Trap

The next morning, the Fortieth Floor of the Sky-Piercing Tower.

This place was known as the Labyrinth Floor. Unlike the outdoor environments of the other floors, the moment one entered, they would see moss-covered brick walls and a stifling ceiling.

The entire floor consisted of a three-dimensional maze more than ten levels deep. Each level was over ten meters tall, with intricate terrain, traps everywhere, and gloomy underground creatures lurking throughout. Even the maze's structure changed unpredictably from time to time.

When they had first conquered this place, the monsters had been the lesser threat. The Assault Army had expended tremendous effort just mapping the route, yet they could never find the lord's location. Then, when the final deadline arrived and the Fortieth Floor began spawning troops, the lord had unexpectedly charged out. In the end, they had intercepted and killed the Fortieth Floor's lord on the Thirty-Ninth Floor.

Although the floor had already been conquered and the monsters posed little threat, its changing mechanism remained in effect, only at a much lower frequency. Combined with the already complex terrain, anyone who ventured too deep could still easily lose their way. Thus, the Mercenary Guild had developed this floor only to a limited extent, and few mercenaries were willing to come here for missions.

Although it had died on the Thirty-Ninth Floor, under the [Game] rules, the lord's tombstone still stood in the central area of the Fortieth Floor, within a room three stories high and the size of two football fields.

A flash of light flickered, and a figure appeared beside the tombstone. It was Amberti.

After surveying the surroundings, Amberti frowned slightly. He took two steps forward, stepped into a puddle, and opened the letter from before, narrowing his eyes.

There was only one sentence written on the