Dante continued climbing the vines, feeling the demonic energy in the atmosphere intensify with each ascent. It was like climbing a mountain where the air thins, yet different—the energy he sensed grew ever stronger.
"What the hell is up here," Dante thought, his frustration mounting. His sole objective now was to find Sara. In terms of floors, he had already reached the tenth.
Dante's frustration was entirely justified. Each time he approached a floor, the vines and roots would attack him, only to be obliterated, followed by encountering another irritating demon.
After facing three demons even before reaching the first floor, Dante was already brimming with latent anger.
Thus, he continued slaughtering any demon that crossed his path without even allowing them to speak or introduce themselves.
