Alex's sea of consciousness ejected.

It furiously sliced at the transparent and invisible border in front of the Sky Stairs, transforming into a ray of light.

It was devastating.

It was like cutting butter with a hot knife, like slicing through a cloth with sharp scissors.

The barrier in front of the Sky Stairs was shattered with force.

"Ah...?"

"What's going on?"

Lorelei and the others were startled. They hadn't seen the ax before, but the quick movement of the barrier being broken apart was so loud that they couldn't help but notice it.

For a little while, Alex was frozen.

He wasn't expecting the ax to run out on its own, especially after breaking the border. Furthermore, the strange little ax rushed up the Sky Stairs and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Alex was now worried.

He's not going to run away, right?

He rushed up and quickly followed it.

As a result, when he took the first step, his body appeared to sink into a quagmire. What was more terrifying was th