A Simple Strategy

The 30th floor was the last of Zone 1. Passing this, you could enter the safe zone to rest and prepare for climbing Zone 2. In a sense, this was the 'boss' floor.

It was indeed different from the rest.

The moment Varian felt the teleportation end, everything around him froze. It wasn't the freezing of space or time though. The time was still flowing normally and the space wasn't solidified.

It's just…

"What the fuck…I can't even move…" Varian found himself frozen for no apparent reason.

Thankfully, he could still speak. But that made it even more creepy.

Due to the rash teleportation, Varian was in a bad shape with thousands of small space cuts, bleeding him dry.

Maria had fewer injuries but her eyes were blurry and she was looking around in confusion like a patient who just woke up from a deep coma.

If the two were to fight now, Varian was certain of an overwhelming victory. But he didn't intend to fight now.