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Three months later.
Ninth floor.
The door to the floor boss room was open. The adventurers waiting for their turn could see inside the room.
At first, they mocked and underestimated Aaron's abilities. He alone challenged the floor boss without any friends to help him.
Yet, all of them were left in shock, their mouths wide open, watching as the floor boss was defeated, and Aaron walked out of the boss's room unhard. It was a strange and surprising scene for them.
"H-He managed to defeat the floor boss alone?"
"He's terrifying. Really terrifying!"
"It's better not to offend him if we want to survive."
Aaron stepped up with a cold-eyed stare, a notification panel appeared, explaining that he successfully defeated the boss on the Ninth Floor's Dark Pillar. Now, he could climb up to the tenth floor imdiately.
[CONGRATULATIONS!]
[You have successfully completed the Dark Pillar's ninth-floor boss challenge]
[The Tenth floor of Dark Pillar Tower has been unlocked]
[Floor Access Privilege: 10]
[Want to go to the next floor?]
[Yes] [No]
The panel showed Aaron already had Floor Access Privilege up to the 10th floor. Aaron was impressed that he could finally reach the floor after three months of struggling alone.
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Although he was lonely due to having no friends to accompany him, Isabella often sent ssages weekly to ask about Aaron's news.
The relationship between the two was similar to lovers who experienced a long-distance relationship. Still, once again, Aaron confird that he only thought of Isabella as his friend.
Right before Aaron pressed the confirmation nu. There was a male voice calling his na. He is Liam, the man who beca Liam's friend as Aaron had saved his life.
Liam was a mber of a diocre-level adventurer group; they called their group the Lion Roar. Why did they na their group with such silly nas?
"Woah. Did you just complete the floor boss challenge?" asked Liam; Aaron responded with a cold nod.
"I can't believe you could do that, especially beating a floor boss alone. How strong are you really?" asked Liam.
"Strong enough to save your life, Liam."
Liam ca with another mber from the sa group as him. With their presence, Aaron could confirm that they were trying to defeat the floor boss.
"What's the na of the floor boss? What's its elent? Is it difficult? What's its attack pattern?" asked Liam, filled with high curiosity.
Aaron pressed the confirmation nu to be able to ascend to the tenth floor quickly. Liam was surprised that Aaron was planning to go to the top floor quickly without explaining the floor boss's characteristics to him.
[Teleportation to the next floor confird]
[Destination: 10]
[Initiate teleportation to destination in five minutes]
[00:00:04:59]
"Eh? Wait a minute. Why are you leaving so fast? At least tell about this first," Liam said, shocked.
Aaron nodded. He said he would tell Liam through a ssage. It prevented people from finding out since the information about the floor boss was valuable. Liam knew Aaron's reason and let him go up to the floor quickly.
There was a five-minute countdown until the teleportation began. Aaron began to see his entire body light up brightly in white, a sign he would soon get on the floor.
In a matter of minutes, Aaron had completely disappeared from the Dark Pillar on the ninth floor and arrived outside the Dark Pillar on the tenth floor, precisely at the monunt of light stone.
His eyes opened, looking forward and seeing no one present there. Aaron turned to the side, seeing the Dark Pillar door wasn't open yet.
According to Aaron, it was natural when the situation in the Dark Pillar felt very quiet.
He saw many skyscraper city buildings from the left with four to five floors. The city's shape was very wide, and large and sturdy walls protected it.
Now, Aaron had fully arrived at the big city on the tenth floor, where everyone was vying to co here from the 1st-9th floors.
The queue to enter was long, every adventurer was required to show their identity, at least show their profile.
There wasn't the slightest worry from Aaron, as the red title above his head had disappeared entirely. Now, he could line up like everyone else to enter the city.
There were many things Aaron wanted to do once he arrived in the city, starting with the Ascension of his two talents, buying so important items, and selling other items. He also wanted to stop by the city's guild and see the situation there.
It was Aaron's turn to show his panel profile to the officer at the gate. Without hesitation, Aaron showed his profile panel so that he could be properly identified.
[PROFILE]
[Na: Aaron Lewis]
[Age: 18]
[Level: 69]
[EXP: 124500/178000]
[HP: 40500/40500]
[MP: 76000/76000]
[Additional MP: 325000MP]
[Mage Level: Young Sage]
[Race: High Human]
[Title: -]
[Money: 1052300 RL]
'At this age, he reached the third tier as a Young Sage. A very promising young man, he'll be a big three-branch group's bone of contention,' said the gatekeeper, an officer from the city guild.
