Most upperclassmen used [Gate Keys] to travel below the tenth floor.
This left the safe zones between the third and tenth floors largely empty. The magical marker on the third floor was a rainbow-colored totem pole carved with strange patterns.
After completing his collection, Dark rested on the third floor for half an hour. Once the flow of people gradually increased, he set off on his treasure hunt once more!
The Dungeon's luminous moss adjusted its brightness with the passage of time. From six to eight in the evening, its glow gradually weakened, and after eight, it became extremely dim.
Students entering the Dungeon generally referred to this as the Dungeon's dusk and night.
Once dusk arrived, some ferocious nocturnal monsters gradually became active, greatly increasing the Dungeon's danger.
Professor Nini repeatedly emphasized in "Magical Beasts" that one had to return to a safe zone before nightfall.
Though safe zones were not truly free of danger, the magical fluctuations released by the magical markers did drive away most monsters. Even lighting a fire and cooking here would not attract a monster siege.
Of course, every time she said this, she merely read it stiffly while clutching her textbook.
Following the same method as before on the third floor, Dark finally found the stairway entrance to the fourth floor before dusk fell.
Perhaps because dusk was approaching, there were slightly more people returning to the safe zone.
Several multi-person groups were scattered around the fourth-floor entrance. Some ate where they sat and chatted loudly, while others took out the branches they had picked up and built campfires.
Whether they planned to travel at night or not, they needed to eat at mealtime and replenish their strength.
The magical marker at the center of the area was a statue of a