The scene shifts back to an earlier time, in a different region of the Elorcia Plane.
On the edge of the marshland, Bert Villa Augusta leads a small squad, struggling through the mud.
Aside from her, the squad consists of two equally skilled apprentices from Nolun No.13 Academy.
They were all carefully selected by Augusta, each a genius in their respective fields.
A few years ago, Augusta's squad would never have been this meager.
But during her years of dedicated study, Horn had poached most of her followers, and these two remained only because they, too, belonged to the Augusta Family.
However, Augusta no longer felt much about it.
Upon arriving at the Elorcia Plane, she secretly gathered intelligence and successfully advanced to a First Level Wizard on her way to the camp.
Unlike Jeming Squad, Augusta, upon entering the Elorcia Plane, quickly adopted a more efficient strategy thanks to her excellent judgment and family background.
