Chapter 2083 - The Next Floor

The silence following the destruction of the brass automatons was profound. The only sounds were the fading hum of dying magic and the distant, ominous gurgle of the magma river far below. The portal ahead shimmered with a darker, more viscous energy, promising challenges that would eclipse all they had faced before. Alex and Saeko shared a look—a brief, unspoken acknowledgment of the trial to come—and stepped through.