A Gatekeeper Boss?

Emerging victorious from the Eighth Outerlayer, Albrecht felt the weight of his actions echo across the Outerlands. Above, the celestial countdown reset, shimmering faintly in the perpetual twilight. Its glow painted the skies with a stark reminder: the Ninth Outerlayer awaited. A murmur swept through the adventurers below, as speculation spread like wildfire about how the Eighth had been conquered so swiftly. Though no one openly admitted it, the name on many lips was Albrecht Stein. Few dared to confront the truth, and fewer still ventured into the newly claimed Outerlayer, knowing what may lurk under his command.