Click!
The heavy oak door clicked shut, leaving the room in a warm, sunlit quiet.
I sat there for a long moment, staring at the empty space where Tessa had just been.
Slowly, I raised a hand, my fingertips brushing lightly against my own lips.
Sigh!
"This girl..."
I murmured to the empty room, a soft, involuntary exhale escaping me.
My chest still ached, but the suffocating weight of the dungeon felt a little further away.
I shook my head, gently slapping my cheeks to clear the residual heat from my face.
I can't afford to get distracted.
I had been unconscious for three days, and the last thing I saw before I blacked out was a terrifying stream of cyan system notifications.
I took a deep breath, mentally calling up my interface.
"Status."
A flurry of translucent blue screens instantly cascaded across my vision.
[Ding!]
[Rank UP!]
[Congratulations host, on reaching B-Rank!]
[Bonus: +10 added to all stats!]
[New Skill Unlocked!]
