Tower Ascension

"So, did you get what I said?" Peter stood in front of Anne in the room and asked.

"Yes," Anne nodded her head as she replied.

"Every single thing that I just said?" Peter asked in a questionable tone.

"Absolutely." Anne made a serious expression as she nods her head.

"Good! That means I can go now, right?" Peter asked once again.

"But, be sure to come soon," Anne replied.

"Of course!" Peter smiled and took out the key. Using the key, he created the portal and left. Inside the room, Anne went to her bed and started memorizing everything that Peter taught her. It was Burning Sun Skill and Lesser Demon Transformation Skill.

He taught her both. And, not only that, but he also makes sure to teach her about the IE project. He wanted to make sure that she can truly start doing business even without him. Of course, he had asked for Camellia's help.

Though he asked her to be in shadow while Anne handles everything on her own. This is essential for her since she can't rely too much on other all the time. He gave out the detailed plan of IE to Camellia as well and asked her to recruit trustworthy people.

He also asked his previous friends to meet with his sister and join her. Most of them were ordinary while few were soul defenders. After handling everything, Peter finally went on his journey to cross the first floor of the tower.

After entering the zero floor, he instantly teleported himself to the first floor. After he reappeared in the same place, he thought for a while and rushed inside the city. He met up with the girl in Global Hotel. It wasn't since this hotel was famous around the city.

"Hey, Alexa!" Peter raised his hand and smiled after seeing her. At this moment, Alexa was sitting on a chair while waiting for her food. He walked towards her.

"Hello!" Alexa's eyes lit up when she saw him. She gracefully replied as she asked him to join her. Peter sat on the chair opposite to her and asked "So, when will you be ready for the dungeon?"

"It will take some time. I reached level 8. That's what grandpa so I need to reach level 15 before we challenge the dungeon. So, it will take a while." Alexa's reply made him frown. Originally, he thought he could cross the dungeon in just a few days.

But, it seems he might need to wait. He thought before asking "So, how about we go on a hunt together? You can improve using mana cores, right?"

"That will be great. Let's go after lunch." A smile bloomed on her face as she clasped her hands. Soon, their meal arrived and Peter asked while eating "So, do you know a monster that can completely hide his body and aura?"

"Are you talking about Dark Chameleons?" Alexa asked while eating the food.

"I guess…." Peter knew chameleons could change colors but this was the first he heard this name.

"If you are looking for a monster beast that could hide in the darkness or even turn its body invisible during daylight then it should be Dark Chameleon. They are incredibly good at hiding and attacking from shadows. Normally, they are found on the fifth floor." Alexa's explained as she continued eating her food.

'Fifth floor huh! It seems that will be perfect. I could properly take my strength close to Platinum Rank on the fifth floor. And, if I get that monster's spirit to be my gene armor then I would be able to sneak in easily. But, that means I must improve my Genetic Power as well.'

'I guess I could hunt down monsters and absorb their spirits while they improve.' Peter thought to himself as he started making plans on his mind. Suddenly, he turned his eyes at Alexa and asked "Do you have a friend whom you can trust?"

"You mean the fourth member?" Alexa asked since she already know about the third member.

"Yeah!" Peter nodded.

"Unfortunately no! I don't have any friends. So, we can take some time and make a new friend cross the dungeon. Or, we can randomly select a person and keep an eye on him/her until we cross the dungeon." Alexa suggested him which puts him in deep thinking.

'Maybe, I should stroll around the city. And, I also need to find her.' Peter thought for a while and stood up.

"Let's meet outside the gate!" Saying so, Peter strode away. He looked at the surroundings and tried to find the fateful encounter. He strolled around the city. He even went to the hideout of the bounty hunters.

Of course, he was hiding with the hood. But, even so, he did move around. But he got suspicious of something. When he entered the Bounty Hunter place, he saw his bounty and Alena's bounty. And, there was a certain change.

Other bounties had pictures that were printed out from printers but his and Alena's picture was just drawings. This caught him off-guard. He didn't understand how those bounty hunters knew him if they didn't even know his face properly. Suddenly, an idea rang in his mind as he walked towards the information office.

When he walked in, he saw the same lady. But, this time he saw the dark emotions behind that smiling face. His face turned cold but as usual, he perfectly maintained his smile.

"Hello, how can I help you?" The lady asked with an approachable smile.

"It seems the information office's business is going well. By the way, I want to know about the Bounty Hunters that came to kill me yesterday." Peter asked as he puts his hand on the table.

"Sorry sir, but we don't know that deep level of information." The lady's expression darkens as she spoke.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. But, you see before killing them. I used 101 techniques on then which seems to have revealed a quite lot of inside information. After all, it is not possible for Bounty Hunters to find me this quickly, right?" Peter knew the information office shared the information with the bounty hunters.

After all, there were very less people who could actually match that drawing with him. His eyes shifted towards the camera setup on the information office. And, he immediately found the answer. Only the information office could identify his real face.

"I don't understand what you mean, sir." The lady made a confused expression but her eyes couldn't hide it. He immediately understood that she was trembling.

"You see when I walked into the zero floor information office, I found that the information office was much more advance. Then, today I walked into the Bounty Hunters and saw my posters of mine. But, this caught me off-guard because I don't think that matches my face."

Suddenly, his spirit power burst out with the killing intent "So, why did you reveal it?"

This was a stupid question to ask. But, he understood something. Information Office didn't reveal his face. This means Information Office didn't want Lucifer to know his actual face and without them, Lucifer could only use drawings.

That means somebody go against the Information Office plan and revealed his position.

When that aura struck her, those legs started trembling. She instantly released the green barrier around him and bowed down "I'm extremely sorry sir. It was me who revealed your information. I got greedy for your bounty and worked with some bounty hunters. Please forgive me, sir!"

Hearing her words, Peter instantly understood everything. His eyes turned cold but soon returned to normal. But, his tone only got colder as he spoke "I can forgive but there is something I want you to do it."

"I will do everything, please don't tell this to anyone." When the lady revealed this, Peter instantly understood why she begged for his forgiveness. If the information office knows that she betrayed them then her fate could end up terrible.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. So, can you tell me what item can I use to control someone's life?" Peter asked with a pretty smile but his words were cruel.

Hearing his answer, the lady's eyes shut tight as the tears.

"Hey, hey! You are making me look bad. Don't worry, I am not going to use it on you. So, tell me if there is an item that I can use to control someone's life?" Peter asked.

Hearing his words, the lady slowly calmed down and straightened her back.

"Sir, there isn't any item that could help you with this. At least, you can't find it. But, I know about a Passive Skill that helps you turn anyone into your slave. But….." After that, she couldn't continue.

"But what?" Peter asked as he got interested in this skill.

"But... It is said once you practice this skill, you will be haunted by a curse created by the hatred of those slaves. It's just like being haunted by the Gods after illegally practicing their skills." The lady knew he had practiced Lucifer's skill so she tried to relate this curse to the fate of getting chased by a god.

"Interesting!" Unfortunately, her words weren't enough to scare him.