"Blade Wind... Time Rain..."
Mu You silently repeated the two new terms in the text.
The effects of the two calamities looked intimidating, but Mu You had never experienced them, so they did not feel particularly real to him yet.
The bigger problem for him now was that the Soul-Guiding Lamp was gone.
That meant he could not die again along the way, or he would be teleported back to the second-floor entrance and have to start over.
"I'll just have to be as careful as possible..."
Mu You shook his head. Aside from the two calamities, the crystal stone contained no guidance whatsoever for the third floor. That suggested the three Fool Ancestors had very likely all perished while exploring it. From here on, he could only find his own way.
I'll skirt the outskirts first and look for the relics the Mechanic left behind. See if I can reinforce the Black Angel...
Mu You silently planned his next moves. At the rate the Black Angel's components were failing, it could still hold out on this floor, but whether it would function normally on the next was another matter. He had to find replacements as soon as possible.
Having sorted out his thoughts, Mu You was about to send his character on his way.
An unexpected prompt suddenly appeared.
[The air currents suddenly become turbulent. The howl of a fierce wind reaches you from deep within the forest, like thousands of horses and soldiers charging...]
"The wind's picking up?"
Mu You's heart lurched.
He had only just read about the two calamities, and now the wind was picking up... Surely it could not be that much of a coincidence?
``` [The howling in the forest reaches you in the blink of an eye...]
[A sharp gust abruptly