The player rose from the site of Grace, feeling thankful despite themselves: good thing they had activated it, or they would have had to climb all over again.
Wiping the cold sweat from their forehead, the player grabbed their weapon, charged up, and mercilessly took revenge on those few attendants.
With revenge complete, the player stood beside the site of Grace, paralyzed by indecision.
There were two paths ahead. The one on the right led up, and the one on the left led down. Up or down?
Instinct told the player that a treasure on the level of a godslaying sword ought to be somewhere high up. So the player turned left and headed upward, encountering no obstacles along the way.
Soon, the player reached the end of the path. A grayish-white wall stood ahead, with nothing around it. A dead end?
At the foot of the wall, the player saw a message from another player: "Hidden path ahead."
Taking the hint, the player drew their weapon and hacked wildly at the wall directly ahead.
Sparks flew, but the wall did not budge. There was no illusory wall here at all!
Realization instantly dawned on the player: Fuck! Some bastard had fooled me again.
Putting their weapon away amid a stream of curses, the player figured this must be a dead end Xiao Gao had deliberately designed, then promptly turned to leave.
Yet the player completely failed to notice the door on the left. It was exactly the same color as the surrounding walls, without any decoration or even a handle.
Thanks to this counterintuitive design, the player passed right by their ultimate objective.
They headed downward again, entering the tower's interior. Two bow-wielding knights guarded a door, and it took the player some effort to finish them off.
But