The gauntlet might not be so difficult if the game worked like other multiplayer games.
For example, when playing on a computer.
You do not need to worry about muscle exhaustion, breathing, or mental focus under a constant swarm of monsters that carry a foul scent and are visually disgusting.
"Haa... keep going!"
'How long had we been fighting these goblins?'
Time seemed to move differently from the moment the party reached halfway, and Julian's thighs burned. His body screamed in agony after sprinting several hundred metres while fighting and taking no breaks.
Clang!
Umbra's spear flashed with sparks, blocking a goblin's sneaky attempt to stab Fran in the back as she fired a volley of arcane arrows in the darkness.
"Nora, Fran how are you doing... huff... Haa..."
"Master it's dangerous, summon Nocta!"