People who stayed in darkness for too long naturally yearned for the light.
So when everyone saw that tiny glimmer, they were all immensely excited. They unconsciously quickened their pace and headed toward it.
As the team continued forward, the light expanded with them, gradually forming a hazy glow. This was a phenomenon created by being in an environment where brightness and darkness intermingled. With that glow before them, everyone's footsteps became lighter without them realizing it.
But at that moment, a mercenary team member at the front of the group suddenly tripped over something and cursed, "F**K!"
"What happened?" Tra immediately asked.
"I don't know what tripped me." Though there was a hazy light now, it was still impossible to see clearly what lay underfoot, so they needed an auxiliary light source. The team member aimed his Headlamp at the object and discovered a thigh bone.
All the mercenaries had seen plenty of such things, so there was nothing to worry about. He casually replied, "It's a human thigh bone!"
"Oh, be careful." Tra did not care about it after hearing that. "Keep moving. Stay alert."
Although he told them to stay alert, everyone longed for the light, and they were all somewhat anxious, wishing they could reach it immediately. They had already spent more than enough time in this damned place and truly did not want to remain in the dark. People liked the light, liked the sun, liked that warm feeling of sunlight shining on their bodies.
Even rough Men like mercenaries enjoyed basking in the sun during their downtime.
But just as everyone was feeling better and preparing to continue toward the light, a Black Shadow suddenly streaked through the air. The mercenary scouting ahead was instantly shot through the throat by an arrow!
The Headlamp