The dust finally settled. Sefa was still standing. The tip of his sword dripped with blood, and his eyes were glowing red. Behind him, the colossal statue trembled, barely intact at 1% durability. Silence covered the entire arena — until the familiar voice echoed again:

> 🛡 [Floor 2 – Quest Completed: "The Last Stand"]

🎯 Statue Durability: 1% (Critical Threshold)

🩸 Enemies Killed: 312

🔺 Level Gained: +30 (Purely from kills)

💥 Difficulty Assessment: Legendary

✨ Special Rewards: Passive [Lone Balance] & Active Skill [Blood Ascension]

🏆 System Bonus Reward: [Title: Slayer of the Soulless] & [Legendary Armor Piece: "Faded Resistance - Chestplate"]

Sefa raised his eyes to the floating screen. Its cold glow reflected on his tired but burning gaze. As he read each line, his shoulders trembled.

It was brutal... but he had done it.

📊 [System Stat Screen – Updated Version]

> [Name]: Sefa

[Level]: 42 (Previous: 12)

[Class]: Undefined

[Titles]: "Returned from the Edge", "Slayer of the Soulless"

[Stat Points]: 0 (Fully allocated)

🔻 Stat Allocation (Total +150 Points – 30 Levels x 5):

Stat Previous Added New

STR (Strength) 12 +35 47

AGI (Agility) 14 +30 44

VIT (Vitality) 18 +40 58

INT (Intelligence) 8 +10 18

WIS (Wisdom) 10 +10 20

DEX (Dexterity) 13 +20 33

CHA (Charisma) 7 +3 10

LCK (Luck) 3 +2 5

PER (Perception) 9 +0 9

🔒 SPT (Spirit Pressure) 0 +0 (Not yet unlocked) 0

🧬 New Skill: "Blood Ascension" – Active

> Description:

If you've taken damage within the last 30 seconds, your attack power increases by 50%.

Duration: 8 seconds. Cooldown: 60 seconds.

🌀 New Passive: "Lone Balance"

> Description:

When no allies are nearby, all defensive stats increase by 20%.

(A passive built for lone warriors who stand against the odds.)

🎖️ System Bonus Rewards:

🔱 Title: Slayer of the Soulless

> "You stood alone and eradicated the soulless fiends of the arena. Even silence now fears your name."

+5% Damage to Monsters

+10% Resistance to Soulless-type enemies

🛡️ Armor Piece: "Faded Resistance – Chestplate" (Legendary)

> "Granted to those who survive on the edge of defeat — with only 1% left to stand."

Attributes:

+120 Armor

10% Flat Damage Reduction

When HP falls below 20%, automatically activates a 5-second invulnerability shield (once per combat).

Note: This piece is only rewarded when Floor 2 is cleared at Legendary difficulty.

Sefa dropped to one knee. His chest heaved with each breath. He stared at the system screen without blinking and whispered:

"Floor Three... I'm ready."

Sefa's determined voice echoed through the ruins of the previous floor.

A flash of light burst through the settling dust clouds.

When he blinked, he was somewhere else.

Walls carved from stone.

Gray columns reaching for the sky.

And a dim fog where nothing could be seen clearly..

He was inside a labyrinth.

🌀 System Notification:

> 📍 Floor 3: Labyrinth of Echoes

🎯 Objective: Collect 3 Keystone Crystals and open the Heart's Gate.

🗺️ Mini-Map Active (Only current location and crystals are shown)

A translucent screen appeared in front of Sefa's eyes.

It displayed a dark maze of intertwining tunnels...

A blue dot marking his own location...

And in the distance, three red glowing points: the Keystone Crystals.

Nothing moved around him.

No sound. No sign of life.

But the atmosphere... was oppressive.

He took a step.

Nothing happened.

Only silence.

🧠 Sefa (inner voice):

"No doors... no boundaries...

This place is either alive... or endless.

Just the mini-map… I'll handle the rest myself."

The labyrinth's structure changed in strange ways.

Some walls opened into narrow corridors, others into small stone chambers.

But each transition felt natural.

No doors… no difference in lighting…

Only subtle changes in smell, dampness on the walls, or the pattern of the stones on the ground.

Without realizing, he would pass into the next section.

It took about 15 minutes to reach the first crystal.

It shimmered with a dim blue light, embedded in a wall.

Sefa carefully approached and grasped it.

There was no warning.

No monster ambush.

Only silence.

As he walked, he began to hear echoes in some parts of the maze.

The delayed reverberation of his own footsteps...

Sometimes, whispers that sounded almost human.

But whenever he turned around, there was nothing.

While retrieving the second crystal, he noticed a crack in the wall.

A gentle breeze flowed through the gap...

And the stone floor sloped ever so slightly.

Using only his observation, he found the correct path.

The system remained silent.

Aside from the mini-map, there was no guidance.

After he picked up the third crystal, the mini-map slowly faded.

All the markers disappeared.

But directly in front of him, a stone wall began to crack.

"The Heart's Gate."

Sefa stepped forward.

And the transition was complete.

Sefa watched as the stone door sealed shut behind him.

Not a drop of sweat. Not a single breath out of place.

🧠 Sefa (inner voice):

"That was it? This system is basically a bug.

A labyrinth with a map… that's not even a challenge."

He walked forward calmly.

In the chamber ahead, glowing runes lit up the floor beneath his feet.

🌀 System Notification:

> ✅ Objective Completed: Floor 3 – Labyrinth of Echoes

⏱️ Completion Time: 17 minutes

⚠️ Note: New Record Time

🎁 Reward Unlocked:

✨ Grand Reward:

— Passive Skill: "Instinctive Speed" (Advanced Tier)

Gain danger awareness beyond reflexes.

You can sense incoming enemy attacks instinctively—even without seeing them.

As the system processed the reward, Sefa narrowed his eyes and scanned the screen.

There weren't many details, but one thing was certain:

🧠 Sefa (inner voice):

"This... could change everything.

No more enemies sneaking up behind me."

🌀 System Notification:

> ⬇️ Floor gateway unlocked.

🚪 Ascending to Floor 4...

Sefa took a deep breath.

The platform beneath the runes trembled, then began to rise.

A new floor. A new challenge...

But this time, he was ready.

🟢 End of Chapter Note:

Thanks to the mini-map provided by the system, Sefa cleared Floor 3 with almost no effort.

Recognized as a "record-breaking clear," the system rewarded him with an extraordinary ability.

Now, Floor 4 awaits.

But this time, there may be no help from the system.

Are you ready?