When Did They Get Infected?

No! Wait!

Everyone suddenly shuddered in unison, and only then did they realize that the excitement brought by the Campfire had completely vanished.

Even the way they looked at the Campfire now carried a trace of indescribable fear.

This was the first time anyone had ever looked at a Campfire that way. It was likely a first even in the history of Sain Underground City.

What everyone feared was not the Campfire itself. The Campfire was still a symbol of safety, a safe resting place during one's journey that combined all manner of conveniences. It was heaven's greatest invention.

Yet it was precisely because it was so convenient that it had become something terrifying at this moment.

"Um... if we touch the Campfire here, doesn't that mean we'll have even less chance of getting back?" Tami raised the question that everyone had been thinking.

Yes. If they touched the Campfire here, they would revive directly at this location when they died.

In the middle of the swamp, a considerable distance away from Blighttown's buildings!

This...

Although they had yet to find a way back to the upper level, what if? What if the real path was actually hidden within Blighttown's buildings? Wouldn't doing this just be making things harder for themselves for no reason?

But if that was not the case, then refusing to touch the Campfire would also be deliberately making things harder for themselves.

They were truly stuck between a rock and a hard place.

"Captain, what do you think?" Tami turned to Luluwo, and the others all looked over as well.

Why are you all looking at me? Can't we be democratic and vote?

Luluwo's lips twitched. She did not want to make a decision at a time like this. If she chose wrong, she would be