Of course, Adam had no intention of simply handing over Levi without gaining anything in return.
The reason he hadn't called out Levi's ambush earlier was simple... he wanted to get involved.
Sothing was bound to happen in the tower of Yxthar in the future, and he wasn't going to let it unfold without understanding it firsthand.
And for that to happen, he had to start with the little things like this.
He already had soone in mind to turn Levi over to...
A governnt official and an old friend who he treated like family.
Soone who had accompanied him in the tower for years in his past life.
'I hope she's still sowhat the sa as before…'
The thought lingered as he exhaled quietly.
mories of the past flickered in his mind, but he pushed them aside.
Right now, he had work to do.
"Carry him. We're heading back."
Nathaniel paused, glancing at Levi's unconscious body before shifting his gaze to Adam.
"Won't we be implicated for having red nas?"
It was a fair question.
Under normal circumstances, red nas were considered criminals...
They were stream hunters who had killed white-nad individuals.
Once soone's na turned red, they were imdiately marked for death, either by green-na enforcers or by bounty seekers looking for an easy reward.
Red nas were hunted.
White nas were protected.
Green nas were celebrated as heroes.
That was the system.
Nathaniel wasn't wrong to be concerned.
Adam, however, remained unfazed.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine."
He wasn't just saying that to reassure Nathaniel... he truly wasn't worried.
After all, his livestream had been running the entire ti.
One of the most useful features of the Tower's livestream system was the ability to send specific scenes to another Stream Hunter.
That alone made it a powerful tool, not just for entertainnt but for survival.
And Adam wasn't new to this.
After spending fifteen years inside the Tower of Yxthar, he knew that experienced hunters rarely ever turned their livestreams off.
It wasn't just about avoiding situations like this, where red-na accusations could easily turn into a death sentence…
It was about visibility.
Stream Hunters who kept their livestreams on for longer periods built stronger connections with their viewers.
Even viewers could get attached.
After all, they weren't just passive spectators.... they could get invest too.
The more they watched you struggle and celebrated every victory as if it were their own, the more attached they beca.
Viewers didn't only watch to see who was the strongest.
They watched to see soone they could root for. Soone whose journey they felt a part of.
The monts of triumph, the struggles, the close calls… those were the things that would make viewers constantly donate money and gifts to you.
A fanbase, a following, and a reason to be rembered.
And in this world, where strength alone wasn't always enough… popularity was power.
Of course, there were monts when he had to turn the livestream off—privacy was still a necessity!
But beyond that, it was always in his best interest to keep it running.
...
As Adam and his team walked toward the entrance of the town, the crowd began to murmur towards each other.
Stream Hunters whispered among themselves, throwing glances their way.
Others quietly pulled out their weapons as though wanting to attack...
And so quickly rushed off to report the red-nad Stream Hunters to the officials!
This was how badly red-nas were treated.
But they weren't the only ones being noisy.
Adam's livestream chat was going crazy.
ssages flooded in one after another.
[Bird Hunter] : Hey, do you actually have the ability to copy our abilities?
[5th Style Sword Master] : I don't think it's an exact copy… It looks like he can only use a weaker version for a short ti.
[Experienced Old Knight] : I agree, Sword Master. My Thousand Sword Strike is way stronger than whatever he pulled off back there!
[NLE_immortal has donated 15 coins.]
[NLE_immortal tempts the livestrear to try and copy his ability.]
[Frog Eater] : What an unfair ability… As long as he keeps climbing the Tower, he's bound to be soone powerful.
[Experienced Old Knight] : I agree… but why isn't he copying the abilities of the people around him?
[5th Style Sword Master] : That's the weird part. It's strong, but it doesn't seem like he can use it whenever he wants…
[Mads_1401 has donated 10 coins]
[Mads_1401] : I wonder what would happen if he tried to copy mine...
[Frog Eater] : What do you an by that... do you not know your own abilities? Also what do the numbers in your userna represent...
Adam scrolled through the chat ssages, his expression unreadable.
He wasn't bothered enough to hide his abilities.
So what if people thought they were overpowered?
It wasn't like the Governnt could just lock him away forever.
Even if they wanted to, it would be nearly impossible.
Adam knew far too much about the Tower for them to deal with him so easily.
Besides, this was the Tower of Yxthar, not the outside world.
Laws didn't work the sa way here...
Not to ntion, he was still only on the first floor.
Despite being slightly under-leveled compared to so of the others right now, he was confident in his strength.
Most of the Stream Hunters here were still at Ember rank, the lowest ranking tier.
He could handle them easily.
'Then again… it's best not to underestimate people.'
Adam thought, narrowing his eyes slightly.
'There might be players who purposely stay on the first floor to grind. Governnt officials could already have a Stone-ranked player stationed here, using their position to control the flow of power.'
That kind of thing wasn't rare.
In his past life, people abused the system all the ti.
So would intentionally stay on lower floors, farming weaker players to maintain control.
With no restrictions forcing them to climb, they could build up power and influence without risking the dangers of higher floors.
And nobody could stop them.
After all, the Tower had a rule: once you ascended a floor, you couldn't go back down.
At least, that's what everyone believed.
But Adam knew the truth.
'Since we're still in the early stages, no one has discovered the existence of True Bodies yet…'
That was the Tower's biggest secret.
Every floor boss in the Tower of Yxthar had sothing called a [True Body].
Most Stream Hunters only faced the fake version of a floor boss... the one generated by the system to allow people to progress.
But the real version, the one that existed before the Tower digitalized them... was far stronger!
Normally, after defeating a floor boss, a player could move on to the next floor but would never be able to return.
However, there was one exception:
If soone managed to defeat a boss's [True Body], the restrictions on that floor would break, allowing players from the upper levels to return.
The catch?
The only way to trigger a boss's [True Body] was to uncover the entire history of the floor.
In his past life, there had been one Stream Hunter on the sixth floor who was obsessed with lore.
Instead of climbing higher, they spent three whole years exploring every inch of the floor, piecing together its story.
The mont they had finally uncovered everything, sothing changed.
When they attempted to challenge the boss, it wasn't the usual fight.
They had triggered the [True Body] battle.
And when they sohow managed to win, an announcent echoed across the entire Tower of Yxthar:
[The restriction on the Sixth Floor has been lifted. Players from the upper floors may now return.]
That revelation had changed everything.
'I have full knowledge of almost every floor's story from my past life...'
Adam thought, his fingers twitching slightly.
'Triggering [True Body] fights won't be a problem for .'
It was only natural.
As a Team Captain, it had been his responsibility to research every floor.
If he hadn't done that much, he wouldn't have been worthy of his position.
Still, he knew his knowledge wasn't perfect.
There were gaps and holes in the information he had collected.
'Once I reach the floors above the tenth, I'll have to fill in those gaps myself.'
Just then, another system notification sounded.
[Prankster of Kingdoms has donated 500 coins]
[Prankster of Kingdoms] : Dear livestrear, you don't have a sponsor yet, correct?
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