After the battle ended, Ian and the mercenaries took advantage of the Stingers' confusion to withdraw from the forest.
Mercenaries from other sectors who received the signal to return also began emerging from the forest one by one.
'Wounded this way!'
'Move that over here!'
The temporary assembly point at the forest entrance was quite hectic with mercenaries returning right after the major battle.
Ian confirmed the return of each mercenary group there and checked the situation.
The leaders of the mercenary groups that participated in the battle gathered in one place.
'Injuries?'
'Two people.'
'None on our side.'
Since they had entered the battle after securing advantageous terrain beforehand and it wasn't a long-drawn-out fight, there was no major damage to the subjugation force.
After a brief check, Hamel finally approached Ian's side.
Clea was fast asleep, cradled in Hamel's arms.
Hamel stared at Ian with an expressionless face.
'....'
