The air was colder here—too still, too clean. The kind of silence that screamed of death.
Ethan’s boots splashed through the black water that pooled across the stone floor. The tunnel ahead glowed faintly blue, runes crawling across the walls like veins of light. Each rune pulsed in rhythm with the beating in his chest.
“System,” he murmured, voice echoing. “Where the hell am I?”
[You have entered: The Awakening Dungeon – Floor 1][Recommended Level: 30+][Current Level: 16] [Warning: Extreme difficulty detected.]
He exhaled a shaky laugh. “Figures.”
Behind him, the sound of shuffling feet echoed. The survivors he’d rescued from the outer ruins followed cautiously—faces pale, weapons trembling. Among them was Lena, the medic whose bright eyes had dimmed after the last battle. She clutch
