In the spiral passage connecting the Ninth and Tenth Floors, the Demon King and Link leaped straight down from the middle.
Demon fire burned behind the Demon King, and wherever it swept past, mycelium turned to ash.
As they landed, the Demon King did not forget to warn him. "The ninth floor of the Amethyst Dungeon, the Flesh Nest. It's full of Monsters capable of assimilating and devouring flesh and blood. They pose no threat to either of us, but the other side knows about my teleportation ability. They should have some—"
"Some kind of precaution?"
Link stepped out of the passage after him, then suddenly stopped.
Before him was not the ground covered in flesh walls and blood-and-meat monsters that the Demon King had described, but a strange, desolate expanse.
As far as the eye could see, there were only rocks without even moss growing on them. Even the ever-present Fungal Carpet was sparse here, barely amounting to anything.
It was not as though there was absolutely nothing here. Within the shadows of this barren land, Link still found quite a few Panels.
But they were not ordinary Panels.
[Race: Killer Rabbit (Discarded Drafts)] [Level: LV55] [Skills: Stirring Claw LV9, Bloodlust Enhancement LV7----] [Race: Shadow (Discarded Drafts)] [Level: LV41] [Skills: Doll Curse LV8, Shadow Shuttle LV7----] [Race: Shadow Bug (Discarded Drafts)]
"Discarded Drafts? What is this—?" Whether Link from three hundred years ago had seen such things was unknown, but for the Link who had only recently been revived, this was his first time seeing a Panel like this.
The Demon King's expression turned grave as well. "That guy actually explored the Abyss too—no, only it could have done so—"
Just then, a small patch of Fungal Carpet beside them rapidly withered, its