The soundproofing sand warehouse was much larger than I had imagined. I couldn't find any trace of the two missing individuals. I didn't even know if they were still in the warehouse.

'That's unlikely. No matter how much Dodo worships Temo, they won't abandon us,' I thought to myself.

I continued searching. After walking 200 more meters, I was forced to rely purely on my flashlight to show the way. Perhaps it was because the sky was getting dark, or perhaps it was due to a lack of windows in the area I was searching.

'They shouldn't have gone this far. There's nothing here,' I thought, deciding that I should turn back.

I turned around, but at that moment, a pop sounded beneath me. I seemed to have stepped on something. I took a step backward and shone my flashlight on the ground. An injured pulp worm was on the ground.

I had stepped on the...