If it weren't for killing the Minotaur, he would have wanted to just find a restaurant and work as a chef to make a living.

"Come to think of it, you didn't run into Cliff later, did you?"

Shilok didn’t eat much, so he quickly finished his meal and started cleaning up the mess in the kitchen.

"Why would you mention that kind of scum?"

Brid ate her food with big mouthfuls. After finishing one bowl, she continued, "I can protect myself, so you have to be careful. Another bowl."

Hillock was not surprised. He took the bowl and gave Brid another one.

If I guessed correctly, she was planning to finish the whole pot of rice...

"It's good that you didn't meet him. If you do, run away. I admit that you are very strong in a one-on-one fight, but Cliff will definitely not let himself fight you in a one-on-one fight. You will definitely not be able to win."

Brid wanted to refute, but Shilok looked at her with a firm gaze, exuding an aura that brooked no room for argument.

Brid replied weakly: "...I know."

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Training is deadly.

“Huff…Huff…”

"I taught you to breathe through your nose in a pattern of three long breaths and one short breath. Breathing through your mouth can easily burn your throat."

The time came to 9:20, and after breakfast, Shilok's practice began.

Shilok followed Brid as she ran.

After running 10 kilometers, Brid didn't even take a breath, while Hillock next to her was already seeing stars.

Shilok was covered in sweat, his black hair was stuck to his skin, and his sweaty and translucent clothes caused some passers-by to take a few more glances at him.

Brid glared at him murderously, and those people turned their heads away and pretended not to see anything.

"If you can't hold on...rest for a while before running again."

There are still 20 kilometers to go.

There will be other training after running.

"It's alright...keep going...we agreed...don't show mercy..."

It hurts, Kurushi...

My head feels heavy, my limbs feel tired, my hands and feet feel so heavy that they hardly belong to me, and a feeling of soreness spreads all over my body.

Shilok gritted his teeth and held on.

The more an explorer's body is tempered, the tougher it will become. If you give up halfway now, what will you do in the future?

The tragic outcome that would result from lack of ability came to mind.

Gauze yellow hair, gauze yellow hair, gauze yellow hair...

Emotion drove Shilok to run again.

"up to you."

After leaving these words, Brid passed Hillock. Although she kept a distance, she left Hillock at a distance that she could determine his position by turning around.

11 kilometers.

15 kilometers.

20 kilometers.

Every time he turned around, Brid could see Shilok's painful expression, but he still followed.

Brid's waist bag contains water and recovery medicine, ready to rescue Hellux at any time.

Beyond expectations, Hillock didn't complain of being tired or stop, and followed Brid closely.

Brid said to herself: "Huh, if you want to do it, you can still do it..."

In the distance, Shilok vaguely saw Brid smiling, but he thought it must be an illusion caused by exhaustion.

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"Oh my god...I can actually come back alive."

When he returned to the entrance of his home, Shilok fell to the ground like a puddle of mud. The harsh training almost took his life.

"Why is that guy so ruthless all of a sudden? Even though it was indeed my own request."

Brid came over to comfort herself while she was running, and she was so ruthless in the rest of the basic combat-related knowledge and training that she thought her childhood sweetheart actually wanted to kill her in the name of training.

Brid also invited me to take a shower at her house, but in order to prevent unnecessary welfare incidents, it was safer to take a shower at home.

Calling up the ring meter, Hellux's eyes fell on the changing ability values——

〈Name〉Shilok

〈Lv〉2

〈Occupation〉—Newcomer—

〈Exploration Tier〉—0—

HP upper limit: 8→10

MP Limit: 9

STR Strength: 3

END Durability:2 →6

AGI Agility: 4 → 8

DEX Dexterity: 5

INT Magic:8

〈Talent〉—Heat—

<Skill>

The more you focus on a particular project and the more frequently you use it, the faster you will improve. The upper limit is 1000. Now that your level is low, the improvement speed is still fast. The growth rate will be slower as time goes by.

The most important thing is to increase the level. As long as you increase the level, you will be strengthened beyond the basic ability bonus. The degree of strengthening can be described as "the whole person takes off." Facts have proved that there is an outrageous power gap between Lv1 and Lv2, just like the pain of being hit by the aftermath of Cliff's fist and being torn into pieces.

