Chapter 224: Sixtieth Floor, Waiting Room (2)
[There is no timer until the next floor begins. Please take a rest.]
The Leaderboard started off normally—me, Ha Hee-Jeong, Seo Ho-Su, Seo Ha-Rin, Hendrick, Cole, and Rabuye Zrin—until I reached Rabuye Zrin’s name.
Currently ranked eighth, Zrin had originally been in eleventh place. I was certain of it as I had checked the rankings while preparing for the fifty-eighth floor with Ha Hee-Jeong.
The names of the climbers who had previously occupied the eighth, ninth, and tenth ranks had vanished.
Of the three, two had been members of Alexei’s party: a warrior and a priest. The third had been a high-ranking warrior I had interacted with before as well.
They weren’t the only ones who had died, either. Many climbers had now edged upward in rank, filling the gaps left behind.
If even Hee-Jeong is struggling, then the other trials have to be brutal.
I quickly scrolled down, searching for Hakin’s name.
Forty-seventh.
A breath I hadn’t realized I was holding finally escaped my chest. Hakin’s name was still there, meaning that none of my party members had perished. The tight coil of tension within me loosened just enough for my shoulders to relax, only for a wave of guilt to replace it almost immediately.
The other climbers who died... They also mattered.
Most of the top-ranking climbers were familiar faces. They were people I had repeatedly met, exchanged words with, and strategized alongside.