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She paused for a moment before continuing. "For example, there was a five-member party back in our hometown that nearly got wiped out. Out of five people, only two survived."

Lumien's brows furrowed. "What happened?"

"They were overconfident and took on a quest meant for Silver-Rank adventurers and above. I heard their deaths were... gruesome. According to the report, they attempted to clear a goblin cave, but their warrior—who wielded a greatsword—couldn't even swing properly in the narrow tunnels. He was the first to fall. Then, the party's female mage was brutally rap…"

Azalea spent the next stretch of their journey recounting the full story, to which in between storytelling, Lumien had to stop her in order for his mind to recover from what he just listened to and digested.