The next day when he woke up, Ren felt like he had been given a power up.
Ren - Wow, so just with these points that I distributed, I can already feel a huge difference compared to yesterday?! I think it's part of this tower's system.
Ren got out of bed, brushed his teeth, ate breakfast and started to think about what he was going to do after he finished the tower.
Ren thought - "I don't know, maybe I'll attack the Magic Kingdom soon, but first I want to make sure I'm invincible so no one can stop me. I still only completed the first floor, from now on I'll start taking things more seriously."
Karen - Good morning player Ren Alatar, how are you feeling today?
Ren - I'm feeling fine Karen, I think it's time to start over, don't you?
Karen - Yes, every day after having your meals and resting, you must proceed with your mission to reach the top of the tower. Be prepared, soon the system will give you a warning when to start over.
Ren waited calmly and after a few minutes...
System - It's time player, get ready we're about to start the second floor of the tower.
Ren - Okay, I think now I'm going to advance as many floors as I can today.
Ren was fighting and fighting, all kinds of enemies came, some from the forest, others from dungeons. Ren battled killer bees, monster eagles, and giant spiders. He was getting materials and was evolving his stats while unlocking skills.
Ren - Stealth!
Ren - Double Slash!
Ren - Acceleration!
Ren unlocked essential skills for his class and in a period of 1 month he reached level 150.
System - Congratulations on completing the 20th floor, the player has reached level 150. It's time to rest, please go to your room.
Ren went to his room and as soon as he entered he went to take a shower and have dinner.
Karen - Good night Ren Alatar, how are you feeling today?
Ren - Oh! hello Karen, what a surprise to see you again. You disappeared while I went up from the 15th floor to the 20th, I ended up taking weeks due to the difficulty and the huge amount of enemies that were appearing.
Karen - Sorry for the absence, I'm responsible for preparing the next floors so that the player doesn't complete the fights easily, the floors must be done with rigor and increase in difficulty, with that I want you to know that as you advance it will take even longer to complete each floor. I want you to know that this tower is supposed to be finished within 1 year. If you take longer than that, you will be designated as unable to become the Shadow King and you will lose your class.
Ren - Yes it looks like I will have to start strategizing from now on.
Ren thought - "I am now much stronger than I was weeks ago on the 1st floor. I'm practically a B-rank assassin, but compared to when Laila was alive I'm very weak. Stealth, Double Slash, Acceleration are skills easy for an assassin obtain. I will need to take this more seriously so I can become stronger than before."
Ren - I have a lot of points to distribute, I have to focus not only on my stats but also on unlocking new skills. I've been fighting without any weapons, I only use weapons that I pick up from enemies that appear like knives. They're not very strong, tough or very useful, I think I'll need to create a weapon of my own later. At this point I still don't have a way to create weapons with Laila's skill, as I haven't unlocked it yet. The way I'm evolving I think I'll only be able to unlock it after floor 25 when I become a shadow knight. Am I correct Karen?
Karen - Good deduction Ren Alatar, from the 25th floor when you become a shadow knight, you will already have contact with the shadows and therefore you will be able to use the ability to craft items to its full potential. This is one of the skills you will gain over time, but it's not the first. You will evolve the skills as you level up and kill enemies with them. And I also bring great news Ren Alatar.
Ren - What are Karen?
Karen - At this moment you finished the 20th floor, tomorrow the next one will start but before going to sleep you will have to complete a test and if you manage to finish it you will acquire an exclusive skill of the Shadow King class being an assassin. This will bring you a huge benefit because when you become King of Shadows you will already have this skill mastered.
Ren - COOL!
Ren thought - "I KNEW IT! This is what I was waiting for, I knew I couldn't start unlocking more advanced skills without at least going through some kind of test so the time has come."
Karen - The test will start shortly Ren Alatar, wait here in your room until instructed by the system. See you in the future, player.
Karen's voice disappeared completely leaving Ren lying in his bed waiting.
Few minutes later...
System - Good night player, the surprise test will start immediately, you don't need to leave where you are, just sit or lie somewhere you feel comfortable. This test will be carried out from this room, in it we can send waves of magic where you will have visions of images about the test and what to do.
Ren - Hmm, ok sounds interesting.
Ren close his eyes and start breathing carefully
System - Starting projection.
Ren - Where am I? What am I seeing? Why am I in the middle of a field all destroyed? Wait there, it's not the Magic Kingdom.
System - Yes player, at this moment you are trapped inside a virtual prison of your past. You at this point will aim to overcome your biggest fear ever since. If you can, you'll be able to face him and unlock his new skill called "All-Seeing Eye".
Ren - All-Seeing Eye? It sounds nic... WOAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!
Ren Alatar flew away
Ren - WHAT WAS THAT? I didn't feel any pain from the impact but the shock felt so real.
System - You don't feel pain but you feel shocks, those shocks are magic waves launched to your brain every time you take a hit, that is, if you take too many you will fail the test and die!
Ren - DIE?! I have to complete this test otherwise I will die! IT'S A MATTER OF FIGHT OR DIE! But there's one thing I still haven't figured out! Who hit me?
Ren looked down as he flew through the skies and saw none other than him.
Ren - HERCULES!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Why? WOA!
Ren was hit while defending and flying.
Ren thought - Impossible, before I lost my powers I fought him face to face, but now i'm much weaker! I can't defeat him! I WILL DIE! Laila I miss you, I need help.
Ren closed his eyes and tears started to fall from his eyes as if he was giving up, but suddenly Ren had a flashback.
"Don't cry my love, you're already an adult, have you forgotten people like us who love to kill do things? Never forget to be cruel to your prey and do everything with a smile on your face."
Ren - I already remember, Laila I can't fail here. I will complete this challenge WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE HAHAHAHA!
Ren opened his eyes smiling and said:
Ren - ACCELERATION!
Ren flew down towards the Hercules hologram and suddenly saw what Hercules was going to do next.
Ren thought - "He will dodge my attack and punch me in the head, but how do I know that?"
Ren punched Hercules and then Hercules dodged as predicted, but soon after Ren dodges the punch and with a knife goes through the chest of Hercules' hologram and completes the test.
System - Congratulations player, you have completed your surprise test, as a reward you have acquired the "All-Seeing Eye" skill. With it you can see in seconds what your opponent will do in the future and you can also give that prediction to whoever you want. Remembering that this skill will be mastered over time.
Ren - All-Seeing Eye! So with this eye I can predict the future?! But why would I temporarily give this power to a person? I will wait until this variation of the eye is useful.
Karen - Congratulations Ren Altar, I see you've made it.
Ren - Thank you so much Karen, if it weren't for what Laila told me I wouldn't have made it this far. It's bedtime Karen tomorrow I'll be ready to start the 21st floor good night.
Karen - Good night player, see you tomorrow.
End of chapter 19