[Announcement!]
[The Bone Tyrant, Lord Varos
[All Stream Hunters from the Third Floor can now freely travel to the Second Floor!]
[Floor 2
The golden system text hung in the air, shimmering with divine authority.
Around them, the surviving Stream Hunters erupted into cheers, their voices a cacophony of relief and triumph.
But Adam barely registered the announcement.
His attention was wholly captured by the young woman before him - Leila, her usual timid demeanor replaced by uncontainable excitement.
Dark brown hair cascaded over her shoulders in soft waves, framing a face of delicate beauty that wasn't immediately striking, but lingered in one's memory like the afterimage of a candle's glow.
Her lips parted in a radiant smile that reached her hazel eyes, making them sparkle with something akin to pride... an expression so unlike her usual self that it gave Adam pause.