The next floor was absurdly hard and subverted your expectations. There was no way for their guild to become a top-tier guild unless they took some risks, and after much deliberation, they decided to scout out the next floor.Įveryone was curious why the top-tier guilds stopped ascending, and only now did Dimitri realize why. His guild leaders were desperate because the top-tier guilds had fully taken control of the community floors over the past several months. He was a member of an upper-tier guild sent to the forty-sixth floor to scout it out.

I need to inform the guild.” Dimitri thought aloud. “This damn floor is different than anything before. Glancing behind him, he found only darkness. His speed instantly went up a notch, a feeling of safety washing over him.Ī short while later, he stopped, gasping for breath. After some fumbling, he pulled out a speed potion and quickly downed it. He shrieked, “It’s coming for me!”ĭimitri’s hand trembled as he navigated through his inventory while he ran. Far off in the distance, he could barely make out two red lights, a pair of eyes. It can’t.”ĭimitri glanced over his shoulder and immediately regretted it. “Why is this happening? It shouldn’t be like this. He was filled with disbelief as he recalled what had happened just moments ago. Dimitri clutched the holes, trying to plug them with his fingers, but it was futile. The thought pushed him forward as blood poured from multiple holes in his body and dyed the water red, leaving a noticeable trail. Large tubes lined the cement walls, but he had no time to question why cables from the technological era were in the tower when a shrill scream from behind confirmed he was now the last survivor of his party. All rights reserved.ĭimitri stumbled through the water in a dimly lit underground tunnel, his expression one of fear.

Towers of heaven by cameron milan