Neo and Bella returned home, as both were no longer in the mood for the party. He arrived in front of his door, taking out his key, but then remembered something and looked away from Bella toward his door, which wasn't there anymore. "What happened here?" Bella asked, her eyebrows raised as she entered his apartment and saw the condition inside. "Bolt happened." Awo? Bella looked at the charred furniture and fried electronics, then at Bolt, who was looking at them with a cute face. She thought for a while and a red hue spread across her face as she asked with a weak voice, "How about you stay at my place tonight?" Hey voice got so small at the endpoint that it was difficult for human ears to pick that frequency. But Neo got the idea from the first few words and didn't know how to reply to her? "Let's go out and eat. I'm famished." Blaze said as he picked up Bolt and looked at Bella with a smile. Bella nodded and left the broken apartment. As if there was anything worth lootin

The Tower Association building stood tall and imposing, made of blackened steel and polished glass that reflected the gleaming spire of the Tower beside it. The building was several stories high, with wide, arched windows that let in the sunlight, and a grand entrance that was flanked by two massive stone golems. As Neo approached the building, he saw that it was bustling with activity. Elves, dwarves, humans, and other races bustled in and out, carrying scrolls and books, or engaged in animated discussions with each other. A pair of centaurs stood guard at the entrance, their equine bodies and manned heads towering over the visitors. As Neo walked into the building, he was struck by the stark contrast from the outside. The lobby was clean and modern, with sleek metal surfaces and glowing panels on the walls. At the center of the room was a large circular desk, behind which sat numerous receptionists, each busily typing away on their holographic keyboards. To the left of the lobby

『 Calculation complete, Congratulations on completing the trial.』 『 +20 Strength points, +5 Chaos Points.』 {Guess 20 is the cap} Neo nodded and then saw that the Chaos points were higher than the amount rewarded from before. He felt a boost as energy coursed through his muscles, strengthening them. 『 Third trial [Trial of Finesse]』 『 Reach as far as you can.』 The white room disappeared, and Neo discovered himself standing on a steep hill. He looked down and found nothing but darkness covering the whole area. He then looked forward and saw a rope attached to the end of the hill and moving away from it, its other end, unknown. Neo gulped and started thinking before saying to Blaze, "Wasn't I a master of control and such" {Well, I didn't know I was, but sure, I got precise control over myself.} "Just handle this one." Neo said as he let Blaze handle this who grabbed Bolt under his arm. "Let's do this." As if it was not dangerous enough, Blaze activated [Dash of the Wind] and

There was no more time to think about it as he found himself teleported to the center of a lava mountain, which looked like it was about to explode. Bolt growled as it felt uncomfortable in this extreme heat and he disappeared the next second. Neo was stunned by this, and he hurriedly looked around, but found no traces of it. He opened his panel to see and found Bolt's name and its panel was still there. "Phew." He heaved a sigh of relief and thought that the Tower might have teleported it away. He didn't have the time to be concerned about Bolt and could only hope that it was alright. 『 Conjure a fire shield or gain a high Fire resistance.』 『 Intelligence x 50』 Neo was stunned as he didn't know M about magic, and he was suddenly told to create a fire shield, but then Blaze interrupted his thought process. { [Authority of Flame]} Neo slapped his forehead as he forgot about this ability. {Idiot, Same brain but different usage method.} He ignored that and activated [Authority

Ash was reluctant but nodded as he knew that he'd only be a burden if he followed Neo. Neo smiled and ruffled his head before following the bloodied footsteps. The settlement was outside the city, so the monsters could be seen roaming around. Neo used [Inspect] and found most of them were level 5 and 6. {Ptui. Weak.} Blaze complained because even if he killed them, it'd only give him one or two experiences and with the way his experience was behaving. Let's forget about it. He followed the steps, which started fading, so he had to look for other things, like dragging marks, broken branches and such. He followed the traces for a while before arriving in front of a cavernous opening surrounded by jagged, menacing looking rocks and an eerie glow coming from the cave. "Well, the dungeons and I must be long-lost lovers." Blaze commented as his mouth arched up. 『 Entering the Vindicor's Den.』 『 Difficulty: Hell.』 "I wouldn't have it otherwise." As he stepped into the dungeon, he w