The only way to help Lucas, Steel, and the others was to send in a small number of elite expendables through a paradrop. Yet, most of the elites at Wyvern Peak had already been sent to Isle 416, so they were going to need a little more time to gather suitable candidates.

But Lucas was running short on time.

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Adrian and Gloria were about to leave Swallowston. They wanted to get to the biggest Wyvern Peak base in Navia within the shortest amount of time, which was located at Azure Creek. Yet