He extended his hand and swiped through the air. The moment his palm brushed the blue glow, the key dissolved instantly into motes of light.
A crisp notification appeared before him:
[First Floor Key Equipped!]
Riley nodded slowly, satisfaction gleaming in his dark eyes. "It's time," he whispered, almost to himself.
He knew exactly what this meant.
There were five keys scattered across the first floor of the Forgotten Depths. Five keys — five chances to reach the hidden boss room.
But not all of them were easy to obtain.
The others were located at the far corners of the floor, buried deep within labyrinthine tunnels swarming with monsters.
Dozens guarded them. Hundreds, in some cases.
Anyone foolish enough to attempt those paths would either waste all their strength fighting endless waves of beasts or die before they ever touched the glowing fragments.
But this one?
This was different.
This was the only key not being guarded by anything at all.
