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Elric, Darwin, Floyd, and Fancis did not waste too much time preparing. They left as soon as they had everything ready for the raid.
Meanwhile, Cedric and his girlfriends were left to guard the base and their 'prisoners'. Cedric took this time to get context about the situation from the girls.
"Can you tell me what's that about? Captain didn't tell me anything," he asked.
"Well, you've seen those people, yeah?" Erica asked, to which Cedric nodded. "They're from the nearby outpost that has gone MIA; they were our initial targets when we left around a month ago."
