Chapter 40
I decided to stop and think as I took a sip from the Healing Fountain.
The second Instructor that I had faced was the last trial of the 4th Floor before the Boss Room.
The 2 instructors at the start and end of the 4th Floor were much stronger than the rest of the goblins.
Their physique, skill and experience were at a different level.
Of course, an average goblin in h.e.l.l difficulty was from a different species compared to one in Normal difficulty.
Hm... What to do now?
My original plan had been to proceed through the Tutorial until I had hit a wall.
It was an obvious plan, since I was aiming to clear the Tutorial quickly.
But, would rus.h.i.+ng through really lead to a faster clear?
Just now, the victory against the second Instructor was a hard one.
Although, I would have a much easier time if I fought him a second time.
I thought it would be too reckless to challenge the Boss Room now.
Let's go back to the start.
Grow as much as possible in this floor, just like I always had in the others.
And when I felt that my growth was stagnating, that was when I'd leave.
My clear speed was not slow.
In fact, it was very fast.
There were those who left the 4th Floor and were challenging the 5th and 6th, but they were all in Normal or below difficulties.
In Hard difficulty, someone had finally gotten to the 3rd Floor with the First Clear bonus.
My method wasn't wrong.
Let's not be too impatient and do what I've always done.
I admit, I have gotten quite anxious ever since the shocking news.
To the point that I've been focusing purely on clearing the 4th Floor and ignoring everything else.
There were so many skills I had yet to improve.
Skills such as resistances, swordsmans.h.i.+p, s.h.i.+eld skills, hand-to-hand and the newly acquired sneak skill.
Focus.
No matter how much I hurried, there was nothing I could do when I was only at the Floor 4.
If I was worried about the others outside the Tutorial, I should use that as a motivation to improve even more.
Alright, let's go.
Back to the Waiting Room.
Let's try to clear this floor without using the G.o.d Skills this time.
My mind was more at ease compared to when I had first started the 4th Floor.
Whether it was because I had finally cleared my thoughts or because I had managed to escape from my anxiousness, I didn't know.
***
[Round 3, Day 14. 20:30]
"Good. Very good."
I smiled as I looked at myself in the mirror.
The blue magic circle on my forehead was getting more and more faint.
In one or two more days, and it would be so faint you wouldn't even be able to notice it unless you were actually trying to look for it.
But, the magic circle began to s.h.i.+ne again as soon once I had used the Blink skill once, until I've used all 5 charges.
Well, nothing I can do about that.
I just shouldn't use it in a place with others around.
As long as it didn't s.h.i.+ne every time, it was fine.
I was just happy I didn't have to live like a power ranger with that magic circle on my face.
I put the mirror away and took out a cup instead.
I checked on my Status as I took a scoop from the Healing Fountain.
[Lee Ho Jae (Human)]
Lv.8
Strength: 20
Dexterity: 38
Vitality: 23
Mana: 28
Skill: Battle Focus Lv.10 Willpower Lv.5 Awakening Lv.1 Night Vision Lv.2 Bright Vision Lv.1 Charge Lv.2 Sneak Lv.4 Natural Regeneration Lv.2 Improved Senses Lv.4 Increased Field of Vision Lv.1 Toughened Skin Lv.3 Basic Swordsmans.h.i.+p Lv.4 Basic s.h.i.+eld Skill Lv.4 Basic Hand to Hand Skill Lv.2 Basic Throwing Skill Lv.1 Wind Spirit's Blessing Lv.2 Mind Corruption Immunity Lv.1 Pain Resistance Lv.11 Bleed Resistance Lv.4 Stun Resistance Lv.3 Pierce Resistance Lv.2 Poison resistance Lv.4 Paralysis Resistance Lv.6 Heat Resistance Lv.4 Burn Resistance Lv.6 Cold Resistance Lv.4 Frostbite Resistance Lv.3 Blink Emblem Lv.Max Talaria's Wings Lv.Max
Extra: The G.o.d of Slowness was appeased by your actions.
My growth had been extraordinary.
Not only had my combat skills such as Battle focus improved, but skills such as Pierce Resistance and Toughened Skin had improved as well.
The increase in Wind Spirit's Blessing from my previous Level Up was also motivating.
The G.o.d Skills too.
I had gotten more accustomed to using Talaria's Wings, as I was able to use them in offense and defence more efficiently.
Flying had also become much easier.
Now, it was really time to challenge the Boss Room.
In honesty, I didn't think that I had already hit the wall for my growth in this floor already.
But clearing the floor twice a day, everyday had made it too easy and was become inefficient as there was no tension or danger.
I could defeat the final Instructor without a problem now.
Even his skill's path and speed had seemed very obvious.
I was scared I would lose all tension if I continued like this, even if I could grow potentially more here.
It was time to increase the difficulty again.
Past the thick fogs, I reached the familiar stone doors.
The 4th Floor may have been easy, but the Boss Room would be different.
I had never completed them easily.
The stone doors opened, as I was moved to a mountain.
Where the h.e.l.l was this.
In the sky, the stars and the moon s.h.i.+ned brightly.
I stopped thinking and just stared at the sight of the pitch black sky and the concert of the stars.
This was the first time I had seen a nighttime sky since I had come into the Tutorial.
Actually, I had never seen such a beautiful night sky in my entire life.
I had been living in the cities my entire life, so the only thing I could see at