Asher's boots echoed faintly as he stepped onto the 21st floor, the air thick with tension and faint traces of energy. Before him stood a Tower Sentinel, a hulking humanoid made of jagged obsidian and glowing crimson runes. Its molten core radiated intense heat, causing the floor around it to sizzle. The Sentinel hefted an enormous blade forged from lava and steel, its every swing threatening to cleave the room in two.
Asher tightened his grip on his sword, eyes gleaming with determination. "Let's test this new art," he murmured.
The Sentinel roared, its sound a mixture of grinding rock and hissing steam, before lunging forward. Its blade came down with terrifying force. Asher sidestepped, narrowly avoiding the attack as molten sparks sprayed across the arena.
Without hesitation, he slashed upward, using Rippling Cleave, a foundational move of the Magic Breaker Sword Art. The air trembled as the energy of the Sentinel's runes dimmed slightly where the blade made contact.
