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Chaos was everywhere. The ground was cracked, and volcanic ashes covered everything. Choking smoke rose to the sky, and thunder clapped in a continuous storm that engulfed the entire floor. Red energy threads resembled flowing liquids scattered everywhere.

Here, there was no army. Everyone was an enemy to each other. And there were no ordinary individuals either; everyone used energy. It was chaos in every sense of the word, with ferocious monsters in every direction, exhibiting combat skills of various types and species, exploding here and there.

I truly loved this place. I think I should reside here instead of the palace. Hysterical laughter erupted throughout the floor, followed by a surge of excitement from the lightning and flame elements.

Damn, it's the perfect place for golem development. "Destroy everything! Hahaha!"

Commander Mazino led the two thousand golem army forward with ferocity. All the fighters were above the earthly spirit realm, which meant that Mazino, with his physical strength alone, could defeat millions from the same training world. This was what it meant to be called a catastrophe...

The golems were in their preferred nature, wreaking havoc. They had gained a lot of experience and had evolved to the pinnacle of the celestial realm. However, some exceptional ones had entered the earthly spirit realm. Therefore, the battle was challenging for them to some extent, but nature was on their side. Hahaha!

Mazino fought like a beast, destroying anything standing in his way. Simply put, he was the only remaining challenge on the upper floors, the final test. He had been defeated seven times before passing the eighth floor. The same applied to every floor, but the difference lay in the power level. The leader of the eighth floor was at the peak of the earthly spirit realm, armed with a dangerous weapon and 100,000 soldiers as usual. There were many magi. The situation was extremely complicated.

But what's happening? This time there is no army, and the leader is nowhere to be found. Damn it, Mazino started causing chaos everywhere he went, but he couldn't find the leader. It made him extremely angry. Damn this bastard...

A whole month passed in this state, and Mazino still hadn't found the leader. He began to doubt if the leader even existed. But at that moment, he remembered how the number of magi had increased significantly on the eighth floor. Could it be that there was an unrecognized formation by the system?

"Ding. The system cannot detect a gray formation unless the system is updated."

"Damn, this is getting complicated again. I can barely handle an average white magus... How will I fight against someone in a gray formation?"

According to power balance, a gray magus can fight against a trainee. Damn it, is this a joke? How will I fight against someone like that?

"And who said I'm a gray magus? Commander, you underestimate me to the point of insignificance..."

"Damn it, Jaha, what are you doing here... Don't tell me you're the leader on the ninth floor??"

Jaha smiled as if saying, "Of course, I'm the leader, but it seems you won't be able to win."

Damn it, Mazino certainly didn't know the true strength of Jaha. How the hell will he win... While lost in thought...

"You won't be able to defeat me even if you use your energy..."

This sentence made Mazino freeze in place. Does this mean he won't be able to complete the towers? Damn it, what nonsense.

Jaha looked at him and continued, "Anyway, you shouldn't continue the towers anytime soon...

I will grant you the reward. However, we will postpone the fight until another time..."

Mazino did not understand what was meant. So he inquired why the towers should not be completed.

Would something happen?

"There are some immensely powerful individuals in the main worlds. They can sense the movement of the towers. And surely, you don't think that the role of the towers is merely training, do you? If someone senses you, I will return to slumber. But you will die..."

Jaha spoke with mockery and took out a bottle of liquor, starting to drink carelessly.

Damn, what is happening here? Mazino's eyes became dangerously sharp as a halo of catastrophe enveloped him, half skull of destruction. The horn emerged once again. The entire tower began to tremble, and a dark intent to kill emerged, consuming the entire floor. All fights came to a halt.

The place became strangely silent...

Saliva involuntarily dripped from Mazino's mouth. His eyes started to narrow, and thunder rumbled violently around his body.

A small, crimson lightning crown emerged, floating at an angle on Mazino's head.

"Hahaha, hahahaha! Hey, it's you, Jaha. Who do you take me for, a damn monster?"

Ding! The host pierced into the heavenly spirit world.

The gift package will be sent to the warehouse...

System update in progress... It will take 3 days...

Jaha smiled at everything that was happening. The vortex of darkness began to spin rapidly, swiftly absorbing energy from the floor...

Mazino disappeared and appeared in front of Jaha, raising his hand, and an alarming pressure was exerted because in that moment the balance axe was formed.

Mazino connected the Vast to numerous formations he learned from the ancient scriptures, the ancient formations...

The axe descended with immense force against Jaha shoulder, creating a giant rift in the ground.

"So, you also use Shinsoo... You are full of surprises, Commander."

Jaha smiled greatly this time, as if he wasn't facing anything. That strike didn't even reach a meter from his body until...

But he raised his hand and intended to strike... towards Mazino. Suddenly, the world became violent. The earth began to tremble...

Ding! "The floor has become highly unstable. Please evacuate as soon as possible..."

Ding! "An error occurred with King Jaha...

There is external interference...

Survival chance from the punch: 0%...

Emergency system initiated..."

But in that moment, Mazino felt as if death had already embraced him...

But suddenly, the world became dark, a terrifying darkness that killed everything.

All Mazino saw was a tall figure wrapped in thick black smoke emerging from nowhere.

He seemed like one of the "Ancients." He appeared before Mazino and blocked Jahad's strike with one hand.

From the shockwave, Mazino lost consciousness, and all the bones in his body shattered...