Landon contemplated for a few seconds. "How about this? A few squads will head back to help defend, and the rest will wait here a little longer to see what happens. What do you say?"
"Our squad will head back first, then."
"Our squad too..."
"I want to go too."
Compared to staying put, the restless Adventurers were clearly more eager to go straight back and kill monsters.
Fortunately, Landon still held some sway. In the end, he only allowed three squads to return, while the rest continued to wait.
Before they knew it, another hour had passed.
The Scout who had delivered the message had long since returned to his post, but no new information arrived.
The Adventurers waiting on the spot were nowhere near as sharp as they had been when they first arrived.
They had already been rushing about all day, and now they had been waiting idly for several hours. It was becoming incredibly difficult to stay alert.
"Let's just go back. I don't think the Goblins are coming..."
