As the screams rang out, people fell into the black abyss one after another.
Before everyone could recover from their shock, another Ability User standing near the wall was caught by the rapidly retracting floor. He immediately lost his footing, and by the time he tried to jump across, it was too late! His strength was insufficient as well, so when he leaped up, he failed to grab the edge of the circle in the center of the hall and slipped into the black abyss!
"Ah!" With a scream, he was swallowed by the darkness.
"Damn it!"
Tina was somewhat speechless. She had never expected that simply following the clues on the parchment in her hand to find a way out of the hall would cost them two Ability Users.
She turned to look at the mercenaries, and the corner of her mouth twitched inexplicably. Given what had just happened, the mercenaries should have suffered the greater losses, while the Ability Users should not have lost anyone.
What she had not expected was that the mercenaries had already climbed onto the spiral staircase, effectively leaving the floor and avoiding the impact of the ground retracting into the walls. Thus, they had suffered no losses. The Ability Users, on the other hand, had spread themselves around the perimeter to watch Tina's actions. When the floor retracted, some jumped in the wrong direction and delayed saving themselves, resulting in their fall. It was truly frustrating.
The Ability Users were the same. Their mouths twitched as they glanced at the mercenaries, then could only turn away. When the mercenaries had retreated onto the Stone Ladder earlier, they had felt somewhat contemptuous. Now it seemed that they themselves were the real fools.
The trembling finally stopped, and the tower-shaped structure no longer shook. Beneath