First Extra Trial, Underground Hell

When Cecil woke up, he found himself inside a nearly pitch-black environment.

"W-what the hell?"

There was very little illumination around. Only small, phosphorescent bugs and flowers lit up the surroundings.

"Tsk..."

Cecil conjured a small mana bolt on his palms and was able to illuminate his surroundings.

"No wonder the ground felt wet..."

Cecil was standing in the midst of what appeared to be a marsh.

He noticed that he was inside what appeared to be a deluge of trees that were towering him in a dome.

There were 8 gaps inside this tree dome. Cecil sent a mana bolt into one of the gaps and it kept on flying far, far away.

"The heck?"

He did the same for the other 7 gaps and determined that they were like long pathways that lead to wherever it was that's at the end.

Cecil was caught in a dilemma...w……