Ringing the Bell

"We can finally go ring the bell."

When those words came out of Hervey's mouth, not only he, but everyone else felt a sense of release.

The sense of accomplishment from defeating a powerful foe, the relief that their grueling journey had finally ended, and anticipation for the adventures ahead—all those feelings intertwined at that moment, leaving everyone with incredibly complicated emotions.

To conquer the "Twin Gargoyles," they had no idea how many days they had spent in the dungeon, stubbornly holding on without leaving.

Now that they had defeated their enemies, exhaustion came crashing over them like a tide as they relaxed. Some were already swaying, on the verge of collapsing.

"Pull yourselves together. We can't fail at the final moment. Don't you want to see this through?"

Hervey's voice forced those showing signs of exhaustion to rouse themselves.

It was common knowledge among adventurers that Zane Dungeon would directly kick out adventurers whose mental state was too poor.

Although Zane Dungeon was usually a real bastard, everyone felt that it was surprisingly humane when it came to matters like this.

Adventurers dying suddenly inside dungeons was actually quite common. Such deaths were caused by depleted Spirit Power after spending too long grinding away in dungeons, and after reviving, there was even a chance they would become vegetative.

Gong Qiying had always valued adventurers, which was why he had established a danger threshold. Some dungeons, meanwhile, would be happiest only after squeezing adventurers dry in one go. After all, they needed to survive too.

Hervey knew very well that everyone's current mental state was already nearing the danger threshold where Zane Dungeon would kick them out. But if they were expelled right before ringing the bell, that would be far too much of a loss. Next time, they would