The moment Sam entered the [Third Layer], voices greeted him.
Unlike his previous entries into the first and second layers, this time the difference was obvious, he wasn't alone.
In fact, there were people everywhere.
He turned his head slowly, eyes narrowing slightly as he took in the massive number of awakeners scattered across the cracked stone plateau.
'Looks like most of them already arrived,' Sam thought, his gaze drifting across the crowd.
There had to be over a thousand awakeners here, all waiting for the expedition to begin.
Most seemed to be at the peak of the [Adept] rank, while others had already stepped into the [Expert] rank.
It was a lot more than he expected, but it was an [Expedition], so it was normal that so many people were present.
Sam's eyes scanned the area and quickly landed on some familiar guild insignias.
The first group he noticed was from the [Viper] guild.
