Beneath an abandoned building, Ethan and the others hid inside an underground cave Garrick had carved out.
Right now, Ethan, Chris, Henry, and Sean were sitting cross-legged on the dirt, swallowing crystal cores one after another. The rest of the squad spread out around them, keeping watch.
Those four were the backbone of the team. If anyone got priority on upgrades, it was them.
This run had netted them a total of thirty-two Tier 25 crystal cores.
Ethan was already mid–Tier 25. He only needed six cores to push higher. The other three needed nine each—so even with thirty-two, it still wasn't enough.
In the end, Ethan, Chris, and Henry all reached peak Tier 25.
Sean made it to mid–Tier 25.
Once the upgrading was done, nobody lingered. They climbed out of the underground cave and immediately went back to hunting for more Outland Beasts.
