After leaving the [Second Layer], Sam returned straight to his hotel apartment without wasting a second.
Since Chloe had entered the layer from a different portal, they were each teleported back to their own original entry points.
Naturally, they didn't meet again afterward. Not that Sam had expected to.
The moment he stepped back into his apartment, he let out a tired breath and headed to the bed.
Though he knew it wouldn't last long, he had a brief window of peace before the world began to shake again.
He was expecting the news about the corrupted second layer to spread soon.
Something like that couldn't be hidden for long. But until it did, he could afford to rest.
'I should focus on getting to level 10 first… can't risk staying too low.'
Normally, Sam would've brushed off the danger and rushed ahead.
But after the clash with the [Black Sun Vessel], even he understood that charging into unknown battles without preparation would eventually get him killed.
