Travis and Roxanne were already geared up, waiting only for Ray to recover before taking action.

This mission couldn't include too many people.

In a battle between experts like them, lower-level ability users weren't even cannon fodder. A single stray attack could annihilate them completely.

So only elite soldiers would go—those capable of keeping pace with experts. Travis selected three, while Roxanne chose four—the trusted core of her team.

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