Regression: Reclaiming the End

[You may now enter the Labyrinth.]

[ Quest Type: Extermination ]

[ Requirement: 1 or more Participants ]

[ Objective: Eliminate the Boss – 'Lich of the Fifth Vein' ]

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The moment the Fifth Floor interface synced across terminals and Rift-linked HUDs, panic rippled across the Astral Community feed like wildfire.

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@FrostHex: "...Wait. Did anyone else just get that system ping? Fifth Floor's already open??"

@NovaTrace: "Nah that can't be right. Boss floors don't open this fast unless—"

@SludgeEater77: "Unless someone cleared four entire floors. That fast? No way."

@LuminaShard: "But that's not the real shock. Look again—'1 or more participants'? That means anyone can enter."