It was with slight disappointment that Alexander darted up the stairs and out of the fourth floor. He had an estimate of how strong he would need to be to challenge the Metal Slime, but with the limited number of floors to explore it would be quite some time until he was at such a level. Assuming that Zhan did not improve itself which relied more on there being no means for it to do such a thing. The creature was obviously intelligent enough to consider it. 

The last remnants of Ares’ boon began to leave him just as he reached the statue. As the wave of exhaustion came over him, his knees nearly buckling out from beneath him, Alexander managed to reach out and touch the statue.