Chapter 63: Fifteenth Floor, The Path to the Fortress (2)
[Follow the arrow toward Fort Pogoren. Time remaining: 6 hours 22 minutes.]
Almost an hour had passed since I parted ways with Jimmy. In that time, I had fought four more times.
Despite my attempt to deliberately avoid unnecessary confrontation, I found myself encountering an unusually high amount of climbers. It was likely due to how many had survived the fourteenth floor all converging in this confined space.
I wonder how they are doing.
After rescuing each group of climbers, I informed them of the arrow visible only to our party. I advised them to follow it to the Horen Forest and make their way through. This small gesture of kindness was the least I could do. I wasn’t worried it would affect my team’s ability to reach the fort first anyway.
They did seem a bit perplexed at first, but when I explained that I had obtained the information after rescuing some scattered survivors, they accepted it with expressions of gratitude.
Now, I continued to run opposite of the original arrow’s direction.
Suddenly, a distant explosion snapped me out of my thoughts. I glanced left, noticing a brief flash of light in the sky.
This would mark my fifth battle of the day.