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After killing Alicia, Kim Shin continued to look for the 3rd floor door in annoyance. Since, he's looking forward to learn the Special Traits of Alicia. However, it seems like acquiring the Special Traits skills will be impossible in the future.
Phew~
He heaved a sighed in disappointment like an old man who's nearing the end of his life.
"What's the problem, young man? I saw you suddenly became upset after you've done something at Alicia's corpse." Victor Sins concernedly asked Kim Shin right beside him which replied with Kim Shin's worry smile and shaking head.
"I'm fine old man. By the way, earlier, why are you so willing to sacrifice yourself for someone like me?" Kim Shin seriously inquired as he looked straight on the Old man's concerned eyes beside him.
"Hmm. Nothing serious. I just know how to repay kindess that I've received." Victor answered with a geniune expression on his face as his gaze landed on the path they're threading and then he continued;
"Look! isn't that the door to the third floor?" He said as he pointed his forefinger on the distance with a staircase and the same black portal after it.
Hearing what the old man said, Kim Shin also looked at the place where Victor's finger was pointed.
"Yea. Let's go!" He said as he quickened his pace.
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After an almost a day.
Kim Shin and Victor Sins was currently taking a rest in the dimly lighted area on the fourth floor of the tower.
"Urgh! My back were aching so bad..." Victor grumbled while sitting on the cold ground as he tried to reach for his hunch back. However, it was a futile effort which made him released a deep sigh in disappointment.
"Quiet old man, take a rest and we will move once again after an hour." Kim Shin hushed and remind the noisy old man while in cross-legged position.
In fact, he was about to meditate. However, he couldn't begin because of the loud grumbling voice of Victor.
Now that he managed to silence the old man, he could finally begin the meditation he learned and also used before.
Hoo~ Haa~
Closing his eyes, he slowly inhale then carefully exhale as he repeated this in a relax motion. After a few moments, if someone look closer or intently watch Kim Shin's calm breathing. They could witness a faint blue aura entering Kim Shin's nostril everytime he inhale. It was really a bizzare moment.
Unfortunately, no one could watch this magical breathing exercise, since Victor was already snoring on the ground.
Ding!
[You've successfully learned Basic Magic Breathing Exercise]
■Basic Magic Breathing Exercise
Grade: Common
Effect:
(While meditating; the magic power natural regeneration will increase by 10%)
The system suddenly alarmed after a few minutes of meditating. However, Kim Shin didn't stop his breathing exercise which he learned from a good friend of him.
Then, after an hour of meditation, Kim Shin opened his eyes and he saw his magic points bar was finally became full once again.
Kim Shin then looked at the deeply asleep Victor, who's loudly snoring on the ground like a baby.
Then, with a mischievous smile on his face, Kim Shin jolted awake the old man with a deafening scream.
"WAKE UP! OLD MAN!"
Kim Shin's loud yell reverberated on the distance that almost shook the ground with his powerful voice like roar of a dragon.
"Damn! Young man! What's wrong with you?!" Victor screamed out in anger while covering his ringing ears affected by Kim Shin's alarming shout.
"HAHA. Sorry old man but we need to go." Kim Shin laughed for a while then he apologized as he stood up from his position.
"Are we advancing now to the fifth floor?" Victor questioned as he pointed his right forefinger on the massive black portal door behind them.
In fact, they could actually advance to the next floor if they want it. However, Kim Shin decided to take a rest for an hour. Since he felt that's there's something different about to happen once they advance to the 5th floor.
So, now that they finally had a quick rest, it's time to get to work once again.
Kim Shin and Victor who's standing side by side, looked and nodded at each other for a moment before they advanced to the next floor.
After confirming that both of them are all prepared. Kim Shin and Victor touched the Black Portal at the same time and then a whooshing sound could be heard as the two got sucked by the black portal.
Afterwards.
Whooosh!
An icy windblast slammed towards them that made their robes flapped strongly and Kim Shin's hair dance wildly.
"C-cold!" Victor uttered as his breath caused a cold smoke.
On the other hand, Kim Shin with a quick movement, brought out a brown animal pelt jacket to covered his body which he got from some of those he killed.
"Phew~ Thankfully I'm prepared.." Kim Shin said as he looked and grinned at the shaking Old man who's already freezing by the snowy wind.
"Y-young man, do you still have some extra of that animal pelt?" Victor said with a pleading eyes as he stuttered because of his shaking and freezing cold body.
Kim Shin eventually held out another animal pelt to Victor, it was bad to teased a dying old man.
"Thank you, young man. But, do you have any idea, why did we end up on this snowy field?" Victor asked in puzzlement after he equipped the animal pelt.
"I don't know why. But, I have a guess. Normally, the killed points we earned was immediately claimed by the black portal after we advance to the next floor. However, I found out that my KP were still all here.." Kim Shin replied.
"And what do you mean about that?" Victor Sins continued to question.
"What I mean or what I guess was, we're in a different floor or might be a bonus stage floor, Since 5th floor could be considered as a threshold for the 10th floor."
"We're not on the 5th floor?"
"I'm not sure yet. But we will know it after we managed to leave this place. So, the question now is how?" Kim Shin spoke as he looked at the endless flat snowy field.