The situation didn’t last that long, but it was so tense that it made my hands sweat. Of course, the situation hadn’t ended just yet. They managed to escape using the retreat plan, but they still ended up sacrificing a few members of the expedition team.

However, Jung Ha-Yan was still suffering from the effects of mana exhaustion, so there was no way they could use Teleportation once more.

In other words, it was safe to assume that they would be using the escape route that Park Yeon-Joo had secured for them.

‘I still don’t know where they’re headed going, though…’

However, it should only be a matter of time before their route was discovered because there were high priest demons deployed all over the regions under Belial’s control.

I presumed that they were going to the 17th base because the Republic was currently attacking it. In addition, it wasn’t that far from here. I deduced that they would go there and rest before deciding what steps they should take next. Of course, they only had two choices—group up with the other teams and attack once more, or give up everything.

It didn’t matter what decision they would take because the current progression was almost perfect for me. It seemed a bit hasty, but fixing the messy situation had taken priority over anything else. Fortunately, I managed...