“Don’t even say anything. I really thought I was gonna have a heart attack,” Shim Deok-Gu said. He explained his feelings, “I was about to eat, but then I saw someone standing behind Jun-Sik.”

“You must’ve been startled.”

“Of course I was! And he even turned into stone. At that moment, I even wondered if I was dreaming.” Shim Deok-Gu grew pale as if he was still being haunted by the memory.

“What about the body?”

“Oh, right, Confession of the Dead.” Shim Deok-Gu’s face darkened. “I’m sorry. There was the whole thing with the Heavenly Demon, so I just got rid of it on the spot.

“Hm… It’s a bit of a waste, but it can’t be helped. You made a good decision.” This was a hundred, a thousand times better than Shadow coming back to life because of his impressive stealth skills.

‘Though, I would have been able to sense his presence.’ 

But even then, his clone couldn’t have done the same. After all, his clone would have already died by then.

“Are you done with your business on the 4th Floor?” Shim Deok-Gu asked.

“Yeah. I just had short conversations with them.” His friends were shedding blood, sweat, and tears in their training to get even stronger.

“Then, when are you planning to go up to the 5th Floor?”

“In three days.” He had already been...