Noah spent no less than two hours resting and watching a movie. Only after he felt well rested did he get up on his feet and started climbing stairs. Meanwhile, Shane had also purchased everything that he needed, such as low-grade weapons, healing pills, potions, herbs for emergencies, and even a body armor of level five. He knew that, since he had to face monsters of higher levels, he might as well be ready to perform his tasks and kill these monsters.
One sword and skill he had purchased was the coolest among all.
[Name: Ice Sword:
Level: 0
CE: 5
Attribute: Ice
Strength: 5
Attack: 6
Physical Resistance: 10
CE Resistance: 5
Luck: 15]
And….
[Name: Freezing skill
Level: 5
CE: 2
Attribute: ice
Strength: 10
Attack: 8
Physical Resistance: 2
CE Resistance: 20
Luck: 12]
Shane nodded in satisfaction. He felt that these two things would be enough to save his host from danger.
After reaching the next floor, Noah's steps paused at the entrance as Shane glanced at the radar first. There was only one red dot in the middle. He raised his eyes to glance at the scene that his host was observing.
There was a beautiful woman wearing ancient robes, looking like a beauty that came straight out of an ancient era-themed movie. She was holding a Pipa in her hands while playing a soft tune. Her straight hair waved behind her as she swayed with the music, performing an elegant dance. Even her eyes were closed.
She seemed to be immersed in the music.
Shane's eyes squinted. He couldn't tell if this woman was a monster or not. She looked fairly normal, enchanting at that. If he were any normal teenager, he would have become absorbed in watching that woman moving around, displaying her beauty like this.
But Shane was Shane, after all. He wouldn't be a genius if he didn't have a suspicion about the current scenario. He knew that the things that looked least dangerous were perhaps the most dreadful things in the entire world.
He opened his mouth and said, "Host, be careful. Don't stare at her for too long."
The boy remained silent. Shane had a bad premonition in his heart. He frowned and called out, "Host? Noah?"
He didn't hear the boy's words. Even he could feel Noah's breathing had calmed. The scene outside was too calm, making Shane anxious.
He pursed his lips and warned, "If you don't respond in two seconds, I'll come out and kill you with my two hands!"
No response.
"F*ck!" Shane should have been cautious ever since entering the floor. Why didn't he learn anything from the previous experience? If they hadn't crushed a single eyeball, none of those things would have happened.
Now, they were making the same mistake again! Shane took a deep breath and suppressed the feeling of anxiety in the depths of his heart. There was no point thinking about this now.
He would have to find a perfect solution to this.
As he was thinking, the dancing woman slowly came closer to Noah. Even the voice sounding from the Pipa continued to enhance her as if it were waiting to be heard. When the sound kept increasing, Shane could feel through his shared senses that it was putting a strain on the host's ears, making him feel as if he had turned on a sound system.
He frowned and ignored the woman for the time being. If she was a monster, she would surely do something to attack. So for now, he might as well try to find the staircase.
This floor wasn't as dark as the one beneath. It looked so beautiful that one would want to continue to stay here without any intention of moving forward. A giant tree was visible behind the dancing woman with a pipa. That tree was full of green and pink colors with flower petals falling on the top of that woman.
Around the tree, there were small flower plants that made the entire area look elegant. It was clearly an enchanting scene, but Shane felt nothing but a chill down his spine. He could see the color of this monster was blood red this time on the radar, similar to the giant eyeball he had seen previously.
Would she also increase in size, like last time? He shook his head. Since this woman was a monster, it was a better idea to just kill her when she wasn't looking. He couldn't waste any more time and wait for the monster to attack him first.
But something might go wrong if he attacked first. He remembered how a broken eyeball would become larger if it were attacked. So Shane would have to be careful and look for the woman's weakness before choosing something.
As he was thinking about it, he felt Noah's hands rising. At first, he didn't think of anything as he continued to glance at the radar. But then, those hands reached out to the body's neck and started squeezing tightly.
Shane was stunned as he glanced at the scene. Through shared senses, he could feel the host choking for breath.
So that was the case. It seemed that the monster had taken the first step. The woman shouldn't blame him for killing her!
He instantly purchased earbuds that could block the normal human range of sound entering the ears. Then he took over the control of the body through the free usage method in the tool section and put the earbuds in his ears at the same time.
Only then did he sigh in relief. It seemed that even his host had woken up from his slumber.
"Eh? What just happened?"
"You were choking yourself to death."
"What the f*ck?!" Noah's eyes widened as he glanced at the fairly like woman and felt his body tremble from inside the body, "No wonder they say women are dangerous. What are you going to do now?"
"Let's search for the exit. I don't want to repeat the previous floor's misery by attacking her."
Noah nodded and said nothing. He also obediently stayed like that and continued to watch the scene through their shared senses.
Just as Shane took the first step inside the second floor, the entire scene changed. The beautiful flowers changed into tentacles growing out from the ground with sharp teeth at the top, facing toward his body. The giant tree also transformed into a big tree-like monster. Flower petals became mud-like powder that fell on the top of the lady.
The most shocking thing was the woman. Her beautiful appearance changed into that of an old woman filled with wrinkles. The Pipa in her hands altered into an animal with strings having a deformed face.
The entire scene had such a shocking change that Shane and Noah were stunned and frozen. Just then, the old woman glanced in the direction where Shane was standing and met his eyes. After that, the corners of her lip stretched to form a nasty grin.