Rescue

The fifth layer had been accessible for a total of 8 hours, and during the last hour, Emery and his group had encountered no unclaimed temples or unoccupied vaults. Their search had led them to encounters with other magus parties locked in fierce battles for the limited gold medals.

[You are entering Light Vault 577]

When they stepped into this Vault, the scene that greeted them was grim and unsettling.

Strewn across the floor were a dozen lifeless bodies of familiar magus, easily recognizable by their human forms clad in high-tech armor and equipped with various devices. These were the Imperium techno magus, a faction known for their reliance on advanced technology rather than traditional spirit mastery.