with no way to exit combat and run away its meant a reload (that I know of?).
There is a flee button (boot icon) on the right side of the screen in combat; if you move out of the immediate vicinity of opponents, you should be able to teleport away. You can also literally run away from combat, as long as you are faster than your opponents, can slow them down or can hide from their view; if you get far enough away you will break out of combat.
