After sharing information about the targets we were targeting on the third floor with each other and confirming that we had all their survival items, we immediately headed out to the labyrinth.
Ruud and Brahms were asked to gather herbs that grow on the third floor, and Keitel was asked to collect the stingers of the Big Hornet that often appears on the third floor. By the way, it's the same monster used to make syringes.
With my sword drawn, I led the group forward. Behind me, Ruud and Brahms followed, and Keitel decided to guard the rear.
I tried to keep my composure, but as we formed this kind of orthodox... well, orthodox party and advanced through the labyrinth, I felt my heart pounding for the first time in a long time. I had entered the labyrinth many times before, but without an overwhelming power like Alencia by my side, it felt like a mixture of excitement, fear, anticipation, and anxiety.
