"I will keep this brief since time is not on our side." The leader opened a folder and slid a single page toward the center of the table. A map sat on it, marked with red circles and handwritten notes that looked rushed.
"Forty minutes ago, our scouts flagged a new dungeon emergence on the eastern edge of the city," she said, tapping one finger on the map. "Crimson Forest is what they are calling it. It appeared overnight with no warning, seismic activity, or prior monster migration patterns."
Murmurs spread through the room since a new dungeon appearing without warning was not normal. Dungeons usually announced themselves with tremors, mana spikes, or at least some kind of disturbance that gave hunters time to prepare.
"Overnight?" the older man from earlier asked, leaning forward with a frown. "That is not possible, even low-tier dungeons take days to stabilize before they open."
