us as we moved toward Floor 1.
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[Fiona's POV]
Boss Max was grinning, that alone felt surreal enough to make me blink twice. It was the first time I'd seen him with such a clear expression—something more than that usual unreadable calm he wore like armor.
I agreed to rest because exhaustion had finally started creeping into my limbs, but I didn't see even the tiniest hint of fatigue on him. Not a heavy breath, not a stiff movement. Just him being him. I sighed softly as we returned to the Silver Spire.
We dined together at dinner table but didn't talk, I also finished my meal and surrendered myself to the bed for sleep.
After a long rest and a truly delicious breakfast the next morning, Boss and I appeared on the 6th Floor.
The Floor layout had shifted—again.
Six Dungeons, two Labyrinths, and three Domains. Domains reset every six hours, which meant this Floor demanded both stamina and patience.
Boss made the decision quickly, he'd clear the mobs and I would handle the bosses. That way we wouldn't slow down from our two-Floors-a-day pace.
At some corner in my mind, I had a thought that maybe he would slow down on Floor 6, considering how much denser the challenges were supposed to be, Instead… he sped up.
When we emerged from the Shadow Leopards Dungeon, I hesitated before asking, "Boss, is there any particular reason we're blitzing every Floor?"
He turned, expression steady and composed. "According to system, things get more interesting from C Rank Floors and I have only one meaningful contact in this world, so maybe I will try to talk to her."
That… was an unexpectedly human reason.
"Okay, Boss, let's lead the way," I said with a small smile.
Monsters kept dying like insects around us, but the scenery shifted dramatically. Today, lightning painted the air. Dense, crackling orbs hovered everywhere, bursting into arcs that danced around Boss like obedient spirits.
My eyes tracked him closely, I wanted to see the way he used his Affinity, maybe learn something from the patterns.
But from my perspective, it felt like he was just casting whatever struck his fancy. Except… I knew he wasn't.
He was creating spells mid-battle again—responding to the battlefield, to instinct, to sheer whim.
And yet it was beautiful, almost hypnotic.
The lightning obeyed him like a loyal hound, leaping, twisting, shaping itself into constructs before detonating into precise destruction.
Boss Max didn't just wield power, he conducted it. He kept experimenting with lightning the same way he'd played with fire, water, wind, and metal before.
Sometimes the monsters were charred pitch-black like coal. Sometimes they simply collapsed, lifeless from pure shock.
Sometimes constructs woven from lightning speared through them with terrifying accuracy. I eventually stopped trying to understand the technicality of what he was doing and just… watched.
The way arcs that curled around his body like living threads and the air hummed when he moved, the display was mesmerizing.
What startled me more was the realization that I was getting used to it. His speed, his talent, the sheer absurdity of his presence… after just two days, the impossible had started to feel normal.
We cleared all six Dungeons before heading into the Domains. Here, I finally got a chance to test the new skills I had earned.
They were—quite simply—awesome.
Although I used a sword, my Talent pushed me toward supporting-type abilities. Still, the skills Boss granted me felt surprisingly natural, as if they belonged to me from the start.
For a moment, I almost forgot my Talent was considered mediocre by most standards.
But now? Now I had an inner certainty—an instinctive belief—that this mediocrity of mine would change soon.
After clearing two Domains back to back, we approached the first Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of Hollow Bones. Eight floors with bone-based monsters and rattling echoes everywhere.
Honestly, it was a welcome change to fight monsters that offered even a slight increase in difficulty. Well… for me. For Boss, everything remained the same.
Hands in pockets, strolling through lightning storms as he annihilated everything around him. I wondered if he ever saw the monsters as actual threats or just moving targets.
This Labyrinth turned into perfect training grounds for me.
Since the bone monsters were nearly eighty percent immune to physical damage, I had to rely on proper Affinity usage and the techniques Boss taught me.
Their resistance forced me to think, adjust, and adapt quickly.
After clearing the Labyrinth, I downed some stamina and mana potions to keep up. Boss didn't even glance at his own reserves.
We pushed forward, continuing the streak of efficiency. It took about eleven hours to clear the entirety of Floor 6.
Boss remained mostly silent during the run— speaking only when absolutely necessary— but after we stepped out of the final Domain, he suddenly stopped.
"Do you want to rest?" he asked quietly. "We can take a breather if you need it. I don't get tired ever, so I don't want you overtaxing yourself by depending on potions and tonics."
His tone was simple, sincere. Something about it made my chest… soften.
For the first time, I felt like beneath that aloof, cool exterior of his, there was a boy who had never really had meaningful connections before.
Someone who didn't know how to express worry in normal ways—so the concern slipped out as a straightforward sentence.
I relaxed my posture, swung my arm to release tension, and reassured him, "Relax, Boss. I'm fine. We don't even have to travel between dungeons or labyrinths—we just teleport. Do you know most players spend equal time travelling and clearing dungeons, labyrinths, and Domains?"
He blinked once, "Ohh… okay then," he said.
Just like that, we moved on, Floor 7 awaited us.
Boss cleared the Dungeons like they were tiny obstacles placed for warm-up. Trailing behind him, I munched on packed snacks.
This process was either making me a hardworking apprentice or just a pampered princess-in-training, probably both, I thought.
Then Boss did something new, he switched to a new Affinity—Blood Affinity.