Leveling Up with Companions

Jeremy and Ritchie sought to extract more information from Howard, yet Howard did not afford them that opportunity. 

He directly commanded his subordinates to escort Jeremy and Ritchie to a location that was relatively close to the human-controlled zone. 

Although there were still some monsters and instances present in that area, the overall difficulty of those monsters and instances was relatively low. This meant that Jeremy and Ritchie would not encounter significant danger while situated there. 

On their way out, Jeremy and Ritchie remained silent. 

After all, the helicopter they were aboard was being piloted by one of Howard's subordinates. 

They needed to show some respect for Howard in front of his staff. 

Upon reaching the designated target area, Howard's subordinate flew the helicopter away. 

It was only then that Ritchie turned to Jeremy and spoke.