Exit
"If our two teams cooperate, and the engineers from the Royal Capital see it, it will damage Dragon City's reputation to a certain extent... Never mind whether you really are Holy City Knights or not, the 'label of aberrant demons' stuck to you is real.
"And there is also one aberrant demon who is very difficult to explain, right there in your team.
"For now, there is no need to cooperate, but we can share information."
Han Dong's proposal for cooperation was decisively rejected.
"Alright... we'll go first, then."
Han Dong shared his deductions regarding up and down, as well as the information that Source of Fear Monsters could be harmed.
In addition, the 'absolute safety' of their current floor counted as intelligence as well, while also providing convenience for the Dragon City team, who badly needed rest.
Being able to obtain a peaceful period of recuperation in such a dangerous competition was already an enormous favor in itself.
Gu Xu was quite generous as well, offering a crucial piece of information. "I have some intelligence... Simply going up and down will not lead you to the exit."
"What do you mean?"
"Our initial thoughts were the same as yours. We believed going down was more important than going up... So far, we have descended a full thirteen floors."
"What?!"
Han Dong had not expected that while his own team had not moved even a single floor, the Dragon City team had already descended so far.
"Every floor corresponds to a special Source of Fear Monster, each with entirely different characteristics. One moment of carelessness can leave you seriously wounded... After resting once in the Safe Zone on the initial floor, we never stopped again.
"Every time we descend a floor, we have to immediately head to the other