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About half an hour later, the resupplied Loki Familia party arrived at the southern end of the enormous cavern chamber.
Standing before the pitch-black tunnel entrance, everyone looked at one another before finally turning their gazes toward Finn.
Under everyone's scrutiny, Finn stared at the tunnel ahead, licked his thumb, and muttered thoughtfully.
"This is a little strange..."
At those words, everyone exchanged glances.
"What?" Noah had no such reservations and asked directly.
"What's strange about it?"
"...I once read the records left behind by the Zeus Familia, which contained information about the 59th Floor." Without turning around, Finn spoke directly.
"According to the records, the terrain on the 59th Floor is no longer a labyrinth like Dragon's Kettle, but an extremely cold glacial region."
"A glacial region?" Noah suddenly understood.
"No wonder you stuffed so much equipment blessed by fire spirits into my pack earlier. Was it to prepare for that?"
"That's right." Finn nodded.
"According to the records, the 59th Floor is filled with glaciers and extremely difficult to traverse. The temperature is unimaginably low. Even first-class adventurers at Lv. 5 would be frozen stiff, their bodies becoming sluggish, unable to bring out even seventy percent of their combat strength. Anyone below Lv. 5 who entered might be frozen into an ice block outright."
As soon as those words fell, Lefiya's pretty face turned pale. She was only Lv. 3.
Noah, however, frowned and looked toward the tunnel entrance ahead.
"If the 59th Floor really is that cold, then we shouldn't be standing at the entrance without feeling even the slightest chill, right?"
"That's exactly why I find it strange." Finn rubbed his chin.
"Could