Frostfire Legacy

Titan

—the Field Boss unique to the 51st floor.

Estimated to be around level 75, its colossal size and overwhelming strength made it one of the most formidable foes in the mid-tier levels of the Labyrinth. Of course, it didn't only appear on the 51st floor.

Titans became common after the 250th floor, where they roamed as normal monsters. However, those were typically smaller—averaging 15 meters tall. This one, towering at a staggering 30 meters, was not only a Field Boss but a Special Monster, amplifying its power and size significantly.

Special Monsters were rare, and the sheer difficulty of defeating them required a coordinated raid of five full parties of level 75 adventurers, each equipped with high-tier gear.

But to Aster, the Titan was nothing more than an oversized roadblock.

Sure, it might be high-level for this floor and ridiculously overpowered compared to other Field Bosses. But against someone like Aster—well above level 100, with stats rivaling level 200 adventurers—it was just another stepping stone.

His real concern wasn't the Titan itself, but the safety of the girls. Underleveled and under-equipped for a fight of this caliber, they wouldn't survive even a glancing blow.

"Quick! Get back!" Aster shouted, motioning them to retreat.

"Star, be careful!" Cassy called out as she was led away, her voice laced with worry.

None of them protested. They knew their limits and understood that their presence would only hinder him. Without hesitation, the group pulled back to a safe distance, standing over a hundred meters away with Argus acting as their guardian.

*HUUUMMMM!*

The Titan let out a guttural growl that echoed through the area, its massive fist rising high before smashing down toward Aster. Despite its enormous frame, the monster's movements weren't sluggish—a clear indicator of its high STR and DEX stats.

"But still too slow!"

To Aster's trained eyes, the Titan's attack might as well have been moving in slow motion. Without using a single buff, he dashed out of the fist's range with ease.

*BOOM!*

The Titan's fist collided with the ground, creating a massive crater and sending chunks of earth flying in all directions. The tremor shook the landscape, but Aster remained unfazed. He darted toward the Titan's feet, sword in hand.

"Let's test its defenses first," he muttered, activating Elemental Slash.

His blade glowed faintly as it became enveloped in frost, the Ice Element enhancing its cutting power, and imbuing elemental damage to it. With one clean swing, he aimed for the Titan's leg—a limb as thick as a tree trunk. The result?

*SHHHHK!*

The sword sliced through effortlessly, severing the leg in a single motion.

"Damn... That was easier than expected."

Aster had intended to gauge the Titan's defenses, expecting a shallow wound at best. Instead, the entire leg had been cleaved off. He had overestimated the monster's toughness and severely underestimated his own strength!

*OOOOOOGH!*

The Titan howled in pain, its balance lost as it toppled forward. Its massive body crashed to the ground with a thunderous thud, sending shockwaves through the area.

Not wasting a second, Aster sprinted forward, aiming for the exposed back. He slashed at the Titan's spine, carving deep wounds into its flesh. Frost formed along the gashes, freezing the wounds and spreading frostbite throughout the monster's body.

In three swift steps, he reached the nape of its neck.

For a moment, a strange thought crossed his mind:

'Would a human pop out of its neck if I cut it?'

He shook the ridiculous notion away and swung his sword, severing the Titan's head cleanly. The monster didn't bleed. The ice coating its wounds froze everything solid. Its glowing red eyes dimmed, and its body lay still.

But Aster, ever cautious, wasn't convinced.

Drawing his rarely used pistol from his Spatial Ring, he aimed at the back of the Titan's head and fired a single shot.

*BANG!*

The bullet pierced through the skull, but the Titan remained motionless.

"Yeah, it's dead," he muttered, holstering the weapon. "Still, I didn't even level up…"

Killing a level 75 Field Boss would have been a massive boost to the girls, but for someone of Aster's level, it yielded nothing.

"I should've let Argus finish it off instead," he sighed, glancing at the girls, who were slowly approaching the now lifeless behemoth.

"Aster, you…" Liz's voice trembled with awe as her gaze shifted between him and the Titan's corpse. "Just how strong have you become?"

"Leader's so strong, he doesn't even need us anymore," Kali grumbled, a hint of envy in her voice.

"Darling's so strong and so manly, I'm getting wet already…" Tina added with an infatuated tone.

"Shut it, you horny vixen." And Kali quickly tried to shut her up.

Finally, Cassy's concern was evident as she asked him for confirmation. "Star… Are you hurt?"

Aster jumped down from the Titan's back, landing gracefully before flashing them a wry smile. "I'm fine, but… what are we supposed to do with this thing?"

The Titan's body, thanks to Aster finishing it off rather than Argus, remained mostly intact. Its hide, bones, and other materials were likely valuable. But the sheer size of the corpse posed a logistical nightmare.

"I'll handle it," Liz volunteered confidently.

Aster raised an eyebrow as Liz pulled out a peculiar cube from her satchel. It didn't seem like a typical Spatial Ring, and he wondered how she intended to store a 30-meter Titan inside something so small.

Without a word, Liz tapped the edge of the cube against the Titan's body.

To everyone's astonishment, the Titan began to glow, its massive form disintegrating into particles of light. The particles were absorbed into the cube, which emitted a soft hum as its lid closed.

"This… is this a p*keball?!" Aster exclaimed in shock.

'No way it's what I think it is…'

"Ah! Isn't that from the something-mon game you mentioned before, Star?" Cassy asked excitedly, recalling one of Aster's old stories. "I remember since researched about it~!"

Liz chuckled. "Not quite, but close enough. This is a Photon Storage Unit. It converts physical objects into photons—massless particles—and stores them securely. I got it as a freebie when we bought the portable home."

Aster blinked in disbelief. "...Freebie?"

"Her family's loaded, remember?" Kali whispered, shaking her head.

The Portable home was something they got from Liz's family's business—although she insists that she wasn't a member of the Dragonseal and only have the same last name. Which means, rather than a freebie, the Photon Storage Unit must be a gift from her family to her, in the guise of a freebie.

"Well, at least that solves the storage issue," Aster admitted, scratching the back of his neck. "Let's set up camp and get some rest. We'll deal with the loot later."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The girls nodded in agreement, and the group resumed their preparation for the night.