Thanks to Alice's power, Cocona recovered quickly. She exhaled a puff of smoke, used all her strength to stand up, and said, "Stop."
"But…" Alice hesitated.
Cocona raised her eyes to look at Alice. Meeting Cocona's gaze, Alice could only come to a halt.
"We couldn't get the mermaid scale…" Cocona muttered.
"What we should feel grateful for right now is that we're all still alive and made it back," Benjamin added. "What we need to do now is inform the others and prepare for the final battle… a battle for survival!"
The entire third floor shook violently as soon as Benjamin finished speaking. The shattered skeletons had somehow reassembled themselves without anyone noticing. Now, they were standing up one by one, creaking with eerie sounds. Their stiff bodies moved with difficulty, but it was apparent to the naked eye—they were becoming faster and more agile by the second!
"We have to get out of here immediately! Something has changed in this castle!"
