[Noctis ducks hastily as the ball from the entrance comes flying at him, but it soars harmlessly overhead to knock the door down. As he straightens up, he exhales a huff - annoyed, relieved, seriously what is this place? - and heads into the next area with the others. He approaches the strange, red-aired zone on either side, cautiously reaching a hand out to try and find out what it might be (and hoping it isn't some kind of magic vaporizing field) but his hand won't go any further than the start of the red. He pushes against it, but it resists him like a stone wall, firm and immovable.]

That's... weird. [What else is new with this place.] Guess this place has some anti-cheat tech. I've seen magic shields before, but they didn't look anything like this.

[Lucian shields were transparent, crystalline, like refined stained glass. This has a sickly feel to it, and his hand tingles uncomfortably as he pulls it away. Up ahead, the small thin platforms lead to a more open area, more of those glowing hot spikes that fade in and out of view, and... something floating? Are those bugs?]