"Why hasn't the dungeon core appeared yet?" a miner asked in confusion.
It had now been more than 20 minutes since William had defeated the statue, and yet no dungeon core had appeared, and they were still trapped.
The dungeon core is usually supposed to appear almost instantly once the boss is defeated, but due to Williams's condition after fighting the boss monster as well as the whole drama with Tony's now-dead brother, they didn't notice until now.
"Maybe the tower is just lagging; let's just wait for the core to appear," a miner suggested, trying to be optimistic despite their current situation.
Sadly, his attempt at optimism was useless, as the people around him were unconvinced.
"Everyone, look at the throne," a miner said in horror.
The massive throne that the statue previously sat on was now nowhere to be seen.
In its place was a simple door.
