The transition to Floor 8 felt like drowning in reverse.
One moment they were standing on the platform between floors with the gate humming with energy. The next, water surrounded them on all sides, pressing against invisible barriers that kept them dry while an entire ocean tried to crush them into nothing.
[Floor 8: The Sunken City]
[Format: Exploration and combat]
[Objective: Reach the city center]
[Hazards: Aquatic predators, unstable structures, limited air zones]
[Time limit: None]
"Okay," Astrid said slowly while watching a whale-sized shadow drift past maybe fifty meters away, "this is different."
