Twentieth Floor...
The teleportation light had barely faded when Zich raised one hand and tried to summon Iron.
Pale runes gathered in the air, rapidly taking the shape of a summoning array. Before the formation could stabilize, an invisible force swept across it and shattered every rune.
"Huh." Zich's eyes narrowed.
He quickly reached for Slimy through their contract. A second summoning array flickered into existence, only to collapse under the same invisible suppression.
The contracts were still intact. He could clearly sense every connection, which meant they had not been severed.
Soon, several lines of text appeared before him.
[Twentieth Floor Trial: Sealed Battle.]
[Trial Objective: Defeat the Guardian.]
[Special Rule: Contracted summons cannot enter this trial space.]
'So that's why,' Zich thought inwardly.
He stretched out his right hand, and the Frostgrave Scythe appeared in his grasp.
