Just when Zephyr was focused on the sparrow, the wall to his right disappeared, and a new staircase appeared, leading in a completely different direction.
'What-'
And before Zephyr could react to what was happening, more and more staircases started to appear in all directions, all leading downstairs but in different directions.
"Welcome, Challenger! Welcome to the Stairs of Despair!"
"I have been waiting for a new challenger to appear for a long while! For several decades, there's been no one who has visited the trial!"
"I am pleased to see a new challenger finally appear! I am Jonathon! A friendly assistant designed to guide the challenger by the 'Hero' Layla Jauregia!"
To Zephyr's shock, the small sparrow started talking fluently all of a sudden!
Moreover, the sparrow's voice carried a robot-like, emotionless tone, and its sound was distorted horribly as the sparrow's screeches were mixed in a sound that made the listener uncomfortable!
