Tap.. tap.. tap..
The crisp sound of footsteps echoed continuously in the pitch-black world, with not a trace of echo returning. The profound darkness seemed capable of completely swallowing all sounds and light.
In this boundless space seemingly devoid of anything, under the extremely dim range of the Lighting Technique, at the feet of the five-man team was only a stone staircase with no start or end in sight.
This was the fourth layer of the [Clock Tower], where the adventure team arrived after regrouping entirely on the third layer.
Like many Mysterious Side structures, the [Clock Tower]'s design also employed the magical number "seven," comprising seven layers from the outside in. Furthermore, the spaces increasingly expanded, and the strength of power rose with each layer.
After three exploratory attempts, the deepest reached is the sixth layer by later challengers, while no one has ever set foot in the seventh layer, and what treasures lie there are utterly unknown.
