Rode's heart skipped a beat. What had happened?
The battle at Storm Pass had just begun; it shouldn't be failing already, right?
Annabel said, "Something urgent must have happened. I'll take you there."
Rode shook his head. "I'll go myself. You take Mephisto and Kassan back to the outpost. If I don't return and you encounter danger, retreat to the Rock Lighthouse."
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In this team, he was the only core. Without him, the team structure would collapse. Monsters they could usually kill easily might annihilate them in an instant. Annabel had to be there; if they couldn't fight, they could at least run.
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