[Congratulations, You have crossed the second threshold.]
[Qualifying objective: Slay 5 Tyrants in a one on one confrontation to prove your worth. The reward is the Key to the Castle of the Dark Emperor Cassius.]
A system message rang out in their ears, its cold, mechanical tone reverberating through their minds as if etched directly into their consciousness. For a brief moment, no one spoke. They simply looked at one another, the weight of the words settling heavily in the air between them.
Every single step they had taken toward the looming castle had come with an increase in difficulty. The beasts had grown more numerous, their strength rising with each passing mile. What had once been manageable skirmishes had turned into desperate struggles for survival. And now, the system had escalated things to an entirely different level.
An impossible task.