...From this perspective, the durability and agility were enhanced because of Brid's devilish training, and the increase in HP was caused by the aftermath of Cliff's fist that injured him, and then increased during the healing process.

Gan, getting beaten can make you stronger, but I won’t thank that bastard Cliff.

Thinking about having to do morning exercises with Brid every morning...Shilok already felt a little regretful...

On the bright side, this ability value is now enough for me to escape from the dungeon.

"Brother! You're back! Here's a towel. This is a sports drink."

Hill delivers the item at perfect time.

"Thanks, Hill, that's very thoughtful."

"whee..."

The Silok replenishes moisture, the towel is fluffy and dry, and has a light lavender scent, which is really comfortable.

Wait a moment.

"Hill, did you prepare in advance?"

It happens to be exactly what I need, not a single one less.

"I was just collecting clothes with my mom, and I saw my brother sweating all over."

Hill smiled.

Um... okay, let's just leave it at that.

"Brother, after dinner, play games with Xier. The newly bought "Little Nightmares 3" requires two people to play together. Brother and Xier are so strong, we will definitely be able to complete it in two days!"

"Sorry, Hill, I have something to do later. I'll take a shower and leave. Let's play another day."

"...Why? Would you rather go on a date with Brid rather than play with Hill?"

Strange, there seems to be a black halo around my sister?

I must have seen it wrong, I'm too tired. "What date? She and I are not that kind of relationship. Didn't I become an explorer? My foundation is worse than others, and I'm still at the bottom. I need to go to the dungeon to kill more monsters, otherwise it will be difficult to graduate."

"....Hill knows about it, and doesn't want to cause trouble for his brother."

"What are you talking about?" Shilok rubbed Hill's face with the back of his hand: "Hill won't cause me any trouble. I'm very happy that Hill is willing to ask me to do anything.

When I come back from the dungeon, I'll play games with you tonight."

"Well, Hill will wait for you! Oh, and Hill also wants to go to the dungeon with his brother!"

Shilok went straight to take a shower and then ran away quickly, leaving his sister angry.

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Dungeon Library.

"That Hill guy, the dungeon is no joke."

In a remote reading room, Shilok was concentrating on reading materials related to dungeon structure, monster attributes, magic research, etc.

Confirm that it matches the game settings in your mind.

"Freeze the world. In the hidden transfer space deep in the fourth floor, you can get a magic scroll by completing NPC tasks; Void Slash, you can complete tasks, or brush the third floor's Collapse Eye for a chance to drop..."

After reading for about three hours, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

Shilok closed the book.

It was exactly the same information as I remembered.

Whether it's the monsters' configuration, habits, or special abilities; how to learn and release magic, or how to obtain tasks; the public reference material only contains information before the fourth level, and the fifth level advanced by the front-line strategy team does not mention this at all, which is the same as the game.

The fifth floor has been explored for three years.

If I remember correctly, the upper echelons concealed it deliberately.

That's enough. There are no hidden factors that I don't know about. I believe in my past life memories...

“Start a journey of exploration and encounter a different world.”

Hillock read out the game's slogan with some nostalgia. If it weren't for the promotional image with a lot of mosaics and inappropriate game screenshots for children, it might still be a good memory.

It's time to head to the dungeon.

For Shilok, this was the first real battle with monsters.

The chance of dying is highest when you first become an explorer.

"I don't want to have an accident on my first day in the dungeon. My family is having a feast for me, so I'd better be careful about everything."

Just as Shilok got up to return the book, he accidentally bumped into someone.

But this time he was very sure that the other party had bumped into him on purpose.

Fortunately, this time, Shilok did not fall down first, and he held the book in his hand steadily.

"Isn't this the trash from Class F? Oh no, this is the worst trash in the whole school."

Ahhh...

The disgusting middle part and the look of contempt, the person in front of me is Nolius.

16. The Counterattack of Small Fish

What kind of excellent matching mechanism is this?

The protagonist didn't get the chance, but got the protagonist's villain first.

"Noreus from C-class! Sorry, I bumped into you by accident."

Apologize first and act weak to get away with it.

What are you doing in the library? It doesn't fit your style at all.

"'Activate a skill that even a monkey can learn', 'A complete guide to the appearance of a dungeon'? You don't even know these basics? You still can't even activate a skill?

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