With that out of the way, the question of which direction to move towards now arose. The corpse of the octopus was floating and it served as a platform for Cole to seat on, giving him a few precious moments where he could think and plan out his next steps.
Much like the first time he had gotten to the fourth floor, he was isolated and had no idea which direction he should move in. The quests that he had received was more than enough to give him directions on this floor, letting him know what to do. But that did not help in giving him directions or magically creating a map in his head and telling him to go this way or that way.