It’s strange that the first floor didn’t have anything to fight. It means we have no idea what the second floor is going to do. We got 10,000xp each for completing the floor, but we’re still unprepared for what we’re going to run into. Is it going to be level 27? Higher? Lower? There’s no way to be sure.

So we move carefully, checking for traps and walking with our weapons out. The staircase leads into a huge room, so big that we can’t see the ceiling. And the air is somehow ...