The thick purple mist engulfed them the instant they stepped through the glowing giant portal. The outside world, filled with the spirited shouts of adventurers, the clash of weapons, and victorious cheers, vanished completely in the blink of an eye. It was as if a door to another dimensional hell had slammed shut behind them, leaving only a suffocating, oppressive silence. The heavy dimensional pressure immediately bore down on their shoulders and chests like thousands of kilograms of invisible weight, making their bones feel like they were about to shatter and their lungs struggle to expand.
