Chapter 433: Ninety-Second Floor, Waiting Room (2)
The final rest area, during the events on the ninety-first floor.
Kwon Su-Hyeok’s climb could be seen everywhere within the rest area. Plazas, shops, dining halls, and lodgings alike streamed the trial through holograms as vivid as reality itself.
Most climbers had gathered in the dining hall to watch his struggle.
At first, no one was concerned. They ordered beer and food to share, sitting around full tables with laughter and joy.
“How long do you think Kwon Su-Hyeok will take to clear it?”
“If he’s got twelve hours, I think he’ll have six left?”
“Don’t you have any faith in him, you idiot? I say he’ll do it with eight to spare.”
Their laughter was short-lived. It ended the moment the maze first struck.
The climbers fell silent.
“What was that? Something just flew by, didn’t it?”
These climbers had all reached the ninetieth floor. Though they couldn’t perceive everything fully, they had seen enough. At that moment, they understood that this trial wouldn’t be simple. From then on, not a single one touched their drinks. Hands slick with sweat and hearts pounding, they watched Kwon Su-Hyeok with reverent silence.
Still, the tension eased somewhat halfway through. Once Kwon Su-Hyeok adapted to the maze, his pace quickened, and he dispatched the monsters with relative ease.