It was a bright, sunny afternoon.
The area before Zane Dungeon's portal was still packed with people. If they did not increase the number of portals soon, they would waste the hard-earned flow of visitors.
People entered at any moment, and people emerged at any moment. Most of those who came out carried strange animals and plants, all of them brought back from the Gourmet Area.
Hunting for treasure in Gourmet Paradise had already become part of many people's daily lives.
As long as they knew the route, they only needed to die three or four times for one successful entry into Gourmet Paradise. The gains from that single trip were enough to cover every expense caused by those earlier deaths, with plenty left over!
Those who made a living treasure-hunting in Gourmet Paradise were known as "gourmet hunters."
The adventurers waiting in line suddenly stirred, and everyone's attention turned toward one particular group.
"Hey, look, isn't that the Strategy Team? I heard they came back in defeat not long ago."
"Heh, they were always bragging about how amazing they were, but they secretly entered the dungeon behind everyone's backs. How shameless."
"Come to think of it, why did no one notice when they secretly entered the dungeon? Did they use some kind of disguise magic?"
Amid the crowd's discussions, the members of the Strategy Team strode forward with imposing momentum: "Lion" Leon, "Ironblood" Te Er, "Silver Cat" Malu, and "Bedrock" Delu.
Expressionless, they walked to the portal. One adventurer who had been ahead of them had already stepped halfway inside, but upon seeing them, he shuddered and forcibly pulled his leg back, letting them go first.
For a moment, the entire place fell silent. Only after the Strategy Team entered did the noise resume.
"Was that really Leon? He