White Dragon Labyrinth Exploration Arc.
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(POV: Akashic Records)
Back to the depths of the labyrinth.
Lumila and Elise forged on, their footsteps echoing through the desolate corridors.
Hours had passed, yet there was no sign of an exit in sight.
Lumila's frustration was growing by the minute.
"We've been walking on a straight line for nearly three hours."
Her words came out as calm, but exasperation was heavily written in her voice.
Elise, always the shy one, maintained a cautious distance from Lumila, not wanting to impose.
They were nearly three meters apart.
She mumbled softly, barely audible, "Mhm."
A pungent stench wafted through the air, assaulting their senses.
Lumila wrinkled her nose in disgust.
"These tunnels are starting to smell worse than they look," she complained, her face contorting in distaste.
Elise nodded silently, her face buried deeper within the confines of her scarf.
The two continued their journey in silence.