"How?"
"You may enter."
After being allowed by the officer, Aaron turned off the profile status panel and stepped out of the gate area. He walked through the city gate hallway and saw a bright light at the end of the hallway.
Just after passing the end of the gate hallway, his eyes were greeted by the sight of hundreds of people passing by on the city's main street.
So wore casual clothes, adventurous clothes, group uniforms, and even heavy armor, like knights.
They blended into one peaceful, safe, and orderly community. The city's main street was lined with pentagon-shaped paving blocks, looking orderly and beautiful.
On the right and left of the city street were shops lined up with each other, selling various things such as food, items, equipnt, clothing, swords, and armor.
Aaron continued to step closer to the city center where the city guild stood firmly there, flying the guild flag with the symbol of two white wings and a sword. It was one of the four tall buildings there —the remaining three were the buildings of the three major groups.
"Look! The Dinsion Justice group's entourage is coming."
"Woah. I've always dread of being a part of them."
"Captain Nathan is so handso. If he were my lover, I'd probably be the luckiest woman in the world."
Aaron heard these words. He turned his head and saw the Dinsion Justice flag fluttering, with many people wearing their distinctive white and blue uniforms. The people at the front were sitting on their horses; one of them was Nathan.
Nathan, the captain of the tenth floor Dinsion Justice, wore a uniform and furry coat like a nobleman.
At first, Aaron found it strange why Nathan wore a furry coat? But, after noticing the cold temperature in the city, he noticed it.
Aaron pulled over, pushing his way into the crowd while keeping his head down, not wanting them to know where he was.
Since the fifth-floor incident, three large groups had been working together to hunt Aaron down. They had spread sketches of Aaron's face all over the place, hoping soone would see him and arrest him. The situation beca complicated for Aaron.
Just as he was hiding behind the crowd, he looked to the side and saw a shop selling accessories. Ideas popped into Aaron's mind, one of which was finding a way to trick his identity that was already known.
He ca to the place, and a female staff mber welcod him. There, Aaron saw many accessories sold at low prices and various types. But, Aaron's attention was drawn to a mask displayed on the shop wall.
"Is there anything you need, sir?"
"I want to buy a mask, but I don't want this kind of mask. Makes look like a clown."
Aaron held up a full face mask; it could hide his entire face, but it would make people more suspicious.
"Oh, do you want a mask like this?" the woman asked.
She showed a half-face mask that covered the eyes and half the nose. Aaron smiled. This was better than the full face mask.
"This is better. How much is it?"
"About 3500 RL."
"Can you add so magic to this?" Aaron asked.
"What kind of magic?"
"Perspective blurring."
"Ah, maybe it's camouflage, right? We have the materials for it. However, the price has increased to 5000 RL."
"That's fine. Just do it."
The female staff nodded. She asked Aaron to wait until the item he wanted was ready. Aaron waited while looking at the other accessories in the store; there was nothing he needed now other than a camouflage mask.
"Ms. Silvi. Did you get my accessories ready?"
A woman waltzed in, startling Aaron. He looked back and saw she had co wearing an adventurer's suit. Yet, the strange thing was that Aaron could not detect her arrival through his magic perception.
"Welco. The magic necklace and earrings, right? I finished them yesterday."
Silvi took out two wooden boxes and showed them to the client. She opened the two boxes, seeing that the necklace and earrings she had ordered were the ones she wanted.
"You've put in persona-enhancing and power-enhancing magic materials, right?" the client asked, and Silvi nodded.
Silvi called Aaron, saying that his half-face mask was ready with camouflage magic attached. She stepped closer to the cashier's desk and accepted the mask.
The female client beside Aaron reflexively turned her head and noticed Aaron's face, which was pretty handso and fit her type.
[Transaction successful]
[Item: Black half-face mask]
[Quantity: 1]
[Durability: 100/100]
[Buyer: Aaron]
[Price: 5000 RL]
[Notes: Added camouflage magic attribute]
After the transaction was over, Aaron put on the mask imdiately and waltzed away from the accessories shop. The female client seed interested in Aaron, continuing to watch him leave the shop.
"I feel familiar with his face."
Silvi smiled slightly as she looked ahead, "Don't you know? He is the fugitive of three major groups. His head is worth 300,000 RL."
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