"Sato, they've increased their moving speed. I think they know we've caught a whiff of their presence." Fudo said in the team chat.
"It doesn't matter, just move ahead and get to the Exit gate in time. As long as we pass through it, there wouldn't be any problem again." Sato said right after he sliced a Mud Bear in half.
Once a player passes through an Exit gate, they appear at a random spot on the next floor and unless one follows after them within a certain interval, they would be teleported elsewhere. In situations where guild members wanted to pass through the Exit gate, they all do so under 20 seconds to prevent being sent to different locations on the next floor.
Sato estimated that it would take more than half a minute for the party behind them to reach the Exit gate. If Sato and the others were able to pass through the gate in time, then it would refresh the destination and they would be safe.