Kent had already sensed the shadows long before they appeared.
However, when they showed up and transformed into Dark Fiends, he became a bit stunned. Among the many beings he wanted to meet on this mission, Dark Fiends were the last on his list.
Vexthra had already told him about their encounter on the 5th floor, when they battled the Dark Princess and her dark fiends.
That revealed that she had already begun her invasion and had many seeds scattered across the universe, waiting to hatch.
Provided the conditions are met, she would be able to unleash her complete strength in no time.
However, while learning all that seemed a bit alarming, meeting dark fiends twice already in the dungeon-clearing mission seemed a bit coincidental.
There was just no way this was random. There had to be some form of meaning to all that; there always is a hidden meaning when things like this happen.
