Outside the Heaven Reaching Trial Tower.
The black stone monument stood at the center of the plaza, dark golden light slowly flowing across its surface. There were still quite a few names glowing on the monument, but only one line at the very top held everyone's attention.
[First Place: Zich Grave, Twentieth Floor.]
Ever since entering the Twentieth Floor, his ranking on the monument had not changed. Meanwhile, the names below him, which he had previously left far behind, were steadily climbing from floor to floor. The gap was still there, but it was no longer as ridiculous as before.
At first, the Players in the plaza simply waited. They had already grown accustomed to seeing Zich's name suddenly jump upward, accustomed to him entering the next floor before they had even processed the previous change.
But after several minutes, his name was still sitting on the Twentieth Floor, and the anticipation gradually faded.
"The Twentieth Floor really is different."
