Ch 82: Rescue Mission - Part 3

The group stumbled out of the dungeon, the harsh sunlight a stark contrast to the dim and dangerous depths they had just escaped. 

Survivors, weary and covered in dirt, instinctively gravitated toward Nora.

They surrounded her, expressions filled with gratitude and disbelief.

"Nora! You saved us!" 

One woman cried, clutching her hands tightly.

"We thought we were done for, but you had a plan. You brought us out!" 

Said a young man, his voice hoarse from shouting earlier.

More voices joined in, heaping praise upon praise. 

"You're amazing!" 

"I can't believe you made it happen!"

"Thank you!"

Nora's lips pressed into a thin line. She tried to explain.

"It wasn't me. I just followed the plan. It was Miss Shadow who—"

But they didn't listen. They only seemed to hear what they wanted to. 

Some even dismissed her modesty as humility, a further testament to her supposed heroism.