Frostfire Legacy

Flying monsters—like the Daft Eagles—were present from the 51st up until the 75th floor. This means Aster and the girls would be unable to fly through the sky at night.

So, instead, they planned to head onward on foot during early evening... if they weren't worn out by the Black Hornets persistently chasing and stinging them all over. They were fortunate that Cassy was able to use Purify, as the hornet's poison alone could have wiped them out!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

As such, for that night, they decided to set up camp early.

As usual, they selected a slightly hidden spot, away from prying eyes, and erected their portable home. More than monsters, they needed to be warier toward other adventurers in their current situation. After all, Lorelai's group still posed a threat.

After they got inside, they did things they wanted to do.

Cassy sat on the sofa, petting Argus lightly, relaxing without moving from her spot. Aster went to the exercise equipment, trying to check the limits of his body. Since reaching level 100, Aster had never attempted to test his strength.

The first exercise he attempted was the deadlift. He started light, with 50 kg weights on either side, and lifted it as per the video manual.

"Hup...!"

But to his surprise, he barely felt resistance from it. It felt to him as if he was simply lifting a cup of water off the table! Without delay, he doubled the weight, tried it out, and doubled it again until he finally felt some resistance—a total of 800 kg!

"HNGGGGH!"

He lifted it in one go, exerting quite the effort, before holding his pose for five seconds and letting go.

*THUNK!* *CLANK!*

The weights fell from knee height, but despite their mass, the floor didn't even crack. Their portable home was as tough as can be!

"So roughly 800 kg..." Aster muttered, recording his limit on his tablet, before wiping his sweat and moving to the next item.

After the deadlift, he skipped the other two of the "big three": squat and bench press, as they were partly overlapping categories. He wasn't exercising, but measuring his limits, after all.

The next apparatus he tried out was the punching machine. Unlike the one with a small ball hanging from above, this one had a large pad about as tall as a person, which could be hit anywhere to gauge one's punching strength.

"Phew..."

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Aster took a deep breath as he stood before it, gathering his mind and lowering his body into a stance. He drew strength from his legs, twisting his hips to propel his upper body forward. He also extended his right hand forward, riding the twisting momentum, releasing a perfectly executed straight punch.

*BAM!*

The punching machine shook and even released scary creaking sounds before returning to its previous state. A moment later, a flickering hologram appeared in front of it, showing the result of the assessment.

"Uhh... 588 kg-force?"

Not realizing how amazing this number was, he simply recorded it again before moving on to the next one. He continued this process until he had completed all the necessary benchmarking tests.

After finishing, he took a seat, rested, and entered the values he had recorded into an evaluation app. It estimates one's level based on one's physical performance, which wasn't that accurate for magic-related classes. However, vanguard and other melee classes largely trusted it as an "accurate" evaluation.

The app started analyzing the data, displaying a series of numbers as it calculated the result. Then, a minute later, it showed an unbelievable result.

[

Account Name: Aster Mistral

Level: 102

Class: Mixed

Evaluation: S+

Estimated Level: 251

]

"Damn, more than twice your actual level? Darling's so strong!"

"...!"

And to Aster's surprise, Tina's voice echoed from right beside his ears. He shifted away, observing that not only Tina but also Liz and Kali were nearby, seemingly curious about the outcome he had achieved.

"Level 251? Aster, you...!" Liz's words trailed away. Her eyes glittered with excitement while staring at him as if he were a role model for her.

Kali, on the other hand, merely frowned deeply before turning around and walking away.

"It's nothing surprising. I have a passive that boosts my stats by 50%, remember?" Aster reminded them, feeling shy from their passionate gazes. "Anyway, I worked up some sweat. I'll go wash it off. Later!"

And as if running away from them, Aster rushed toward the bathroom area, leaving the girls behind.

"..."

After he left, the girls moved. Of course, what they did was easy to guess—they performed the same benchmarking test that Aster did and measured their estimated levels. But unlike his result, theirs didn't even reach their actual levels. The predicted levels were even lower than half their actual levels, making them raise their brows!

"ARGUS!"

Tina and Liz shouted at the same time, making the poor dog jump in surprise. Cassy, who was petting him, was surprised, all the same, wondering what was wrong.

"We need more practice; come and watch over us!" Tina exclaimed, her expression uncharacteristically serious.

Liz gripped her fist tight before nodding her head in agreement. "At this rate, we'll be nothing but deadweight to Aster!"

*Whine...*

Despite Argus's seeming reluctance, he felt and understood the girls' unwavering dedication to their goals. He jumped down from Cassy's lap and walked over to them, chasing from behind and leaving the portable home.

Outside, they could already see Kali fighting some monsters—she was thinking the same as the two, but was one step ahead of them!

"We're joining too!"

"Unfair! How dare you start without us!"

Hearing the shouts coming from behind, Kali jumped back, increasing the distance between her and the bear-like monster before her, and sighed.

"Suit yourself, but this one's mine." She exclaimed while waving her daggers and dashing forward.

Like a ghost, her figure slowly disappeared, melding into the darkness. The bear monster appeared bewildered, scanning the area in a state of panic, but it was unable to locate Kali.

*STAB!*

And a moment later, she reappeared right behind it, her two daggers stabbing both sides of its thick neck. "Assassinate!"

The monster groaned for a moment before losing strength and falling forward—dead. Kali, alone, managed to kill a monster at least 20 levels above her! A shocking feat!