Chapter 380: Beyond the Black Snow
“Are you all right?”
“I… I’m okay. Really.”
Despite her words, Eunice was clearly at her limit. She hadn’t slept since the day before, having sat watch on a Guild bench with her eyes fixed on Monitor #1. Now, even as she cast [ on herself to stave off the overwhelming fatigue, her ears and tail drooped as she nodded off again and again.
Camille, who had been talking to Eunice all the while, watched on with concern, but her gaze occasionally turned toward another figure nearby, Amira, standing tense before the Monitor, eyes locked on it in a stewing glare.
The members of Absolute Helix had gathered around her, all waiting for Tsutomu to emerge from the Black Gate. That attracted some attention within the Guild, to be sure, but not many still watched Monitor #1 with any real anticipation.
After all, nearly twenty-four hours had passed since Tsutomu had entered the Dungeon. By all accounts, his odds of survival were now zero. A few idle Explorers lingered, glancing up occasionally, but the top-ranking teams had long since returned to the Dungeon.
Of the spectators left, only Alma of the Scarlet Devil Squad remained near the Black Gate. She looked recently woken, yawning lazily as she leaned against the wall.
Over in the Pedestal Market, a rowdier crowd had formed: gamblers who had bet on Tsutomu’s life, rubberneckers eager to watch his demise. The general viewers and Dungeon Maniacs, however, had already moved on. Their attention now was on Stephanie on Monitor #2, whose team had been fighting on the hundredth layer since yesterday, still seeking a way to defeat the Corroded Elder Dragon. On Monitor #3, Lorena’s team could be seen as well.
[We have to help him recover from this somehow… But how?]