Chapter 490: Hundredth Floor, The Coming Dawn (1)
Chapter 490: Hundredth Floor, The Coming Dawn (1)
The Tower of Ordeal appeared before me in the same form it had taken when we met in Seorden's Forest.Her voice felt warm and quietly serene, matching her gaze and bearing. It wrapped around me in an almost familiar calm. Even though we had spoken before, something about her presence felt strangely different now that I understood she was the tower itself.
A faint sense of unfamiliarity lingered, subtle yet undeniable, but I tried my best to keep my expression composed. I had prepared myself for something like this.
This was my best guess for what lay on the hundredth floor.
Just as I had assumed, there didn’t seem to be any kind of trial left for me here. Interestingly, though, the floor’s name was just my divine title.
What shall I say?
Even while looking into Cho-Yeon’s eyes, I found myself momentarily unable to speak. It wasn’t that I was at a loss for words. Rather, there were far too many things I wanted to ask. While I hesitated, Cho-Yeon closed the distance first.
A faint, gentle smile touched her lips. “You’ve endured so much climbing the tower. Truly... thank you so much.”
As I watched her bow her head, I found myself wondering why she would express gratitude toward me.
Is she grateful that the tower’s indirect attempt to make me regress has succeeded, and that I have finally reached the end?
As that question surfaced in my mind, my thoughts untangled, and I knew what I wanted to ask.
Before I could speak, however, Cho-Yeon remarked, “Before anything else, I should clarify that this floor does not contain a trial. Your trial as The Coming Dawn officially ended on the ninety-ninth floor. This place is...”