Swoosh-!
Ryan delivered the final strike, putting the creature down.
They quickly harvested the mana core from the corpse, gathered the valuable materials, and left the gate.
Now that they were done smurfing in a First Circle gate, they left the outpost without wasting any time.
They caught a transit ride across the city outskirts and headed straight toward their actual destination: the Muddy Burrow, a Second Circle Gate where they could finally test their teamwork much more thoroughly.
Even though they could probably clear a Third Circle Gate if they gave it their all, just like their desperate survival inside the Golden Gate, choosing a Second Circle one was the right call.
