18.152 First Grey Star - Contact from Inside the Dungeon.

The battle with the beasts had become more intense. The inhabitants outside the dungeon were the first group to deteriorate. Mortals just do not have the same level of endurance as golem-like creatures that have no sense of pain or emotion. It was enough to wear out and stress out everyone on the battlefield after a week of nonstop fighting. Furthermore, many more monsters would emerge from the portal regardless of how much of the original ones had been vanquished. It seemed to go on forever.

The combatants' attitudes begin to deteriorate as things become more terrible. Up until Mu Zang informed the palace that Ye Jingya had begun speaking with him again.

At the palace...