The first area was a forest, followed by a wasteland... In the first two areas, under Big Sister Suya's leadership, this wild team—which had not come from the Sanctuary and had no major royal family or noble house backing it—had charged through at astonishing speed.
After entering the third area, they basically began encountering more challengers who had entered through other passages.
Of course, because of the differences in speed and difficulty, the number of people they encountered also decreased accordingly. Likewise, their opponents' strength naturally became greater.
The third area was an underground palace, incredibly complex. It finally had a bit of a maze-like appearance.
Big Sister Suya's pace as she led everyone forward seemed to have slowed considerably... At present, they still had not encountered any challengers who had entered through other passages.
"We've been fighting continuously for a long time. Let's rest here for a while and replenish our strength." Big Sister Suya led everyone into an empty room in the underground maze.
They had even found a pool here... and it contained running water. They simply had no idea where its source was.
They had hardly stopped along the way, and the many female warriors were already famished and parched. Now that they had supplies, their spirits immediately lifted considerably.
Big Sister Suya drew some water from the pool and came to Lamias's side. "You haven't had any water along the way, have you? Drink some. Otherwise, you'll become dehydrated."
Lamias accepted it, but resisted the impulse in her body and did not drink it immediately.
Big Sister Suya glanced at the other female warriors, smiled, and sat down. In a low voice, she said, "You're really exceptionally cautious."
Lamias said calmly, "After all, I don't know whether this challenge has enemies hiding in the shadows