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The Four Eastern Stars Ventures into the Labyrinth, While the Masked Boy Leaves – Part 06

Selyse’s question had already been addressed by the Beastmen soldiers in Gerhardt’s advance party.

It had been roughly twenty days since the dungeon’s appearance, yet they had only managed to reach the sixth floor. Why?

The answer was straightforward: the sheer number of enemies.

Before entering the dungeon, they had to first clear out the monsters swarming the mountain, a task that Bios’s temple guards assisted with. A different group from the Knights Templar, these troops swore allegiance to Pope Luvain, but their strength was lacking, and they suffered significant losses in battle, hindering their progress into the dungeon.

Despite the intensity of these battles, there were few visible traces.

Beastmen favored close combat, and the clergy’s holy attribute magic wasn’t terrain-destructive. Moreover—and this was the most important factor—dead demon-type monsters disintegrated into black dust, leaving behind black magic crystals imbued with evil mana. These matched the characteristics of the monsters that lurked beneath