Chapter 12: Second Floor, At the Crossroads
[Eliminate all enemies. Time remaining: 4 hours 56 minutes.]
I opened my eyes and saw a familiar-looking arena. Just like the first floor, we were on a platform floating in lava. Across from me, a group of twelve orcs stood, waiting.
[Time remaining until combat begins: 0 minutes 10 seconds.]
I didn’t have much time, so I quickly scanned the enemies. Their lineup was as follows: one orc paladin clad in plate armor, one orc mage in a black robe, two orc fighters in chainmail, and eight orc warriors in leather armor.
[Time remaining until combat begins: 0 minutes 08 seconds.]
I hadn’t faced a fighter or a mage on the first floor, but the rest of the lineup I already had experience dealing with. Thankfully, there were no assassins or archers—only the mage had long-range attacks.
[Time remaining until combat begins: 0 minutes 06 seconds.]
Since this was my first time facing a mage, I had no idea what to expect. I needed to be cautious. I planned to take out the fighters first, then deal with the warriors. Hopefully, the paladin would stay out of the action until later, like on the first floor.
[Time remaining until combat begins: 0 minutes 03 seconds.]