The three women with tears, runny noses and messy hair slumped down. They were half exhausted and could barely sustain their bodies.
One of the girls sat down and buried her face in her knees. Another one was holding her chest while breathing roughly. The remaining female continued looking around.
They had squeezed themselves to the limit in order to escape the swamp of death. Their legs couldn't run anymore. There was no conversation. They couldn't even afford to talk.
If only time could stop, no, if they could go back to the past….
"The rest of the people…what happened to them?"
Lee Ji-hye broke the silence.
A magician had high intelligence so she could calmly look at the situation. The other two women didn't answer. Everyone knew there would be a pessimistic answer if they opened their mouths.
Particularly regarding Kim Su-hwan and Kim In-pil. The two men had abandoned them.
"Perhaps…does anyone know where we are?"
Naturally no one lifted their hands.
The women didn't have a lot of experience with dungeons. They never thought about memorizing the terrain of the dungeon during the raid.
Lee Ji-hye looked closely at the faces of the remaining people. She just turned away from me. This was because she knew that I was a beginner to the dungeon.
Of course, I actually knew the terrain of the dungeon. But I didn't raise a hand.
My thoughts were the same as it was regarding Park Eun-taek's situation. I would watch the situation and welcome any catastrophe.
"No."
Lee Ji-hye sighed.
The area was dark. Apart from me, the others had all thrown away their lamps. They would turn off in the next few hours anyway.
"A plan. Let's focus on a plan."
"What plan! We're all going to die. I'm going to die!"
One woman was hysterical.
Lee Ji-hye was silent. She didn't say anything as the woman hysterically shouted at Lee Ji-hye.
"You're the one who said to wait 5 more minutes. If you didn't, we would be out of the dungeon by now. Everything is your fault!"
"So?"
"What?"
The woman glared angrily. Whether she believed it or not, Lee Ji-hye played dumb and had a brazen look on his face.
"It is already in the past. Or do you want to kill me?"
"Shameless!"
"If you don't want to kill me then we should discuss what to do next so that we don't die."
My head was busy as I watch Lee Ji-hye acting coolly.
I was remembering her potential. But the sight now couldn't be explained by mere potential or stats.
Or was I mistaken? I took a deep breath and used Mind's Eye again.
Name: Lee Ji-hye
Occupation: Hero (Water Magician)
Title: None
Stats
Strength: 22
Agility: 18
Stamina: 26
Intelligence: 41
Magic Power: 35
Potential: (142/377)
Uniqueness: None
Skill: Water Sphere (N)
I knew it. I wasn't mistaken.
So what was her nature right now? She was acting cool and decisive. When we were all together, she had acted like a fish out of water.
This person was suitable to be a manager. A person who managed and gave external support from outside during raids….
My eyes sparkled.
'Good.'
I found an unexpected treasure. I thought I came here in vain but couldn't confirm that the clam actually held a pearl.
I decided to keep an eye on her a little more.
"First, let's re-examine the path we came from. Could you please lend me a light?"
I silently handed her the light.
She placed it down and used a rock to scratch the floor. The rock made a white line that showed the path they took. a
But this didn't continue. This was due to the fact that they were running away. No matter how good her memory was, she would eventually get blocked at some point.
"I can only remember up to here. Do you remember?"
The remaining two women were overwhelmed by Lee Ji-hye.
Lee Ji-hye frowned and stared at the ground.
"Well, I think we can't use this path. Those creatures now have the taste of human flesh."
"T-they might still be alive you know."
"Who? The three who abandoned us to run away? Or Park Eun-taek ssi who blocked the creatures?"
"Park Eun-taek ssi might be alive."
It was simply wishful thinking. All of them had heard Park Eun-taek's screams. There was no possibility he was still alive.
"Only one. We don't know the way back even if he is still alive. We could also meet the creatures. I don't want to go back that way."
Lee Ji-hye was adamant.
The woman who talked before finally asked.
"Then what is that thing on the ground?"
"A map. We need to understand the geography of the area nearby before we start moving. It would be nice if there was pen and paper but I need to use the ground."
She explained her private intentions.
"I'm perfectly aware of the terrain near the entrance of the dungeon. If a similar terrain appears…."
"What if we end up going deeper?"
I had been watching in silence but now I asked a question. It was more likely to enter the depths of the dungeon rather than the entrance.
Lee Ji-hye carefully explained.
"The is a creature called the Meat Bat."
"Sometimes we would see it flying."
The meat bats actually had the highest population in the dungeon. They mainly ate the bodies of goblins and kobolds. They would only attack humans when they were really hungry. Or when their territory was invaded.
"Yes. The meat bats tend to sleep off large meals in the morning and gravitates towards the entrance in the evening."
"They have such a habit?"
"There are many bugs at the entrance. They learn to hunt by catching the bugs."
"…..That's right."
The dungeons were places that suddenly emerged. Initially there were living beings that lived in that area.
Naturally bugs from the outside were introduced into the dungeons. It was a natural phenomenon for bugs to be found on both sides of the dungeon entrance.
Besides, the creatures couldn't escape from the dungeon without the permission of the Dungeon Master. That's why they were found at the entrance.
It was great that Lee Ji-hye had discovered this information. Some humans had identified the habit of meat bats after 8 months.