"Here's a friendly reminder. The more challenges you clear, the higher your chances of earning the honor of dining with our esteemed owner of Laurel Resort," the voice said.

As soon as the words fell, that surge of excitement returned to Felix. It was even stronger than before.

Felix was genuinely thrilled. If his guess was correct, this so-called "owner" must be the S-tier Malevolent Phantom teetering on the edge of collapse that Donna had mentioned.

He quickly surveyed the area. The concert hall had seven entrances, each about three yards apart. They were pitch black from the outside, giving no hint of what lay beyond.

He had been to this concert hall before, but those entrances had never been there. Was this reality, or just a dream? It was hard to tell.

Without further hesitation, Felix stepped into the first challenge.

In the next instant, his field of vision expanded. A sudden burst of bright light made him instinctively raise a hand to shield his eyes before slowly lowerin