The atmosphere in front of the Gate was tense. As they gathered inside the gymnasium, doing last weapon, equipment, and provisions checks before heading inside, what accompanied many of the team members was anxiety. Although they all had faced high-ranking monsters before, that was mainly during the dungeon breaks. Most of them had never been on a proper raid inside an A-rank dungeon, let alone an S-rank, as this one was assumed to be…
It was only natural that they feared for their lives. And even if not that, the perspective of spending two or more WEEKS inside an active dungeon, among the monsters, was terrifying. Some with weaker convictions even started to regret their choices. If they knew that things were going to be like that, they should have joined one of the Guilds… They would still have had to raid dungeons, but at least they would have had better equipment. And more money.
