Chapter 222: In the way joining the party (2/2)

Some of the followed floors had a similar puzzle-solving theme, like the maze floor, but some were the usual monster-filled floor.

Shingi didn't take any unnecessary chances to earn more exps, and fortunately, he had enough exp to reach level 60 by the time they reached the portal gate for the city floor.

”Get ready to move as soon as we appear. If there are any people, we avoid them and only fight them if escape is impossible. Do you remember the directions to the place?” [Shingi]

White Biscuit nodded as he showed a face of determination. They walked through the gate and appeared outside the whereabout of the City. They could have appeared anywhere, but fortunately, they weren't anywhere near any Players. Or at least Shingi didn't detect any.

He used everything he had to detect his surroundings, and he was confident that there was nobody around, but they had to move.

The hideout was outside the City but was in another corner from where they currently were, so they had to sneak around it. Fortunately, White Biscuit had a Rogue class, meaning his STEALTH was decent. So, with the help of Shingi, who cast INVISIBILITY on both of them, they moved at a decent speed, and it was hard for even professional Players to detect them.

On their way, they encountered a few groups of players who patrolled around. However, they didn't stay for long and kept moving toward the center of the City or a place east of it.

Shingi wondered why they were going to the East, but they didn't have time to investigate for now. First, he would meet with his students, and maybe they would know. If they didn't, he could explore with their help.

Even if with his current Skills and Spells, Shingi was confident that the two of them wouldn't be detectable by any Player, some items could do so, and he wouldn't be surprised if the Dark Guild had a few of them. However, they wouldn't have them in bulk, as they were hard to gain.

They kept moving for four hours, which used a lot of the mana of Shingi, but because of his vast Mana Pool and Minor Mana Regeneration, he still had his remaining MP on a safe level, but still had to use some MP Regeneration Potions to be safe.

He had noticed that his Minor MP Regeneration had been weakened when he got back to the Tower, which should be because he started hearing the Spirit Voices, once more, as part of the Minor Spirit Madness.

He still hadn't taken the cure, but he planned to do so soon. He didn't know if there would be any side effects from it getting lifted, which was a rare occurrence in those situations, so he would do so only when they were in a safe place.

They reached their destination, which was a broken pillar. There were many like that all over the place, so it didn't stand out too much.

It seemed to be part of the ruin of a nearby temple. Still, if one were perceptive, they would notice that this fallen pillar was hollow, and using a specific tap, the top of it could open, and people could go through it as it led to a tunnel leading to the floor's hideout.

Detecting that the pillar was hollow was difficult, as even if you hit it, you weren't getting a feeling like that unless you were as perceptive as Ameanum or were aware of its existence. He remembered that this was the hideout that took him the longest to find, back when he was still a Player.

Shing and White Biscuit crawled their way in the tunnel, as it wasn't tall enough for them to move while standing. The door closed after a few seconds by itself, as it stayed open for a few seconds only.

Soon they reached the usual cave-like corridor, which led to a larger room, where Shingi could detect some movement.

With his MANA SENSE, he quickly could tell that those were his students.

He finally was back with them.