[quote=@Thinslayer]
[u]Don't believe the sign. You don't have time to backtrack.[/u]
[/quote]

"This sign is a sign that even the dead cannot stop my glorious persona!"

Taking his blade with him, he assumed that he might even be able to fight his pursuers if the sign turned out to be accurate.

Surely in an age of mineshafts with lighting beyond the usual torch, there's a better way of letting others know that a road ends than putting down a sign. 

Walking deeper into the "dead end" area, he was fairly certain he could hear something.