Gelman's Squad spent some time recovering Alchemy Plants from the Disease Spreader's remains.
This time, they only got 30 plants, more than 20 fewer than last time.
Still, that was enough. They then returned from there to the Special Lantern Teleportation Point in the Ash White Desert, arriving late at night.
They set up camp nearby and stayed another night. The next morning, they used the no-cooldown teleportation between Special Lanterns to return to the Ancient Labyrinth.
As soon as they returned to the Special Lantern Teleportation Point in the Ancient Labyrinth—the top floor of the tower—the whole squad couldn't help relaxing.
Biscuit dashed excitedly down the stairs, going "thump, thump, thump."
She wanted to take a bath, then change into a pretty, fragrant dress.
To make fighting easier these past few days, she'd been wearing the same tight-fitting outfit.
It had been driving her crazy. She'd rushed off without even saying goodbye to the other three.
Buhara was the second to leave.
He said he was going to tell Ging, Menchi, and Shubika, who had stayed behind, that the squad had completed its mission and returned safely.
Gelman stayed beside the Special Lantern Teleportation Point, checking what Negative Traits or Diseases he had received this time.
As it turned out, he'd received two Negative Traits and no Disease. It was the best-case scenario.
The first Negative Trait was Wilderness Phobia.
When Gelman was in a wilderness setting like the Ash White Desert, triggering a Pressure Event would add extra pressure on top of what he would normally experience.
The second Negative Trait was Shoulder Injury.
It lowered all of Gelman's melee damage by a certain amount.
Gelman would have to remove both Negative Traits as soon as they returned to Greed Island.
As for which was more restrictive, Shoulder