They had been walking for about twenty minutes.
Each step echoed too loudly, water rippling outward with every bootfall, the sound bouncing off walls that remained unseen.
The drone lights above them flickered against the black water, tracing their reflections like restless fireflies.
"Nothing?" Kairo's voice rumbled low, a steady anchor in the suffocating dark.
Eli shook his head. His throat felt dry. "…Still nothing."
His frown deepened as his gut twisted tighter.
'That doesn't make sense. Dungeons are supposed to have monsters—but everything's just...empty...'
"How is that possible?" Mio's exhale slipped out in a sigh, but there was an edge to it, faint tension threading through his casual tone. His sharp eyes narrowed as they swept over the black surface of the water. "Is it possible this dungeon's empty? Like the A-Class that turned S-Class last time?"
"That's a possibility." Kairo's answer was calm, clipped.
