The instant the surroundings gradually lit up, the scene filled Lanchi's vision.
He found himself inside a Frost Iron Prison, feeling cold wind seep in through countless unknown cracks, carrying a bone-chilling cold.
Every breath felt like swallowing hailstones, and his lungs seemed to be freezing solid.
"It's way too cold..."
Even Lanchi's voice carried white mist.
In fact, he had never challenged this Artificial Shadow World before, because he had very little experience with Shadow Worlds to begin with.
Counting the two Entrance Examinations, he had only entered a real Shadow World four times in total.
His gaze swept across the surroundings. A thick layer of frost had formed over the rough walls, while a chain in the corner connected to the heavy shackles around his wrists.
Time had eroded the floor until it was uneven. Dark ice had accumulated in some of the depressions, and whenever the wind blew in through the gaps between the iron bars, the ice and chains clattered against each other.
Long icicles formed from moisture in the cell hung from the low ceiling, ready to fall at any moment and pierce a prisoner's skull.
Thick iron bars formed the entire cell door. Beyond them, the corridor was filled with ceaseless wind and endless darkness. Amid the howling, it seemed as though the wails of souls imprisoned there for thousands of years could also be heard.
At the same time, the Shadow World's information appeared before Lanchi—
``` Shadow World: Despair Bone-Piercing Cage
Level: Tier 2
Number of challengers: 2
Welcome to an Artificial Shadow World created and simulated with technical support from the Magic Engineering Institute.
Note: This examination is a practical simulation of a Shadow World. Generally speaking, simulated Shadow Worlds do not pose a threat to life.
Note: This Shadow World