Without hesitation, Kai continued his raid in this unknown dungeon. "Well, I don't have much of a choice."
He was thinking about the passage to the next floor in front of him. It was the only way in, so he went in and took a new torch from the wall.
He noticed that this tunnel was larger than the previous one. "Hmm... Don't tell me the dungeon's structure changed every time I cleared a floor."
It's impossible not to think about that. Why? Since the path, he was on now was larger than the first and second tunnels he had passed through. Aside from that, he can see that this tunnel isn't just a straight path, as he can see multiple sections. Alternatively, it is as simple to say as "Maze."
When he decided to take the straight line, those thoughts faded. He didn't think he'd lose his bearings if he kept going straight. A strong white light that was illuminated there also drew his attention.
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After a few were moments. Kai could see the path's endpoint, which was 75 meters away from where he was now. Fortunately, he did not encounter any monsters on his journey here.
Suddenly, a cold breeze touched his skill, making him shiver and blowing away the light provided by the torch. He realized at this point that the area he was standing in wasn't enclosed as he could feel air coming in.
He had a broad smile on his face, thinking that the occurrence had brought him close to the exit. But first and foremost, Kai raised his guards to protect himself from the possibility of monsters attacking him as he exited the tunnel.
His eyes widened as he noticed blue-white gleaming crystal scattered all over the place.
[You've successfully finished the starting point of the beginners! You are now heading to the next phase!]
By the information given by the screen, he understood the first floor and the second floor were his chance to raise his level before he went to the actual fight.
The other gamers called it a "Starting point" where the newly made characters should raise their level and obtain a valuable item that could help them fight strong monsters located on the higher floor.
Kai smoothly kneaded his chin while his eyes were strolling around to familiarize himself with the setting of this place. To describe it, he was standing on the flat surface where the gleaming blue-white crystal can be found, which helped him to have a glance at the entire place.
"What should I do? This area is way too big for me to figure out which is the best path to take right now. This is problematic..."
He seriously muttered, then went to the crystal to see it closely while thinking some ideas inside his head.
Kai placed his hand over the crystal, feeling that was releasing a comfortable heat for some reason. "This is so relaxing..." He said in a mild tone, remembering information about the game.
Back in the game, this crystal was called Magical Crysal which the player used to mash it in order to get magic essence. They can use it to level up their weapons or sell them to the blacksmith to create a magical weapon.
Well, based on what it looked like, he can easily say that wasn't a high-grade crystal that can give a big factor to his weapon. Also, what he should expect? He was having an expedition inside the low-level dungeon so it means it was really hard to get valuable items, that was his opinion.
He took a few minutes when he decided to continue his expedition. "I'm too hungry, I must keep going."
But the pressing question here was if he could find some edible foods here. Yes, that bothers him since in the game the only way to get food was to buy in the market before having a long expedition.
Food, water, and beverages had a big factor in this game as they can easily replenish the stamina you have lost.
He was carefully observing the areas where the monsters possibly occurred. And sometimes when he was hearing a suspicious sound, he can't stop himself from hiding behind the rocks, walls, and even the magic crystal.
No, he wasn't afraid to face them, he just wanted to get information before attacking them. To have an idea of what he was going to do to kill them, aside from that, his knowledge about the game was the only advantage he had right now. So he preferred he must use it wisely to avoid the worst-case scenario that might happen.
Bam!
After 5 hours of continuous walking on this flat vast surface. Suddenly, Kai fell to the ground because of the exhaustion and hungriness he was experiencing.
"What the freak?! I have walked for that long and still, I can't find any food here? Even leaf or grass is enough, the only thing I want right now there's something entering my stomach."
He moved his head to the side, seeing the portion of sand there. Yet, he slowly shook his head as it came to his mind to eat them. "What I'm thinking? Even though that sand can replenish the hungriness I experienced, I know it would have a bad outcome for my body."
Kai pushed himself into a stood up position, realizing this wasn't the right time. He walked for another 2 hours until he can't move his legs anymore.
"This is bullshit! I had a hard time fighting those skeletons to save my life, and I'll just die because of hungry!"
Well, he was well savvied a certain person can last for three days without eating and drinking. But the problem was he had no idea how long he already stayed in this dungeon. On top of that, he was fighting monsters and traveling in this dungeon, so it might be faster.
How about the survival quest duration? Yes, it can help to determine the exact time he spent. Nevertheless, it didn't appear again as soon as he removed the tabs in the front of him.
"I have no other choice!"
And all of a sudden, Kai was forced to drink his urine. Yes, the wealthy man found it disgusting. But what he could do? He should prevent himself from dehydration or rather to say, starve to death.
In his mind, if he stayed for too long and didn't manage to in taking food, there's a high possibility he will have organ failure.
First, he moved down his shorts. He then opened widely his mouth while disgustingly pointing his Winnie into it. When he noticed it positioned perfectly, he closed his eyes and release the water.
Splash!
A heated sting of water was coming at his mouth. He never tried to look at or taste it as he immediately gulped it.
Alas, his thing was stopped from releasing urine. "This is the last time I would do this! Ahh! Disgusting..."
Kai was trying to regain his stamina until flashy came in his behind. Also, he noticed the black shadow in front of him but it suddenly vanished.
Swish!
"What was that?" He asked himself in a worried tone, then took a glance where could hear the origin of the sound. "I'm having a hallucination? This is the effect after drinking my urine?"
Swish!
He spun around as the sound's location was suddenly changed. When the moment he was facing in that direction, the monster's claws were coming at him.
"Shit! Why there's a Panther Rabbit here?!"