The brief interlude seemed to pass in a flash, but the relevant personnel and organizations had already begun to take action.
After assigning the tasks, Lu Ping'an did not stop; he communicated intelligence while personally leading the team in exploration.
However, after the initial gains, the subsequent floors yielded little... it seemed desolate, as if it had been looted before.
At the same time, encounters with Magic Monsters surged dramatically.
Moving downward became increasingly difficult.
The deeper they went, the more formidable the Magic Monsters became, and the number of those immune to blades and bullets was astonishing.
Initially, weapons made of Shining Stone achieved excellent results; when wielded by a Strongman, they even managed to deliver many one-hit kills.
At least a dozen of the Courtyard explorer teams had gotten lost in this maze.
"Rule-level Magic Monsters have appeared."