First Encounter with the Fiftieth Floor

The receptionist looked somewhat surprised at the tall girl standing before the counter, clad in fitted leather armor etched with magic runes and carrying a gorgeous spear on her back.

"Oh, the Official Conquest Army plans to formally enter the Fiftieth Floor the day after tomorrow, so they had us come back to rest up first." Duan Feilan, who stood half a head taller than most men and wore a thick, long braid, smiled. "We only completed two missions. Let's withdraw the rest for now."

"Oh, certainly..." The receptionist skillfully processed the paperwork. "Was your progress this fast this time?"

"The mutation period on every floor has come earlier than on the previous one, so we don't have much time left." A bald middle-aged man in heavy plate armor walked over from behind Duan Feilan. It was Zong Zhiyong.

"Based on our estimates, the mutation period for the Fiftieth Floor will likely arrive within a month. We have to prepare for the assault as soon as possible."

"So soon?" the receptionist asked in surprise.

"Experience tells us that every tenth floor brings a leap in monster quality, and the mutation period comes faster than on ordinary floors."

"I see..." the receptionist said. "The last tenth-floor milestone was years ago. I wasn't even working at the guild then."

As she spoke, the procedures were basically complete. The receptionist handed the materials back to them. "Oh, right. Two people came this morning asking where your team had gone. They said they knew you and wanted to join your team?"

"People we know?" Zong Zhiyong frowned. "They've never even met us. How would they know?"

"When I mentioned your team's name and your new leader, they immediately confirmed your identities. They claimed they had also just arrived from the Lost Land," the receptionist