(Back to the present)
The air crackled with intensity as Matt, Anica, Reni, Amy, and I stepped through the doorway.
It felt like my mind had gone blank for a moment, somewhat akin to the sensation I experienced upon entering Nefertari.
The system echoed in my mind as the space beyond the door illuminated.
[Master Kaiser Vanguard, Welcome to the Tier Six Dungeon: Rouge Icicles]
[And The World Wept In The Cold Winter Morning]
The area lit up as Anica, who led the group, slipped on the ice beneath us. No, it wasn't merely ice, it was a river that had been frozen solid.
A shiver ran across my skin as I gradually coated myself with mana. The others followed suit, and we all simultaneously donned the trench coats draped over our shoulders and buttoned them.
The atmosphere felt unnervingly quiet, broken only by the sound of dying trees crashing to the ground. Everything was enveloped in ice.
