The stone stairs leading up from the twentieth floor were steep and carved directly into the natural rock of the cavern.
Klaus led the way with his boots echoing in the enclosed space.
Behind him, the girls followed closely, still riding the adrenaline of the boss fight they had just witnessed.
Klaus kept his pace steady but his mind was focused elsewhere.
When he had placed his hand on the ruined corpse of the Were-Hound, he banished its soul into his inner domain, placing a massive stone statue right next to the petrified viper.
Now that the immediate danger of the boss room was behind them, it was time to reap the rewards.
'System,' Klaus thought.
A familiar blue screen materialized in the air in front of him, hovering just at the edge of his vision so it wouldn't blind him to the dark stairwell.
[Target Soul Harvested: Tier 2 Were-Hound]
[Analyzing innate biological and magical traits...]
