[Investigate the Sea of Lava, identify the source of the problem, and resolve it. Time remaining: 113 hours 42 minutes.]0

Ssshhk—0

Lava split to either side under the pressure of my divinity and mana. The scalding heat pierced through the barrier and seared against my skin.0

This wasn’t my first time dealing with molten lava. Back on the fifty-ninth floor, I had taken down a lava beast over thirty meters tall. Not only that, but on the seventy-third floor, I had jumped straight into a molten furnace while fighting one of Endless Furnace’s apostles.0

This time, however, things were different.0

Back then, I had simply needed to cut through my enemy and retreat. Unfortunately, this time, I didn’t know how far the path would go.0

I couldn’t even tell where the faint divine presence I sensed was located.0

How far down do I have to go? I don’t think I can hold out much longer.0

It sounded absurd, but it was true. My divinity and mana alone weren’t enough to endure the lava.0

It was simple. The deeper I descended, the more divine energy the lava began to radiate. That made it even harder to navigate. The soft, indistinct divinity was flowing in from every direction.0

I had expected something to be down here, but for the lava itself to carry traces of divinity was a deeply unsettling realization.0

It isn’t...0