The notification appeared the moment Zar'veth fell.
[Floor 91 has been cleared.]
[You will be teleported to the next floor when the countdown ends.]
Arlon's body tensed as he read the message.
This wasn't normal.
Before, after clearing a floor, he had been able to rest—even if only briefly. The Tower had never forced him to continue immediately.
Now, he only had a limited time before being teleported away.
Then, another message appeared.
[Time remaining: 5:00]
His breath slowed.
Five minutes… That's all I get?
His first instinct was to scan for anything he had missed.
Was there a way to delay the teleportation? To stop the countdown?
But no—nothing changed. The time kept ticking down.
4:59
He clenched his fists.
So this was how it worked now. No rest. No chance to recover properly.
The new mechanic of the Tower wasn't just that there was only one monster per floor—it was that he couldn't stay on the floor for long.
That changed everything.
