Gi-Gyu stood on the 60th floor of the Tower. Everyone who had passed this floor had claimed it was the safest yet, but it was also the longest and most tedious.

‘Just because it’s safe doesn’t mean it will be easy.’ 

The world around him was dark, pitch black, with not a single light ray. Gi-Gyu sat in the lotus position.

Initially, the space was only missing light; as time passed, he felt he was slowly losing his other senses. It began with sight, but his sense of touch, hearing, and taste would follow.

And once they were all gone, Gi-Gyu knew he would have to spend eternity here. It would be however long the Tower deemed necessary.

[2160:00]

In the lightless space, a billboard materialized. The light on it flickered, and the number on the board changed.

[2159:59]

The first number represented the hours, and the second number the minutes. Of the 90 days he had to spend here, he had already spent one minute. He had to survive on this floor for the next three months.

‘Well, this is what the Tower wants,...