Boxed In

[Enemy lord has entered the center. I repeat, enemy lord has entered the center,] Springerdermain informed his fellow kaijin.

[Acknowledged. Alerting the cave-in squad, now,] Nepherage relayed before directing her attention elsewhere. [Doll Twins, are you done running distraction.]

[Just about,] Porcelain Doll reported.

[I think one group managed to get back into the main cavern, but that should be fine,] Corpse Doll added.

[Wait, is it the group that Arbalest is a part of?]

[Think so.]

[That might be intentional, then.]

...

Where is everybody?

The [Mines of Malevolence] were never silent and never empty.

Ever since Dante first established this accursed place all those years ago, it was never silent.