Li Yu put the magic staff away. He didn't use magic to store it, but carried it with him instead. After Xia Yu left, Asuna and the others didn't want to continue their earlier conversation.
After all, talking with Li Yu was practically an exercise in putting themselves down. There was no way they could compare. After chatting together for a while, the group closed their eyes and began meditating.
It was already the middle of the night. Staying up late wasn't good for their health, so they'd better hurry and recover. Who knew whether more monsters would spawn later?
The students who had been cleaning up the battlefield soon returned. Once they reached the camp, they cautiously rejoined the group and quickly began meditating.
Perhaps because so many monsters had appeared at once, a few more spawned in the latter half of the night, but everyone dealt with them easily. They didn't cause much of a stir.
The night passed without incident, and soon it was the next day. Although monsters had spawned every now and then during the night, everyone was still in pretty good spirits.
After getting up in the morning, Li Yu washed up by the lake and even washed his hair while he was at it. Once he'd finished tidying up, he continued on with Asuna and the others, heading toward the lower levels.
The environment here looked much the same in the morning as it did at night. The time displayed on Li Yu and the others' phones was eight in the morning, but the surroundings still looked exactly as they had when they entered the previous day.
It was as if time had stopped on the entire fifth floor. There was no distinction between day and night. Or perhaps the whole Dungeon was