Of course, he was not entirely useless.
Professor Kazel naturally took on the role of "strategist"—though the scope of this strategist's responsibility did not include coordinating the team.
As for Professor Lily and Professor Nini, they served as Dark and Professor Kazel's guards respectively.
And Dark Demon himself—
Before long, the seven people and one bear arrived before the magical marker in the Dungeon's first-floor reception hall.
Professor Sylph decisively took out a Gate Crystal and summoned and activated it before the magical marker.
Unlike a Gate Key, which could only create a magical ring.
He also had to keep an eye on Little Teddiursa.
In terms of size, the portal was actually not very large.
It was a single door, around 2.2 to 2.3 meters tall and 1.4 to 1.5 meters wide.
In short, someone with Professor Nini's build definitely could not squeeze through it.
Once the Gate Crystal was activated, it created a genuine portal!
Professor Sylph had clearly made ample preparations for this expedition.
As Dark stuffed his backpack into Dungeon Storage Box 1, he curiously observed the portal opened by the Gate Crystal.
"We're going too."
Lily took Dark's hand and skipped over excitedly, then reached out and slapped the portal.
When she was sucked into the portal, Dark was pulled in along with her.
But the professors showed no reaction whatsoever, indicating that the portal created by the Gate Crystal shared the same mechanism as the magical ring of a Gate Key—it did not require one to actually walk through it.
And sure enough.
Professor Sylph took the lead. She merely stretched a hand into the portal, and her entire body was suddenly sucked inside. The closer her body came to the center of the door, the smaller it became. The instant she passed through,