Leaving the Guild, Lynn returned to the Familia home and found Hestia slacking off.
Upon hearing that Lynn had used a magic book, Hestia immediately, without a word, took out a needle and pricked her finger.
[YukimuraLynn—LV.1]
[Strength: S943 → SS1003]
[Endurance: A853 → S967]
[Dexterity: S996 → SS1033]
[Agility: S973 → SS1009]
[Magic: I0]
[Skills: Unity, Hymn of Courage. ]
[Magic: Current Propulsion: Thunder Attribute Enchantment Magic]
"Strange, you haven't been to the Dungeon recently, have you? How did your stats improve so much?"
Looking at the updated blessing, a trace of confusion appeared on Hestia's face.
Knowing about the magic book matter, she wasn't surprised that Lynn had awakened a new magic.
But what's with these stat increases?
Lynn had been running between the Demeter Familia and the Goibniu Familia these past two days. He couldn't have gained so many stats just from walking a few steps, could he?
Could it be...
"Did you find yourself in your sleep again?"
"No."
"Then how did your stats increase so much?"
"Sweat and effort."
Although Lynn hadn't been to the Dungeon these past few days,
the training on Chef Lynn and JoJos Bizarre Adventure Lynn's side had never stopped.
Especially Chef Lynn, who for some reason had recently been targeted by people from the Dark Cooking Society.
The two sides fought fiercely (physically), and Chef Lynn, relying on his enhanced physical abilities, defeated quite a few chefs from the Dark Cooking Society.
Of course, the chefs from the Dark Cooking Society were no pushovers either, giving Chef Lynn a hard time.
His gaze paused for a moment on the Endurance stat, which had increased by over a hundred points, before Lynn looked at the newly appeared magic.
"Hestia, there's no incantation?"
"No, that's all the information."
"So, it's an incantation-less enchantment-type magic... Not bad, quite suitable for me."
A thoughtful expression appeared on Lynn's face.
Enchantment-type magic could be said to be a highly cost-effective magic in the DanMachi World.
Fast activation, low mental consumption, and the magic effect is simple and brutal, directly increasing the user's attack and defense power.
Furthermore, enchantment-type magic possesses great potential. For example, in the original work, Aiz developed 'Miniature strong wind (Micro Burst)' based on 'Wind Spirit Swiftness (Ariel)'.
When conditions were met, her Ariel could even synergize with Avenger, simultaneously enhancing the effects of both skills.
Although Lynn didn't have a special skill like Avenger, he could still imitate Aiz and develop new techniques based on Current Propulsion.
In fact, after seeing the description of Current Propulsion, he already had a few good ideas in mind.
"Hestia, I'm going to the Dungeon to test my new magic. I leave the Familia to you."
"If anyone from the Goibniu Familia or the Demeter Familia comes, please receive them for me."
After briefly explaining the things to note, Lynn left the Familia home.
Since the purpose of this trip to the Dungeon was to test magic, he didn't call Lily or the people from the Take-Mikazuchi Familia.
Smoothly making his way, Lynn soon arrived at the 13th floor of the Dungeon.
As the starting point of the middle floors, the 13th floor's biggest characteristics, besides the long corridors connecting the chambers, were the 'trap holes'.
Trap holes are vertical caverns that closely resemble wells, existing between the 13th and 16th floors of the Dungeon.
If novice adventurers with insufficient strength accidentally fall into a trap hole, they will prematurely enter deeper floors and be attacked by stronger monsters.
However, Lynn was strong enough not to worry about encountering danger.
Finding a relatively deep trap hole and jumping in, Lynn went directly from the 13th floor to the 15th floor.
After that, he found another trap hole nearby and went from the 15th floor to the 17th floor.
"Hmm?"
Just after landing via the trap hole, Lynn heard heavy footsteps coming from behind.
Turning to look, what came into view were three monsters over two meters tall with bull heads and human bodies.
Minotaurs.
Lynn recognized them.
Although the danger level is LV.2, Minotaurs, unlike the Hellhounds and Unicorns that start appearing from the 13th floor, are genuine LV.2 level monsters.
As large-sized monsters, Minotaurs possess tremendous strength.
If hit head-on by their attacks, even LV.2 adventurers would be in mortal danger.
"Not bad for practice."
Lynn drew his weapon and walked forward to meet them.
"Current Propulsion."
Using the magic name as the trigger, Lynn activated his magic for the first time.
The next instant, golden lightning surged over Lynn's body, radiating an astonishing aura.
Moooooooooooo!!!
Sensing Lynn's threatening aura, the Minotaur at the forefront raised its head and let out a roar, attempting to intimidate Lynn with the sound.
After that, led by the roaring Minotaur, the three Minotaurs brandished their giant axes and charged at Lynn.
"Well met!"
Lynn did not dodge, raising his blade and swinging it down.
Wrapped in golden lightning, the cold, gleaming edge collided with the giant axe.
The next instant, a boom sounded.
Centered on the point of contact between the two weapons, the golden lightning that had covered the weapons exploded violently, releasing a massive shockwave.
Affected by this shockwave, the Minotaur that attacked first had its hands torn open and its body thrown backward.
On the other hand, Lynn, at the epicenter of the explosion, was unaffected by the impact.
Protected by the lightning surrounding him, he launched a pursuit as if nothing had happened.
Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash!
Sshhh—!
A crisp tearing sound rang out.
Lynn instantly appeared behind the Minotaur, cutting it in half at the waist.
After doing this, Lynn disappeared from the spot again without looking back.
A cold light flashed through the air; the edge covered in lightning easily tore through the bull-headed monsters.
In just the span of a breath, the remaining two Minotaurs followed in the footsteps of the first.
"Not bad."
Lynn stopped Current Propulsion and stood in place, summarizing the recent battle.
As an enchantment-type magic, Current Propulsion could generate golden lightning to wrap around the body.
The defensive effect was temporarily unknown, but offensively, Current Propulsion displayed two forms.
One was detonating the lightning created by Current Propulsion upon contact, creating an explosion.
The other was compressing and wrapping the lightning around the weapon, greatly increasing its sharpness.
However, whether the former or the latter, this usage method placed a burden on the weapon.
"It seems you can only accompany me this far."
Looking at the cracks appearing on the blade, Lynn sighed and sheathed it.
It was, after all, his first weapon; he'd keep it as a memento.
Picking up the axe held by the Minotaur, Lynn turned and walked deeper into the 17th floor.
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