Stairwell Breakthrough

As time passed and the sky began to slant, it quietly arrived at around five o'clock in the afternoon.

The group in the room were lucky; during their meal, no Anomaly or unexpected incidents occurred.

After several hours of rest, all the Player have adjusted themselves to their best condition. According to the Traveler's estimate, there is still about an hour before the sun sets and it gets completely dark.

In other words, they only have this last hour to finish the mission. If this final operation fails, they will have to reload their save file, everyone's memories will be erased and reset, and everything will start from scratch.

Reloading save files isn't scary, but the fact that the number of Anomaly accumulates and their memories are erased and reset is the scariest thing. When that time really comes, it will truly be Hell difficulty.

"So, can you break through?"

At the end of the staircase, the six-person team gathered.

The staircase, which should have been ascending, now plunges into the ceiling at a strange angle. The Unique way to get to the top floor is to force a way through.

--Those terrifying Monster roam outside the window; breaking through from the stairs is the best way.

Because the stairs were steeper, everyone except Iron Blood had to stand around the fifth or sixth floor. Going any higher, they could touch the ceiling with just a slight reach, making it practically a dead end.

In response to Bai Zhi's question, Iron Blood silently answered with his actions, taking out a pair of bright red steel boxing gloves from his Inventory and putting them on.

[Item Name: Flame Gauntlets]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Rare]

[Weight: g]

[Durability: 30/45]

[Special Effect ①: Fire. Attacks inflict a fire burn Special Effect.]

[Special Effect ②: Heavy Strike. After activation, the Strength attribute temporarily increases to twice its original value for one minute.]

[Special Effect 3: Critical Hit. When activated, the next attack will have an Explosion Special Effect.]

[Consumption:: 10 Spiritual Energy /min, 50 Spiritual Energy, 50 Spiritual Energy]

[Equipment Requirements: Strength greater than or equal to 12]

[Creator: Calamity Reimu0]

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Taking a deep breath, Special Effects ② and ③ were activated simultaneously. With one hand protecting his eyes, Iron Blood clenched his fist and slammed it hard against the ceiling above his head.

"Boom--!!!"

With a heavy thud, debris flew everywhere, and the once Iron Blood ceiling was punched open, leaving a hole through which Rare light shone.

"So, Iron Blood, can you break through?"

Staring intently at the stairwell below, the Traveler, without turning his head, loudly questioned the Iron Blood.

Too much noise would attract the Anomaly wander aimlessly within the building. Until the path to the rooftop is cleared, they must stand guard at the stairwell to stop these Anomaly from being drawn there.

--The only response he received was a series of increasingly loud bombardments behind him.

To ensure the smooth progress of this operation, Bai Zhi had long ago used up all his stored sunlight in the stairwell downstairs, summoning Walnut that completely filled the stairwell, which theoretically could buy him a little time.

However, if the Iron Blood open the passage too slowly, they will inevitably have to engage in close combat with those Anomaly in this narrow stairwell. At this moment, everyone except Bai Zhi is on high alert.

Perhaps they were lucky; for the next three minutes, although the sounds coming from behind continued, no Anomaly break through the Walnut's defenses and enter the area.

The area below the stairs was eerily quiet.

This silence was clearly illogical, but at this moment they were in a state of no return, and no matter how many doubts they had, they could only choose to face it.

Finally, at the fourth minute, Iron Blood's calm voice came through.

The once solid ceiling had been smashed open by Iron Blood's fists, leaving a small hole large enough for a person to crawl through. The price was that the hand Iron Blood used to smash the wall was covered in blood, but his face still showed little expression.

"Go up one by one, with Iron Blood at the front, and me last."

Looking down the stairs where the faint sounds of chewing could be heard, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly and made his arrangements in an unquestionable tone.

When only the Traveler and Bai Zhi remained on the stairs, a terrifying scene gradually unfolded at the end of the stairs.

Dozens of cockroach-like monsters, but the size of Monster, nimbly leaped up the steps. The Traveler and VerdantRipple had previously teamed up to kill one of these Monsters, but the price was that VerdantRipple was seriously injured and the Traveler was moderately seriously injured.

These Monster, which appeared out of nowhere, were just the beginning. Behind Monster, a plump, white figure that occupied almost half of the staircase was struggling to move its body upwards.

One of the Cockroach Cat, unable to dodge in time, was swallowed whole by the obese Monster. The highly concentrated acid, strong enough to Corrosion stone and metal, couldn't even harm the obese Monster.

--A Utter Chaos.

"Didn't it appear? Or are there certain conditions for the appearance of some Anomaly, like that upside-down corpse that checks each room one by one after the sunlight disappears...?"

Looking at the scene before him, Bai Zhi stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Don't worry about things like this at a time like this!!!"

The Traveler kicked several Self-Destructing Robot down, igniting the Gasoline that had been poured at the bottom of the stairs. The Traveler hurriedly grabbed Bai Zhi and ran towards the hole that Iron Blood had opened.

"You idiot, aren't you even a little bit scared?!"

Death is like the wind, always by my side.

Bai Zhi's gaze remained fixed on the burning flames, his expression calm and composed.

"Also, the way you treat those summoned creatures is so rough; if those Self-Destructing Robot had feelings, they would definitely cry."

Traveler: "..."