[Ding Dong]
[Everyone will be teleported out in a minute]
"Victor, when you reach the floor where the Holy Knight Temple branch is located, you can find me there," Julian said as Victor nodded his head.
"You should change back to your original appearance. Many people know the face that completed the trial, and you shouldn't use it anymore unless you want to get kidnapped. I'm pretty sure many High Rankers will head to the lower floors to hunt you down," Sarah warned, and Victor nodded in agreement.
'I'm glad I got this item. If I were using my original face, I wouldn't be able to live peacefully at all,' Victor thought as he changed back to his real appearance. Moments later, everyone was enveloped in a blinding white light and vanished from the place.
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Back at the Technique Association, Amanda and the others were waiting patiently.
Tremble
Suddenly, the entire ground started shaking, and the portals in front of them began flickering violently.
"What the hell is happening now?!" one of the staff members screamed as he nearly fell on his butt, his heart sinking at the thought that something had gone wrong. But the next moment, the portals started spewing out figures.
One by one, all the people who had been taken inside the portal were spat out like trash.
"Yes! They're back!" The staff members were the most relieved—if the participants hadn't returned, they would've been sacrificed by the higher-ups to appease the families' wrath.
"What are you all standing around for? Healers, go and check on them quickly!" one of the staff members shouted angrily, seeing some of them already celebrating.
"Ah, yes!" They snapped out of their thoughts and hurriedly rushed to check on them.
Thud
"Ugh, damn it," Victor groaned as he fell face-first on the ground and accidentally swallowed some dirt.
"Haha, you're really clumsy! Look at the others—they landed normally, but you..." Camelia giggled, much to Victor's embarrassment.
"This is my first time being spat out of a portal, okay? Can you stop laughing?" Victor grumbled as he stood up—only to suddenly feel someone glomp him.
"Victor, you're back!"
Victor felt a pair of hands wrap tightly around him, and his body stiffened when he felt two soft peaks pressing against his chest.
"Tsk, you're really horny—just getting hugged turns you on, huh? If you want, you could always play with me," Camelia teased with a pout, her eyebrow twitching when she saw a girl embrace him.
"Cough... Ruby, why are you here? And please let me go," Victor said as he awkwardly escaped the embrace of the red-haired beauty.
"Of course, I was waiting! And did you really have to push me so hard?" Ruby said in mock hurt, though inwardly she was annoyed by Victor's reaction.
'Tsk, looks like I need to work harder... At least my charm still has some effect on him,' Ruby thought, first irritated but then smiling when she felt something hard poking her thighs when she gave him a hug.
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" Honestly, I thought she was your girlfriend by the way she hugged and even waited for you" Camelia said with a click of her tongue and then looked up and down at Ruby " Hoh, atleats she is talented, Vicor why don't you form a harem and add her but I will still want to be main one in your ahrem"
Camelia said in a seductive voice which caused Vcior to choke on his saliva.
" Yeah, I think I will pass" Victor's said nonchalantly. Some might think Vicro is not interested in females but that's not the case , he simply did not have time and needs to get sorege but of course he won't refuse if it's just casual but might change in the future.
"Oh, Miss Aman—guhk!" Victor choked out as Amanda grabbed him by the collar. She then shot a glance at Ruby.
"You go back, I'll bring him later," Amanda said before vanishing from the spot, leaving Ruby bewildered.
"Damn, crazy woman," Ruby muttered as she stomped her foot but reluctantly agreed.
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Thud
Amanda teleported them into a secluded room and tossed Victor to the ground like trash.
"Dammit, Miss Amanda, can't you be a little gentler? And why the hell did you bring me here?" Victor grumbled as he stood up, brushing himself off. Luckily, he didn't feel any pain. He looked at Amanda, who had her eyes narrowed—more precisely, at the sword hanging on his waist.
"So, Victor, how does it feel to be the first person to complete the Staircase of Wealth?" Amanda asked with a sneer, eyeing the dumbfounded Victor.
"How the hell do you know that?" Victor exclaimed, confused—he hadn't told her anything.
"Who else but you would give a name like 'I am even more low profile'?" Amanda said with an expressionless face.
"Haha, she really knows you well—but it's true, that's such a weird name," Camelia chuckled from the side, looking at Amanda with amusement.
"Hah, I refuse to believe that's the only reason you found out," Victor said, frowning. Amanda sighed before replying.
"It's because of the Soul Weapon on your waist. I recognized that you didn't have one before entering the portal, and now you came out with it," Amanda said neutrally, causing realization to dawn on him.
'How does she know about Soul Weapons?' Victor's eyes narrowed as he looked at her.
'Oh, she knows about Soul Weapons—she must be from the top floors at the very least. Only they would know about them and have such a powerful background. I wonder what she's doing down here on the lowest floor. From the memories I read from Victor, she's just a teacher here,' Camelia thought as her curiosity toward Amanda grew.
"Do you know what kind of trouble you've gotten yourself into? I'm pretty sure many people saw you, and now top rankers will come down to the lower floors to hunt you," Amanda said as she rubbed her temples, clearly frustrated.
'I thought hiding his Primogenitor Bloodline would give him time to grow stronger, and now he pulls this stunt,' Amanda thought as her temples throbbed.
"Hmm, they don't know my face," Victor said smugly, causing Amanda to look at him in confusion.
A moment later, Victor put on a mask under her gaze, and before her very eyes, his appearance shifted—turning into an exact carbon copy of Amanda herself.
"!!!" Amanda's eyes widened in shock at the sight.