Obviously.
Even after Hero's Grudge broke free from the pillar's restraints and defeated a player to obtain their Candle Spirit Physique, he was still trapped here, unable to escape. Any attempt to flee this place would fail.
Quite a few players found that rather regrettable.
Of course, most players regretted that they could not get his loot under such circumstances.
A small portion of fun-seeking players, or players with complicated motives, regretted that he had not escaped the Long Night Domain. They were quite curious about what kind of impact he would have on Spirit Candle World if he really did get out.
Besides that.
Some curious players did not rush into the Trial Ground. Instead, they turned their attention to Long Night Oasis, since there were still quite a few NPCs there.
Although these NPCs were constrained by the time loop, constantly losing their memories and reviving, they were still different from certain monsters.
They could communicate.
Naturally, this thrilled players who enjoyed digging into Spirit Candle's backstory.
"Damn, guys, those stone crab brothers at the camp by the cliff are pretty interesting. Their race can actually grow stronger by eating rocks."
"The non-player character at the third camp near the stream is actually a Curse Master. This guy loves being praised. If you flatter him enough, you can get a Curse Skill for free. Brothers playing Curse Masters, don't miss this, haha!"
"There's a camp northeast of the cave exit. There's a chili-head non-player character inside. If you make him mad, his face goes blazing red like a chameleon. It's especially fun! (laughing)"
"Fuck, this Oasis Raider actually tried to rob me. Good thing I reacted fast. Too bad you can't kill people here."
"Bro upstairs, you can actually try luring him to the edge of the cliff.