As soon as the man woke up, he was shocked, especially without his jumper and both hands strangled with wire.

"What… get me off these things… What are you doing! Let Smiley go."

"You are a killer; we should have left you frozen outside," Said Luiss, the Mexican who suddenly found his courage knowing the man was restrained.

Realizing his condition, unexpectedly the previous raging skinny man turned to begging almost instantly.

"Please Smiley didn't mean to kill the guy… he really should have just shared with us some of the loot.."

"And when he refuses, you stab him... que cabron!"

"No.. no.. it was an accident… you see he… tripped and fell on Smiley's knife… it's the truth."

All were baffled by the excuses. None in the room believed the word he said.

"Please... Please... let Smiley go… I be good"

Alan approached the skinny African American man and said

"Just stay quiet and we will deal with you later,"

He ignored the man and started to check on all the loot they had just found.

Alan took out the [Beginners Suit] and wore the [Winter jacket]. There were a few other marked items that he found.

[Name: Shirts]

[Type: Clothes]

[Rarity: Common]

[Attributes: Defense +1]

[Effects: None]

[Equipment Rating: 3]

[Able to Bring Outside the Game: Yes]

[Remarks: It comes in many colors to stay fitting in styles]

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[Name: Sneakers]

[Type: Clothes]

[Rarity: Common]

[Attributes: Defense: 1]

[Effects: None]

[Equipment Rating: 3]

[Able to Bring Outside the Game: Yes]

[Remarks: If you don't feel like it, don't do it!]

However, although he can equip both jacket and shirt, the game marked them as the same body clothes, giving him only the buff of the higher rating items. Hence he helps himself with an unmarked shirt and trousers instead. As for the marked shirt, he kept it for something else.

Alan opened his [Gamelink] to check his current stats when he had finished.

[Alan D Angello, Male, 25 years]

[Level 3: 500/1000]

[HP: 110]

[Stamina: 100%]

[Survival Points: 300]

[Strength: E+]

[Agility: E+]

[Endurance: D-]

[Perception: E]

[Intelligence: D]

[Spirit: F-]

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[Equipment]

[Winter Jacket, Sneaker]

[Defense: 4]

[Hunting Knife]

[Damage 12-15]

[Equipment Rating: 14]

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[Inventory]

[Canned Meat x 10, Canned Fruits x 8, Pepper Smoke Bomb, Lighter, Gauze Bandage × 8, Painkiller x 2, Antibiotic, Cigarettes x 2, Money $1000]

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[Skill- Common]

[Small Firearm (Basic), Hand to Hand (Novice), Sword Weapon (Novice)]

[Skill- Uncommon]

[Sneak (Basic), Science (Novice)]

The equipment rating was an average rating that provided insight into the quality of his equipment. In this case, the better the equipment he wore, the higher the rating would be shown.

Alan, who had just finished checking his own stats, took a chance at this moment to ask about the monk's stats. When he saw it, Alan was taken by surprise.

[Nims Temzen, Male, 28 years]

[Level 2: 200/1000]

[HP: 100]

[Stamina: 100%]

[Survival Points: 300]

[Strength: D]

[Agility: E+]

[Endurance: D]

[Perception: E]

[Intelligence: F]

[Spirit: F+]

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[Equipment]

[Winter Jacket, Sneakers]

[Defense: 5]

[Lead Pipe]

[Damage 10-12]

[Equipment Rating: 13]

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[Inventory]

[Canned Meat x 3, Canned Fruits x 2, Water Bottle x 2]

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[Skill- Common]

[Hand to Hand (Novice), Blunt Weapon (Novice)]

[Skill- Uncommon]

[Outdoorsman (Basic)]

"Is it a good number?" Nim asked

"Good? Gosh! This is extraordinary Nims!"

The monk's Strength and Endurance were both at the D level, but what was more surprising to Alan was the fact that the guy even had a starting F+ spirit, which was something that was extremely rare to have.

Of all things, the only one that Alan had, which was higher than the monk's stat, was his Intelligence. As for the monk's [Outdoorsman], the uncommon skill would come in handy for the next round.

Now that the four of them had finished changing their clothes. They started looting all the marked items within the studio, and among those items were all of the regular clothes without any kind of cold resistance.

"Do we need to take these plain shirts as well?"

"Yes, take them all."

After that, he moved to a few other rooms to grab all the marked items available as per his memory.

The girl, Laura, was still following him behind, trying everything she could to lend a hand, but seeing Alan, who was now swiftly moving around the rooms as if he knew the place made her bedazzle.

The group had successfully collected some more items, all stored within Nims bag.

[Jumper x 2]

[Shirts x 6]

[Chocolate Bar x 2]

[Bottled Water x 2]

[Liquor Bottle x 3]

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[Name: Chocolates]

[Type: Consumable]

[Rarity: Common]

[Attributes: 10 HP and 35% stamina generation in 15 minutes]

[Effects: Decrease hunger]

[Able to Bring Outside the Game: Yes]

[Remarks: It's highly addictive]

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[Name: Liquor Bottle]

[Type: Consumable]

[Rarity: Common]

[Attributes: 20% stamina generation in 15 minutes]

[Effects: Heat status and Disorientation in 15 minutes]

[Able to Bring Outside the Game: Yes]

[Remarks: Don't drink and Drive… fighting is ok]

They also manage to find another weapon.

[Name: Sledge Hammer]

[Type: Weapon]

[Rarity: Common]

[Attributes: Damage: 10-20]

[Effects: None]

[Equipment Rating: 12]

[Able to Bring Outside the Game: Yes]

[Remarks: Break them all down]

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The sledgehammer was given to Nims as Luis could not hold it properly because of the weight, and the chocolate, one of the most effective stamina boosters he had, went straight into Alan's pocket.

Alan also took a few unmarked items that he might use laters; Toolbox, Duct tapes, Ropes, Hairspray, Salt he also found a drum of gasoline.

There was one other special item found. One of the main reasons that made Alan visit this place.

Alan found it where he had last seen it, hidden within the building's security room, inside the locker that he had to break into with his strength.

[Broken Radio]

[Type: Quest Item]

This curved a little smile on his face as he saw the quest item. After that, he kept it inside his bag and called on the group to move out as quickly as possible.

"Why are you taking me too? Just let Smiley go!".

Everyone also found it a surprise that Alan would take the man with him, but for the moment, Alan has no plan to share his reason. He even gave one of the jumpers for him to wear, which made the skinny man even more anxious.

Because they had been wearing warmer clothing, they were now in a far better condition to withstand the cold weather than they had been previously. With Smiley's hand still strangled with wire, All five vacated the apartment together into the snowy streets.