Ethan didn't stop after conquering Floor Twenty-One.
Not even close.
With two B-Rank beasts now under his command - or rather, one under his command and one that merely tolerated his existence - continuing through the Tower almost felt unfair. Compared to the insanity of the insect Gate, it was almost relaxing.
The following floor welcomed him with another familiar notification.
{Floor Twenty-Two: Crimson Thornwood (C)}
An endless forest of towering blood-red trees stretched beyond the horizon. Their bark resembled dried flesh, while vines covered in razor-sharp crimson thorns hung between branches like living traps.
Predatory plant beasts lurked beneath the undergrowth alongside giant mantises, thorn wolves and camouflaged vine serpents.
Ordinarily, it would've been a dangerous floor.
But it barely slowed Ethan, who, with Auto-Hunting, Beast Recovery, and Beast Call, cleared the entire floor in less than half a day.
Then came the next.
