Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God - Side Stories Chapter 545 - Sudden Changes to the Golden Spire

Golden Spire, Upper Level:

In a vast temple surrounded by clouds, a burst of colorful radiance suddenly appeared in the middle of the structure. Then, the lights disappeared to reveal four figures.

"We arrived, just like that?"

A pleasant voice sounded, causing the hundred or so players resting in the temple to turn their heads toward the source. The owner of the voice was a female Cleric with a gentle and elegant appearance, and at first glance, she looked very much like an angel.

"Newcomers?"

"Has another pseudo-apex power arrived at the Golden Spire?"

"These people have such bad luck to appear at this time. Now, the upper-level key they went to great lengths to obtain has gone to waste."

When the resting players saw the female Cleric's group appearing in the temple, some expressed surprise, some expressed ridicule, and some expressed pity.

"What's wrong with these people? Why are they looking at us like that?" Seven Melody wondered in confusion. After scanning the temple, she could tell everyone was talking about their group.

"This is strange. This should be nearly everyone, if not everyone, who has reached the upper level," Aqua Rose commented. "Logically, the first batch of players to have entered the spire should have arrived on the upper floor quite some time already. Even though we've taken only eleven hours to clear the lower level, it doesn't make sense for us to meet them here. These people also look exhausted, so they've clearly been through a lot of battles."

Keys to the Golden Spire's upper level were incredibly rare. At most, only a couple dozen should have been found thus far. And since each key could only allow two players to enter the spire's upper level, the maximum number of players that could enter the upper level should only be a little over a hundred. In other words, the players resting in the temple should be most, if not all, of the players currently on the upper level.

It should be known that their group of four had entered the Golden Spire two days later than the various Guilds' first bat

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