The Anchor
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In the previous timeline, it wasn't rare for players to have to either defeat or get past the defense of the guardians to actually enter a dungeon. But without the 'ten times' drop rate boost from the dungeon they should have been in, the rewards for defeating these monsters were far from being proportional to the effort required.
Any sensible team, including the hero's, would usually choose to just skip past them if possible, especially if the monsters themselves didn't take the initiative to attack them.
But Emilia also knew that having a clear understanding of their own abilities was also important for their team to be able to work together, so she didn't interrupt them.
Fortunately, even if the beasts in the area had already been cleaned up by them, and the guardians remained hidden, Danielle and the others still didn't dare to dally for too long.