Lance placed the most crucial Honor Guard and a group of heroes at Outpost No. 3, indicating his high regard for this location.
The more troublesome aspect is that this is an isolated troop, without support or logistics.
Therefore, after a brief stop at Outpost No. 2, they rushed over, choosing not to travel above ground but through the underground passage.
Because after a night's pursuit, the heretics above had been cleared; upon hearing Barton and their battle last night, it was understood that the blood had lured Pigmen from the underground beast lair above.
Everything needed to be cleared anyway, isn't this faster than finding the heretics one by one?
So they fought their way up from below.
The map left by the Saintess helped him greatly; otherwise, who knows how long it would have taken to get here.
The situation here was more serious than he imagined; he underestimated the Ascension Sect's strength and the leader's determination.
