Chapter 454: Ninety-Fifth Floor, Phantom of the Predecessor (1)
On the fifty-second floor, I had completed a hidden mission called “Companionship, the Phantom of the Predecessor.” As a reward, I had been allowed to manifest an illusion that would guide future challengers. That was when I realized that the Kalain who had been accompanying me could be the god I had heard referred to as Kal-Lain, also known as Sky of the Nine Heavens.
That phantom had attempted to distract me from completing the hidden mission, but it hadn’t impeded me in any other way. In fact, he was instrumental in helping me overcome the trial.
What will this floor be like?
The message had yet to update. Still surrounded by darkness, I contemplated different possibilities.
Considering the floor’s name, I would likely have to endure physical and mental hardship. The fifty-second floor had forced me to climb a mountain without any equipment. The only difference was that I hadn’t needed to enter the Room of Abandonment. As soon as I had started the floor, everything had simply vanished. Barefoot, clad only in simple cloth and a robe, I had pressed on.
Regardless, I couldn’t be certain, but it was likely. The previous floor had mirrored the fifth, so for the ninety-fifth to echo the fifty-second was hardly unthinkable. There was no way it would be the exact same, however. First of all, the name was related to the hidden mission on that floor, not the floor itself, and second, I had already figured out the hidden mission on that floor.
On the other hand, I doubted it would center on enlightenment or puzzles—the ninety-fourth and ninety-third floors had already tasked me with that. For such a trial to appear on the ninety-fifth seemed strange.
As my doubts mounted, I finally received confirmation.
[Annihilate the Phantom of the Predecessor. Time remaining: 2 hours 59 minutes.]
The command caught me off guard. Annihilate the phantom? That could only mean one thing: I would face Kalain.
However, my lack of equipment had tricked me into thinking this trial wouldn’t involve combat. It felt downright impossible to beat Kalain with my bare hands. On second thought, perhaps not. His phantom wasn’t guaranteed to have equipment. Though that made me question why. Then it occurred to me.
Would Souldbound be accessible?