Hana walked near the back, her pace steady, eyes scanning everything. Her mind, however, was focused elsewhere. Not on the unnerving murals or the silence, but on the small tracker concealed in her palm. It vibrated faintly, a steady pulse confirming its target was close.
Ahead.
Her mission wasn't just about clearing this dungeon or mapping the anomaly. Valerius City hadn't sent an A-rank team leader solely for reconnaissance. They lost something here. A weapon artifact retrieved from another high-rank dungeon, irreplaceable, potent. The last team assigned to test it vanished in this very sector.
The directive was clear: retrieve the weapon. No matter the cost. The team, the dungeon clear—secondary.
Her tracker had remained silent until they passed through Arachne's portal. Now, it pointed directly toward the heart of this castle. Toward the Queen. Toward whatever lay beyond the doors they were inevitably approaching.
