After releasing the Wind Spirit Spiders, Brand immediately returned to the upper level. Hundreds of Wind Spirit Spiders were spreading upward along the mine shaft. He knew that the panicked miners would soon relay this news to the surface.
A similar incident had once occurred at Shafren Mine, but that time the attackers were Beholders from the Hive Zone. The mine had suffered significant human and financial losses. This time, with the experience from the previous attack, the mine's managers could not possibly remain indifferent.
He did not follow his original path back but chose another route. Advancing in the dark tunnel, his Perception at Level 20 made his vision sharp enough to adapt to the dim environment. The pitch-black tunnel appeared bright as day to him. He moved unhurriedly through a passage that the Wind Spirit Spiders had previously passed. The workers here had long since fled in terror, leaving the place empty and silent.
