At this time, Leo and Ais had already veered far from the main battlefield, pressing onward through secluded passages.
Here, there were no magic circles covering the walls, floor, and ceiling to obstruct them, nor had they encountered any traps. At most, they came across red tentacles locked onto doors like before; once those tentacles were severed, the doors would open and allow them to continue.
As they walked, the two of them actually crossed the 10th Floor and even the 11th Floor, reaching a depth within the Artificial Labyrinth Knossos equivalent to the Dungeon's 12th Floor.
It was on this floor that the fleshy wall beside them suddenly split apart like a gaping maw, revealing a wide passage.
Leo and Ais stopped in unison and looked toward the passage.
The inside of the passage was utterly dark, without a trace of light. It truly gave the impression that once one walked inside, one would be swallowed whole and never emerge again.
Yet whether it was Leo or Ais, only one thought arose in their hearts when they saw this passage.
Perhaps they had arrived.
"It's ahead, isn't it?"
Leo looked at the pitch-black passage and asked calmly.
"Mm."
Ais nodded. Her answer was brief, but her attitude was filled with certainty.
The instinct inherited through her bloodline told her that the target they had come searching for was ahead.
"Then let's go."
Without the slightest hesitation, Leo stepped straight inside, and Ais followed him in without hesitation as well.
The two passed through the silent passage without encountering any attacks, moving directly through the darkness until they arrived in another space.
It was a cylindrical space.
The space was incomparably vast, its area even larger than the chamber where a floor boss resided.
All around it were countless crisscrossing