"Was it wise to let them pass? They might steal some of our rewards."
Daisy asked with a frown. She didn't want to lose rewards because they were snatched by another group.
"It's fine, I'm planning to stay here for a while. I have 16 Twilight Apples, so I want to break through to the next substage before moving on. The next floor will be much harder, and we don't know how dangerous the traps there are."
Ken sat down and started eating the fruits, feeling his core expanding inside him. After 10 apples, Ken's core reached the size of 4 times the original.
Meanwhile, Bryce drew formations in the room, covering the 4 entrances with a few types of them. Since he expected to stay there for a few hours, he wanted to prepare for a possible arrival of a hostile team.
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'As I thought, the next apple doesn't increase the size of my core. The limit it can bring me to is the same limit I can achieve naturally.'