Floor 2: Realms Of Nightmare

"Ugh, just a bit more!" Maria stood up with an irritated expression, rings of airwaves expanding around her as her aura fluctuated violently like a caged beast trying to set itself free.

"Haven't broken through yet?" Varian raised a brow.

In response, she threw him a vicious glare and walked out of the cave. "If you hadn't taken that pearl…"

To his surprise, other than the little grumble, she remained calm as they transversed the mountains, and slaughtered a few aerial and land beasts here and there before stopping.

"The entrance to the next floor is on top of this tree." She pointed.

"Err, what?" Varian raised his neck and stared all the way up.

The tree…didn't really look like one. Sure, it had a tall, straight, and thick trunk, but it was in a T shape. It had no branches, no leaves, and certainly no fruits.