Solomon stood in the center of the fourth-floor boss chamber. The shattered remains of a ape slowly dissolved into dust around his boots.
He opened his stream interface, navigated to the integrated system shop, and purchased a basic stamina-recovery drink for fifty points.
[ 50 Points Deducted ]
A small, glowing vial materialized in his hand. He popped the cork and downed the bitter blue liquid in a single gulp, tossing the empty vial aside.
"Four floors cleared in exactly five hours," Solomon said, glancing toward the hovering owl. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. "If I keep up this current momentum, I might actually clear all ten floors in less than ten hours. That would crush the current recorded speedrun time."
[Challenge has been updated!] The chat immediately flooded the screen with their usual concerns.
[LazyCat: solo man, please. you are literally sleep-deprived. take a twenty-minute break.]
