And the floor turned red.
Now only the Beastcaller remained.
It roared.
Lucian didn’t flinch.
[Chrono Sense – Full Focus]
He saw the roar before it left the throat.
He stepped aside.
A moment later, he was on its back.
He gripped both antlers—flipped himself over—and brought a blade of compressed space into the beast’s neck.
It roared again.
He didn’t stop.
Another slash. Another fold.
Lucian appeared below it this time.
He looked up.
The beast reared to stomp him.
He whispered.
"Fall."
[Spatial Lock – Vertical Inversion]
The ground flipped for the beast.
It screamed as it crashed upward—slammed into the ceiling like it weighed nothing.
Lucian leapt.
Twisted mid-air.
And drove his blade down as gravity restored.
The beast hit the floor—
—and didn’t move again.
— — —
Transition Screen
[Floor 1 Cleared – Rank: S]
[Bonus Reward Unlocked: Skill Fragment – Dimensional Claw]
[Next Floor Unlocking...]
Lucian stood quietly.
Blood dripped down his arm, but the mana around him remained calm.
He looked up at the fading gate.
"Bring the next one," he said quietly.
[Trial of Ascension – Continue to Floor 2]
The lights dimmed again.
The circle beneath him spun.
And Lucian disappeared into the next challenge...