[WARNING!]
[Host indicated to have committed murder against another adventurer]
[Victim: Denis]
[Age: 26]
[Level: 56]
[Initiate the first sentence against the Host!]
[Punishment decided]
[Forbidden to Raid Monsters on each floor for one time]
[Host will be marked with a specific title]
The system panel appeared, and to Aaron's surprise, Isabella and Clara stepped closer. It was the first time the two women had witnessed the system panel appear and show another inscription.
"Punishment? What is that?"
"It seems that killing between adventurers is prohibited in this place, no matter the reason," Isabella explained.
[DING! You get a red title]
[Murderer!]
[Host will get the title when committing a murder. Can't change the title]
[Duration of red title usage:]
[03:23:59:59]
Aaron, who had never used any title before, was now forced to use the red title due to his own deeds. Aaron couldn't see the title since it was right above his head, but Isabella and Clara could see it obviously.
"That's right. The title of murderer appears above your head, red in color and very clearly readable."
"What should I do? I can't get rid of it."
"You have no choice. You have to keep it on and stick with it," Isabella explained.
[Congratulations]
[EXP +34000]
[TP +17000]
[10000 RL]
[DING! Congratulations on leveling up]
[Level 34]
[DING! Congratulations on getting a new title]
[10. Evil Man]
[Made the first kill of another adventurer]
[Host gets half of the victim's total EXP]
[Host is eligible to get all items in the victim's digital storage]
[Items obtained:]
[4 Red Fire Crystals Lv. 2]
[3 Blue Mana Crystals Lv.2]
[10 Light Yellow Crystal Lv. 2]
[15 Blue Amethyst Gem Lv.1]
[17 Red Ruby Gem Lv. 1]
[10 Soul Elixir Lv.1]
[1 Monochrome Black Cloak]
[1 Amygdala Silver Gauntlet]
Several items were obtained and appeared on Aaron's system panel, Isabella and Clara responded by narrowing their eyes. They never expected the items Aaron would get were so many and valuable.
"A 56th-level adventurer's storage items are indeed different. He collects many valuable and mid-grade items."
[Initiate teleportation to destination in five minutes]
[00:00:00:03]
[00:00:00:02]
[00:00:00:01]
[Initiate teleportation to the next floor]
Slowly, Aaron's body and the two women beside him disappeared in tiny particles. Aaron closed his eyes to let the teleportation process occur without interruption.
After about five minutes of waiting, Aaron opened his eyes when someone called out to him. He saw that he had arrived in front of the Light Stone on the Third Floor of the Dark Pillar Tower, close to the entrance.
"Hey, we're here."
Aaron nodded, seeing that the area outside the gate was fairly deserted, considering there wasn't a monster raid today. Isabella joined him in circling the area, trying to find people who could help them.
"There's no one here," Clara explained.
"That's right. It seems the monster raid is not being held today."
Although he didn't know where to go, but Aaron convinced him to leave the place immediately. Isabella and Clara didn't know where Aaron was going; they chose to follow him.
Aaron walked down the path in a situation full of dangers. They could have met high-level monsters that they could hardly fight. Aaron just hopes he doesn't meet them soon.
Right when he entered the forest, Aaron spotted a large fortress protected by several people in the watchtower. It was the first place Aaron came to on the third floor.
From what he saw, they seemed to be waving sword and shield banners. Isabella narrowed her eyes, fully aware of the group's identity.
"That's the Dimension Justice Group. One of the largest groups on the entire floor of the Dark Pillar Tower."
"Why do we always encounter one of the three major groups?"
"Stop right there!" shouted one of the adventurers, speaking loudly from the watchtower.
One of the other watchers went to inform the group captain, Aaron, and the others responded by stopping in their steps, saying that it was better to do so than argue with their words.
"Are they going to kill us with the murderous title over my head?" asked Aaron. Isabella shrugged her shoulders in a sign of cluelessness.
The castle gate opened, ten people stepped out and met with Aaron. Many of them gasped at the sight of the red title with the inscription murderer above Aaron's head.
"A red adventurer!"
"We can't accept that. He could have killed all of our members."
They spoke to a woman who came with silver armor and a spear in her hand. Aaron suspected that she was the captain of the group.
Isabella looked forward. She was completely shocked to see the face of the woman in armor. A big smile spread across her face; Isabella knew very well who the armor woman was.
"Alisha?" asked Isabella.
Alisha frowned and looked straight ahead. She tried to remember the face of the woman behind Aaron's back. To her surprise, she knew who the woman was.
"Bella?"
The woman faded the spear she held and stepped past Aaron. She and Isabella hugged each other, releasing the longing for 10 years of not seeing each other. Alisha buried her face in Isabella's shoulder, deeply grateful to see her again.
"It's good to see you again, Bella."
"10 years apart, you're already the captain of Dimension Justice on the third floor. That's really impressive," Isabella replied, rubbing Alisha's back as she soothed her from continuing to cry with happiness.
The tension melted away, Aaron could breathe a sigh of relief as they no longer felt threatened by his presence. Aaron looked to the side and saw Alisha and Isabella talking to each other.
"How did you escape David's control? What exactly happened?" asked Alisha, curious.
"It's a fairly long story. Would you mind if we stayed at your place for a few days?" asked Isabella.
Alisha turned aside, looking at Aaron, who held a red title with the word murderer on it. She really didn't mind that, in fact, she was happy to see her old friend again. Still, Aaron was another matter.
"Sure. You and she can stay here. I will guarantee your safety."
"Thank you. We can finally stay here for a while, Aaron."
"Not with that murderous young man. He may come inside, but he must stay in the cell!" Alisha emphasized, pointing at Aaron harshly.
"What?" shocked Isabella.
"We can't let him live with the other members, especially since he holds the murderer title!"
'As I expected, this murderer title will be quite troublesome for me,' Aaron complained.
"B-But he's the one who—"
"I'm not going to withdraw my decision, Bella. It was my offer to you. If you refuse, he can go and roam in the forest."
Alisha stepped right before Aaron, staring from foot to head. From her eyes, Aaron appeared to be an ordinary young man, but she never thought that a young man as handsome as Aaron could earn the title of murderer.
"I won't go inside if I'm not with him. He—"
Aaron patted Isabella lightly on the shoulder, smiling gently at her, knowing there was a good reason for their attitude towards him. Isabella seemed to gasp at Aaron's response.
She stepped forward and spoke right in front of Alisha. The slight move from Aaron made people immediately alert. Alisha even brought up her spear again.
What a surprise! Aaron stretched both hands forward, a gesture of surrender so that Isabella and Clara could stay safely in the fortress complex of the Dimension Justice group.
"You can arrest me, but let them stay with you."