By the time Noah returned to the temporary base, it was already sunset. All eight squads had also returned, completing their exploration tasks. A total of 16 people were lost among the eight squads, averaging two casualties per squad, making the death rate one in ten.
This was the outcome after Noah had informed them in advance about the laboratory's precautions, as well as the types and weaknesses of the BOWs. Fortunately, not a single awakener died, which was a silver lining in the unfortunate circumstances.
Had it been any other adventure group exploring laboratories with a safety coefficient above 3 for the first time, even with an S-grade awakener leading, the casualty rate would have reached at least eighty percent.
