Chapter 122 - The 1st Floor (I) (1/2)

As soon as the huge magic circle that encompassed the whole round hall lit up, Shad's eyes and the others became blurred as though they were blinded by the white light.

Before entering the huge round hall, they've already seen the huge magic circle on the floor and also knew about its function. It was some sort of a teleportation portal or a gate that will lead to the first floor of the Great Tower. As such, when the magic circle on the floor suddenly lit up, they didn't panic and stayed calm in their position.

When the vision of their eyes resumed, they discovered that they were already an unfamiliar environment, to be more precise, they discovered that they were currently in the middle of a huge forest.

There were only tall and big trees all around them, and these trees seemed to be far more sturdy and tall compared to the trees of the Dark Forest. The sky above was full of stars which means it was already night time inside the Tower.

Aside from that, the elemental energy within that forest was two times more concentrated and purer than that of even the deepest part of the Dark Forest.

” So, this is the first floor of the Great Tower.” Shad murmured to himself as he was surveying his surrounding.

After stepping into the first floor the Tower, one could feel just how vast the inside was. From the outside, it looked like a tall building, but it was completely different once inside. People would find that they have entered a new world.

Standing beneath this starry sky, Shad had a feeling of deja-vu. It was as if he has been there before, but deep down, Shad knew that it was his first time entering the Great Tower. Yet, he felt a huge sense of familiarity with it.

” Is everyone here,” Shad asked as he looked around with a solemn expression on his face.

According to his old man, there was some instance where the teleportation portal of the Great Tower would send people into a different part of the first floor even if they came together. So, after entering the first floor of the Tower, the first thing Shad did was to check whether they had all been transported into the same place.

” Yes, we are all here.” Answered mark as he was looking around.

” Indeed, It seemed like we all have been teleported in the same place.” Replied Gomez as well as he checked among his subordinates.

Shad did the same thing and made sure that everyone was present as well. Luckily, whether it was Nina, Mina, Monalisa, Vivi, the Lightning Corps, Gomez and his group, they all seemed to appear in the middle of the forest in the same order that they've entered the round hall.

” Good,” Shad said with a sigh of relief after making sure they were all here. If they were to be separated within the first floor of the Tower, it would have been a huge pain in the ass for him. Not only he would have to look for them before searching for the exit that leads to the second floor which would have obviously slowed him down, but some of them would have already gotten themselves killed or attracted the attention of many magical beasts which he was trying so hard to avoid.

” Ohh yeah, Mark, what's your cultivation level now.” Suddenly asked Shad after remembering something. Even though he had heard that once entered the first floor of the Tower, one's cultivation will be suppressed to the 1st rank and will be released bit by bit as they moved on to the higher floors, Shad wanted to make sure of that because he felt nothing and his cultivation was the same as before entering the Tower, if not a little stronger.

” Indeed, the hearsay is really true. Even though I still could feel the power of a peak 6th rank warrior dwelling within me, but I can only exert the strength of a 1st rank warrior. It is as though my battle qi is being suppressed by some unknown force. Aside from that, everything is the same.” Mark answered respectfully as he was trying to circulate his battle qi within his body with a confused look on his face.

” What about you Grand Duke Gomez?.”

” It's the same 2nd protector. Even though the mana within my mana pool remained the same but most of it is being suppressed as well. The remaining mana available to me could only be used to cast some 1st tier magic spells at most. If I try to cast a higher tier magic spell, I am afraid that I will suffer from mana deficiency and could even die in the process.”

Gomez had an ugly look on his face as he was saying that. As a peak 7th class mage and an ancient noble that looked down upon countless people, it was the first time that he had felt so vulnerable. In his current state, even a lowly 1st rank warrior could deal with him. He clearly didn't like this kind of feeling of being that weak.