After recovering some energy, Elio prepared for his next move.
Pushing from the barrier, he advanced several steps before quickly creating another carbon structure. Like saving progress in a game.
The process was slow but effective.
Each barrier represented a point of no return, a small victory against the force trying to push him backward. His muscles ached from the constant strain, but his determination never wavered.
In the distance, he could distinguish the tunnel's end.
There was no physical barrier this time, just a point where the force seemed to dramatically intensify. The wide chamber waited beyond, and with it, surely, the true challenge.
The monsters.
His eel continued swimming around him, its red glow a constant reminder that something fundamental had changed in this level. Why did his familiar seem immune to the force affecting him? What secret did that crimson glow hide?
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