"Kane, go dump the esoteric ore deposit in the hole that we dug up earlier," Rui informed him. "We're running out of time."

"Oh right, I almost forgot about that," Kane nodded.

It didn't take Kane too long to finish this task. Rui had wisely chosen the closest adequately deserted location to the Shionel Dungeon, as long as Kane traveled at top speed, he would be able to reach there in two minutes.

It wasn't long before Kane returned, Rui sought him ought since he was the only one who could navigate and detect him. Yet, the first thing Rui told him when they reunited puzzled him,

"We need to head back to the floor, I need to know what's going on," Rui told him.

"You want to head back?" Kane tilted his head frowning. "We just barely got back from there. I thought you stayed back because I was faster without you. What if we get hit with another attack from that psycho again?"

"Think about it Kane," Rui calmly explained. "That Martial Squire probably killed two or three Martial Squires and severely hurt the rest. Even if he is highly impulsive, he is not going to repeat a decision that he probably regrets from the bottom of his heart, most likely. Furthermore, Void Step broke because you were caught off-guard since you did not expect an attack to hit you. However, if you knew that you were going to get hit ahead of time, would your technique have still been disrupted?"

Kane shook his head. "In combat, I adopt a mindset that prioritizes fortitude, and I can get hit without letting the technique break because I'm expecting it and can also see

you had primed yourself for, and what ended

go

want to eavesdrop on their conversations," Rui replied simply. "The more we know, the

need to get very close to hear what they're saying since your hearing is jammed, and your Rieman-whatever Echo does not sense sound

read their lips, tongues, and even their larynxes to deduce what they're saying to each other," Rui replied. "That's why we don't need to get too close to them, even a hundred meters is more than enough for me to comfortably

words for a bit before nodding. "Alright sure, though they've probably finished whatever conversation you want to eavesdrop

the fact that

rationale,

Step as they headed back the way they came. This time, both Rui and Kane prepared defensive techniques if

opening to the fourteenth floor, entering it very cautiously and

predictions turned out to be spot-on. The patrol guards had closed up, forming a tight perimeter around the raiding team

Squires who were closest to the grade-ten Martial Squire who recklessly launched a powerful omnidirectional wind attack, resulting in their skulls being cracked, causing irreparable brain damage, and taking their

was a Martial Squire who was surrounded

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