Chapter 676: 1st Floor: Little Tiger (1/2)

[Vendrick 'Raven' Valorheart] - 0th Floor.

This is what was displayed on the stone steele after he was done smearing his blood on it.

”That Stone Steele would serve as your identification. Keep it safe and after you finish clearing all the mission on the current floor you're in, the information displayed on that plate will be updated. That stone steele will also display all the necessary details about your mission on each floor.” Gary explained.

Raven nodded softly and asked: ”Are there any missions here in the 0th Floor?”

”There is none.” Gary shook his head. ”This floor is a safe zone. Nothing or no one will hurt you here. Each time you clear a floor, you'll be sent back here. You can rest and recuperate here before challenging the next floor. You can also enter seclusion here.”

”I see.” Raven nodded, ”Will I be able to see the other challengers here?”

”No.” Gary shook his head again. ”That would only be possible if you entered at the same time. Even then, the missions you'll receive won't necessarily be the same so you will only meet them upon entering. Once all of you ascend each floors, you won't be able to see each other again until you successfully exit this place.”

Gary also took advantage of this time to explain everything that Raven needs to know...

”The Celestial Ascension Platform is mysterious. There is no fixed amount of floors, it all depends on the potential of the challenger. The difficulty of the missions will also depend on your potential. You can die here so don't be careless. If you managed to persist though, the rewards you will get will be satisfactory.”

”Aside from the rewards after clearing each floor, you will also have a Final Rewards that you will get after you finished all the trials or after you used all your chances. Each floor will be graded and depending on the result, the amount of rewards you'll get will vary.”

”Each challenger has 5 chances to give-up on the floor and move-on to the next one. Remember that using these chances will have a significant effect on your final grade so use them wisely. Of course, if you really are in danger, don't hold back and use them. You have to be alive to enjoy the rewards given after all.”

Raven listened to the lengthy explanation and remember it by heart. Now everything was more or less clear to him.

'So that's why I have this feeling that I will stay here for a long time. It turns out that there is no fixed amount of trials. If I want to get the grandest reward, I have be careful and take my time. I also has to see this to the end. I need all the strength I can get from this.'

Raven took a deep breath, unconsciously gripping the stole steele tightly. Gary saw this and a faint smile appeared on his face.

”How do I challenge the 1st Floor?” Raven looked up and asked Gary.

”Touch the obelisk and you'll be transported to the 1st floor.” The elder replied.

”Thanks. I'm off, Elder Gary.” Raven politely excused himself and touched the obelisk behind Gary. As soon as he touched the obelisk, Raven turned into tiny motes of light and were absorbed into the obelisk.”

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”...ow!”

”Hey, bro! Bro can you hear me?” A voice called out to him. He tried opening his eyes but for some reason he couldn't. His whole body felt incredibly painful and he didn't understand why.

He suddenly heard hurried footsteps rushing towards him. He then heard another voice talking...

”Is Little Tiger awake?”

'L-Little Tiger?'

”Shit!”

He suddenly felt a painful sting on his head, it was as if a hammer struck his head badly. He was assaulted by a wave of memories that clearly didn't belong to him.

”Little Tiger!! Are you okay? Shit! Young Master Jin is too much!!”

”Shut up, fatty...stop talking.” Raven - wait it's 'Little Tiger' now isn't it?

Little Tiger said to the fat man who's freaking out right next to his bed.

Inside Raven's consciousness, he finally organized the strange memories of Little Tiger. Next to it, was the stone steele that Elder Gary handed to him. Raven picked up the Stone Steele and saw that it was flashing with light and now has new information available to him.

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