The afternoon light struck them with a tangible force, warm, bright, and unremarkable. Caldmore city continued its steady hustle around them, vendors shouting as they displayed their wares, students moving in boisterous groups, and a pair of guards standing at the dungeon entrance, who looked up as the three of them emerged and then cast more scrutinizing glances.
Dominic squinted against the glare of the sunlight outside. His eyes had grown accustomed to the pale, colorless dimness of the void. This sudden brightness felt obscene, an intrusion. The world above ground remained completely unaware of what had just transpired beneath.
Suddenly, the system activated. Words manifested in the air before him, glowing softly with an unearthly hue.
[QUEST COMPLETE]
[THE TENTH FLOOR HAS BEEN CLEARED]
[RECOMMENDED CLEARANCE RANK: A AND ABOVE]
[PARTY COMPOSITION: E / SSS / SSS]
[THE SYSTEM DID NOT EXPECT YOU TO SURVIVE THAT.]
