Chapter 82

“What a roundabout route... What the hell is the Guild thinking?”

Kelt clicked his tongue, glaring at the map.

Our objective this time was to investigate the 〈Dungeon〉.

That was why we were moving in separate groups.

The thoroughness was probably meant to ensure we searched every inch for anything suspicious and thinned out the monsters.

Normally, when the 〈Dungeon Master〉 was defeated, the monsters inside would vanish along with the 〈Dungeon〉.

However, if the number of monsters inside had grown too large, some would remain and emerge outside, starting to ravage the surrounding area.

A Monster Pool had formed in this 〈Tomb of Lament〉, and quite a number of monsters had already escaped outside.

If we defeated the 〈Dream Master〉 without thinning them out, it could cause trouble later.

“...Still, this is a strange route.”...