Ash was worried sick about what was going on as Neo had been away for over an hour now. Random but worse ideas about what would have happened came across his mind, but he shook them away as Neo was his only hope. The guards of the city and even the city lord weren't helping them as they left this problem to the players and were in a debauchery. They only enjoyed their life and didn't care about commoners like them. But the players were very helpful as they solved almost all the problems of the Tower, but there were always exceptions like the issue with vindicors and the dungeon related to it that could only be accessed by starting players, and it was a solo dungeon with the last boss being the worst. Ash paced back and forth, worried about his sister. It was eating him from inside. Gritting his teeth, Ash resolved himself and walked toward the door and opened it. Something or someone jumped into his embrace as Ash was stunned by it. He looked down and saw a face full of tears and

Blaze didn't falter; instead, he spun the greatswords in a tight circle, and the flaming tornado intensified once again. The monsters were thrown back once more, and some of them were consumed by the black flames. But the skill suddenly stopped working, and the whirlwind deactivated. 'What now?' Neo asked as he felt that they were in a pinch, but Blaze still had a grin on his face as he said, "Remember the idea?" The [Authority of Flame] burned brightly as his body was again engulfed in black flame along with the blade. Blaze narrowed his eyes as he saw the monsters speeding toward him. He sneered and moved one of the greatsword above his head. The blade erupted in flames, becoming brighter and more black with each passing moment. As the monsters came closer, he brought the greatsword down in a powerful arc, and a slash of fire erupted in an arc from the blade, sending the creatures flying. "Let's see if this works." Blaze muttered as he started spinning and the fire on greatswo

Neo opened his eyes, calm and collected. "How long was I practicing?" He asked as there wasn't any sun or anything that could help him tell the time. He took out his holographic phone and looked, only to remember that everything in the dimensional portal had its time frozen. "A day or two must have passed." Blaze moved around, his muscles produced a cracking sound. "Let's check this." He said as he used the essence sphere to check whether it worked or not… 『 Strength +3, Intelligence +2』 And it did. He tried with others and found that every stat has been strengthened except for the stats Luck, Perception, and Wisdom. He stretched a little before using [Aether Manipulation] on more essence spheres before thinking about it and trying to use the skill like he was manipulating flames and spread it around, but it failed. He had to gather all the spheres before turning the green ones into the [Tower coin] while keeping the others there, as even with the green one, that took most of

Blaze looked at the two with a raised eyebrow as he expected them to be thugs or something that wanted his money and such, but again, the scene was not going according to the script. He asked, "Do I know you?" Myra felt a little embarrassed as they came out too blunt, so she tried to salvage the situation and said, "Can we go somewhere to talk?" He scrutinized them for a while before nodding and walking toward a restaurant. It was 1 pm, and he spent a little too long learning the art of butchery. Myra and Mira followed him and entered one. He ordered some dishes and asked, "Who are you?" Myra was silent, mulling over what to tell him. "My name is Myra, and this is Mira." She knew Neo had [Inspect] skill of a high level, so telling lies about this was just distrust, and she didn't want to start their cooperation based on a lie. But she didn't know that Neo had already used [Inspect] and knew their names were. He was just saying that as a formality and didn't expect them to answ

{So, I have been thinking.} "I know, and the answer is no." {Tch, party pooper.} Neo collected everything, it took him over an hour, but that much time was necessary for others members to regain their stamina. He walked back and was surprised as he saw the girls had removed their cloaks and veils. The first beauty, that should be Myra, had long, flowing black hair that cascaded down her back in gentle waves. Her piercing, icy blue eyes could cut through steel, and her angular features gave her an air of mystery and intrigue. Despite her icy demeanor and indifference towards everything around her, she had a beauty that was hard to ignore. She wore a black, form-fitting outfit that hugged her curves and accentuated her figure, adding to her alluring presence. It was clear that Myra was not someone to be underestimated, and her beauty only added to her dangerous aura. Then came Mira, a charming woman with delicate features and soft, wavy hair that cascaded down her back. Her almond-