Chapter 81: To The Sky Dungeon

[The Morning of the "Sky Dungeon" Expedition, Three Weeks Until the "Tower" Opens]

To his surprise, but at the same time not, he was the first one outside of the hotel on that morning, already dressed in his mostly-black [Equip] uniform as he brought his azure hood up to combat the cold.

It's not too far out…until we'll have to abandon this world and venture into the unknown "Tower". I don't know whether to be excited, scared, or both. All we can do now is wait it out and gain the strength we can to prepare for what's to come, he thought.

It was a particularly cold day, as a light layer of mist occupied the streets and the cold pressed against his skin like tiny needles.

"...Lazy bums," he muttered out as his breath left in a mist.

"What was that?!"

His soul nearly left his body completely at the sudden, far-too-loud, rough voice of Yeong-Un directly against his ear, causing him to jump in a startle.