The next day, Sofia, Hammer, Naresh, and Diana emerged from the Labyrinth one by one, alongside a few others. Naturally, they couldn't completely clear the Labyrinth, but they had progressed a lot and grown far stronger than before.
They also took their time collecting rewards, so they were loaded—aside from the final reward they got based on their performance.
Alas, they couldn't be fully happy because most of their party members were wiped out.
A couple of members from Hammer's, Diana's, and Naresh's parties were still alive, but most had died.
They had families, and they were young, so it was also going to be hard to deliver the news to them.
Since Ainen had met with everyone and cooked tons of food for Diana, Naresh, and Hammer, it was finally time to depart and begin anew.
Ainen had also broken through to Ascendent-rank, but this caused something strange—he became weaker.
Previously, all of his stats at foundation were Ⅲ 200 Ⅲ—the peak of Adept-rank.
