A translucent blue system panel hovered right before his eyes.
[Ding!]
[Player level 30 detected.]
[Second Layer Ascension Quest triggered.]
[Loading quest details...]
A pale blue halo flickered faintly at the edges of the text. Zich was just about to focus and read the words materializing line by line when suddenly, the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end.
The atmosphere in the Players Association resting room had changed.
There should have been guards from the Players Association outside, but now, it was dead silent. No footsteps, no breathing, not even the usual hum of magic lights flowing through the corridor.
Click.
The sound of a lock clicking was heard, and the door was suddenly pushed open.
Three figures in gray hooded cloaks walked in. Their auras were as gloomy and foul as sludge that had fermented in a sewer for years.
It took only a glance to know who these people were.
...Failures.
